Abstract:
A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a nitride-based semiconductor multilayer structure including a p-type semiconductor region having an m-plane as a growing plane; and an Ag electrode provided so as to be in contact with the growing plane of the p-type semiconductor region, wherein the Ag electrode has a thickness in a range of not less than 200 nm and not more than 1,000 nm; an integral intensity ratio of an X-ray intensity of a (111) plane on the growing plane of the Ag electrode to that of a (200) plane is in a range of not less than 20 and not more than 100; and the Ag electrode has a reflectance of not less than 70%.
Abstract:
A nitride semiconductor light-emitting element 300 is a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element which has a multilayer structure 310, the multilayer structure 310 including an active layer which is made of an m-plane nitride semiconductor. The multilayer structure 310 has a light extraction surface 311a which is parallel to an m-plane in the nitride semiconductor active layer 306 and light extraction surfaces 311b which are parallel to a c-plane in the nitride semiconductor active layer 306. The ratio of an area of the light extraction surfaces 311b to an area of the light extraction surface 311a is not more than 46%.