Device With Multiple Vertically Separated Terminals and Methods for Making the Same

A light emitting device, comprising:

• a plurality of light emitting elements arranged at different locations in a common plane, each light emitting element comprising:
• at least one layer of a semiconductor material;
• a first electrical terminal for providing charge carriers to a first portion of the light emitting element, the first electrical terminal being located at a first location along an axis perpendicular to the common plane;
• a second electrical terminal for providing charge carriers to a second portion of the light emitting element, the second electrical terminal being located at a second location along the axis perpendicular to the common plane different from the first location;
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• a third electrical terminal for providing charge carriers to a third portion of the light emitting element, the third electrical terminal being located at a third location along the axis perpendicular to the common plane different from the first and second locations;
• a first electrode layer comprising one or more electrodes each being in electrical contact with the first electrical terminal of one or more of the plurality of light emitting elements;
• a second electrode layer comprising one or more electrodes each being in electrical contact with the second electrical terminal of one or more of the plurality of light emitting elements;
• a third electrode layer comprising one or more electrodes each being in electrical contact with the third electrical terminal of one or more of the plurality of light emitting elements;
• a first electrically insulating layer disposed between the plurality of light emitting elements and also disposed between the first and second electrode layers along the axis perpendicular to the common plane;
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• a second electrically insulating layer disposed between the plurality of light emitting elements and also disposed between the second and third electrode layers along the axis perpendicular to the common plane.