Patent Publication Number: US-10763111-B2

Title: Polyhedron of which upper width is narrower than lower width, manufacturing method therefor, and photoelectric conversion device comprising same

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a National Stage of International Application No. PCT/KR2015/007293, filed on Jul. 14, 2015, which claims priority from Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2014-0088471, filed on Jul. 14, 2014, 10-2014-0142018, filed on Oct. 20, 2014, and 10-2014-0142019, filed on Oct. 20, 2014, the contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relate to a semiconductor device and more specifically to a photoelectric conversion device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A photoelectric conversion device refers to a device that can convert light energy into electric energy or convert electric energy into light energy. Examples of such a photoelectric conversion device include a solar cell for converting solar energy into electric energy and a light-emitting diode for converting electric energy into light energy. 
     Research on use of nanowires to improve efficiency of such a photoelectric conversion device has been conducted (in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-59740). However, it is known that efficiency improvement of a photoelectric conversion device using nanowires is not satisfied. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     The present invention is directed to providing a photoelectric conversion device having improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. 
     Technical Solution 
     One aspect of the present invention provides a photoelectric conversion device. The photoelectric conversion device includes a substrate. A polyhedron of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width is disposed on the substrate. A semiconductor layer is disposed on the polyhedron. 
     The polyhedron may include a plurality of crystal facets. An angle formed by each of the crystal facets of the polyhedron and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the polyhedron. The polyhedron may have a sharp vertex or edge at a top thereof. The polyhedron may be a polyhedron having crystallinity and the semiconductor layer may be an epitaxial layer. A thickness of the semiconductor layer may be smaller than a height of the polyhedron. 
     The polyhedron may have a first conductive type, the semiconductor layer may have a second conductive type, a first electrode may be electrically connected to the first conductive-type polyhedron, and a second electrode may be electrically connected to the second conductive-type semiconductor layer. 
     The polyhedron may be a crystalline silicon polyhedron, and the semiconductor layer may be a silicon epitaxial layer. The semiconductor layer may include a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode may be electrically connected to the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode may be electrically connected to the second conductive-type semiconductor layer. The first conductive-type semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer may be compound semiconductor layers. 
     Another aspect of the present invention provides a solar cell. The solar cell includes a substrate. A first conductive-type polyhedron of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width is disposed on the substrate. A second conductive-type semiconductor layer is disposed on the first conductive-type polyhedron. A first electrode is electrically connected to the first conductive-type polyhedron. A second electrode is electrically connected to the second conductive-type semiconductor layer. 
     The first conductive-type polyhedron may be a crystalline silicon polyhedron and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer may be a silicon epitaxial layer. The first conductive-type polyhedron may include a plurality of crystal facets. An angle formed by each of the crystal facets of the first conductive-type polyhedron and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the first conductive-type polyhedron. The first conductive-type polyhedron may have a sharp vertex or edge at a top thereof. A thickness of the second conductive-type semiconductor layer may be smaller than a height of the first conductive-type polyhedron. 
     Still another aspect of the present invention provides a light-emitting diode. The light-emitting diode includes a substrate. A polyhedron of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width is disposed on the substrate. A first conductive-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer are sequentially disposed on the polyhedron. A first electrode is electrically connected to the first conductive-type semiconductor layer. A second electrode is electrically connected to the second conductive-type semiconductor layer. 
     The first conductive-type semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer may be compound semiconductor layers. The polyhedron may be a crystalline silicon polyhedron, and the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer may be epitaxial layers. 
     The polyhedron may include a plurality of crystal facets. The polyhedron may be a silicon polyhedron and include four {111} facets and a sharp vertex in which the four {111} facets meet on an upper portion thereof. The first conductive-type semiconductor layer may be a GaN layer grown in a [0002] direction. An angle formed by each of the crystal facets of the polyhedron and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the polyhedron. The polyhedron may have a sharp vertex or edge at a top thereof. A total thickness of the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer may be smaller than a height of the polyhedron. 
     Yet another aspect of the present invention provides a photoelectric conversion device. The photoelectric conversion device includes a substrate. A polyhedron including a plurality of crystal facets is disposed on the substrate. A semiconductor layer is disposed on the polyhedron. 
     An angle formed by each of the crystal facets of the polyhedron and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the polyhedron. The polyhedron may be a polyhedron having crystallinity and the semiconductor layer may be an epitaxial layer. A thickness of the semiconductor layer may be smaller than a height of the polyhedron. 
     Yet another aspect of the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a crystalline polyhedron. First, a crystalline substrate is provided. A pillar is formed by etching the crystalline substrate. A crystalline polyhedron is formed by epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer on the pillar. 
     Hydrogen annealing may be performed on the pillar before the semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown. The etching of the pillar may be performed using anisotropic etching. The etching of the pillar may further include performing isotropic etching after the anisotropic etching is performed. 
     The substrate may be a single crystalline silicon substrate. The semiconductor layer may be a silicon layer. The substrate may be a substrate grown in a &lt;100&gt; direction, a &lt;110&gt; direction, or a &lt;111&gt; direction. For example, the substrate may be a substrate grown in a &lt;100&gt; direction and the semiconductor layer may be epitaxially grown. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     As described above, according to the present invention, a photoelectric conversion device to which a polyhedron of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width is applied can have improved photoelectric conversion efficiency due to structural characteristics of the polyhedron. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1, 3, and 5  are perspective views illustrating respective processes in a method of manufacturing a crystalline polyhedron according to one example embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 2, 4, and 6  are cross-sectional views taken along lines I-I′ of  FIGS. 1, 3 , and  5 , respectively. 
         FIGS. 7, 8, and 9  are views schematically illustrating crystalline polyhedrons according to example embodiments of the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a photoelectric conversion device according to one example embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a photoelectric conversion device according to another example embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  shows photographs of crystalline polyhedrons obtained while a method of manufacturing a crystalline polyhedron according to Manufacturing Example 1 is performed. 
         FIG. 13  shows scanning electron microscope (SEM) photographs (a, b) of the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 and a transmission electron microscope (TEM) photograph (c) of the crystalline polyhedron. 
         FIGS. 14, 15, and 16  are SEM photographs of crystalline polyhedrons according to Manufacturing Examples 1 to 3, respectively. 
         FIG. 17  is a graph illustrating light absorption efficiencies of the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1, a cylindrical silicon pillar, a rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall, and a flat silicon substrate. 
         FIG. 18  is a graph illustrating the light absorption efficiencies of the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1, the cylindrical silicon pillar, the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall, and the flat silicon substrate. 
         FIG. 19  is a graph illustrating absorption efficiency of the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 in accordance with a light radiation angle. 
         FIG. 20  is a graph illustrating current density of a solar cell manufactured using the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 in accordance with a voltage. 
         FIG. 21  is a graph for comparing light extraction efficiencies of light-emitting diodes having various shapes. 
         FIG. 22  is a graph for comparing light extraction efficiencies of light-emitting diodes having various shapes. 
         FIG. 23  shows a graph (a) illustrating light extraction efficiencies of a flat light-emitting diode and a crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode in accordance with height variation of N-type GaN layers and a graph (b) illustrating enhancement of the light extraction efficiency of the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode with respect to the flat light-emitting diode in accordance with position change of a dipole source.  FIGS. 24, 25, and 26  are SEM photographs of an upper surface, inclined upper surface, and cross section of a specimen according to a nitride film growth example, respectively. 
         FIG. 27  illustrates an SEM photograph of an upper surface of a crystalline polyhedron before forming a nitride film and an SEM photograph of an upper surface of a specimen after growing the nitride film. 
         FIG. 28  illustrates a TEM photograph of a cross section and fast Fourier transform (FFT) image analysis of the specimen in a first direction according to the nitride film growth example. 
         FIG. 29  illustrates a TEM photograph of a cross section and FFT image analysis of the specimen in a second direction according to the nitride film growth example. 
         FIG. 30  illustrates a TEM photograph of a cross section and FFT image analysis of the specimen according to a nitride film growth comparative example. 
         FIGS. 31 and 32  are cross-sectional views illustrating photoelectric conversion devices according to another example embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 33  is a plan view schematically illustrating an upper surface of a unit cell U illustrated in  FIG. 25 . 
     
    
    
     MODES OF THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, in order to explain the present invention more specifically, example embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the example embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. In the drawings, when a layer is referred to as being disposed “on” another layer or a substrate, the layer may be directly formed on the other layer or the substrate, or a third layer may be interposed therebetween. 
       FIGS. 1, 3, and 5  are perspective views illustrating respective processes in a method of manufacturing a crystalline polyhedron according to one example embodiment of the present invention.  FIGS. 2, 4, and 6  are cross-sectional views taken along lines I-I′ of  FIGS. 1, 3, and 5 , respectively. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a substrate S may be provided. The substrate S may be a crystalline substrate, specifically, a single crystalline substrate, and more specifically, a single crystalline semiconductor substrate. For example, the substrate S may be a single crystalline silicon substrate. 
     The substrate S may be etched to form a plurality of pillars  10  regularly arranged. The etching of the substrate S may be performed using photolithography and dry etching. The dry etching may be reactive ion etching (RIE) in which anisotropic etching may be performed. Each of the pillars  10  may have a height in a vertical direction greater than a width in a horizontal direction, that is, an aspect ratio greater than 1. For example, the aspect ratio of the pillar  10  may range from 1 to 30. Various types of crystal facets may be exposed to side surfaces of the pillars  10  formed by the dry etching. 
     Then, isotropic dry etching may be additionally performed on the substrate S on which the pillars  10  are formed. In this case, diameters of the pillars  10  may be reduced and the side surfaces thereof may have slightly inclined surfaces. Also, since outer peripheral portions of the pillars  10  may be more rounded, more various types of crystal facets may be exposed. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , hydrogen annealing may be performed on the pillars  10 . In this case, the hydrogen annealing may refer to thermal annealing in a hydrogen atmosphere. The hydrogen annealing may be performed at a pressure ranging from about 10 Torr to about 100 Torr and a temperature ranging from about 800° C. to about 1,200° C. for about 1 minute to 30 minutes. More specifically, the hydrogen annealing may be performed at a pressure ranging from about 20 Torr to 60 Torr and a temperature ranging from about 1,000° C. to 1,100° C. for about 1 minute to 10 minutes. 
     Edges of the pillars  10  may be etched using such hydrogen annealing, and thus the pillars  10  may have rounded edges  10 T. However, the hydrogen annealing is not a necessary process and may be omitted when the pillars  10  are formed thin to have a sufficiently narrow upper surface. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , a semiconductor layer may be epitaxially grown on the substrate S including the pillars  10  and crystalline polyhedrons  15  may be formed. Each of the crystalline polyhedron  15  may have a structure surrounded by a plurality of different crystal facets and have a smaller upper width than a lower width. Specifically, an angle formed by each of the facets of the crystalline polyhedron  15  and a surface of the substrate S may be reduced toward an upper portion of the crystalline polyhedron  15 . Such a crystalline polyhedron  15  may be formed due to different growth rates of the crystal facets in an epitaxial process, and thus the crystal facet having the slowest growth rate for each region may remain on the surface thereof. 
     The semiconductor layer may include the same material as or a different material from materials of the pillars  10 . In other words, the semiconductor layer may be homoepitaxially grown or heteroepitaxially grown on the pillars  10 . Specifically, all of the semiconductor layer and the pillars  10  may include silicon. Alternatively, the semiconductor layer may include GaN or AlN, or one of a semiconductor material composed of IV group element semiconductors and alloys thereof and a compound semiconductor, and the pillars  10  may include silicon. 
     The semiconductor layer may be epitaxially grown, and at the same time, may be doped. For example, the semiconductor layer may be doped with a P-type material. 
     Specifically, the formation of the crystalline polyhedrons  15  by epitaxially growing the semiconductor layer may be performed using various deposition or growth methods such as metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE), and the like. 
       FIGS. 7, 8, and 9  are views schematically illustrating crystalline polyhedrons according to example embodiments of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , a crystalline polyhedron  15  is illustrated. A silicon pillar  10  may be formed by etching a silicon substrate S grown in a &lt;100&gt; direction, hydrogen annealing may be optionally performed on the pillar  10 , a silicon semiconductor layer may be then homoepitaxially grown on the pillar  10 , and thus the crystalline polyhedron  15  may be obtained. 
     The crystalline polyhedron  15  may have a shape of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width. Furthermore, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may have a cone shape of which a width gradually decreases from a lower portion to an upper portion. In other words, an angle formed by each of facets of the crystalline polyhedron  15  and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the crystalline polyhedron  15 . For example, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may include a first facet F 3 , a second facet F 2 , and a third facet F 1  from a bottom toward a top, and an angle formed by each of the facets and the surface of the substrate may be reduced from the first facet F 3  toward the second facet F 2  and from the second facet F 2  toward the third facet F 1 . For example, the third facet F 1  may be a {111} facet and an angle formed by the third facet F 1  and the surface of the substrate may be about 55 degrees. Also, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may include a sharp vertex T in which crystal facets, specifically four third facets F 1  meet, at a top thereof. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , a crystalline polyhedron  15  having a different shape from that of  FIG. 7  is illustrated. A silicon pillar  10  may be formed by etching a silicon substrate S grown in a &lt;110&gt; direction, hydrogen annealing may be optionally performed on the pillar  10 , a silicon semiconductor layer may be then homoepitaxially grown on the pillar  10 , and thus the crystalline polyhedron  15  may be obtained. 
     The crystalline polyhedron  15  may have a shape of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width. Furthermore, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may have a cone shape of which a width gradually decreases from a lower portion to an upper portion. In other words, an angle formed by each of facets of the crystalline polyhedron  15  and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the crystalline polyhedron  15 . For example, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may include a first facet F 6 , a second facet F 5 , and a third facet F 4  from a bottom toward a top, and an angle formed by each of the facets and the surface of the substrate may be reduced from the first facet F 6  toward the second facet F 5  and from the second facet F 5  toward the third facet F 4 . For example, the third facet F 4  may be a {111} facet and an angle formed by the third facet F 4  and the surface of the substrate may be about 35 degrees. Also, the second facet F 5  may be a {113} facet and an angle formed by the second facet F 5  and the surface of the substrate may be about 65 degrees. Also, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may include a sharp edge T in which crystal facets, specifically two third facets F 4  meet, at a top thereof. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , a crystalline polyhedron  15  having another shape is illustrated. A silicon pillar  10  may be formed by etching a silicon substrate S grown in a &lt;111&gt; direction, hydrogen annealing may be optionally performed on the pillar  10 , a silicon semiconductor layer may be then homoepitaxially grown on the pillar  10 , and thus the crystalline polyhedron  15  may be obtained. 
     The crystalline polyhedron  15  may have a shape of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width. Furthermore, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may have a cone shape of which a width gradually decreases from a lower portion to an upper portion. In other words, an angle formed by each of facets of the crystalline polyhedron  15  and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the crystalline polyhedron  15 . For example, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may include a first facet F 8  and a second facet F 7  from a bottom toward a top, and an angle formed by each of the facets and the surface of the substrate may be reduced from the first facet F 8  toward the second facet F 7 . For example, the second facet F 7  may be a {111} facet and an angle formed by the second facet F 7  and the surface of the substrate may be about 71 degrees. The first facet F 8  may be a {311} facet and an angle formed by the first facet F 8  and the surface of the substrate may be about 80 degrees. Also, the crystalline polyhedron  15  may include a plane T having a very small area in which crystal facets, specifically three second facets F 7  meet, at a top thereof. 
     The different shapes of the crystalline polyhedrons illustrated in  FIGS. 7, 8 , and  9  may be caused by different crystal facets which appear on surfaces of the pillars on which etching and hydrogen annealing are performed, and different growth rates of the crystal facets during the epitaxial processes. 
       FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a photoelectric conversion device according to one example embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , a solar cell which is one kind of photoelectric conversion device is illustrated. The solar cell includes a polyhedron  15  disposed on a substrate S. The polyhedron  15  may be formed using the method described with reference to  FIGS. 1, 3, and 5 , and may be any one of the polyhedrons  15  described with reference to  FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 . 
     The polyhedron  15  may have a shape of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width. Also, the polyhedron  15  may have a structure surrounded by a plurality of different crystal facets. Furthermore, an angle formed by each of the crystal facets of the polyhedron  15  and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the polyhedron  15 . Also, the polyhedron  15  may have the sharp vertex T (see  FIG. 7 ), the sharp edge T (see  FIG. 8 ), or the plane T (see  FIG. 9 ) having a very small area, at a top thereof. Also, the polyhedron  15  may be a silicon polyhedron having crystallinity. 
     The polyhedron  15  may be a semiconductor having a first conductive type. The first conductive type may be P-type. Alternatively, a first conductive-type semiconductor layer (not illustrated) may be additionally formed on the polyhedron  15 . The first conductive-type semiconductor layer may be epitaxially grown, and at the same time, may be doped with a first conductive-type dopant. 
     A second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  may be epitaxially grown on the polyhedron  15 . In other words, the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  may be an epitaxial layer, and specifically, a silicon epitaxial layer. In this case, the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  may also be grown, and at the same time, may be doped with a second conductive-type dopant. The second conductive type may be N-type. Alternatively, the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  may be formed by implanting a second conductive-type dopant into the polyhedron  15  using an ion implanting method. The second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  may be formed to have a thickness ranging from 10 nm to 1,000 nm, and specifically, a thickness ranging from 40 nm to about 100 nm. 
     The thickness of the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  or a sum of thicknesses of the first conductive-type semiconductor layer and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  when the first conductive-type semiconductor layer is formed, may be smaller than a height of the polyhedron  15 . As a result, a shape of a result after the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25  is formed may still be similar to that of the polyhedron  15 . 
     A PN junction  20  may be formed between the polyhedron  15  or the first conductive-type semiconductor layer and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25 . 
     A light-transmitting electrode layer (not illustrated) may be further formed on the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25 , but the example embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. The light-transmitting electrode layer may include a carbon nanotube layer, a graphene layer, a transparent conductive oxide layer, or a metal layer, and may be formed using coating, thermal deposition, electron beam deposition, or sputtering. 
     Then, a first electrode  30  may be formed below the substrate S and a second electrode  40  may be formed on the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  25 . However, a position of the first electrode  30  is not limited thereto, and the first electrode  30  may be formed at any position as long as the first electrode  30  may be electrically connected to the polyhedron  15  or the first conductive-type semiconductor layer (not illustrated). 
     For example, when such a solar cell is irradiated with sunlight, the PN junction  20  absorbs photons to generate electron-hole pairs. The electron-hole pairs are separated, electrons are transferred to the second electrode  40 , holes are transferred to the first electrode  30 , and thus electricity is generated. In this case, due to the polyhedron  15  protruding upward, scattered reflection of incident light occurs, thereby significantly reducing reflectivity of the light, and also, a surface area of the PN junction  20  may be significantly increased. In addition, due to the shape of the polyhedron  15  of which the upper width is smaller than the lower width, the PN junction  20  positioned on the lower portion of the polyhedron  15  as well as the PN junction  20  positioned on the upper portion of the polyhedron  15  may be irradiated with light and thus photoelectric conversion efficiency may be significantly improved. Also, due to the shape of the polyhedron  15  having a small width toward an upper portion thereof, since light may be vertically incident on the PN junction  20  on the lower portion even when an angle formed by the light and the surface of the substrate is reduced, for example, even when the surface of the substrate is obliquely irradiated with light such as sunlight in the morning or evening, the photoelectric conversion efficiency may not be significantly affected by an incident angle of light. 
     In addition, respective facets of the polyhedron  15  may be crystal facets, the first semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer  25 , which is epitaxially formed on the crystal facets, may also have a low defect density, and thus crystal quality may be improved. Therefore, the generation and separation of the electron-hole pairs in the PN junction  20  may be performed more efficiently. 
       FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a photoelectric conversion device according to another example embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , a light-emitting diode which is another kind of photoelectric conversion device is illustrated. The light-emitting diode includes a polyhedron  55  disposed on a substrate S. The polyhedron  55  may be formed using the method described with reference to  FIGS. 1, 3, and 5 , and may be any one of the polyhedrons  15  described with reference to  FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 . 
     The polyhedron  55  may have a shape of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width. Also, the polyhedron  55  may have a structure surrounded by a plurality of different crystal facets. Furthermore, an angle formed by each of the crystal facets of the polyhedron  55  and a surface of the substrate may be reduced toward an upper portion of the polyhedron  55 . Also, the polyhedron  55  may have the sharp vertex T (see  FIG. 7 ), the sharp edge T (see  FIG. 8 ), or the plane T (see  FIG. 9 ) having a very small area, at a top thereof. Also, the polyhedron  55  may be a silicon polyhedron having crystallinity. 
     A device layer or a semiconductor layer may be formed on the polyhedron  55 . The device layer may include a first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , an active layer  65 , and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67 , which are sequentially stacked. The first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , the active layer  65 , and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  may be, for example, compound semiconductor layers, specifically, III-V compound semiconductor layers, and more specifically, nitride-based semiconductor layers. The III-V compound semiconductor layers may include, for example, GaAlAs-based, AlGaIn-based, AlGaInP-based, AlGaInPAs-based, and GaN-based semiconductor layers. 
     The first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  may be a nitride-based semiconductor layer, and may be a layer doped with an N-type dopant. For example, the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  may be a layer in which an In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N layer (where, 0≤x&lt;1, 0≤y&lt;1, and 0≤x+y&lt;1) is doped with Si which is an N-type dopant. The active layer  65  may be an In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N layer (where, 0≤x&lt;1, 0≤y&lt;1, and 0≤x+y&lt;1), and may have a single-quantum well structure or a multi-quantum well (MQW) structure. For example, the active layer  65  may have a single-quantum well structure of an InGaN layer or an AlGaN layer, or may have an MQW structure which is a multi-layer structure of InGaN and GaN layers, AlGaN and (In)GaN layers, or InAlGaN and (In)GaN layers. The second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  may be a semiconductor layer doped with a P-type dopant. For example, the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  may be a layer in which an In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N layer (where, 0≤x&lt;1, 0≤y&lt;1, and 0≤x+y&lt;1) is doped with Mg or Zn which is a P-type dopant. 
     When a surface of the polyhedron  55  and the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  have different lattice constants, a buffer layer (not illustrated) for reducing lattice mismatch between the surface of the polyhedron  55  and the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  may be further formed before the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  is formed. The buffer layer is also included within the device layer. Such a buffer layer may be an AlN layer. However, a material of the buffer layer is not limited thereto. 
     Each of thicknesses of the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , the active layer  65 , and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  and the total thickness of the device layer including them ( 61 ,  65 ,  67 ) may be smaller than a height of the polyhedron  55 . As a result, a shape of a result after the respective layers are formed may be similar to that of the polyhedron  55 . 
     The first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , the active layer  65 , and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  may be an epitaxially grown epitaxial layer, and specifically, may be formed using various deposition or growth methods such as MOCVD, CVD, PECVD, MBE, HVPE, and the like. 
     A light-transmitting electrode layer (not illustrated) may be further formed on the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67 , but the example embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. The light-transmitting electrode layer may include a carbon nanotube layer, a graphene layer, a transparent conductive oxide layer, or a metal layer, and may be formed using coating, thermal deposition, electron beam deposition, or sputtering. 
     Then, a first electrode  70  may be formed below the substrate S and a second electrode  80  may be formed on the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67 . However, a position of the first electrode  70  is not limited thereto, and the first electrode  70  may be formed at any position as long as the first electrode  70  may be electrically connected to the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 . 
     When a forward electric field is applied to such a light-emitting diode, electrons and holes may be injected into the active layer  65 , and the electrons and holes injected into the active layer  65  may be recombined to emit light. In this case, a surface area of the active layer  65  may be significantly increased due to the polyhedron  55  protruding upward, light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the lower portion of the polyhedron  55  as well as light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the upper portion of the polyhedron  55  may be extracted to the outside due to the shape of the polyhedron  55  of which the upper width is smaller than the lower width, and thus light extraction efficiency may be significantly improved. In addition, since respective facets of the polyhedron  55  may be crystal facets, the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , the active layer  65 , and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67 , which are epitaxially grown on the crystal facets, may have a low defect density, and thus crystal quality may be improved. Therefore, light extraction efficiency may also be improved. 
     Meanwhile, a forward electric field may be concentrated on the upper portion of the polyhedron  55  due to the shape of the polyhedron  55  of which the upper width is smaller than the lower width, and thus an amount of light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the upper portion of the polyhedron  55  may be increased compared to an amount of light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the lower portion of the polyhedron  55 . Thus, there may be an effect that light is concentrated on a front. 
     In addition, it is expected that light having various colors may be realized only by changing a voltage applied to the light-emitting diode. This is because various light-emitting colors may be realized according to an applied electric field while a current path and an equipotential plane are changed, due to structural characteristics of the polyhedron  55 . It is difficult to realize in a flat light-emitting diode. 
     Hereinafter, experimental examples are given to aid understanding of the present invention. However, the following experimental examples are provided only to aid understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. 
     Manufacturing Example 1: Crystalline Polyhedron Manufacturing 
     A silicon substrate grown in a &lt;100&gt; direction was etched using RIE to form silicon pillars. Next, after isotropic dry etching was again performed on the silicon pillars to make inclined surfaces on side surfaces of the silicon pillars, hydrogen annealing was performed on the substrate on which the silicon pillars were formed at a temperature of 1,050° C. and a pressure of 40 Torr for about 10 minutes, and edges of the silicon pillars were rounded. Then, the substrate on which the silicon pillars having rounded edges were formed was loaded into an epitaxial reactor, deposition was performed at a temperature of 1,050° C. and a pressure of 60 Torr for about 5 minutes while flowing dichlorosilane (SiH 2 Cl 2 ; DCS) of 370 sccm, HCl of 110 sccm, diborane (B 2 H 6 ; 1% balanced in H 2 ) of 110 sccm, and H 2  of 20 slm into the reactor, and a semiconductor layer was epitaxially grown on the silicon pillars. 
     Manufacturing Example 2: Crystalline Polyhedron Manufacturing 
     A crystalline polyhedron was manufactured in the same manner as in Manufacturing Example 1 except that the crystalline polyhedron was manufactured using a silicon substrate grown in a &lt;110&gt; direction. 
     Manufacturing Example 3: Crystalline Polyhedron Manufacturing 
     A crystalline polyhedron was manufactured in the same manner as in Manufacturing Example 1 except that the crystalline polyhedron was manufactured using a silicon substrate grown in a &lt;111&gt; direction. 
       FIG. 12  shows photographs of crystalline polyhedrons obtained while a method of manufacturing a crystalline polyhedron according to Manufacturing Example 1 is performed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , it may be confirmed that silicon pillars having an average width of about 1 μm and an average height of about 15 μm were formed after isotropic dry etching was completed (a), it may be confirmed that edges of the silicon pillars were rounded after hydrogen annealing was performed (b), and it may be known that a crystalline polyhedron was formed after a semiconductor layer was epitaxially grown on the silicon pillars (c). A lowermost portion of the crystalline polyhedron of (c) had an average width of 7 μm and an average height of 11 μm. 
       FIG. 13  shows scanning electron microscope (SEM) photographs (a, b) of the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 and a transmission electron microscope (TEM) photograph (c) of the crystalline polyhedron. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13 , as a result of TEM analysis in (b) by cutting the crystalline polyhedron along a red rim of (a), it was confirmed that a vertex has a &lt;100&gt; direction and all four crystal facets forming the vertex are {111} facets. 
       FIGS. 14, 15, and 16  are SEM photographs of crystalline polyhedrons according to Manufacturing Examples 1 to 3, respectively. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 14, 15, and 16 , it may be known that when silicon substrates have different crystal growth directions, crystalline polyhedrons having different shapes are manufactured. 
       FIG. 17  is a graph illustrating light absorption efficiencies of the crystalline polyhedron according to Manufacturing Example 1, a cylindrical silicon pillar, a rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall, and a flat silicon substrate. In this case, in a state in which it was assumed that the cylindrical silicon pillar has a width of 3.5 μm and a height of 11 μm, the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall has a width of 3.5 μm and a height of 11 μm, and the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 has a height of 11 μm, the light absorption efficiencies were calculated through computer simulation. In this case, it was assumed that light of AM1.5G is emitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 17 , it may be known that the cylindrical silicon pillar (represented by Si microwire and having an absorbable surface area of 170 μm 2 ) and the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall (represented by Si microwall and having an absorbable surface area of 203 μm 2 ) have total light absorption rates of about 67.6% and about 71.6% at a wavelength ranging from 300 nm to 1,100 nm, respectively, which are higher than a light absorption rate of 61.4% of the flat silicon substrate (having an absorbable surface area of 49 μm 2 ). It was estimated that this is because of the increase of the surface area. Meanwhile, it may be known that the crystalline polyhedron (represented by Si microcone and having an absorbable surface area of 152.1 μm 2 ) according to Manufacturing Example 1 has a total light absorption rate of about 95% at a wavelength ranging from 300 nm to 1,100 nm, which is relatively higher than that of the flat silicon substrate about 1.5 times (e.g., 95.0% (Si Microcone)/61.4% (Si Planar)≈1.55 times) and is absolutely higher than that of the flat silicon substrate about 33% or more. 
     Also, it may be known that the crystalline polyhedron (represented by Si microcone and having an absorbable surface area of 152.1 μm 2 ) according to Manufacturing Example 1 has a light absorption rate ranging from 1.3 to 1.4 times higher than light absorption rates of the cylindrical silicon pillar (represented by Si microwire and having an absorbable surface area of 170 μm 2 ) and the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall (represented by Si microwall and having an absorbable surface area of 203 μm 2 ) despite the small absorbable surface area. It was estimated that this is because the crystalline polyhedrons manufactured in the present invention have a plurality of crystal facets, have an excellent light scattering effect due to a sharp shape, and have graded refractive indexes which are more complicated than other structure. 
       FIG. 18  is a graph illustrating the light absorption efficiencies of the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1, the cylindrical silicon pillar, the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall, and the flat silicon substrate. In this case, in a state in which it was assumed that the cylindrical silicon pillar has a width of 3.5 μm and a height of 11 μm, the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall has a width of 3.5 μm and a height of 7.4 μm, and the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 has a height of 11 μm, the light absorption efficiencies were calculated through computer simulation. In this case, it was assumed that light of AM1.5G is emitted. 
     Referring to  FIG. 18 , it may be known that the cylindrical silicon pillar (represented by Si microwire and having an absorbable surface area of 152.7 μm 2 ) and the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall (represented by Si microwall and having an absorbable surface area of 152.6 μm 2 ) have total light absorption rates of about 66.7% and about 69.8% at a wavelength ranging from 300 nm to 1,100 nm, respectively, which are higher than a light absorption rate of 61.4% of the flat silicon substrate. However, it may be known that the crystalline polyhedron (represented by Si microcone and having an absorbable surface area of 152.1 μm 2 ) according to Manufacturing Example 1 has a total light absorption rate of about 95% at a wavelength ranging from 300 nm to 1,100 nm, which is significantly higher than the light absorption rates of the cylindrical silicon pillar (represented by Si microwire and having an absorbable surface area of 152.7 μm 2 ) and the rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall (represented by Si microwall and having an absorbable surface area of 152.6 μm 2 ), and has a similar surface area thereto. It was also estimated that this is because the crystalline polyhedrons manufactured in the present invention have a plurality of crystal facets, have an excellent light scattering effect due to a sharp shape, and have graded refractive indexes which are more complicated than other structure. 
       FIG. 19  is a graph illustrating absorption efficiency of the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 in accordance with a light radiation angle. 
     Referring to  FIG. 19 , in the flat silicon substrate, while light absorption efficiency is significantly decreased as an angle of incidence is increased, it was shown that the crystalline polyhedron (represented by Si microcone) according to Manufacturing Example 1 may absorb light with a substantially constant absorption rate without depending on an incident angle of a light source. In the case of a solar cell manufactured using the crystalline polyhedron, it may be shown that the light absorption rate is constant even when an angle of sun varies during daytime, in other words, even in the morning or evening. 
       FIG. 20  is a graph illustrating current density of a solar cell manufactured using the crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 in accordance with a voltage. In the solar cell, after an N-type semiconductor layer was formed on a P-type crystalline polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1 to have a thickness of about 100 nm, a first electrode was formed below a substrate, a second electrode was formed on the N-type semiconductor layer, and thus current density according to the voltage was obtained through experiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 20 , an open circuit voltage V oc  is 594 mV, a short circuit current density J sc  is 34.1 mA/cm 2 , a fill factor FF is 0.687, and an input power density P s  is 100 mW/cm 2 , and thus power conversion efficiency was calculated to be 13.9%. In consideration that power conversion efficiency of a flat silicon solar cell having an antireflection film is about 12.0%, it may be known that the solar cell formed on the crystalline polyhedron shows very excellent performance. 
       FIG. 21  is a graph for comparing light extraction efficiencies of light-emitting diodes having various shapes. In this case, light extraction efficiencies of a flat light-emitting diode (represented by planar), a silicon pillar light-emitting diode (represented by microwire), a silicon wall light-emitting diode (represented by microwall), and a crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode (represented by microcone), which are obtained by forming an N-type GaN layer of 1,000 nm, an MQW layer of 125 nm, and a P-type GaN layer of 500 nm on a flat silicon substrate, a cylindrical silicon pillar having a width of 3.5 μm and a height of 11 μm, a rectangular parallelepiped silicon wall having a width of 3.5 μm and a height of 11 μm, and a crystalline polyhedron having a height of 11 μm formed according to Manufacturing Example 1, were calculated through computer simulation. 
     Referring to  FIG. 21 , it may be known that the light extraction efficiency of the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode (represented by microcone) is significantly improved compared to that of the flat light-emitting diode (represented by planar), that of the silicon pillar light-emitting diode (represented by microwire), and that of the silicon wall light-emitting diode (represented by microwall). It was estimated that this is because a unique structural shape of the crystalline polyhedron aids to emit light. 
       FIG. 22  is a graph for comparing light extraction efficiencies of light-emitting diodes having various shapes. In this case, light extraction efficiencies of a flat light-emitting diode (represented by planar), silicon pillar light-emitting diodes having various widths (where, D is 0.5 μm, 1 μm, 2 μm, 3 μm, and 3.5 μm), and a crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode (represented by microcone), which are obtained by forming an N-type GaN layer of 1,000 nm, an MQW layer of 125 nm, and a P-type GaN layer of 500 nm on a flat silicon substrate, cylindrical silicon pillars having various widths ranging from 0.5 μm to 3.5 μm and a height of 11 μm, and a crystalline polyhedron having a height of 11 μm formed according to Manufacturing Example 1, were calculated through computer simulation. 
     Referring to  FIG. 22 , it might be confirmed that a maximum value of the light extraction efficiency increases as diameters of the silicon pillars in the silicon pillar light-emitting diodes decrease. However, it may be known that even a light-emitting diode having a silicon pillar having a diameter of 0.5 μm shows lower light extraction efficiency than that of the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode. 
       FIG. 23  shows a graph (a) illustrating light extraction efficiencies of a flat light-emitting diode and a crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode in accordance with height variation of N-type GaN layers and a graph (b) illustrating enhancement of the light extraction efficiency of the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode with respect to the flat light-emitting diode in accordance with position change of a dipole source. In this case, light extraction efficiencies of a flat light-emitting diode (represented by planar) and a crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode (represented by microcone), which are obtained by forming an N-type GaN layer, an MQW layer of 125 nm, and a P-type GaN layer of 500 nm on a flat silicon substrate and a crystalline polyhedron having a height of 11 μm formed according to Manufacturing Example 1, were calculated through computer simulation while changing the height of the N-type GaN layer. 
     Referring to  FIG. 23( a ) , it is shown that the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode has a much more excellent light extraction efficiency than a general flat light-emitting diode. It is confirmed that while the flat light-emitting diode has a low light extraction efficiency of about 4.5% or less regardless of a thickness of the N-type GaN layer, the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode has overall high light extraction efficiency of 9% or more and has a maximum efficiency of 14% when the thickness of the N-type GaN layer is 1 μm. It is shown that the efficiency of the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode is greater than that of the existing flat light-emitting diode three times or more. 
     Referring to  FIG. 23( b ) , it may be known that the light extraction efficiency of the crystalline polyhedron light-emitting diode may be improved as compared to the flat light-emitting diode even when a position of a dipole source is changed. 
     Example of Nitride Film Growth 
     Trimethylaluminium (TMA) gas and NH 3  gas, and trimethylgallium (TMG) gas and NH 3  gas, which are precursor gases, were supplied onto the crystalline silicon polyhedron formed according to Manufacturing Example 1, an AlN and GaN multi-buffer layer of about 500 nm (i.e., a bottom region was an AlN buffer layer of 20 nm) was formed using MOCVD, TMG gas and NH 3  gas were then supplied thereto, and a GaN layer of about 1 μm was formed using MOCVD. 
     Comparative Example of Nitride Film Growth 
     A buffer layer and a GaN layer were formed using the same method as that of the nitride film growth example except that a [111] silicon substrate was used instead of the crystalline silicon polyhedron. 
       FIGS. 24, 25, and 26  are SEM photographs of an upper surface, inclined upper surface, and cross section of a specimen according to the nitride film growth example, respectively.  FIG. 27  illustrates an SEM photograph of an upper surface of a crystalline polyhedron before forming a nitride film and an SEM photograph of an upper surface of a specimen after growing the nitride film.  FIG. 26  is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I′ of  FIG. 25 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 24, 25, 26, and 27 , it may be known that a nitride film NL is mainly formed on the upper portion of the crystalline polyhedron  55 , specifically, on a {111} facet F 1  (see  FIG. 13 ) of the crystalline polyhedron (in  FIG. 26 ). That is, it may be known that the nitride film NL is mainly grown from the {111} facet F 1  of the crystalline polyhedron. Also, it may be known that the nitride film NL formed according to the nitride film growth example may have a shape of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width similarly to the crystalline polyhedron  55 , and furthermore, the nitride film NL has a sharp vertex or edge at a top thereof. Specifically, the nitride film NL grown on the crystalline polyhedron  55  includes ridges R formed on the {111} facet F 1  of the crystalline polyhedron, and valleys V formed on edges E between the {111} facets of the crystalline polyhedron. Also, the ridges R of the nitride film NL are connected to each other on adjacent crystalline polyhedrons  55 . In this case, a surface of the nitride film which is exposed between the ridge and the valley may be a {0002} facet. 
       FIG. 28  illustrates a TEM photograph of a cross section and a fast Fourier transform (FFT) image analysis of the specimen in a first direction according to the nitride film growth example,  FIG. 29  illustrates a TEM photograph of a cross section and FFT image analysis of the specimen in a second direction according to the nitride film growth example, and  FIG. 30  illustrates a TEM photograph of a cross section and FFT image analysis of the specimen according to a nitride film growth comparative example. In this case, the first direction is a direction of line I-I′ of  FIG. 25  or  FIG. 27  and the second direction is a direction of line II-II′ of  FIG. 25  or  FIG. 27 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 28 , it may be known that a multi-buffer layer (represented by AlN) and a GaN layer, which are a nitride film NL, were sequentially formed on the edge E in which adjacent {111} facets of the crystalline polyhedron  55  meet, the multi-buffer layer has a thickness of about 0.2 μm, and the GaN layer has a thickness of about 0.4 μm. Also, it may be known that the GaN layer is grown in a &lt;0002&gt; direction. Meanwhile, here, the surface of the nitride film NL formed on the edge E in which the adjacent {111} facets of the crystalline polyhedron  55  meet corresponds to the valley V of  FIG. 25 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 29 , it may be known that a multi-buffer layer (represented by AlN) and a GaN layer, which are a nitride film NL, were sequentially formed on the {111} facets F 1  of the crystalline polyhedron  55 , the multi-buffer layer has a thickness of about 0.6 μm, and the GaN layer has an average thickness of about 1 μm (or a maximum height of 1.7 μm). Also, it may be known that the GaN layer is grown in a &lt;0002&gt; direction. Meanwhile, here, the surface of the nitride film NL formed on the {111} facets F 1  of the crystalline polyhedron  55  corresponds to the ridge R of  FIG. 25 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 30 , it may be known that a nitride film formed on a [ 111 ] silicon substrate having a flat plate shape includes a multi-buffer layer (represented by AlN) and a GaN layer, the multi-buffer layer has a thickness of about 0.6 μm, and the GaN layer has a thickness of about 1 μm. Also, it may be known that the GaN layer is grown in a &lt;0002&gt; direction. 
     The following Table 1 illustrates total threading dislocation densities (TDD) obtained from a cross section of the specimen according to the nitride film growth example cutting in a first direction (i.e., the cross section illustrated in  FIG. 28 ), a cross section of the specimen according to the nitride film growth example cutting in a second direction (i.e., the cross section illustrated in  FIG. 29 ), and a cross section of the specimen according to the nitride film growth comparative example (i.e., the cross section illustrated in  FIG. 30 ). 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Cross Section Of Specimen According 
                  7.78 × 10 8  cm −2   
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                 Cutting In First Direction (i.e., Cross 
               
               
                 Section illustrated in FIG. 28) 
               
               
                 Cross Section Of Specimen According 
                  3.4 × 10 8  cm −2   
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                 Cross Section illustrated in FIG. 29) 
               
               
                 Cross Section Of Specimen According 
                 1.125 × 10 9  cm −2   
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     Referring to Table 1, it may be known that the total TDD of the nitride film formed on the crystalline silicon polyhedron is very significantly decreased to a range ranging from 0.3 times to 0.69 times as compared to the nitride film formed on the [111] silicon substrate having a flat plate shape, and thus a high-quality nitride film is formed on the crystalline silicon polyhedron. 
       FIGS. 31 and 32  are cross-sectional views illustrating photoelectric conversion devices according to another example embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the cross-sectional views of  FIGS. 31 and 32  may correspond to cross-sectional views taken along lines I-I′ and II-II′ of  FIG. 25 . Also,  FIG. 33  is a plan view schematically illustrating an upper surface of a unit cell U illustrated in  FIG. 25 . The photoelectric conversion device according to the present example embodiment may be similar to the photoelectric conversion device described with reference to  FIG. 11  except for the following description. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 31, 32, and 33 , a light-emitting diode which is another type of photoelectric conversion device is illustrated. The light-emitting diode includes a polyhedron  55  disposed on a substrate S. The polyhedron  55  may be formed using the method described with reference to  FIGS. 1, 3, and 5 , may be the polyhedron  15  described with reference to  FIG. 7 , but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the polyhedron  55  may be the polyhedron described with reference to  FIGS. 8 and 9 . 
     A device layer DL may be formed on the polyhedron  55 . The device layer DL may include a buffer layer  60 , a first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , an active layer  65 , and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67 , which are sequentially stacked. The first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , the active layer  65 , and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  may be, for example, compound semiconductor layers, specifically, III-V compound semiconductor layers, and more specifically, nitride-based semiconductor layers. The III-V compound semiconductor layers may be, for example, GaAlAs-base, AlGaIn-based, AlGaInP-based, AlGaInPAs-based, GaN-based semiconductor layers. 
     The first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  may be a nitride-based semiconductor layer, and a layer doped with an N-type dopant. For example, the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  may be a layer in which an In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N layer (where, 0≤x&lt;1, 0≤y&lt;1, and 0≤x+y&lt;1) is doped with Si which is an N-type dopant. The active layer  65  may be an In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N layer (where, 0≤x&lt;1, 0≤y&lt;1, and 0≤x+y&lt;1), and may have a single-quantum well structure or a MQW structure. For example, the active layer  65  may have a single-quantum well structure of an InGaN layer or an AlGaN layer, or may have an MQW structure which is a multi-layer structure of InGaN and GaN layers, AlGaN and (In)GaN layers, or InAlGaN and (In)GaN layers. The second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  may be a semiconductor layer doped with a P-type dopant. For example, the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  may be a layer in which an In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N layer (where, 0≤x&lt;1, 0≤y&lt;1, and 0≤x+y&lt;1) is doped with Mg or Zn which is a P-type dopant. 
     When a surface of the polyhedron  55  and the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  have different lattice constants, the buffer layer  60  may be a layer for reducing lattice mismatch between the surface of the polyhedron  55  and the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , and such a buffer layer may be an AlN layer, specifically, an AlN and GaN multi-buffer layer. However, a material of the buffer layer is not limited thereto. 
     The device layer DL may have a shape similar to that of each of the nitride films described with reference to  FIGS. 24, 25, 26, and 27 . Specifically, it may be known that the device layer DL may have a shape of the polyhedron, of which an upper width is smaller than a lower width, similarly to that of the polyhedron  55 , and the device layer DL may have a sharp vertex or edge at a top thereof. Specifically, when the polyhedron  55  is the polyhedron described with reference to  FIG. 7 , the device layer DL grown on the polyhedron  55  may include ridges R formed on {111} facets F 1  of the polyhedron, and valleys V formed on edges E between the {111} facets of the polyhedron. Also, the ridges R of the device layer DL may be connected to each other on adjacent polyhedrons  55 . Meanwhile, at least the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  may be a layer grown in a [0002] direction. 
     Then, a first electrode  70  may be formed below the substrate S and a second electrode (not illustrated) may be formed on the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67 . 
     When a forward electric field is applied to such a light-emitting diode, electrons and holes may be injected into the active layer  65 , and the electrons and holes injected into the active layer  65  may be recombined to emit light. In this case, a surface area of the active layer  65  may be significantly increased due to the polyhedron  55  protruding upward, light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the lower portion of the polyhedron  55  as well as light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the upper portion of the polyhedron  55  may be extracted to the outside due to the shape of the polyhedron  55  of which the upper width is smaller than the lower width, and thus light extraction efficiency may be significantly improved. In addition, since respective facets of the polyhedron  55  may be crystal facets, the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61 , the active layer  65 , and the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67 , which are epitaxially grown on the crystal facets, may have a low defect density, and thus crystal quality may be improved. Therefore, light extraction efficiency may also be improved. 
     Meanwhile, a forward electric field may be concentrated on the upper portion of the polyhedron  55  due to the shape of the polyhedron  55  of which the upper width is smaller than the lower width, and thus an amount of light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the upper portion of the polyhedron  55  may be increased compared to an amount of light emitted from the active layer  65  positioned on the lower portion of the polyhedron  55 . Thus, there may be an effect that light is concentrated on a front. 
     In addition, it is expected that light having various colors may be realized only by changing a voltage applied to the light-emitting diode. This is because various light-emitting colors may be realized according to an applied electric field while a current path and an equipotential plane are changed, due to structural characteristics of the polyhedron  55 . Therefore, it is difficult to realize in a flat light-emitting diode. 
     The following Table 2 illustrates light extraction efficiencies of the light-emitting diodes illustrated with reference to  FIGS. 31, 32, and 33 . In this case, the buffer layer  60  was an AlN and GaN multi-buffer layer, the first conductive-type semiconductor layer  61  was an N-type GaN layer having a thickness ranging from about 350 nm to 2 μm according to a position thereof, the active layer  65  was an MQW layer of 100 nm, the second conductive-type semiconductor layer  67  was a P-type GaN layer of 250 nm, and thus light extraction efficiencies were calculated through computer simulation. Meanwhile, a position of a dipole was changed to a point {circle around (1)}, a point {circle around (2)}, a point {circle around (3)}, and a point {circle around (4)} as illustrated in  FIG. 33 . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 6.8% 
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     Referring to Table 2, it may be known that the light-emitting diode formed on the crystalline silicon polyhedron emits light of a wavelength of about 450 nm, that is, a wavelength of a blue light region, with light extraction efficiency ranging from about 4.1% to about 8.0%. Also, it is shown that the light extraction efficiency is much better than that of the flat light-emitting diode at a wavelength of about 450 nm. Also, it may be known that the light extraction efficiency of the light-emitting diode formed on the crystalline silicon polyhedron is improved as compared to the flat light-emitting diode even when a position of a dipole source is changed. 
     While the example embodiments of the present invention and their advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations may be made herein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.