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11 サファイア基板
110 上面
111 平坦面
112 凸部
13 n型半導体層
14 発光層
15 p型半導体層
16 n側電極
17 p側電極
21 第1窒化物半導体層
22 第2窒化物半導体層
23 第3窒化物半導体層
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- 有機金属気相成長法によって、サファイア基板上に単結晶のAlXGa1−XN(0.5<X≦1)からなる第1窒化物半導体層を積層する第1窒化物半導体層積層工程と、
前記第1窒化物半導体層に第2窒化物半導体層を積層する第2窒化物半導体層積層工程と、
を備え、
前記第1窒化物半導体層積層工程は、
酸素を供給しながら、前記サファイア基板の上面全体を前記第1窒化物半導体層で被膜させる第1工程と、
前記第1工程で供給される酸素の流量よりも少ない流量の酸素を供給しながら、または、酸素を供給しないで、前記第1窒化物半導体層を結晶成長させる第2工程と、
を有し、
前記サファイア基板の前記第1窒化物半導体層側の上面は、c面の平坦面と、前記平坦面に設けられた凸部と、を有し、
前記凸部の形状は、略円錐形、または、側面にn面を有する略六角錘形であることを特徴とする窒化物半導体素子の製造方法。 - 請求項1に記載の窒化物半導体素子の製造方法において、
前記第1窒化物半導体層積層工程では、800℃以上で、前記第1窒化物半導体層を成長させることを特徴とする窒化物半導体素子の製造方法。 - 請求項1または2に記載の窒化物半導体素子の製造方法において、
前記第1窒化物半導体層積層工程と、前記第2窒化物半導体層積層工程とは、有機金属気相成長法によって連続して行われることを特徴とする窒化物半導体素子の製造方法。 - 請求項1から3の何れか一つに記載の窒化物半導体素子の製造方法において、
前記第1窒化物半導体層は、AlNであることを特徴とする窒化物半導体素子の製造方法。 - 請求項1から4の何れか一つに記載の窒化物半導体素子の製造方法において、
前記第2窒化物半導体層は、GaNであることを特徴とする窒化物半導体素子の製造方法。
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