Patent ID: 8575627

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting element which includes a support substrate, a semiconductor film including a light emitting layer and provided over said support substrate, a surface electrode provided on the surface on a light-extraction-surface side of said semiconductor film, and a light reflecting layer provided between said support substrate and said semiconductor film, said light reflecting layer forming a light reflecting surface at the surface in contact with said semiconductor film, wherein said surface electrode includes first electrode pieces that form ohmic contact with said semiconductor film and a second electrode piece electrically connected to said first electrode pieces, wherein said light reflecting layer includes a reflecting electrode, and said reflecting electrode includes third electrode pieces that form ohmic contact with said semiconductor film and a fourth electrode piece electrically connected to said third electrode pieces and placed opposite to said second electrode piece, wherein said first electrode pieces and said third electrode pieces are placed so as not to overlap each other when they are projected onto a plane parallel to the principal surface of said semiconductor film, and wherein both said second electrode piece and said fourth electrode piece form Schottky contact with said semiconductor film so as to form barriers to prevent forward current in said semiconductor film.