CN109166788A - A method of direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on a silicon substrate - Google Patents

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CN109166788A
CN109166788A CN201810992194.6A CN201810992194A CN109166788A CN 109166788 A CN109166788 A CN 109166788A CN 201810992194 A CN201810992194 A CN 201810992194A CN 109166788 A CN109166788 A CN 109166788A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of methods of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate.This method specific steps include: step 1, obtain the silicon substrate of (100) crystal face or the silicon substrate of (111) crystal face;Step 2, it by after silicon substrate hydrofluoric acid treatment, is surface-treated in vacuum environment;Step 3, by the method for molecular beam epitaxy, silicon growth layer buffer layer on silicon substrate after treatment;Step 4, be adjusted to suitable growth temperature, then on silicon buffer layer direct epitaxial growth micron level thickness germanium virtual substrate.Method of the invention can on silicon wafer direct epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate, the germanium virtual substrate surface of growth is smooth, and monocrystalline quality is high, lattice can complete relaxation, can replace growth of the germanium substrate for subsequent material.For this method without the layer-by-layer growth pattern for stepping up Ge content, preparation process is simpler, can reduce cost.

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A method of direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on a silicon substrate
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of methods of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate, more specifically, it is related to And the optimization to extension high quality germanium virtual substrate growth conditions direct on silicon substrate, the life of processing, buffer layer including substrate Long and germanium virtual substrate growth temperature optimization process.
Background technique
Silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge) are most commonly seen semiconductor materials, are also important electronic element device materials.Silicon germanium Epitaxial material can be used as the new material of silica-based high speed circuit studies, it is the preferred material of silicon substrate long wavelength light electric explorer.
In addition, germanium is matched with GaAs material lattice, silicon germanium epitaxial material can be used as the virtual of the materials such as silicon substrate GaAs Substrate, silicon based opto-electronics are integrated, silica-based high-efficiency solar battery in terms of have important application prospect.
But since the lattice mismatch of germanium and silicon is 4% or more, silicon substrate Ge virtual substrate technology realizes that difficulty is big.From silicon On substrate from the point of view of the key technical indexes of direct the obtained Ge epitaxial layer of extension, have the following problems:
1) Ge epi-layer surface roughness is big, the iii-v heterostructure growth being unfavorable on subsequent Ge buffer layer;
2) Ge epitaxial layer dislocation density is high, in the opto-electronic device in application, device performance is made to degenerate.
Germanium substrate price is more expensive simultaneously.Therefore, it develops and optimizes preparation high quality Ge extension layer process on silicon substrate With important application value.
The epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate on current silicon substrate, existing method is: first in the germanium of the low Ge content of grown above silicon Silicon alloy, then the layer-by-layer growth pattern of Ge content is continuously improved.This method is complicated for operation, needs to be constantly changing germanium silicon ratio Example, not only wastes time and at high cost.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate, this growths Method preparation process is simpler, and cost is lower.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object of the invention, The technical solution adopted by the invention is as follows:
A method of direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate, specific steps include: on a silicon substrate
Step 1, the silicon substrate of (100) crystal face, or the silicon substrate of (111) crystal face are obtained;
Step 2, it by after silicon substrate hydrofluoric acid treatment, is surface-treated in vacuum environment;
Step 3, by the method for molecular beam epitaxy, silicon growth layer is buffered on the silicon substrate after surface treated Layer;
Step 4, be adjusted to suitable growth temperature, then on silicon buffer layer direct epitaxial growth micron level thickness germanium Virtual substrate.
Preferably, it in the step 2, for the silicon substrate of (100) crystal face, is carried out at surface at 500-600 DEG C of temperature Reason.The time of processing is 5-10 minutes.
Preferably, it in the step 2, for the silicon substrate of (111) crystal face, is carried out at surface at 800-1000 DEG C of temperature Reason.The time of processing is 5-10 minutes.
Further, in the step 3, the growth thickness of silicon buffer layer is 20-50nm.The growth temperature of silicon buffer layer is 400-600℃。
Further, in the step 4, suitable growth temperature is 200 DEG C.
The present invention direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on a silicon substrate provides a kind of system of novel germanium virtual substrate Standby means, have the advantage that
(1) the germanium virtual substrate surface being prepared by the method for the invention is smooth, and monocrystalline quality is high, and lattice can be complete Relaxation can replace germanium substrate, the growth for subsequent material.
(2) silicon (100) substrate and silicon (111) substrate of the method for the present invention processing can reach atomic level flatness.
(3) it using the mode of (200 DEG C) of low temperature growths, advantageously reduces and is answered caused by the thermal mismatching degree between different films Power, to reduce defect generation.
(4) the germanium virtual substrate prepared using the method for the present invention, surfacing, silicon (100) epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate are thick Rugosity is 988pm, and silicon (111) epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate roughness is 880pm;And interface between silicon substrate and germanium virtual substrate Clearly.
(5) this method can directly epitaxial growth goes out germanium virtual substrate on a silicon substrate, does not need to contain by stepping up germanium The layer-by-layer growth pattern growth of amount, so preparation process is simpler, cost is lower.
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Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on a silicon substrate of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the X-ray diffraction of direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on (a) silicon (100) substrate in the embodiment of the present invention Figure;(b) on silicon (111) substrate direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate X-ray diffractogram.
Fig. 3 is direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate atomic force microscope on (a) silicon (100) substrate in the embodiment of the present invention Figure;(b) direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate atomic force microscopy diagram on silicon (111) substrate.
Fig. 4 is spread out between the X-ray of direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on silicon in the embodiment of the present invention (100) substrate is emptied Penetrate figure.
Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional scans electricity of direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on (a) silicon (100) substrate in the embodiment of the present invention Sub- microscope figure;(b) on silicon (111) substrate direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate cross sectional scanning electron microscope figure.
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The present invention will be further described in detail in the following with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.
The present invention provides a kind of methods by molecular beam epitaxy direct epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate on a silicon substrate. Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the present embodiment germanium virtual substrate, it is specific the preparation method is as follows:
By solid-state source molecular beam epitaxy, (100) and (111) crystal face silicon substrate is surface-treated first.By hydrogen fluorine Acid treated silicon substrate is passed to vacuum chamber, keeps substrate rotation, for silicon (100) substrate, substrate heater is increased to It 500-600 DEG C, is kept for 5-10 minutes;For silicon (111) substrate, substrate heater is increased to 800-1000 DEG C, keeps 5-10 Minute.
Then the silicon buffer layer of one layer of 30nm thickness is grown on processed silicon substrate by the method for molecular beam epitaxy.Silicon (100) growth temperature of silicon buffer layer is 400 DEG C on substrate;The growth temperature of silicon buffer layer is 550 DEG C on silicon (111) substrate. Silicon source furnace used in the present embodiment is electron beam evaporation source, changes the growth rate of silicon by changing excitation current.
Germanium virtual substrate is grown on silicon buffer layer finally by the method for molecular beam epitaxy.Here the growth temperature chosen It is 200 DEG C, growth rate isThe source Ge furnace is thermal evaporation sources furnace, changes the growth speed of Ge by changing source oven temperature degree Rate.
The present embodiment direct extension on silicon (100) substrate and on silicon (111) substrate is respectively illustrated in Fig. 2 (a) and (b) Grow the X-ray diffractogram of germanium virtual substrate.The peak of germanium virtual substrate in X-ray diffractogram is symmetrical, and intensity is high.In Fig. 2 (a) Germanium peak width is 0.1412 °, and germanium peak width is 0.0556 ° in Fig. 2 (b), this illustrates that the germanium grown in the present embodiment is virtual Substrate monocrystal is of high quality.Fig. 3 (a) and (b) are direct epitaxial growth on the present embodiment silicon (100) and silicon (111) substrate respectively The atomic force microscopy diagram of germanium virtual substrate, it can be seen that the surface undulation degree of two samples is all pm magnitude, wherein silicon (100) epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate roughness is 988pm, and silicon (111) epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate roughness is 880pm;This illustrates germanium Virtual substrate surface is very smooth.
Fig. 4 is diffraction pattern between the X-ray of direct epitaxial Germanium growth virtual substrate on silicon (100) substrate is emptied, as shown in the figure Germanium virtual substrate is complete relaxed state.
The present embodiment direct extension on silicon (100) substrate and on silicon (111) substrate is respectively illustrated in Fig. 5 (a) and (b) The cross sectional scanning electron microscope figure for growing germanium virtual substrate, in figure it can be seen that silicon (100) epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate with a thickness of 1.21μm;Silicon (111) epitaxial Germanium virtual substrate with a thickness of 1.11 μm, reach micron dimension.
It can be seen that the germanium virtual substrate quality of present invention epitaxial growth direct on silicon wafer very according to the above characterization Good, surfacing, the complete relaxation of germanium virtual substrate can replace growth of the germanium substrate for subsequent material.

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1. a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate, which is characterized in that specific steps include:
Step 1, the silicon substrate of (100) crystal face, or the silicon substrate of (111) crystal face are obtained;
Step 2, it by after silicon substrate hydrofluoric acid treatment, is surface-treated in vacuum environment;
Step 3, by the method for molecular beam epitaxy, silicon growth layer buffer layer on the silicon substrate after surface treated;
Step 4, it is adjusted to suitable growth temperature, then the germanium of direct epitaxial growth micron level thickness is virtual on silicon buffer layer Substrate.
2. a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate according to claim 1, feature exist In for the silicon substrate of (100) crystal face, being surface-treated at 500-600 DEG C of temperature in the step 2.
3. a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate according to claim 2, feature exist In the time of surface treatment is 5-10 minutes.
4. a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate according to claim 1, feature exist In for the silicon substrate of (111) crystal face, being surface-treated at 800-1000 DEG C of temperature in the step 2.
5. a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate according to claim 4, feature exist In the time of surface treatment is 5-10 minutes.
6. a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate according to claim 1, feature exist In in the step 3, the growth thickness of silicon buffer layer is 20-50nm.
7. a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate according to claim 6, feature exist In the growth temperature of the silicon buffer layer is 400-600 DEG C.
8. according to claim 1 to a kind of method of epitaxial growth Ge virtual substrate direct on a silicon substrate described in one of 7, It is characterized in that, in the step 4, suitable growth temperature is 200 DEG C.
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