High-efficiency light emitting diode

1. A light emitting diode comprising:

a substrate;

a first compound semiconductor layer formed on the top surface of the substrate;

a first electrode formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer;

an active layer formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer excluding the region with the first electrode, in which 430 nm or less wavelength light is generated;

a second compound semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; and

a second transparent electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer, with a filling ratio of 20–80% with respect to the area of the top surface of the substrate.

2. The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the light generated in the active layer is UV light having a wavelength of 200–430 nm.

3. The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the filling ratio of the second electrode is in a range of 30–50% with respect to the area of the top surface of the substrate.

4. The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is an n-type electrode, and the second electrode is a p-type electrode.

5. The light emitting diode of claim 1 , further comprising a bonding pad on the second compound semiconductor layer, the bonding pad connecting the second electrode to an external power source.

6. The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the first compound semiconductor layer is an n-doped or undoped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer.

7. The light emitting diode of claim 6 , wherein the second compound semiconductor layer is a p-doped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer.

8. The light emitting diode of claim 7 , wherein the active layer is formed of an n-doped or undoped In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N compound semiconductor layer where 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and x+y≦1.

9. The light emitting diode of claim 8 , wherein the active layer has a quantum-well structure or a multiple quantum-well structure.

10. A light emitting diode comprising:

a substrate;

a first compound semiconductor layer formed on the top surface of the substrate;

a first electrode formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer;

an active layer formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer excluding the region with the first electrode, in which 430 nm or less wavelength light is generated;

a second compound semiconductor layer formed on the active layer;

a second transparent electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer, with a filling ratio of 20–80% with respect to the area of the top surface of the substrate; and

a first cladding layer between the active layer and the first compound semiconductor layer and a second cladding layer between the active layer and the second compound semiconductor layer, the first and second cladding layers having a smaller refractive index than the active layer.

11. The light emitting diode of claim 10 , wherein the first cladding layer is a p-doped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer, and the second cladding layer is an n-doped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer.

12. The light emitting diode of claim 10 , further comprising a first waveguide layer between the active layer and the first cladding layer and a second waveguide layer between the active layer and the second cladding layer, the first and second waveguide layers having a larger refractive index than the respective first and second cladding layers.

13. The light emitting diode of claim 12 , wherein the first and second waveguide layers are GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layers.

14. A light emitting diode having a flip-chip structure, comprising:

a flip-chip body including: a substrate that transmits light; a first compound semiconductor layer formed on the top surface of the substrate; a first electrode formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer; an active layer formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer excluding the region with the first electrode layer, in which 430 nm or less wavelength light is generated; a second compound semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; and a second electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer, with a filling ratio of 20–80% with respect to the area of the top surface of the substrate;

a sub mount to which the first and second electrodes of the flip-chip body are attached by soldering; and

bonding pads formed on the sub mount to connect the first and second electrodes to an external power source.

15. The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the light generated in the active layer is UV light having a wavelength of 200–430 nm.

16. The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the filling ratio of the second electrode is in a range of 30–50% with respect to the area of the top surface of the substrate.

17. The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the first electrode is an n-type electrode, and the second electrode is a p-type electrode.

18. The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the first compound semiconductor layer is a n-doped or undoped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer.

19. The light emitting diode of claim 18 , wherein the second compound semiconductor layer is a p-doped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer.

20. The light emitting diode of claim 19 , wherein the active layer is formed of an n-doped or undoped In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N compound semiconductor layer where 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and x+y≦1.

21. The light emitting diode of claim 20 , wherein the active layer has a quantum-well structure or a multiple quantum-well structure.

22. A light emitting diode having a flip-chip structure, comprising:

a flip-chip body including: a substrate that transmits light; a first compound semiconductor layer formed on the top surface of the substrate; a first electrode formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer; an active layer formed on a region of the first compound semiconductor layer excluding the region with the first electrode layer, in which 430 nm or less wavelength light is generated; a second compound semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; and a second electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer, with a filling ratio of 20–80% with respect to the area of the top surface of the substrate;

a sub mount to which the first and second electrodes of the flip-chip body are attached by soldering;

bonding pads formed on the sub mount to connect the first and second electrodes to an external power source; and

a first cladding layer between the active layer and the first compound semiconductor layer and a second cladding layer between the active layer and the second compound semiconductor layer, the first and second cladding layers having a smaller refractive index than the active layer.

23. The light emitting diode of claim 22 , wherein the first cladding layer is a p-doped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer, and the second cladding layer is an n-doped GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layer.

24. The light emitting diode of claim 22 , further comprising a first waveguide layer between the active layer and the first cladding layer and a second waveguide layer between the active layer and the second cladding layer, the first and second waveguide layers having a larger refractive index than the respective first and second cladding layers and a smaller refractive index than the active layer.

25. The light emitting diode of claim 24 , wherein the first and second waveguide layers are GaN-based III-V nitride compound semiconductor layers.