CA1081835A - Method of producing a semiconductor photodiode of indium antimonide and device thereof - Google Patents
Method of producing a semiconductor photodiode of indium antimonide and device thereofInfo
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Abstract
TITLE - A Method of Producing a Semiconductor Photodiode of Indium Antimonide, and Device Thereof.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A method of producing semiconductor photodiodes of indium antimonide, by growing an indium antimonide epitaxial layer of one type conductivity onto a substrate of indium antimonide of another type conductivity, utilizing conventional vapor phase or liquid phase epitaxial techniques, wherein the antimony in the epitaxial layer is partially replaced by either arsenic or phosphorus, thus resulting in a high performing photoelectric device.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A method of producing semiconductor photodiodes of indium antimonide, by growing an indium antimonide epitaxial layer of one type conductivity onto a substrate of indium antimonide of another type conductivity, utilizing conventional vapor phase or liquid phase epitaxial techniques, wherein the antimony in the epitaxial layer is partially replaced by either arsenic or phosphorus, thus resulting in a high performing photoelectric device.
Description
~ 108183S ~ -Backgrou_d of the Invention This invention relates to a method of producing semiconductor photodiodes having an indium antimonide epitax-ial layer of one type conductivity onto an indium antimonide ~ substrate of another type conductivity, and more particularly ,~ to such a method wherein the antimony in the epitaxial layer is partially replaced by another element.
Epitaxial growth is a process of growing solid material from a suitable environment onto a substrate. The growth is epitaxial when the material grown forms an extension of the crystal structure of the substrate. By the addition of gases comprising donor or acceptor type impurities, the epitaxially deposited layer may be of n-type or p-type conductivity as desired.
It is commonly known that diffusion processes are used to produce the p-type region of pn-InSb photovoltaic detectors. Uniformly n-type doped indium antimonide crystals I are enclosed together with p-type dopants such as cadmium or z~nc in a sealed quartz ampoule. The diffusion will take place at 450-50boC. After removal of the diffused substrate, the material is further processed into single or multi-element semiconductor photodiodes by utilizing standard planar or mesa technologies.
These methods require costly and complicated etching and optimization processes which greatly aggravate the establishment ~.
of reproducible, thin p-layer regions and fail completely when extremely thin, uniform thicknesses are required. There-fore, the resulting photoelectric devices suffer in their performance characteristics. Still another method being utilized is the growth of an epitaxial layer of indium anti-monide having the opposite conductance type on an indium antimonide monocrystal. This method suffers greatly from the nonstoichiometric transport properties of both species, the indium and antimony, which will result in an epitaxial layer of very low quality.
It was, therefore, necessary to find a method of pro-ducing indium antimonide single and multi-element detectors according to the epitaxial growth method, which does not have the deficiency of the conventional epitaxial methods.
The main demands placed upon the epitaxial process are eestoration of the stoichiometry of the epitaxial layer, to assure equivalent and a sufficient partial pressure of all gas species involved and to apply standard device processing technologies to the production of photoelectric indium anti-monide diodes. These requirements can be fulfilled byexecuting the epitaxial process in an apparatus having the capability of producing epitaxial layers of the desired composition.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of the invention is to eliminate the above and other deficiencies of the prior art.
These and other objects are attained in the invention which encompasses a method and devices produced thereby, and wherein an indium antimonide epitaxial layer of p-type conductivity is epitaxially grown onto an indium antimonide substrate of n-type conductivity. Photodiodes and other : .
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devices are then fabricated therefrom. The epitaxial layer is InAsxSbl x,wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50, preferably within the range of 0.01 to 0.05, and most preferably 0.05.
A feature of the invention is a method wherein there is partial substitution of antimony with arsenic in the indium antimonide epitaxial layer.
; A further feature of the invention is the use of an ; epitaxial layer of InAsxSbl x~ wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50, preferably 0.01 to 0.05, and most preferably 0.05.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative apparatus to practice the invention wherein vapor phase epitaxial depositing is accomplished.
FIG. 2 depicts an illustrative apparatus to practice the invention wherein liquid phase epitaxial depositing is accomplished.
FIG. 3 depicts an illustrative substrate having an -epitaxial layer grown thereon, with the epitaxial layer having partial substitution of arsenic or phosphorus for antimony in the indium antimonide.
FIGS. 4A-4F depict the step by step production of a mesa configuration photoconductive device employing the ;
inventive method; and FIGS. 5A-5G depict step by step production of a planar configuration photoconductive device employing the inventive method.
; FIG. 1 depicts a typical epitaxial gas or vapor phase reactor apparatus for growing epitaxial layers on a substr-ate, comprising a furnace chamber 1, having a temperature and heating control system not shown, a removable cap 2, gas ~ 4 ~B ' ..
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, inlet 4 and gas exhaust 3. Through inlet 4 may be supplied different gases for the deposition of or growth of a suitable layer. Within the chamber l may be placed crystal dish 9 on which a substrate lO, such as of indium antimonide may be placed. Also in chamber l there may be placed another dish ll on which may be placed solid indium 12, and another dish 13, on which may be placed, for example, a dopant 14 such as zinc or cadium for p-type doping and tin or tellurium for n-type doping. From sources 5, 6, 7 and 8, there is supplied . , ~
.'~ ., 4a ., ,................ : ,, , , ~ , -- lOB1835 for example, reagent gases H2, HCl, AsH3, or PH3, and SbH3, respectively, with suitable flow control with known type of metering.
In operation of FIG. 1, the dish~9 having indium antimonide slice 10, such as of n-type conductivity, thereon is charged through the right end having cap 2 removed there-from, and into the chamber 1. Also, the contalners 11 and 13 having loaded thereon solid indium and zinc dopant, respectively, are also charged into the chamber 1, through the open right end.
Then cap 2 is used to close chamber 1. Chamber 1 is then purged by supplying hydrogen gas from source 6 through inlet 4. The chamber is then raised in temperature to a range of about 480C
to 520C. The temperature of the indium is raised to about 700C
and that of zinc 14 is raised to about 380C. As the tempera-ture of the reaction chamber approaches a constant value, the epitaxial growth atmosphere is established in chamber 1 by supplying for example, antimony hydride as an antimony source from source 5 and arsine as an arse~ic source from source 8, and hydrogen chloride as a transport agent for both the indium and zinc, from source 7. The gases are supplied through the single common inlet 4, or through a plurality of individual inlets. The hydrogen is continuously supplied, serving as a carrier and reducing gas. Zinc is utilized to provide p-type doping while the epitaxial layer is being grown. Of course, cadmium can also be used to provide p-type doping. If n-type doping is desired tin or tellurium may be used.
By suitably adjusting the molecular ratio of stibine and arsine, the compositional ratio of epitaxial film can be altered. The mixed crystal InAsxSbl x should have the ratio wherein x is between 0.01 to 0.50, and preferably toward the lower range of 0.01 to 0.05, and most preferably wherein x = 0.05. The same ratios are applicable for use of phos-~'~ '' `"""" ' ' , ' .:.'. ' " ' ' ~ ``` 108183S
phorus in place of arsenic. In the gas phase operation, thiscan be done by suitable ad~ustment of the flow rates of the reagent gases using conventional metering systems. For example, using a 36 inches long, 2 inches inner diameter reactor, flow rates as follows will produce InAsO 05Sbo 95 : -H2 = 500 to l,OOO cc/min.; SbH3 = lO to 25 cc/min; AsH3 =
50 to lOO cc/min and HCl = 3 to 6 cc/min.
When a sufficient period of time has elapsed, such as for example 30 to 60 minutes, for the growth of p-type indium antimonide (using zinc for the dopant) epitaxial layer, to the desired thickness, such as 0.4 microns, the reagent gases are turned off. After sufficient time for purging of the atmos-phere in the chamber l, such as about 30 minutes, the furnace is turned off and left to cool down to room temperature. The dish 9 is then remo~ved from the chamber l and the chip is then ready for further fabrication, such as placement of ohmic contacts, which may be of gold of 2,000 to 5,000 A! and etching and shaping of the chips.
In FIG. 2, there is depicted a liquid phase epitax-20 ial reactor comprising a furnace chamber 21, which is supported -by support 22 to be tiltable for example up to 30 in either direction from the horizontal, an inlet 25 for supplying hydrogen gas, and an outlet 24 for exhaus~ing the atmosphere, and a removable end cap 23 for sealing the chamber 21. Within the reactor there may be placed a boat 26 having therein a slice 29 for example of indium antimonide on a support 28, and a mixture 27 of for example indium, antimony, and arsenic in desired compositional proportions and a dopant such as zinc for p-type conductivity. The slice 29 may already be of an n-type material, as was the case in the FIG. l slice lO. The arsenic may be replaced wi~h phosphorus. Initially, an indium antimonide slice 29 is placed on one end of boat 26 in such a ~- lOB~835 manner as to not be in contact with the metallurgical mix-ture 27 which is placed at the opposite end of the boat 26.
The boat 26 containing the slice 29 on support 28 and mixture 27 may be charged through the right end of chamber 21, and thereafter capped with removable cap 23.
In the operation of the apparatus of FIG. 2, the boat 26 which may be of quartz is first loaded with the metall-urgical mixture 27 at one end and the support 28 having an indium antimonide slice 29 at the other end. Then boat 26 is placed in chamber 21. Then, cap 23 is closed. Then, hydrogen gas is supplied, such as at a flow rate of 500 to 1,000 cc/min.
in a 2" cylindrical inner diameter chamber 20" long, through -inlet 25 to purge the chamber. After sufficient purging, which may be about 30 minutes, heat is applied to chamber 21 and -~
raised to a temperature of about 500C. This temperature will produce a uniform melt of the mixture 27 without affecting the characteristics of the indium antimonide monocrystal 29. As the temperature of the chamber reaches equilibrium, which is about 20 minutes, the chamber 21 is tilted in such a way that the liquid melt 27 will roll over slice 29 in a complete manner, suah as shown in FIG. 2. After a suitable time, such as five minutes, has elapsed, the temperature of chamber 21 is sequen-tially lowered in small increments, in order to shift the .
thermodynamic equilibrium of the melt to solid state, thus resulting in the growth of the epitaxial layer. The thickness of the epitaxial layer is a function of the length of the intervals and composition of the melt. After the desired layer thickness has been attained, such as 0.4 micron, thé
chamber 21 is purged, the heat turned off and the chamber is cooled to room temperature. The boat 26 is then removed from chamber 21.
FIG. 3 shows a typical device wherein onto substrate .. . . . . .
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31, for example of indium antimonide, is epitaxially grown, an epitaxial layer 32, wherein the antimony has been partially substituted with arsenic or phosphorus, in the ratio af InAsxSbl x' wherein x is 0.01 to 0.50, preferably 0.01 to 0.05 and most preferably 0.05. The same holds for phosphorus.
The foregoing apparatuses of FIGS. 1 and 2 may be used to produce such epitaxial growth with appropriate doping.
FIGS. 4A-4F show a photoconductive device using a mesa type configuration. Either of the above apparatus may be used to obtain this devlce together with ordinary photo-lithographic and fabrication techniques. First a slice of indium antimonide of n-type conductivity is used as a substrate 40. Onto this substrate 40 is epitaxially grown an indium antimonide epitaxial layer 41 (see FIG. 4B) having the antim-ony partially substituted with either arsenic or phosphorus in amounts to satisfy that above compositional ratios, and doped, for example, with p-type conductivity. Next, a photo-resist 42 is placed on the epitaxial layer 41 and subsequently stripped to provide a window, and in the window a gold ohmic contact 43 is deposited or placed. The ohmic contact is about
Epitaxial growth is a process of growing solid material from a suitable environment onto a substrate. The growth is epitaxial when the material grown forms an extension of the crystal structure of the substrate. By the addition of gases comprising donor or acceptor type impurities, the epitaxially deposited layer may be of n-type or p-type conductivity as desired.
It is commonly known that diffusion processes are used to produce the p-type region of pn-InSb photovoltaic detectors. Uniformly n-type doped indium antimonide crystals I are enclosed together with p-type dopants such as cadmium or z~nc in a sealed quartz ampoule. The diffusion will take place at 450-50boC. After removal of the diffused substrate, the material is further processed into single or multi-element semiconductor photodiodes by utilizing standard planar or mesa technologies.
These methods require costly and complicated etching and optimization processes which greatly aggravate the establishment ~.
of reproducible, thin p-layer regions and fail completely when extremely thin, uniform thicknesses are required. There-fore, the resulting photoelectric devices suffer in their performance characteristics. Still another method being utilized is the growth of an epitaxial layer of indium anti-monide having the opposite conductance type on an indium antimonide monocrystal. This method suffers greatly from the nonstoichiometric transport properties of both species, the indium and antimony, which will result in an epitaxial layer of very low quality.
It was, therefore, necessary to find a method of pro-ducing indium antimonide single and multi-element detectors according to the epitaxial growth method, which does not have the deficiency of the conventional epitaxial methods.
The main demands placed upon the epitaxial process are eestoration of the stoichiometry of the epitaxial layer, to assure equivalent and a sufficient partial pressure of all gas species involved and to apply standard device processing technologies to the production of photoelectric indium anti-monide diodes. These requirements can be fulfilled byexecuting the epitaxial process in an apparatus having the capability of producing epitaxial layers of the desired composition.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of the invention is to eliminate the above and other deficiencies of the prior art.
These and other objects are attained in the invention which encompasses a method and devices produced thereby, and wherein an indium antimonide epitaxial layer of p-type conductivity is epitaxially grown onto an indium antimonide substrate of n-type conductivity. Photodiodes and other : .
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devices are then fabricated therefrom. The epitaxial layer is InAsxSbl x,wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50, preferably within the range of 0.01 to 0.05, and most preferably 0.05.
A feature of the invention is a method wherein there is partial substitution of antimony with arsenic in the indium antimonide epitaxial layer.
; A further feature of the invention is the use of an ; epitaxial layer of InAsxSbl x~ wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50, preferably 0.01 to 0.05, and most preferably 0.05.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative apparatus to practice the invention wherein vapor phase epitaxial depositing is accomplished.
FIG. 2 depicts an illustrative apparatus to practice the invention wherein liquid phase epitaxial depositing is accomplished.
FIG. 3 depicts an illustrative substrate having an -epitaxial layer grown thereon, with the epitaxial layer having partial substitution of arsenic or phosphorus for antimony in the indium antimonide.
FIGS. 4A-4F depict the step by step production of a mesa configuration photoconductive device employing the ;
inventive method; and FIGS. 5A-5G depict step by step production of a planar configuration photoconductive device employing the inventive method.
; FIG. 1 depicts a typical epitaxial gas or vapor phase reactor apparatus for growing epitaxial layers on a substr-ate, comprising a furnace chamber 1, having a temperature and heating control system not shown, a removable cap 2, gas ~ 4 ~B ' ..
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, inlet 4 and gas exhaust 3. Through inlet 4 may be supplied different gases for the deposition of or growth of a suitable layer. Within the chamber l may be placed crystal dish 9 on which a substrate lO, such as of indium antimonide may be placed. Also in chamber l there may be placed another dish ll on which may be placed solid indium 12, and another dish 13, on which may be placed, for example, a dopant 14 such as zinc or cadium for p-type doping and tin or tellurium for n-type doping. From sources 5, 6, 7 and 8, there is supplied . , ~
.'~ ., 4a ., ,................ : ,, , , ~ , -- lOB1835 for example, reagent gases H2, HCl, AsH3, or PH3, and SbH3, respectively, with suitable flow control with known type of metering.
In operation of FIG. 1, the dish~9 having indium antimonide slice 10, such as of n-type conductivity, thereon is charged through the right end having cap 2 removed there-from, and into the chamber 1. Also, the contalners 11 and 13 having loaded thereon solid indium and zinc dopant, respectively, are also charged into the chamber 1, through the open right end.
Then cap 2 is used to close chamber 1. Chamber 1 is then purged by supplying hydrogen gas from source 6 through inlet 4. The chamber is then raised in temperature to a range of about 480C
to 520C. The temperature of the indium is raised to about 700C
and that of zinc 14 is raised to about 380C. As the tempera-ture of the reaction chamber approaches a constant value, the epitaxial growth atmosphere is established in chamber 1 by supplying for example, antimony hydride as an antimony source from source 5 and arsine as an arse~ic source from source 8, and hydrogen chloride as a transport agent for both the indium and zinc, from source 7. The gases are supplied through the single common inlet 4, or through a plurality of individual inlets. The hydrogen is continuously supplied, serving as a carrier and reducing gas. Zinc is utilized to provide p-type doping while the epitaxial layer is being grown. Of course, cadmium can also be used to provide p-type doping. If n-type doping is desired tin or tellurium may be used.
By suitably adjusting the molecular ratio of stibine and arsine, the compositional ratio of epitaxial film can be altered. The mixed crystal InAsxSbl x should have the ratio wherein x is between 0.01 to 0.50, and preferably toward the lower range of 0.01 to 0.05, and most preferably wherein x = 0.05. The same ratios are applicable for use of phos-~'~ '' `"""" ' ' , ' .:.'. ' " ' ' ~ ``` 108183S
phorus in place of arsenic. In the gas phase operation, thiscan be done by suitable ad~ustment of the flow rates of the reagent gases using conventional metering systems. For example, using a 36 inches long, 2 inches inner diameter reactor, flow rates as follows will produce InAsO 05Sbo 95 : -H2 = 500 to l,OOO cc/min.; SbH3 = lO to 25 cc/min; AsH3 =
50 to lOO cc/min and HCl = 3 to 6 cc/min.
When a sufficient period of time has elapsed, such as for example 30 to 60 minutes, for the growth of p-type indium antimonide (using zinc for the dopant) epitaxial layer, to the desired thickness, such as 0.4 microns, the reagent gases are turned off. After sufficient time for purging of the atmos-phere in the chamber l, such as about 30 minutes, the furnace is turned off and left to cool down to room temperature. The dish 9 is then remo~ved from the chamber l and the chip is then ready for further fabrication, such as placement of ohmic contacts, which may be of gold of 2,000 to 5,000 A! and etching and shaping of the chips.
In FIG. 2, there is depicted a liquid phase epitax-20 ial reactor comprising a furnace chamber 21, which is supported -by support 22 to be tiltable for example up to 30 in either direction from the horizontal, an inlet 25 for supplying hydrogen gas, and an outlet 24 for exhaus~ing the atmosphere, and a removable end cap 23 for sealing the chamber 21. Within the reactor there may be placed a boat 26 having therein a slice 29 for example of indium antimonide on a support 28, and a mixture 27 of for example indium, antimony, and arsenic in desired compositional proportions and a dopant such as zinc for p-type conductivity. The slice 29 may already be of an n-type material, as was the case in the FIG. l slice lO. The arsenic may be replaced wi~h phosphorus. Initially, an indium antimonide slice 29 is placed on one end of boat 26 in such a ~- lOB~835 manner as to not be in contact with the metallurgical mix-ture 27 which is placed at the opposite end of the boat 26.
The boat 26 containing the slice 29 on support 28 and mixture 27 may be charged through the right end of chamber 21, and thereafter capped with removable cap 23.
In the operation of the apparatus of FIG. 2, the boat 26 which may be of quartz is first loaded with the metall-urgical mixture 27 at one end and the support 28 having an indium antimonide slice 29 at the other end. Then boat 26 is placed in chamber 21. Then, cap 23 is closed. Then, hydrogen gas is supplied, such as at a flow rate of 500 to 1,000 cc/min.
in a 2" cylindrical inner diameter chamber 20" long, through -inlet 25 to purge the chamber. After sufficient purging, which may be about 30 minutes, heat is applied to chamber 21 and -~
raised to a temperature of about 500C. This temperature will produce a uniform melt of the mixture 27 without affecting the characteristics of the indium antimonide monocrystal 29. As the temperature of the chamber reaches equilibrium, which is about 20 minutes, the chamber 21 is tilted in such a way that the liquid melt 27 will roll over slice 29 in a complete manner, suah as shown in FIG. 2. After a suitable time, such as five minutes, has elapsed, the temperature of chamber 21 is sequen-tially lowered in small increments, in order to shift the .
thermodynamic equilibrium of the melt to solid state, thus resulting in the growth of the epitaxial layer. The thickness of the epitaxial layer is a function of the length of the intervals and composition of the melt. After the desired layer thickness has been attained, such as 0.4 micron, thé
chamber 21 is purged, the heat turned off and the chamber is cooled to room temperature. The boat 26 is then removed from chamber 21.
FIG. 3 shows a typical device wherein onto substrate .. . . . . .
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31, for example of indium antimonide, is epitaxially grown, an epitaxial layer 32, wherein the antimony has been partially substituted with arsenic or phosphorus, in the ratio af InAsxSbl x' wherein x is 0.01 to 0.50, preferably 0.01 to 0.05 and most preferably 0.05. The same holds for phosphorus.
The foregoing apparatuses of FIGS. 1 and 2 may be used to produce such epitaxial growth with appropriate doping.
FIGS. 4A-4F show a photoconductive device using a mesa type configuration. Either of the above apparatus may be used to obtain this devlce together with ordinary photo-lithographic and fabrication techniques. First a slice of indium antimonide of n-type conductivity is used as a substrate 40. Onto this substrate 40 is epitaxially grown an indium antimonide epitaxial layer 41 (see FIG. 4B) having the antim-ony partially substituted with either arsenic or phosphorus in amounts to satisfy that above compositional ratios, and doped, for example, with p-type conductivity. Next, a photo-resist 42 is placed on the epitaxial layer 41 and subsequently stripped to provide a window, and in the window a gold ohmic contact 43 is deposited or placed. The ohmic contact is about
2,000 to 5,000 A in thickness. The photoresist may be, for example, "Shipley Photoresist AZ 1350" and the stripper may be a "Shipley Stripper", both of which are readily available on the commercial market. The results are shown in FIG. 4C. Then, the photoresist 42 is stripped again, and another photoresist 44 is placed over both the epitaxial layer 41 and the gold contact 43 as shown in FIG. 4D. Then, as depicted in FIG. 4E, the epitax-ial layer 41 and the substrate 40 are both etched away, resulting in a mesa type arrangement. The photoresist 44 is removed, and as shown in FIG. 4F, leads are placed on the contact-43, ahd on the substrate 40. The substrate is mounted on a metallic plate 45, such as by use of epoxy.
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In FIGS. 5A-5G, there are depicted a photodetecting device produced in accordance with the method of this invention using a planar configuration. In FIGS. 5A and 5B, an indium antimonide substrate 50 of n-type conductivity has deposited thereon silicon dioxide layer 53. The silicon dioxide precip-itation on the crystai surface 50 is preferably effected through pyrolysis of organosilicon compounds, such as silicon chloroform, at a temperature of approximately 400-500C. The carrier con-centration of the substrate 50, as in the substrate of FIGS.
4A-4F, may be in the order of 1015 to 1016 atoms/cm3. Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, a photoresist 52 is placed on the silicon dioxide layer 53 to form a window 54 as shown. Then, the oxide layer 53 is etched away in that window area 54 to leave as shown in FIG. 5D, the surface of substrate 50 exposed. The etching may be done by using buffered hydrofluoric acid on the exposed area, such as the window 54, to remove the oxide layer.
The photoresist is stripped away, and the oxide layer 53 is left remaining. Then,the substrate 50 and oxide layer 53 are placed in either the apparatus of FIGS. 1 or 2, and the epitax-ial layer 51 having the antimony of the indium antimonidepartially replaced by arsenic or phosphorus in accordance with the ratio as discussed above, is grown onto substrate 50. This is shown in FIG. 5E. Then, in FIG. 5F, a photoresist layer 56 with a window 57 is placed on the oxide layer 53 and epitaxial layer 51, as shown. Into the window 57, a gold ohmic contact 61 is deposited in contact with the epitaxial layer 51. Next, the substrate is placed securely on a metallic plate 58, such as by means of an epoxy. Then, as shown in FIG. 5G, the photo-resist 56 is removed, and the electrode lead 59 is placed on ohmic contact 61 and electrode lead 60 is placed on metallic plate 58.
The diodes formed using planar or mesa techniqués, can then be used, for example, in infrared detectors of various _ g _ , . .
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types, either as single devices or together in groups of two or more in a multi-array arrangement.
Actual examples of the method are as follows.
EXAMPLE l.
Using a vapor phase epitaxial deposition reactor, such as shown in FIG. l, an epitaxial layer of indium anti-monide having the antimony partially replaced with arsenic was grown onto an indium antimonide substrate. The substrate was n-type conductivity and the epitaxial layer was p-type.
10 The cylindrical reactor of FIG. 1, was about 36 inches long, `
with an inside diameter of about 2 inches and thickness of about 4 inches. The reagent gases used with the following source pressures, were as follows: From source 6, H2 at 20.0 p.s.i., with a variance of +3 or 4 p.s.i.; from source 5, SbH3 at 14.3 p.s.i., with a variance of a range of 10 to 15 p.s.i.; from source 8, ASH3 at 14.3 p.s.i. with a variable range of 10 to 15 p.s.i., and from source 7, HCl at 14.3 p.s.i.
with a variable range of 10 to 15 p.s.i. Into a crystal dish 9, was placed a slice 10 of indium antimonide having n-type conductivity; the slice was about 3 cm2, and had a thickness of about 8 mils. Also, placed in the container ll was about 5 grams of solid indium 12 of high purity, such as over 99.9999 percent. In container 13 was placed a pellet 14 of about 2 milligrams of zinc for providing p-type doping to the epitaxial layer. The chamber 1 was then closed with cap 2, and flushed for about 30 minutes with a stream of hydro-gen. The chamber 1 was raised in temperature of about 480C.
The flow rates of hydrogen was 500 cc/min. The flow rates of AsH3 was 80 cc/min; the flow rate of SbH3 was 20 cc/min; and the flow rate of HCl W3S 5 cc/min. The time of exposure of the reagent gases to the substrate at the heated temperature was about 30 minutes. This produced a thickness of epitaxial layer of about 0.4 microns. The layer was of InAsO 05Sbo 95 - - , . .
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~08~835 -The chamber was then cooled to room temperature and the c ~ substrate lO having the grown epitaxial layer was removed.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, devices were fabricated therefrom.
EXAMæLE 2.
Example l was repeated except PH3 at a pressure of 14.3 p.s.i. and a variable range of lO to 15 p.s.i. at the source 5, and a flow rate of 60 cc/min. was used. Similar results as in Example l were obtained.
EXAMPLE 3.
A photodetecting device was produced using the apparatus of FIG. 2, namely, a liquid phase epitaxial growth apparatus. The cylindrical chamber 21 was about 18 inches long, 2 inches inner diameter, and 4 inches thick. Hydrogen at a pressure of 20 p.s.i. with a variable range of ~3 or 4 p.s.i. at the source 25 was supplied to purge the chamber at a flow rate of 500 cc/min. The metallurgical mixture 27 was comprised of 4.5 grams of indium, 4.5. grams of antimony, and 1.0 grams of arsenic, and 1 milligram of zinc pellets. The substrate was indium antimonide slice 29 of 3 cm2 and 8 mils thickness and n-type conductivity. After purging with hydro-gen gas from source 25, the furnace 21 was heated to about 500C. The mixture was disposed on the right side of boat 26.
After about 20 minutes, the mixture melted. After about 5 minutes the melt was mixed, and chamber 21 was tilted to cause the mixture melt 27 to completely cover slice 29. After about lO minutes, an epitaxial layer was grown on the substrate 29.
The chamber 21 was purged, the temperature cooled to room temperature, and the boat 26 was removed. The slice 29 having an epitaxial layer was removed. The epitaxial layer was about 0.4 microns, and contained InAsO 05Sbo 95. The diode was then made into devices, such as by planar or mesa techniques.
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Example 3 was repeated except that phosphorus of 1.0 grams was used in place of arsenic. The results were similar.
In the foregoing examples, also, the p-type dopant could have been cadmium, and the n-type dopant tellurium or tin.
The foregoing description is illustrative of the principles of this invention. Numerous variations and modifications thereof would be apparent to the worker skilled in the art. All such variations and modifications are to be considered to be within the spirit and scope of this invention.
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In FIGS. 5A-5G, there are depicted a photodetecting device produced in accordance with the method of this invention using a planar configuration. In FIGS. 5A and 5B, an indium antimonide substrate 50 of n-type conductivity has deposited thereon silicon dioxide layer 53. The silicon dioxide precip-itation on the crystai surface 50 is preferably effected through pyrolysis of organosilicon compounds, such as silicon chloroform, at a temperature of approximately 400-500C. The carrier con-centration of the substrate 50, as in the substrate of FIGS.
4A-4F, may be in the order of 1015 to 1016 atoms/cm3. Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, a photoresist 52 is placed on the silicon dioxide layer 53 to form a window 54 as shown. Then, the oxide layer 53 is etched away in that window area 54 to leave as shown in FIG. 5D, the surface of substrate 50 exposed. The etching may be done by using buffered hydrofluoric acid on the exposed area, such as the window 54, to remove the oxide layer.
The photoresist is stripped away, and the oxide layer 53 is left remaining. Then,the substrate 50 and oxide layer 53 are placed in either the apparatus of FIGS. 1 or 2, and the epitax-ial layer 51 having the antimony of the indium antimonidepartially replaced by arsenic or phosphorus in accordance with the ratio as discussed above, is grown onto substrate 50. This is shown in FIG. 5E. Then, in FIG. 5F, a photoresist layer 56 with a window 57 is placed on the oxide layer 53 and epitaxial layer 51, as shown. Into the window 57, a gold ohmic contact 61 is deposited in contact with the epitaxial layer 51. Next, the substrate is placed securely on a metallic plate 58, such as by means of an epoxy. Then, as shown in FIG. 5G, the photo-resist 56 is removed, and the electrode lead 59 is placed on ohmic contact 61 and electrode lead 60 is placed on metallic plate 58.
The diodes formed using planar or mesa techniqués, can then be used, for example, in infrared detectors of various _ g _ , . .
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types, either as single devices or together in groups of two or more in a multi-array arrangement.
Actual examples of the method are as follows.
EXAMPLE l.
Using a vapor phase epitaxial deposition reactor, such as shown in FIG. l, an epitaxial layer of indium anti-monide having the antimony partially replaced with arsenic was grown onto an indium antimonide substrate. The substrate was n-type conductivity and the epitaxial layer was p-type.
10 The cylindrical reactor of FIG. 1, was about 36 inches long, `
with an inside diameter of about 2 inches and thickness of about 4 inches. The reagent gases used with the following source pressures, were as follows: From source 6, H2 at 20.0 p.s.i., with a variance of +3 or 4 p.s.i.; from source 5, SbH3 at 14.3 p.s.i., with a variance of a range of 10 to 15 p.s.i.; from source 8, ASH3 at 14.3 p.s.i. with a variable range of 10 to 15 p.s.i., and from source 7, HCl at 14.3 p.s.i.
with a variable range of 10 to 15 p.s.i. Into a crystal dish 9, was placed a slice 10 of indium antimonide having n-type conductivity; the slice was about 3 cm2, and had a thickness of about 8 mils. Also, placed in the container ll was about 5 grams of solid indium 12 of high purity, such as over 99.9999 percent. In container 13 was placed a pellet 14 of about 2 milligrams of zinc for providing p-type doping to the epitaxial layer. The chamber 1 was then closed with cap 2, and flushed for about 30 minutes with a stream of hydro-gen. The chamber 1 was raised in temperature of about 480C.
The flow rates of hydrogen was 500 cc/min. The flow rates of AsH3 was 80 cc/min; the flow rate of SbH3 was 20 cc/min; and the flow rate of HCl W3S 5 cc/min. The time of exposure of the reagent gases to the substrate at the heated temperature was about 30 minutes. This produced a thickness of epitaxial layer of about 0.4 microns. The layer was of InAsO 05Sbo 95 - - , . .
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~08~835 -The chamber was then cooled to room temperature and the c ~ substrate lO having the grown epitaxial layer was removed.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, devices were fabricated therefrom.
EXAMæLE 2.
Example l was repeated except PH3 at a pressure of 14.3 p.s.i. and a variable range of lO to 15 p.s.i. at the source 5, and a flow rate of 60 cc/min. was used. Similar results as in Example l were obtained.
EXAMPLE 3.
A photodetecting device was produced using the apparatus of FIG. 2, namely, a liquid phase epitaxial growth apparatus. The cylindrical chamber 21 was about 18 inches long, 2 inches inner diameter, and 4 inches thick. Hydrogen at a pressure of 20 p.s.i. with a variable range of ~3 or 4 p.s.i. at the source 25 was supplied to purge the chamber at a flow rate of 500 cc/min. The metallurgical mixture 27 was comprised of 4.5 grams of indium, 4.5. grams of antimony, and 1.0 grams of arsenic, and 1 milligram of zinc pellets. The substrate was indium antimonide slice 29 of 3 cm2 and 8 mils thickness and n-type conductivity. After purging with hydro-gen gas from source 25, the furnace 21 was heated to about 500C. The mixture was disposed on the right side of boat 26.
After about 20 minutes, the mixture melted. After about 5 minutes the melt was mixed, and chamber 21 was tilted to cause the mixture melt 27 to completely cover slice 29. After about lO minutes, an epitaxial layer was grown on the substrate 29.
The chamber 21 was purged, the temperature cooled to room temperature, and the boat 26 was removed. The slice 29 having an epitaxial layer was removed. The epitaxial layer was about 0.4 microns, and contained InAsO 05Sbo 95. The diode was then made into devices, such as by planar or mesa techniques.
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~ EXAMPLE 4.
Example 3 was repeated except that phosphorus of 1.0 grams was used in place of arsenic. The results were similar.
In the foregoing examples, also, the p-type dopant could have been cadmium, and the n-type dopant tellurium or tin.
The foregoing description is illustrative of the principles of this invention. Numerous variations and modifications thereof would be apparent to the worker skilled in the art. All such variations and modifications are to be considered to be within the spirit and scope of this invention.
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Claims (11)
1. A method of producing a semiconductor photodiode, comprising the steps of forming a substrate of indium antimonide of n-type of conductivity;
epitaxially growing onto said substrate a layer of p-type of conductivity, and of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50; and fabricating a device from said substrate and epitaxial layer.
epitaxially growing onto said substrate a layer of p-type of conductivity, and of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50; and fabricating a device from said substrate and epitaxial layer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said epitaxial layer is of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.05.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said epitaxial layer is of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is 0.05.
4. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said epitaxial growth is by vapor phase.
5. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said epitaxial growth is by liquid phase.
6. A photodiode, comprising a substrate of indium antimonide of n-type conductivity;
an epitaxial layer on said substrate of p-type of conductivity and of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50;
an ohmic contact on said epitaxial layer; and an electrode connected directly or indirectly to said substrate.
an epitaxial layer on said substrate of p-type of conductivity and of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50;
an ohmic contact on said epitaxial layer; and an electrode connected directly or indirectly to said substrate.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.05.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein x is 0.05.
9. The device of claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein said photodiode is of planar configuration.
10. The device of claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein said photodiode is of mesa configuration.
11. A plurality of photodiodes arranged in a multiple array, each said photodiode comprising a substrate of indium antimonide of n-type conductivity;
an epitaxial layer on said substrate of p-type of conductivity and of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50;
an ohmic contact on said epitaxial layer; and an electrode connected directly or indirectly to said substrate.
an epitaxial layer on said substrate of p-type of conductivity and of InAsxSb1-x, wherein x is from 0.01 to 0.50;
an ohmic contact on said epitaxial layer; and an electrode connected directly or indirectly to said substrate.
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