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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a group III element nitride single crystal.
- Group III element nitride semiconductors are used, for example, in the fields of heterojunction high-speed electronic devices and optoelectronic devices (semiconductor lasers, light-emitting diodes, sensors, etc.), and gallium nitride (GaN) has received particular attention.
- gallium nitride GaN
- Na flux method a technique for growing gallium nitride single crystals in sodium (Na) flux (hereinafter, also referred to as “Na flux method”) has been developed (for example, US Pat. 37).
- the heating temperature is lowered significantly from the 6 0 0 to 800 D C, and the pressure can also be lowered to the extent of about 50 atm (about 5 MP a).
- the obtained single crystal is blackened, and there is a problem in quality.
- this method can greatly reduce the temperature and pressure as compared with the case of direct synthesis, the conditions are still severe, and a further reduction in pressure is particularly required.
- a first production method of the present invention is a method for producing a group III element nitride single crystal, comprising sodium (Na), an alkali metal (excluding Na) and an alkaline earth.
- Patent the use of sodium as a sole flux and the use of alkaline earth metal as a catalyst is described.
- the first production method described above uses sodium and an alkali metal (Na). Excluding) and alkaline earth metals are mixed fluxes with at least one of the alkaline earth metals, and alkaline earth metals are not used as catalysts.
- Na alkali metal
- Excluding) and alkaline earth metals are mixed fluxes with at least one of the alkaline earth metals, and alkaline earth metals are not used as catalysts.
- the second production method of the present invention is characterized in that at least one of the metal fluxes of aluminum metal and alkaline earth metal comprises gallium (Ga), aluminum (A 1), and indium (In).
- a group III element nitride is prepared in advance, and A method for producing a new group III element nitride single crystal using the group III element nitride as a nucleus by contacting the metal flux. According to this method, a high-quality and large bulk transparent group III element nitride single crystal can be produced.
- the reaction conditions can be made milder than before.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams showing the configuration of an example of an apparatus for producing a gallium nitride single crystal.
- FIG. 2 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a gallium nitride single crystal obtained by one example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a single crystal of gallium nitride obtained by another example of the production method of the present invention, wherein (A) is a photograph of 500 times magnification and (B) ) Is a 6 000x photo.
- SEM scanning electron microscope
- FIG. 4 is an optical microscope photograph of a gallium nitride single crystal obtained by another example of the production method of the present invention (at a magnification of 245).
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the reaction pressure and the yield of a gallium nitride single crystal in another example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an optical microscope photograph of a gallium nitride single crystal obtained by another example of the production method of the present invention (at a magnification of 245).
- FIG. 7 is a photograph of a single crystal of gallium nitride obtained by another example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing emission intensity in another example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a single crystal of gallium nitride obtained by another example of the production method of the present invention, and FIG. The magnification is 0 times, and FIG. 9B is a magnification of 130 times.
- SEM scanning electron microscope
- FIG. 10 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a single crystal of gallium nitride obtained by another example of the production method of the present invention (magnification: 7,000).
- FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of an effect transistor.
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing an example of the LED of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing an example of the LD of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing an example of the semiconductor sensor of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing the result of PL measurement of a GaN single crystal obtained by still another example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 16A shows the background of the SIMS analysis
- FIG. 16B is a graph showing the results of the SIMS analysis of the GaN single crystal obtained in the above example.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing the relationship between the Ca ratio in a Na—Ca mixed flux and the yield of a GaN single crystal in still another example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a TEM photograph showing a cross section of a GaN single crystal thin film produced by the M ⁇ VP E method in still another example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a view showing the result of the PL measurement of the GaN single crystal thin film produced by the MOVP E method of the above example.
- the group III element is gallium (Ga), aluminum (A 1), or indium (In), of which gallium is preferable.
- the group III element nitride single crystal is a gallium nitride (GaN) single crystal. Is preferred.
- the following conditions are particularly preferable for producing a gallium nitride single crystal, but can be similarly applied to the production of other group III element nitride single crystals.
- the alkali metals are lithium (L i), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (C s), and furanium (F r).
- the metals are calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Br) and radium (Ra). These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among them, preferred are L i, C a, K, R b, and C s, and more preferred are L i and C a.
- the addition ratio of alkali metal (excluding Na) and alkaline earth metal (mol%) is based on the sum of sodium (Na) and alkali metal (excluding Na) and alkaline earth metal. For example, it is in the range of 0.1 to 99 mol 1%, preferably in the range of 0.1 to 50 mol 1%, more preferably in the range of 0.1 to 35 mol 1%.
- the ratio of calcium (Ca) to the sum of sodium (Na) and calcium (Ca) (mo 1%) is, for example, 0.1%. 999 mol 1%, preferably 0.1 to 50 mol 1%, more preferably 0.1 to 35 mol 1%, still more preferably 0.1 to 3 mol. Omo is in the range of 1%.
- the ratio (mo 1%) of sodium (Na) to the sum of gallium (Ga) and sodium (Na) is, for example, in the range of 0.1 to 99.9 mo 1%.
- the melting conditions are, for example, a temperature of 100 to 150, a pressure of 100 to 200 MPa, and preferably a temperature of 300 to 120 °. C, the pressure is 0.01 MPa to 50 MPa, and more preferably the temperature is 500 to: L100 ° C., and the pressure is 0.1 IMP a to 6 MPa.
- the nitrogen (N) -containing gas is, for example, nitrogen (N 2 ) gas, ammonia (NH 3 ) gas, etc., and these may be mixed, Is not restricted. In particular, the use of ammonia gas is preferable because the reaction pressure can be reduced.
- a second manufacturing method described later may be combined. That is, a group III element nitride such as gallium nitride may be prepared in advance, and the mixed flux may be brought into contact with the nitride to grow a new gallium nitride single crystal using the group III element nitride as a nucleus. The conditions in this case are
- an impurity to be doped may be present in the mixed flux.
- the impurity is, for example, carbon (0, oxygen (0), silicon (S i), alumina (A 1 2 0 3) Injiu beam (In), aluminum (Al), indium nitride (InN), silicon oxide ( Si0 2), indium oxide (In 2 0 3), zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), zinc oxide (ZnO), magnesium oxide (MgO), there is a germanium (Ge) or the like.
- the first manufacturing method of the present invention is performed using, for example, the apparatus shown in FIG.
- this apparatus has a gas cylinder 1, an electric furnace 4, and a heat-resistant and pressure-resistant container 3 arranged in the electric furnace 4.
- a gas cylinder 1 is connected to a pipe 21.
- the pipe 21 is provided with a gas pressure regulator 5 and a pressure control valve 25, and a leak pipe is installed in the middle thereof.
- a leak valve 24 is arranged.
- the pipe 21 is connected to the pipe 22, and the pipe 22 is connected to the pipe 23, which enters the electric furnace 4 and is connected to the pressure-resistant heat-resistant container 3.
- a crucible 6 is arranged in the pressure-resistant and heat-resistant container 3, and contains gallium and sodium, alkali metals (excluding Na) and alkaline earths.
- a BN crucible can be used as the crucible.
- the production of a single crystal of a Group III element nitride using this apparatus is performed, for example, as follows. First, materials such as gallium and other Group III elements, such as sodium and calcium, are put in the crucible 6 and placed in the pressure- and heat-resistant container 3. The pressure- and heat-resistant container 3 is placed in the electric furnace 4 with the end of the pipe 23 connected. In this state, the nitrogen-containing gas is sent from the gas cylinder 1 through the pipes (21, 22, 23) into the pressure-resistant heat-resistant container 3, and is heated in the electric furnace 4. The pressure in the pressure- and heat-resistant container 3 is adjusted by the pressure regulator 5.
- the second production method of the present invention comprises the steps of: And at least one group III element selected from the group consisting of gallium (Ga), aluminum (A 1) and indium (In) and nitrogen (N ) To grow a single crystal of a group III element nitride.
- a group III element nitride is prepared in advance, and the flux is contacted with the nitride, This is a manufacturing method for growing a new group III element nitride single crystal with the group III element nitride as a nucleus.
- the group III element nitride serving as a nucleus may be any of single crystal, polycrystal and amorphous (amorphous), but is preferably single crystal or amorphous.
- the form of the nucleus is not particularly limited.
- the form of a substrate or a thin film is preferable. This thin film may be formed on a substrate.
- Substrate materials include, for example, amorphous gallium nitride (GaN), amorphous aluminum nitride (A1N), sapphire, silicon (Si), gallium arsenic (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), aluminum nitride (A 1 N), carbide Keimoto (S i C), boron nitride (BN), lithium gallium oxide (L i G A_ ⁇ 2), boron, zirconium (Z r B 2), zinc oxide (Z nO ), various types of glass, various metals, boron phosphide (BP), Mo S 2, L aA 10 3, N bN, Mn F e 2 0 4, Z nF e 2 ⁇ 4, Z r N, T i N, phosphorus Gallium arsenide (G a P), MgAl 2 O 4 , NdG a ⁇ 3 , L i A 10 2 , ScA l M
- the thickness of the thin film core is not particularly limited, and is, for example, in the range of 0.005 to 100,000 Mm, preferably 0.001 to 500 000 zm, and more preferably 0.01 to 5000 xm. It is.
- Thin film nuclei can be formed on a substrate by, for example, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), halide vapor deposition (HVPE), molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), or the like.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- HVPE halide vapor deposition
- MBE molecular beam epitaxy
- gallium nitride thin Since the film is commercially available, it may be used. Further, as described above, the substrate itself may be used as a core.
- the maximum diameter of the thin film or the substrate is, for example, 2 cm or more, preferably 3 cm or more, more preferably 4 cm or more, and still more preferably 5 cm or more. , Not limited.
- the size of the maximum diameter is preferably 5 cm.
- the range of the maximum diameter is, for example, 2 to 5 cm. And preferably 3-5 cm, more preferably 4-5 cm and optimally 5 cm.
- the maximum diameter is a line connecting a point on the outer periphery of the surface of the thin film or the substrate and another point, and refers to the length of the longest line.
- the flux may dissolve the prepared Group III element nitride (nucleus) such as gallium nitride before the nitrogen concentration increases.
- the nitride is present in the pre-K flux at least at the beginning of the reaction.
- the nitride include Ca 3 N 2 , Li 3 N, NaN 3 , BN, Si 3 N 4 , and InN. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. You can.
- the ratio of the nitride in the flux is, for example, 0.0001 mole% to 99 mole%, preferably 0.001 mole% to 50 mole%, and more preferably 0.005 mole% to 5 mole%.
- the nitride be present in the flux in order to prevent dissolution of the Group III element nitride such as gallium nitride, which serves as a nucleus.
- the conditions such as the ratio and the ratio are the same as in the second manufacturing method.
- the alkali metals are lithium (L i), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (C s), and francium (F r).
- the earth metals are calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr;), barium (Br) and radium (Ra), which may be used alone (single flux), and two or more kinds. (Mixed flux). Further, similarly to the first production method, a mixed flux of sodium and another metal may be used, and the type and conditions are the same as described above.
- the second manufacturing method can also be carried out in the same manner as the first manufacturing method, except that a Group III element nitride is prepared in advance and a flux is brought into contact with the nitride. For example, in the apparatus shown in FIG.
- a substrate on which a group III element nitride thin film such as gallium nitride is formed is placed in a crucible, and the group III element nitride and nitrogen may be reacted in a flux.
- the transparent group III element nitride single crystal of the present invention is obtained.
- the single crystal of the present invention may be manufactured by a method other than these methods. This onset Ming Group III element nitride transparent single crystal dislocation density Ri der 1 0 5 Zcm 2 or less, the length of the maximum diameter 2 cm or more, transparent bulk III element nitride Monotan It is a crystal.
- dislocation density is preferably from 1 0 4 Zcm 2 or less, more preferably 1 0 3 Zc m 2 or less, further preferred details, is a 1 0 2 cm 2 or less, and optimally , it is of almost no dislocation (e.g., 1 0 1 Bruno cm 2 or less).
- the length of the maximum diameter is, for example, It is at least 2 cm, preferably at least 3 cm, more preferably at least 4 cm, further preferably at least 5 cm. The larger the better, the upper limit is not limited.
- the size of the maximum diameter is preferably 5 cm.
- the range of the maximum diameter is, for example, 2 to It is 5 cm, preferably 3-5 cm, more preferably 4-5 cm and optimally 5 cm.
- the maximum diameter is a line connecting a point on the outer periphery of the single crystal and another point, and is the length of the longest line.
- the GaN single crystal does not contain Na as an impurity and can have a high electric resistance as shown in Examples. It is also possible to obtain an excellent conductor by doping impurities.
- the GaN single crystal of the present invention has high photoluminescence (PL) intensity, and if a GaN single crystal thin film is formed thereon by MOVPE or the like, the thin film can be made of high quality.
- a semiconductor device using the group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention will be described with reference to examples.
- the following devices are a field effect transistor, a light emitting diode (LED), a semiconductor laser (LD) and an optical sensor, but the device of the present invention is not limited to these.
- Single crystal for example, pnp-type transistor, npn-type transistor, npnp-type thyristor, etc.
- conductive layer for example, pnp-type transistor, npn-type transistor, npnp-type thyristor, etc.
- conductive layer for example, pnp-type transistor, npn-type transistor, npnp-type thyristor, etc.
- conductive layer for example, pnp-type transistor, npn-type transistor, npnp-type thyristor, etc.
- a semiconductor layer can be formed by the manufacturing method of the present invention. That is, first, a predetermined material is put in a crucible, and under a nitrogen-containing gas atmosphere, an n-type GaN layer is formed by the manufacturing method of the present invention, and the material is further changed in the same manner as described above, except that When a P-type GaN layer is formed, a pn junction semiconductor device can be manufactured. In this way, the following field-effect transistors, LEDs, LDs, semiconductor optical sensors, and other semiconductor devices can be manufactured.
- FIG. 11 shows an example of a field effect transistor using the Group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention.
- the field-effect transistor 30 has a conductive semiconductor layer 32 formed on an insulating semiconductor layer 31, on which a source electrode 33, a gate electrode 34, and a drain electrode 35 are formed. Is formed.
- 37 indicates a high-concentration two-dimensional electron.
- at least one of the substrate for growing the insulating semiconductor layer 31 and the insulating semiconductor layer 31 and the conductive semiconductor layer 32 is made of the group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention. It is formed.
- the insulating semiconductor layer 31 may be formed of the single crystal of the present invention.
- a GaN single crystal is theoretically excellent in high frequency characteristics, but a conventional GaN single crystal has defects, It has been difficult to realize a field-effect transistor having excellent high-frequency characteristics.
- the GaN single crystal of the present invention has almost no dislocation and high quality, a field effect transistor excellent in high frequency characteristics as expected can be obtained by using this.
- the field effect transistor of the present invention may further include a substrate, and the field effect transistor may be formed on the substrate.
- the substrate may be formed from the Group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention, or may be a substrate made of another material such as a SiC substrate, an A1N substrate, and sapphire.
- a light-emitting diode (LED) using the single crystal of the present invention is a light-emitting diode (LED) in which an n-type semiconductor layer, an active region layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer are stacked in this order. At least one of the three layers is formed from the group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention.
- An n-type or p-type semiconductor can be obtained by doping an appropriate impurity and manufacturing a single crystal by the manufacturing method of the present invention.
- the LED 40 has an InGaN layer 42 as an active layer formed between an n-type GaN layer 41 and a p-type GaN layer 43. Further, an n-electrode 44 is arranged below the n-type GaN layer 41, and a p-electrode 45 is arranged above the p-type GaN layer 43, so that the structure is compact.
- the material used for the substrate is an insulator, it is necessary to form the n-type semiconductor layer in an L-shape and to form the n-electrode on the protruding portion. Therefore, a compact structure could not be obtained.
- the LED of the present invention may further include a substrate, and the light emitting diode element may be formed on the substrate.
- the substrate may be formed from the group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention, or may be a substrate made of another material such as a SiC substrate, an A1N substrate, and sapphire.
- conductivity can be imparted, and as a result, electrodes can be arranged below the substrate.
- each of the p-type semiconductor layer, the active region layer, and the n-type semiconductor layer may have a single-layer structure or a multilayer structure. For example, in the semiconductor device of FIG.
- a stacked body of a p-type A1 GaN layer and a p-type GaN layer may be formed.
- a semiconductor laser (LD) using the single crystal of the present invention is a semiconductor laser (LD) having an n-type semiconductor layer, an active region layer, and a P-type semiconductor layer stacked in this order. At least one of the three layers is formed from the group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention. An example of this is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the LD 50 has an InGaN layer 52 as an active layer formed between an n-type GaN layer 51 and a p-type GaN layer 53.
- n-electrode 54 is arranged below the n-type GaN layer 51, and a p-electrode 55 is arranged above the p-type GaN layer 53, so that the structure is compact.
- the material used for the substrate is an insulator, it is necessary to form the n-type semiconductor layer in an L-shape and to form the n-electrode on the protruding portion. Therefore, a compact structure could not be obtained.
- the LD of the present invention further has a substrate, and the semiconductor laser is provided on the substrate. The element may be formed.
- the substrate may be formed from the group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention, or may be a substrate of another material such as a SiC substrate, an A1N substrate, and sapphire.
- a substrate is formed from the single crystal of the present invention, conductivity can be imparted, and as a result, electrodes can be arranged below the substrate.
- the p-type semiconductor layer, the active region layer, and the n-type semiconductor layer may have a single-layer structure or a stacked structure. For example, in the semiconductor device of FIG.
- An SLS cladding layer and a p-type GaN layer are laminated in this order to form a laminate, and the n-type GaN layer is replaced with an n-type Al GaN / G a N MD—SLS cladding layer and an n-type GaN layer A laminate in which the GaN waveguiding layers are laminated in this order may be formed.
- a semiconductor optical sensor of the present invention is an optical sensor element in which a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer are joined, wherein at least one of the two semiconductor layers is a group III element nitride transparent monolayer of the present invention. It is formed from crystals.
- Fig. 14 shows an example of this semiconductor optical sensor.
- the semiconductor optical sensor 60 has an n-type GaN layer 61 and a p-type GaN layer 62 in this order on each of the protrusions of the GaN substrate 65 having three protrusions. They are stacked, and at least one of them is formed of the single crystal of the present invention.
- the semiconductor optical sensor of the present invention may further include a substrate, and the semiconductor optical sensor may be formed on the substrate.
- the substrate may be formed from the group III element nitride transparent single crystal of the present invention, or may be a substrate of another material such as a SiC substrate, an A1N substrate, and sapphire.
- conductivity can be imparted, and as a result, electrodes can be arranged below the substrate.
- a single crystal of gallium nitride was manufactured using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the same manner as described above. That is, gallium, sodium, and calcium were put into a BN crucible, and were heated and melted under a nitrogen (N 2 ) gas atmosphere under the following conditions to grow a gallium nitride single crystal.
- the mixing ratio of sodium and calcium was set to six types as shown below.
- Gallium (G a) lg was mixed with sodium (N a) and calcium (C a) at the ratio shown in the following table.
- Gallium nitride was confirmed by elemental analysis (EDX) and photoluminescence (PL). Elemental analysis was performed by electron beam irradiation at an accelerating voltage of 15 kV while confirming the position of the sample with an electron microscope. Photoluminescence measurements were performed at room temperature by irradiating a helium-power laser beam. (Method of measuring gallium nitride production)
- FIG. 2 shows a photograph of the gallium nitride single crystal of the example.
- the upper part is a photograph of the single crystal of Sample No. 1
- the lower part is a photograph of the single crystal of Sample No. 2.
- the left is an optical microscope photograph
- the magnification is 245 times both up and down
- the right is a SEM photograph
- the upper is 60000 times and the lower is 15,000 times.
- these single crystals were colorless and transparent and of high quality.
- the other samples were similarly colorless, transparent and of high quality.
- the single crystal of the comparative example was blackened.
- a thin film of gallium nitride single crystal was prepared on a rectangular sapphire substrate (length 4 mm, width 15 mm, thickness 0.3 mm). This was put into a BN crucible (inner diameter 19 mm, depth 5 mm), and gallium (Ga;), sodium (Na), and calcium (Ca) were also put. This was set in the pressure- and heat-resistant container of the apparatus shown in FIG. Then, nitrogen gas was injected into the container and heated to grow a single crystal of gallium nitride on the thin film. This condition is shown below.
- FIG. 3 shows an SEM photograph of the obtained single crystal.
- N a: C a 9: 1 (molar ratio to 1 g of gallium)
- (A) is a 500 times SEM photograph and (B) is a 600 times SEM photograph.
- the growth of gallium nitride single crystal 11 was confirmed on sapphire substrate 12.
- Example 4 Using the apparatus of FIG. 1, a gallium nitride single crystal was manufactured as follows. A boron nitride crucible filled with raw materials (gallium l.Og) and flux (sodium and calcium) was placed in a pressure-resistant stainless steel container, and the temperature of the entire stainless steel container was raised to 800 ° C, the growth temperature. At the same time as the temperature is raised, the pressure of the nitrogen gas is raised to 30 atm, and the temperature and pressure are kept constant for 96 hours.
- calcium and sodium which are flux components, have the ratios shown in the following table. The composition ratio of flux to flux was always adjusted to 3.7: 10 in molar ratio. The yield of gallium nitride single crystal is shown in the table below.
- gallium nitride could be obtained with a high yield. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the obtained gallium nitride was transparent, had a maximum diameter of 2 cm or more, and was almost dislocation-free as a result of examination by an etching method. (Example 5)
- a gallium nitride single crystal was manufactured as follows. In a pressure-resistant stainless steel container, put a boron nitride crucible filled with raw materials (gallium l. Og) and flux (0.50 g sodium and 0.10 g calcium), and raise the temperature of the stainless steel container to 800 ° C, the growth temperature. did. At the same time as the temperature was raised, the pressure of the nitrogen gas was raised to a predetermined pressure, and the temperature and pressure were kept constant for 96 hours.
- the gallium-to-flux ratio used here was 3.7: 10 in molar ratio, and the sodium-to-calcium ratio was 9: 1.
- a gallium nitride single crystal was manufactured using the apparatus of FIG. 1 as follows.
- a boron nitride crucible filled with raw materials (gallium l.Og) and fluxes (sodium and lithium) was placed in a pressure-resistant stainless steel container, and the temperature of each stainless steel container was raised to 850 ° C, the growth temperature.
- the pressure of the nitrogen gas was raised to 50 atm, and the temperature and pressure were kept constant for 96 hours.
- the lithium and sodium flux components were varied from 0: 1 to 1: 0. Further, the composition ratio of the flux to the flux was always adjusted to be 3.7: 10.
- a gallium nitride single crystal was manufactured as follows.
- the temperature was raised to 800 ° C, the growth temperature, together with the stainless steel container.
- the pressure of the nitrogen gas was raised to 50 atm, and the temperature and pressure were kept constant for 96 hours.
- 800 nm thick GaN bulk crystal grew on the GaN substrate formed by the M0CVD method.
- a gallium nitride single crystal was manufactured as follows.
- a raw material gallium l.OOg
- flux sodium 0.5 ⁇ Og and calcium 0.1 Og
- the boron nitride crucible was placed, and the temperature of the stainless steel container was raised to 800 ° C, which is the growth temperature.
- the pressure of the nitrogen gas was raised to 5 atm, and the temperature and pressure were kept constant for 96 hours.
- a colorless and transparent GaN bulk crystal with a thickness of 2 m grew on a 3 m-thick GaN substrate formed by the M0CVD method (see the SEM photograph in Fig. 10).
- the gallium nitride has a maximum diameter of 2 cm or more, and is adjusted by an etching method. As a result, it was almost dislocation-free.
- a gallium nitride single crystal was manufactured as follows.
- a boron nitride crucible filled with raw materials (gallium l.OOg) and flux (0.881 g of sodium) was placed in a pressure-resistant stainless steel container, and the temperature of the entire stainless steel container was raised to 800 ° C, the growth temperature.
- the source gas is raised to the specified pressure, and the temperature and pressure are kept constant for 96 hours.
- Ammonia mixed nitrogen gas was used as the source gas, and the mixing ratio of ammonia to nitrogen gas was varied from 0% to 100%. The results are shown in the table below.
- Gal. 0 g, a flux component, and a sapphire substrate were placed in a BN crucible.
- the sapphire substrate has a 3 m-thick GaN thin film formed on its surface by MOCVD.
- Two kinds of flux components were used: Na 97% C a 3% and Na 100%.
- nitrogen gas was introduced, and the crystal was grown for 96 hours at a pressure of 50 atm and a heating temperature of 80 Ot. After the growth, the residue was treated with ethanol and water to obtain two types of GaN single crystals.
- the photoluminescence (PL) of these single crystals was measured.
- FIG. 15 shows the results.
- the upper graph is the PL measurement result of the GaN thin film on the sapphire substrate as a control
- the middle graph is the PL measurement of the GaN single crystal generated with a Na 100% flux.
- the results are shown below, and the graph below shows the measurement results of the Na-Ca mixed flux.
- the PL intensity of the G a N single crystal with the Na 100% flux is 47 times that of the control
- the PL intensity of the G a N single crystal with the Na-Ca mixed flux was 86 times.
- the GaN single crystal of the Na-Ca mixed flux the broad peak observed in the 400 nm to 570 nm region observed in the GaN single crystal of the Na-only flux was not confirmed. From this, it can be said that the quality of the GaN single crystal of the flux containing only Na is higher than that of the conventional product, but that the GaN single crystal of the mixed flux of Na—Ca is of higher quality.
- Impurities were determined by on mass spectrometry (SIMS). The results are shown in the graph of Figure 16. In the figure, the left graph is the background, and the right graph is the result of SIMS. As shown in the figure, in this single crystal, Ca was detected, but Na and K were not detected. Since the detected Ca is very small and is a P-type dopant, it does not affect the quality of the GaN single crystal.
- Gal.0 g, flux component (Na), dopant (Si), and sapphire substrate were placed in a BN crucible.
- the sapphire substrate has a 3 m-thick GaN thin film formed on its surface by MOCVD.
- nitrogen gas was introduced, and a crystal was grown at a pressure of 50 atm and a heating temperature of 800 ° C. for 15 hours. After the growth, the residue was treated with ethanol and water to obtain a Si-doped GaN single crystal.
- the weighed value of Ga was fixed at l.Og.
- the weighing was performed while continuously changing the molar ratio (Ca / Na) from 0 to 1.
- the weighed material was placed in a BN crucible, and nitrogen gas was introduced and heated and pressurized by the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 to grow a GaN single crystal.
- the growth conditions are a heating temperature of 800 ° C., a pressure of 15 atm, and a growth time of 96 hours. After the growth, the residue was treated with ethanol and water to obtain a GaN single crystal.
- the relationship between the ratio of Ca and the yield of the GaN single crystal is shown in the graph of FIG.
- the horizontal axis represents the ratio of Ca
- the vertical axis represents the yield of G a N single crystal.
- the yield of GaN bulk crystals at a nitrogen gas pressure of 15 atm reached 29% at a calcium ratio of 30% (Na70%).
- Example 10 a GaN single crystal thin film was formed on a GaN single crystal produced with a flux of only Na by MOVPE under the following conditions.
- a GaN single crystal thin film (M ⁇ 1G aN) formed on the sapphire substrate used in this example by the MOVP E method, and a Na-only flux formed thereon PL measurements were also performed on a GaN single crystal (NF-GaN / M ⁇ _GaN). The results are shown in the graph of FIG. As shown in the figure, the GaN single-crystal thin film formed on the sapphire substrate (M ⁇ -GaN) is replaced by the GaN single crystal formed by the Na flux (NF-Gan / M ⁇ G).
- the GaN single crystal thin film (Mo_GaNZNZ—GaN / Mo—GaN) formed by MOVP E method on aN) showed PL emission intensity 4 times stronger.
- the gallium nitride single crystal of the present invention is of high quality, is in a large transparent bulk, and has a very high practical value.
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