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- the present invention relates to a light receiving element using a semiconductor, and more particularly, to an avalanche photodiode that has a low long current and high reliability in the long term.
- Avalanche photodiodes used in optical communications, etc. have improved light receiving sensitivity by providing a layer that amplifies the avalanche (avalanche) of photoelectrically converted carriers in addition to the light absorbing layer that performs photoelectric conversion. It is a semiconductor light-receiving element, and it requires a low current and high reliability.
- the mesa structure is a structure in which a mesa (plateau) is formed on a substrate and a pn junction is included in the mesa, and breakdown is likely to occur on the surface around the mesa.
- a structure with a slope is generally adopted, and a structure such as a trapping layer serving as a high resistance portion is further provided in the mesa outer peripheral region, and contrivances have been made to keep the current low (for example, Patent Document 1).
- a pn junction is formed by providing a selective diffusion region, but edge breakdown at the edge of the pn junction becomes a problem.
- the reverse voltage of the pn junction in the light receiving part located in the center hardly increases even if the voltage is increased, so it cannot function as an avalanche photodiode. Therefore, for example, measures such as providing a high-resistance guard ring at the edge portion by impurity implantation or the like are taken (for example, Patent Document 2).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-324911 (FIG. 1)
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-7-312442 (Pages 4-6, Figures 2 and 6)
- the conventional avalanche photodiodes have the following problems.
- MO-CVD metal organic vapor phase epitaxy
- a trench is formed and Ti or the like is formed. Ion implantation had to be performed, and an etching stopper layer had to be provided. Furthermore, since an impurity diffusion layer is provided on the outer periphery, the process is complicated, the manufacturing cost increases, and the yield is problematic. Another problem was that the tunnel dark current increased because the electric field strength of the guard ring in the light absorption layer increased.
- the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and provides an avalanche photodiode that can be manufactured by a simple process, suppresses dredging current, and ensures long-term reliability. It is the purpose.
- An avalanche photodiode includes a first electrode and a substrate including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type electrically connected to the first electrode, and the substrate includes: At least an avalanche multiplication layer, a light absorption layer, and a second semiconductor layer having a larger band gap than the light absorption layer are stacked, and a second conductive type conductive region is formed in the second semiconductor layer.
- the second conductivity type conductive region is disposed so as to be electrically connected to the second electrode.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a schematic structure of an avalanche photodiode according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- 2 A characteristic diagram showing the electric field strength distribution in the depth direction in the AA ′ cross section of FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 A characteristic diagram showing the electric field strength distribution in the plane direction in the BB ′ section and the C_C ′ section in FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing the energy distribution at the layer junction of the conduction band and the valence band of the avalanche photodiode according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 A sectional view showing a schematic structure of the avalanche photodiode according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 A sectional view showing a schematic structure of the avalanche photodiode according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 A sectional view showing a schematic structure of the avalanche photodiode according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 A characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the current and multiplication factor M and the reverse bias voltage in the avalanche photodiode according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 A sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an avalanche photodiode according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 A sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an avalanche photodiode according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 A sectional view showing a schematic structure of an avalanche photodiode according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 A sectional view showing a schematic structure of an avalanche photodiode according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 A sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an avalanche photodiode according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an avalanche photodiode according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between current and multiplication factor M and reverse bias voltage in an avalanche photodiode according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an avalanche photodiode according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the avalanche photodiode according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of an avalanche photodiode according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- n-type is used as the first conductivity type
- p-type is used as the second conductivity type
- n-electrode is used as the first electrode
- p-electrode is used as the second electrode.
- the production of each semiconductor layer can be realized on a wafer-like substrate 1 such as n-type InP by using MO-CVD, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), or the like.
- MO-CVD molecular beam epitaxy
- MBE molecular beam epitaxy
- the first semiconductor layer such as 2 (hereinafter referred buffer layer) in the thickness 0. 1-LXM, i-type AlInAs
- the avalanche multiplication layer 4 of p-type InP with a carrier concentration of 0.5—l X 10 18 cm 3 is thickened to 0.03—0.06 zm.
- a p-type GalnAs light absorption layer 6 having a carrier concentration of 5 x 10 15 cm 3 is 1 x 1.1.5 xm
- a second semiconductor layer having a band gap larger than the light absorption layer 6 of i-type InP or the like 8 With a thickness of 1.0— and an i-type GalnAs contact layer 9 with a thickness of 0.1—0.5. Grows sequentially to ⁇ m.
- the band gap of the second semiconductor layer 8 is made larger than the energy of the light to be detected. Further, since the second semiconductor layer 8 transmits the light to be detected, the second semiconductor layer 8 is hereinafter referred to as a window layer.
- a p-type conductive region 10 is formed in a circular portion that is not covered with the mask by, for example, a Zn selective thermal diffusion method.
- the central portion and the outside are removed by etching so that the i-type GalnAs contact layer on the p-type conductive region 10 remains in a ring shape with a force width of 5-10 ⁇ m.
- a SiNx surface protection film / antireflection film 120 is formed by vapor deposition, the SiNx surface protection film / antireflection film 120 above the contact layer 9 is removed, and a p-electrode 14 is formed on the contact layer 9 by AuZn. Form. Further, the surface of the substrate 1 opposite to the surface on which the buffer layer 2 is laminated is polished so that the n electrode 13 is formed of AuGe so that the buffer layer 2 is electrically connected to the n electrode 13. . Further, the wafer-like substrate 1 is cleaved and separated to obtain an element having a cleavage plane 27 of about 300 ⁇ square.
- the operation of the avalanche photodiode manufactured by the above process will be described below.
- the light 28 is incident from the ⁇ electrode 14 side with a reverse bias voltage adjusted from the outside so that the ⁇ electrode 13 side is positive and the ⁇ electrode 14 side is negative.
- the light passes through the window layer 8 and is absorbed by the light absorption layer 6 is absorbed to generate one hole pair of electrons, and the electrons move to the n-electrode 13 side and the holes move to the p-electrode 14 side.
- the electrons are ionized in the avalanche multiplication layer 4 to generate a new electron-hole pair and cause further ionization together with the newly generated electrons and holes. This causes avalanche multiplication in which electrons and holes multiply like an avalanche.
- FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing the electric field strength distribution in the depth direction in the section A-A 'in Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 shows the electric field strength distribution in the plane direction in the B_B' and C_C 'sections in Fig. 1.
- FIG. The symbols on the horizontal axis in FIGS. 2 and 3 indicate the semiconductors formed above.
- the A—A ′ section is represented as A—A ′
- the ⁇ _ ⁇ ′ section is represented as B_B ′
- the C_C ′ section is represented as C_C ′.
- the portion having the highest electric field is the avalanche multiplication layer 4.
- the central portion of the light receiving region immediately below the p-type conductive region 10 is the highest region, and the electric field strength decreases toward the peripheral portion.
- the electric field strength at the periphery of the p-type conductive region 10 is higher than that at the center due to the finite curvature of the diffusion region.
- a region where the electric field strength around the diffusion region is locally high that is, a portion where the electric field strength is high in the peripheral portion of the p-type conductive region 10 in the C 1 C ′ section in FIG. Since it is formed in the window layer 8 having a band gap larger than that of the absorption layer 6, it is possible to suppress the tunnel dark current from flowing from the portion where the electric field strength is high. Therefore, the avalanche photodiode according to this embodiment can easily realize an avalanche photodiode with high reliability and low current without the need to provide a structure called a guard ring that suppresses edge breakdown. it can.
- the atom to be used may be any element that imparts the p-type conductivity.
- a p-type conductive region is formed by a Zn selective thermal diffusion method using a SiOx film that has been cut through a circle as a mask, and then a Zn film that is a diffusion supply source and the SiOx film are formed. It is also possible to diffuse the Zn inside the p-type conductive region by removing the heat and then performing the thermal diffusion treatment again (hereinafter referred to as Zn additional diffusion).
- It can also be formed by, for example, removing a photoresist film after ion-implanting Be with a photoresist film cut through a circle as a mask and performing a thermal annealing treatment at about 700 ° C. for about 12 hours. (Hereinafter referred to as Be injection).
- FIG. 4 shows a case where the Zn selective thermal diffusion (D in the figure), Zn additional diffusion (E in the figure), and Be implantation (F in the figure) are used as a method of forming the p-type conductive region 10.
- FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing the difference in carrier concentration in the depth direction (conductive region 10—window layer 8 junction) (the symbols on the horizontal axis correspond to the respective layers).
- the carrier concentration changes significantly.
- the change in carrier concentration can be moderated, so that the electric field strength at the junction of the conductive region 10-P window layer 8 can be further suppressed, and the tunnel soot current can be suppressed.
- Be implantation the change in carrier concentration can be further moderated.
- the force AlInAs shown in the example in which the electric field relaxation layer 5 is p-type InP may be used.
- the electric field relaxation layer 5 can be omitted.
- the contact layer 9 is provided to electrically connect the p-type conductive region 10 and the p-electrode 14 is shown, the p-type conductive region 10 and the p-electrode 14 may be in direct contact, .
- the conductivity type can be either semi-insulating, insulating, n-type, or p-type with low conductivity.
- the stopper layer 3 containing GaInAsP, AlInAs, AlGaInAs, GalnAsP, etc. is provided between the window layer 8 and the light absorbing layer 6, the p type conductive region diffuses from the p type conductive region 10 to the light absorbing layer 6. Can be suppressed, even more preferred.
- the transition layer 7 is further provided between the light absorption layer 6 and the window layer 8 in the avalanche photodiode shown in the first embodiment.
- the formation method following the step of growing the light absorption layer 6 in the first embodiment, for example, i-type GalnAsP was grown to a thickness of 0.01-0.05 ⁇ m to form the transition layer 7.
- FIG. 5 shows the energy distribution at the layer junction of the conduction band and the valence band of the avalanche photodiode according to the present embodiment.
- the abscissa indicates the stacked semiconductor layers, the ordinate indicates the energy, G in the figure indicates the conduction band, H in the figure indicates the valence band, and I in the figure indicates the energy of each hole. From FIG. 5, it is understood that the valence band energy of the transition layer 7 takes a value higher than that of the light absorption layer 6 and lower than the window layer 8, that is, a value between the light absorption layer 6 and the window layer 8.
- the transition layer 7 is a single layer, it may be a multiple layer whose band gap is changed stepwise. By using multiple layers, the discontinuity of the valence band becomes even smaller, and the result Since the hole can easily flow, a faster optical response can be realized. Further, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 5, a layer in which the band gap is continuously changed may be used.
- the force ⁇ As, AlGaInAs, or GalnAsP shown as an example using i-type GalnAsP as the transition layer 7 may be used.
- InP when used for the window layer 8, it functions as a diffusion stagger for the second conductivity type region.
- a p-type peripheral conductive region 110 is further provided around the p-type conductive region 10 in the avalanche photodiode shown in the first and second embodiments.
- 6 and 7 are sectional views showing a schematic structure of the avalanche photodiode according to the present embodiment.
- 6 is a light absorption layer
- 3 is a stopper layer, which also serves as a hole transition and diffusion stopper.
- 8 is a window layer
- 9 is a contact layer.
- the p-type conductive region 10 is formed by performing selective thermal diffusion deep enough to reach the transition layer 7 in a narrower range than the peripheral conductive region 110.
- the region of the p-type conductive region 10 is selectively thermally diffused. As described above, the resistance of the p-type conductive region 10 can be sufficiently increased, and the periphery is surrounded by the p-type peripheral conductive region 110, so that the surface electric field strength can be reduced. Therefore, breakdown can be further suppressed and reliability can be increased.
- the avalanche photodiode shown in FIG. 7 has a p-type peripheral conductive region 110 formed in an annular shape so as to surround the periphery of the p-type conductive region 10 formed under the contact layer 9.
- the surface electric field strength can be reduced, and breakdown can be suppressed.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of the avalanche photodiode according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the depleted region 11 is shown as an image.
- the avalanche photodiode shown in the first embodiment includes the p-type conductive region 10 and the peripheral region of the p-type conductive region 10 has a diameter of about 100 / im. Then, the window layer 8 and the light absorption layer 6 on the outer periphery thereof were removed until reaching the electric field relaxation layer 5 to form the side surface 25 (hereinafter referred to as side surface removal).
- FIG. 9 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the current and multiplication factor M and the reverse bias voltage for the avalanche photodiode with the side surface removed.
- the broken line in the figure represents the high-current characteristics of the avalanche photodiode of the first embodiment in which elements are separated by simply cleaving without removing the side surfaces.
- the soot current that does not depend on the reverse bias voltage (Idark in the figure) is the soot current generated from the light absorption layer 6, and in the configuration in which only the cleavage occurs, the generated soot current flows through the cleavage plane, so the dark current becomes 10- 7 a level (in the figure Idark dashed line).
- Idark in the figure is the soot current generated from the light absorption
- the dark current is mainly generated from the light absorption layer 6 and flows through the depletion region 11, so that at least the light absorption layer 6 surrounding the depletion region 11 may be removed.
- the side surface may be removed while leaving the light absorption layer 6 having a width of 10 / m or more from the second conductivity type conductive region.
- the width of the light absorption layer 6 left by the side surface removal is 10 zm or more and 200 zm or less is preferable.
- the shape of the light absorption layer 6 left by the side surface removal is not particularly limited, and may be left as a circular shape or an elliptical shape, or may be a rectangular shape or a polygonal shape. In the case of the quadrangular shape or the polygonal shape, it is preferable to round the corner portion to prevent electric field concentration at the corner portion.
- a method for removing the side surface for example, there is a method of etching using a mixed solution of HBr / hydrogen peroxide solution.
- organic acid etching using a mixed solution of an organic acid such as citrate and tartaric acid and a hydrogen peroxide solution may be used.
- Dry etching such as reactive ion etching (RIE) may be used.
- RIE reactive ion etching
- hydrochloric acid-based solutions such as a hydrochloric acid-Z phosphoric acid mixed solution can be used.
- organic acid solutions such as organic acid (taenoic acid, tartaric acid, etc.) / Hydrogen peroxide mixed solution, and sulfuric acid solutions can be used.
- the desired side surface removal can be achieved by appropriately combining these with a Br-based solution such as HBr / hydrogen peroxide solution or BrZ methanol having a low selective etching property.
- the side surface is removed until reaching the electric field relaxation layer 5 is shown, but the side surface may be removed to a layer deeper than the avalanche multiplication layer 4.
- the window layer 8 and the light absorption layer 6 are joined.
- a transition layer 7 or a stopper layer 3 may be provided.
- the conductive region 10 is formed in the present embodiment.
- the peripheral conductive region 110 may be further formed.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the avalanche photodiode according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the side surface 25 is formed so that the width of the light absorption layer 6 is smaller than that of the window layer 8 and the electric field relaxation layer 5.
- the light absorption layer 6 can be selectively etched deeply. By this way providing the step in the light-absorbing layer 6 and the electric field relaxation layer 5, the dark current becomes "flow, could be reducing the dark current below 10- 8 A levels.
- the electric field relaxation layer 5 may be omitted, and a step may be provided between the avalanche multiplication layer 4 and the light absorption layer 6 therebelow.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the avalanche photodiode according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the window layer 8 is laterally removed with a hydrochloric acid / phosphoric acid solution
- the light absorption layer 6 is laterally removed with an organic acid Z hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution.
- the electric field relaxation layer 5, the avalanche multiplication layer 4, and a part of the buffer layer 2 are removed with a HBr / hydrogen peroxide mixed solution at a position about 10 ⁇ m away from the side surface 25 of the light absorption layer 8.
- a groove 26 was formed.
- the groove 26 is formed by removing the electric field relaxation layer 5, the avalanche multiplication layer 4, and the buffer layer 2, but at least the electric field relaxation layer 5 may be removed. If the electric field relaxation layer 5 is not provided, at least the uppermost layer may be removed.
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a schematic structure of an avalanche photodiode according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the protective film 12 is formed of SiNx so as to cover at least the side surface 25 of the removed light absorption layer 6 in the avalanche photodiode shown in the fourth to sixth embodiments.
- the protective film 12 By providing the protective film 12, oxidation and moisture absorption can be prevented, so that generation of soot current can be suppressed and long-term reliability can be obtained. In addition, it has the effect of preventing damage due to contact during device handling.
- SiNx As the protective film 12 because an antireflection effect can be provided, but a dielectric such as SiOx or an organic material such as polyimide may be used from the viewpoint of protection.
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a schematic structure of an avalanche photodiode according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- an n-type AlInAsZGalnAs distributed Bragg reflective layer 23 having a carrier concentration of 2 ⁇ 10 18 — 2 X 10 19 cm— 3 is formed on the n-type InP substrate 1 to a predetermined thickness, and the n-type AlInAs the reflection adjustment layer 24 to a predetermined thickness, the i-type AlInAs Abaranshiwe multiplication layer 4 to 0. 1-0. 3 111, the mold 111?
- the predetermined thickness of the distributed Bragg reflection layer 23 is defined as satisfying the Bragg reflection condition given by an odd multiple of ⁇ / (4 ⁇ ), where ⁇ is the wavelength of light to be detected and ⁇ is the refractive index. To do.
- the smallest value is preferably ⁇ / (4 ⁇ ).
- the predetermined thickness of the reflection adjusting layer 24 means that the thickness is t, the refractive index is n, the thickness of the avalanche multiplication layer 4 is t, the refractive index is n, the thickness of the electric field relaxation layer 5 is t, and the refractive index is If n,
- the minimum value is preferably used.
- the p-type conductive region 10 and the contact layer 9 are formed, the side surfaces are removed in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment, and the same as in the seventh embodiment.
- a protective film 12 was formed on the top and side surfaces of SiNx.
- the avalanche photodiode when light 28 is incident with the n-electrode 13 being positive and the p-electrode 14 being negative and the reverse bias voltage being externally applied, the light is absorbed into the light absorption layer 6 It is absorbed by and generates electron-hole pairs. A part of the light is transmitted without being absorbed by the light absorption layer 6, but is effectively reflected by the reflection adjusting layer 24 and the distributed Bragg reflection layer 23 having the predetermined thickness and is again reflected on the light absorption layer 6. Incident and absorbed. This light further generates an electron-hole pair.
- the electric field intensity distribution in the avalanche photodiode according to the present embodiment is the highest so as to cause avalanche multiplication by ionization in the avalanche multiplication layer 4 as in FIG. 2 shown in the first embodiment.
- Electric field relaxation layer 5 changes in light Absorption layer 6 can prevent tunnel breakdown.
- the electric field strength distribution in the direction parallel to each layer (plane direction) is such that the highest edge breakdown does not occur right under the p-type conductive region 10 in the avalanche multiplication layer 4.
- the transition layer 7 with a large band gap is provided, breakdown is less likely to occur.
- the side surface of the light absorption layer 6 was removed, the negative current path was blocked, and the rise of the electric field strength in the transition layer 7 could be further suppressed as compared with the example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a characteristic diagram showing the light receiving sensitivity distribution according to the present embodiment, which is expressed by a normalized photocurrent with a peak of 1. From Fig. 14, it can be seen that in the central part of the p-type conductive region 10, the most sensitive and no edge breakdown is obtained, and a good avalanche multiplication can be obtained. In the present embodiment, since the distributed Bragg reflection layer 23 and the reflection adjustment layer 24 are provided, the light that is transmitted without being absorbed in the light absorption layer 6 can be reflected again toward the light absorption layer 6. The light absorption amount in the absorption layer 6 can be further increased. Therefore, the photosensitivity of the avalanche photodiode can be increased.
- the distributed Bragg reflection layer 23 is AlInAs / GalnAs is shown, but a layer having a high refractive index and a layer having a low refractive index may be alternately stacked.
- a layer having a high refractive index layer GalnAs, GalnAsP having a high As composition ratio, AlGalnAs having a high Ga composition ratio, or the like can be used.
- the layer having a low refractive index AlGalnAs having a high A1 composition ratio, particularly AlInAs, and GaInAsP and InP having a high P composition ratio can be used.
- the force InP, AlGalnAs, GalnAsP, etc., in which the reflection adjusting layer 24 uses AlInAs having a low refractive index may be used.
- the n-type carrier concentration in the distributed Bragg reflection layer 23 and the reflection adjustment layer 24 should be changed within a range that does not cause a problem with respect to the operation speed.
- the Bragg reflection layer 23 and the reflection adjustment layer 24 may be provided with a predetermined thickness.
- Another layer may be sandwiched between the light absorption layer 6 and the Bragg reflection layer 23.
- the predetermined thickness of the Bragg reflection layer 23 is an odd multiple of the numerical value represented by ⁇ / (4 ⁇ ) when the wavelength of light to be detected is given and the refractive index of the Bragg reflection layer is n.
- the predetermined thickness t of the reflection adjustment layer 24 is ,
- ⁇ and k are odd numbers
- the force electric field relaxation layer 5 described in the example of removing the side surfaces up to the electric field relaxation layer 5 may be omitted if necessary. Good. By removing the side surfaces up to the reflection adjustment layer 24, it is possible to prevent the depletion region 11 from being exposed, thereby further improving the reliability.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the avalanche photodiode according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- the insulating film 15 is provided on the outer peripheral portion, and a part of the insulating film 15 is removed to form the n electrode 13 did.
- the n electrode 13 and the p electrode 14 can be arranged on the element surface, both the n electrode 13 and the p electrode 14 can be connected by wire wiring. Further, if a bump electrode is formed on the n electrode 13 using AuZn or the like, flip chip mounting is possible. Further, the n electrode 13 and the p electrode 14 can be formed of the same material at the same time.
- the protective film 12 may be used as the insulating film 15 in the present embodiment.
- the n electrode 13 is formed on the reflection adjustment layer 24.
- the n-electrode 13 is disposed on a layer having a small band gap. Contact resistance can be reduced.
- the material is preferably contacted with GalnAs.
- the example in which the side surface is removed up to the reflection adjustment layer 24 is shown, but the electric field relaxation layer 5 or the avalanche multiplication layer 4 may be used up to the light absorption layer 6. Further, the transition layer 7 and the electric field relaxation layer 5 may be omitted. The reflection adjustment layer 24 and the distributed Bragg reflection layer 23 may be omitted.
- the p-type peripheral conductive region 110 shown in the third embodiment may be provided.
- FIG. 17 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the current, multiplication factor M, and reverse bias voltage when the stop hole 30 is provided.
- the broken line in the figure is the drooping current characteristic of the avalanche photodiode of the first embodiment in which the side surface is not removed and the element is simply cleaved and separated.
- the shape of the perforated hole 30 is not particularly limited, and may be left in a ring shape or a track shape.
- the ring shape includes a quadrilateral shape that is not only a shape with a circular central portion removed, and a shape with a polygonal central portion removed. A shape with rounded corners is preferred to prevent electric field concentration.
- the track shape refers to a shape in which both ends of a rectangle are surrounded by a semicircle and a central portion is removed, and the semicircle portion includes a shape that is a part of a quadrangular shape or a polygonal shape. Similarly, a shape with rounded corners is preferable.
- the track shape includes a shape in which an elliptical central portion is removed.
- the stop hole 30 may be provided, and the second stop hole 30 may be provided on the outer side thereof. Providing a plurality of perforations 30 can stop chipping and scratches generated during handling on the outside, improving yield and reliability.
- a p-type peripheral conductive region 110 may be provided on the outer peripheral portion.
- a semi-insulating substrate 29 is used as the substrate 1 and surface incidence is performed. In this case, since the capacitance can be suppressed, the operating band can be improved.
- the stop hole 30 is provided in order to dispose the n electrode 13 and the p electrode 14 on the element surface.
- the stop hole 30 is formed in the second conductivity type conductive region. 10 is used as a means for removing at least the side surface of the light absorption layer among the layers stacked on the outer peripheral substrate, leaving the second semiconductor layer 8 around the second conductive type conductive region. it can. That is, in the avalanche photodiode of the present invention in which the first electrode 13 is provided on the back surface of the substrate 1 in the above Embodiments 11 and 8, the blind hole 30 is provided as the side surface removing means. In the same manner, there is an effect that the dredging current can be reduced.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the avalanche photodiode according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- a semi-insulating substrate 29 such as InP made of Fe or the like is used for the substrate 1 in the avalanche photodiode shown in the first to ninth embodiments.
- Light 28 is incident from the semi-insulating substrate 29 substrate side.
- an n-type A1 InAs buffer layer 19 and an i-type AlInAs avalanche multiplication layer 4 having a carrier concentration of 2 X 10 18 — 2 X 10 19 cm 3 are formed on a semi-insulating substrate 29. ⁇ 1- 0.
- the side surface was removed up to the n-type AlInAs buffer layer 19, the protective film 12 was provided so as to cover the upper surface and the side surface 25, and the n-type electrode 13 was formed so as to contact the n-type AlInAs buffer layer 19.
- the light 28 can be incident from the back surface, and the light transmitted through the light absorption layer 6 can be reflected by the p electrode 14. Since the n electrode 13 and the p electrode 14 are provided on the surface of the InP semi-insulating substrate 29, flip chip mounting is possible. In addition, the use of a Fe-doped InP semi-insulating substrate can reduce the electric capacity, thereby enabling high speed operation. There is also an effect of suppressing absorption in the substrate. In addition, since the side surface 25 is provided, it can be used as a side-surface incident waveguide type, and the device capacity can be reduced.
- the light 28 is incident on the back surface of the semi-insulating substrate 29, but an antireflection film may be provided on the semi-insulating substrate 29.
- an antireflection film may be provided on the semi-insulating substrate 29.
- the n-type AlInAs buffer layer 19 it can also be used as an n-type noffer Z-cladding layer.
- a p-type peripheral conductive region 110 may be provided around the P-type conductive region 10.
- n-type is used as the first conductivity type
- second-conductivity type is used.
- An n electrode may be used as the second electrode.
- the formation of the conductive region 10 may be performed using force vapor phase diffusion, which is an example of solid phase diffusion.
- AuZnZAu, AuGe / Ni / Au, or TiZAu may be used as the material for the n electrode 13 and the ⁇ electrode 14.
- the avalanche multiplication layer 4 can be a GaInAsP, AlInAs / AlGalnAs superlattice, or AlInAs / GalnAsP superlattice.
- the avalanche multiplication layer 4 uses an A material that multiplies electrons more. However, when the multiplication layer side is p-type, the holes are in the multiplication layer. Because it moves, an InP-based material that can multiply holes can be used as the avalanche multiplication layer 4.
- the electric field relaxation layer 5 is preferably made of a material with a large band gap that can be omitted if not particularly required. Since InP is a hole and AlInAs has a higher electron ionization rate, a material with a higher electron ion rate, such as AlInAs, is used for the avalanche multiplication layer 4 as well. If the AlInAs electric field relaxation layer 5 having a high ionization rate is used, it is possible to obtain more excellent characteristics in terms of operation speed and noise.
- the i-type and n-conductivity types may be only the upper part of the light absorption layer 6.
- AlInAs and GalnAsP are also acceptable.
- AlInAs and AlGalnAs are acceptable.
- a semi-insulating type doped with Fe may be used.
- the contact layer 9 may be non-conductive. If the conductive region 10 of the window layer 8 and the p-electrode 14 can be contacted with low resistance, they may be omitted.
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