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US 12,598,852 · App. 18/037,657 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Light-emitting element and display device comprising same

Inventors: Sunghyun Hwang (Seoul, KR); Mihee Heo (Seoul, KR); Kiseong Jeon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H10H29/10H10H20/013H10H20/83H10H20/036
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Patent No.
US 12,598,852
App. No.
18/037,657
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The light emitting device includes an active layer, a plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers under the active layer, and a plurality of second conductivity-type semiconductor layers on the active layer. The plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers include an adsorption prevention layer spaced farthest from the active layer. The adsorption prevention layer can include Al x1 Ga (1-x1) InP, x1 can be 0.6 or less, and the thickness of the adsorption prevention layer can be 2 μm or less.

Claims (52)

1 . A light emitting device comprising:

an active layer;

a plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers under the active layer;

a plurality of second conductivity-type semiconductor layers on the active layer;

a shielding layer disposed under the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers, and

a metal layer disposed under the shielding layer,

wherein the metal layer comprises a magnetizable nickel layer,

wherein the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers comprise an adsorption prevention layer spaced farthest from the active layer,

wherein the adsorption prevention layer includes (Al x1 Ga 1-x1 ) 1-y1 In y1 P, and the x1 is 0.6 or less,

wherein a thickness of the adsorption prevention layer is 2 micrometer (μm) or less,

wherein the adsorption prevention layer is configured to prevent the light emitting device from sticking to a bottom surface of a substrate, and

wherein the shielding layer is be configured to shield aluminum (Al) electronegativity of a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers.

2 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the x1 is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 0.6.

3 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the adsorption prevention layer is 0.5 μm or more and 1.5 μm or less.

4 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of concentration of Al to gallium (Ga) of Ga of the adsorption prevention layer is 0.5 or more and 5 or less.

5 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the shielding layer is at least 300 nanometers (nm) or more.

6 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer comprises a semiconductor layer.

7 . The light emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein the shielding layer comprises gallium indium phosphide (GaInP).

8 . The light emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein the shielding layer is configured not to contain Al.

9 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer is an etch stop layer.

10 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers comprise a clad layer between the active layer and the adsorption prevention layer, and

wherein the clad layer includes (Al x2 Ga 1-x2 ) 1-y2 In y2 P, and x2 is less than x1.

11 . The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein a ratio of the thickness of the adsorption prevention layer to a thickness of the clad layer is at least 1 or less.

12 . The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers further comprise a contact layer disposed between the active layer and the clad layer.

13 . The light emitting device according to claim 12 , wherein the contact layer comprises aluminum indium phosphide (AlInP), and

wherein the shielding layer is disposed below the adsorption prevention layer and is in-contact with a bottom surface of the adsorption prevention layer.

14 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first electrode on the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers and a second electrode on the plurality of second conductivity-type semiconductor layers, and

wherein the second electrode is located in a central region of the light emitting device, and the first electrode is configured to surround the second electrode.

15 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer is a third conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and

wherein the shielding layer is disposed below the adsorption prevention layer and is in-contact with a bottom surface of the adsorption prevention layer.

16 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first and second wire electrodes on the substrate;

a partition layer having a plurality of assembly holes and on the first and second wire electrodes; and

a light emitting device disposed in each of the plurality of assembly holes,

wherein the light emitting device comprises

an active layer;

a plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers under the active layer;

a plurality of second conductivity-type semiconductor layers on the active layer;

a shielding layer disposed under the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers; and

a metal layer disposed under the shielding layer,

wherein the metal layer comprises a magnetizable nickel layer,

wherein the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers comprise an adsorption prevention layer spaced farthest from the active layer,

wherein the adsorption prevention layer includes (Al x1 Ga 1-x1 ) 1-y1 In y1 P, and the x1 is 0.6 or less,

wherein a thickness of the adsorption prevention layer is 2 micrometer (μm) or less,

wherein the adsorption prevention layer is configured to prevent the light emitting device from sticking to a bottom surface of the substrate, and

wherein the shielding layer is be configured to shield aluminum (Al) electronegativity of a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of the plurality of first conductivity-type semiconductor layers.

17 . The display device according to claim 16 , wherein the x1 is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 0.6.

18 . The display device according to claim 16 , wherein the thickness of the adsorption prevention layer is 0.5 μm or more and 1.5 μm or less.

19 . The display device according to claim 16 , wherein a ratio of concentration of Al to gallium (Ga) of the adsorption prevention layer is 0.5 or more and 5 or less.

20 . The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein a thickness of the shielding layer is at least 300 nanometers (nm) or more.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2023
From: HWANG, SUNGHYUN; HEO, MIHEE; JEON, KISEONG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (1)
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