Fabrication of an epitaxial layer diode in aluminum nitride on sapphire

摘要

An ultraviolet light emitting diode array of aluminum nitride grown on a sapphire substrate is fabricated by sputtering a preliminary layer of aluminum nitride onto a sapphire substrate, then placing said coated substrate in contact with a source of aluminum nitride and heating said composite in a particular atmosphere, resulting in the deposition of layers of aluminum nitride onto said coated substrate.