A GaN vertical light emitting diode(LED)with a current block layer(CBL)was investigated.Vertical LEDs without a CBL,with a non-ohmic contact CBL and with a silicon dioxide CBL were fabricated.Optical and electrical tests were carried out.The results show that the light output power of vertical LEDs with a non-ohmic contact CBL and with a silicon dioxide CBL are 40.6%and 60.7%higher than that of vertical LEDs without a CBL at 350 mA,respectively.The efficiencies of vertical LEDs without a CBL,with a non-ohmic contact CBL and with a silicon dioxide CBL drop to 72%,78%and 85.5%of their maximum efficiency at 350 mA,respectively. Moreover,vertical LEDs with a non-ohmic contact CBL have relatively superior anti-electrostatic ability. A GaN vertical light emitting diode (LED) with a current block layer (CBL) was investigated. Vertical LEDs without a CBL, with a non-ohmic contact CBL and with a silicon dioxide CBL were fabricated. The results show that the light output power of vertical LEDs with a non-ohmic contact CBL and with a silicon dioxide CBL are 40.6% and 60.7% higher than that of vertical LEDs without a CBL at 350 mA, respectively. The efficiencies of vertical LEDs without CBL, with a non-ohmic contact CBL and with a silicon dioxide CBL drop to 72%, 78% and 85.5% of their maximum efficiency at 350 mA, respectively. superior anti-electrostatic ability.