IP Library Patent Application 18955332
Patent Application
App. No. 18/955,332

SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

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18/955,332
Abstract

A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting stack structure including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer; and a first passivation layer disposed on a side surface of the light-emitting stack structure.

Claims (41)

1 . A semiconductor light-emitting device, comprising:

a light-emitting stack structure comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer; and

a first passivation layer disposed on a side surface of the light-emitting stack structure,

wherein the light-emitting stack structure is configured to emit light having a light-emitting peak wavelength in a range of about 610 nm to about 650 nm, and

wherein the first passivation layer comprises aluminum oxynitride (AlON).

2 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a composition ratio of nitrogen in AlON of the first passivation layer is in a range of about 1 at % to about 10 at %.

3 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first passivation layer is in a range of about 1 nm to about 50 nm.

4 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a second passivation layer disposed on the first passivation layer.

5 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 4 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises at least one of SiO 2 , SiN, SiCN, SiOC, SiON, SiOCN, HfO x , AlO x , ZrO x , AlN, AlO x N y , Ta 2 O 3 , or Ta 2 O 5 .

6 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the second passivation layer is stacked in one to five layers.

7 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 4 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises an amorphous material.

8 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 4 , wherein the second passivation layer has a thickness of about 1 nm to about 15 nm.

9 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a SiO 2 passivation layer and a Al 2 O 3 passivation layer included in the first passivation layer.

10 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor light-emitting device has a diameter in a range of about 0.5 μm to about 2 μm.

11 . The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor light-emitting device has a height in a range of about 2 μm to about 7 μm.

12 . A display apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of pixel electrodes;

a common electrode corresponding to the plurality of pixel electrodes;

a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices connected between each of the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode; and

a driving circuit layer configured to drive the plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices,

wherein each semiconductor light-emitting device of the plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices comprises:

a light-emitting stack structure comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer; and

a first passivation layer disposed on a side surface of the light-emitting stack structure, wherein the light-emitting stack structure is configured to emit light having a light-emitting peak wavelength in a range of about 610 nm to about 650 nm, and

wherein the first passivation layer comprises aluminum oxynitride (AlON).

13 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a composition ratio of nitrogen in AlON of the first passivation layer is in a range of about 1 at % to about 10 at %.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the first passivation layer is in a range of about 1 nm to about 50 nm.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein each semiconductor light-emitting device further comprises:

a second passivation layer disposed on the first passivation layer, and

wherein the second passivation layer comprises at least one of SiO 2 , SiN, SiCN, SiOC, SiON, SiOCN, HfO x , AlO x , ZrO x , AlN, AlO x N y , Ta 2 O 3 , or Ta 2 O 5 .

16 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device, the method comprising:

forming a first semiconductor layer on a substrate;

forming an active layer on the first semiconductor layer;

forming a second semiconductor layer on the active layer;

forming a plurality of light-emitting stack structures by etching the first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer; and

depositing a first passivation layer on the plurality of light-emitting stack structures,

wherein the plurality of light-emitting stack structures are formed to emit light having a peak wavelength in a range of about 610 nm to about 650 nm, and

wherein the depositing of the first passivation layer comprises selectively repeating, a plurality of times, a process of AlN deposition and Al 2 O 3 deposition and a plasma process.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the process of the AlN deposition and the Al 2 O 3 deposition comprises performing the AlN deposition two consecutive times and performing the Al 2 O 3 deposition two consecutive times.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein, in the process of the AlN deposition and the Al 2 O 3 deposition, the AlN deposition is performed earlier than the Al 2 O 3 deposition.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the depositing the first passivation layer comprises depositing a passivation layer material in which a composition ratio of nitrogen in aluminum oxynitride (AlON) is in a range of about 1 at % to about 10 at %.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the depositing the first passivation layer is performed such that a thickness of the first passivation layer is in a range of about 1 nm to about 50 nm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2025
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072314/0420 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2024
From: HAN, JOOHUN; KIM, JOOSUNG; CHOI, JUNHEE; KIM, NAKHYUN; LEE, EUNSUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD .
Reel/Frame 069364/0724 →