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Granted Patent B2
US 10,497,683 · App. 16/178,025 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Light-emitting diode (LED) device

Inventors: Ji-hye Yeon (Cheongju-si, KR); Wan-tae Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Young-soo Park (Yongin-si, KR); Jung-sub Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jin-sub Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Ha-nul Yoo (Goyang-si, KR); Hye-seok Noh (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01L25/0753H01L33/50H01L33/504H01L33/60
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Patent No.
US 10,497,683
App. No.
16/178,025
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting diode (LED) device configured to provide a multi-color display includes a plurality of light-emitting cells at least partially defined by a partition layer. The LED device may be configured to reduce optical interferences between the light-emitting cells. The LED device includes a plurality of light-emitting structures spaced apart from one another; a plurality of electrode layers on respective first surfaces of the light-emitting structures, a separation layer configured to electrically insulate the light-emitting structures from each other; phosphor layers on respective second surfaces of the light-emitting structures and associated with different colors, and a partition layer between the phosphor layers to separate the phosphor layers from one another. Each light-emitting cell may include a separate light-emitting structure, a separate set of one or more electrodes, and a separate phosphor layer.

Claims (35)

1. A light-emitting diode (LED) device comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting structures spaced apart from each other, each light-emitting structure including a first surface and a second surface;

a plurality of electrode layers on first surfaces of separate, respective light-emitting structures of the plurality of light-emitting structures;

a separation layer configured to isolate the plurality of light-emitting structures from each other;

a plurality of wavelength transformers including quantum dots on second surfaces of separate, respective light-emitting structures of the plurality of light-emitting structure, the quantum dots including a group III-V compound semiconductor or a group II-VI compound semiconductor having a core-shell structure comprising a core and a shell, the core having a diameter between 1 nm and 30 nm, the shell having a thickness between 0.1 nm and 20 nm; and

a partition layer which is a growth substrate for growing the light-emitting structures between the wavelength transformers, such that the partition layer separates the wavelength transformers from each other.

2. The LED device of claim 1 , wherein

the core includes CdSe or InP, and

the shell includes ZnS or ZnSe.

3. The LED device of claim 1 , wherein the core has a diameter between 3 nm and 10 nm.

4. The LED device of claim 1 , wherein the shell has a thickness between 0.5 nm and 2 nm.

5. The LED device of claim 1 , wherein the wavelength transformers include quantum dots mixed with phosphor.

6. The LED device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a reflective layer between an electrode layer, of the plurality of electrode layers, and a light-emitting structure, of the plurality of light-emitting structures.

7. The LED device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an uneven structure on a surface of a light-emitting structure, of the plurality of light-emitting structures.

8. The LED device of claim 1 , wherein the partition layer includes one or more sidewalls associated with a slope, such that the one or more sidewalls define a space having a distal end and proximate end in relation to at least one light-emitting structure of the plurality of light-emitting structures, the distal end having a greater diameter than the proximate end.

9. The LED device of claim 1 , wherein the partition layer includes a single body structure.

10. A light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting cells spaced apart from each other;

a separation layer configured to isolate the light-emitting cells from each other;

a plurality of wavelength transformers including quantum dots associated with separate, respective light-emitting cells of the plurality of light-emitting cells, the quantum dots including a group III-V compound semiconductor or a group II-VI compound semiconductor having a core-shell structure comprising a core and a shell, the core having a diameter between 1 nm and 30 nm, the shell having a thickness between 0.1 nm and 20 nm; and

a partition layer which is a silicon-based structure between the wavelength transformers, such that the partition layer separates the wavelength transformers from each other.

11. The LED device of claim 10 , wherein

the core includes CdSe or InP, and

the shell includes ZnS or ZnSe.

12. The LED device of claim 10 , wherein the core has a diameter between 3 nm and 10 nm.

13. The LED device of claim 10 , wherein the shell has a thickness between 0.5 nm and 2 nm.

14. The LED device of claim 10 , wherein the wavelength transformers include quantum dots mixed with phosphor.

15. A light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting structures spaced apart from each other, each light-emitting structure including a first surface, a second surface and side surfaces extending between the first surface and the second surface;

a plurality of electrode layers on first surfaces of respective light-emitting structures of the plurality of light-emitting structures;

a separation layer configured to isolate the plurality of light-emitting structures from each other, the separation layer disposed on the side surfaces and the second surface, and between the electrode layers of respective light-emitting structures of the plurality of light-emitting structures;

a plurality of wavelength transformers including quantum dots on second surfaces of respective light-emitting structures of the plurality of light-emitting structures, the quantum dots including a group III-V compound semiconductor or a group II-VI compound semiconductor having a core-shell structure comprising a core and a shell, the core having a diameter from about 1 nm to about 30 nm, the shell having a thickness from about 0.1 nm to about 20 nm; and

a partition layer between the wavelength transformers, such that the partition layer separates the wavelength transformers from each other, wherein the partition layer includes at least one of a substrate structure, an insulation structure, and a light reflecting structure.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0023628 · Feb 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15878720 · Jan 24, 2018
Continuation 15292332 · Oct 13, 2016
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