Background technology
Photodetector is semiconductor device light signal being converted to the signal of telecommunication, in the system for optical-fibre communications, computer network, cable TV network and various photo-electric control, photodetection.Wherein, PIN photoelectric detector adapts under low pressure work, and responsiveness is high, signal to noise ratio good, easy to use, is photodetector the most frequently used in domestic and international optical communication.
Usually, PIN type photodetector adopts indium gallium arsenic material usually, and in prior art, the mechanism of PIN type in-Ga-As photoelectric detector as shown in Figure 1, comprises semi-insulating InP substrate 1, in InP resilient coating 2, InGaAs photosensitive layer 3, the InP cap layers 4 of the storied length in InP substrate 1 upper strata, form n-i-p structure; And the first electrode 5 be formed directly on InP resilient coating 2, be formed directly into annular second electrode 6 of InP cap layers 4, and be overlapped on the contact conductor 7 on the second electrode 6; The annular region that described second electrode 6 is formed is photosensitive area.During described photodetector work, produce charge carrier in InP resilient coating 2 and InP cap layers 4, the junction capacitance of formation has a strong impact on the response speed of described photodetector.For this reason, prior art first directly forms the passivation layer 8 covering InP cap layers 4 usually in InP cap layers 4, in passivation layer 8, offer the second electrode 6 that through duct forms ring-type again, to reduce photosensitive area area, thus reduce junction capacitance to the impact of described photoelectric device.
As shown in Figure 1, in order to ensure the reliability that the second electrode 6 is connected with contact conductor 7, usually the subregion of the second electrode 6 can be extended to the top of passivation layer 8, to increase the contact area of the second electrode 6 and contact conductor 7.But, due in vertical direction, the contact conductor 7 of overlap is larger with each layer semi-conducting material overlapping region, and passivation layer 8 is also folded with between contact conductor 7 and each layer semi-conducting material, form capacitance structure, produce the parasitic capacitance that magnitude is higher, seriously constrain the response speed of described photodetector.
Summary of the invention
For this reason, to be solved by this invention is that existing PIN type in-Ga-As photoelectric detector parasitic capacitance is comparatively large, affects the problem of described photodetector response speed, thus high speed in-Ga-As photoelectric detector providing a kind of parasitic capacitance little and preparation method thereof.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical solution used in the present invention is as follows:
A kind of photodetector of the present invention, comprise semi-insulating InP substrate and the InP resilient coating of stacked setting, described InP resilient coating is directly formed with disjunct first electrode and InGaAs photosensitive layer, stackedly on described InGaAs photosensitive layer be provided with InP cap layers and passivation layer, described InP cap layers area is less than or equal to the area of described InGaAs photosensitive layer; Offer the through hole exposing described InP cap layers subregion in described passivation layer, form annular second electrode along described through hole madial wall, the subregion of described second electrode extends to the top of described passivation layer, forms overlap; Described overlap top is directly provided with contact conductor;
Along the arbitrary tangential direction of described through hole near the side of described contact zone, be formed with the raceway groove of through described InP resilient coating, described InGaAs photosensitive layer and described InP cap layers, along the parallel surface direction of described InP substrate, the described InP resilient coating of stacked setting, described InGaAs photosensitive layer and described InP cap layers are divided into two parts by described raceway groove.
Preferably, passivating material is filled with in described raceway groove.
Preferably, described second electrode is euphotic electrode.
Described passivation layer covers the sidewall of described InGaAs photosensitive layer and described InP cap layers.
Described InP cap layers is also directly provided with the anti-reflection layer at least covering described second electrode middle section, for reducing the reflection ray of described InP cap layers.
The preparation method of photodetector of the present invention, comprises the steps:
S1, in semi-insulating InP substrate epitaxial growth InP resilient coating, InGaAs photosensitive layer and InP cap layers successively;
S2, to InGaAs photosensitive layer and InP cap layers patterning, formed and expose the table top in InP buffer layer part region, then directly form the passivation layer of covering InP cap layers in InP cap layers;
S3, over the passivation layer formation expose the through hole of InP cap layers subregion, form the second electrode of ring-type at the madial wall of through hole, and the subregion extension of the second electrode is covered to passivation layer top, forms contact zone; Table top is directly formed the first electrode away from InGaAs photosensitive layer and InP cap layers;
S4, along the arbitrary tangential direction of through hole near the side of contact zone, form the raceway groove of through InP resilient coating, InGaAs photosensitive layer and InP cap layers, along the parallel surface direction of InP substrate, the InP resilient coating of stacked setting, InGaAs photosensitive layer and InP cap layers are divided into two parts by raceway groove;
S5, on contact zone, directly form contact conductor.
Preferably, in step S4, be also included in the step of filling passivating material in described raceway groove.
Preferably, in step S3, described second electrode is euphotic electrode.
In step S2, described passivation layer also covers the sidewall of described InGaAs photosensitive layer and described InP cap layers.
The step directly forming the anti-reflection layer at least covering described second electrode middle section in described InP cap layers is also comprised after step S5.
Technique scheme of the present invention has the following advantages compared to existing technology:
1, a kind of photodetector of the present invention, comprises the semi-insulating InP substrate of stacked setting, InP resilient coating, InGaAs photosensitive layer, InP cap layers and passivation layer; Offer the through hole exposing described InP cap layers subregion in described passivation layer, form annular second electrode along described through hole madial wall, the subregion of described second electrode extends to the top of described passivation layer, forms overlap; Described overlap top is directly provided with contact conductor; Along the arbitrary tangential direction of described through hole near the side of described contact zone, be formed with the raceway groove of through described InP resilient coating, described InGaAs photosensitive layer and described InP cap layers, and along the parallel surface direction of described InP substrate, three be divided into two parts; This just makes described contact conductor each semiconductor layer of perpendicular below cannot form capacitance structure, even if or the capacitance structure formed can not be connected in described photo-detector circuit, effectively reduce the parasitic capacitance that described contact conductor is formed, improve the response speed of described photodetector.
2, the preparation method of a kind of photodetector of the present invention, technique is simple, and preparation cost is low, easily realizes large-scale industrial production.
Embodiment
In order to make the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearly, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail.
The present invention can implement in many different forms, and should not be understood to be limited to embodiment set forth herein.On the contrary, provide these embodiments, make the disclosure to be thorough and complete, and design of the present invention fully will be conveyed to those skilled in the art, the present invention will only be limited by claim.In the accompanying drawings, for clarity, the size in layer and region and relative size can be exaggerated.Should be understood that, when element such as layer, region or substrate be referred to as " being formed in " or " being arranged on " another element " on " time, this element can be set directly on another element described, or also can there is intermediary element.On the contrary, when element is referred to as on " being formed directly into " or " being set directly at " another element, there is not intermediary element.
Embodiment
The present embodiment provides a kind of photodetector, as shown in Figure 2 e, comprise on the semi-insulating InP substrate 1 of stacked setting and InP resilient coating 2, described InP resilient coating 2 and be directly formed with disjunct first electrode 5 and InGaAs photosensitive layer 3, stackedly on described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 be provided with InP cap layers 4, described InP cap layers 4 area is less than or equal to the area of described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3.Described InP cap layers 4 is also directly formed with away from the side of described InP substrate 1 passivation layer 8 covering described InP cap layers 4; described passivation layer 8 also extends the sidewall being covered to described InP cap layers 4 and described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3, to protect described InP cap layers 4 and described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3.
In the present embodiment, described InP substrate 1 is preferably semi-insulating InP substrate, and thickness is 350 μm.
Described InP resilient coating 2 is n type semiconductor layer, and the present embodiment is preferably the InP layer doped with element sulphur, and doping content is 2 × 10
18/ cm
-3, thickness is 1 μm.
Described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 is intrinsic semiconductor layer, and the present embodiment is preferably In
0.53ga
0.47as, thickness is 1.5 μm.
Described InP cap layers 4 is p type semiconductor layer, and the present embodiment is preferably the InP layer doped with Zn-ef ficiency, and doping content is 5 × 10
18/ cm
-3, thickness is 1 μm.
Described passivation layer 8 is selected from but is not limited to one or more layers inorganic layer of passivation material and/or organic passivation materials layer, and passivation layer 8 described in the present embodiment is preferably polyimide layer, and thickness is 1 μm.
Offer the through hole exposing described InP cap layers 4 subregion in described passivation layer 8, form annular second electrode 6 along described through hole madial wall, the subregion of described second electrode 6 extends to the top of described passivation layer 8, forms overlap; Described overlap top is directly provided with contact conductor 7.
Described second electrode 6 is selected from but is not limited to the silver electrode of printing opacity, Graphene electrodes, ITO (tin indium oxide) electrode, ZnO (zinc oxide) electrode etc.; Along the normal direction of described through hole madial wall, the thickness of described second electrode 6 is 1nm ~ 200nm; In the present embodiment, described second electrode 6 is preferably argent electrode, and the thickness along described through hole madial wall normal direction is 10nm.
In the present embodiment, described second electrode 6 is preferably euphotic electrode, thus make the region by described second electrode 6 covers also can become photosensitive area, when described photodetector design, the area of photosensitive area more easily calculates, preparation technology's precision of device is higher, and then improves the performance of described photodetector.
Along the arbitrary tangential direction of described through hole near the side of described contact zone, be formed with the raceway groove of through described InP resilient coating 2, described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4, along the parallel surface direction of described InP substrate 1, the described InP resilient coating 2 of stacked setting, described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4 are divided into two parts by described raceway groove.In the present embodiment, the orthographic projection of described raceway groove in described InP substrate 1 is rectangle, and width is 20 μm.As convertible embodiment of the present invention, the orthographic projection of described communication in described InP substrate 1 can be any bar shaped, all can realize object of the present invention, belong to protection scope of the present invention.
Described raceway groove be arranged so that described contact conductor 7 each semiconductor layer of perpendicular below cannot form capacitance structure, or in the present embodiment, even if formation capacitance structure, because each semiconductor layer (described InP resilient coating 2, described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4) is formed open circuit by described raceway groove segmentation, this electric capacity can not be connected in described photo-detector circuit, effectively reduce the parasitic capacitance that described contact conductor 7 is formed, improve the response speed of described photodetector.
As convertible embodiment of the present invention, described InP cap layers 4 is also directly provided with the anti-reflection layer at least covering described second electrode 6 middle section, for reducing the reflection ray of described InP cap layers 4, improving light amount, thus improve the response speed of described photodetector.
The preparation method of described photodetector, comprises the steps:
S1, as shown in Figure 2 a, by growth technology InP resilient coating 2, described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4 described in epitaxial growth successively in described semi-insulating InP substrate 1.
S2, as shown in Figure 2 b, by etching technics, patterning is carried out to described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4, form the table top exposing described InP resilient coating 2 subregion; In described InP cap layers 4, the passivation layer 8 covering described InP cap layers 4 surface and sidewall and described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 sidewall is directly formed again by spin coating process.
S3, as shown in Figure 2 c, by wet-etching technology, described passivation layer 8 forms the through hole exposing described InP cap layers 4 subregion; Formed described second electrode 6 of ring-type at the madial wall of through hole by evaporation process, the subregion extension of described second electrode 6 is covered to described passivation layer 8 top, forms contact zone; While preparing described second electrode 6, utilize same evaporation process direct described first electrode 5 formed away from described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4 on table top.
S4, as shown in Figure 2 d, pass through wet-etching technology, along the arbitrary tangential direction of through hole near the side of contact zone, form the raceway groove of through described InP resilient coating 2, described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4, along the parallel surface direction of described InP substrate 1, the described InP resilient coating 2 of stacked setting, described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4 are divided into two parts by described raceway groove; In the present embodiment, be also included in the step of filling passivating material in described raceway groove, to strengthen the intensity of described contact conductor 7 in contact zone.Described passivating material can be preferably identical with described passivation layer 8 material, to reduce cost of material.
S5, as shown in Figure 2 e, directly forms contact conductor 7 by magnetron sputtering technique on contact zone.
As convertible embodiment of the present invention, also comprise the step directly forming the anti-reflection layer at least covering described second electrode 6 middle section in described InP cap layers 4 after step S5, all can realize object of the present invention, belong to protection scope of the present invention.
As convertible embodiment of the present invention; the preparation technology of each element in photodetector described in above-mentioned steps is not limited thereto; other treatment process that can reach same effect of the prior art; and select corresponding treatment process all can reach object of the present invention according to different materials, belong to protection scope of the present invention.
Comparative example
This comparative example provides a kind of photodetector, its structure and the same embodiment of preparation method, unlike: the through communication forming open circuit is not set in each semiconductor layer (described InP resilient coating 2, described InGaAs photosensitive layer 3 and described InP cap layers 4).In specific implementation method, omit step S4, after step S3, directly carry out step S5.
Test case
By Agilent 4284A, the capacitance of photodetector described in embodiment and comparative example is tested; By Agilent 8703B, the frequency response of photoelectric detector chip described in embodiment and comparative example is tested; Test data is as shown in the table:
|
Electric capacity (pF) |
Three dB bandwidth (GHz) |
Embodiment |
0.2 |
15.7 |
Comparative example |
0.38 |
8 |
As can be seen from upper table data, the photodetector described in the embodiment of the present invention, compared with comparative example, significantly reduces device capacitance value, effectively improves response device speed.
Obviously, above-described embodiment is only for clearly example being described, and the restriction not to execution mode.For those of ordinary skill in the field, can also make other changes in different forms on the basis of the above description.Here exhaustive without the need to also giving all execution modes.And thus the apparent change of extending out or variation be still among protection scope of the present invention.