Semiconductor light emitting device comprising heterojunction

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PATENT NO 8674382
APP PUB NO 20110068716A1
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12865609

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A semiconductor light emitting device (10) comprises a semiconductor structure (12) comprising a first body (14) of a first semiconductor material (in this case Ge) comprising a first region of a first doping kind (in this case n) and a second body (18) of a second semiconductor material (in this case Si) comprising a first region of a second doping kind (in this case p). The structure comprises a junction region (15) comprising a first heterojunction (16) formed between the first body (14) and the second body (18) and a pn junction (17) formed between regions of the structure of the first and second doping kinds respectively. A biasing arrangement (20) is connected to the structure for, in use, reverse biasing the pn junction, thereby to cause emission of light.

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Du, Plessis Monuko Pretoria, ZA 11 85
Snyman, Lukas Willem Pretoria, ZA 9 60

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