WO2020229043A2 - Optoelektronisches bauelement, pixel, displayanordnung und verfahren - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an optoelectronic component and to a pixel with an optoelectronic component.
- the invention also relates to a display arrangement and a method for producing it.
- optoelectronic components are built monolithically. Thus, no individual components are placed on a board or a back plane, but optoelectronic components are integrated in a substrate so that they can be controlled individually. On the one hand, this allows the size to be reduced, but there is also a further advantage in a reduction in transfer processes and soldering steps.
- monolithic modules can be easily scaled, i.e. both in the size of the individual components and in the size of the module. Components can be arranged in a freely definable matrix. Especially with mass products, these scaling effects can be exploited well in production.
- the optoelectronic components should have a Lambertian radiation characteristic, in other applications the radiation should be as directed as possible.
- control electronics can be integrated in the substrate in which the optoelectronic components are also manufactured.
- circuits and optoelectronic components can also be manufactured separately and then joined together. It is important to ensure good positioning here.
- This application deals with some aspects of monolithic displays, among other things, with questions about redundancy in the event of failure of an optoelectronic component, about radiation characteristics and control.
- An optoelectronic component in particular an LED according to a first aspect of the present disclosure, comprises at least one semiconductor element, a dielectric filter and a reflective material.
- the at least one semiconductor element contains an active zone which is designed to generate light. It can in particular be designed as a vertical or horizontal LED. Measures to increase the efficiency of the component are possible. Furthermore, the at least one semiconductor element has a first main surface, a second main surface opposite the first main surface, and at least one side surface which extends between the two main surfaces. For example, the at least one semiconductor element can have three or four or more side surfaces. However, it is also conceivable that the at least one semiconductor element has round main surfaces and therefore only has one side surface.
- the dielectric filter is arranged above the first Hauptoberflä surface of the at least one semiconductor element and is designed such that it only transmits or lets through only light that enters the dielectric filter in predetermined directions.
- the dielectric filter can be configured such that it only transmits light in a predetermined angular cone.
- the angular cone is aligned with its axis perpendicular to the first main surface of the at least one semicon terelements.
- the angle between the surface area or the surface lines of the cone and the axis of the cone, d. H. half the opening angle of the cone can have a predetermined value.
- half the opening angle of the cone can be at most 5 ° or at most 15 ° or at most 30 ° or at most 60 °.
- the dielectric filter can be designed in such a way that the angular cone has a very small opening angle, with the result that essentially only light which emerges from the semiconductor element perpendicular to the first main surface is transmitted by the dielectric filter.
- the dielectric filter can be constructed from a stack of dielectric layers which are applied to the semiconductor element by coating and in particular have a high transmission.
- the dielectric layers in the stack can alternately have a low and a high refractive index.
- material Nb 2Ü5 , TiÜ2, ZrÜ2, HfC> 2, Al2O3, Ta 2Ü5 or ZnO can be used for the dielectric layers with a high refractive index.
- SiO 2 , SiN, SiON or MgF2 can be used for the dielectric layers with a low refractive index.
- the stack of dielectric layers with alternating high and low refractive indices can be designed as a Bragg filter.
- the dielectric filter can be a photonic crystal.
- the reflective material is deposited on the side face or faces of the at least one semiconductor element and the dielectric filter. It can be provided that the reflective material covers at least one or more or all of the side faces of the at least one semiconductor element. In the same way, the reflective material can cover at least one or more or all of the side surfaces of the electrical filter. In one embodiment, the reflective material surrounds both the at least one semiconductor element and the dielectric filter laterally completely.
- the reflective material can be reflective for the light emitted by the at least one semiconductor element or at least for a wavelength range of this light. Consequently, light which exits through the side surfaces of the at least one semiconductor element or the dielectric filter is reflected back again, as a result of which the efficiency of the optoelectronic component is increased.
- ⁇ components can also be provided. These in turn have one or more monolithically constructed semiconductor elements, each of which has the properties described above.
- a dielectric filter is arranged on each of the semiconductor elements.
- the semiconductor elements are surrounded by the reflective material.
- several components with their semiconductor elements can also be surrounded by such a mirror. For example, such a configuration allows redundancy to be provided so that if a semiconductor element fails, a redundant semiconductor element can take over the function.
- the semiconductor elements can for example be arranged in an array, ie a regular arrangement of a monolithic display.
- the optoelectronic component can be in a display, d. H. be included in a display device.
- Each of the semiconductor elements can display or represent a pixel of the display.
- each of the semiconductor elements can represent a subpixel of a pixel, each pixel being formed from a plurality of subpixels which, for example, emit light with the colors red, green and blue.
- the semiconductor elements are designed as LEDs.
- An LED has small lateral dimensions in the light-emitting plane, in particular in the range from 140 pm to 750 pm.
- the components in a monolithic array each form a self-contained unit.
- the light emitted by the semiconductor elements can, for example, be light in the visible range, ultraviolet (UV) light and / or infrared (IR) light.
- the optoelectronic component according to the first aspect of the application can also be used, for example, in AR (augmented reality) applications or in other applications for pixelated arrays or pixelated light sources.
- At least one or more or all of the side surfaces of the at least one semiconductor element run obliquely at the level of the active zone. This means, that at least a part of the respective side face forms an angle with the first main surface of the at least one semiconductor element which is not equal to 90 ° and in particular smaller than 90 °.
- the at least one semiconductor element can be beveled over its entire height or only partially, the active zone in any case should be in the beveled area.
- the completely or partially beveled side surfaces can form a boundary surface with an insulation layer with a low refractive index. Due to the beveled side surfaces, light emitted in the horizontal direction is reflected in the direction of the component surface.
- the at least one semiconductor element can have a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection.
- one connection can represent a cathode and the other connection an anode.
- the reflective material can be electrically conductive and be electrically coupled to the first connection of the at least one semiconductor element.
- the first connection can be connected to an n-doped region of the at least one semiconductor element. The reflective material consequently both creates an optical separation between adjacent pixels and also brings about an electrical contact to the at least one semiconductor element.
- the reflective and electrically conductive material surrounding the respective semiconductor elements can be connected to one another, which makes it possible to control the first connections of the semiconductor elements together externally.
- the second connections of the semiconductor elements can in this case be individually controllable, for example via the underside of the semiconductor elements. Since only one contact with a good resolution has to be defined, this configuration is advantageous in the manufacture Position and also facilitates the production of very small pixels, in which the area would not be sufficient to attach two separate contacts to the chip underside.
- the reflective material can, for example, be or contain a metal and be electrodeposited.
- a reflective layer can be arranged below the second main surface of the at least one semiconductor element. As a result, light that exits through the second main surface is reflected back into the semiconductor element and exits the optoelectronic component completely through the top. Furthermore, the reflective layer can be electrically conductive and coupled to the second connection of the at least one semiconductor element. For example, the second connection can be connected to a p-doped region of the at least one semiconductor element. The reflective layer consequently serves in addition to its reflective properties also to create electrical contact with the at least one semiconductor element. It can be provided that the second connection of each semiconductor element can be activated individually.
- the same material as for the reflective material can be used for the reflective layer, but does not have to be used.
- a metal can be used for the reflective layer.
- the reflective layer can be electrically insulating and one or more electrically conductive layers can be arranged above and / or below the reflective layer, which are in particular coupled to the second connection of the at least one semiconductor element.
- the reflective layer can be, for example, a dielectric mirror and in particular be arranged over a metal layer. The electrical contact is then made via a bushing through the dielectric layer or via a side surface of the dielectric layer.
- an electrically conductive and transparent layer can be arranged above the reflective layer, ie between the at least one semiconductor element and the reflective layer.
- the material used for the electrically conductive and transparent layer can be, for example, indium tin oxide (ITO for short).
- a silver mirror is arranged under the electrically conductive and transparent layer, for example made of indium tin oxide, and the dielectric mirror.
- the electrically conductive and transparent layer for example made of indium tin oxide
- the dielectric mirror for example, only one electrically conductive and transparent layer, for example made of indium tin oxide, and a silver mirror can be arranged below the at least one semiconductor element.
- An electrically insulating first material can be arranged between the reflective material and the reflective layer.
- the electrically insulating first material can also be in direct contact with one or more of the side surfaces of the at least one semiconductor element, in particular with the beveled part of the side surfaces.
- the electrically insulating first material can have a lower refractive index than the at least one semiconductor element, in particular than the at least one semiconductor element in the area of the interface with the electrically insulating first material.
- the electrically insulating first material consequently effects electrical insulation between the first and second connections of the at least one semiconductor element.
- light can be reflected back at the interface between the min least one semiconductor element and the electrically insulating first material due to the refractive index contrast.
- the electrically insulating first material can consist, for example, of Si0 2 and in a deposition process, in particular a gas phase deposition process, for example with TEOS (tetraethylorthosilicate), or another process, for example based on silane, are deposited in order to be able to fill high aspect ratios.
- a deposition process in particular a gas phase deposition process, for example with TEOS (tetraethylorthosilicate), or another process, for example based on silane, are deposited in order to be able to fill high aspect ratios.
- a layer with a roughened surface can be arranged which is designed to deflect light in other spatial directions or to scatter light.
- the layer can have a Lambertian emission characteristic.
- the layer can be designed in such a way that light components are deflected at angles beyond the limit angle for total reflection, so that in principle all components can be decoupled and do not remain "trapped" in the component.
- the above-described layer can for example consist of a random or
- the surface can have a roughened structure with sloping flanks, the roughened structure having a maximum height of a few 100 nm.
- the roughened structure can be produced, for example, by etching.
- a random or deterministic topology can be etched into the first main surface in order, in particular, to achieve a Lambertian emission characteristic.
- the roughened first main surface of the at least one semiconductor element can have the same properties as the roughened surface of the layer described above.
- a further layer for example made of SiO 2 , can be deposited which has a different refractive index than the layer below and also has a flat top. Due to its flat upper side, this additional layer enables the dielectric filter to be applied and at the same time preserves the functionality of the roughened surface underneath due to the difference in refractive index.
- the lateral extent of a pixel in the range of, for example, 140 pm to 750 pm allows a small height of the at least one semiconductor element in the range of a few pm.
- the at least one semiconductor element can have a height in the range from 3 pm to 30 pm.
- a device can contain several optoelectronic components which can have the configurations described in the present application.
- Each of the semiconductor elements of a component, together with the associated dielectric filter and the reflective layer arranged below the respective semiconductor element, can be completely laterally surrounded by the reflective material.
- the semiconductor elements are arranged in an array, with adjacent semiconductor elements being separated from one another by the reflective material. Consequently, the reflective material forms a grating and adjacent semiconductor elements are only separated from one another by the grating.
- the first connections of all semiconductor elements can be connected to a common external connection via the reflective material.
- the second connections of the semiconductor elements can be controlled individually.
- the plurality of semiconductor elements are arranged next to one another, an electrically insulating second material being arranged between adjacent semiconductor elements.
- an electrically insulating second material is a casting material.
- the reflective material can also be electrically conductive in this embodiment.
- conductor tracks can extend above and / or below and / or within the electrically insulating second material, which connect the first connections of the semiconductor elements to the common external connection.
- the second connections of the semiconductor elements can be controlled individually.
- a further substrate can be provided for the control, which is placed with a contact in such a way that it connects the terminals of the semiconductor component.
- a method according to a second aspect of the present application is used to produce an optoelectronic component.
- the method comprises that at least one semiconductor element is provided with an active zone which is formed for generating light, and a dielectric filter is arranged above a first main surface of the at least one semiconductor element.
- the dielectric filter is designed such that it only transmits light in predetermined directions.
- a reflective material is arranged or deposited on at least one side surface of the at least one semiconductor element and on at least one side surface of the dielectric filter.
- the method for producing an optoelectronic device according to the second aspect of the application can have the above-described configurations of the optoelectronic component according to these aspects of the application.
- aspects of processing and methods of manufacturing an LED or a display or module are discussed in more detail
- aspects relating to processing also include aspects relating to semiconductor structures or materials and vice versa. In this respect, the following aspects can easily be combined with the previous ones.
- An optical pixel element is therefore proposed for generating an image point of a display, which is formed from at least two subpixels.
- 2, 4, 6, 9, 12 or 16 sub-pixels are provided per pixel element.
- redundancy is created here, with the two subpixels receiving the same control information and being designed for the same wavelength, for example. So if one of these at least two subpixels fails, the pixel element can still emit the light of this wavelength.
- a luminosity of a subpixel can be adjusted in order to compensate for the missing amount of light of a failed subpixel.
- the subpixels are implemented as so-called fields. If a pixel element is designed, for example, as a rectangular structure, the subpixels are formed within the structure of the pixel element by subdividing it into fields again. Each this subpixel in one field can be controlled independently of the subpixels in other fields.
- the subpixels each have an optical emitter area. This is intended to ensure that each subpixel can be individually controlled and functions independently.
- the emitter area comprises a p-n junction, one or more quantum well structures or other active layers provided for generating light.
- the emitter area has a contact on its underside which is provided for connection to a control unit or control electronics.
- the control electronics are designed to electrically control the individual pixel elements and the individual subpixels.
- the control electronics or the control device can be configured to detect a defect in a subpixel and subsequently no longer use the defective subpixel.
- the control electronics can be configured to control an adjacent subpixel in such a way that a luminosity is increased such that a luminosity of an adjacent failed subpixel is compensated.
- a storage unit can be provided in the control electronics, for example, which stores an operating state of a subpixel.
- a central detection of subpixels identified as defective can take place here in order, if necessary, to carry out defect compensation by adjusting luminosity or switching on or off neighboring subpixels or pixel elements.
- the time in which a subpixel is active can be increased in order to compensate for a failed subpixel.
- the control circuit can also control these all with reduced luminous power, reduced duration or also in a multiplexed manner. Use of functional subpixels with a lower current and / or duration may increase the service life of the subpixels.
- a sub-pixel separating element is provided.
- the subpixel separating element has an electrically separating effect with regard to the control of the respective emitter chips or the control of the subpixels. In other words, this sub-pixel separating element can be designed in such a way that an electrical interaction between the emitter chips of the neighboring sub-pixels is prevented.
- control of an emitter chip can possibly have secondary electrical or electromagnetic effects on spatially adjoining or surrounding areas. Under certain circumstances, this can lead to an adjacent emitter chip also being activated when a primary emitter chip is activated.
- the subpixel separating element is therefore designed in such a way that it prevents electrical or optical cross-talk to the neighboring subpixel and a possible activation of the neighboring subpixel.
- the subpixel separating element should be designed to be optically coupling with respect to the light emitted by the emitter chips of the adjacent subpixels, so that the visual impression of individual subpixels being switched off is counteracted.
- Optically coupling is to be understood here as meaning that light that is generated by a primary emitter chip or a primary subpixel can pass through optical crosstalk to the neighboring subpixel. In this way, it can advantageously be prevented that a dark point or dark spot is created as a result of the defect in a subpixel. Instead, light from the neighboring subpixel can pass through and, starting from the subpixel which is defective in itself, emitted in the emission direction. This can advantageously have a visible effect defective subpixels are compensated.
- the subpixel separating element therefore does not act optically separating and should also not be achieved.
- the sub-pixel separating element can be designed in such a way that, although it separates electrically, it does not optically or optically even promote crosstalk.
- the subpixel separating element is only drawn up to shortly before the active layer of the two subpixels or up to the active layer. In other words, the sub-pixel separating element electrically separates two sub-pixel elements that are otherwise connected via common layers.
- the subpixels have a common epitaxial layer.
- pixel elements or entire displays are constructed in such a way that a common layer or several superimposed layers are grown that connect a large number of subpixels and / or pixel elements to one another. This can also be used, for example, to provide a common electrical contact or connection.
- the epitaxial layer has group III elements gallium, indium or aluminum and group V elements nitrogen, arsenic or phosphorus, or combinations thereof or material systems with the elements mentioned. In this way, among other things, a color and wavelength of the emitted light of a light-emitting diode can be influenced.
- the epitaxial layer can also have active semiconductor layers, that is to say for example a p-doped region and an n-doped region including the active boundary regions.
- a first side of the epitaxial layer transversely to a longitudinal extent of an epitaxial layer plane Emitter chip arranged. Its light is then emitted transversely through the epitaxial layer in the direction of a second opposite side of the epitaxial layer and emitted from there.
- the subpixel separating element extends like a trench into the epitaxial layer transversely to the epitaxial layer plane, starting from the first side of the epitaxial layer on which the emitter chip or the LED is arranged.
- the subpixel separating element is implemented here as a recess, gap, slot or similar structure, which can also be filled with an electrically insulating material.
- the insulating material should also be optically transparent in order to simplify optical crosstalk.
- the length of the trench is selected in such a way that control signals to a subpixel do not electrically cross over to a secondary, adjacent subpixel of the same pixel. Such a trench-like structure increases the electrical resistance due to the significantly longer path of the current flow and thus generates electrical decoupling.
- the optical effects that relate to the emitted light relate to a region of the epitaxial layer that is further centered or further in the direction of the second, remote side of the epitaxial layer.
- the depth of the trench is thus chosen in such a way that electrical decoupling is ensured, but on the other hand the trench ends in front of a region of the epitaxial layer in which light can be transmitted between two adjacent subpixels.
- the emission direction of the emitter chip runs, for example, in the direction transversely through the epitaxial layer in order to allow the light to exit on the opposite, second side.
- the trench runs at a right angle relative to the epitaxial layer plane.
- a length dl of the trench is smaller than an entire thickness of the epitaxial layer. It is assumed here that the epitaxial layer has at least approximately the same total thickness over a large number of pixel elements and subpixels.
- the length dl of the trench between the pixel elements is equal to the thickness of the epitaxial layer. In other words, this means that the trench runs continuously from the first side of the epitaxial layer to the second side of the epitaxial layer.
- the trench runs continuously obliquely through the epitaxial layer at an angle between 0 and 90 ° relative to the epitaxial layer plane.
- each pixel element or its subpixel elements comprises a plurality of semiconductor layers in the form of a layer sequence, an active layer also being provided for generating light.
- the active layer can comprise quantum wells or some other structure which is prepared for the generation of light.
- one or more layers spans multiple pixels or subpixels. For example, it can be provided that the active layer extends over several sub-pixels of one color.
- the subpixels or pixel elements can be electrically contacted and / or controlled independently of one another.
- contacts can be provided on the side of the subpixel remote from an epitaxial layer. These can be, for example, mechanical contacts, soldered connections, clamp connections or the like.
- the subpixels of the individual subpixels can be contacted and electrically operated without any significant interaction with the neighboring subpixels of the adjacent subpixels. This can in particular be advantages for recognizing the functional state or operating state of a subpixel, since diagnostic information can be generated individually for each individual subpixel. It is also useful to switch individual subpixels on or off without including the neighboring subpixel. This allows the Reduce thermal or other stress on the subpixels at higher intensities, since several subpixels can be operated simultaneously at lower intensities.
- the individual subpixels are contacted via a carrier substrate.
- the carrier substrate should, on the one hand, enable mechanical stability and, on the other hand, at the same time integrate the fine conductor structures for the individual contacting of the individual subpixels.
- Further elements such as control electronics or driver circuits can also be integrated in the carrier substrate and in particular in silicon wafers. This can have the same material system, but also a different material system via adaptation layers. In this way, silicon can also be used as the carrier material, thereby making it possible, in particular, to easily implement control circuits in this carrier.
- a brightness of the pixel element can be set in that individual subpixels are switched off or switched on. It can be seen as an advantage here that simply switching it off or on can enable effective brightness control. This can, for example, significantly simplify control electronics or a control unit.
- a luminosity of one or more subpixels of the pixel element can also be set. This enables a brightness to be set or calibrated more precisely in even finer gradations or, in conjunction with different wavelengths of the subpixels of the same pixel element, a color spectrum.
- the brightness can be set using PWM control. If a subpixel has failed, an equivalent brightness can still be achieved by extending the PWM control accordingly. Conversely, if the subpixels are intact, the PWM control can be adjusted, which means that the subpixels can be operated at their maximum efficiency possibly also a lower thermal stress and thus a longer service life.
- a brightness dynamic of 2 L 3 levels can be achieved without varying other control variables such as current or ontime.
- a dynamic can be increased by a factor of 2 L 3. This can also limit the complexity of the control electronics and thus the corresponding costs.
- a display which has a plurality of pixel elements, as described above and below.
- a display can be an optical semiconductor display, for example for applications in the augmented reality area or in the automotive area, in which small displays with very high resolutions are used.
- Such a display can also be used in portable devices such as smart watches or wearables.
- a pixel element separating layer is provided between two adjacent pixel elements. This is designed in such a way that the neighboring pixel elements are electrically separated with regard to the control of the respective pixel elements. Furthermore, the pixel element separating layer is designed to perform an optical separation with respect to the light emitted by the pixel elements.
- a pixel element separating layer can initially be understood to be any structure or material that separates two pixel elements from one another. Usually, a large number of such pixel elements are arranged next to one another in one plane, for example on a carrier surface, and connected to control electronics via contacts. In this way, a display can be formed in its entirety.
- the electrical and electromagnetic separation is intended to ensure that a pixel element can be controlled independently of the neighboring adjacent pixel elements and that minimal or no electrical or electromagnetic interaction, in particular no optical interaction, takes place. This is only important in order to be able to generate each image point independently of one another for the representation of certain image content on the display.
- the optical separation in turn, is necessary in order to achieve sufficient sharpness and contrast or delimitation of the individual pixels from one another on the display.
- multiple pixel elements share a common epitaxial layer.
- the pixel element separating layer is designed like a trench and extends transversely to the epitaxial layer plane in the emission direction of the emitter chips.
- the pixel element separating layer is designed as a trench, gap, slot or similar recess which either does not contain any solid material or has, for example, a reflective or absorbent material.
- the pixel separating element is filled with an insulating material in which a mirror layer is incorporated. The insulating material electrically separates two neighboring pixels and the mirror element prevents optical crosstalk.
- the mirror element is also provided for collimating the light or supports it.
- the pixel element separating layer is intended to prevent electrical or electromagnetic signals from being transmitted from one pixel element to the other pixel element. At the same time, the pixel element separating layer should ensure that as little or no light as possible is emitted from one pixel element to an adjacent pixel element.
- the pixel element separating layer can be formed solely in that two separated pixel elements are placed next to one another when they are arranged, and a correspondingly insulating or reflective one is thereby created Boundary layer results.
- the trench runs at right angles to the epitaxial layer plane, a length of the pixel element separating layer being less than or equal to the thickness of the epitaxial layer.
- the trench depth of the pixel element separating layer is greater than a trench depth of the subpixel separating layer. This should in particular offer the advantage that the pixel element separating layer effects both electrical and optical separation due to its greater length. On the other hand, only electrical separation is achieved due to the shallower trench depth between the subpixels, whereby optical crosstalk is definitely desirable.
- the depth of the pixel element separation layer extends through and separates the active layer of second adjacent pixels. In addition, the pixel element separating layer can reach up to the radiation surface or just below it.
- a method for calibrating a pixel element is proposed. This method is based on the idea that optimal control should be made possible when a display is put into operation. This can mean, for example, that the defective subpixel is to be recognized as such and then, if necessary, no further activation takes place. In this way, for example, error messages or malfunctions can be avoided.
- optimal control should be made possible when a display is put into operation. This can mean, for example, that the defective subpixel is to be recognized as such and then, if necessary, no further activation takes place. In this way, for example, error messages or malfunctions can be avoided.
- Through the structure of the pixel elements with the subpixels it can be achieved that each subpixel can be individually controlled and checked.
- a sub-pixel of a pixel element is controlled, for example by control electronics or a control unit.
- defect information of a subpixel is detected.
- the control electronics can be configured and designed such that a malfunction or a Defect is recognized.
- a current strength can be measured or other electrical variables can be evaluated.
- the defect information is stored in a memory unit of the control unit.
- This information can be used, for example, to provide optimized control by the control electronics. If, for example, a certain luminosity is to be achieved and it is known that a certain subpixel is defective, the control electronics can appropriately control the neighboring subpixels in a differentiated manner, for example to compensate for a luminous intensity. As a result, an amount of light emitted by the pixel element would be exactly or almost unchanged despite a defective subpixel and would not be noticeable to a viewer.
- control electronics can be configured in such a way that they successively check all available subpixels via the individual, separately addressable emitter chips and thus detect a functional state of the entire pixel element. According to one example, this can take place once when a display is switched on or after a certain period of time has elapsed.
- the edge of the etched active zone is passivated by means of various methods for the solution. Such methods are regrowth, in-situ passivation layer application, diffusion of species to shift the pn junction and to enlarge the band gap around the active zone, as well as wet-etch washing to remove the damage as far as possible.
- a pixel structure with a material bridge is proposed, which also includes at least the active layer. This reduces an increased defect density in the region of the active layer.
- an array of optoelectronic pixels or subpixels comprises a respective pixel or subpixel which forms an active zone between an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer.
- material of the layer sequence from the n-doped side and from the p-doped side up to or in cladding layers or up to or at least partially into the active zone is interrupted or removed between two adjacent formed pixels. In this way, material transitions are formed with a maximum thickness d c , as a result of which electrical and / or optical conductivities in the material transition are reduced.
- a method for producing an array of optoelectronic pixels or subpixels in which, in a first step, a full-area layer sequence with an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer is provided along the array, between which one active zone suitable for light emission is formed. Then between adjacent pixels to be formed material of the layer sequence from the n-doped side and from the p-doped side up to or into undoped cladding layers or until just before or near the active zone. The removal can be carried out by means of an etching process.
- a material transition remains between the neighboring pixels, which encompasses the active zone and optionally a small area above, below or from both sides. This includes a maximum thickness d c at which an electrical and / or optical conductivity is effectively reduced by the material transition.
- an array of pixels can be generated over a large area. Material is removed by the etching process, but a material transition remains between adjacent pixels or subpixels, which comprises the active layer. As a result of the etching process, the defect density in the area of the active layer, especially in the pixel areas, does not increase. Nevertheless, the individual pixels or sub-pixels are optically and electrically separated from one another. It is therefore proposed to produce pixel emitter arrays without etching through the active zone in such a way that optical and electrical crosstalk as well as performance and reliability losses of etched active zones are avoided. In this way, etching defects are avoided or their number is effectively reduced.
- a pixel or subpixel each comprises at least one optoelectronic component or an LED, which emit light during operation.
- a pixel or subpixel each comprises at least one optoelectronic component or an LED, which emit light during operation.
- several sub-pixels of different colors are combined into one pixel, also referred to as a picture element.
- the removed material can be at least partially replaced by means of a filler material.
- a filler material In other words, after the partial removal of the material and in particular of the n- or p-doped layers, the space that has arisen is refilled, so that a planar surface is created results.
- the functions of mechanical support, bonding and / or electrical insulation can thus be provided.
- the removed material can be at least partially replaced by means of a material that has a relatively small band gap and thus absorbs light from the active zone. This effectively reduces an optical over talk.
- the removed material can be replaced at least partially with a material with a high refractive index, in particular greater than the refractive index of one of the cladding layers or the active zone. In this way, highly refractive interfaces can be produced that stop the propagation of fundamental modes.
- light-absorbing material and / or material with a high refractive index can be applied to a respective material transition. The material thus influences a waveguide in the material transition and thus prevents crosstalk.
- the material can be formed with a high refractive index by diffusing or implanting a material that increases the refractive index into a filler material, in particular into a respective cladding layer. This allows the arrays to be effectively improved with regard to crosstalk in a simple manner without etching.
- a material to increase light absorption and / or a material to increase electrical resistance can then be introduced into the active zone of a respective material transition.
- the corresponding procedures are relatively easy to carry out. This allows the arrays to be effectively improved with regard to crosstalk in a simple manner without etching.
- At least one optical structure in particular a photonic crystal and / or a Bragg mirror can be generated.
- a photonic crystal and / or a Bragg mirror can be generated along the material transitions, on or in them.
- Such a photonic crystal or structure can also be used to improve collimation of the light.
- an electrical bias can be applied to the two main surfaces of the material transitions by means of two opposing electrical contacts and an electrical field can be generated by a respective material transition.
- This is an effective element in reducing optical crosstalk.
- the electric field is generated by applying a bias voltage.
- This bias voltage can, for example, be derived from the voltage for operating the pixels or originate from this. In some aspects, however, such a field can also be determined by an inherent material property.
- an electric field is generated by a respective material transition by means of an n-doped material and / or p-doped material that is applied to at least one of the two main surfaces of the material transitions or is grown on. In this way, electrical fields are built into the corresponding array, with no voltage being required.
- the exposed main surfaces of the material transitions and / or exposed surface regions of the pixels can be electrically insulated and passivated by means of a respective passivation layer, in particular comprising silicon dioxide.
- a respective passivation layer in particular comprising silicon dioxide.
- the main surfaces of the pixels can be electrically contacted by means of contact layers, so that a vertical optical component is thereby generated.
- One of the main surfaces can have a common used layer be connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner.
- the material and / or the material transitions between a pixel and its neighboring pixels can be designed differently from one another, in particular depending on the direction.
- OLEDs among other things, have been proposed for displays with active, pixel-sized light sources. Disadvantages are their insufficient luminance and a limited service life.
- a display arrangement comprising an IC substrate component and a monolithic pixelated optochip placed on it.
- a monolithic pixelated optochip is a matrix-shaped arrangement of light-emitting, optoelectronic components that are created on a coherent chip substrate by a common manufacturing process.
- the IC substrate component has monolithically integrated circuits, which in turn result from a common manufacturing process.
- the monolithic pixelated optochip comprises a semiconductor layer sequence with a first semiconductor layer having a first doping and a second semiconductor layer having a second doping, the polarity of the charge carriers in the first semiconductor layer differing from that of the second semiconductor layer.
- the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer preferably extend in Lateral direction over the entire monolithic pixelated optochip.
- the first semiconductor layer can have p-doping and the second semiconductor layer can have n-doping.
- Reverse doping is just as possible as the use of a plurality of partial layers of the same doping for at least one of the semiconductor layers that differ in the doping strength and / or with respect to the semiconductor material.
- the semiconductor layer can form a double heterostructure.
- the active zone lies in a doped or undoped active layer which is applied between the first and the second semiconductor layer and has, for example, one or more quantum well structures.
- the individual light-emitting, optoelectronic light sources of the pixelated optochip each represent LEDs that are arranged as a matrix, each LED having an LED rear side facing the IC substrate component and a first light source contact which adjoins the first semiconductor layer and makes contact is electrically connected to one of the IC substrate contacts.
- each LED in the pixelated optical chip is designed in such a way that it comprises an area of one of the above-mentioned active layers.
- the active layer or also another of the above-mentioned layers can be interrupted between neighboring LEDs, so that crosstalk is avoided.
- the inventors have recognized that a technically simplified display arrangement with high packing density can be realized if the projection area of the first light source lennaps on the LED back corresponds to at most half the area of the LED back and the first light source contact is surrounded in the lateral direction by a rear absorber is.
- the lateral direction is understood to mean a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction determined by averaging the surface normals of the semiconductor layer sequence.
- a first light source contact which is applied over a small area and is significantly smaller than the pixel area of the associated LED, results in a lateral narrowing of the current path in the semiconductor layer stack.
- the lateral extent of an active zone is therefore limited to [pm] dimensions, so that individually controllable LEDs are separated from one another due to the localized recombination zone within the semiconductor layer stack.
- the pixel size of each LED which is defined in the present case as the maximum surface diagonal of the LED rear side, is expediently selected to be ⁇ 1500 ⁇ m and preferably ⁇ 900 ⁇ m and in particular in the range from 200 ⁇ m to 1200 ⁇ m.
- the preferred first light source contact is even smaller, the projection area of the first light source steering contact onto the LED rear side taking up at most 25% and preferably at most 10% of the area of the LED rear side for advantageous designs.
- the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer with a p- or n-conductivity less than 10 4 Sm_1 , preferably less than 3 * 10 3 Sm_1 , more preferably less than 10 3 SITU 1 are preferred executed so that the lateral expansion of the current path is limited.
- the layer thickness of the first semiconductor layer in the stacking direction is at most ten times and preferably at most five times the maximum diagonal of the first light source contact in the lateral direction.
- a first light source contact on the monolithic pixelated optochip does not directly adjoin the assigned IC substrate contact. Instead, based on the stacking direction, the actual optochip contact element, whose cross-sectional area is greater than that of the first light source contact, lies below the first light source contact is. This measure simplifies the positioning of the monolithic pixelated optochip on the IC substrate component and the mutual contacting without impairing the lateral limitation of the current path.
- the area around the compact first light source contact is used to arrange a rear absorber which reduces the optical crosstalk between adjacent LEDs.
- a rear absorber which reduces the optical crosstalk between adjacent LEDs.
- the downwardly directed electromagnetic radiation emanating from the active zone in an angular position is absorbed if a critical angle to the stacking direction is exceeded.
- Preferred materials for the rear absorber are structured layers with silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide. It is also possible to install graphene or soot particles in the rear absorber.
- the rear absorber surrounds the first light source contact laterally and extends laterally from this, whereby rear absorbers of adjacent LEDs adjoin one another and are preferably made in one piece.
- the rear absorber extends in the stacking direction at least as far as the first semiconductor layer.
- a section of the rear absorber runs within the correspondingly structured first semiconductor layer and shields the border area between adjacent LEDs.
- reflective radiation blockers such as structured elements made of reflector materials such as aluminum, gold or silver, or made of dielectric materials whose refractive index is lower than that of the first semiconductor layer, can be used.
- the rear absorber not only fulfills an optical function, but also serves as an electrical insulator to laterally limit the current path.
- the display arrangement has, in the stacking direction, a second light source con- clock, which consists of a transparent material such as indium tin oxide (ITO) and is electrically connected to a transparent, extensive contact layer on the front of the pixelated optochip.
- the second light source contact is formed by the large-area contact layer itself, so that the entirety of the second light source contacts of the LEDs arranged in matrix form can be applied as a common area contact.
- the second light source contact is adjacent to the contact layer in a contacting manner, with second light source contacts of adjacent LEDs being separated from one another by a front absorber in a lateral direction perpendicular to the stacking direction.
- the front absorber can consist of a material which absorbs the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the active zone or a material which reflects this radiation. Additionally or alternatively, the front absorber can act as an electrical insulator and contribute to the lateral restriction of the current path for the localization of the recombination zone to an area with [pm] dimensions.
- the front absorber extends counter to the stacking direction at least in a part of the second semiconductor layer. Furthermore, the lower and / or upper sides of the second light source contact and / or that of the contact layer and / or the upper side of the second semiconductor layer can have an optically effective structuring to improve the coupling-out of light.
- an IC substrate component with monolithically integrated circuits and with IC substrate contacts arranged as a matrix is electrically conductively connected to a monolithic pixelated optochip.
- a semiconductor layer sequence with a first semiconductor layer having a first doping and a second semiconductor layer having a second doping is preferably grown epitaxially, the polarity of the charge carriers in the first semiconductor layer being different from that of the second semiconductor layer and the semiconductor layer sequence being a Specifies the stacking direction.
- LEDs arranged as a matrix are applied in the pixelated optochip, each LED having a rear side facing the IC substrate component and a first light source contact which adjoins the first semiconductor layer in a contacting manner and is electrically connected to one of the IC substrate contacts .
- the first light source contact is formed with a size such that its projection surface with a surface normal perpendicular to the stacking direction takes up at most half the surface of the rear side of the LED.
- the first light source contact is surrounded by a rear absorber in a lateral direction pointing perpendicular to the stacking direction.
- FIG. 1 shows an illustration of an embodiment of an optoelectronic device with an LED semiconductor element and a dielectric filter according to some aspects of the proposed principle
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are illustrations of an exemplary embodiment of an optoelectronic device with an array of several semiconductor elements.
- FIGS. 3A to 3E are representations of two further exemplary embodiments of an optoelectronic device with a plurality of LEDs according to some aspects;
- FIG. 4 shows a simplified structure of a display with pixel elements arranged in rows and columns;
- FIG. 5 shows an enlarged section from a display according to the previous figure with a pixel element and subpixels
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic vertical sectional illustration through a section of a display according to the proposed concept with a pixel element separating layer and subpixel separating elements
- FIG. 7 shows steps of a method for calibrating a pixel element with a pixel element separation layer and subpixel separation elements
- FIG. 8 shows a first exemplary embodiment of a pixel array according to some aspects of the proposed principle, in which adjacent pixels are connected by a thin material bridge;
- FIG. 9 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a pixel array with two LEDs connected by a material bridge
- Figure 10A is a third embodiment of a pixel array with some aspects according to the proposed principle
- FIG. 10B is a diagram for the exemplary embodiment of the previous figure, which illustrates the energy curve with a view of the material bridge;
- FIG. 11 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of a pixel array with some aspects according to the proposed principle
- Figure 12A is a fifth embodiment of a pixel array
- FIG. 12B shows an embodiment of a pixel array with adjacent LEDs, a material bridge, in which a coupling-out structure according to some of the aspects disclosed here is additionally provided.
- FIG. 13 shows a sixth embodiment of a pixel array;
- Figure 14 is a seventh embodiment of a pixel array with further aspects
- FIG. 15 forms an eighth embodiment of a pixel array
- FIG. 16 shows a ninth embodiment of a pixel array
- FIG. 17 shows an exemplary embodiment with various steps for a method for producing a pixel array according to the proposed concept
- FIG. 18 shows an exemplary embodiment of a display device composed of a monolithic pixel array with a monolithic IC in a cross-sectional illustration according to some aspects of the proposed concept
- FIG. 19 shows the previous exemplary embodiment of the proposed display device in a cross-sectional illustration with a sketched possible light path
- FIG. 20 illustrates a second exemplary embodiment of the proposed display device with monolithic pixel array and IC in a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 21 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of the proposed display device in a cross-sectional view with additional measures for guiding light
- a defined emission characteristic is required for some applications.
- Other applications that require a Lambertian radiator can easily be modified based on a solution for directional radiation by applying an additional diffuser element. Therefore, a solution with an improved and directional radiation characteristic of an LED, to which a dielectric filter with additional reflective sides is placed, is a suitable starting point for a variety of applications monolithic display.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically an optoelectronic component 10 in cross section. The structure, the function and the production of the optoelectronic component 10 are described below.
- the optoelectronic component 10 contains a pixel 11 with an optoelectronic component in the form of an LED, also referred to as an LED semiconductor element 12.
- the LED semiconductor element 12 contains an active zone 13 which is designed to generate light, and has a height in the range from 1 to 2 gm.
- the LED semiconductor element 12 has a first main surface 14, a second main surface 15 opposite the first main surface 14 and, for example, four Side surfaces 16 on.
- the side surfaces 16 are each beveled in the lower area in such a way that they form an angle oc with the first main surface 14 of less than 90 ° in the beveled area.
- the active zone 13 is at the level of the inclined area.
- a layer 17 which contains a random or deterministic topology.
- a corresponding topology can be etched into the first main surface 14 of the LED semiconductor element 12.
- a further layer, not shown in FIG. 1, is deposited over layer 17 and has a different refractive index than layer 17.
- the layer 17, in combination with the layer deposited over it, has the effect that light which does not emerge perpendicular to the first main surface 14 from the LED semiconductor element 12 is deflected in other directions, for example by reflection at the interface between the layer 17 and the layer above.
- the layer arranged above layer 17 has the function of providing a smooth surface onto which the electrical mirror layers can be applied.
- a dielectric filter 18 which consists of a stack of dielectric layers and is designed in such a way that it only transmits light components within a specified angular cone, while flatter rays are reflected.
- the angular cone is aligned with its axis perpendicular to the first main surface 14 of the LED semiconductor element 12.
- a reflective material 19 which is electrically conductive and consists for example of a metal, is deposited on all side surfaces 16 of the LED semiconductor element 12.
- the reflective material 19 is in contact with the n-doped region of the LED semiconductor element 12.
- the reflective layer 20 is in contact with the p-doped region of the LED semiconductor element 12.
- the beveled side surfaces 16 of the LED semiconductor element 12 are covered by an electrically insulating first material 21.
- the electrically insulating first material 21 is arranged between the material 19 and the layer 20 and provides electrical insulation between the n- and p-contacts of the LED semiconductor element 12. Furthermore, the material 21 has a low refractive index so that light which emerges from the LED semiconductor element 12 at the beveled side surfaces 16 is reflected.
- the layer formed from the reflective material 19 is designed in such a way that it completely surrounds the pixel 11 in the horizontal direction and extends over the entire pixel 11 in the vertical direction. That is, the layer of reflective material 19 extends from the bottom of the electrically insulating first material 21 over the LED semiconductor element 12 to the top of the dielectric filter 18. Any light that emerges from the pixel 11 laterally , is backreflek benefits by the reflective material 19 so that light with high directionality can only emerge on the upper side of the optoelectronic device 10.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B schematically show an optoelectronic component 30 in a plan view from above and in cross section.
- the optoelectronic component 30 contains a multiplicity of pixels 11, as have been described above.
- the Pixel 11 are arranged in an array and separated from one another by the reflective material 19, which extends through the optoelectronic device 30 in a grid shape.
- an external connection 31 is provided, which makes it possible to contact the n-regions of the LED semiconductor elements 12 from outside the optoelectronic component 30.
- the anodes of the LED semiconductor elements 12 are connected to one another, which is referred to as a common anode arrangement.
- a common cathode arrangement in which the cathodes are connected to one another is also possible.
- the array of pixels 11 is placed on a carrier 32.
- the carrier 32 has a p-contact connection 33 for each p-contact, so that the p-contacts of each of the pixels 11 can be controlled individually, for example by an IC.
- the optoelectronic device 30 allows a very high pixel density. In addition, thanks to the monolithic structure, the arrangement can be largely scaled.
- FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C show an optoelectronic component 40 in a plan view from above or in cross section, two different variants being shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C.
- the optoelectronic component 40 contains a multiplicity of pixels 11, the pixels 11 not being arranged directly adjacent to one another as in the optoelectronic component 30 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, but being spaced apart from one another. Each pixel 11 in the optoelectronic component 40 is completely covered by the reflective material 19 on its four side surfaces. The space between the Pi xeln 11 is filled with an electrically insulating second material 41, for example a potting material.
- the n-contacts of the LEDs in the pixels 11 can be connected to the underside or to the top or between the top and bottom of the optoelectronic component 40.
- the pixels 11 are placed on a carrier 42 into which n-contact connections 43 are integrated, which connect the n-contacts of the pixels 11 to one another.
- the carrier 42 has a p-contact connection 44 for each p-contact, so that the p-contacts of each pixel 11 can be activated individually.
- the carrier 42 may also contain an IC.
- the spaced-apart arrangement of the LED semiconductor elements 12 in the optoelectronic device 40 also allows contacting in which both the n-contact and the p-contact of each pixel 11 can be controlled individually.
- FIG. 3C shows an alternative variant in which a carrier 45 contains only individual p-contact connections 46 for each pixel 11 arranged on the carrier 45.
- P-doped and n-doped layers can also be interchanged.
- conductor tracks 47 are arranged in a grid-like manner, which connect the n-contacts of the pixels 11 to one another and lead to an external connection 48 which is arranged on one side of the optoelectronic device 40, as FIG. 3A shows.
- FIG. 3D shows an embodiment in which, in the case of an essentially rectangular semiconductor element or LED 12, a dielectric layer 19 'is formed on two opposite sides.
- a dielectric layer 19 ' is formed on two opposite sides.
- the dielectric elements 19 and 19 ′ alternately wrap around the semiconductor element 12 and the dielectric filter 18.
- the dielectric elements 19 and 19 ' are designed differently.
- Element 19 ′ comprises at least one electrically conductive partial area, for example in the form of an area along the side wall of the LED 12 or also in the form of a plurality of strips running along the side wall.
- Element 19 is not electrically connected to LED 12, so it does not contribute to the power supply of element 12.
- the direction of the current is indicated by the arrow in FIG. 3D.
- the current either flows to the surface and from there through the dielectric filter 18 into the semiconductor layer to the active area.
- the conductive portion of the dielectric element is connected to a contact layer on the LED.
- the contact layer could, for example, be arranged between the dielectric filter and the LED and designed as a cover electrode, such as that shown in FIG. 3A by the thin layer, not designated, between the elements 12 and 18. In both cases the contact layer serves to spread the current over the entire surface.
- FIG 4 a simplified schematic representation of an electronic display 10 is shown to derive the aspect of pixel elements with electrically separated and optically coupled subpixels, as it is often used in monitors, televisions, display panels or small devices such as smart watches or smartphones.
- the basic structure is known to be realized via a closely adjacent arrangement of a plurality of pixels or pixel elements 12 in one plane.
- the pixel elements 12 are organized in rows and columns and can be individually controlled electronically. The control takes place in such a way that they are varied in this way both in their luminosity and in their color tone and emitted wavelength.
- each pixel often comprises three sub-pixels, which in turn are designed for the emission of different wavelengths.
- the pixel elements 12 are often applied to a substrate or a carrier structure 14, which in this aspect are primarily intended to ensure mechanical stability of the arrangement.
- a substrate or a carrier structure 14 which in this aspect are primarily intended to ensure mechanical stability of the arrangement.
- pixel elements 12 in order to generate a sufficiently high resolution, in some cases several million such pixel elements 12 have to be spatially densely arranged both mechanically and electrically connected. At the same time, in many cases, defective pixels 12 can be seen as dark points between the active pixels.
- due to extremely small dimensions, for example for LEDs on the one hand the density and resolution of such displays increase, on the other hand there is also a need for the most error-free function possible and production with few rejects.
- substrate 14 is given that at the same time includes the control elements and serves as a support structure for the pixels.
- individual pixel elements 12 are provided, which here are rectangular and have the same size. These identical sizes of the pixel elements 12 are often advantageous in terms of production, but according to one example can also be designed in different shapes or sizes.
- the pixel element 12 has a length 11 and a width bl.
- a pixel element separation layer 16 is provided between the pixel elements 12. The latter is in the range of less gm, for example 2 gm to 100 gm.
- the pixel element separating layer 16 is embodied in such a way that the neighboring pixel elements 12 are electrically separated with regard to the control of the respective pixel elements.
- FIG. 6 shows a section of a pixel element in a cross-sectional representation.
- the pixel elements 12 are separated by a pixel element separating layer 16 and each comprise subpixels 18.
- the pixel element separating layer 16 provides electrical and optical separation between the pixel elements 12. This is intended to prevent light emitted by a pixel element 12 from Det is, by optical crosstalk in an adjacent arranged pixel element 12 crosses and is emitted from there.
- a further subdivision according to the invention into subpixels 18 is shown here, for example for a selected pixel element 12.
- the subpixels 18, also referred to as so-called fields, have the same size and shape here.
- a length 12 of a subpixel 18 is defined, wherein according to an example the length 11 of the pixel element 12 can result from a multiple of the length 12 of the subpixel 12 of the same size, including any gaps.
- a width b2 of a subpixel is specified, and here too, according to an example, the width b1 of the pixel element can result from an approximate multiple of the width b2 of the subpixel 18 of the same size, including any spaces.
- the division of the pixel elements 12 into subpixels 18 or so-called fields is only shown for one pixel element 12. The structuring is, however, applicable to all pixel elements 12 arranged in a display 10.
- a subpixel separating element 20 is provided between two adjacent subpixels 18 of the same pixel element 12.
- This subpixel separating element 20 is designed in such a way that electrical separation takes place with regard to the control of an assigned subpixel (of length 12) (see FIG. 6).
- the subpixel separating element 20 is also configured such that an optical coupling or optical crosstalk is made possible with regard to the light emitted by the subpixels 18. In other words, this means that within a pixel element 12 photons or light from a subpixel 18 can cross talk to one or more of the subpixels 18 located in the same pixel element 12, but not between two pixel elements 12.
- the various possible emittable colors of a pixel element 12 can be generated by a combination of the basic colors red, green and blue.
- a pixel element 12 may contain sub-pixels 18 that may emit different wavelengths of light.
- the total of nine subpixels 18 are identified by the letters A to K, for example.
- the subpixels A, D and G are designed as red LEDs, the subpixels B, E and H as green LEDs and the subpixels C, F and K as blue LEDs. If, for example, red light is to be emitted by the pixel element 12, the subpixels A, D and G are controlled simultaneously via the control electronics. If necessary, the control electronics can be used to test whether all subpixels A, D and G are functioning correctly. A desired brightness can then be set in this way.
- optical crosstalk can also take place over a plurality of subpixels within a pixel element 12.
- FIG. 6 shows a sectional illustration through a partial area of a display 10.
- a substrate 14 is shown, which, among other things, is intended to provide a mechanically sufficiently stable support structure for receiving the remaining structure elements. According to one example, this can be a wafer of a silicon IC.
- the substrate 14 can additionally have a driver circuit or control electronics (not shown) and various electrical connections.
- contact structures 24 are provided that can be used to control a subpixel area 26. In the example shown here, this is arranged directly adjacent to the contact structures 24. Via the contact structures 24 it is possible to control an emitter chip 26 individually and selectively via the control electronics.
- An epitaxial layer 26 has, for example, different layers which, among other things, permit functionality of light-emitting diodes.
- a p-n junction can be implemented by appropriately differently doped layers or also have one or more quantum well structures.
- a region of a p-n junction 28 is indicated here schematically and in a simplified manner by a dashed line. The structures of the pixel elements 12 and the subpixels 18 are now incorporated in the epitaxial layer 26.
- the individual pixel elements 12 can be seen in detail via pixel element separating layers 16. These each have a length 11, which corresponds to a distance between two pixel element separating layers 16. Within the pixel elements 12, three subpixels 18 can be delimited here in the longitudinal direction. These each have a length of 12. Subpixel separating elements 20 are arranged between the individual subpixels 18.
- the pixel element separating layers 16 and the subpixel separating element 20 are each as a trench or similar structure.
- the pixel element separating layers 16 and the sub-pixel separating element 20 are each incorporated into the epitaxial layer 26 as a trench-like, gap-like or similar structure, for example by means of etching processes.
- An electrically insulating material for example SiO2, is then deposited in the trenches.
- a trench depth dl of the pixel element separating layer 16 is selected to be greater than a trench depth d2 of the sub-pixel separating element 20. This means that the smaller depth d2 of the trench of the subpixel separating element 20 optical crosstalk between subpixels 18 is possible, please include.
- both optical crosstalk 30 and electrical crosstalk are prevented by the deeper trench dl of the pixel element separating layer 16.
- a depth d2 of the trench of the subpixel separating element 20 is selected such that it runs through an area of a p-n junction 28. This can advantageously prevent two adjacent sub-pixels 18 or the associated emitter chips 22 from interacting electrically and / or from electrical or optical crosstalk from occurring.
- the pixel element separating layer 16 runs through the active layer up to the edge of the opposite radiation surface, but does not cut through it.
- the area close to the surface can be designed as a common contact that connects all pixels and subpixels to a potential connection.
- the pixel element separating layer 16 can comprise a mirror layer, so that a light generated by the pixel is optically deflected.
- the subpixel separating element 20 extends through the active layer, but ends shortly thereafter. This prevents electrical crosstalk, however not the optical one.
- the subpixel separating element 20 also extends only as far as the active layer or slightly into it.
- the pixel element separating layer 16 and the subpixel separating elements 20 are designed as trenches with essentially vertical side walls, the invention is not restricted thereto. It is also possible to consciously choose other shapes that also have further functionality such as Light collimation or light guidance. As an example of this, inclined sidewalls for the pixel element separation layer 16
- a method 100 for calibrating a pixel element 12 is shown in FIG.
- a subpixel 18 of a pixel element 12 is controlled as described above and below.
- This control of the subpixels 18 should allow a test of the function of the subpixels 18 in question. This can take place, for example, using control signals from control electronics, which in turn can be made possible by separate contacting of each individual subpixel 18.
- defect information of a subpixel 18 is detected. In other words, information is generated here as to whether the subpixel 18 in question is functioning correctly.
- defect information can be, for example, a flag or a specific value that contains information about a correct function of the subpixel 18.
- this defect information can be stored, for example, in a storage unit of control electronics. This can serve to compensate for defective subpixels by appropriately adapted control signals of the associated subpixels of the same wavelength and thereby achieve correct functioning of the entire pixel element 12.
- the subpixel separating element 20 can be designed such that optical crosstalk between subpixels 18 of the same color or wavelength is possible, the subpixel separating element 20 being designed to be optically separating between subpixels 18 of different colors or wavelengths.
- FIG. 8 An expansion of pixelated or other emitters in which optical and electrical crosstalk between pixels of an array is prevented by a pixel structure with a material bridge is shown in FIG. 8. This shows a section of an array A in a cross section, in which two adjacent optoelectronic pixels P are connected by a material bridge.
- the array A has two optoelectronic pixels P in the form of ver tical LEDs, which were produced over the entire area.
- Each pixel P comprises an n-doped layer 1, a p-doped layer 3 and an active zone 5 suitable for light emission.
- material of the layer sequence was added from the n-doped side and from the p-doped side away. All that remains is a thin material transition 9 with a maximum thickness d c , which comprises the active layer 5 and a thin cladding layer 7.
- the cladding layer can be formed from the same material as layers 3 or 5, the material transition is significantly longer than it is thick.
- the thickness d c is chosen so that no electromagnetic wave can propagate in the material transition. Optical modes are thus suppressed. In other words, the electrical and / or optical conductivity of the material transition 9 in FIG. 8 is effectively reduced in the horizontal direction.
- the two main surfaces of the material transitions 9 exposed as a result of the removal of the material of the layer sequence and exposed surface areas 11 of the pixels P are electrically insulated and passivated by means of a respective passivation layer 13, in particular comprising silicon dioxide.
- the Areas of the removed material of the layer sequence are also filled with a filler material 15.
- the two main surfaces of the pixels P are electrically contacted by means of contact layers 33, these end contacts being able to form.
- Contact layers 33 can have transparent material, for example ITO, in such a way that the light generated or received by the pixels P shines through the transparent material.
- the active zone 5 comprises one or more quantum wells or other structures. Your band gap is matched to the desired wavelength of the emitted light.
- the maximum thickness d c is selected such that all fundamental modes are prevented from propagating along the active zone 5 of the material transitions 9 to the next pixel P.
- the maximum thickness d c of an active zone 5 of a material transition 9 for this condition depends on the difference in refractive index between the active zone 5 and the cladding layers 7 of the material transition 9 corresponding to a waveguide. In general, this means that the material transition should be as thin as possible. On the one hand, this makes crosstalk of optical modes more difficult, since the wave cannot propagate in the horizontal direction. On the other hand, the low maximum thickness d c makes further electrical crosstalk more difficult.
- the thin cladding layers 7 of the active zone 5 surrounding the active zone generally show a high surface resistance and can only carry little current. A further reduction also reduces electrical crosstalk here due to the increasing resistance.
- the maximum thickness d c also depends on the refractive index and the thickness of the active zone 5.
- the maximum thickness d c is greater than or equal to the thickness of the active zone 5.
- the maximum thickness d c also depends on the distance between the adjacent pixels P. The greater the distance, the greater the maximum thickness d c can be.
- a suggested range of maximum Thickness d c is between 100 nm and 4 gm, in particular between 100 nm and 1 gm.
- the layers shown in Figure 8 have thicknesses that depend on the materials used, including the doping materials, the concentration versus depth doping profile, the angles of the sidewalls, the pixel size, the interpixel spacing, and the overall array size.
- a lower limit for the total thickness is around 100 nm.
- Suitable material systems for the pixels P are, for example, In (Ga, Al) As (Sb, P), SiGe, Zn (Mg, Cd) S (Se, Te), Ga (Al) N, HgCdTe.
- Suitable materials for contact layers 33 are metals such as Au, Ag, Ti, Pt, Pd, Cr, Rh, Al, Ni and the like, alone or as alloys with Zn, Ge, Be. This material can also be used as the filler material 15, which then serves as a bonding material in addition to the filler function.
- Conductive material also has possible reflective and other properties.
- Transparent conductive oxides such as ZnO or ITO (InSnO) can also be used as contact layers 33 for contacting and also provide a common contact for either the p-side or the n-side of the array.
- Dielectrics such as fluorides, oxides and nitrides of Ti, Ta, Hf, Zr, Nb, Al, Si, Mg can be used as transparent isolators.
- This material can be used for passivation layers 13.
- This material can also be used as the filling material 15, which then serves as an electrical insulator in addition to the filling function.
- Values of the refractive indices of the active zone 5 and of the cladding layers 7 depend entirely on the materials used.
- the maximum thickness d c also depends on the refractive index of the dielectric produced by means of the passivation layer 13 and / or the filling material 15. The smaller the refractive index difference between active zone 5 and dielectric, the more the maximum thickness d c for the same crosstalk can be greater.
- FIG. 9 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a pixel array A in a cross section.
- the array A shown here in FIG. 9 differs from the array A shown in FIG. 8 in that a light-absorbing material 17 having a relatively small band gap at least partially fills the regions of the removed material of the layer sequence. Furthermore, the light-absorbing material 17 rests directly on the material transitions 9, since no passivation layers 13 are formed on them. Only exposed surface areas 11 of the pixels P are electrically isolated and passivated by means of a respective passivation layer 13.
- Their material can include silicon dioxide, for example, so that there is no electrical short circuit between material 3 and 17.
- a filler material 15 is formed on the material transition 9, the passivation layer 13 remaining between them.
- the use of the light-absorbing Mate rials 17 provides additional suppression of optical over talk.
- the light-absorbing material 17 between the pixels P reduces a waveguide by absorbing the light that emerges from the active zone 5 in the region of the material transitions 9. The wave line is attenuated along the material transitions 9.
- Suitable as light-absorbing material 17 are metals, alloys, dielectrics or semiconductors with a band gap smaller than the band gap of the material transition 9 which initially acts as a waveguide. This also includes the energy of the light larger so that it is absorbed by the material 17. For example, a floating eye that absorbs 50% of red wavelengths can be used.
- the light-absorbing material 17 is grown on the material transitions 9 for example by means of CVD (chemical vapor deposition) or PVD (physical vapor deposition; physical gas phase deposition) by generating epitaxial layers. The light-absorbing material 17 was applied to the cladding layers 7 or grown on here.
- FIG. 10A shows a third exemplary embodiment of a pixel array A according to the invention in a cross section.
- a material 19 is formed with a refractive index that is larger than the removed material, in particular the doped material or a filler material 15 but not greater than the refractive index of the cladding layers 7 or the active zone 5 should be.
- the waveguide in the transition material 9 is also attenuated.
- the layer sequence on the substrate 35 is finally covered by a protective cover layer 37.
- the material 19 with an increased refractive index is grown epitaxially on the material transitions 9, for example by means of chemical or physical vapor deposition.
- the application or growth takes place after the removal of the original n-doped and / or p-doped layer material between two pixels P in each case and after passivation of exposed surface regions 11, in particular side surfaces, of the pixels P by applying passivation layers 13.
- the material 19 with an enlarged refractive index was applied or grown on the cladding layers 7 here. No passivation layers 13 are formed at the material transitions 9. This is the area below the material transition 9.
- GaAs can be used as material 19 with an enlarged refractive index to an active AlGaAs Zone 5 of a material transition 9 must have grown.
- the material 19 is formed with an increased refractive index, in that a material 21 increasing the refractive index has been diffused or implanted into a filler material 15 up to or into the cladding layers 7. This is shown in FIG. 10A by the area above the material transition 9.
- the material 19 with an enlarged refractive index can be formed in FIG. 10A above the material transition 9 and / or below the material transition 9. A region free of material 19 with a larger refractive index can be filled with a filler material 15.
- FIG. 10B shows a simulation of the propagation of the light in the area of the material transition of the third exemplary embodiment of a pixel array according to the proposed principle.
- the cross section of a material transition 9 is shown, in which only an upper side has been etched and filled with a material 19 with an enlarged refractive index.
- the material 19 with an increased refractive index has a refractive index equivalent to the quantum well material 5. That is to say, the active zone 5 and the material 19 with an increased refractive index are shown in dark gray in the diagram.
- the cladding layer 7 or non-etched semiconductor material of an n-doped layer 1 and a filler material 15 are shown in white.
- the layer that is only a few 0.1 mm thick in this simulation is the active zone 5 or the area of the quantum well material.
- the 0.05 m thick layer is still "residual cladding" or a remaining cladding layer 7.
- the 1 m thick layer is the material 19 with the increased refractive index. Depending on the distance between the LEDs and the selected material, the individual sections can be larger or smaller be designed from.
- an active zone 5 with a lower, non-etched n-doped layer 1 having a refractive index of 3 Refractive index of 3.5 and a layer thickness of 0.1 gm is arranged.
- a cladding layer 7 with a refractive index of 3 is formed on this first inner layer as a second inner layer of the material transition 9 with a layer thickness of 0.05 ⁇ m.
- a relatively thick third inner layer of a material 19 with an increased refractive index of 3.5 and a layer thickness of 1 ⁇ m is formed thereon.
- the third inner layer is covered by a layer comprising a filler material 15 with a refractive index of, for example, approximately 3.
- TM transversely magnetic
- TE transversal electrical
- FIG. 10B shows the value of a spatial extent x in gm with the x-axis.
- the y-axis shows the value of a y-component of an electric field strength E.
- FIG. 10B shows how a fundamental mode TE0 from the active zone 5 exits and is stopped by the further optical barriers which are present between two pixels P above and / or below the material transition 9 acting as a waveguide.
- the optical barriers here are the interfaces between the layers of different refractive indices according to the layer structure of FIG. 10A described above.
- the fundamental mode TE0 enters the thick third inner layer made of material 19 with an increased refractive index and does not enter the neighboring pixel P.
- FIG. 11 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of a pixel array A in a cross section.
- additional material 23, 24 is introduced between two filler layers 15 and two passivation layers 13 in the active zone 5 of a material transition 9, so that the electrical and / or optical conductivity of the material transition 9 acting as a waveguide is effective decreased.
- the additional material is, on the one hand, a material 23 which increases light absorption in the active zone 5 of the material transition 9.
- band gaps are reduced Elements in the active zone 5 of the material transition 9 implanted or diffused.
- dopants are diffused or implanted in the central area of the active zone 5 between pixels P.
- the band gap is reduced due to a so-called band gap renormalization. The greater the amount of material 23 introduced along a material transition 9, the greater is the absorption of light in the active zone 5.
- the additional material to the other is a material 24 which increases an electrical resistance in the active zone 5 of the material transition 9.
- the elements which increase the electrical resistance are implanted or established in the active zone 5 of the material transition 9. This further increase in the electrical resistance is used to further reduce the electrical talk from one pixel P to the adjacent pixel P.
- Fe can be introduced into an InGaAsP-containing active zone 5 of a material transition 9 to increase the electrical resistance.
- Both materials 23, 24 are diffused or implanted into the active zone 5 of a respective material transition 9 before the application of passivation layers 13.
- FIG. 12A shows a further exemplary embodiment of a pixel array A in a cross section, in which, in contrast to a structure in FIG. 138, an optical structure 25 is introduced in the area of the material transition.
- the structure 25 is between two filler layers 15 and two passivation layers 13 along the active zone 5 of a material transition 9 is introduced. This reduces an optical conductivity of the material transition 9 acting as a waveguide between two pixels P. A waveguide is reduced.
- Optical structures 25 can be a photonic crystal and a Bragg mirror or another dielectric structure.
- the structure 25 forms along the material transition 9 above, below or on both sides of the active zone 5 periodic structure of the refractive index, which leads to an optical band gap and prevents the propagation of photons along the material transition.
- the periodicity of the optical structures depends on the light wavelengths, the size of the optical structures, the length of the structured material transition 9 and the refractive indices of the materials used.
- FIG. 12A only an optical structure 25 is shown on a lower side of the material transition 9 acting as a waveguide. This optical structure 25 can also be formed on the upper side of the material transition 9 acting as a waveguide.
- the optical structure 25 shown in FIG. 12A is a Bragg mirror. After the optical structures 25 have been formed, passivation layers 13 are applied.
- FIG. 12B An extension of the example from FIG. 12A is shown in FIG. 12B.
- a converter material 41 or 42 is applied to the surface.
- the converter material 41 and 42 each extends approximately to the middle between two LEDs.
- the light generated in the active layer of an LED is directed by the latter in the direction of the converter material.
- Light that enters the converter material from the LED is converted there.
- Cross-talk is prevented by an optional reflective layer between the converter materials.
- photonic structures 34 and 37 are deposited on each pixel in order to direct the light.
- a dielectric mirror as described above can also be provided.
- FIG. 13 shows a sixth exemplary embodiment of a pixel array A according to the invention in a cross section.
- two opposing electrical contacts 27 are additionally introduced here in two filling layers 15, along the active zone 5 of a material transition 9, on both main surfaces of the material transition 9 acting as a waveguide, which are effective between two pixels P. electrical and / or optical conductivities of the material transition 9 acting as a wave conductor is reduced.
- These opposing electrical contacts 27 apply an electrical bias to both main surfaces of a respective material transition 9 between two pixels P.
- passivation layers 13 are applied to the two opposing electrical contacts 27, in particular to their surfaces on which filler material 15 is formed and which adjoin the pixels P.
- the same reference symbols in relation to the other FIGS. 18 to 12A identify the same features in FIG.
- FIG. 14 shows a seventh exemplary embodiment of a pixel array A according to the invention in a cross section.
- an electric field is inherent here, ie generated by the selection of a suitable material system.
- at least one layer of n-doped material as 29 and / or p-doped material 31 is arranged on at least one of the two main surfaces of a material transition 9 in such a way that an electric field is generated by it, which is thus incorporated into the material transition 9 without further means is building.
- the electric field for increasing the light absorption in the material transition 9 is generated in that a layer of n-doped material 29 on a main surface of the material transition 9 and a layer of p-doped material 31 on the opposite main surface of the material transition 9 is formed from.
- the material used to provide the electric field in particular the n-doped material 29, the p-doped material 31 and possibly the undoped material, are epitaxial in this way by means of CVD (chemical deposition from the gas phase) or PVD (physical deposition from the gas phase) grown in that a built-in bias is provided between adjacent pixels P on the thin waveguide.
- CVD chemical deposition from the gas phase
- PVD physical deposition from the gas phase
- a built-in bias is provided between adjacent pixels P on the thin waveguide.
- InGaAlP can be doped with Si and Zn.
- the doped material 29 and / or 31 By means of the doped material 29 and / or 31, a bias is provided which has the same effect as the embodiment according to FIG. Furthermore, the material providing the electrical field is in direct contact with the material transitions 9, since no passivation layers 13 are necessary on these. Only exposed surface areas 11 of the pixels P are electrically isolated and passivated by means of a respective passivation layer 13. Their material can include silicon dioxide, for example. The pixels P are electrically connected by means of electrical contact layers 33.
- FIG. 15 shows an eighth embodiment of a pixel array A in a cross section.
- the active zone 5 was etched in a controlled manner. In other words, damage to the active zone 5 or the occurrence of defects in the active zone 5 in the area of the material transition is permitted in a controlled manner.
- the material transition 9 is completely interrupted in its center to the two pixels P between which the material transition 9 is formed. At the transitions to the two pixels P, the material transition 9 is formed with a maximum thickness d c .
- FIG. 16 shows a ninth exemplary embodiment of a pixel array A. On the left-hand side, two different exemplary embodiments of the suppression of crosstalk between two neighboring pixels P are shown in cross section.
- the upper variant VI shows the first embodiment according to FIG. 8.
- the lower variant V2 shows the fourth embodiment according to FIG. 12A. A plan view of four pixels P which are adjacent to one another is shown on the right-hand side.
- each material transition 9 to the other material transitions 9 can be designed differently, in accordance with the exemplary embodiments described in this application.
- material transitions 9 can be made the same ent long in a respective spatial direction.
- the material transitions 9 can be formed according to the desired pattern. Embodiments of the material transitions 9 ent long a respective spatial direction can alternate.
- FIG. 17 shows an exemplary embodiment of a method according to the invention for producing a pixel array A.
- the method for producing an array A of optoelectronic pixels P has the following steps for this purpose. With a first step S1, a full-area layer sequence of an n-doped layer 1 and a p-doped layer 3 is produced along the array A, between which an active zone 5 is formed.
- Various techniques are set out and disclosed in this application.
- a second step S2 material of the layer sequence is removed from the n-doped side and from the p-doped side between pixels P to be formed, in particular by means of etching. This is done in such a way that at least the active zone remains as a material transition. Likewise, thin Mantelschich th 7 above or below or on both sides of the active zone 5 in the material transition 9 remain. The thickness d c is significantly reduced and optical modes cannot propagate laterally between the pixels. The higher resistance also reduces electrical crosstalk. Overall, the electrical and / or optical conductivity of the material transitions 9 is reduced.
- the thickness d c is sufficiently thin, which is required according to specifications for the array A or for a desired device with regard to brightness or responsiveness.
- the thickness in the area of the material transition depends, among other things, on the material system and the wavelength of the light emitted.
- an etching is carried out from both sides up to or into the thin cladding layers 7 on either side of the active zone 5 or up to the active zone 5, such that all fundamental modes are prevented from converging along the active zone 5 to the next pixel P.
- the maximum thickness d c of an active zone 5 of a material transition 9 for this condition depends on the difference in refractive index between the active zone 5 and the cladding layers 7 of the material transition 9 acting as a waveguide.
- Reducing the maximum thickness d c reduces optical crosstalk, since more light emerges from the waveguide.
- a reduction in the thickness d c also means a Reduction of electrical cross-talk.
- the thin undo-oriented cladding layers 7 of the active zone 5 and the remaining between individual pixels P can hardly carry electricity. This therefore reduces electrical crosstalk.
- the individual pixels P and the waveguide can be covered with other necessary materials for further suppression of optical and / or electrical crosstalk outside the waveguide.
- the exposed main surfaces of the material transitions 9 and exposed surface areas 11 of the pixels P are electrically insulated and passivated by means of a respective passivation layer 13, in particular comprising silicon dioxide.
- the electrical insulation and passivation of the exposed main surfaces of the material transitions 9 can be dispensed with, depending on which measure is used in the fourth step S4 to reduce crosstalk.
- step S4 from the n-doped side and / or from the p-doped side, the removed material is at least partially replaced, for example by means of a filler material 15.
- step S5 contact layers 33 are applied to the main surfaces of the pixels P and thus electrical contact is made with the structure.
- steps S1 to S5 are first carried out for one main surface of the array and then after a substrate change for the other main surface of the array.
- the light absorption and / or the electrical resistance of the active zone 5 can alternatively or cumulatively be increased.
- a passivation layer 13 should also be applied to the material transitions 9.
- Display arrangements with a high resolution, in particular with a monolithic structure, are of interest for a large number of applications.
- displays with pixel-sized light sources inter alia, so-called displays in matrix form based on GaN or InGaN are proposed.
- FIG. 18 shows a display arrangement comprising an IC substrate component and a monolithic pixelated optochip placed thereon as a first exemplary embodiment in cross section.
- An IC substrate component 1 is shown with monolithically integrated circuits 2.1, 2.1, 2.3 and with IC substrate contacts 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 controlled by them.
- the IC substrate component 1 can have further components for control, power supply and for signal exchange with peripheral devices, an interface 23 being sketched as an example.
- the IC substrate contacts 3.1, 3.2, 3.3. are made of metal and each separated by an insulating layer.
- On the IC substrate component 1 is a monolithic pixelated one Optochip 4 arranged and electrically and mechanically connected to the IC substrate contacts 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.
- contacts 22.1m, 22.2 and 22.3 are introduced on the surface of the pixellated optochip 4 in such a way that, when precisely positioned on the IC, they meet the IC substrate contacts 3.1, 3.2, 3.3. opposite.
- the contacts are each of the same size, so that even a slight offset as shown does not have any negative effects and a short circuit is avoided.
- Various techniques for such a connection are disclosed in this application.
- the monolithic pixelated optochip 4 comprises a semiconductor layer sequence 5 with a first semiconductor layer 6 with p-doping and a second semiconductor layer 7 with n-doping, the first semiconductor layer 6 and second semiconductor layer 7 being applied over a large area and extending into the perpendicular to the Sta Pelraum 8 extending lateral direction extending substantially over the entire monolithic pixelated optochip 4.
- the semiconductor layers 6, 7 are design variants of the semiconductor layers 6, 7 with a plurality of individual layers with different doping strengths or made of different semiconductor materials.
- an active layer with quantum wells not shown in detail, in the area of which an active zone 24 emitting electromagnetic radiation is formed when a current flows through the semiconductor layer sequence 5 in the stacking direction 8.
- a transparent contact layer 16 for example made of indi tin oxide (ITO), is applied flat.
- ITO indi tin oxide
- the first light source contact 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 is on the underside of the first semiconductor layer 6 facing the IC substrate component 1 Much smaller than the pixel size P.
- a maximum diagonal MD of the first Lichtquel lentakings 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 of 20 pm is chosen so that the feature is fulfilled, according to which the projection surface 13 of the first light source contact 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 on the LED rear 12 corresponds to at most half the area of the LED rear 12.
- the projection area 13 has approximately 5% of the area of the LED rear side 12 with a diagonal of 20 ⁇ m. This results in a laterally limited current path 25 within the LED 9 between the first light source contact 10.2 and the second light source contact 11 formed by a section of the transparent contact layer 16, which leads to an active zone 24 limited in the lateral direction. In addition, non-radiative recombinations at the edges of the active zone 24 are suppressed.
- the doping of the first semiconductor layer 6 and the second semiconductor layer 7 are preferably selected so that they have a p or n conductivity less than 10 4 Sm -1 , preferably less than 3 * 10 3 Sm _1 , more preferably less than 10 3 Sm _1 .
- the first light source contact 10.2 is surrounded in a lateral direction pointing perpendicular to the stacking direction 8 by a rear absorber 15.1, 15.2 with an optical blocking effect, the rear absorber 15.1, 15.2 preferably consisting of silicon, germanium or gallium arsenide and / or a graphene or soot particle inclusion. From the light path 26 shown in FIG. 19 for the first exemplary embodiment, it can be seen that this measure enables the Crosstalk from a controlled LED 9 into neighboring pixels is reduced.
- the same reference symbols are used for the components that correspond to the first exemplary embodiment.
- Three-dimensional structures on the top side of the second semiconductor layer 7, which improve the coupling-out of light to the front side 17, are shown. It can be seen that the degree of total reflections is reduced and the outcoupling cone is increased.
- 17 Fresnel lens structures are provided on the front side.
- photonic crystal structures are arranged on the surface.
- the fourth exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 21 further reduces the optical crosstalk between adjacent LEDs 9 by a front absorber 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4 which laterally surrounds the second light source contacts 11.1, 11.2, 11.3. If the front absorber 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4 is designed to be electrically insulating, the lateral restriction of the current path for the localization of the active zone 24 can additionally be improved.
- an optochip contact element 22.1, 22.2, 22.3 is arranged between tween the first light source contact 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and the respectively assigned IC substrate contact 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.
- the cross-sectional area of the optochip contact element 22.1, 22.2, 22.3 is larger than that of the first light source contact 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, so that the monolithic pixelated optochip 4 can be contacted in a simplified manner on the IC substrate component 1.
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