IP Library Granted Patent US 9,343,629
Granted Patent B2
US 9,343,629 · App. 14/288,227 · Granted May 17, 2016

Light emitting device

Inventors: Byungyeon Choi (Seoul, KR); Hyunseoung Ju (Seoul, KR); Yonggyeong Lee (Seoul, KR); Giseok Hong (Seoul, KR); Jihee No (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H01L33/405H01L33/38H01L2924/0002
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Patent No.
US 9,343,629
App. No.
14/288,227
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device including a light emitting structure having a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second semiconductor layers; a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrode disposed on the second semiconductor layer. Further, the second electrode include a reflective layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer; a metal layer disposed on a side surface of the reflective layer and on a top surface of reflective layer; a first anti-oxidation layer on the metal layer; and a second anti-oxidation layer on the first anti-oxidation layer. In addition, the second anti-oxidation layer is more than 10 times thicker than the first anti-oxidation layer.

Claims (19)

1. A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting structure comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second semiconductor layers; a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrode disposed on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second electrode comprises: a reflective layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer; a metal layer disposed on a side surface of the reflective layer and on a top surface of reflective layer, wherein the metal layer has a first layer, and a second layer on the first layer, wherein the first layer is contacted with an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first layer contains chromium (Cr), and the second layer contains aluminum (Al); a first anti-oxidation layer formed only on an upper surface of the metal layer; and a second anti-oxidation layer formed only on an upper surface of the first anti-oxidation layer, wherein the second anti-oxidation layer is more than 10 times thicker than the first anti-oxidation layer.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first anti-oxidation layer and second anti-oxidation layer comprise at least one of gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), and platinum (Pt).

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first anti-oxidation layer is made of nickel (Ni).

4. The light emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the second anti-oxidation layer is made of gold (Au).

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first anti-oxidation layer has a thickness of 400 Å to 600 Å.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the second anti-oxidation layer has a thickness of 7500 Å to 8500 Å.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective layer has a multi layer structure including a silver (Ag).

8. A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting structure comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second semiconductor layers; a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrode disposed on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second electrode comprises: a reflective layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer; a metal layer disposed on a side surface of the reflective layer and on a top surface of reflective layer; and an anti-oxidation layer formed only on an upper surface of the metal layer, wherein the reflective layer has a multi layer structure including a silver (Ag), wherein the metal layer has a chromium (Cr) layer, an aluminum (Al) layer, and wherein the Cr layer is contacted with an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer, wherein the chromium (Cr) layer, the aluminum (Al) layer are laminated in this order.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the Cr layer has a thickness of 15 Å to 25 Å.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 9 , wherein the Al layer has a thickness of 2800 Å to 3200 Å.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the anti-oxidation electrode layer comprises at least one of gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), and platinum (Pt).

12. A light emitting device comprising:

a light emitting structure comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second semiconductor layers; a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrode disposed on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second electrode comprises: a reflective layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer; a metal layer disposed on a side surface of the reflective layer and on a top surface of reflective layer; a first anti-oxidation layer formed only on an upper surface of the metal layer; and a second anti-oxidation layer formed only on an upper surface of the first anti-oxidation layer, wherein the second anti-oxidation layer is more than 10 times thicker than the first anti-oxidation layer, wherein the reflective layer has a multi layer structure including a silver (Ag), wherein the metal layer has a first layer, and a second layer on the first layer, wherein the first layer is contacted with an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first layer contains chromium (Cr), and the second layer contains aluminum (Al), wherein the second electrode is disposed on a part of the second semiconductor layer, and wherein an area of a top surface of the second semiconductor layer is 2 times larger than that of a top surface of the second electrode.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the first anti-oxidation layer and the second anti-oxidation layer comprise at least one of gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), and platinum (Pt).

14. The light emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the first anti-oxidation layer is made of nickel (Ni).

15. The light emitting device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the second anti-oxidation layer is made of gold (Au).

16. The light emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the first anti-oxidation layer has a thickness of 400 Å to 600 Å.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 16 , wherein the second anti-oxidation layer has a thickness of 7500 Å to 8500 Å.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2025
From: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: BOE HC SEMITEK LIMITED(HENGQIN)
Reel/Frame 070521/0027 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056366/0335 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0119144 · Nov 15, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13412786 · Mar 6, 2012
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