Light-emitting device
View Patent ↗A light-emitting device comprises a plurality of light-emitting pillars separated from each other by a space, wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting pillars comprises a first conductivity type layer, an active layer on the first conductivity type layer, and a second conductivity type layer on the active layer; a reflective layer surrounding a sidewall of each of the plurality of light-emitting pillars; a top electrode formed on the reflective layer and the plurality of light-emitting pillars; and a fill material formed between the reflective layer and the top electrode.
1. A light-emitting device, comprising:
a plurality of light-emitting pillars separated from each other by a space, wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting pillars comprises a first conductivity type layer, an active layer on the first conductivity type layer, and a second conductivity type layer on the active layer;
a reflective layer surrounding a sidewall of each of the plurality of light-emitting pillars;
a spacer layer surrounding the sidewall of each of the plurality of light-emitting pillars;
a top electrode formed on the reflective layer and the plurality of light-emitting pillars; and
a fill material formed between the reflective layer and the top electrode.
2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a substrate, the plurality of light-emitting pillars formed on the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a sapphire substrate, a semiconductor substrate, a SiC substrate, or a silicon substrate.
3. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the reflective layer comprises a thickness not greater than a distance between an upper side of the substrate and a lower side of the active layer.
4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer layer comprises nitride, oxide, or SiO x N y .
5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective layer is separated from the plurality of light-emitting pillars by the spacer layer.
6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective layer comprises aluminum or silver.
7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the reflective layer is lower than a lower side of the active layer.
8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting pillars comprises a rectangular shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape or a triangular shape from a top view of the light-emitting device.
9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light-emitting pillars comprises a with between 10 nm and 10 μm.
10. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the fill material comprises SiO x , SiN x , or SiO x N y .
11. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductivity type layer comprises p type.