Epitaxial conversion element, method for producing an epitaxial conversion element, radiation emitting RGB unit and method for producing a radiation emitting RGB unit

1. An epitaxial conversion element comprising:

a green converting epitaxial layer configured to convert electromagnetic radiation from a blue spectral range into electromagnetic radiation of a green spectral range; and

a red converting epitaxial layer configured to convert electromagnetic radiation from the blue spectral range into electromagnetic radiation of a red spectral range,

wherein the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer are based on a phosphide compound semiconductor material, and

wherein the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer are in different main extension planes which are parallel to each other.

2. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer are grown epitaxially on a common growth substrate.

3. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer have substantially the same crystal lattice.

4. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer have substantially the same lattice constant along their main extension planes.

5. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the epitaxial conversion element is free of compound bonding layers.

6. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the red converting epitaxial layer is disposed between two barrier layers.

7. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , wherein the green converting epitaxial layer is disposed between two barrier layers.

8. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , further comprising a top layer arranged between the red converting epitaxial layer and a radiation exit surface of the conversion element and/or between the green converting epitaxial layer and the radiation exit surface of the epitaxial conversion element.

9. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a green converting region comprising the green converting epitaxial; and

a red converting region comprising the red converting epitaxial layer,

wherein the red converting region and the green converting region do not overlap laterally.

10. The epitaxial conversion element according to claim 9 , wherein the green converting region and/or the red converting region has a width not greater than wo micrometers.

11. A method for producing the epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

providing a growth substrate;

epitaxially depositing the red converting epitaxial layer based on a phosphide compound semiconductor material; and

epitaxially depositing the green converting epitaxial layer based on a phosphide compound semiconductor material.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

structuring the red converting epitaxial layer into a plurality of red converting regions;

depositing a first transparent planarization layer on the red converting regions thereby forming a first planar surface;

connecting a carrier to the first planar surface;

removing the growth substrate; and

structuring the green converting epitaxial layer into a plurality of green converting regions.

13. A radiation-emitting RGB unit comprising:

an active zone configured to generate electromagnetic radiation of the blue spectral range; and

the epitaxial conversion element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer are configured to convert the electromagnetic radiation of the active zone, and

wherein a main extension plane of the active zone is parallel to the main extension planes of the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer.

14. The radiation-emitting RGB unit according to claim 13 , further comprising a radiation exit surface comprising a red emission region, a green emission region and a blue emission region, wherein a red converted radiation of the red converting epitaxial layer is emitted from the red emission region during operation, wherein a green converted radiation of the green converting epitaxial layer is emitted from the green emission region during the operation, and wherein a blue unconverted radiation of the active zone is emitted from the blue emission region during the operation.

15. The radiation-emitting RGB unit according to claim 14 , wherein the blue emission region and/or the green emission region and/or the red emission region has a width which is not greater than 100 micrometers.

16. A method for producing the radiation-emitting RGB unit according to claim 13 , the method comprising:

providing a growth substrate;

epitaxially depositing the red converting epitaxial layer;

epitaxial deposition the green converting epitaxial layer;

structuring the red converting epitaxial layer into a plurality of red converting regions;

depositing a first transparent planarization layer on the red converting regions thereby forming a first planar surface;

bonding a radiation emitting epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence having an active zone to the first planar surface;

removing the growth substrate; and

structuring the green converting epitaxial layer into a plurality of green converting regions.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein an etch stop layer is disposed between the green converting epitaxial layer and the red converting epitaxial layer.

18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein side surfaces of the red converting regions and/or the green converting regions comprise a mirroring layer.

19. The method according to claim 16 , further comprising applying a second transparent planarization layer to the green converting regions thereby forming a second planar surface.

20. The method according to claim 16 , further comprising separating the radiation-emitting RGB unit into a large number of RGB semiconductor chips.