CN106940303A - The non-destructive measuring method of semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD - Google Patents

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CN106940303A
CN106940303A CN201710122173.4A CN201710122173A CN106940303A CN 106940303 A CN106940303 A CN 106940303A CN 201710122173 A CN201710122173 A CN 201710122173A CN 106940303 A CN106940303 A CN 106940303A
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A kind of non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, it is by analyzing the optical signature that thin-film material photoluminescence spectrum spectral strength is varied with temperature and changed in growth course, the impurity ionization energy for obtaining semiconductive thin film to be measured is calculated, the measuring method comprises the following steps:Luminescence generated by light spectrum testing system is installed in MOCVD devices;Test system measurement measures the photoluminescence spectrum of thin-film material at different temperatures, and demarcates and calculate spectral strength of the alms giver by main peak;Alms giver is fitted by main peak spectral strength temperature relation experimental data, thin-film material impurity ionization energy, including donor impurity ionization energy and acceptor impurity ionization energy is obtained;Repeat step 13, repeatedly measures semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy to be measured, using least square method, calculates the impurity ionization energy after repeatedly measurement.The present invention is to utilize lossless spectrum resolution technology, realizes the real-time measurement to semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy, test process quick nondestructive, high precision in MOCVD growth courses.

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The non-destructive measuring method of semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD
Technical field
The invention discloses a kind of non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, the party Method is related to the real-time monitoring field of Semiconductor Film Growth process, particularly relates to the survey of the impurity ionization energy of MOCVD growing films Amount technology.
Background technology
It is used as the second generation and the main growing technology of third generation semiconductor film material, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition equipment (MOCVD) it is widely used in semiconductor diode, laser and field-effect transistor field.In current silicon transistor In the case that characteristic size approaches physics limit, third generation semiconductor technology delays an instead critically important original Because being exactly that film growth techniques and doping process can not meet technical grade requirement.It is right in order to improve the technological level of film growth The real-time monitoring of growth course is essential;On the one hand growth technique and quality of materials can be subjected to the matching analysis, separately The abnormal generation in growth course can be effectively prevented outside.In current MOCVD devices, have been realized in growing environment temperature The real-time measurement of degree, air pressure and film thickness, but for the real-time monitoring of even more important quality of materials and doped level, still One problem urgently to be resolved hurrily.
With regard to problem above, proposition of the invention will be realized in MOCVD growth courses to semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy Measurement in real time, technical support is provided to improve third generation Semiconductor Film Growth and doping process level.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of nondestructive measurement that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD Method, it is for the technical bottleneck that measurement semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is faced in real time in MOCVD devices at present, profit With lossless resolutions of spectra, the impurity ionization energy of semi-conducting material is real-time and accurately obtained, this method is not only realized In thin-film material growth course, the real-time measurement to semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy, and test process quick nondestructive, precision It is high.
The present invention provides a kind of non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, and it is logical The optical signature that thin-film material photoluminescence spectrum spectral strength is varied with temperature and changed in analysis growth course is crossed, calculates and obtains The impurity ionization energy of semiconductive thin film to be measured, the measuring method comprises the following steps:
Step 1:Luminescence generated by light spectrum testing system is installed in MOCVD devices;
Step 2:Test system measurement measures the photoluminescence spectrum of thin-film material at different temperatures, and demarcates and calculate The spectral strength at donor-acceptor peak;
Step 3:Donor-acceptor peak spectral strength-temperature relation experimental data is fitted, thin-film material impurity ionization is obtained Can, including donor impurity ionization energy and acceptor impurity ionization energy;
Step 4:Repeat step 1-3, repeatedly measures semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy to be measured, using least square method, meter Calculate the impurity ionization energy after repeatedly measurement.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows using lossless spectrum resolution technology, realize and half-and-half led in MOCVD growth courses The real-time measurement of body thin film impurity ionization energy, test process quick nondestructive, high precision.
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To further illustrate present disclosure, the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiment, Wherein:
Fig. 1 is flow chart of the method for the present invention.
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Flow chart 1 is refer to, the lossless of semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD the invention provides a kind of Measuring method, it is by analyzing the light that thin-film material photoluminescence spectrum spectral strength is varied with temperature and changed in growth course Feature is learned, the impurity ionization energy for obtaining semiconductive thin film to be measured is calculated, specific method includes:
Step 1:Luminescence generated by light spectrum testing system is installed in MOCVD devices, it is to test to be by the photoluminescence spectrum The spectral characteristic of system, in real time measurement thin-film material;
Step 2:Test system measurement measures the photoluminescence spectrum of thin-film material at different temperatures, and demarcates and calculate The spectral strength at donor-acceptor peak, it is special by analysed film material donor-acceptor peak peak spectral strength variation with temperature Property, calculate the impurity ionization energy for obtaining thin-film material;
Step 3:Donor-acceptor peak spectral strength-temperature relation experimental data is fitted, thin-film material impurity electricity is obtained in real time From energy, including donor impurity ionization energy and acceptor impurity ionization energy, it is to use formula fitting thin-film material donor-acceptor peak peak Spectral strength-temperature relation experimental data, calculates the impurity ionization energy of semiconductive thin film, and the formula of wherein formula fitting refers to
Wherein parameter En、Ep, as donor impurity ionization energy and acceptor impurity ionization energy, I is spectral strength, and T is temperature, k For Boltzmann constant, α, β, θ,It is fitting parameter.
Step 4:Repeat step 1-3, repeatedly measures semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy to be measured, using least square method, meter Calculate the impurity ionization energy after repeatedly measurement.
The wherein described non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, it is in film During Material growth, the impurity ionization energy of thin-film material is measured in real time.
The wherein described non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, it is based on half The photoluminescence spectrum test of conductor thin film, is analyzed by spectral peak, the impurity ionization energy of thin-film material in growth course is measured in real time.
The wherein described non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, can be realized simultaneously Real-time measurement to semiconductive thin film donor impurity ionization energy to be measured and acceptor impurity ionization energy.
The wherein described non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, can be obtained simultaneously The donor impurity ionization energy and acceptor impurity ionization energy of semi-conducting material to be measured.
The wherein described non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, in measurement process In, damage will not be caused to semi-conducting material.
The wherein described non-destructive measuring method that semiconductive thin film impurity ionization energy is measured in MOCVD, due to its test Process is simple, efficient, it is possible to achieve repeatedly measurement, significantly reduces experimental error.
As previously discussed, only it is presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, only, the interest field that the present invention is advocated is not limited to In this, all one of ordinary skilled in the art, according to disclosed herein technology contents, can think easily and equivalence changes, The category that the present invention is intended to advocate protection cannot should not be belonged to de-ly.

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1.一种在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其是通过分析生长过程中薄膜材料光致发光谱谱峰强度随温度变化而变化的光学特征,计算获得待测半导体薄膜的杂质电离能,该测量方法包括如下步骤:1. A non-destructive measurement method for measuring semiconductor thin film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD, it is by analyzing the optical characteristics that the photoluminescence spectrum peak intensity of thin film material changes with temperature during the growth process, and calculates the semiconductor thin film to be measured Impurity ionization energy, the measurement method includes the following steps: 步骤1:在MOCVD装置中安装光致发光谱测试系统;Step 1: Install a photoluminescence spectroscopy test system in the MOCVD device; 步骤2:该测试系统测量在不同温度下测量薄膜材料的光致发光谱,并标定和计算施主-受主峰的谱峰强度;Step 2: The test system measures the photoluminescence spectrum of the thin film material at different temperatures, and calibrates and calculates the spectral peak intensity of the donor-acceptor peak; 步骤3:拟合施主-受主峰谱峰强度-温度关系实验数据,获得薄膜材料杂质电离能,包括施主杂质电离能和受主杂质电离能;Step 3: Fitting the experimental data of the donor-acceptor peak intensity-temperature relationship to obtain the impurity ionization energy of the film material, including the ionization energy of the donor impurity and the ionization energy of the acceptor impurity; 步骤4:重复步骤1-3,多次测量待测半导体薄膜杂质电离能,采用最小二乘法,计算多次测量后的杂质电离能。Step 4: Repeat steps 1-3, measure the impurity ionization energy of the semiconductor film to be tested multiple times, and use the least square method to calculate the impurity ionization energy after multiple measurements. 2.根据权利要求1所述的在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其是在MOCVD装置中集成光致发光谱测试系统,实时测量薄膜材料的光谱特性。2. the non-destructive measurement method of measuring semiconductor thin film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD according to claim 1, it is to integrate photoluminescence spectrum testing system in MOCVD device, measure the spectral characteristic of thin film material in real time. 3.根据权利要求1所述的在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其是在薄膜材料生长过程中,实时测量薄膜材料的杂质电离能。3. the non-destructive measurement method of measuring semiconductor thin film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD according to claim 1, it is in thin film material growth process, the impurity ionization energy of real-time measurement thin film material. 4.根据权利要求1所述的在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其中基于半导体薄膜的光致发光谱测试,其是通过谱峰分析,实时测量生长过程中薄膜材料的杂质电离能。4. the non-destructive measuring method of measuring semiconductor thin film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD according to claim 1, wherein based on the photoluminescence spectrum test of semiconductor thin film, it is by spectrum peak analysis, the impurity of thin film material in the real-time measurement growth process ionization energy. 5.根据权利要求1所述的在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其是通过分析薄膜材料施主-受主峰峰谱峰强度随温度的变化特性,计算获得薄膜材料的杂质电离能。5. the non-destructive measurement method of measuring semiconductor thin film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD according to claim 1, it is by analyzing thin film material donor-acceptor peak spectrum peak intensity variation characteristic with temperature, calculates the impurity ionization of thin film material can. 6.根据权利要求1所述的在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其中基于该方法,可同时实现对待测半导体薄膜施主杂质电离能和受主杂质电离能的实时测量。6. The non-destructive measurement method for measuring semiconductor film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD according to claim 1, wherein based on the method, real-time measurement of donor impurity ionization energy and acceptor impurity ionization energy of semiconductor film to be tested can be realized simultaneously. 7.根据权利要求1所述的在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其是采用公式拟合薄膜材料施主-受主峰峰谱峰强度-温度关系实验数据,计算半导体薄膜的杂质电离能。7. according to claim 1, measure the non-destructive measurement method of semiconductor thin film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD, it is to adopt formula fitting thin film material donor-acceptor peak spectrum peak intensity-temperature relation experimental data, calculate the impurity of semiconductor thin film ionization energy. 8.根据权利要求7所述的在MOCVD中测量半导体薄膜杂质电离能的无损测量方法,其中公式拟合的公式是指8. according to claim 7, measure the non-destructive measurement method of semiconductor thin film impurity ionization energy in MOCVD, wherein the formula of formula fitting refers to
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