Micro light-emitting diode (LED) display fabrication and assembly are described. In an example, a micro-light emitting diode (LED) display panel includes a display backplane substrate having a plurality of metal bumps thereon. A plurality of LED pixel elements includes ones of LED pixel elements bonded to corresponding ones of the plurality of metal bumps of display backplane substrate. One or more of the plurality of LED pixel elements has a graphene layer thereon. The graphene layer is on a side of the one or more of the plurality of LED pixel elements opposite the side of the metal bumps.