Light-emitting element

1. A light-emitting element, comprising:

a light-emitting stack comprising an active layer; and

a non-oxide insulative layer connecting to the light-emitting stack;

wherein a refractive index of the non-oxide insulative layer is less than 1.4; and

wherein a material of the non-oxide insulative layer comprises a halide, a group IIA compound, or a group VIIA compound.

2. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , further comprising a window layer between the active layer and the non-oxide insulative layer, wherein a refractive index of the window layer is greater than a refractive index of the non-oxide insulative layer.

3. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical contact layer on the non-oxide insulative layer.

4. The light-emitting element of claim 3 , wherein the electrical contact layer comprises a semiconductor material.

5. The light-emitting element of claim 3 , further comprising a first electrode on the light-emitting stack.

6. The light-emitting element of claim 5 , wherein the first electrode comprises a protrusive portion on the electrical contact layer and/or the first electrode comprises an extension portion covering the electrical contact layer.

7. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the non-oxide insulative layer is 1.3˜1.4.

8. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection layer below the non-oxide insulative layer.

9. The light-emitting element of claim 8 , wherein the non-oxide insulative layer directly connects to the reflection layer.

10. The light-emitting element of claim 8 , further comprising:

a reflection adhesive layer below the reflection layer;

a barrier layer below the reflection adhesive layer; and

an ohmic contact layer below the barrier layer.

11. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent conducting structure covering a surface of the non-oxide insulative layer.

12. The light-emitting element of claim 11 , wherein the transparent conducting structure comprises a first contact upper surface contacting the light-emitting stack, the non-oxide insulative layer comprises a second contact upper surface contacting the light-emitting stack, and a surface area of the first contact upper surface is about 10%-50% of a sum of surface areas of the first contact upper surface and the second contact upper surface.

13. The light-emitting element of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of pores penetrating the non-oxide insulative layer, wherein the transparent conducting structure fills the plurality of pores.

14. The light-emitting element of claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the non-oxide insulative layer is less than a half of a thickness of the transparent conducting structure or a thickness of the non-oxide insulative layer is less than ⅕ of a thickness of the transparent conducting structure.

15. The light-emitting element of claim 11 , wherein the light-emitting element further comprises:

a first conducting oxide layer below the non-oxide insulative layer; and

a second conducting oxide layer between the light-emitting stack and the first conducting oxide layer.

16. The light-emitting element of claim 15 , wherein the first conducting oxide layer has at least one different element in comparison with a composition of a material of the second conducting oxide layer.

17. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , further comprising:

a substrate below the non-oxide insulative layer; and

a conducting adhesive layer between the substrate and the non-oxide insulative layer.

18. The light-emitting element of claim 1 , a ratio of a surface area of the non-oxide insulative layer to a surface area of the window layer is 0.5˜0.9%.

19. A light-emitting element, comprising:

a light-emitting stack comprising an active layer; and

a non-oxide insulative layer connecting to the light-emitting stack; and

a transparent conducting structure covering a surface of the non-oxide insulative layer; and

a plurality of pores penetrating the non-oxide insulative layer,

wherein the transparent conducting structure fills the plurality of pores, and

wherein a refractive index of the non-oxide insulative layer is less than 1.4.

20. A light-emitting element, comprising:

a light-emitting stack comprising an active layer;

a non-oxide insulative layer connecting to the light-emitting stack;

a window layer between the non-oxide insulative layer and the light-emitting stack; and

a transparent conducting structure below the window layer and the non-oxide insulative layer;

wherein a critical angle of an interface between the window layer and the non-oxide insulative layer is less than a critical angle of an interface between the window layer and the transparent conducting structure, and

wherein a refractive index of the non-oxide insulative layer is less than 1.4.