CN107516673A - GaN semiconductor devices and its preparation method and application - Google Patents

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CN107516673A
CN107516673A CN201710702142.6A CN201710702142A CN107516673A CN 107516673 A CN107516673 A CN 107516673A CN 201710702142 A CN201710702142 A CN 201710702142A CN 107516673 A CN107516673 A CN 107516673A
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金荣善
金峻渊
李尚俊
骆薇薇
孙在亨
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of GaN semiconductor devices, including:Substrate;The crystal seed layer being arranged on the substrate;The cushion being arranged on the crystal seed layer;The gallium nitride layer being arranged on the cushion;The AlxGaN1 xN layers being arranged on the gallium nitride layer;The AlxGaN1 xN layers include stacking gradually in the first aluminum gallium nitride layer on the gallium nitride layer, aln layer and the second aluminum gallium nitride layer.The structure of above-mentioned GaN semiconductor devices, when growth two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) uses aluminium gallium nitride alloy film, effectively utilize aluminium gallium nitride alloy/aluminium nitride/aluminium gallium nitride alloy composite membrane as insertion membrane structure;The thickness of remaining aluminium gallium nitride alloy in the follow-up etch process carried out for gate contact can be effectively controlled, improves in transistor (MISFET Transistor) characteristic and spreads problem.

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GaN semiconductor devices and its preparation method and application
Technical field
The present invention relates to technical field of semiconductors, more particularly to a kind of GaN semiconductor devices and preparation method thereof and answers With.
Background technology
10% huge market of the whole semi-conductor market of electric semiconductor market share, but electric semiconductor city before Field is based on the power device of utilization silicon.Past 20 years, between 10 years, the electric power that Si power device improves 5~6 times was close Degree, it is difficult to expect further to improve in performance.
Compared with silicon and GaAs, gallium nitride has that band gap is wide (Eg=3.4eV), stablizes spies such as (700 DEG C) at high temperature Sign.Compared to silicon electric semiconductor, gallium nitride electric semiconductor has low temperature resistant characteristic, can not only reduce as electric power is partly led Caused by body-loss of electric brake, the advantages that system cost electric power is minimized can also be accomplished.By gallium nitride semiconductor device Part minimizes, high voltage, high speed electric brake, it is possible to achieve low loss, efficient electrical device of future generation, can meet industry With, power network, the demand of information Office of the Telecommunications Authority.
But because gallium nitride electric semiconductor has normal pass problem, gallium nitride electric power during which can not be used alone and partly lead Body, to be used together with Si power device.In this way, act the anode structure for having said function using with normally opened.
Normally opened gallium nitride semiconductor is just under development, the GaN high electron migration that wherein gallium nitride stacked crystal layer structure includes The degree of applying flexibly of rate transistor also steps up.
To embody the breakdown voltage utilized in gallium nitride electrical device, and it is the gallium nitride layer for growing high-quality; Grown on silicon substrate, e.g., after the inculating crystal layer such as aluminium nitride, the quality for improving cushion plays an important role.That is, apply flexibly using silicon as The two dimension electricity of the undoped gallium nitride epitaxial layer/aluminium gallium nitride alloy formed on aluminium nitride inculating crystal layer/aluminium gallium nitride alloy cushion of substrate The quality of sub- gas (2DEG) structure and management are critically important.
The content of the invention
Based on this, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of structure of GaN semiconductor devices.
Specific technical scheme is as follows:
A kind of GaN semiconductor devices, including:
Substrate;
The crystal seed layer being arranged on the substrate;
The cushion being arranged on the crystal seed layer;
The gallium nitride layer being arranged on the cushion;
The AlxGaN1-xN layers being arranged on the gallium nitride layer;
The AlxGaN1-xN layers include stacking gradually in the first aluminum gallium nitride layer, aln layer on the gallium nitride layer And second aluminum gallium nitride layer.
In wherein some embodiments, the aluminium content in second aluminum gallium nitride layer is less than or equal to first gallium nitride Aluminium content in aluminium lamination.
In wherein some embodiments, wherein 0<x<1.
In wherein some embodiments, the thickness of the AlxGa1-xN layers is 3nm~50nm.
In wherein some embodiments, the material of the crystal seed layer is aluminium nitride, gallium nitride or aluminium gallium nitride alloy.
In wherein some embodiments, the material of the cushion is aluminium nitride, gallium nitride or aluminium gallium nitride alloy.
In wherein some embodiments, the gallium nitride layer is Carbon deposition gallium nitride layer, undoped gallium nitride layer or compound Layer, Carbon deposition gallium nitride layer and undoped gallium nitride layer of the composite bed for multilayer interaction cascading.
In wherein some embodiments, the thickness of the crystal seed layer is 100nm~200nm;The thickness of the cushion is 0.5um~10um;The thickness of the gallium nitride layer is 0.1um~1um.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide the preparation method of above-mentioned GaN semiconductor devices.
The preparation method of above-mentioned GaN semiconductor devices, comprises the following steps:
Obtain substrate;
Crystal seed layer is formed on the substrate;
Cushion is formed on the crystal seed layer;
Gallium nitride layer is formed on the cushion;
AlxGaN1-xN layers are formed on the gallium nitride layer;
The AlxGaN1-xN layers include stacking gradually in the first aluminum gallium nitride layer, aln layer on the gallium nitride layer And second aluminum gallium nitride layer.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a kind of semiconductor device, including above-mentioned GaN semiconductor devices.
To embody the breakdown voltage utilized in gallium nitride electrical device, and it is the gallium nitride layer for growing high-quality.For Two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) structure is formed, is used undoped gallium nitride/aluminium gallium nitride alloy (u-GaN/AlGaN layer);To be formed Transistor (MISFET Transistor) structure, in subsequent technique, especially in the etch process for gate contact, nitridation The etching degree of gallium aluminium can trigger the difference in thickness of aluminium gallium nitride alloy after etching.Thus, transistor (MISFET is caused Transistor the problem of bad) is spread.
The structure of above-mentioned GaN semiconductor devices, when growth two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) uses aluminium gallium nitride alloy film, aluminum nitride thin Membrane structure, i.e. the composite membrane of the aluminium gallium nitride alloy of the first aluminium gallium nitride alloy/aluminium nitride/second.In subsequent gate contact etch process, Because aluminium gallium nitride alloy film combination aluminium nitride film etch quantity is poor, when removing second aluminium gallium nitride alloy, play aluminium nitride film Etch-stop function, the thickness of first aluminum gallium nitride can be controlled to a certain extent, improve dissipating for MISFET transistor characteristics Cloth.
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Fig. 1 is the structure of existing GaN semiconductor devices;
Fig. 2 is the situation that aluminum gallium nitride all etches in existing GaN semiconductor devices;
Fig. 3 is the situation that aluminium gallium nitride alloy layer segment etches in existing GaN semiconductor devices;
Fig. 4 be an embodiment GaN semiconductor devices structural representation (101, substrate;102nd, crystal seed layer;103rd, buffer Layer;104th, gallium nitride layer;105th, the first aluminum gallium nitride layer;106th, aln layer;107th, the second aluminum gallium nitride layer);
Fig. 5 is the situation after the structure etching of an embodiment GaN semiconductor devices;
Fig. 6 is GaN, AlGaN, AlN etch-rate curve.
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For the ease of understanding the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully below.But the present invention can be with perhaps More different form is realized, however it is not limited to embodiment described herein.On the contrary, the purpose for providing these embodiments is to make Understanding more thorough and comprehensive to the disclosure.
Unless otherwise defined, all of technologies and scientific terms used here by the article is with belonging to technical field of the invention The implication that technical staff is generally understood that is identical.Term used in the description of the invention herein is intended merely to description tool The purpose of the embodiment of body, it is not intended that in the limitation present invention.Term as used herein "and/or" includes one or more phases The arbitrary and all combination of the Listed Items of pass.
A kind of GaN semiconductor devices, including:
Substrate 101;
The crystal seed layer 102 being arranged on the substrate;
It should be understood that the material of the crystal seed layer 102 can be aluminium nitride, gallium nitride or aluminium gallium nitride alloy;
The cushion 103 being arranged on the crystal seed layer 102;
It should be understood that the material of the cushion 103 can be aluminium nitride, gallium nitride or aluminium gallium nitride alloy;
The gallium nitride layer 104 being arranged on the cushion 103;
It should be understood that the gallium nitride layer 104 is Carbon deposition gallium nitride layer, undoped gallium nitride layer or composite bed, institute State the Carbon deposition gallium nitride layer and undoped gallium nitride layer that composite bed is multilayer interaction cascading;
The AlxGaN1-xN layers being arranged on the gallium nitride layer;Wherein 0<x<1;
The AlxGaN1-xN layers include stacking gradually in the first aluminum gallium nitride layer 105 on the gallium nitride layer, nitridation The aluminum gallium nitride layer 107 (as shown in Figure 4) of aluminium lamination 106 and second.
The first aluminum gallium nitride contacted with gallium nitride is to form 2DEG, the second aluminium nitride contacted with source/drain Gallium layer is to improve source electrode to aluminium gallium nitride alloy, the engagement capacity to drain to aluminium gallium nitride alloy.
The aluminium content that aluminium content in second aluminum gallium nitride layer is less than or equal in first aluminum gallium nitride layer.
The preparation method of above-mentioned GaN semiconductor devices, comprises the following steps:
Obtain substrate;
Crystal seed layer (seed layer) is formed on the substrate;The material of the crystal seed layer may be selected from aluminium nitride AlN, nitrogen Change gallium GaN or aluminium gallium nitride alloy AlGaN;
Process parameter control exists:Temperature is at 1000~1150 DEG C, and thickness is in 100nm~200nm.
Cushion (buffer layer) is formed on the aln seed crystal layer;The material of the cushion may be selected from AlN, gallium nitride GaN or aluminium gallium nitride alloy AlGaN, it can also be made up of the single film of gallium nitride or aluminium gallium nitride alloy/gallium nitride superlattices. Process parameter control is formed at 1000~1150 DEG C of temperature, thickness 0.5um~10um.
Gallium nitride layer (GaN layer) is formed on the cushion;Process parameter control in 1000~1150 DEG C of temperature, Formed under thickness 0.1um~1um.
AlxGaN1-xN layers are formed on the gallium nitride layer;Process parameter control is in 1000~1150 DEG C of temperature, thickness Formed under 3nm~50nm, Al content 0<x<1.
The AlxGaN1-xN layers include stacking gradually in the first aluminum gallium nitride layer, aln layer on the gallium nitride layer And second aluminum gallium nitride layer, wherein the aluminium content in second aluminum gallium nitride layer is less than or equal to first aluminum gallium nitride layer In aluminium content.
The structure of above-mentioned GaN semiconductor devices, when growth two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) uses aluminium gallium nitride alloy film, effectively utilize Aluminium gallium nitride alloy/aluminium nitride/aluminium gallium nitride alloy composite membrane as insertion membrane structure;Can be effectively controlled subsequently for gate contact and The thickness (as shown in Figure 5, Figure 6) of remaining aluminium gallium nitride alloy in the etch process of progress, improve transistor (MISFET Transistor) problem is spread in characteristic.
Each technical characteristic of embodiment described above can be combined arbitrarily, to make description succinct, not to above-mentioned reality Apply all possible combination of each technical characteristic in example to be all described, as long as however, the combination of these technical characteristics is not deposited In contradiction, the scope that this specification is recorded all is considered to be.
Embodiment described above only expresses the several embodiments of the present invention, and its description is more specific and detailed, but simultaneously Can not therefore it be construed as limiting the scope of the patent.It should be pointed out that come for one of ordinary skill in the art Say, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, various modifications and improvements can be made, these belong to the protection of the present invention Scope.Therefore, the protection domain of patent of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.

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  1. A kind of 1. GaN semiconductor devices, it is characterised in that including:
    Substrate;
    The crystal seed layer being arranged on the substrate;
    The cushion being arranged on the crystal seed layer;
    The gallium nitride layer being arranged on the cushion;
    The AlxGaN1-xN layers being arranged on the gallium nitride layer;
    The AlxGa1-xN layers include stack gradually in the first aluminum gallium nitride layer on the gallium nitride layer, aln layer and Second aluminum gallium nitride layer.
  2. 2. GaN semiconductor devices according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the aluminium in second aluminum gallium nitride layer contains The aluminium content that amount is less than or equal in first aluminum gallium nitride layer.
  3. 3. GaN semiconductor devices according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that wherein 0<x<1.
  4. 4. GaN semiconductor devices according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the thickness of the AlxGa1-xN layers is 3nm~50nm.
  5. 5. GaN semiconductor devices according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the material of the crystal seed layer is nitridation Aluminium, gallium nitride or aluminium gallium nitride alloy.
  6. 6. GaN semiconductor devices according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the material of the cushion is nitridation Aluminium, gallium nitride or aluminium gallium nitride alloy.
  7. 7. GaN semiconductor devices according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the gallium nitride layer nitrogenizes for Carbon deposition Gallium layer, undoped gallium nitride layer or composite bed, the composite bed are the Carbon deposition gallium nitride layer of multilayer interaction cascading and undoped Gallium nitride layer.
  8. 8. GaN semiconductor devices according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the thickness of the crystal seed layer is 100nm ~200nm;The thickness of the cushion is 0.5um~10um;The thickness of the gallium nitride layer is 0.1um~1um.
  9. 9. the preparation method of the GaN semiconductor devices described in claim any one of 1-8, it is characterised in that comprise the following steps:
    Obtain substrate;
    Crystal seed layer is formed on the substrate;
    Cushion is formed on the crystal seed layer;
    Gallium nitride layer is formed on the cushion;
    AlxGaN1-xN layers are formed on the gallium nitride layer;
    The AlxGaN1-xN layers include stack gradually in the first aluminum gallium nitride layer on the gallium nitride layer, aln layer and Second aluminum gallium nitride layer.
  10. 10. a kind of semiconductor device, it is characterised in that including the GaN semiconductor devices described in claim any one of 1-8.
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