US20070012944A1 - GaN-based light emitting-diode chip and a method for producing same - Google Patents
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- the invention concerns a light-emitting diode chip and a method for fabricating the same.
- a fundamental problem in the fabrication of GaN-based light-emitting diode (LED) chips is that the maximum attainable electrical conductivity of p-doped layers, especially of p-doped GaN or AlGaN layers, is not sufficient, in conventional LED chips made of other material systems, to effect the spread of current over the entire lateral cross section of the chip, since the front contacts normally used in such chips are made to cover only a fraction of the front of the chip in order to bring about the highest possible decoupling of radiation.
- a known approach for combating the above-cited problem is to cover the full area of the side of the p-type layer facing away from the substrate with a contact layer that is transparent to the radiation, or with an additional, readily conductive layer to effect current spread, provided with a bonding contact.
- the first-cited proposal has the disadvantage that a substantial portion of the radiation is absorbed in the contact layer.
- the second-cited proposal requires an additional method step that increases production expenditure.
- Japanese abstract JP 10-150 220A discloses a light-emitting semiconductor component in which an n-GaN semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a p-GaN semiconductor layer are deposited sequentially on an n-GaN substrate. A p-electrode is arranged on the topside of the p-GaN semiconductor layer, covering it substantially completely.
- the object of the invention is, first, to develop an LED chip of the kind described at the beginning hereof that offers improved current spread and whose additional production expenditure is kept to a minimum.
- a method of fabricating an LED component comprising such a chip is also to be provided.
- the substrate is electrically conductive.
- the n-type layers of the epitaxial layer sequence are deposited on the substrate first. Placed on these layers are the p-type layers of the epitaxial layer sequence, followed by a reflective, bondable p-contact layer that covers the surface fully from edge to edge.
- the substrate is provided, on its main surface facing away from the epitaxial layer sequence, with a contact metallization that covers only a portion of this main surface. The decoupling of light from the chip takes place via the bare region of the main surface of the substrate and via the chip sides.
- the substrate advantageously serves here as a window layer that improves the decoupling of the radiation generated inside the chip.
- the substrate is advantageously thinned, for example by grinding and/or etching, after the growth of the epitaxial layer sequence.
- the chip has epitaxial layers only.
- a growth substrate is removed after the epitaxial layer sequence has been grown epitaxially.
- the p-type epitaxial layer is provided, on substantially the full area of its main surface facing away from the n-type epitaxial layer, with a reflective, bondable p-contact layer.
- Disposed on the main surface of the n-type epitaxial layer facing away from the p-type epitaxial layer is an n-contact layer that covers only a portion of this main layer. The decoupling of light from the chip takes place via the bare region of the main surface of the n-type epitaxial layer and via the chip sides.
- the growth substrate can in this case be both electrically insulating and radiopaque, and therefore advantageously can be chosen solely with a view toward ideal growth conditions.
- the particular advantage of such a so-called thin-film LED chip lies in the reduced, ideally nonexistent, absorption of radiation in the chip and the improved decoupling of radiation from the chip, especially due to the smaller number of interfaces with jumps in the refractive index.
- Both of the LED chips according to the invention have the particular advantage that the lost-heat-producing region (especially the p-doped layer and the p-n junction) of the chip can be situated very close to a heat sink; the epitaxial layer sequence can be thermally coupled to a heat sink practically directly. This enables the chip to be cooled very effectively, thereby increasing the stability of the emitted radiation. The efficiency of the chip is also increased.
- the forward voltage is advantageously reduced due to the full-area contacting.
- the p-contact layer comprises, deposited on the p-side, a transparent first layer, and deposited thereon, a second, reflective layer.
- the contact layer can thus be optimized in a simple manner with regard to both its electrical and its reflective properties.
- Preferred materials for the first layer are Pt and/or Pd, and for the second layer, Ag, Au and/or Al.
- the reflective layer can also, however, be realized as a dielectric mirror.
- the p-contact layer contains a PtAg and/or PdAg alloy.
- the entire bare surface of, or a subarea of, the semiconductor body formed by the layer sequence is roughened. This roughening disrupts the total reflection at the decoupling surface, thereby advantageously further increasing the degree of optical decoupling.
- the chip is mounted with the p-side on a chip mounting surface of an electrical connector, particularly a leadframe.
- the fabrication method is extended to include a roughening of the semiconductor body formed by the layer sequence, the entire bare surface of the semiconductor body, or subareas thereof, being roughened.
- a roughening that is particularly effective in increasing luminous efficiency is produced by etching the semiconductor body or by means of a sand-blasting process.
- FIGS. 1 a to 5 Further advantageous embodiments of the invention will emerge from the exemplary embodiments described hereinbefore in connection with FIGS. 1 a to 5 , wherein:
- FIG. 1 a is a schematic diagram of a section through a first exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 1 b is a schematic diagram of a preferred p-contact layer
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a section through a second exemplary embodiment
- FIGS. 3 a to 3 c are a schematic diagram of a method sequence for fabricating the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1 a;
- FIGS. 4 a to 4 e are a schematic diagram of a method sequence for fabricating the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of an LED chip according to the invention.
- a radiation-emitting epitaxial layer sequence 3 on an n-type side 8 of the substrate 2 is deposited on an SiC substrate 2 .
- This comprises, for example, an n-type doped GaN or AlGaN epitaxial layer 4 and a p-type doped GaN or AlGaN epitaxial layer 5 .
- SQW single quantum well
- MQW multi-quantum well
- the SiC substrate 2 is electrically conductive and is opaque to the radiation emitted by epitaxial layer sequence 3 .
- the p-side 9 of epitaxial layer sequence 3 facing away from the SiC substrate 2 comprises, deposited over substantially its full area, a reflective, bondable p-contact layer 6 .
- This is composed, for example, substantially of Ag, a PtAg alloy and/or a PdAg alloy.
- p-contact layer 6 can also be composed of a transparent first layer 15 and a reflective second layer 16 .
- First layer 15 is composed, for example, substantially of Pt and/or Pd
- second layer 16 for example, substantially of Ag, Au and/or Al or a dielectric mirror layer.
- SiC substrate 2 On its main surface 10 facing away from epitaxial layer sequence 3 , SiC substrate 2 is provided with a contact metallization 7 that covers only a portion of said main surface 10 and is realized as a bond pad for wire bonding.
- the contact metallization 7 is composed, for example, of a Ni layer deposited on SiC substrate 2 , followed by an Au layer.
- the chip 1 is mounted by die bonding, by its p-side, i.e., by p-contact layer 6 , on a chip mounting surface 12 of a leadframe 11 .
- the n-contact metallization 7 is connected via a bonding wire 17 to a connector 18 of leadframe 11 .
- the decoupling of light from chip 1 takes place via the bare region of main surface 10 of SiC substrate 2 and via the chip sides 14 .
- chip 1 comprises a SiC substrate 2 that has been thinned after the growth of epitaxial layer sequence 3 (as indicated by the dotted lines in FIG. 1 a ).
- the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 2 differs from that of FIG. 1 a, for one thing, in that the chip 1 comprises only epitaxial layers and no substrate layer in epitaxial layer sequence 3 .
- the substrate layer is removed, for example by etching and/or grinding, after the growth of the epitaxial layers.
- the advantages of such a so-called thin-film LED chip are set forth in the general part of the description.
- the epitaxial layer sequence 3 has a double heterostructure, a single quantum well (SQW) structure or a multi-quantum well (MQW) structure comprising one or more undoped layers 19 , for example of InGaN or InGaAlN.
- An LED package 21 is also shown schematically here by way of example.
- the radiation-emitting epitaxial layer sequence 3 is grown on the SiC substrate 2 ( FIG. 3 a ).
- the bondable p-contact layer 6 is deposited over the full area of the p-side 9 of epitaxial layer sequence 3
- the n-contact layer 7 is deposited on a subarea of the main surface 10 of substrate 2 facing away from epitaxial layer sequence 3 ( FIG. 3 b ).
- the wafer composite is separated into individual chips 1 .
- Each individual chip is then mounted on a chip mounting surface 12 of a leadframe 11 by being soldered to the respective bondable p-contact layer 6 ( FIG. 3 c ).
- the method depicted schematically in FIGS. 4 a to 4 e for fabricating an LED component comprising an LED chip 1 according to FIG. 2 differs from that of FIGS. 3 a to 3 c essentially in that after the growth of epitaxial layer sequence 3 and before or after the deposition of p-contact layer 6 , the substrate 2 is removed ( FIG. 4 c ).
- the substrate 2 can in this case be both electrically insulating and radiopaque and thus can advantageously be designed solely with a view toward ideal growth conditions.
- the n-contact metallization 7 is deposited on the n-side 13 of epitaxial layer sequence 3 ( FIG. 4 d ), after which the mounting steps are carried out ( FIG. 4 e ) in an analogous manner to those described hereinabove in connection with FIG. 3 c.
- the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5 comprises a plurality of semiconductor layers 101 arranged in a stacked shape and composed of GaN or a ternary or quaternary compound based on GaN. During operation, an active region 102 in which the radiation 105 is generated forms inside these layers.
- the layer stack is bounded by a first main surface 103 and a second main surface 104 .
- the generated radiation 105 is decoupled into the adjacent environment substantially by first main surface 103 .
- a reflective, bondable p-contact layer 106 is Deposited on second main surface 104 as described hereinabove.
- the semiconductor body is contacted on the decoupling side via contact surface 112 and on the reflector side via p-contact layer 106 .
- the reflector-side contacting can be effected, for example, by placing the semiconductor, by its reflector side, on a metal body that serves both as a support and as a current feed.
- the reflector 106 causes a portion of the radiation 105 that is reflected back into the semiconductor body on being decoupled at first main surface 103 to be re-reflected back toward first main surface 103 , thus increasing the overall quantity of radiation decoupled by first main surface 103 .
- This increase is made possible by the fact that the component is realized as a thin-film component without a radiation-absorbing substrate and the reflector 106 is deposited directly on the GaN semiconductor body.
- the surface of the semiconductor body comprises a roughening 107 .
- This roughening 107 causes a scattering of the radiation 105 at first main surface 103 , thereby disrupting the total reflection from first main surface 103 . Furthermore, this scattering keeps the generated radiation from being directed by successive similar reflections between the two main surfaces 103 and 104 and the reflector 106 in the manner of a waveguide without leaving the semiconductor body. Hence, the luminous efficiency is further increased by the roughening 107 .
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An LED chip comprising an electrically conductive and radioparent substrate, in which the epitaxial layer sequence is provided on substantially the full area of its p-side with a reflective, bondable p-contact layer. The substrate is provided on its main surface facing away from the epitaxial layer sequence with a contact metallization that covers only a portion of said main surface, and the decoupling of light from the chip takes place via a bare region of the main surface of the substrate and via the chip sides. A further LED chip has epitaxial layers only. The p-type epitaxial layer is provided on substantially the full area of the main surface facing away from the n-conductive epitaxial layer with a reflective, bondable p-contact layer, and the n-conductive epitaxial layer is provided on its main surface facing away from the p-conductive epitaxial layer with an n-contact layer that covers only a portion of said main surface. The decoupling of light from the chip takes place via the bare region of the main surface of the n-conductive epitaxial layer and via the chip sides.
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- Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 120, this application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/258,340, filed on Oct. 22, 2002, which is the U.S. National Phase application of WIPO Application No. PCT/DE01/01003, filed on Mar. 16, 2001, which claims the benefit of foreign priority applications filed in Germany, Serial Nos. 100 26 255.4, filed May 26, 2000, and 100 20 464.3, filed on Apr. 26, 2000. The contents of the prior applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- The invention concerns a light-emitting diode chip and a method for fabricating the same.
- A fundamental problem in the fabrication of GaN-based light-emitting diode (LED) chips is that the maximum attainable electrical conductivity of p-doped layers, especially of p-doped GaN or AlGaN layers, is not sufficient, in conventional LED chips made of other material systems, to effect the spread of current over the entire lateral cross section of the chip, since the front contacts normally used in such chips are made to cover only a fraction of the front of the chip in order to bring about the highest possible decoupling of radiation.
- Growing the p-type layer on an electrically conductive substrate, which would make it possible to impress a current over the entire lateral cross section of the p-type layer, does not furnish economically justifiable results. The reasons for this are that fabricating electrically conductive lattice-matched substrates (e.g. GaN substrates) for the growth of GaN-based layers involves high technical expenditure, and growing p-doped GaN-based layers on non-lattice-matched substrates suitable for undoped and n-doped GaN compounds does not yield adequate crystal quality for an LED.
- A known approach for combating the above-cited problem is to cover the full area of the side of the p-type layer facing away from the substrate with a contact layer that is transparent to the radiation, or with an additional, readily conductive layer to effect current spread, provided with a bonding contact.
- However, the first-cited proposal has the disadvantage that a substantial portion of the radiation is absorbed in the contact layer. The second-cited proposal requires an additional method step that increases production expenditure.
- Japanese abstract JP 10-150 220A discloses a light-emitting semiconductor component in which an n-GaN semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a p-GaN semiconductor layer are deposited sequentially on an n-GaN substrate. A p-electrode is arranged on the topside of the p-GaN semiconductor layer, covering it substantially completely.
- The object of the invention is, first, to develop an LED chip of the kind described at the beginning hereof that offers improved current spread and whose additional production expenditure is kept to a minimum. A method of fabricating an LED component comprising such a chip is also to be provided.
- In an LED chip according to the invention, the substrate is electrically conductive. The n-type layers of the epitaxial layer sequence are deposited on the substrate first. Placed on these layers are the p-type layers of the epitaxial layer sequence, followed by a reflective, bondable p-contact layer that covers the surface fully from edge to edge. The substrate is provided, on its main surface facing away from the epitaxial layer sequence, with a contact metallization that covers only a portion of this main surface. The decoupling of light from the chip takes place via the bare region of the main surface of the substrate and via the chip sides.
- The substrate advantageously serves here as a window layer that improves the decoupling of the radiation generated inside the chip. To optimize its thickness, the substrate is advantageously thinned, for example by grinding and/or etching, after the growth of the epitaxial layer sequence.
- In a further LED chip according to the invention, the chip has epitaxial layers only. To this end, a growth substrate is removed after the epitaxial layer sequence has been grown epitaxially. The p-type epitaxial layer is provided, on substantially the full area of its main surface facing away from the n-type epitaxial layer, with a reflective, bondable p-contact layer. Disposed on the main surface of the n-type epitaxial layer facing away from the p-type epitaxial layer is an n-contact layer that covers only a portion of this main layer. The decoupling of light from the chip takes place via the bare region of the main surface of the n-type epitaxial layer and via the chip sides.
- The growth substrate can in this case be both electrically insulating and radiopaque, and therefore advantageously can be chosen solely with a view toward ideal growth conditions.
- The particular advantage of such a so-called thin-film LED chip lies in the reduced, ideally nonexistent, absorption of radiation in the chip and the improved decoupling of radiation from the chip, especially due to the smaller number of interfaces with jumps in the refractive index.
- Both of the LED chips according to the invention have the particular advantage that the lost-heat-producing region (especially the p-doped layer and the p-n junction) of the chip can be situated very close to a heat sink; the epitaxial layer sequence can be thermally coupled to a heat sink practically directly. This enables the chip to be cooled very effectively, thereby increasing the stability of the emitted radiation. The efficiency of the chip is also increased.
- In both of the LED chips according to the invention, the forward voltage is advantageously reduced due to the full-area contacting.
- In the LED chip of the invention, the p-contact layer comprises, deposited on the p-side, a transparent first layer, and deposited thereon, a second, reflective layer. The contact layer can thus be optimized in a simple manner with regard to both its electrical and its reflective properties.
- Preferred materials for the first layer are Pt and/or Pd, and for the second layer, Ag, Au and/or Al. The reflective layer can also, however, be realized as a dielectric mirror.
- In another preferred improvement, the p-contact layer contains a PtAg and/or PdAg alloy.
- In a further preferred embodiment, the entire bare surface of, or a subarea of, the semiconductor body formed by the layer sequence is roughened. This roughening disrupts the total reflection at the decoupling surface, thereby advantageously further increasing the degree of optical decoupling.
- In a method according to the invention for fabricating an LED component comprising an LED chip according to the invention, the chip is mounted with the p-side on a chip mounting surface of an electrical connector, particularly a leadframe.
- In an especially preferred improvement of the invention, the fabrication method is extended to include a roughening of the semiconductor body formed by the layer sequence, the entire bare surface of the semiconductor body, or subareas thereof, being roughened. A roughening that is particularly effective in increasing luminous efficiency is produced by etching the semiconductor body or by means of a sand-blasting process.
- Further advantageous embodiments of the invention will emerge from the exemplary embodiments described hereinbefore in connection with
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FIG. 1 a is a schematic diagram of a section through a first exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 1 b is a schematic diagram of a preferred p-contact layer; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a section through a second exemplary embodiment; -
FIGS. 3 a to 3 c are a schematic diagram of a method sequence for fabricating the exemplary embodiment ofFIG. 1 a; -
FIGS. 4 a to 4 e are a schematic diagram of a method sequence for fabricating the exemplary embodiment ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of an LED chip according to the invention. - In the figures depicting the various exemplary embodiments, like or like-acting components have been provided with the same or similar reference numerals.
- In the
LED chip 1 ofFIG. 1 a, deposited on anSiC substrate 2 is a radiation-emittingepitaxial layer sequence 3 on an n-type side 8 of thesubstrate 2. This comprises, for example, an n-type doped GaN or AlGaNepitaxial layer 4 and a p-type doped GaN or AlGaNepitaxial layer 5. There can also be provided, for example, a GaN-basedepitaxial layer sequence 3 having a double heterostructure, a single quantum well (SQW) structure or a multi-quantum well (MQW) structure comprising one or more undoped layers 19, for example of InGaN or InGaAlN. - The
SiC substrate 2 is electrically conductive and is opaque to the radiation emitted byepitaxial layer sequence 3. - The p-
side 9 ofepitaxial layer sequence 3 facing away from theSiC substrate 2 comprises, deposited over substantially its full area, a reflective, bondable p-contact layer 6. This is composed, for example, substantially of Ag, a PtAg alloy and/or a PdAg alloy. - However, as illustrated schematically in
FIG. 1 b, p-contact layer 6 can also be composed of a transparentfirst layer 15 and a reflectivesecond layer 16.First layer 15 is composed, for example, substantially of Pt and/or Pd, andsecond layer 16, for example, substantially of Ag, Au and/or Al or a dielectric mirror layer. - On its
main surface 10 facing away fromepitaxial layer sequence 3,SiC substrate 2 is provided with acontact metallization 7 that covers only a portion of saidmain surface 10 and is realized as a bond pad for wire bonding. - The
contact metallization 7 is composed, for example, of a Ni layer deposited onSiC substrate 2, followed by an Au layer. - The
chip 1 is mounted by die bonding, by its p-side, i.e., by p-contact layer 6, on achip mounting surface 12 of aleadframe 11. The n-contact metallization 7 is connected via abonding wire 17 to aconnector 18 ofleadframe 11. - The decoupling of light from
chip 1 takes place via the bare region ofmain surface 10 ofSiC substrate 2 and via the chip sides 14. - Optionally,
chip 1 comprises aSiC substrate 2 that has been thinned after the growth of epitaxial layer sequence 3 (as indicated by the dotted lines inFIG. 1 a). - The exemplary embodiment shown in
FIG. 2 differs from that ofFIG. 1 a, for one thing, in that thechip 1 comprises only epitaxial layers and no substrate layer inepitaxial layer sequence 3. The substrate layer is removed, for example by etching and/or grinding, after the growth of the epitaxial layers. The advantages of such a so-called thin-film LED chip are set forth in the general part of the description. Another difference is that theepitaxial layer sequence 3 has a double heterostructure, a single quantum well (SQW) structure or a multi-quantum well (MQW) structure comprising one or more undoped layers 19, for example of InGaN or InGaAlN. AnLED package 21 is also shown schematically here by way of example. - In the method sequence illustrated schematically in
FIGS. 3 a to 3 c for fabricating an LED component comprising anLED chip 1 according toFIG. 1 a, first, the radiation-emittingepitaxial layer sequence 3 is grown on the SiC substrate 2 (FIG. 3 a). Next, the bondable p-contact layer 6 is deposited over the full area of the p-side 9 ofepitaxial layer sequence 3, and the n-contact layer 7 is deposited on a subarea of themain surface 10 ofsubstrate 2 facing away from epitaxial layer sequence 3 (FIG. 3 b). These process steps all take place in the so-called wafer package, making it possible to fabricate a large number of chips side by side simultaneously. - According to the above-described process steps, the wafer composite is separated into
individual chips 1. Each individual chip is then mounted on achip mounting surface 12 of aleadframe 11 by being soldered to the respective bondable p-contact layer 6 (FIG. 3 c). - The method depicted schematically in
FIGS. 4 a to 4 e for fabricating an LED component comprising anLED chip 1 according toFIG. 2 differs from that ofFIGS. 3 a to 3 c essentially in that after the growth ofepitaxial layer sequence 3 and before or after the deposition of p-contact layer 6, thesubstrate 2 is removed (FIG. 4 c). Thesubstrate 2 can in this case be both electrically insulating and radiopaque and thus can advantageously be designed solely with a view toward ideal growth conditions. - After the removal of
substrate 2, the n-contact metallization 7 is deposited on the n-side 13 of epitaxial layer sequence 3 (FIG. 4 d), after which the mounting steps are carried out (FIG. 4 e) in an analogous manner to those described hereinabove in connection withFIG. 3 c. - The exemplary embodiment shown in
FIG. 5 comprises a plurality ofsemiconductor layers 101 arranged in a stacked shape and composed of GaN or a ternary or quaternary compound based on GaN. During operation, anactive region 102 in which theradiation 105 is generated forms inside these layers. - The layer stack is bounded by a first
main surface 103 and a secondmain surface 104. The generatedradiation 105 is decoupled into the adjacent environment substantially by firstmain surface 103. - Deposited on second
main surface 104 is a reflective, bondable p-contact layer 106 as described hereinabove. The semiconductor body is contacted on the decoupling side viacontact surface 112 and on the reflector side via p-contact layer 106. The reflector-side contacting can be effected, for example, by placing the semiconductor, by its reflector side, on a metal body that serves both as a support and as a current feed. - The
reflector 106 causes a portion of theradiation 105 that is reflected back into the semiconductor body on being decoupled at firstmain surface 103 to be re-reflected back toward firstmain surface 103, thus increasing the overall quantity of radiation decoupled by firstmain surface 103. This increase is made possible by the fact that the component is realized as a thin-film component without a radiation-absorbing substrate and thereflector 106 is deposited directly on the GaN semiconductor body. - The surface of the semiconductor body comprises a
roughening 107. This roughening 107 causes a scattering of theradiation 105 at firstmain surface 103, thereby disrupting the total reflection from firstmain surface 103. Furthermore, this scattering keeps the generated radiation from being directed by successive similar reflections between the twomain surfaces reflector 106 in the manner of a waveguide without leaving the semiconductor body. Hence, the luminous efficiency is further increased by theroughening 107. - Naturally, the description of the invention with reference to the above exemplary embodiments is not to be construed as a restriction of the invention thereto. Instead, the invention can be used in particular in connection with all LED chips in which an epitaxial layer at a distance from a growth substrate possesses insufficient electrical conductivity.
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1. A light-emitting diode chip, comprising:
a GaN-based radiation-emitting epitaxial layer sequence comprising an n-type epitaxial layer and a p-type epitaxial layer;
a reflective, bondable p-contact layer reflective of radiation emitted by the epitaxial layer sequence and disposed on a surface of the p-type epitaxial layer that is oriented away from the n-type epitaxial layer, said p-contact layer comprising a PtAg alloy and/or a PdAg alloy; and
a contact metallization disposed over only a portion of a surface of the light-emitting diode chip facing away from said surface of the p-type epitaxial layer.
2. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 1 , wherein a growth substrate is positioned on the epitaxial layer sequence facing away from said surface of the p-type epitaxial layer and wherein the radiation emitted by the epitaxial layer is decoupled out of the light-emitting diode chip through at least one surface of the growth substrate.
3. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 2 , wherein said growth substrate is electrically conductive.
4. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 2 , wherein the substrate is thinned.
5. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 3 , wherein the electrically conductive substrate is a silicon carbide substrate.
6. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 1 , wherein the chip does not include a growth substrate.
7. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 1 , wherein the entire bare surface of, or a subarea of, the layer sequence is roughened.
8. The light-emitting diode chip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reflective, bondable p-contact layer is provided on substantially the full area of said surface of the p-type epitaxial layer.
9. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 1 , wherein said p-contact layer comprises a first layer transmissive of radiation emitted by the epitaxial layer sequence and a second layer reflective of radiation emitted by the epitaxial layer sequence and disposed on the first layer.
10. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 9 , wherein the first layer of the reflective, bondable p-contact layer comprises Pt and/or Pd and the second layer of the reflective, bondable p-contact layer is realized as a dielectric mirror.
11. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 9 , wherein the first layer of the reflective, bondable p-contact layer comprises Pt and/or Pd and the second layer of the reflective, bondable p-contact layer comprises Ag, Au and/or Al.
12. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 1 , wherein the surface of the light emitting diode chip through which the radiation is decoupled is roughened.
13. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 1 , wherein the radiation emitted by the epitaxial layer is decoupled out of the light-emitting diode chip through a top surface of the light emitting diode chip facing away from said surface of the p-type epitaxial layer.
14. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 1 , wherein the radiation emitted by the epitaxial layer is further decoupled out of the light-emitting diode chip through at least one side surface of the light emitting diode chip.
15. The light-emitting diode chip as recited in claim 2 , wherein the radiation emitted by the epitaxial layer is decoupled out of the light-emitting diode chip through multiple surfaces of the growth substrate.
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