Patent ID: 8120046

Claim:
A light-emitting element, comprising: a semiconductor laminated structure comprising a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type and an active layer sandwiched by the first and second semiconductor layers; a first electrode on one surface side of the semiconductor laminated structure; a conductive reflective layer on an other surface side of the semiconductor laminated structure for reflecting light emitted from the active layer; a contact portion partially formed between the semiconductor laminated structure and the conductive reflective layer and being in ohmic contact with the semiconductor laminated structure; a second electrode on a part of a surface of the conductive reflective layer on the semiconductor laminated structure without contacting the semiconductor laminated structure for feeding current through the conductive reflective layer to the contact portion; a supporting substrate on which the conductive reflective layer is formed; and a transparent layer formed between the semiconductor laminated structure and the conductive reflective layer and comprising an opening, wherein the opening is formed on the transparent layer except directly under the first electrode, the contact portion is formed in the opening, the semiconductor laminated structure is supported by the supporting substrate via the transparent layer, the transparent layer comprises one selected from SiO 2 , SiN and ITO, the semiconductor laminated structure is partially removed from the one surface to the other surface, a part of the opening is formed on the conductive reflective layer corresponding to a region that the semiconductor laminated structure is partially removed, and the second electrode is in contact with the contact portion formed in the part of the opening.