JP6999103B2 - Semiconductor device - Google Patents

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The present invention relates to a semiconductor device useful as a power device or the like and a semiconductor system including the same.

Conventionally, a semiconductor device in which a Schottky barrier electrode is provided on a semiconductor substrate is known, and various Schottky barrier electrodes are used for the purpose of increasing the reverse withstand voltage and further reducing the forward rising voltage. It is being considered.
In Patent Document 1, a metal having a small barrier height is arranged in the central portion on the semiconductor, and a Schottky contact between the metal having a large barrier height and the semiconductor is formed in the peripheral portion on the semiconductor to obtain a reverse withstand voltage. It is described that the voltage is increased and the forward rising voltage is decreased.

Further, a combination of a shotkey electrode and an ohmic electrode has also been studied. For example, in Patent Document 2, a wide bandgap semiconductor in which a shotkey electrode and an ohmic electrode made of the same metal are formed on a substrate. The device is described, and it is described that such a configuration can improve the thermal breakdown resistance when a high current such as a surge current flows in the forward direction. However, there are problems in the adhesion of each interface between Schottky junction and ohmic junction and the adhesion between each junction, it is necessary to limit the electrode material, and the barrier height changes depending on the temperature. I wasn't always satisfied because of some problems. Therefore, a semiconductor device having a low rising voltage and excellent temperature stability has been desired.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 52-10970 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-78660

An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device having excellent Schottky characteristics and semiconductor characteristics.

As a result of diligent studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors have found a plurality of first barrier electrodes provided on the semiconductor region and capable of forming a Schottky barrier with the semiconductor region, and a first barrier electrode. A plurality of second barrier electrodes provided adjacent to the barrier electrode 1 and capable of forming a Schottky barrier having a barrier height different from that of the Schottky barrier of the first barrier electrode with the semiconductor region. It was found that the rising voltage can be lowered and the temperature stability can be improved by alternately providing the above-mentioned semiconductor devices using the same electrode material. I found that it can solve the problem at once.
In addition, after obtaining the above findings, the present inventors have further studied and completed the present invention.

That is, the present invention relates to the following invention.
[1] A semiconductor device including at least a semiconductor region and a barrier electrode provided on the semiconductor region, wherein the barrier electrode is provided on the semiconductor region and has the same as the semiconductor region. The barrier height of the shot key barrier of the first barrier electrode between the plurality of first barrier electrodes capable of forming a shot key barrier between them and the semiconductor region provided adjacent to the first barrier electrode. A plurality of second barrier electrodes capable of forming a shotky barrier having a barrier height different from that of the above are included, and the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately provided on the semiconductor region. Further, a semiconductor device characterized by containing the same electrode material as a main component.
[2] The semiconductor device according to the above [1], wherein a first barrier electrode is provided outside the barrier electrode, and the barrier height of the first barrier electrode is higher than the barrier height of the second barrier electrode.
[3] The semiconductor device according to the above [1] or [2], wherein the electrode material is a metal.
[4] The semiconductor device according to any one of the above [1] to [3], wherein the barrier height of the Schottky barrier of the first barrier electrode is 1 eV or more.
[5] The semiconductor device according to any one of [1] to [4] above, wherein the Schottky barrier height of the second barrier electrode is less than 1 eV.
[6] The semiconductor device according to any one of [1] to [5], wherein the semiconductor region contains a crystalline oxide semiconductor as a main component.
[7] The semiconductor device according to any one of the above [1] to [6], wherein the semiconductor region contains a gallium compound as a main component.
[8] The semiconductor device according to any one of the above [1] to [7], wherein the semiconductor region contains α-Ga ₂ O ₃ or a mixed crystal thereof as a main component.
[9] The semiconductor device according to any one of [1] to [8], wherein the first barrier electrode is embedded in the semiconductor region.
[10] The semiconductor device according to any one of [1] to [9], further comprising a guard ring on the outer peripheral portion of the barrier electrode.
[11] The semiconductor device according to the above [10], wherein the guard ring is made of metal.
[12] The semiconductor device according to any one of the above [1] to [11], which is a diode.
[13] The semiconductor device according to the above [12], which is a junction barrier Schottky diode.
[14] The semiconductor device according to any one of the above [1] to [13], which is a power device.
[15] A semiconductor system including a semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device is the semiconductor device according to any one of [1] to [14].

The semiconductor device of the present invention is excellent in Schottky characteristics and semiconductor characteristics.

It is a figure which shows typically one preferable aspect of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of this invention. It is a figure explaining the suitable manufacturing method of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of FIG. It is a figure explaining the suitable manufacturing method of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of FIG. It is a figure explaining the suitable manufacturing method using the laser annealing of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of FIG. It is a figure which shows typically one preferable aspect of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically one preferable aspect of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of this invention. It is a figure explaining the suitable manufacturing method of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of FIG. It is a figure which shows typically one preferable aspect of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of this invention. It is a figure explaining the suitable manufacturing method of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of FIG. It is a figure explaining the suitable manufacturing method of the junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) of FIG. It is a figure which shows typically a suitable example of a power-source system. It is a figure which shows typically a suitable example of a system apparatus. It is a figure which shows typically a preferable example of the power supply circuit diagram of a power supply device. It is a schematic block diagram of the film forming apparatus (mist CVD apparatus) used in an Example. It is a figure which shows the IV measurement result in an Example, (a) shows the forward measurement result, (b) shows the reverse direction measurement result.

The semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor device including at least a semiconductor region and a barrier electrode provided on the semiconductor region, and the barrier electrode is provided on the semiconductor region and described above. A shot of a plurality of first barrier electrodes capable of forming a shot key barrier between the semiconductor region and a first barrier electrode provided adjacent to the first barrier electrode and between the semiconductor region. A plurality of second barrier electrodes capable of forming a shot key barrier having a barrier height different from the barrier height of the key barrier are included, and the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately placed on the semiconductor region. Further, it is characterized by containing the same electrode material as a main component.

The electrode material is not particularly limited as long as it can be used as a barrier electrode, and may be a conductive inorganic material or a conductive organic material. The barrier electrode includes a first barrier electrode and a second barrier electrode, and is not particularly limited as long as it forms a Schottky barrier having a predetermined barrier height at the interface with the semiconductor region. In the present invention, it is preferable that the electrode material is metal. Preferred examples of the metal include at least one metal selected from the 4th to 11th groups of the periodic table. Examples of the metal of Group 4 of the periodic table include titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), and the like, with Ti being preferable. Examples of the metal of Group 5 of the Periodic Table include vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), and tantalum (Ta). Examples of the metal of Group 6 of the Periodic Table include one or more metals selected from chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W) and the like. Cr is preferable because the semiconductor characteristics such as switching characteristics become better. Examples of the metal of Group 7 of the periodic table include manganese (Mn), technetium (Tc), and rhenium (Re). Examples of the metal of Group 8 of the periodic table include iron (Fe), ruthenium (Ru), and osmium (Os). Examples of the metal of Group 9 of the Periodic Table include cobalt (Co), rhodium (Rh), and iridium (Ir). Examples of the metal of Group 10 of the periodic table include nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), and the like, and Pt is preferable. Examples of the metal of Group 11 of the periodic table include copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and gold (Au).

As a means for forming the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode, for example, after forming the film of the electrode material, the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are formed by heating or surface treatment, respectively. More specifically, for example, (1) a film of the electrode material is formed as a barrier electrode, and then the barrier height is adjusted by heating, and the first is by etching or the like using a photolithography method. A means for forming a film of the electrode material after removing a part of the film of the electrode material so that the barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode of the above can be formed respectively, or (2) a film of the electrode material as a barrier electrode. Then, the barrier height is adjusted by locally heating by laser annealing or electron beam annealing, and a means for providing each of the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode can be mentioned.

In the present invention, the barrier height of the Schottky barrier of the first barrier electrode is preferably adjusted to be 1 eV or more, and the Schottky barrier height of the second barrier electrode is adjusted to be less than 1 eV. It is also preferable to be done. By adjusting to such a preferable barrier height, the semiconductor characteristics (for example, switching characteristics) of the semiconductor device of the present invention can be further improved.

Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that the semiconductor region contains a crystalline oxide semiconductor as a main component. The crystalline oxide semiconductor preferably has a β-gallia structure or a corundum structure, and more preferably has a corundum structure. Further, the semiconductor region preferably contains a gallium compound as a main component, more preferably contains an InAlGaO-based semiconductor as a main component, and most preferably contains α-Ga ₂ O ₃ or a mixed crystal thereof as a main component. .. The "main component" is, for example, when the crystalline oxide semiconductor is α-Ga ₂ O ₃ , the atomic ratio of gallium in the metal element in the semiconductor region is 0.5 or more, and α-Ga. It is sufficient if ₂ O ₃ is included. In the present invention, the atomic ratio of gallium in the metal element in the semiconductor region is preferably 0.7 or more, more preferably 0.8 or more. Further, the semiconductor region is usually a single-phase region, but may have a second semiconductor region or another phase composed of a different semiconductor phase as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired. Further, the semiconductor region is usually in the form of a film, and may be a semiconductor film. The thickness of the semiconductor film in the semiconductor region is not particularly limited and may be 1 μm or less or 1 μm or more, but in the present invention, it is preferably 1 μm to 40 μm, and 1 μm to 1 μm. It is more preferably 25 μm. The surface area of the semiconductor film is not particularly limited, but may be 1 mm ² or more, or may be 1 mm ² or less. The crystalline oxide semiconductor is usually a single crystal, but may be a polycrystal. Further, the semiconductor film may be a single-layer film or a multilayer film. When the semiconductor film is a multilayer film, the multilayer film preferably has a thickness of 40 μm or less, and is a multilayer film including at least a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer. When the Schottky electrode is provided on the first semiconductor layer, it is also preferable that the carrier concentration of the first semiconductor layer is smaller than the carrier concentration of the second semiconductor layer. In this case, the second semiconductor layer usually contains a dopant, and the carrier concentration of the semiconductor layer can be appropriately set by adjusting the doping amount.

The semiconductor film preferably contains a dopant. The dopant is not particularly limited and may be a known one. Examples of the dopant include n-type dopants such as tin, germanium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, vanadium and niobium, and p-type dopants. In the present invention, the dopant is preferably Sn, Ge or Si. The content of the dopant is preferably 0.00001 atomic% or more, more preferably 0.00001 atomic% to 20 atomic%, and 0.00001 atomic% to 10 atomic% in the composition of the semiconductor film. Is most preferable.

The semiconductor film is formed, for example, by means such as a mist CVD method, and more specifically, for example, the raw material solution is atomized or dropleted (atomization / droplet atomization step), and the obtained mist or liquid is obtained. The droplets are transported onto the substrate with a carrier gas (transportation step), and then the mist or droplets are thermally reacted in the film forming chamber to form a semiconductor film containing a crystalline oxide semiconductor as a main component on the substrate. It is suitably formed by laminating (depositioning step).

(Atomization / droplet formation process)
The atomization / droplet atomization step atomizes or atomizes the raw material solution. The means for atomizing or dropletizing the raw material solution is not particularly limited as long as the raw material solution can be atomized or atomized, and may be known means, but in the present invention, ultrasonic waves are used. The atomizing means or droplet forming means used is preferable. Mists or droplets obtained using ultrasonic waves are preferable because they have a zero initial velocity and float in the air. For example, instead of spraying like a spray, they may float in space and be transported as gas. Since it is a possible mist, it is not damaged by collision energy, so it is very suitable. The droplet size is not particularly limited and may be a droplet of about several mm, but is preferably 50 μm or less, and more preferably 100 nm to 10 μm.

(Raw material solution)
The raw material solution is not particularly limited as long as it contains a raw material that can be atomized or atomized and can form a semiconductor region, and may be an inorganic material or an organic material. In the invention, the raw material is preferably a metal or a metal compound, preferably gallium, iron, indium, aluminum, vanadium, titanium, chromium, rhodium, nickel, cobalt, zinc, magnesium, calcium, silicon, yttrium, strontium and More preferably, it contains one or more metals selected from gallium.

In the present invention, as the raw material solution, a solution in which the metal is dissolved or dispersed in an organic solvent or water in the form of a complex or a salt can be preferably used. Examples of the form of the complex include an acetylacetonate complex, a carbonyl complex, an ammine complex, and a hydride complex. Examples of the salt form include organic metal salts (for example, metal acetate, metal oxalate, metal citrate, etc.), metal sulfide salts, nitrified metal salts, phosphorylated metal salts, and halogenated metal salts (for example, metal chloride). Salts, metal bromide salts, metal iodide salts, etc.) and the like.

Further, it is preferable to mix an additive such as a hydrohalic acid or an oxidizing agent with the raw material solution. Examples of the hydrohalogen acid include hydrobromic acid, hydrochloric acid, and hydroiodide, and among them, hydrobromic acid or hydroiodide because a better quality film can be obtained. Is preferable. Examples of the oxidizing agent include hydrogen peroxide (H ₂ O ₂ ), sodium peroxide (Na ₂ O ₂ ), barium peroxide (BaO ₂ ), benzoyl peroxide (C ₆ H ₅ CO) ₂ O ₂ and the like. Peroxides, hypochlorous acid (HClO), perchloric acid, nitric acid, ozone water, organic peroxides such as peracetic acid and nitrobenzene can be mentioned.

The raw material solution may contain a dopant. By including the dopant in the raw material solution, doping can be performed satisfactorily. The dopant is not particularly limited as long as it does not interfere with the object of the present invention. Examples of the dopant include n-type dopants such as tin, germanium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, vanadium and niobium, and p-type dopants. The concentration of the dopant may be usually about 1 × 10 ¹⁶ / cm ³ to 1 × 10 ²² / cm ³ , and the concentration of the dopant may be as low as about 1 × 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ or less, for example. You may. Further, according to the present invention, the dopant may be contained in a high concentration of about 1 × 10 ²⁰ / cm ³ or more. In the present invention, it is preferably contained at a carrier concentration of 1 × 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ or more.

The solvent of the raw material solution is not particularly limited, and may be an inorganic solvent such as water, an organic solvent such as alcohol, or a mixed solvent of an inorganic solvent and an organic solvent. In the present invention, the solvent preferably contains water, and more preferably water or a mixed solvent of water and alcohol.

(Transport process)
In the transport step, the mist or the droplets are transported to the film forming chamber by the carrier gas. The carrier gas is not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, and for example, an inert gas such as oxygen, ozone, nitrogen or argon, or a reducing gas such as hydrogen gas or forming gas is a suitable example. Can be mentioned. Further, the type of the carrier gas may be one type, but may be two or more types, and a diluted gas having a reduced flow rate (for example, a 10-fold diluted gas) or the like is further used as the second carrier gas. May be good. Further, the carrier gas may be supplied not only at one place but also at two or more places. The flow rate of the carrier gas is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.01 to 20 L / min, and more preferably 1 to 10 L / min. In the case of the diluted gas, the flow rate of the diluted gas is preferably 0.001 to 2 L / min, more preferably 0.1 to 1 L / min.

(Film formation process)
In the film forming step, the semiconductor film is formed on the substrate by thermally reacting the mist or the droplet in the film forming chamber. The thermal reaction may be any effect as long as the mist or droplet reacts with heat, and the reaction conditions and the like are not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired. In this step, the thermal reaction is usually carried out at a temperature equal to or higher than the evaporation temperature of the solvent, but is preferably not too high (for example, 1000 ° C.) or lower, more preferably 650 ° C. or lower, and most preferably 300 ° C. to 650 ° C. preferable. Further, the thermal reaction may be carried out in any of vacuum, non-oxygen atmosphere, reducing gas atmosphere and oxygen atmosphere as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, but the thermal reaction may be carried out in a non-oxygen atmosphere or oxygen. It is preferably done in an atmosphere. Further, it may be carried out under any conditions of atmospheric pressure, pressurization and depressurization, but in the present invention, it is preferably carried out under atmospheric pressure. The film thickness can be set by adjusting the film formation time.

(Hypokeimenon)
The substrate is not particularly limited as long as it can support the semiconductor film. The material of the substrate is not particularly limited as long as it does not impair the object of the present invention, and may be a known substrate, an organic compound, or an inorganic compound. The shape of the substrate may be any shape and is effective for any shape, for example, plate-like, fibrous, rod-like, columnar, prismatic, such as a flat plate or a disk. Cylindrical, spiral, spherical, ring-shaped and the like can be mentioned, but in the present invention, a substrate is preferable. The thickness of the substrate is not particularly limited in the present invention.

The substrate is not particularly limited as long as it has a plate shape and serves as a support for the semiconductor film. It may be an insulator substrate, a semiconductor substrate, a metal substrate or a conductive substrate, but the substrate is preferably an insulator substrate, and the surface is made of metal. A substrate having a film is also preferable. The substrate includes, for example, a base substrate containing a substrate material having a corundum structure as a main component, a substrate substrate containing a substrate material having a β-galia structure as a main component, and a substrate material having a hexagonal structure as a main component. Examples include a base substrate. Here, the "main component" means that the substrate material having the specific crystal structure has an atomic ratio of preferably 50% or more, more preferably 70% or more, still more preferably 90, based on all the components of the substrate material. It means that it is contained in% or more, and may be 100%.

The substrate material is not particularly limited and may be known as long as it does not interfere with the object of the present invention. As the substrate material having the above-mentioned corundum structure, for example, α-Al ₂ O ₃ (sapphire substrate) or α-Ga ₂ O ₃ is preferably mentioned, and a-plane sapphire substrate, m-plane sapphire substrate, and r-plane sapphire substrate are preferable. , C-plane sapphire substrate, α-type gallium oxide substrate (a-plane, m-plane or r-plane) and the like are more preferable examples. As the base substrate containing the substrate material having a β-Galia structure as a main component, for example, β-Ga ₂ O ₃ substrate or Ga ₂ O ₃ and Al ₂ O ₃ are included, and Al ₂ O ₃ is more than 0 wt%. Examples thereof include a mixed crystal substrate having a content of 60 wt% or less. Examples of the base substrate containing a substrate material having a hexagonal structure as a main component include a SiC substrate, a ZnO substrate, and a GaN substrate.

In the present invention, an annealing treatment may be performed after the film forming step. The annealing treatment temperature is not particularly limited as long as it does not impair the object of the present invention, and is usually 300 ° C. to 650 ° C., preferably 350 ° C. to 550 ° C. The annealing treatment time is usually 1 minute to 48 hours, preferably 10 minutes to 24 hours, and more preferably 30 minutes to 12 hours. The annealing treatment may be carried out in any atmosphere as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, but it is preferably in a non-oxygen atmosphere, and more preferably in a nitrogen atmosphere.

Further, in the present invention, the semiconductor film may be provided directly on the substrate, or the semiconductor film may be provided via another layer such as a buffer layer (buffer layer) or a stress relaxation layer. .. The means for forming each layer is not particularly limited and may be known means, but in the present invention, the mist CVD method is preferable.

In the present invention, the semiconductor film may be used in a semiconductor device as the semiconductor region after using a known means such as peeling from the substrate or the like, or may be used as it is in the semiconductor device as the semiconductor region. good.

Further, the semiconductor device of the present invention usually includes an ohmic electrode. A known electrode material may be used as the ohmic electrode, and the electrode material is not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, but it is preferable that the ohmic electrode contains a metal of Group 4 or Group 11 of the Periodic Table. The suitable Group 4 or Group 11 metal of the periodic table used for the ohmic electrode may be the same as the metal contained in the Schottky electrode. Further, the ohmic electrode may be a single metal layer or may include two or more metal layers. The means for forming the ohmic electrode is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include known means such as a vacuum vapor deposition method and a sputtering method. Further, the metal constituting the ohmic electrode may be an alloy. In the present invention, the ohmic electrode preferably contains Ti and / and Au.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS), which is one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The semiconductor device of FIG. 1 has a plurality of first barrier electrodes 1 provided on the semiconductor region and capable of forming a shotky barrier between the semiconductor region 3, and a first barrier. A plurality of second barrier electrodes provided adjacent to the electrode 1 and capable of forming a shotky barrier having a barrier height different from that of the shotkey barrier of the first barrier electrode 1 between the semiconductor region 3 and the semiconductor region 3. 2 and are included. The first barrier electrode 1 and the second barrier electrode 2 are alternately provided on the semiconductor region 3, and the first barrier electrode 1 and the second barrier electrode 2 are respectively. It contains the same electrode material as the main component. In the present invention, it is preferable that the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately provided on the semiconductor region 3 in the horizontal direction. In this way, the JBS is configured to be superior in thermal stability and adhesion and to further reduce the leakage current. The semiconductor device of FIG. 1 includes an ohmic electrode 4 on the semiconductor region 3.

The means for forming each layer of the semiconductor device of FIG. 1 is not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, and may be known means. For example, a means of forming a film by a vacuum vapor deposition method, a CVD method, a sputtering method, various coating techniques, or the like, and then patterning by a photolithography method, or a means of directly performing patterning by using a printing technique or the like can be mentioned. In the present invention, it is preferable to form the first barrier electrode after forming the second barrier electrode. By forming the barrier electrodes in such an order, the selectivity of the metal material is further improved, and the degree of freedom of the process and the degree of freedom of the design are further improved.

Hereinafter, a preferable manufacturing process and the like of the semiconductor device of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2A shows a laminated body in which the ohmic electrode 4 is laminated on the semiconductor substrate as the semiconductor region 3. The formation of the ohmic electrode is not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, and either a dry method or a wet method may be used. Examples of the dry method include known means such as sputtering, vacuum deposition, and CVD. Examples of the wet method include screen printing and die coating. The first barrier electrode 1 is formed on the semiconductor region 3 of the laminate of FIG. 2 (a), and as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the laminate of the first barrier electrode 1, the semiconductor region 3 and the ohmic electrode 4 is formed. To get. After that, the first barrier electrode is annealed to reduce the barrier height, the second barrier electrode 2 is formed on the semiconductor region 3, and as shown in FIG. 2C, the second barrier electrode 2 and the semiconductor region are formed. A laminate of 3 and the ohmic electrode 4 is obtained.

After forming the laminate of FIG. 2 (c), etching is performed using a photolithography method, and a part of the second barrier electrode 2 is removed as shown in FIG. 3 (d). In the laminate of FIG. 3D, the second barrier electrode 2 and the semiconductor region 3 are patterned so that the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately provided on the semiconductor region. The ohmic electrode 4 is laminated. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 3D, the first barrier electrode 1 is placed on the patterned second barrier electrode 2 and the semiconductor region 3 exposed on the surface by the dry method (preferably vacuum). It is formed by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method) or the wet method, or the like to obtain the laminate of FIG. 3 (e). In the laminated body of FIG. 3 (e), the first barrier electrode 1, the second barrier electrode 2, the semiconductor region 3 and the ohmic electrode 4 are laminated. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 3 (e), etching using a photolithography method is performed to remove unnecessary portions such as the first barrier electrode 1 on the second barrier electrode 2, and FIG. 3 (f) is shown. To obtain a laminate of. The laminate of FIG. 3 (f) includes a semiconductor region 3 and a plurality of first barrier electrodes 1 provided on the semiconductor region 3 and capable of forming a shotky barrier between the semiconductor region 3 and the semiconductor region 3. A plurality of second barriers provided adjacent to the first barrier electrode and capable of forming a shotky barrier having a barrier height different from that of the shotkey barrier of the first barrier electrode 1 between the semiconductor region 3 and the semiconductor region 3. Barrier electrodes 2 are alternately provided on the semiconductor region 3, and each contains the same electrode material as a main component, which is included in the present invention.

In addition, another preferable manufacturing process of the semiconductor device of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A shows a semiconductor substrate as the semiconductor region 3. Using the semiconductor region 3 of FIG. 4A, the first barrier electrode 1 is formed on the semiconductor substrate by the dry method or the wet method to obtain the laminate of FIG. 4B. In the laminate of FIG. 4B, the first barrier electrode 1 is formed on the semiconductor region 3. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 4B, the barrier height is adjusted by locally heating by laser annealing or electron beam annealing, and the first barrier electrode 1 to the second barrier electrode 2 are locally formed. Then, the laminated body of FIG. 4 (c) is obtained. The processing conditions for laser annealing and electronic beer annealing are not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired. In the laminated body of FIG. 4C, the first barrier electrode 1 and the second barrier electrode 2 are alternately provided on the semiconductor region 3. After obtaining the laminated body of FIG. 4 (c), the ohmic electrode 4 is formed on the semiconductor region 3 by the dry method or the wet method, and the laminated body of FIG. 4 (d) is obtained. The laminated body of FIG. 4 (d) is the same as the laminated body of FIG. 3 (f), and is included in the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a semiconductor device provided with a guard ring of the present invention as another embodiment of the present invention. In the semiconductor device of FIG. 5, the ohmic electrode 4 is provided in the semiconductor region 3, and the first barrier electrode 1 and the second barrier electrode 1 and the second barrier electrode 4 are provided on the semiconductor region 3 on the side opposite to the side where the ohmic electrode 4 is provided. Barrier electrodes 2 are alternately provided, and a guard ring 5 is further provided on the outer peripheral portion of the barrier electrode. The semiconductor device of FIG. 5 is different from the semiconductor device of FIG. 1 in that a guard ring 5 is provided around the barrier electrode. In the present invention, since the barrier electrodes in which the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately provided on the semiconductor region are used, the guard ring can be easily provided on the semiconductor region, and the withstand voltage is increased. Can be made more effective and better. Furthermore, by using a metal having a high barrier height for the guard ring, the guard ring can be provided in an industrially advantageous manner together with the formation of the barrier electrode, which does not affect the semiconductor region so much and does not deteriorate the on-resistance. Can be formed into.

A material having a high barrier height is usually used for the guard ring. Examples of the material used for the guard ring include a conductive material having a barrier height of 1 eV or more, and may be the same as the electrode material. In the present invention, the material used for the guard ring has a high degree of freedom in designing the pressure-resistant structure, a large number of guard rings can be provided, and the pressure resistance can be flexibly improved. It is preferable to have it. The shape of the guard ring is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a U-shape, an L-shape, and a band shape. The number of guard rings is not particularly limited, but is preferably 3 or more, and more preferably 6 or more.

FIG. 6 shows a junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS), which is one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The semiconductor device of FIG. 6 differs from the semiconductor device of FIG. 1 in that the first barrier electrode 1 is embedded in the semiconductor region 3. By embedding the first barrier electrode 1 in this way, a semiconductor device having more excellent semiconductor characteristics such as withstand voltage can be obtained.

Hereinafter, a preferable manufacturing process and the like of the semiconductor device of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7A shows a laminated body in which an ohmic electrode 4 is laminated on a semiconductor substrate as a semiconductor region 3 and a second barrier electrode 2 is formed on the opposite side thereof. It is preferable that the second barrier electrode 2 is formed into the second barrier electrode 2 by heat treatment or surface treatment after laminating the first barrier electrode. Then, the laminated body of FIG. 7A is etched by using a photolithography method, and as shown in FIG. 7B, a part of the second barrier electrode 2 and a part of the semiconductor region 3 are formed. Remove. In the laminate of FIG. 7B, the second barrier electrode 2 and the semiconductor region 3 are patterned so that the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately provided on the semiconductor region. The ohmic electrode 4 is laminated. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 7B, the first barrier electrode 1 is placed on the patterned second barrier electrode 2 and the semiconductor region 3 exposed on the surface by the dry method (preferably vacuum). It is formed by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method) or the wet method, or the like to obtain the laminate shown in FIG. 7 (c). In the laminated body of FIG. 7C, the first barrier electrode 1, the second barrier electrode 2, the semiconductor region 3 and the ohmic electrode 4 are laminated. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 7 (c), etching using a photolithography method is performed to remove unnecessary portions such as the first barrier electrode 1 on the second barrier electrode 2, and FIG. 7 (d) is used. To obtain a laminate of. The laminated body of FIG. 7D has a structure in which the first barrier electrode 1 is embedded in the semiconductor region 3 and is provided alternately with the second barrier electrode 2, so that the pressure resistance can be increased. Are better.

FIG. 8 shows a junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS), which is one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The semiconductor device of FIG. 8 differs from the semiconductor device of FIG. 1 in that a guard ring 5 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the barrier electrode and that the first barrier electrode 1 is embedded in the semiconductor region 3. .. With such a configuration, a semiconductor device having more excellent semiconductor characteristics such as withstand voltage can be obtained.

Hereinafter, a preferable manufacturing process and the like of the semiconductor device of FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9A shows a laminated body in which an ohmic electrode 4 is laminated on a semiconductor substrate as a semiconductor region 3 and a second barrier electrode 2 is formed on the opposite side thereof. It is preferable that the second barrier electrode 2 is formed into the second barrier electrode 2 by heat treatment or surface treatment after laminating the first barrier electrode. Then, the laminated body of FIG. 9A is etched by using a photolithography method, and as shown in FIG. 9B, a part of the second barrier electrode 2 and a part of the semiconductor region 3 are formed. Remove. In the laminate of FIG. 9B, the second barrier electrode 2 and the semiconductor region 3 are patterned so that the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately provided on the semiconductor region. The ohmic electrode 4 is laminated. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 9B, the first barrier electrode 1 is placed on the patterned second barrier electrode 2 and the semiconductor region 3 exposed on the surface by the dry method (preferably vacuum). It is formed by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method) or the wet method, or the like to obtain the laminate shown in FIG. 9 (c).

Then, the laminated body of FIG. 9C is etched by a photolithography method, and as shown in FIG. 10D, a part of the first barrier electrode 1 and one of the second barrier electrodes 2 are obtained. The portion and a part of the semiconductor region 3 are removed. In the laminated body of FIG. 10D, a first barrier electrode 1, a second barrier electrode 2, a semiconductor region 3 and an ohmic electrode 4 are laminated so that a guard ring can be formed. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 10D, a guard ring 5 is formed on the semiconductor region 3 exposed on the surface by the dry method (preferably vacuum vapor deposition method or sputtering), the wet method, or the like. The laminated body of FIG. 10 (e) is obtained. In the laminated body of FIG. 10 (e), a guard ring 5, a first barrier electrode 1, a second barrier electrode 2, a semiconductor region 3 and an ohmic electrode 4 are laminated, respectively. After obtaining the laminate of FIG. 10 (e), etching using a photolithography method is performed to remove unnecessary portions to obtain the laminate of FIG. 10 (f). In the laminated body of FIG. 10 (f), the first barrier electrode 1 is embedded in the semiconductor region 3, and a guard ring is further provided in the peripheral portion, and further, the first barrier electrode 1 alternates with the second barrier electrode 2. Since it has the structure provided in, it is more excellent in terms of pressure resistance and the like.

The semiconductor device is particularly useful for power devices. Examples of the semiconductor device include a diode or a transistor (for example, MESFET), and among them, a diode is preferable, and a junction barrier Schottky diode (JBS) is more preferable.

In addition to the above-mentioned matters, the semiconductor device of the present invention is suitably used as a power module, an inverter or a converter by using known means, and further preferably used for a semiconductor system using a power supply device or the like. .. The power supply device can be manufactured from the semiconductor device or as the semiconductor device by connecting to a wiring pattern or the like by using a known means. FIG. 11 shows an example of a power supply system. In FIG. 11, a power supply system is configured by using the plurality of power supply devices and control circuits. As shown in FIG. 12, the power supply system can be used in a system device in combination with an electronic circuit. An example of the power supply circuit diagram of the power supply device is shown in FIG. FIG. 13 shows a power supply circuit of a power supply device including a power circuit and a control circuit. A DC voltage is switched at a high frequency by an inverter (PWM: A to D), converted to AC, and then isolated and transformed by a transformer. This is performed, rectified by a rectifying MOSFET (A to B'), smoothed by a DCL (smoothing coils L1 and L2) and a capacitor, and a DC voltage is output. At this time, the output voltage is compared with the reference voltage by the voltage comparator, and the inverter and the rectifier MOSFET are controlled by the PWM control circuit so as to obtain the desired output voltage.

(Example 1)
1-1. Formation of n-type semiconductor layer 1-1-1. Film formation device The mist CVD device 19 used in the examples will be described with reference to FIG. The mist CVD device 19 includes a susceptor 21 on which the substrate 20 is placed, a carrier gas supply means 22a for supplying the carrier gas, and a flow control valve 23a for adjusting the flow rate of the carrier gas sent out from the carrier gas supply means 22a. , A carrier gas (diluted) supply means 22b for supplying a carrier gas (diluted), a flow control valve 23b for adjusting the flow rate of the carrier gas sent out from the carrier gas (diluted) supply means 22b, and a raw material solution 24a are accommodated. A supply pipe 27 composed of a mist generation source 24, a container 25 in which water 25a is placed, an ultrasonic transducer 26 attached to the bottom surface of the container 25, and a quartz tube having an inner diameter of 40 mm, and a peripheral portion of the supply tube 27. It is equipped with a heater 28 installed in. The susceptor 21 is made of quartz, and the surface on which the substrate 20 is placed is inclined from the horizontal plane. By making both the supply tube 27 and the susceptor 21 serving as the film forming chamber from quartz, it is possible to prevent impurities derived from the apparatus from being mixed in the film formed on the substrate 20.

1-1-2. Preparation of raw material solution A 0.1 M gallium bromide aqueous solution contained 20% by volume of hydrobromic acid, and this was used as a raw material solution.

1-1-3. Preparation for film formation 1-1-2. The raw material solution 24a obtained in 1) was housed in the mist generation source 24. Next, as the substrate 20, a sapphire substrate was placed on the susceptor 21, and the heater 28 was operated to raise the temperature in the film forming chamber 27 to 480 ° C. Next, the flow control valves 23a and 23b are opened, carrier gas is supplied into the film forming chamber 27 from the carrier gas supply means 22a and 22b which are carrier gas sources, and the atmosphere of the film forming chamber 27 is sufficiently filled with the carrier gas. After the substitution, the flow rate of the carrier gas was adjusted to 5 L / min, and the flow rate of the carrier gas (diluted) was adjusted to 0.5 L / min. Nitrogen was used as the carrier gas.

1-1-4. Semiconductor film formation Next, the ultrasonic transducer 26 was vibrated at 2.4 MHz, and the vibration was propagated to the raw material solution 24a through water 25a to atomize the raw material solution 24a to generate mist. This mist was introduced into the film forming chamber 27 by the carrier gas, and the mist reacted in the film forming chamber 27 at 510 ° C. under atmospheric pressure to form a semiconductor film on the substrate 20. The film thickness was 2.5 μm, and the film formation time was 180 minutes.

1-1-5. Evaluation 1-1-4. When the phase of the membrane obtained in ₁ was identified _, the obtained membrane was α-Ga 203.

1-2. Formation of n + type semiconductor layer Except that hydrochloric acid was contained in a 0.05 M gallium acetylacetonate aqueous solution in a volume ratio of 1.5% and tin chloride in 0.2%, respectively, and these were used as raw material solutions. In the same manner as above 1-1. A semiconductor film was formed on the n-type semiconductor layer obtained in 1. When the phase of the obtained membrane was identified using an XRD diffractometer _, the obtained membrane was α _- Ga 203.

1-3. Formation of Ohmic Electrode As shown in FIG. 1, a Ti layer and an Au layer were laminated on an n + type semiconductor layer by electron beam vapor deposition, respectively. The thickness of the Ti layer was 35 nm, and the thickness of the Au layer was 175 nm.

1-4. Formation of Schottky Electrode After peeling off the sapphire substrate, a Pt layer was laminated on an n-type semiconductor layer by electron beam vapor deposition. Then, an annealing treatment was performed at 400 ° C. for 30 seconds in a nitrogen atmosphere using a high-speed annealing device (RTA) to form a second barrier electrode as shown in FIG. Further, it was subjected to photolithography and etching treatment to form a first barrier electrode as shown in FIG. The metal layer of the first barrier electrode was formed by laminating the Pt layer by electron beam vapor deposition.

1-5. Evaluation IV measurements were performed. As a result, the barrier height of the first barrier electrode was 1.5 eV, and the barrier height of the second barrier electrode was 0.9 eV. The IV measurement results for the second barrier electrode are shown in FIG. In addition, the characteristics did not change with changes in temperature, and the semiconductor characteristics were very good.

(Example 2)
2-1. Formation of n + type semiconductor layer An n + type semiconductor layer was formed on sapphire without forming an n− type semiconductor layer on sapphire. The n + type is the same as in Example 1 except that the sapphire substrate having the n-type semiconductor layer formed on the surface is not used and the sapphire substrate having the n-type semiconductor layer not formed on the surface is used. A semiconductor layer was formed. When the phase of the obtained film was identified using the XRD diffractometer in the same manner as in Example _{1 ,} the obtained film was α-Ga 203.

2-2. Formation of n-type semiconductor layer The above 2-1. In the same manner as above 2-1. A film was formed on the n + type semiconductor layer obtained in 1. When the phase of the obtained membrane was identified using an XRD diffractometer _, the obtained membrane was α _- Ga 203.

2-3. Formation of Schottky Electrode A Pt layer is laminated on an n-type semiconductor layer by electron beam vapor deposition, and then on the Pt layer, as shown in FIG. 1, for a portion corresponding to the second barrier electrode 2. Laser annealing (400 ° C.) was locally performed.

2-4. Formation of Ohmic Electrode After peeling off the sapphire substrate, a Ti layer and an Au layer were laminated on the n + type semiconductor layer by electron beam deposition, respectively, as shown in FIG. The thickness of the Ti layer was 35 nm, and the thickness of the Au layer was 175 nm.

2-5. Evaluation IV measurements were performed. As a result, the barrier height of the first barrier electrode not subjected to laser annealing was 1.2 eV or more, and the barrier height of the second barrier electrode subjected to laser annealing was 0.94 eV or less.

The semiconductor device of the present invention can be used in all fields such as semiconductors (for example, compound semiconductor electronic devices, etc.), electronic parts / electrical equipment parts, optical / electrophotographic related devices, industrial parts, etc., but is particularly useful for power devices. be.

1 First barrier electrode 2 Second barrier electrode 3 Semiconductor region 4 Ohmic electrode 5 Guard ring 19 Mist CVD device 20 Board 21 Suceptor 22a Carrier gas supply means 22b Carrier gas (dilution) supply means 23a Flow control valve 23b Flow control valve 24 Mist source 24a Raw material solution 25 Container 25a Water 26 Ultrasonic transducer 27 Supply pipe 28 Heater 29 Exhaust port

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A semiconductor device including at least a semiconductor region containing a crystalline oxide semiconductor as a main component and a barrier electrode provided on the semiconductor region, wherein the barrier electrode is provided on the semiconductor region. A plurality of first barrier electrodes capable of forming a shotkey barrier between the semiconductor region and the semiconductor region, and a first barrier provided adjacent to the first barrier electrode and between the semiconductor region. A plurality of second barrier electrodes capable of forming a shotky barrier having a barrier height different from the barrier height of the shot key barrier of the electrode are included, and the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are on the semiconductor region. A semiconductor device that is alternately provided in the above and further contains the same electrode material as a main component. The first barrier electrode is located at the outer end of the barrier electrode in which the first barrier electrode and the second barrier electrode are alternately provided, and the barrier height of the first barrier electrode is set. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, which is higher than the barrier height of the second barrier electrode. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electrode material is a metal. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the barrier height of the Schottky barrier of the first barrier electrode is 1 eV or more. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the Schottky barrier height of the second barrier electrode is less than 1 eV. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the semiconductor region contains a gallium compound as a main component. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the semiconductor region contains α-Ga2O3 or a mixed crystal thereof as a main component. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the first barrier electrode is embedded in the semiconductor region. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , further comprising a guard ring on the outer peripheral portion of the barrier electrode. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the guard ring is made of metal. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , which is a diode. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , which is a junction barrier Schottky diode. The semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 , which is a power device. A semiconductor system including a semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device is the semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 13 .

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