TW529184B - Negative differential resistance reoxidized nitride silicon-based photodiode and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

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TW529184B
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529184 A7 B7 五、發明説明(1 ) 發明範圍 本發明係關於一種製造光電二極體的方法和由此產生 的光電二極體。特別地,本發明指出一種形成光電二極體 的方法其中一 N+多晶矽層形成於一氮化矽/再氧化氮化物 的介電質多層膜上,此多層膜的氮化矽層已經形成於一 N + 矽基板上。本發明的光電二極體之特性的特徵是在曝光於 光子下且,當偏壓此N +碎基板確實地相對於此N +多晶石夕 層時,此光電二極體顯示負差動電阻(NDR)。 發明背景 矽基電子元件大大地支配積體電路(IC’s)由於一成熟和 成功的矽處理技術。然而,當此技術進步時,和當對於較 小,較快元件需求增加時,其正逐漸變成希k結合矽基電 子元件和矽基光電元件以產生光電積體電路(OEIC’s)使用 既有的碎處理技術。 在OEIC技術中,光電元件像具有負差動電阻(NDR)區域 特性的光電二極體是非常有興趣的當其提供一可能性於 高速,高密度和不複雜的OEIC’s時。NDR意指在將光電二 極體曝光,當通過二極體之電壓改變時通過光電二極體之 電流的改變率。 用其高切換速度和原有的二元開關狀態,這些光電二極 體,當與其他矽基電子裝置結合時,潛在地會提供極小型 化,超高速和低成本的OEIC’s。 雖然矽基光電二極體已知,見,例如,美國專利4,148,052 ;5,24 1,198 : 4,742,02 7和 4,5 34,099,然而一使用氮化矽/ -4- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 529184 A7 B7 五、發明説明(2 ) 再氧化氮化物之介電質的矽基光電二極體其表示NDR是 未知的。 因此,由於此具有NDR特性之光電二極體用於OEICTs的 潛在優點,其希望提供一光電二極體其包括一使用現有矽 基處理技術的氮化矽/再氧化氮化物之介電質。 發明摘要 本發明的一目的是提供一光電二極體其顯示NDR特性。 本發明的另一目的是提供一光電二極體其包括一氮化 矽/再氧化氮化物的介電質。 本發明的另一目的是提供一具有使用現有矽基處理技 術又—L述特性的光電二極體。 特別地,和在本發明的一模樣中,提供一 &電二極體其 至少包括: 一 N +珍基板; 一形成於該N +矽基板上之氮化矽層; 一形成於該氮化硬層上之再氧化氮化物層;及 一形成於至少該再氧化層之一邵分上的N +多晶碎層’該 光電二極體顯示一負差動電阻區域在正地偏壓該N +矽基 板相對於該N+多晶矽層且曝光該光電二極體在照明下。 本發明也提供一種用以製造一具有NDR特性之光電二 極體的方法,包含以下步驟: (a) 形成一氮化碎層在一 N +碎基板上; (b) 形成一再氧化層在該氮化矽層上;及 (c) 形成一 N+多晶矽層在該再氧化層之至少一部分上使 -5- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 529184 A7 B7 五、發明説明(3 ) 得產生一光電二極體,其中該光電二極體顯示一負差 動電阻區域在正地偏壓該N +石夕基板相對於該N +多晶 矽層且曝光該光電二極體在照明下。 本發明也提供一 OEIC裝置其包括至少本發明的光電二 極體當作此OEIC裝置的元件之一。 圖例概述 圖1説明本發明之光電二極體的斷面視圖。 圖2是本發明之光電二極體在二種不同光強度下之電流 (I)對電壓(V)特性的圖。 圖3是一圖説明根據本發明之光電二極體的負差動電阻 (dl對dV)特性。 發明詳述 、 本發明指出一具有NDR特性之光電二極體和一種製造 的方法現在將藉由參考接著以本應用的圖例更詳細的描 述° 首先參考圖1其説明一本光電二極體之概要的斷面圖, 非成比例的。如説明的,此光電二極體包含N +矽基板1, 一氮化矽層2形成於N +矽基板1上,一再氧化層3形成於該 氮化矽層2上,和一 N+多晶矽層4形成於該再氧化層3之一 部分上。支撑此N +矽基板1的是一歐姆接觸5其也充當一電 極用以正地偏壓此此N +矽基板1相對於此N+多晶矽層。選 擇地,此偏壓组態在此N+多晶矽層上可以是負的。 在此説明於圖1中之發明的光電二極體中,矽層2具有一 小於5 nm的厚度且形成於其上的再氧化層3具有一從大約 -6- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐)

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  1. 529184 第090123020號專利申請案 中文申請專利範圍修正本(91年11月) A8 B8 C8 D8 II ^
    六、申請專利範圍 1. 一種光電二極體,包含: 一 N+碎基板; 一形成於該N+矽基板上之氮化矽層; 一形成於該氮化梦層上之再氧化氮化物層;及 一形成於至少該再氧化層一部分上的N+多晶矽層,該 光電二極體顯示一負差動電阻區域在正地偏壓該N+矽 基板相對於該N+多晶矽層且曝光該光電二極體在照明 下。 2. 如申請專利範圍第1項的光電二極體,其中,該氮化矽層 具有一小於大約5 nm的厚度。 3. 如申請專利範圍第1項的光電二極體,其中,該再氧化層 具有一大約1 nm至大約2 nm的厚度。 4. 如申請專利範圍第1項的光電二極體,其中,該負差動電 阻區域具有一大約3.2 V的電壓該電壓根據該氮化矽層 和該再氧化氮化物層之厚度而改變。 5. 如申請專利範圍第1項的光電二極體,其中該負差動電阻 區域呈現於室溫中。 6. 如申請專利範圍第1項的光電二極體,其中該負差動電阻 藉由增加該照明來加強。 7. 如申請專利範圍第6項的光電二極體,其中該負差動電阻 具有一峰至谷比率,該比率隨照明強度而增加。 8. 如申請專利範圍第7項的光電二極體,其中該照明係藉由 一嫣絲燈。 9. 如申請專利範圍第1項的光電二極體,進一步包含一歐姆 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 529184 圍範利 專請 中 A B c D W年"月ΧΓ日 修正丨補充丨 接觸形成於該Ν+矽基板之一曝光的表面上。 10·如申請專利範圍第9項的光電二極體,進一步包含一第一 私極連接至該歐姆接觸及一第二電極連接至該Ν+矽基 板。 土 U·—種製造光電二極體的方法,包含以下步驟: U)形成一氮化矽層在一Ν+矽基板上; (b)形成一再氧化氮化物層在該氮化矽層;及 (幻形成一N+多晶矽層在至少該再氧化氮化物層一部分 上以便形成一光電二極體, 其中該光電二極體表示一負差動電阻區域在正偏壓該 N+碎基板相對於該N+多晶矽層且曝光該光電二極 照明下。 & 12·如申請專利範圍第丨丨項的方法,其中該矽基板使用一 N型雜質摻雜。 13·如申請專利範圍第12項的方法,其中該^^型雜質係為坤 〇 14·如申請專利範圍第11項的方法,其中該N+矽基板係藉由 一 N型雜質之外擴散自一摻雜的玻璃層或藉由離子^入 來形成。 15·如申請專利範圍第丨丨項的方法,其中該氮化碎層藉由下 列步驟形成: (i)在有效移除任何本來的氧化物自該N+碎基板的挤 件下預烘(prebaking)該N+碎基板; 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 529184 A B c D _/以日修^正 補充 六、申請專利範圍 (ii) 在形成一 SiN核化層在該N+矽基板上的條件下加熱 該預烘的N+矽基板;和 (iii) 藉由使用二氯甲矽垸和NH3當反應氣體的LPCVD沉 積該氮化矽層在該SiN核化層上。 16. 如申請專利範圍第1 1項的方法,其中該再氧化層藉由在 大約900°C的溫度下曝露該氮化矽層於一濕的環境中來 形成。 17. 如申請專利範圍第11項的方法,其中該N+多晶矽層藉由 一 in-situ摻雜沉積程序或接著以離子注入之沉積來形成 〇 18. —種具體化一光電二極體的裝置,該光電二極體包含: 一形成於N+矽基板上之氮化矽層; 一形成於該氮化矽層上之再氧化氮化物層;及 一形成於至少該再氧化層一部分上的N+多晶矽層,該 光電二極體表示一光感應負差動電阻區域在正偏壓該 N +矽基板相對於該N+多晶矽層且曝光該光電二極體在 照明下。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 529184 ql坪II汽心 第090123020號專利申請案 中文圖式修正頁(91年11月)
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