Patent ID: 8349629

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting element, the semiconductor light-emitting element including: a first semiconductor layer having a first conduction type; a second semiconductor layer having a second conduction type; an active layer provided between said first semiconductor layer and said second semiconductor layer; a polarity inversion layer provided on said second semiconductor layer; and a third semiconductor layer provided on said polarity inversion layer and having said second conduction type, said method comprising: preparing a growth substrate; forming a layered structure, by layering in order, on said growth substrate, said first semiconductor layer, said active layer, said second semiconductor layer, said polarity inversion layer, and said third semiconductor layer; separating said growth substrate from said layered structure, and causing said first semiconductor layer to be exposed; performing wet etching to said layered structure to form hexagonal conical protrusions arising from a crystal structure, on an outermost surface of said first semiconductor layer and an outermost surface of said third semiconductor layer; placing said layered structure on liquid transparent resin; hardening said liquid transparent resin to form a layer of a transparent support member on one of upper and lower faces of said layered structure; applying a liquid transparent conductive material onto said layered structure; and hardening said liquid transparent conductive material to form a transparent conductive layer on the other of the upper and lower faces of said layered structure.