CN113113478A - GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth and preparation method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth and a preparation method thereof, wherein the method comprises the following steps: s1: growing a GaN-based heterojunction on a substrate; s2: etching the ohmic region of the GaN-based heterojunction by adopting a dry etching process to form an ohmic regrowth region for ohmic regrowth; s3: epitaxially growing n on the surface of the device+A GaN layer; s4: using dry etching process to n+Self-stop etching the GaN layer to remove the EuropeN between mu regrowth regions+A GaN layer; s5: forming isolation regions on both sides of the device by using ion implantation equipment; s6: at n+Depositing metal on the GaN layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode; s7: forming a passivation layer on the surface of the device; s8: and etching the passivation layer of the gate region by adopting a dry etching process to form a gate groove, and depositing metal in the gate groove to form a gate. The preparation method simplifies the preparation process of ohmic regrowth, and simultaneously continues the advantages of the conventional ohmic regrowth technology.
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Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor devices, and particularly relates to a GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth and a preparation method thereof.
Background
The III group nitride semiconductor heterojunction is a preferred material for preparing high-temperature-resistant, radiation-resistant and high-frequency high-power electronic devices by virtue of large forbidden band width, high two-dimensional electron gas density, high electron saturation drift velocity and large critical breakdown electric field, and the electronic devices mainly comprise a High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) and a Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD) and are respectively applied to a radio frequency power amplifier and a power switch module. Among them, GaN-based high-frequency (microwave, millimeter wave) high-power HEMT devices are generally applied to key fields such as satellites, radars, base stations and the like.
With the improvement of nitride material growth technology and device process level, the radio frequency power characteristics of the GaN-based HEMT device are continuously improved, specifically, the radio frequency power characteristics include higher cut-off frequency and working frequency, higher output power and higher power added efficiency. With the advent of the 5G era and the introduction of 6G, the operating frequency of GaN rf power devices is required to be further increased, and the output power and efficiency at high operating frequency need to be improved at the same time, and reducing the parasitic resistance of the devices is one of the most fundamental solutions. Specific methods include reducing device contact resistance, heterojunction sheet resistance, and device size. For the preparation of the GaN-based HEMT device, the method for reducing the contact resistance comprises the following steps: optimizing a conventional rapid thermal annealing process; upgrading ohmic laminated metal; before ohmic metal evaporation, Ge/Si dopant is deposited, and ohmic region n-type doping is formed after annealing; and n-type heavy doping of the ohmic region is realized by an ion implantation technology or an ohmic regrowth technology. In the method, the ohmic regrowth technology can realize the lowest ohmic contact resistance, and simultaneously, the good ohmic appearance can be ensured without annealing or low-temperature annealing, thereby being beneficial to further reducing the source-drain distance of the device.
However, conventional ohmic regrowth techniques rely on SiO2The mask, the 'film deposition', 'film patterning' and 'wet etching' make the device preparation process more complicated. In addition, the wet etching has higher requirements on the concentration, the etching temperature and the etching time of BOE etching solution, which directly leads to the increase of the difficulty of the conventional ohmic regrowth technology.
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In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth and a preparation method thereof. The technical problem to be solved by the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
the invention provides a preparation method of a GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth, which comprises the following steps:
s1: growing a GaN-based heterojunction on a substrate;
s2: etching the ohmic region of the GaN-based heterojunction by adopting a dry etching process until the position of at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN-based heterojunction is etched to form an ohmic regrowth region for ohmic regrowth;
s3: epitaxially growing n on the surface of the device+A GaN layer;
s4: applying dry etching process to n+GaN layer onSelf-terminating etch to remove n between the ohmic regrowth regions+A GaN layer;
s5: forming isolation regions on both sides of the device by using ion implantation equipment;
s6: at said n+Depositing metal on the GaN layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode;
s7: forming a passivation layer on the surface of the device;
s8: and etching the passivation layer of the gate region by adopting a dry etching process to form a gate groove, and depositing metal in the gate groove to form a gate.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the S1 includes: sequentially stacking and growing a GaN buffer layer and a barrier layer on the substrate from bottom to top by using MOCVD equipment, wherein,
the GaN buffer layer comprises an Fe or C doped GaN layer and an unintended doped GaN layer which are sequentially stacked from bottom to top;
the barrier layer is one of AlN, ScAlN, InAlN or AlGaN, and the Al component of the AlGaN is more than 50%.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the S2 includes:
s21: coating photoresist on the barrier layer, and exposing and developing two sides of the top surface of the device to form an etching area;
s22: etching the etching region by using an ICP (inductively coupled plasma) etching device by using a dry etching process until the etching region is etched to at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN buffer layer and the barrier layer to form an ohmic regrowth region for ohmic regrowth, wherein the etching gas is BCl3And Cl2And (4) mixing the gases.
In one embodiment of the present invention, in the S3, the n+The doping concentration of the GaN layer is 5 × 1019cm-3-5×1020cm-3。
In an embodiment of the present invention, the S4 includes:
s41: at said n+Coating photoresist on the GaN layer, and exposing and developing between the ohm regrowth areas to form a self-termination etching area;
s42: utilizing ICP etching equipment and adopting dry etching process to etch n of the self-termination etching area+The GaN layer is self-terminated etched to remove n between the ohmic regrowth regions+And a GaN layer.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the self-terminating etch gas is SF6And BCl3Wherein, SF6And BCl3Has a gas flow ratio of 1:3, SF6The gas flow rate of (1) is 5-15sccm, BCl3The flow rate is 15-45 sccm;
the parameters of the etching process are as follows: the power of the ICP upper electrode is 160-240W, the power of the ICP lower electrode is 24-36W, and the pressure is 2-8 mTorr.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the S6 includes: using electron beam evaporation equipment at n+And depositing Ti/Al/Ni/Au ohmic laminated metal on the GaN layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode.
The invention provides a GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth, which is prepared by adopting the preparation method of any one of the embodiments, and the GaN-based radio frequency power device comprises:
the substrate layer, the buffer layer and the barrier layer are sequentially stacked from bottom to top;
n+the GaN ohmic region is arranged in the buffer layer and the barrier layer and positioned on two sides of the device;
a source and a drain respectively disposed at the n+A GaN ohmic region;
a gate disposed on the barrier layer and between the source and the drain;
and the passivation layer is arranged on the surface of the device between the source electrode and the grid electrode and between the drain electrode and the grid electrode.
In one embodiment of the invention, the buffer layer comprises an Fe or C doped GaN layer and an unintentional doped GaN layer which are sequentially stacked from bottom to top;
the barrier layer is one of AlN, ScAlN, InAlN or AlGaN, and the Al component of the AlGaN is more than 50%.
In one embodiment of the inventionIn (1), the n+The doping concentration of GaN ohmic region is 5 × 1019cm-3-5×1020cm-3。
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. the preparation method of the GaN-based radio frequency power device based on the novel ohmic regrowth is based on the self-termination etching technology, can process and obtain the device structure which is the same as the device structure of the conventional ohmic regrowth technology, and does not depend on SiO compared with the conventional ohmic regrowth technology2The mask simplifies the preparation process and simultaneously continues the advantages of the conventional ohmic regrowth technology.
2. The GaN-based radio frequency power device based on the novel ohmic regrowth has low ohmic contact resistance, good ohmic appearance and good ohmic appearance so as to further reduce the source-drain size of the device, thereby being beneficial to realizing ultra-low parasitic resistance and improving the radio frequency power characteristic of the device.
The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention may be implemented in accordance with the content of the description, and in order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the following preferred embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIGS. 2a to 2j are schematic diagrams of a process for manufacturing a GaN-based RF power device based on novel ohmic regrowth according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a GaN-based rf power device based on novel ohmic regrowth according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention adopted to achieve the predetermined objects, a GaN-based rf power device based on novel ohmic regrowth and a method for manufacturing the same according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description.
The foregoing and other technical matters, features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings. The technical means and effects of the present invention adopted to achieve the predetermined purpose can be more deeply and specifically understood through the description of the specific embodiments, however, the attached drawings are provided for reference and description only and are not used for limiting the technical scheme of the present invention.
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Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a flowchart of a method for manufacturing a GaN-based rf power device based on novel ohmic regrowth according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the method for manufacturing a GaN-based rf power device based on novel ohmic regrowth of this embodiment includes:
s1: growing a GaN-based heterojunction on a substrate;
specifically, the method comprises the following steps:
and sequentially stacking and growing a GaN buffer layer and a barrier layer on the substrate from bottom to top by using MOCVD equipment. Wherein,
optionally, the substrate is a SiC or Si substrate material.
Optionally, the GaN buffer layer includes an Fe or C doped GaN layer and an unintentionally doped GaN layer stacked in sequence from bottom to top.
Optionally, the barrier layer is one of AlN, ScAlN, InAlN, or AlGaN, and the Al composition of AlGaN is greater than 50%.
In this embodiment, the barrier layer is a high-polarization-strength barrier layer, and the GaN buffer layer and the barrier layer constitute a low-sheet-resistance heterojunction material.
As for the barrier layer, the higher its Al composition, the higher its polarization strength, for example: the Al component of AlN is 100%, the Al component of lattice-matched ScAlN is 82%, and the Al component of lattice-matched InAlN is 83%. The Al composition of conventional AlGaN is 20 to 30%, and in this embodiment, if the barrier layer is AlGaN, AlGaN with a high Al composition, i.e., AlGaN with an Al composition greater than 50%, needs to be selected.
Furthermore, it should be noted that these high polarization barriers usually have typical layer thickness values, such as: AlN is 2-6nm, lattice-matched ScAlN is 2-15nm, lattice-matched InAlN is 3-15nm, and high Al component AlGaN is 7-25 nm.
S2: etching the ohmic region of the GaN-based heterojunction by adopting a dry etching process until the position of at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN-based heterojunction is etched to form an ohmic regrowth region for ohmic regrowth;
specifically, the method comprises the following steps:
s21: coating photoresist on the barrier layer, and exposing and developing the two sides of the top surface of the device to form an etching area;
s22: etching the etching region by using an ICP (inductively coupled plasma) etching device by adopting a dry etching process until the etching region is etched to at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN buffer layer and the barrier layer to form an ohmic regrowth region for ohmic regrowth, wherein the GaN HEMT (high Electron mobility transistor) device relies on a 2DEG channel for conducting electricity, and the distribution range of the 2DEG is generally considered to be within the range from a heterojunction interface to 10nm below the heterojunction interface so as to ensure that n in the ohmic regrowth region is within the range from the n to the n+The GaN is in effective contact with the 2DEG, thus ensuring etching to at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN buffer layer and the barrier layer. Wherein the etching gas is BCl3And Cl2And (4) mixing the gases.
In this embodiment, BCl3And Cl2The flow rate of the mixed gas is 20/8sccm respectively, and the etching process parameters are as follows: the electrode power on ICP was 51W, the electrode power under ICP was 14W, and the pressure was 5 mTorr.
S3: epitaxially growing n on the surface of the device+A GaN layer;
specifically, low-temperature epitaxy n is carried out on the surface of the device by using MBE equipment+And the GaN layer adopts a low-temperature epitaxy process to avoid barrier quality degradation caused by high-temperature epitaxy.
In this embodiment, the regrowth of heavily doped GaN is achieved by in-situ Si doping+The doping concentration of the GaN layer is 5 × 1019cm-3-5×1020cm-3. The doping concentration in this range is chosen because lower doping concentrations do not easily achieve low n+GaN sheet resistance, higher doping concentration although low n is easily achieved+The GaN-based material has a high sheet resistance,but n is+The GaN crystal quality may be deteriorated. Therefore, the doping concentration is 5X 1019cm-3-5×1020cm-3。
N is+The thickness of the GaN layer is typically twice the depth of the nitride etch of the ohmic region.
S4: using dry etching process to n+The GaN layer is self-terminated etched to remove n between ohmic regrowth regions+A GaN layer;
specifically, the method comprises the following steps:
s41: at n+Coating photoresist on the GaN layer, and exposing and developing between the ohmic regrowth regions to form a self-termination etching region;
s42: utilizing ICP etching equipment, adopting dry etching process to etch n of self-termination etching region+The GaN layer is self-terminated etched to remove n between ohmic regrowth regions+And a GaN layer.
In this embodiment, the self-stop etching gas is SF6And BCl3Wherein, SF6And BCl3Has a gas flow ratio of 1:3, SF6The gas flow rate of (1) is 5-15sccm, BCl3The flow rate is 15-45 sccm.
Further, the etching process parameters are as follows: the power of the ICP upper electrode is 160-240W, in order to ensure that the etching gas forms a plasma state, the power of the ICP lower electrode is 24-36W, certain bombardment etching capacity is given to plasma, and the pressure is 2-8 mTorr.
In this embodiment, SF6And BCl3Mixed gas pair n of+Etching the GaN layer at n+After the GaN layer is etched, when SF is added6Contact reaction with barrier layer containing Al to form AlF3Can block SF6And BCl3The self-termination etching is realized by etching the barrier layer by the mixed gas.
S5: forming isolation regions on both sides of the device by using ion implantation equipment;
specifically, B or Ar or the like is implanted into both sides of the device by using ion implantation equipment to form an isolation region, thereby realizing device isolation.
S6: at n+Depositing metal on the GaN layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode;
in particular, using electron beam evaporation equipment at n+And depositing Ti/Al/Ni/Au ohmic laminated metal on the GaN layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode.
S7: forming a passivation layer on the surface of the device;
specifically, firstly, a PECVD device is used for depositing a SiN passivation layer on the surface of the device, and then an ICP etching device is used for removing the SiN passivation layer on the source electrode and the drain electrode by adopting a dry etching process, wherein the etching gas is CF4And O2The gas flow rate of the mixed gas of (1) is 25/5sccm, the chamber pressure is 5mTorr, the power of the upper electrode of ICP is 80W, and the power of the lower electrode is 10W.
S8: and etching the passivation layer of the gate region by adopting a dry etching process to form a gate groove, and depositing metal in the gate groove to form a gate.
In this embodiment, first, an ICP etching apparatus is used to etch the SiN passivation layer in the gate region by using a dry etching process to form a gate groove, where an etching gas is CF4And O2The gas flow rate of the mixed gas is 25/5sccm, the chamber pressure is 5mTorr, the electrode power on ICP is 80W, and the electrode power on ICP is 10W; then, a Ni/Au laminated metal is deposited on the grid groove by using an electron beam evaporation device to form a grid.
The preparation method of the GaN-based radio frequency power device based on the novel ohmic regrowth of the embodiment is based on the self-termination etching technology, can process and obtain the device structure which is the same as the device structure of the conventional ohmic regrowth technology, and does not depend on SiO compared with the conventional ohmic regrowth technology2The mask simplifies the preparation process and simultaneously continues the advantages of the conventional ohmic regrowth technology.
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Taking InAlN/GaN heterojunction as an example, the method for manufacturing the GaN-based rf power device based on the novel ohmic regrowth of this embodiment will be specifically described. Referring to fig. 2a to fig. 2j in combination, fig. 2a to fig. 2j are schematic diagrams illustrating a manufacturing process of a GaN-based rf power device based on novel ohmic regrowth according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The preparation method comprises the following specific steps:
the method comprises the following steps: a GaN layer 202 and an InAlN layer 203 are sequentially grown in a stacked manner on the SiC substrate 201 by using an MOCVD apparatus, wherein the GaN layer 202 is composed of Fe or C doped high-resistance GaN and UID-GaN (unintentionally doped-GaN) from bottom to top, as shown in fig. 2 a.
Step two: coating photoresist PR on the InAlN layer 203, and exposing and developing the two sides of the top surface of the device to form etching regions 204 as shown in FIG. 2 b;
step three: etching the etching region 204 by using an ICP etching apparatus and a dry etching process until the position of at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN layer 202 and the InAlN layer 203, an ohmic regrowth region is formed for ohmic regrowth, as shown in fig. 2 c.
Wherein the etching gas is BCl3And Cl2The gas mixture was supplied at a flow rate of 20/8sccm, a chamber pressure of 5mTorr, an ICP upper electrode power of 51W, and an ICP lower electrode power of 14W, respectively.
Step four: low temperature epitaxy of n on device surface using MBE equipment+GaN layer 205, as shown in fig. 2 d.
Step five: at n+A photoresist PR is applied over the GaN layer 205 and exposed to develop between the ohmic regrowth regions to form self-terminating etch regions 206 as shown in figure 2 e.
Step six: etching n of region 206 by dry etching using an ICP etching apparatus+The GaN layer 205 is self-terminating etched to remove n between ohmic regrowth regions+GaN layer 205, as shown in fig. 2 f.
In this embodiment, the self-stop etching gas is SF6And BCl3Wherein, SF6The gas flow rate of (2) is 10sccm, BCl3The flow rate was 30 sccm. The parameters of the etching process are as follows: the electrode power on ICP was 200W, the electrode power under ICP was 30W, and the pressure was 5 mTorr.
Step seven: and (5) implanting B or Ar and the like into two sides of the device by using ion implantation equipment to form an isolation region, so as to realize device isolation, as shown in figure 2 g.
Step eight: using electron beam evaporation equipment at n+An ohmic stack of Ti/Al/Ni/Au metal is deposited on the GaN layer 205 to form a source 207 and drain 208 as shown in FIG. 2 h.
Step nine: and depositing a SiN passivation layer 209 on the surface of the device by using a PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) device, and then removing the SiN passivation layer 209 on the source electrode 207 and the drain electrode 208 by using an ICP (inductively coupled plasma) etching device through a dry etching process, as shown in FIG. 2 i.
Wherein the etching gas is CF4And O2The gas flow rate of the mixed gas of (1) is 25/5sccm, the chamber pressure is 5mTorr, the power of the upper electrode of ICP is 80W, and the power of the lower electrode is 10W.
Step ten: the SiN passivation layer 209 in the gate region is etched by using an ICP etching apparatus through a dry etching process to form a gate groove, and then a Ni/Au stacked metal is deposited in the gate groove by using an electron beam evaporation apparatus to form a gate 210, as shown in fig. 2j, in this embodiment, the gate 210 is a T-shaped gate.
Wherein the etching gas is CF4And O2The gas flow rate of the mixed gas of (1) is 25/5sccm, the chamber pressure is 5mTorr, the power of the upper electrode of ICP is 80W, and the power of the lower electrode is 10W.
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The embodiment provides a GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth, and the GaN-based radio frequency power device is prepared by adopting the preparation method of any embodiment. Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a GaN-based rf power device based on novel ohmic regrowth according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the GaN-based rf power device of the present embodiment includes: substrate layer 301, buffer layer 302, barrier layer 303, n+GaN ohmic region 304, source 305, drain 306, gate 307, and passivation layer 308. The substrate layer 301, the buffer layer 302, and the barrier layer 303 are stacked in this order from the bottom to the top. n is+GaN ohmic regions 304 are disposed inside the buffer layer 302 and the barrier layer 303, and on both sides of the device. A source 305 and a drain 306 are respectively arranged at n+On the GaN ohmic region 304. And a gate 307 disposed on the barrier layer 303 and between the source 305 and the drain 306. A passivation layer 308 is disposed between the source 305 and gate 307And the device surface between the drain 306 and the gate 307.
Optionally, the buffer layer 302 includes an Fe or C doped GaN layer and an unintentionally doped GaN layer stacked in sequence from bottom to top; the barrier layer 303 is one of AlN, ScAlN, InAlN or AlGaN, and the Al component of the AlGaN is more than 50%.
In this embodiment, the barrier layer 303 is a high-polarization-strength barrier layer, and the buffer layer 302 and the barrier layer 303 constitute a low-sheet-resistance heterojunction material.
In the present embodiment, n+The GaN ohmic region 304 has a doping concentration of 5 × 1019cm-3-5×1020cm-3。
The GaN-based radio frequency power device based on the novel ohmic regrowth has low ohmic contact resistance and good ohmic morphology, the good ohmic morphology is used for further reducing the source-drain size of the device, the ultralow parasitic resistance is facilitated to be realized, and the radio frequency power characteristic of the device is improved.
It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that an article or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in the article or device comprising the element. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. The directional or positional relationships indicated by "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc., are based on the directional or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
The foregoing is a more detailed description of the invention in connection with specific preferred embodiments and it is not intended that the invention be limited to these specific details. For those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, several simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all shall be considered as belonging to the protection scope of the invention.
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1. A preparation method of a GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth is characterized by comprising the following steps:
s1: growing a GaN-based heterojunction on a substrate;
s2: etching the ohmic region of the GaN-based heterojunction by adopting a dry etching process until the position of at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN-based heterojunction is etched to form an ohmic regrowth region for ohmic regrowth;
s3: epitaxially growing n on the surface of the device+A GaN layer;
s4: applying dry etching process to n+The GaN layer is self-terminated etched to remove n between the ohmic regrowth regions+A GaN layer;
s5: forming isolation regions on both sides of the device by using ion implantation equipment;
s6: at said n+Depositing metal on the GaN layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode;
s7: forming a passivation layer on the surface of the device;
s8: and etching the passivation layer of the gate region by adopting a dry etching process to form a gate groove, and depositing metal in the gate groove to form a gate.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the S1 includes: sequentially stacking and growing a GaN buffer layer and a barrier layer on the substrate from bottom to top by using MOCVD equipment, wherein,
the GaN buffer layer comprises an Fe or C doped GaN layer and an unintended doped GaN layer which are sequentially stacked from bottom to top;
the barrier layer is one of AlN, ScAlN, InAlN or AlGaN, and the Al component of the AlGaN is more than 50%.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the S2 includes:
s21: coating photoresist on the barrier layer, and exposing and developing two sides of the top surface of the device to form an etching area;
s22: etching the etching region by using an ICP (inductively coupled plasma) etching device by using a dry etching process until the etching region is etched to at least 20nm below the interface of the GaN buffer layer and the barrier layer to form an ohmic regrowth region for ohmic regrowth, wherein the etching gas is BCl3And Cl2And (4) mixing the gases.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the S3, the n is+The doping concentration of the GaN layer is 5 × 1019cm-3-5×1020cm-3。
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the S4 includes:
s41: at said n+Coating photoresist on the GaN layer, and exposing and developing between the ohm regrowth areas to form a self-termination etching area;
s42: utilizing ICP etching equipment and adopting dry etching process to etch n of the self-termination etching area+The GaN layer is self-terminated etched to remove n between the ohmic regrowth regions+And a GaN layer.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the self-terminating etch gas is SF6And BCl3Wherein, SF6And BCl3Has a gas flow ratio of 1:3, SF6The gas flow rate of (1) is 5-15sccm, BCl3The flow rate is 15-45 sccm;
the parameters of the etching process are as follows: the power of the ICP upper electrode is 160-240W, the power of the ICP lower electrode is 24-36W, and the pressure is 2-8 mTorr.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the S6 includes: using electron beam evaporation equipment at n+And depositing Ti/Al/Ni/Au ohmic laminated metal on the GaN layer to form a source electrode and a drain electrode.
8. A GaN-based rf power device based on novel ohmic regrowth, characterized by being prepared by the preparation method of any one of claims 1 to 7, the GaN-based rf power device comprising:
the substrate layer, the buffer layer and the barrier layer are sequentially stacked from bottom to top;
n+the GaN ohmic region is arranged in the buffer layer and the barrier layer and positioned on two sides of the device;
a source and a drain respectively disposed at the n+A GaN ohmic region;
a gate disposed on the barrier layer and between the source and the drain;
and the passivation layer is arranged on the surface of the device between the source electrode and the grid electrode and between the drain electrode and the grid electrode.
9. The novel ohmic regrowth-based GaN-based radio frequency power device of claim 8, wherein the buffer layer comprises an Fe-or C-doped GaN layer and an unintentionally doped GaN layer stacked in this order from bottom to top;
the barrier layer is one of AlN, ScAlN, InAlN or AlGaN, and the Al component of the AlGaN is more than 50%.
10. The GaN-based radio frequency power device based on novel ohmic regrowth of claim 8, wherein n is+The doping concentration of GaN ohmic region is 5 × 1019cm-3-5×1020cm-3。
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