OPTO-ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MADE FROM II-VI SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL

摘要

The component has an active layer (4), barrier layers (3, 5) and optionally a buffer layer (2) at least one of which contains a beryllium-containing chalcogenide. The active layer comprises several strata, for example a super-lattice of BeTe/ZnSe or BeTe/ZnCdSe. Where an active ZnSe layer on a GaAs substrate (1) is used, matching of the III-V materials and II-VI materials is achieved with low electrical resistance by a pseudo-graduated buffer layer (2) by incorporation of a beryllium-containing chalcogenide.