KR20130091950A - Semiconductor light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents
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Disclosed are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The disclosed semiconductor light emitting device includes a compound semiconductor structure in which a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer are stacked, and a transmittance adjusting layer provided on a light emitting surface of the compound semiconductor structure, and has a specification required through a transmittance control layer. You can adjust the brightness.
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The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor light emitting device whose brightness is controlled and a method of manufacturing the same.
Semiconductor light emitting devices, such as LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) or LDs (laser diodes), which convert electrical signals into light using characteristics of semiconductors, are currently being applied in various fields such as display devices and lighting devices.
The semiconductor light emitting device uses an electroluminescence phenomenon, that is, a phenomenon in which light is emitted from a material (semiconductor) by application of a current or a voltage. As electrons and holes are recombined in the active layer (ie, the light emitting layer) of the semiconductor light emitting device, energy corresponding to the energy band gap of the active layer may be emitted in the form of light.
Semiconductor light emitting devices are typically manufactured by epitaxial growth of compound semiconductors. Epi recipes of such compound semiconductors are being developed in order to achieve higher luminance, but packages of semiconductor light emitting devices have some existing specifications. It continues to produce low-brightness products of specification. However, when the epi recipe is changed in the manufacturing process of the compound semiconductor, it is not easy to flexibly change the epi recipe in accordance with market needs, since it is necessary to reset all the process conditions and time to stabilize the yield. As a result, the manufacturing company of the semiconductor light emitting device maintains the existing low brightness epi recipe and the new high brightness epi recipe while simultaneously manufacturing the existing low brightness semiconductor light emitting device and the new high brightness semiconductor light emitting device. It is difficult and there is a problem of increasing the inventory of wavelength / luminance.
The present invention provides a semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same according to the specifications of the semiconductor light emitting device chip in the final product in the process after the epi-process while maintaining a high brightness epi recipe.
A semiconductor light emitting device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a compound semiconductor structure in which a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer are stacked; And a transmittance control layer provided on the light emitting surface of the compound semiconductor structure. For example, the first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer may be formed of a GaN-based compound semiconductor. The first semiconductor layer may be, for example, an n-type cladding layer or an n-type contact layer / n-type cladding layer, and the second semiconductor layer may be, for example, a p-type cladding layer or a p-type contact layer / p-type cladding layer. Can be.
The transmittance control layer may be a metal thin film. For example, the metal thin film may be Cr, Ti, In, or an alloy thereof.
The transmittance control layer may be formed by depositing a metal thin film and then performing heat treatment.
The permeability control layer may be formed to a thickness of 1 Å to 100 Å.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a semiconductor light emitting device may further include a growth substrate formed by sequentially stacking a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer, and an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer may be a light emitting surface. Can be. The growth substrate may be, for example, a sapphire substrate, a SiC substrate, a GaN substrate, a ZnO substrate, a silicon substrate, or the like. A transparent electrode may be further provided between the light emitting surface of the compound semiconductor structure and the transmittance control layer. The transparent electrode may include a transparent conductive oxide including ITO, SnO 2 and ZnO, a transparent conductive polymer, a polymer film in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed, or graphene.
The semiconductor light emitting device according to another aspect of the present invention further includes a wiring board bonded to one surface of the compound semiconductor structure to electrically connect the first and second semiconductor layers to the outside, and the other surface of the compound semiconductor structure is a light emitting surface. This can be The wiring substrate may be, for example, a conductive substrate formed of a metal such as Cu, Cr, or Ni, or may be a Si, GaAs semiconductor substrate.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device may include forming a compound semiconductor structure by stacking a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer; And forming a transmittance control layer on one surface of the compound semiconductor structure.
The transmittance control layer may be formed of a metal thin film. The metal thin film may be Cr, Ti, or an alloy thereof. After the deposition of the metal thin film is heat-treated, by controlling the temperature and time of the heat treatment it is possible to control the transmittance of the transmittance control layer.
The transmittance of the transmittance adjusting layer may be adjusted by adjusting the thickness of the transmittance adjusting layer. At this time, the thickness of the transmittance control layer can be adjusted within the range of 1Å to 100Å.
The first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer may be sequentially stacked on the growth substrate, and a transmittance control layer may be formed on the upper surface of the second semiconductor layer. The method may further include forming a transparent electrode between the light emitting surface of the compound semiconductor structure and the transmittance control layer. In this case, the transparent electrode may include a transparent conductive oxide including ITO, SnO 2 and ZnO, a transparent conductive polymer, a polymer film in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed, or graphene.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, the method comprising: bonding a wiring board electrically connecting the first and second semiconductor layers to the outside to one surface of the compound semiconductor structure. The other surface may be a light emitting surface.
The semiconductor light emitting device according to the disclosed embodiments and a method of manufacturing the same according to the specifications of the semiconductor light emitting device chip to the desired specifications in the final product, the brightness is adjusted, while maintaining the new high brightness epi recipe to meet the market needs of existing low brightness semiconductor light emitting device And a new high-brightness semiconductor light emitting device can be manufactured at the same time, so it is easy to manage the epi recipe, and no inventory of wavelength / luminance is generated.
1 is a schematic side view of a semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic side view of a semiconductor light emitting device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like elements, and the size and thickness of each element may be exaggerated for clarity of explanation.
1 is a schematic side view of a semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, the semiconductor
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The transparent electrode 155 may be a transparent conductive oxide including ITO, SnO 2, and ZnO. Alternatively, the transparent electrode 155 may be formed of a transparent conductive polymer, a polymer film in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed, or graphene.
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2 is a schematic side view of a semiconductor light emitting device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
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3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, in the method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device according to the present embodiment, first, an epitaxial layer, that is, a compound semiconductor structure is grown (S10), and power is applied to the grown compound semiconductor structure to measure luminance (S20). . Next, by comparing the brightness of the compound semiconductor structure and the brightness of the required specification, the transmittance of the transmittance control layer is determined (S30), and the transmittance control layer is formed to a thickness corresponding to the determined transmittance (S40). When the transmittance adjusting layer becomes thick, the transmittance becomes low, so that the transmittance of the transmittance adjusting layer can be adjusted by appropriately adjusting the thickness of the transmittance adjusting layer. That is, if the luminance of the compound semiconductor structure is larger than the required specification, the luminance of the semiconductor light emitting device can be lowered by appropriately setting the thickness of the transmittance adjusting layer to be formed on the compound semiconductor structure.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, in the method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device according to the present embodiment, first, an epitaxial layer, that is, growing a compound semiconductor structure (S10) and applying a power to the grown compound semiconductor structure to measure luminance ( S20) is the same as the above-described embodiment. Next, a transmittance control layer is formed on the compound semiconductor structure (S40 ′). Next, the transmittance of the transmittance adjusting layer is adjusted through the temperature or time of annealing of the transmittance adjusting layer so that the luminance of the semiconductor light emitting device has the required specification (S50). That is, if the luminance of the compound semiconductor structure is larger than the luminance of the required specification, the luminance of the semiconductor light emitting device can be lowered by appropriately setting the temperature and time of annealing of the formed transmittance control layer.
The semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention and a method of manufacturing the same have been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings for clarity, but these are merely exemplary, and various modifications and equivalents may be made by those skilled in the art. It will be appreciated that other embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.
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And a transmittance control layer provided on the light emitting surface of the compound semiconductor structure.
The transmittance control layer is a semiconductor light emitting device.
The metal thin film is a semiconductor light emitting device of Cr, Ti, In or an alloy thereof.
The transmittance control layer is a semiconductor light emitting device formed by depositing a metal thin film and heat treatment.
The transmittance control layer is a semiconductor light emitting device formed to a thickness of 1Å to 100Å.
And a growth substrate formed by sequentially stacking the first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the top surface of the second semiconductor layer is a light emitting surface.
And a transparent electrode provided between the light emitting surface of the compound semiconductor structure and the transmittance control layer.
The transparent electrode may include a transparent conductive oxide including ITO, SnO 2 and ZnO, a transparent conductive polymer, a polymer film in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed, or a graphene.
And a wiring board bonded to one surface of the compound semiconductor structure to electrically connect the first and second semiconductor layers to the outside, wherein the other surface of the compound semiconductor structure is a light emitting surface.
Forming a transmittance control layer on one surface of the compound semiconductor structure; manufacturing method of a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a.
The transmittance control layer is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor light emitting device formed of a metal thin film.
The metal thin film is Cr, Ti, or an alloy thereof manufacturing method of a semiconductor light emitting device.
And depositing the metal thin film and performing heat treatment, thereby controlling the transmittance of the transmittance control layer by controlling the temperature and time of the heat treatment.
The method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device for controlling the transmittance of the transmittance control layer by adjusting the thickness of the transmittance control layer.
The thickness of the transmittance control layer is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor light emitting device to adjust within the range of 1Å to 100Å.
And the first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer are sequentially stacked on a growth substrate, and the transmittance control layer is formed on an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer.
And forming a transparent electrode between the light emitting surface of the compound semiconductor structure and the transmittance control layer.
The transparent electrode is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a transparent conductive oxide containing ITO, SnO 2 and ZnO, a transparent conductive polymer, a polymer film in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed, or graphene.
Manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device in which a wiring board electrically connecting the first and second semiconductor layers to the outside is bonded to one surface of the compound semiconductor structure, and the other surface of the compound semiconductor structure becomes a light emitting surface Way.
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