CN108110105A - A kind of UV LED chip, the production method of UV LED chip and a kind of ultraviolet LED - Google Patents

A kind of UV LED chip, the production method of UV LED chip and a kind of ultraviolet LED Download PDF

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CN108110105A
CN108110105A CN201810096603.4A CN201810096603A CN108110105A CN 108110105 A CN108110105 A CN 108110105A CN 201810096603 A CN201810096603 A CN 201810096603A CN 108110105 A CN108110105 A CN 108110105A
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Abstract

This application discloses a kind of UV LED chips,Due to having the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up,The epitaxial layer of this form contains inclined the air gap,So that it is mutually communicated between adjacent inclination nano column array by air,Using the Fresnel scattering between nano column array and both interfaces of outside air and sloped sidewall to the diffusing reflection effect of light,Light extraction efficiency and the brightness of ultraviolet LED can be enhanced,Due also to the N-type ohmic contact layer is utilized through the Sapphire Substrate,The buffering and nucleating layer,The metal contact bolt of the AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers is connected to the N-type AlGaN layer,Therefore heat dissipation effect can be enhanced,Present invention also provides ultraviolet LED and UV LED chip production methods,Due to including above-mentioned UV LED chip,Therefore light extraction efficiency and the brightness of ultraviolet LED can be enhanced,Enhance heat dissipation effect.

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A kind of UV LED chip, the production method of UV LED chip and a kind of ultraviolet LED
Technical field
The invention belongs to LED technology field, more particularly to the production method of a kind of UV LED chip, UV LED chip And a kind of ultraviolet LED.
Background technology
With the development of ultraviolet LED technology, the promotion of output performance and the reduction of production cost, compared with traditional ultraviolet Light source, ultraviolet LED have theoretical service life length, high efficiency, reliable and stable, brightness uniformity and excellent without noxious material etc. Point, the extensive use in fields such as sterilizing, photocuring and general illuminations are also increasingly subject to semiconductor lighting row in recent years The concern of industry.But at present in LED epitaxial wafer between interior contact layer material and epitaxial layer structure there are light absorption phenomenon, The problem of resulting in light efficiency difference and not high brightness.
The content of the invention
To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a kind of UV LED chip, the production methods of UV LED chip and one Kind ultraviolet LED, can enhance light extraction efficiency and the brightness of ultraviolet LED, enhance heat dissipation effect.
A kind of UV LED chip provided by the invention, including Sapphire Substrate, the upper surface of the Sapphire Substrate is successively It is provided with buffering and nucleating layer, AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers, N-type AlGaN layer, there is tilting nanometer tapered from bottom to up The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of column array format, the upper surface of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer are also disposed with planar conductive layer And specular layer, the surface of the specular layer are fixed with P-type conduction substrate, the P-type conduction using articulamentum is bonded The upper surface of substrate is disposed with p-type ohmic contact layer and P-type electrode, and the lower surface of the Sapphire Substrate is disposed with N-type ohmic contact layer and N-type electrode, the N-type ohmic contact layer are utilized through the Sapphire Substrate, the buffering and nucleation Layer, the metal contact bolt of the AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers are connected to the N-type AlGaN layer.
Preferably, in above-mentioned UV LED chip, the buffering and nucleating layer are BN layers of heterojunction structure.
Preferably, in above-mentioned UV LED chip, the bonding articulamentum is germanium layer, platinum layer, layer gold, aluminium layer or ITO Layer.
Preferably, in above-mentioned UV LED chip, also set between the P-type conduction substrate and the p-type ohmic contact layer It is equipped with conductive membrane layer.
Preferably, in above-mentioned UV LED chip, the range of tilt angles of the nano column array is 45 ° to 60 °, and The pore diameter range in gap is 1nm to 5nm between adjacent nano column array.
A kind of ultraviolet LED provided by the invention, including such as any one of them UV LED chip above.
A kind of production method of UV LED chip provided by the invention, including:
Buffering and nucleating layer, AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers, N-type AlGaN are set gradually in the upper surface of Sapphire Substrate Layer;
In the N-type AlGaN layer upper surface, the purple with tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up is set Outer LED epitaxial layers set gradually planar conductive layer and specular layer in the upper surface of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer;
P-type ohmic contact layer and P-type electrode are set gradually in the upper surface of P-type conduction substrate;
The surface of the specular layer is fixed to the P-type conduction substrate using articulamentum is bonded;
N-type ohmic contact layer and N-type electrode are set gradually in the lower surface of the Sapphire Substrate, described N-type ohm connects Contact layer is utilized through the Sapphire Substrate, the buffering and nucleating layer, the metal contact bolt of the AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers It is connected to the N-type AlGaN layer.
Preferably, in the production method of above-mentioned UV LED chip, described set in the N-type AlGaN layer upper surface has The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer for having tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up includes:
In the upper surface deposition mask layer of the N-type AlGaN layer, the mask layer is SiO2Or Si3N4Or nickel;
The polystyrene spheres of individual layer are deposited on the mask layer using PECVD modes, the mask layer is made to gather with described Point contact is formed between styrene ball;
Heat pre-treatment is carried out, using inductively coupled plasma etching technique, collapses the polystyrene spheres fusing And become smaller, it is contacted with the mask layer forming face, exposes the mask layer between the adjacent polystyrene spheres;
Using metal evaporation technique, deposited metal is thin on the surface of the polystyrene spheres and the mask layer being exposed Film layer;
Using toluene ultrasonic processing technique, the metal film layer on the polystyrene spheres is only removed;
Heating removes the polystyrene spheres at top, completely reveals spaced metal mask structure;
Etching processing in vertical turnabout is carried out to the mask layer, makes the mask layer quilt not covered by metal mask Etch away completely, retain the mask layer protected by the metal film layer, formed top by the metal mask cover from upper The mask layer of tapered tilting nano column array form under;
It is handled using acid liquid corrosion, removes the metal mask covered at the top of the mask layer of the nano column array form;
Using MOCVD techniques, secondary epitaxy is carried out in a manner of vertical air inlet, it is raw between the adjacent nano column array The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of the long overall thickness from bottom to up tapered tilting identical with the mask layer thickness;
Conductive layer and specular layer are sequentially depositing at the top of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer;
It is ultrasonically treated using buffered oxide etch liquid, erodes the mask layer.
Preferably, in the production method of above-mentioned UV LED chip, the buffering and nucleating layer are BN layers of heterojunction structure.
Preferably, in the production method of above-mentioned UV LED chip, the P-type conduction substrate and the p-type Ohmic contact Conductive membrane layer is additionally provided between layer.
By foregoing description, the present invention provides above-mentioned UV LED chip, due to having inclination tapered from bottom to up The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of formula nano column array form, the epitaxial layer of this form contain inclined the air gap so that adjacent It is mutually communicated between inclined nano column array by air, utilizes the phenanthrene between nano column array and both interfaces of outside air Alunite ear scatters and sloped sidewall is to the diffusing reflection effect of light, therefore can enhance the light extraction efficiency of ultraviolet LED, improves light efficiency And brightness, additionally it is possible to enhance heat dissipation effect, above-mentioned ultraviolet LED and chip manufacture method provided by the invention are above-mentioned due to including UV LED chip, therefore light extraction efficiency and the brightness of ultraviolet LED can be enhanced, additionally it is possible to enhance heat dissipation effect.
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It in order to illustrate more clearly about the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, below will be to embodiment or existing There is attached drawing needed in technology description to be briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only this The embodiment of invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, can also basis The attached drawing of offer obtains other attached drawings.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the first UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the production method of the first UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application.
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The core concept of the present invention is to provide a kind of UV LED chip, the production method of UV LED chip and a kind of purple Outer LED can enhance light extraction efficiency and the brightness of ultraviolet LED, enhance heat dissipation effect.
Below in conjunction with the attached drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention is carried out clear, complete Site preparation describes, it is clear that described embodiment is only part of the embodiment of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.It is based on Embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained every other without making creative work Embodiment belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
The first UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application is as shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 is provided by the embodiments of the present application The schematic diagram of the first UV LED chip, the UV LED chip include Sapphire Substrate 1, the upper table of the Sapphire Substrate 1 Face can be, but not limited to carry out extension operation on its C face, be disposed with buffering and nucleating layer 2, AlN/AlGaN superlattices Layer 3, N-type AlGaN layer 4, the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer 5 with tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up, it is therein Buffering and nucleating layer 2 may be employed Ecr plasma sputtering equipment and make, and AlN/AlGaN therein surpasses crystalline substance Compartment 3 can have 0.8 μm to 1.4 μm of thickness, this is the structure of multicycle spaced distribution, may be configured as 20 week Phase, in the AlN/AlGaN superlattice structures in each cycle comprising the AlN layers that thickness is 20nm to 35nm and thickness be 20nm extremely The AlGaN layer of 35nm, after raising rapidly by the temperature inside consersion unit and maintain 1050 to 1080 DEG C, in the AlN/ The N-type AlGaN layer 4 of extension heavy doping on the surface of AlGaN superlattice layers 3, and optionally keep the thickness of N-type AlGaN layer 4 At 2 μm, mutually passed through by air between the active area considered in nano column array using the nano column array of tilting here It is logical, and then using the total reflection between both interfaces and sloped sidewall to the diffusing reflection effect of light, to enhance ultraviolet LED Light extraction efficiency, specifically, to can be, but not limited to include the Quantum Well that thickness is 52.5nm active for this ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer 5 The p-type AlGaN layer 503 and thickness that p-type AlGaN electronic barrier layers 502 that area 501 (MQWs), thickness are 60nm, thickness are 10nm For the p-type GaN layer 504 of 100nm, the upper surface of the LED epitaxial layers 5 is also disposed with planar conductive layer 6 and minute surface Reflecting layer 7, the thickness of the conductive layer 6 can be preferably 50nm, and the thickness of the specular layer 7 can be preferably 50nm, The surface of the specular layer 7 is fixed with P-type conduction substrate 9 using articulamentum 8 is bonded, and forms electrical connection, used here P-type conduction substrate can select silicon substrate or germanium substrate of good conductivity etc., be not intended to limit herein, P-type conduction lining The upper surface at bottom 9 first can prepare the substrate with nano graph using mask lithography technique, then carry out in its surface Epitaxial growth, is disposed with p-type ohmic contact layer 10 and P-type electrode 11, and the lower surface of the Sapphire Substrate 1 is set gradually There are a N-type ohmic contact layer 12 and N-type electrode 13, the N-type ohmic contact layer 12 is using through the Sapphire Substrate 1, described Buffering and nucleating layer 2, the metal contact bolt 14 of the AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers 3 are connected to the N-type AlGaN layer 4.
Can be that short wavelength UV LED chip, medium wave are ultraviolet it should be noted that the UV LED chip mentioned in this programme LED chip or long wave ultraviolet LED chip, the light that this uv-LED device is sent depend on AlxGa1-xN/AlxGa1-xN surpasses crystalline substance The size of Al components (x) in lattice, moreover, it is also possible to table top, epitaxial layer structure in the ultraviolet LED epitaxial chip structure Side wall and external electrode surface form the passivation separation layer 17 in Fig. 1, prevent external environment to LED using Passivation Treatment The corrosion of chip reduces influence of the leakage current to UV LED chip at table top and mesa sidewall, and is beneficial in LED epitaxial wafer have The current expansion of source region reduces electric current pile up effect, improves the optical output power of LED component, can also be to metal contact bolt 14 Surface is insulated and Passivation Treatment, forms the insulating layer 16 of the circular cylindrical of coated metal contact bolt 14, prevents its side wall table Directly current loop is formed between face and chip internal contact layer and causes short circuit, wherein, the passivation separation layer 17 and described The thickness of insulating layer 16 can optimally be arranged to 10nm.
By foregoing description, the first UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application, due to having from bottom to up The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of tapered tilting nano column array form, the epitaxial layer of this form contain inclined the air gap, So that being mutually communicated between adjacent inclined nano column array by air, nano column array and both boundaries of outside air are utilized Fresnel scattering and sloped sidewall between face is to the diffusing reflection effect of light, therefore can enhance ultraviolet LED goes out light efficiency Rate improves light efficiency and brightness, additionally it is possible to enhance heat dissipation effect.
Second of UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application is on the basis of the first above-mentioned UV LED chip On, further include following technical characteristic:
The buffering and nucleating layer are BN layers of heterojunction structure.
Here BN layers of the heterojunction structure that thickness is selected to be 10nm is can be, but not limited to, it is good with high-melting-point and thermal stability Advantage, the AlN that is prepared under cryogenic conditions of the prior art to be substituted to buffer and nucleating layer, can effectively alleviate LED Stress between epitaxial layer structure directly improves the quality of materials in epitaxial layer structure, improves the rate of crystal cross growth, drop Low-dislocation-density by setting such buffering and nucleating layer, avoids the ultraviolet LED encapsulation in later stage vertical inverted structure In the process, difficult the problem of removing that the Sapphire Substrate in LED epitaxial structure and buffer layer occur, reducing stripping process causes Damage.
The third UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application is on the basis of the first above-mentioned UV LED chip On, further include following technical characteristic:
The bonding articulamentum is germanium layer, platinum layer, layer gold, aluminium layer or ITO layer.
It should be noted that the bonding of these species articulamentum adhesiveness is good, thermal conductivity is good, good conductivity, to light Be heated not easy glide when absorbing less, bonding, this is only some of which preferred embodiment certainly, is not precluded from here using its other party Case.
4th kind of UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application, be it is above-mentioned the first to the third UV LED chip In it is any on the basis of, further include following technical characteristic:
With continued reference to Fig. 1, conductive film is additionally provided between the P-type conduction substrate 9 and the p-type ohmic contact layer 10 Layer 18.
As long as in fact, have p-type ohmic contact layer can also, and add conductive membrane layer in this preferred embodiment, this Also ohmic contact layer can be equivalent to, the effect of Ohmic contact can be enhanced, this conductive membrane layer can be, but not limited to select With good conductivity and the superior graphene of heat dissipation effect, specifically, can be by carrying out the clear of early period to the P-type conduction substrate The pollutant that pretreatments remove surface such as wash, then on the surface of the P-type conduction substrate, using MOCVD device, vacuum coating Machine or low pressure magnetron sputtering apparatus carry out the deposition processes of conductive membrane layer, are laid with the two-dimentional material such as graphene film layer of individual layer Material alleviates the stress between substrate and LED epitaxial layer structures caused by lattice mismatch and is served as a contrast in the P-type conduction Continue to be provided with electrode contact layer structure in the p-type Ohmic contact layer surface of bottom one side, form external P-type electrode.
5th kind of UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application is on the basis of above-mentioned 4th kind of UV LED chip On, further include following technical characteristic:
The range of tilt angles of the nano column array be 45 ° to 60 °, and between adjacent nano column array gap hole Footpath scope is 1nm to 5nm.
It should be noted that the nano column array with this size and shape parameter can ensure with better light extraction Efficiency, brightness and heat dissipation effect.
A kind of ultraviolet LED provided by the embodiments of the present application, including such as any UV LED chip above.
Since this ultraviolet LED includes above-mentioned UV LED chip, light extraction efficiency can be enhanced, improve light efficiency and bright Degree, and heat dissipation effect can be enhanced.
The production method of the first UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application is as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is real for the application The schematic diagram of the production method of the first UV LED chip of example offer is applied, this method comprises the following steps:
S1:Buffering and nucleating layer, AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers, N-type are set gradually in the upper surface of Sapphire Substrate AlGaN layer;
Wherein, during preparing N-type AlGaN layer under the high temperature conditions, it is also contemplated that there is to ultraviolet for chip material The reflection and absorption of light, also by combine epitaxial layer structure surface reduction processing technology while, to the N-type AlGaN layer Surface carry out roughening treatment, direct N-type AlGaN layer circle in the vertical direction in enhancing nano-pillar ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer structure Reflector efficiency at face so that the light extraction efficiency increase of LED epitaxial chips improves the light output intensity of LED.
S2:It is set in the N-type AlGaN layer upper surface with tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up Ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer sets gradually planar conductive layer and specular layer in the upper surface of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer;
This ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer can be, but not limited to include Quantum well active district (MQWs), p-type AlGaN electronic blockings Layer, p-type AlGaN layer, p-type GaN layer, wherein it is possible to the temperature in MOCVD consersion units is slowly decreased to 750 DEG C, and then The AlGaN/AlGaN Quantum well active districts in 5 cycles of extension on the surface of the N-type AlGaN layer.Wherein, each cycle The AlGaN well layer of 10nm thickness and the AlGaN potential barrier of 2.5nm thickness are contained in quantum well layer, is then had in the multiple quantum wells Epitaxial p type AlGaN electronic barrier layers and p-type AlGaN layer successively are continued, then, by the life inside consersion unit in the surface of source region Long temperature is slowly decreased, the epitaxial p type GaN layer on the surface of the p-type AlGaN layer, specifically, the p-type AlGaN layer choosing It is the AlGaN materials that aluminium component is 0.59-0.60, since the lattice constant of the p-type AlGaN layer is than p-type AlGaN electronics Barrier layer and p-type GaN layer will be big, but its energy gap will be small than p-type AlGaN electronic barrier layers and p-type GaN layer, has The energy in hole in p-type AlGaN layer region is had adjusted to effect, improves the internal quantum efficiency of LED, wherein, the p-type AlGaN Electronic barrier layer and p-type GaN layer also act as the effect of p type island region domain transmission of materials layer, moreover, the conductive layer is chosen as conduction Property good indium tin oxide material, thickness can optimally be arranged to 50nm, during the conductive layer is grown, using difference Multiple annealing process processing under temperature gradient to enhance the adhesion strength between epitaxial material and heterojunction structure, reduces interior Portion's contact resistance is arranged to 50nm the thickness optimization in the reflecting layer, and carries out the processing of the special process such as surface roughening, described Metal aluminium material can be used in reflecting layer, enhances the reflecting effect of light, improves the amount of light of LED chip, in addition, positioned at inclined Electrode zone at the top of miniature nano-pillar LED epitaxial layer structures, the structure collectively constituted by conductive layer and specular layer, energy It is enough preferably to serve as the intermediate contact layer for playing function served as bridge for being connected with each other external electrode structure with internal epitaxial layer structure Medium.
S3:P-type ohmic contact layer and P-type electrode are set gradually in the upper surface of P-type conduction substrate;
S4:The surface of the specular layer is fixed to the P-type conduction substrate using articulamentum is bonded;
Specifically, the P-type conduction substrate after inversion is directly tipped upside down on Sapphire Substrate ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer structure, And then complete the electrical connection process of two kinds of epitaxial layer structures described above, this P-type conduction substrate can be P-type silicon substrate or P-type germanium substrate, is not intended to limit herein.
S5:N-type ohmic contact layer and N-type electrode, described N-type ohm are set gradually in the lower surface of the Sapphire Substrate Contact layer is utilized to be contacted through the Sapphire Substrate, the buffering and nucleating layer, the metal of the AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers It tethers and is connected to the N-type AlGaN layer.
Specifically, photoetching, dry etching or wet corrosion technique may be employed, to institute since the Sapphire Substrate of bottom It states ultraviolet LED epitaxial slice structure to perform etching or hollow processing, forms one of groove structure, the N-type electrode to carry out internal connects The preparation of structure is touched, wherein, many places (such as at three) groove structure is set at equal intervals, and etching depth is from the sapphire at top Substrate starts to etch from lower to upper until exposing N-type AlGaN layer, by strictly controlling the etching speed in etching process Rate also ensures that and only Sapphire Substrate and buffer layer region is etched completely so that the current expansion on vertical direction Faster, shorten the heat-transfer path between pyrotoxin and the external world in LED chip, radiating efficiency higher and improve LED can By property, preferably the N-type AlGaN layer can not etched or partial etching is handled, reduce deep etching process to extension The damage of light-emitting zone in piece improves the light output intensity of LED;
For the making of metal contact bolt, it can first pass through and annular passivation and insulation position are carried out to the inner wall of groove structure Reason forms a kind of insulation layer structure toward groove structure the inside filling insulating dielectric materials, then fills metal inside again Or alloy material, corresponding interior contact electrode is formed, a kind of metal contact stud structure is formed, then in the ohmic contact layer It is upper setting with the corresponding external electrode of interior contact electrode, and the other end of set multiple external electrodes then with outside Metal wiring layer or plain conductor in portion's baseplate heat sink structure are connected, wherein, it carrying out the deposition of external electrode, steaming During plating, external P-type electrode and N-type electrode are subjected to roughening treatment by using Film patterning treatment technology, and optimize it The mode and bond strength of Ohmic contact, in conjunction with the face contact material class at transparent electrode technology of preparing and optimization electrode Type, and then the good Au/Sn alloys of thermal conductivity are selected as electrode contact material, it timely and effectively will be inside LED chip Heat transfer to outside, and then increase contact electrode effective area, reduce contact resistance so that CURRENT DISTRIBUTION evenly, Current expansion is more effective.
In said program, the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer structure of the nano column array with inclined the air gap is formed, also It ensures and is mutually run through by air between adjacent nano column array, also assure the table of nano column array in the vertical direction The hanging setting of the conductive layer in later stage is carried out on face, on the one hand since the active area in inclined nano-pillar is the luminous zone of LED Domain, and then utilize the total reflection between the active area and both interfaces of outside air being located in nano column array and inclined side The diffusing reflection effect of wall enhances the light extraction efficiency of ultraviolet LED, on the other hand, due in Quantum well active district and LED chip Main pyrotoxin, by setting this miniature nano-pillar ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer structure containing inclined the air gap, also The thermal diffusion path between pyrotoxin and outside air can be caused to shorten, LED chip thermal diffusion is accelerated, and preferably avoids chip It fails due to overheat.
The production method of second of UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application is in the first above-mentioned ultraviolet LED core On the basis of the production method of piece, following technical characteristic is further included:
Described set in the N-type AlGaN layer upper surface has tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up Ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer include:
In the upper surface deposition mask layer of the N-type AlGaN layer, the mask layer is SiO2Or Si3N4Or nickel;
The polystyrene spheres of individual layer are deposited on the mask layer using PECVD modes, the mask layer is made to gather with described Point contact is formed between styrene ball;
Heat pre-treatment is carried out, using inductively coupled plasma etching technique, collapses the polystyrene spheres fusing And become smaller, it is contacted with the mask layer forming face, exposes the mask layer between the adjacent polystyrene spheres;
Using metal evaporation technique, deposited metal is thin on the surface of the polystyrene spheres and the mask layer being exposed Film layer;
Using toluene ultrasonic processing technique, the metal film layer on the polystyrene spheres is only removed;
Heating removes the polystyrene spheres at top, completely reveals spaced metal mask structure;
Etching processing in vertical turnabout is carried out to the mask layer, makes the mask layer quilt not covered by metal mask Etch away completely, retain the mask layer protected by the metal film layer, formed top by the metal mask cover from upper The mask layer of tapered tilting nano column array form under;
It is handled using acid liquid corrosion, removes the metal mask covered at the top of the mask layer of the nano column array form;
Using MOCVD techniques, secondary epitaxy is carried out in a manner of vertical air inlet, it is raw between the adjacent nano column array The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of the long overall thickness from bottom to up tapered tilting identical with the mask layer thickness;
Conductive layer and specular layer are sequentially depositing at the top of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer;
It is ultrasonically treated using buffered oxide etch liquid, erodes the mask layer.
The production method of the third UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application is in above-mentioned second of ultraviolet LED core On the basis of the production method of piece, following technical characteristic is further included:
The buffering and nucleating layer are BN layers of heterojunction structure.
Here BN layers of the heterojunction structure that thickness is selected to be 10nm is can be, but not limited to, it is good with high-melting-point and thermal stability Advantage to substitute the AlN prepared under cryogenic conditions of the prior art bufferings and nucleating layer, can effectively be alleviated outside LED Prolong the stress between layer structure, directly improve the quality of materials in epitaxial layer structure, improve the rate of crystal cross growth, reduce Dislocation density by the BN being set to buffer and nucleating layer, is avoided in later stage vertical inverted structure ultraviolet LED encapsulation process, Difficult the problem of removing that Sapphire Substrate and buffer layer in LED epitaxial structure occur, weaken and be likely to occur in stripping process The harm such as damage.
The production method of 4th kind of UV LED chip provided by the embodiments of the present application, is in above-mentioned second of ultraviolet LED core On the basis of the production method of piece, following technical characteristic is further included:
Conductive membrane layer is additionally provided between the P-type conduction substrate and the p-type ohmic contact layer.
As long as in fact, have p-type ohmic contact layer can also, and add conductive membrane layer in this preferred embodiment, this Ohmic contact layer can also be equivalent to, Ohmic contact effect can be enhanced, this conductive membrane layer can be, but not limited to select and lead The electrically good and superior graphene of heat dissipation effect, specifically, cleaning that can be by carrying out early period to the P-type conduction substrate etc. Pretreatment removes the pollutant on surface, then on the surface of the P-type conduction substrate, using MOCVD device, vacuum coating equipment or Person's low pressure magnetron sputtering apparatus carries out the deposition processes of conductive membrane layer, is laid with the two-dimensional materials such as the graphene film layer of individual layer, The stress caused by lattice mismatch between substrate and LED epitaxial layer structures is alleviated, and in the P-type conduction substrate one side P-type Ohmic contact layer surface on continue to be provided with electrode contact layer structure, form external P-type electrode.
The foregoing description of the disclosed embodiments enables professional and technical personnel in the field to realize or use the present invention. A variety of modifications of these embodiments will be apparent for those skilled in the art, it is as defined herein General Principle can be realized in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.Therefore, it is of the invention The embodiments shown herein is not intended to be limited to, and is to fit to and the principles and novel features disclosed herein phase one The most wide scope caused.

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1. a kind of UV LED chip, which is characterized in that including Sapphire Substrate, the upper surface of the Sapphire Substrate is set successively It is equipped with buffering and nucleating layer, AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers, N-type AlGaN layer, there is tilting nano-pillar tapered from bottom to up The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of array format, the upper surface of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer be also disposed with planar conductive layer and Specular layer, the surface of the specular layer are fixed with P-type conduction substrate, the P-type conduction lining using articulamentum is bonded The upper surface at bottom is disposed with p-type ohmic contact layer and P-type electrode, and the lower surface of the Sapphire Substrate is disposed with N Type ohmic contact layer and N-type electrode, the N-type ohmic contact layer are utilized through the Sapphire Substrate, the buffering and nucleation Layer, the metal contact bolt of the AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers are connected to the N-type AlGaN layer.
2. UV LED chip according to claim 1, which is characterized in that it is described buffering and nucleating layer be heterojunction structure BN Layer.
3. UV LED chip according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the bonding articulamentum is germanium layer, platinum layer, gold Layer, aluminium layer or ITO layer.
4. according to claim 1-3 any one of them UV LED chips, which is characterized in that the P-type conduction substrate and described Conductive membrane layer is additionally provided between p-type ohmic contact layer.
5. UV LED chip according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the range of tilt angles of the nano column array For 45 ° to 60 °, and the pore diameter range in gap is 1nm to 5nm between adjacent nano column array.
6. a kind of ultraviolet LED, which is characterized in that including such as claim 1-5 any one of them UV LED chip.
7. a kind of production method of UV LED chip, which is characterized in that including:
Buffering and nucleating layer, AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers, N-type AlGaN layer are set gradually in the upper surface of Sapphire Substrate;
In the N-type AlGaN layer upper surface, the ultraviolet LED with tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up is set Epitaxial layer sets gradually planar conductive layer and specular layer in the upper surface of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer;
P-type ohmic contact layer and P-type electrode are set gradually in the upper surface of P-type conduction substrate;
The surface of the specular layer is fixed to the P-type conduction substrate using articulamentum is bonded;
N-type ohmic contact layer and N-type electrode, the N-type ohmic contact layer are set gradually in the lower surface of the Sapphire Substrate It is connected using through the Sapphire Substrate, the buffering and nucleating layer, the metal contact bolt of the AlN/AlGaN superlattice layers To the N-type AlGaN layer.
8. the production method of UV LED chip according to claim 7, which is characterized in that described in the N-type AlGaN Layer upper surface sets the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer with tilting nano column array form tapered from bottom to up to include:
In the upper surface deposition mask layer of the N-type AlGaN layer, the mask layer is SiO2Or Si3N4Or nickel;
The polystyrene spheres of individual layer are deposited on the mask layer using PECVD modes, make the mask layer and the polyphenyl second Point contact is formed between alkene ball;
Heat pre-treatment is carried out, using inductively coupled plasma etching technique, the polystyrene spheres fusing is made to collapse and become It is small, it is contacted with the mask layer forming face, exposes the mask layer between the adjacent polystyrene spheres;
Using metal evaporation technique on the polystyrene spheres and the surface of mask layer being exposed deposited metal film layer;
Using toluene ultrasonic processing technique, the metal film layer on the polystyrene spheres is only removed;
Heating removes the polystyrene spheres at top, completely reveals spaced metal mask structure;
Etching processing in vertical turnabout is carried out to the mask layer, makes the mask layer not covered by metal mask complete It etches away, retains the mask layer protected by the metal film layer, form top and covered from top to bottom by the metal mask The mask layer of tapered tilting nano column array form;
It is handled using acid liquid corrosion, removes the metal mask covered at the top of the mask layer of the nano column array form;
Using MOCVD techniques, secondary epitaxy is carried out in a manner of vertical air inlet, is grown between the adjacent nano column array total The ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer of the thickness from bottom to up tapered tilting identical with the mask layer thickness;
Conductive layer and specular layer are sequentially depositing at the top of the ultraviolet LED epitaxial layer;
It is ultrasonically treated using buffered oxide etch liquid, erodes the mask layer.
9. the production method of UV LED chip according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the buffering and nucleating layer are BN layers of heterojunction structure.
10. the production method of UV LED chip according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the P-type conduction substrate and Conductive membrane layer is additionally provided between the p-type ohmic contact layer.
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