Light emitting diodes include a substrate, an epitaxial region on the substrate
that includes therein a diode region and a multilayer conductive stack on the epitaxial
region opposite the substrate. A passivation layer extends at least partially on
the multilayer conductive stack opposite the epitaxial region, to define a bonding
region on the multilayer conductive stack opposite the epitaxial region. The passivation
layer also extends across the multilayer conductive stack, across the epitaxial
region and onto the substrate. The multilayer conductive stack can include an ohmic
layer on the epitaxial region opposite the substrate, a reflector layer on the
ohmic layer opposite the epitaxial region and a tin barrier layer on the reflector
layer opposite the ohmic layer. An adhesion layer also may be provided on the tin
barrier layer opposite the reflector layer. A bonding layer also may be provided
on the adhesion layer opposite the tin barrier layer. A submount and a bond between
the bonding layer and the submount also may be provided.