A crystalline oxide semiconductor film with an enhanced electrical property is provided. By use of a mist CVD apparatus, a crystalline oxide semiconductor film with a corundum structure and a principal plane that is an a-plane or an m-plane was obtained on a crystalline substrate by atomizing a raw-material solution containing a dopant that is an n-type dopant to obtain atomized droplets, carrying the atomized droplets by carrier gas onto the crystalline substrate that is an a-plane corundum-structured crystalline substrate or an m-plane corundum-structured crystalline substrate placed in a film-formation chamber, and the atomized droplets were thermally reacted to form the crystalline oxide semiconductor film on the crystalline substrate.

A crystalline oxide semiconductor film with an enhanced electrical property is provided. By use of a mist CVD apparatus, a crystalline oxide semiconductor film with a corundum structure and a principal plane that is an a-plane or an m-plane was obtained on a crystalline substrate by atomizing a raw-material solution containing a dopant that is an n-type dopant to obtain atomized droplets, carrying the atomized droplets by carrier gas onto the crystalline substrate that is an a-plane corundum-structured crystalline substrate or an m-plane corundum-structured crystalline substrate placed in a film-formation chamber, and the atomized droplets were thermally reacted to form the crystalline oxide semiconductor film on the crystalline substrate.

First and second p-type anode layers (2,3) are provided side by side on a drift layer (1). N-type cathode layer (5) and p-type cathode layer (6) are provided side by side below the drift layer (1). An n-type buffer layer (7) is provided between the drift layer (1) and the n-type cathode layer (5) and between the drift layer (1) and the p-type cathode layer (6). The first p-type anode layer (2,2a,2b) has a greater diffusion depth than a diffusion depth of the second p-type anode layer (3). The first p-type anode layer (2,2a,2b) has a greater impurity concentration than an impurity concentration of the second p-type anode layer (3). The n-type cathode layer (5) has a greater diffusion depth than a diffusion depth of the p-type cathode layer (6). The n-type cathode layer (5) has a greater impurity concentration than an impurity concentration of the p-type cathode layer (6).

An approach to deposit, by a self-aligning process, a layer of graphene on a gate formed on a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate where the gate includes a metal catalyst material. The approach includes removing a portion of the dielectric layer and a portion of the semiconductor substrate not under the gate and depositing, by a self-aligning atomic layer deposition process, a layer of a material capable of creating a source and a drain in a semiconductor device on exposed surfaces of the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric layer. The approach includes removing the layer of graphene from the gate, and, then removing a portion of the layer of the material capable of creating the source and the drain in the semiconductor device.

An approach to deposit, by a self-aligning process, a layer of graphene on a gate formed on a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate where the gate includes a metal catalyst material. The approach includes removing a portion of the dielectric layer and a portion of the semiconductor substrate not under the gate and depositing, by a self-aligning atomic layer deposition process, a layer of a material capable of creating a source and a drain in a semiconductor device on exposed surfaces of the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric layer. The approach includes removing the layer of graphene from the gate, and, then removing a portion of the layer of the material capable of creating the source and the drain in the semiconductor device.

A HEMT made of nitride semiconductor materials and a process of forming the same are disclosed, where the HEMT has n-type regions beneath the source and drain electrodes with remarkably increased carrier concentration. The HEMT provides the n-type regions made of at least one of epitaxially grown ZnO layer and MgZnO layer each doped with at least aluminum and gallium with density higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3. The process of forming the HEMT includes steps of forming recesses by dry-etching, epitaxially growing n-type layer, removing surplus n-type layer except within the recesses by dry-etching using hydrocarbon, and forming the electrodes on the n-type layer.

A HEMT made of nitride semiconductor materials and a process of forming the same are disclosed, where the HEMT has n-type regions beneath the source and drain electrodes with remarkably increased carrier concentration. The HEMT provides the n-type regions made of at least one of epitaxially grown ZnO layer and MgZnO layer each doped with at least aluminum and gallium with density higher than 110.sup.20 cm.sup.3. The process of forming the HEMT includes steps of forming recesses by dry-etching, epitaxially growing n-type layer, removing surplus n-type layer except within the recesses by dry-etching using hydrocarbon, and forming the electrodes on the n-type layer.

A method for producing at least one conversion lamina for a radiation-emitting semiconductor component is specified. In an embodiment, the conversion lamina includes a base material and a conversion substance embedded in the base material, wherein the conversion lamina has a thickness between 60 m inclusive and 170 m inclusive.

An approach to deposit, by a self-aligning process, a layer of graphene on a gate formed on a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate where the gate includes a metal catalyst material. The approach includes removing a portion of the dielectric layer and a portion of the semiconductor substrate not under the gate and depositing, by a self-aligning atomic layer deposition process, a layer of a material capable of creating a source and a drain in a semiconductor device on exposed surfaces of the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric layer. The approach includes removing the layer of graphene from the gate, and, then removing a portion of the layer of the material capable of creating the source and the drain in the semiconductor device.

An approach to deposit, by a self-aligning process, a layer of graphene on a gate formed on a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate where the gate includes a metal catalyst material. The approach includes removing a portion of the dielectric layer and a portion of the semiconductor substrate not under the gate and depositing, by a self-aligning atomic layer deposition process, a layer of a material capable of creating a source and a drain in a semiconductor device on exposed surfaces of the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric layer. The approach includes removing the layer of graphene from the gate, and, then removing a portion of the layer of the material capable of creating the source and the drain in the semiconductor device.