IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,012,944
Granted Patent B2
US 9,012,944 · App. 13/968,599 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Light emitting device, light emitting device package and illumination system for reducing dislocation in semiconductor layer

Inventors: Ho Sang Yoon (Seoul, KR); Sang Kyun Shim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
H01L33/0025H01L33/12H01L33/32H01L2924/0002H01L2224/48091
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Patent No.
US 9,012,944
App. No.
13/968,599
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer, an uneven part on the first semiconductor layer, a first nonconductive layer including a plurality of clusters on the uneven part, a first substrate layer on the nonconductive layer, and a light emitting structure layer. The light emitting structure layer includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the first substrate layer.

Claims (67)

1. A light emitting device, comprising:

a first semiconductor layer;

a plurality of convex structures disposed on a top surface of the first semiconductor layer;

a first uneven layer on a top surface of the plurality of convex structures;

a nonconductive layer between the top surface of the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer; and

a light emitting structure layer disposed on a top surface of the first uneven layer, the light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer,

wherein the nonconductive layer includes a contact portion contacted directly with the top surface of the plurality of convex structures,

wherein the nonconductive layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer,

wherein the first uneven layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures,

wherein the plurality of convex structures are disposed in a discontinuous structure on the top surface of the first semiconductor layer, and

wherein the nonconductive layer includes at least one selected from a group of MgN, SiN, and ZnN.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of convex structures are formed of a III-V compound semiconductor.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the nonconductive layer is disposed between the plurality of convex structures.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the nonconductive layer is formed of a plurality of clusters spaced apart from each other.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the nonconductive layer includes a metal nitride.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first uneven layer is formed of a conductive layer.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first uneven layer is formed of an insulating layer.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first uneven layer includes material whose lattice constant difference with nitride-based semiconductor is equal to or lower than about 5%.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first uneven layer includes an n-type dopant.

10. A light emitting device, comprising:

a first semiconductor layer;

a plurality of convex structures disposed on a top surface of the first semiconductor layer;

a first uneven layer on a top surface of the plurality of convex structures;

a nonconductive layer between the top surface of the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer; and

a light emitting structure layer disposed on a top surface of the first uneven layer, the light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer,

wherein the nonconductive layer includes a contact portion contacted directly with the top surface of the plurality of convex structures,

wherein the nonconductive layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer,

wherein the first uneven layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures,

wherein the first uneven layer includes a carbon-containing material or a silicon-containing material, and

wherein the nonconductive layer includes at least one selected from a group of MgN, SiN, and ZnN and the first uneven layer includes at least one of SiC, SiN, SiCN, and CN.

11. A light emitting device, comprising:

a first semiconductor layer;

a plurality of convex structures disposed on a top surface of the first semiconductor layer;

a first uneven layer on a top surface of the plurality of convex structures;

a nonconductive layer between the top surface of the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer; and

a light emitting structure layer disposed on a top surface of the first uneven layer, the light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer,

wherein the nonconductive layer includes a contact portion contacted directly with the top surface of the plurality of convex structures,

wherein the nonconductive layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer,

wherein the first uneven layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures,

wherein the plurality of convex structures are disposed in a discontinuous structure on the top surface of the first semiconductor layer, and

wherein the first conductive semiconductor layer has a dislocation density lower than that of the first semiconductor layer.

12. A light emitting device, comprising:

a first semiconductor layer;

a plurality of convex structures disposed on a top surface of the first semiconductor layer;

a first uneven layer on a top surface of the plurality of convex structures;

a nonconductive layer between the top surface of the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer;

a light emitting structure layer disposed on a top surface of the first uneven layer, the light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer; and

a substrate under a lower surface of the first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer between the first semiconductor layer and the substrate,

wherein the nonconductive layer includes a contact portion contacted directly with the top surface of the plurality of convex structures,

wherein the nonconductive layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer,

wherein the first uneven layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures, and

wherein the plurality of convex structures are disposed in a discontinuous structure on the top surface of the first semiconductor layer.

13. A light emitting device, comprising:

a first semiconductor layer,

a plurality of convex structures on the first semiconductor layer;

a first uneven layer on a top surface of the plurality of convex structures;

a nonconductive layer between the top surface of the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer; and

a light emitting structure layer disposed on a top surface of the first uneven layer, the light emitting structure layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer including an n-type dopant, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer including a p-type dopant on the active layer,

wherein the plurality of convex structures is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the first uneven layer,

wherein the nonconductive layer is formed of a different material from the plurality of convex structures and the first uneven layer,

wherein a portion of the nonconductive layer and a portion of the first uneven layer are disposed between the plurality of convex structures,

wherein a portion of the first uneven layer contacts the plurality of convex structures and a side surface of the non-conductive layer, and

wherein the nonconductive layer includes at least one selected from a group of MgN, SiN, and ZnN.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 13 , wherein the plurality of convex structures are formed of a group III-V compound semiconductor and are disposed in a discontinuous structure on a flat top surface of the first semiconductor layer.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 13 , wherein the nonconductive layer is formed of a cluster having a metal nitride.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 13 , wherein the first uneven layer includes at least one of SiC, SiN, SiCN, and CN.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 13 , wherein the nonconductive layer has a recess on the plurality of convex structures and the portion of the first uneven layer is disposed in the recess of the nonconductive layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0004673 · Jan 19, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12948857 · Nov 18, 2010
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