| abstract |
Provided is a III-V compound semiconductor having a layer formed from a first III-V compound semiconductor expressed by the general formula In u Ga v Al w N (where 0≦u≦1, 0≦v≦1, 0≦w≦1, u+v+w=1), a pattern formed on the layer from a material different not only from the first III-V compound semiconductor but also from a second III-V compound semiconductor hereinafter described, and a layer formed on the first III-V compound semiconductor and the pattern from the second III-V compound semiconductor expressed by the general formula In x Ga y Al z N (where 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0≦x≦1, x+y+z=1), wherein the full width at half maximum of the (0004) reflection X-ray rocking curve of the second III-V compound semiconductor is 700 seconds or less regardless of the direction of X-ray incidence. In the III-V compound semiconductor, which is a high quality semiconductor, the occurrence of low angle grain boundaries is suppressed. |