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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for reducing surface recombination losses in micro-LEDs. In some embodiments, a method includes increasing a bandgap in an outer region of a semiconductor layer by implanting ions in the outer region of the semiconductor layer and subsequently annealing the outer region of the semiconductor layer to intermix the ions with atoms within the outer region of the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes an active light emitting layer. A light outcoupling surface of the semiconductor layer has a diameter that is less than twice an electron diffusion length of the semiconductor layer. The outer region of the semiconductor layer extends from an outer surface of the semiconductor layer to a central region of the semiconductor layer that is shaded by a mask during the implanting of the ions.