Light emitting device and manufacturing method of the light emitting device
A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a unit light-emitting area disposed on the substrate; first and second electrodes disposed in the unit light-emitting area to be separated from each other; a plurality of rod-shaped LEDs disposed between the first and second electrodes; a reflective contact electrode disposed on opposite ends of the rod-shaped LEDs to electrically connect the rod-shaped LEDs to the first and second electrodes; and a light-transmitting structure disposed between the first and second electrodes and extending to cross the rod-shaped LEDs.
1. A light-emitting device, comprising:
a base layer;
a light-emitting diode (LED) disposed on the base layer, the LED having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
an insulating pattern disposed on the LED, the insulating pattern being contact with the LED and exposing the first and second ends of the LED; and
a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the base layer, the first and second electrodes respectively covering the first and second ends of the LED.
2. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is in contact with the first end of the LED, and the second electrode is in contact with the second end of the LED.
3. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third electrode disposed between the base layer and the first electrode, the third electrode being in contact with the first electrode; and
a fourth electrode disposed between the base layer and the second electrode, the fourth electrode being in contact with the second electrode.
4. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the first and second electrodes are disposed on a same layer, and
wherein the third and fourth electrodes are disposed on a same layer.
5. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the first end of the LED is disposed between the first electrode and the third electrode, and
wherein the second end of the LED is disposed between the second electrode and the fourth electrode.
6. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the insulating pattern is disposed on a same layer as at least a part of the third and fourth electrodes.
7. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein a part of the insulating pattern is disposed between the base layer and the LED and another part of the insulating pattern is disposed on the LED.
8. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating pattern has an inclined side surface, and a width of the inclined side surface gradually decreases toward the base layer.
9. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating pattern comprises a top surface, the top surface protrudes above the LED, and the top surface is uneven.
10. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a light emitted from the LED through the insulating pattern.
11. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second electrodes comprises at least one metal layer, the at least one metal layer comprising at least one of Ag, Cu, Ti/Al/Ti, ITO/Ag/ITO, and Mo/Al/Mo.
12. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating pattern comprises at least one of a silicon oxide (SiOx), a silicon nitride (SiNx) and a silicone resin including scatterers.
13. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising an insulating film covering at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the LED.
14. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED comprises a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer and an electrode layer sequentially arranged in a direction parallel to the base layer.
15. The light-emitting device of claim 14 , further comprising a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode disposed at opposite ends of the LED, wherein the first conductive semiconductor layer contacts the first contact electrode, and the electrode layer contacts the second contact electrode.
16. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED is a rod-shaped.
17. The light-emitting device of claim 16 , wherein the LED is disposed parallel to the base layer.
18. A light-emitting device, comprising:
a base layer;
a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on the base layer and arranged along a first direction, each of LEDs having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
an insulating pattern extending in the first direction and overlapping the LEDs, and exposing the first and second ends of each of the LEDs;
a first electrode overlapping the first end of each of the LEDs; and
a second electrode overlapping the second end of each of the LEDs.
19. The light-emitting device of claim 18 , wherein the first electrode is in contact with the first end of each of the LEDs, and the second electrode is in contact with the second end of each of the LEDs.
20. The light-emitting device of claim 19 , wherein a light emitted from the LEDs through the insulating pattern.