CN106129209B - A kind of epitaxial wafer and its growing method of high LED luminous efficiency - Google Patents

A kind of epitaxial wafer and its growing method of high LED luminous efficiency Download PDF

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CN106129209B
CN106129209B CN201610705933.XA CN201610705933A CN106129209B CN 106129209 B CN106129209 B CN 106129209B CN 201610705933 A CN201610705933 A CN 201610705933A CN 106129209 B CN106129209 B CN 106129209B
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A kind of epitaxial wafer and its growing method of high LED luminous efficiency, belong to technical field of semiconductors, in the same side of substrate successively epitaxial growth buffer, unintentional doped gan layer, n-type doping GaN layer, MQB layers of AlN/GaN laminated construction, multiple quantum well layer, electronic barrier layer and p-type doped gan layer, under conditions of temperature is 1100~1200 DEG C, pressure is 50~400mbar, growth forms MQB layers of AlN/GaN laminated construction in n-type doping GaN layer.Production method of the present invention is simple, in growing AIN/MQB layers of GaN, stablize the temperature and pressure of reaction chamber, it can be realized by the time and flow of control trimethyl gallium (TMGa) and trimethyl aluminium (TMAl) injection reaction chamber, it can be obviously improved current expansion, improve the brightness of LED light emitting diode.

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A kind of epitaxial wafer and its growing method of high LED luminous efficiency
Technical field
The invention belongs to technical field of semiconductors, and in particular to the production technical field of light emitting diode epitaxial structure.
Technical background
In recent years, nitride substrate LED is widely used in the various fields such as display screen, backlight, illumination and street lamp, With the large-scale application of higher-wattage LED, market puts forward higher requirements brightness, the luminous efficiency etc. of LED.
LED luminous efficiency is improved by epitaxial structure at present and mainly improves its internal quantum efficiency: first is that quantum well structure Optimization, mostly use gradual change In component, gradual change quantum well thickness, AlInGaN superlattices, Delta doping Si element etc. greatly, alleviate The influence of stress, reduction quantum confined stark effect in active area, improves the overlapping of electrons and holes Spatial Wave Function;Two It is to be optimized to p-type GaN material, by adjusting growth pressure, Delta adulterates the elements such as Al, In and improves effective hole concentration, Final purpose is provided to increase electrons and holes radiation recombination efficiency in Quantum Well, improves brightness.The invention proposes one kind The structure of N-type AlN/GaN MQB is inserted into after n type gallium nitride, the structural improvement uniformity of Carrier Profile increases load The extending transversely of son is flowed, keeps electronics sufficiently compound in active area, reduces electronics leakage, which is easily achieved, and is suitble to Scale of mass production.
Summary of the invention
In order to overcome the above defect of the existing technology, the first object of the present invention is to propose that a kind of high LED shines The epitaxial wafer of efficiency.
The present invention sets gradually buffer layer, unintentional doped gan layer, n-type doping GaN layer, AlN/ in the same side of substrate GaN laminated construction MQB(Multi Quantum Barrier) layer, multiple quantum well layer, electronic barrier layer and p-type doped gan layer.
The present invention is inserted into N-type AlN/GaN MQB structure between n type gallium nitride layer and multiple quantum well layer.Pass through the N of insertion Type AlN/GaN MQB structure increases the extension of electric current, can be effectively improved carrier and enter the uniformity before Quantum Well, make electronics Can be sufficiently compound in active area, active area Quantum Well can be fully utilized, and reduce electronics leakage, greatly improve light-emitting diodes The internal quantum efficiency of pipe, and then the photoelectric characteristic of LED device is improved, improve the brightness of light emitting diode.
In addition, MQB layers of AlN/GaN laminated construction of the present invention are formed by 1~8 pair AlN/GaN layers.The forbidden band of AlN is wide Degree is greater than the forbidden bandwidth of GaN, plays the role of potential barrier and electronics is stopped carrier to be made preferably to expand using multilayer MQB structure Exhibition.
Described AlN/GaN layers at least two pairs, each pair of AlN/GaN layers of overall thickness be 1~10nm, it is AlN/GaN layers each pair of in The thickness ratio of AlN and GaN is 0.2~5: 1, and the thickness of adjacent pairs of AlN and GaN change than in gradient.The present invention passes through variation AlN thickness degree, adjustable barrier width, optimization stops the effect of electronics, thus the effect of REINFORCED Al N/GaN MQB structure.
In addition, MQB layers of AlN/GaN laminated construction of overall thickness control of the present invention is in 30 ± 10nm.Using relatively thin MQB layers while increasing current expansion, also can be improved injection efficiency of the electronics to multiple quantum wells.
It is another object of the present invention to propose the production method of the above product.
The present invention the same side of substrate successively epitaxial growth buffer, unintentional doped gan layer, n-type doping GaN layer, MQB layers of AlN/GaN laminated construction, multiple quantum well layer, electronic barrier layer and p-type doped gan layer, it is characterised in that be in temperature 1100~1200 DEG C, pressure be 50~400mbar under conditions of, in n-type doping GaN layer growth form AlN/GaN lamination knot MQB layers of structure.
Production method of the present invention is simple, in growing AIN/MQB layers of GaN, stablizes the temperature and pressure of reaction chamber, passes through The time for controlling trimethyl gallium (TMGa) and trimethyl aluminium (TMAl) injection reaction chamber and flow are it is achieved that can be obviously improved Current expansion improves the brightness of LED light emitting diode, is suitble to scale of mass production.
In growing AIN/MQB layers of GaN laminated construction, at least one layer of progress n-type doping in AlN or GaN.Using N Type doping can make MQB layers of AlN/GaN playing the injection effect increased in the sub- trap of current-carrying subvector while current expansion effect Rate.Single pair AlN carries out n-type doping or single pair GaN carries out n-type doping and can act as the sub- trap injection of increase current-carrying subvector Effect.
In growing AIN/MQB layers of GaN laminated construction, growth forms 1~8 pair AlN/GaN layers.
Growth forms at least two pairs AlN/GaN layers, and each pair of AlN/GaN layers of overall thickness is 1~10nm, each pair of AlN/GaN The growth thickness ratio of AlN and GaN is 0.2~5: 1 in layer.By adjusting the thickness of every AlN/GaN layers of a pair of, electric current can control The efficiency of the sub- trap injection of the intensity and current-carrying subvector of extension.
MQB layers of the AlN/GaN laminated construction of the overall thickness that growth is formed is 30 ± 10nm.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is epitaxial structure schematic diagram of the invention.
In figure, L00: substrate;L01: buffer layer;L02: unintentional doped gan layer;L03:N type doped gan layer;L04: MQB layers of AlN/GaN;L05: multiple quantum well layer;L06: electronic barrier layer;L07:P type doped gan layer.
Fig. 2 is AlN/GaN MQB layers of energy band schematic diagram (phase adjacency pair AlN/GaN thickness ratio successively decreases).
Fig. 3 is AlN/GaN MQB layers of energy band schematic diagram (phase adjacency pair AlN/GaN thickness is than being incremented by).
Fig. 4 is the Injection Current of different light emitting diodes and the relationship comparison diagram of lumen fraction.
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To keep the contents of the present invention more clear and easy to understand, below in conjunction with Figure of description, the contents of the present invention are done into one Walk explanation.Certainly the invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, general replacement known to those skilled in the art It is included within the scope of protection of the present invention.
One, production technology:
Epitaxial structure of the present invention is grown using MOCVD, H2、N2As the carrier gas of organometallic sources, SiH4N-type doping is provided, Two luxuriant magnesium (Cp2Mg) p-type doping, NH are provided3As V clan source, trimethyl gallium (TMGa), triethyl-gallium (TEGa), trimethyl aluminium (TMAl), trimethyl indium (TMIn), as III race's organometallic sources, as shown in Figure 1, growth step is as follows:
Step 1: in H2Under environment, temperature is increased to 1150 DEG C, high-temperature cleaning processing is carried out to the surface substrate L00, it After cool to 600 DEG C, lead to NH3Surfaces nitrided processing is carried out, substrate L00 can select sapphire, Si, SiC, GaN etc., this example In preferred Sapphire Substrate.
Step 2: being passed through trimethyl gallium (TMGa) growth formation with a thickness of the GaN buffer layer L01 of 30nm, growth pressure is 600mbar。
Step 3: 1180 DEG C are warming up to, reduces growth pressure to 300mbar, growth forms unintentional doped gan layer L02, With a thickness of 2.5 μm.
Step 4: being passed through SiH4N-type doping is carried out, under conditions of temperature is 1180 DEG C, forms n-type doping GaN layer L03, With a thickness of 3 μm.
Step 5: 1100~1200 DEG C (preferably 1150 DEG C of this example) are cooled to, on n-type doping GaN layer L03, using 50~ The pressure growth of 400mbar (the preferred 150mbar of this example) forms AlN/GaN MQB layers of L04.
Form that there are many MQB layers of L04 of AlN/GaN, two exemplified below:
Mode one: the AlN thickness in variation growing AIN/MQB layers of GaN, AlN thickness is from thickness to thin, energy band as shown in Figure 2 The thickness ratio of schematic diagram, every centering AlN and GaN successively decreases, and the overall thickness for fading to MQB layers of L04 of 1: 1, AlN/GaN by 5: 1 is 30nm。
Mode two: variation growing AIN/MQB layers of GaN in AlN thickness, AlN thickness from thin to thick, energy band as shown in Figure 3 Schematic diagram, than being incremented by, the overall thickness for fading to MQB layers of L04 of 5: 1, AlN/GaN by 1: 1 is the thickness of every centering AlN and GaN 30nm。
In both the above mode, MQB layers of AlN/GaN only can carry out n-type doping to AlN, or only carry out N-type to GaN Doping can also carry out n-type doping to AlN and GaN simultaneously respectively.Each pair of AlN/GaN layers of overall thickness control is in 1~10nm.
Step 6: reducing growth temperature to 740 DEG C, grow multiple quantum well layer L05, it is raw that low temperature is passed through trimethyl indium (TMIn) Long InGaN Quantum Well increases the temperature to 840 DEG C of growth GaN quantum and builds.
Step 7: temperature continues to rise to 950 DEG C, is passed through trimethyl aluminium (TMAl), and growth forms AlGaN electronic barrier layer L06。
Step 8: continuing to be warming up to 1050 DEG C, be passed through two luxuriant magnesium (Cp2Mg), growing P-type doped gan layer L07.
Two, the product structure feature formed:
It is mixed as shown in Figure 1, setting gradually buffer layer L01, unintentional doped gan layer L02, N-type in the same side of substrate L00 MQB layers of L04 of miscellaneous GaN layer L03, AlN/GaN laminated construction, multiple quantum well layer L05, electronic barrier layer L06 and p-type doped gan layer L07。
Wherein:
MQB layers of L04 of AlN/GaN laminated construction are constituted by 2~8 pairs AlN/GaN layers.
Every AlN/GaN layers of a pair of with a thickness of 1~10nm in MQB layers of L04 of AlN/GaN laminated construction.
Every a pair of AlN is different from the thickness of GaN in MQB layers of L04 of AlN/GaN laminated construction, it is AlN/GaN layers each pair of in AlN Thickness with GaN is than controlling between 0.2~5: 1.
The overall thickness of MQB layers of L04 of AlN/GaN laminated construction is controlled in 30 ± 10nm.
In order to illustrate structure feature of the invention, Fig. 2,3 are energy band schematic diagram, from Fig. 2,3 visible in growing AIN/GaN At MQB layers, realize that energy band changes by controlling the thickness of every centering AlN.
Three, product test:
The epitaxial wafer of the epitaxial wafer of traditional handicraft production and above method of the present invention production is made respectively by identical method At LED, after tested, the Injection Current of corresponding LED and the relational graph of lumen fraction are obtained respectively, as shown in Figure 4.In Fig. 4 Structure 1 is the epitaxial wafer made using the present invention, and structure 2 is the epitaxial wafer of traditional handicraft production.
It tests electric current and is stepped up 250mA by 0, test lumen fraction at interval of 10mA, can be seen by Fig. 4 Out, it as electric current is stepped up, is substantially improved using the epitaxial wafer luminous efficiency that the present invention makes, in 250mA, brightness is relatively passed Technique of uniting promotes about 10%.By being inserted into AlN/GaN MQB layers in n-type doping GaN layer, the luminance of LED can be significantly improved Degree.

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1. a kind of epitaxial wafer of high LED luminous efficiency, the same side of substrate set gradually buffer layer, unintentional doped gan layer, N-type doping GaN layer, MQB layers of N-type AlN/GaN laminated construction, multiple quantum well layer, electronic barrier layer and p-type doped gan layer;It is special Sign is that MQB layers of the N-type AlN/GaN laminated construction are formed by 2~8 pairs AlN/GaN layers;Each pair of AlN/GaN layers of overall thickness For 1~10nm, it is AlN/GaN layers each pair of in the thickness ratio of AlN and GaN be 0.2~5: 1, the thickness ratio of adjacent pairs of AlN and GaN Change in gradient.
2. the epitaxial wafer of high LED luminous efficiency according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the N-type AlN/GaN laminated construction MQB layers of overall thickness is 30 ± 10nm.
3. the growing method of the epitaxial wafer of high LED luminous efficiency as described in claim 1, including successively outer in the same side of substrate Prolong grown buffer layer, unintentional doped gan layer, n-type doping GaN layer, MQB layers of N-type AlN/GaN laminated construction, multiple quantum well layer, Electronic barrier layer and p-type doped gan layer, it is characterised in that growth forms AlN/GaN laminated construction MQB in n-type doping GaN layer Layer, the MQB layers of growth temperature is 1100~1200 DEG C, growth pressure is 50~400mbar;In growing AIN/GaN lamination knot At MQB layers of structure, growth forms 2~8 pairs AlN/GaN layers;Each pair of AlN/GaN layers of overall thickness is 1~10nm, each pair of AlN/GaN The growth thickness ratio of AlN and GaN is 0.2~5: 1 in layer.
4. the growing method of the epitaxial wafer of high LED luminous efficiency according to claim 3, it is characterised in that grown in N-type At MQB layers of AlN/GaN laminated construction, at least one layer of progress n-type doping in AlN or GaN.
5. the growing method of the epitaxial wafer of high LED luminous efficiency according to claim 3, it is characterised in that grow the institute of formation The overall thickness for stating MQB layers of AlN/GaN laminated construction is 30 ± 10nm.
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