US4495514A
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Transparent electrode light emitting diode and method of manufacture
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1983-07-28
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Granted: 1985-01-22
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Expires: 2003-07-28
Abstract
Abstract An efficient light emitting diode is disclosed wherein the spatial distribution of emitted radiation is highly uniform. In accordance with the present invention, a transparent electrode is used to couple current to the light emitting diode junction in a manner that minimizes the resistance at the interface between the transparent electrode and semiconductor diode material. Specifically, it has been found that the interface resistance is significantly reduced, and device efficiency thus increased, by forming a thin metal-based layer at such interface and/or by annealing the transparent electrode after formation on the device.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Lawrence
- 👤 Daniel C. Abbas
- 👤 Daniel J. Phelps
- 👤 Frank T. J. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/83; H10H20/832; H10H20/833; H10H20/01; H10H20/011; H10H20/013
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
In a light emitting diode structure having a semiconductor light emitting surface, the improvement comprising a continuous transparent metal-based layer formed on said surface and having a thickness of between about 15 and 100 angstroms; and a transparent electrode formed on said metal-based layer and wherein such light emitting diode structure was annealed after formation of said transparent metal-based layer and said transparent electrode to reduce the resistance between said surface and such transparent electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
In a light emitting diode structure having a semiconductor light emitting surface, the improvement comprising a continuous transparent metal-based layer formed on said surface and having a thickness of between about 15 and 100 angstroms; and a transparent electrode formed on said metal-based layer and wherein such light emitting diode structure was annealed after formation of said transparent metal-based layer and said transparent electrode to reduce the resistance between said surface and such transparent electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The invention as set forth in claim 1, wherein said metal-based layer is selected from the group consisting of chromium, a gold-zinc alloy, or oxides thereof and said transparent layer is a metallic oxide selected from the group consisting of cadmium tin oxide, indium tin oxide or indium oxide.
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