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- the present invention relates to a light emitting device having a nanowire made of a III-V compound semiconductor and a method for manufacturing the same.
- Semiconductor light-emitting elements such as light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers generally have a configuration in which an n-type semiconductor and a p-type semiconductor are joined on a semiconductor substrate. Such a light-emitting element emits light by using light-emitting recombination of electron-hole pairs generated at a pn junction.
- a III-V compound semiconductor is mainly used as a semiconductor material of the light emitting element. This is because the band gap (forbidden band width) of many III-V compound semiconductors is in the visible region of light. Another reason is that the quantum well structure including the pn junction of the III-V compound semiconductor can be easily produced by the progress of the crystal growth technology in recent years.
- the first problem is low power consumption. Although the semiconductor light emitting element has a relatively longer light emission lifetime than a lighting device using a filament or a fluorescent tube, it has a problem that power consumption is large.
- the second problem is high brightness. Since these two problems are contradictory, a conventional light emitting device having a planar pn junction cannot simultaneously solve these two problems. That is, in a conventional light emitting device having a planar pn junction, if the area of the pn junction is increased in order to increase luminance, power consumption and self-absorption increase, and effective light emission efficiency decreases. On the other hand, if the current injection amount is reduced, the luminance is lowered.
- semiconductor nanowire structures such as semiconductor nanowires are attracting attention.
- Semiconductor nanowires have a feature that a large aspect ratio between diameter and height causes small self-absorption, and most of the generated light is easily emitted to the outside. Therefore, the luminous efficiency can be greatly improved by using semiconductor nanowires. Further, since the semiconductor nanowire has a very small diameter, it is possible to realize luminescence recombination of electron-hole pairs with a small current injection. To date, various light-emitting elements using semiconductor nanowires have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 6).
- Patent Document 1 describes a method of manufacturing a light-emitting element by forming a pn junction in the growth direction (long axis direction) of a semiconductor nanowire.
- nanowires are produced by the VLS method.
- Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 describe a method for manufacturing a light-emitting element having a quantum well structure in a nanowire.
- a pn junction is formed in the nanowire growth direction, and a nanolayer made of a semiconductor having a smaller band gap than the pn junction is inserted between the pn junctions to form a quantum well structure in the nanowire growth direction. is doing.
- the emission intensity is enhanced by combining the crystal growth in the radial direction and utilizing the passivation effect on the semiconductor surface.
- nanowires are produced by the VLS method.
- Patent Documents 4 and 5 describe light-emitting elements having pin junctions in the growth direction of nanowires.
- Patent Document 6 describes a method for manufacturing a light emitting element array having a red light emitting element, a green light emitting element, and a blue light emitting element by simultaneously forming a plurality of semiconductor nanowires having different compositions and band gaps on one substrate. ing. In this method, a plurality of semiconductor nanowires having different compositions and band gaps are simultaneously formed on the same substrate by utilizing the difference in diffusion length of each raw material on the insulating film during crystal growth.
- the area of the pn junction (pin junction) is the same as the cross-sectional area in the radial direction of the nanowire and the resistance is large, so that high luminance and low power consumption are achieved. There was a problem that it was not fully realized.
- the light-emitting elements of Patent Documents 1 to 4 have a problem in that high luminance and low power consumption cannot be sufficiently realized because a large number of nanowires cannot be arranged at high density.
- the light-emitting elements of Patent Documents 1 to 3 in which nanowires are formed by the VLS method have a problem in that low power consumption cannot be sufficiently realized because a metal catalyst is mixed in the nanowires to increase resistance. It was.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object thereof is to provide a light emitting element that emits light with low power consumption and high luminance, and a method for manufacturing the light emitting element.
- the inventor made 1) a nanowire made of a III-V compound semiconductor on the (111) plane of a group IV semiconductor substrate, 2) the nanowire has a core multishell structure, and 3) the side surface of the nanowire is a metal electrode.
- the present inventors have found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by coating, and have further studied to complete the present invention.
- the first of the present invention relates to the following light emitting elements.
- An IV group semiconductor substrate having a (111) plane and doped to a first conductivity type; an insulating layer covering the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate and having one or more openings
- a second electrode connected to the side surface of the core multishell nanowire, wherein the core multishell nanowire is a III-V group of the first conductivity type
- the light emitting device wherein a long axis of the central nanowire is perpendicular to a (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the III-V group compound semiconductor contained in the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer is a ternary compound semiconductor or a quaternary compound semiconductor; from the central nanowire side to the quantum well layer side
- the composition of the group III element or group V element in the first barrier layer gradually changes from the central nanowire side toward the quantum well layer side so that the band gap gradually decreases toward the surface;
- the composition of the group III element or group V element in the second barrier layer is such that the band gap gradually decreases from the capping layer side toward the quantum well layer side.
- the ratio of the area of the side surface covered by the second electrode to the total area of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire is in the range of 10 to 100%.
- the gap between the core multishell nanowires covered with the second electrode is filled with an insulator, a semi-insulating semiconductor, or a metal, according to any one of [1] to [5] Light emitting element.
- the light emitting device according to any one of [1] to [5], wherein a gap between the core multishell nanowires covered with the second electrode is filled with a semi-insulating semiconductor or metal.
- the III-V compound semiconductor included in the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer has a higher refractive index than the III-V compound semiconductor included in the quantum well layer; Includes a transparent insulating film; of the two end faces of the core multishell nanowire, an end face not in contact with the insulating film is exposed to an external atmosphere or covered with a transparent insulating film; Of the two end faces of the two coating films, the end face in contact with the insulating film forms an interface with the transparent insulating film included in the insulating film;
- the light emitting device according to any one of [1] to [7], wherein an end surface not in contact with the insulating film forms an interface with an external atmosphere or a transparent insulating film covering the end surface of the core multishell nanowire.
- the insulating film is divided into two or more regions; an opening is formed in each of the two or more regions of the insulating film; a distance between centers of the openings or the opening.
- the second aspect of the present invention relates to the following method for producing a light emitting device.
- a method for producing a light-emitting device having a group IV semiconductor substrate and one or more core multishell nanowires made of a group III-V compound semiconductor comprising: a group IV semiconductor substrate having a (111) plane; Providing a substrate that covers an (111) surface and includes an insulating film having one or more openings; and subjecting the substrate to low-temperature heat treatment to convert the (111) surface into a (111) 1 ⁇ 1 surface Supplying a group III material or a group V material to the substrate under a low temperature condition to convert the (111) plane into a (111) A plane or a (111) B plane; and the group IV Growing a central nanowire made of a group III-V compound semiconductor of a first conductivity type from the (111) plane of a semiconductor substrate through the opening; and III included in the central nanowire on a side surface of the central nanowire Forming a first barrier layer having a band
- a III-V compound by alternately supplying a group V material and a group III material to the (111) 1 ⁇ 1 surface converted to the (111) A surface or the (111) B surface
- the step of setting the (111) plane as a (111) 1 ⁇ 1 plane and the step of converting the (111) plane into the (111) A plane or the (111) B plane are sequentially performed. Alternatively, the production method according to any one of [10] to [12], which is performed simultaneously.
- the insulating film is divided into two or more regions; an opening is formed in each of the two or more regions of the insulating film; The manufacturing method according to any one of [10] to [18], wherein the center-to-center distance or the size of the opening is different for each of the two or more regions.
- a light emitting element that emits light with low power consumption and high luminance can be provided.
- energy saving and reduction of environmental load can be realized by using the light emitting element of the present invention as an image display device or the like.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing a (111) 2 ⁇ 1 plane.
- FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram showing a (111) 1 ⁇ 1 plane.
- 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of a light-emitting element according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a core multishell nanowire of the light-emitting element according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of the light-emitting element of Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the core multishell nanowire of the light-emitting element according to Embodiment 2.
- 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a light-emitting element according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a manufacturing process of the light-emitting element according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 11A is a scanning electron micrograph of a silicon substrate on which core multishell nanowires are periodically arranged.
- FIG. 11B is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the core multishell nanowire.
- FIG. 11C is a scanning electron micrograph showing a cross section of the core multishell nanowire.
- FIG. 12A is a scanning electron micrograph of the element surface after exposing the tip of the core multishell nanowire.
- FIG. 12B is a scanning electron micrograph of the element surface after the Cr / Au multilayer film is formed.
- FIG. 12C is a scanning electron micrograph of the element surface after polishing the tip of the core multishell nanowire. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the structure of the light emitting element produced in the Example.
- the light-emitting device of the present invention has a group IV semiconductor substrate, an insulating film, a core multishell nanowire made of a III-V compound semiconductor, a first electrode, and a second electrode.
- the nanowire is disposed on the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate, 2) the nanowire has a core multishell structure, and 3) the side surface of the nanowire is It is covered with a metal electrode (second electrode).
- the group IV semiconductor substrate is a substrate having a (111) plane made of a group IV semiconductor such as silicon or gallium.
- the group IV semiconductor substrate is doped to a first conductivity type (n-type or p-type).
- Examples of the group IV semiconductor substrate include an n-type silicon (111) substrate and a p-type silicon (111) substrate.
- the insulating film covers the (111) surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate and has one or more openings.
- the insulating film functions as a mask pattern when a central nanorod (described later) is grown from the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the material of the insulating film is not particularly limited as long as it can inhibit the growth of the central nanorod and is an insulator. Examples of the material of the insulating film include silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), silicon nitride (SiN), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), and the like.
- the insulating film may be a single layer or may be composed of two or more layers.
- the thickness of the insulating film is not particularly limited as long as the insulating performance can be exhibited.
- the film thickness of the insulating film is 20 nm, for example.
- the insulating film has one or more openings.
- the opening penetrates to the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate, and the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate is exposed in the opening.
- the opening defines the growth position, thickness, and shape of the central nanorod when manufacturing the light emitting device of the present invention.
- the shape of the opening is not particularly limited and can be arbitrarily determined. Examples of the shape of the opening include a triangle, a quadrangle, a hexagon, and a circle.
- the diameter of the opening may be about 2 to 500 nm. When the number of openings is two or more, the distance between the centers of the openings may be about several tens of nm to several ⁇ m.
- the core multishell nanowire is a structure made of a III-V compound semiconductor and having a diameter of 40 to 520 nm and a length of 100 nm to 100 ⁇ m.
- the core multi-shell nanowire is on the insulating film (and the (111) plane of the IV group semiconductor substrate exposed in the opening), and its long axis is on the surface of the insulating film ((111) plane of the IV group semiconductor substrate). It is arranged to be vertical.
- the end face on the substrate (insulating film) side is referred to as the “lower end face” and the opposite side
- the end face is called “upper end face”.
- the nanowires can be arranged perpendicular to the (111) plane, and the nanowires can be arranged at high density. it can. More than 1 billion core multi-shell nanowires can be arranged per 1 cm 2 of the surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the light-emitting element of the present invention is characterized in that the nanowire has a core multishell structure. That is, the core multishell nanowire includes a central nanowire, a first barrier layer that covers a side surface of the central nanowire (a surface that does not intersect with the long axis direction center line), and a quantum well layer that covers the first barrier layer. And a second barrier layer covering the quantum well layer and a capping layer covering the second barrier layer. All the covering layers (first barrier layer, quantum well layer, second barrier layer, capping layer) cover the side surfaces of the central nanowire, but do not cover the two end surfaces of the central nanowire. All coating layers covering the central nanowire and its side surfaces form end faces at both ends of the core multishell nanowire.
- the film thickness of the entire coating layer is not particularly limited, but may be about 20 to 300 nm.
- the central nanowire and the first barrier layer are made of a III-V group compound semiconductor of the same first conductivity type (n-type or p-type) as the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the second barrier layer and the capping layer are made of a III-V group compound semiconductor of a second conductivity type (p-type or n-type) different from the first conductivity type. Therefore, in the core multishell nanowire, a pn junction (or pin junction) is formed in the radial direction, and a pn junction (pin junction) is formed on the entire side surface of the central nanowire.
- the area (light emitting area) of the pn junction can be significantly increased as compared with the conventional light emitting element (4 to 10 times that of the light emitting element having a planar pn junction), and the luminance is increased. Can be realized.
- the center nanowire and each coating layer will be described in more detail.
- the central nanowire is made of a III-V group compound semiconductor having the same first conductivity type as the group IV semiconductor substrate, and extends upward from the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate through the opening of the insulating film.
- the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the central nanowire may be any of a binary compound semiconductor, a ternary compound semiconductor, a quaternary compound semiconductor, and a semiconductor composed of more elements. Examples of binary compound semiconductors include InAs, InP, GaAs, GaN, InSb, GaSb, and AlSb.
- ternary compound semiconductors include AlGaAs, InGaAs, InGaN, AlGaN, GaNAs, InAsSb, GaAsSb, InGaSb, and AlInSb.
- the quaternary compound semiconductor include InGaAlN, AlInGaP, InGaAsP, GaInAsN, InGaAlSb, InGaAsSb, and AlInGaPSb.
- the diameter of the central nanowire may be about 2 to 500 nm.
- the length of the central nanowire may be about 100 nm to 100 ⁇ m.
- the first barrier layer covers the side surface of the central nanowire.
- the first barrier layer is in contact with the insulating film, but is not in contact with the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the first barrier layer is made of a first-conductivity-type III-V compound semiconductor having a larger band gap than the III-V compound semiconductor constituting the central nanowire.
- the first barrier layer functions as a barrier layer having a quantum well structure. Therefore, the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer must have a larger band gap than the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer. However, if band discontinuity is formed at the interface between the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer and the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer, the resistance of the light emitting element increases. End up.
- the band gap of the III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer is gradually reduced from the central nanowire side toward the quantum well layer side, and the first barrier is formed in the vicinity of the interface with the quantum well layer. It is preferable that the band gap of the III-V compound semiconductor constituting the layer and the band gap of the III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer are equal. Thus, the resistance of the light emitting element can be reduced.
- the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer is particularly limited as long as the band gap is larger than the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the central nanowire and the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer. Any of a binary compound semiconductor, a ternary compound semiconductor, a quaternary compound semiconductor, and a semiconductor composed of more elements may be used. As described above, when the band gap of the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer is gradually reduced from the central nanowire side toward the quantum well layer side, the III barrier layer constituting the first barrier layer is formed.
- the -V group compound semiconductor is preferably either a ternary compound semiconductor or a quaternary compound semiconductor.
- the III-V group constituting the first barrier layer by gradually changing the composition of the group III element or group V element in the ternary compound semiconductor or quaternary compound semiconductor from the central nanowire side to the quantum well layer side This is because the band gap of the compound semiconductor can be gradually reduced from the central nanowire side toward the quantum well layer side.
- the first barrier layer is made of AlGaAs
- the proportion of Al (group III element) is gradually increased by gradually increasing the proportion of Ga (group III element) from the central nanowire side to the quantum well layer side.
- the band gap of AlGaAs can be gradually reduced from the central nanowire side to the quantum well layer side.
- the proportion of P (Group V element) is gradually increased by gradually increasing the proportion of As (Group V element) from the central nanowire side to the quantum well layer side.
- the InAsP band gap can be gradually reduced from the central nanowire side toward the quantum well layer side.
- the thickness of the first barrier layer is not particularly limited as long as it is thicker than the thickness of the depletion layer formed at the pn junction interface, and may be, for example, 5 nm or more.
- the quantum well layer covers the first barrier layer.
- the quantum well layer is in contact with the insulating film, but not in contact with the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the quantum well layer is made of a group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer and a group III-V compound semiconductor having a smaller band gap than the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the second barrier layer.
- the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer may be doped with the first conductivity type or the second conductivity type, or may be an intrinsic semiconductor.
- the quantum well layer functions as a quantum well layer having a quantum well structure.
- the film thickness of the quantum well layer may be about 1 to 50 nm.
- the second barrier layer covers the quantum well layer.
- the second barrier layer is in contact with the insulating film, but is not in contact with the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the second barrier layer is a group III-V compound semiconductor having the same composition as the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer.
- the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer is doped to the second conductivity type. Similar to the first barrier layer, the second barrier layer functions as a barrier layer having a quantum well structure.
- the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the second barrier layer has a band gap larger than that of the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer, similarly to the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the first barrier layer. Is big.
- the band gap of the III-V group compound semiconductor constituting the second barrier layer is gradually reduced from the capping layer side to the quantum well layer side, and the second barrier is formed in the vicinity of the interface with the quantum well layer. It is preferable that the band gap of the III-V compound semiconductor constituting the layer and the band gap of the III-V compound semiconductor constituting the quantum well layer are equal. Thus, the resistance of the light emitting element can be reduced.
- the composition of the group III element or group V element in the ternary compound semiconductor or the quaternary compound semiconductor is gradually changed from the capping layer side to the quantum well layer side, whereby the second The band gap of the III-V compound semiconductor constituting the barrier layer can be gradually reduced from the capping layer side to the quantum well layer side.
- the film thickness of the second barrier layer may be about 5 to 100 nm, for example.
- the capping layer covers the second barrier layer.
- the capping layer is in contact with the insulating film, but is not in contact with the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the capping layer includes a layer made of a III-V group compound semiconductor of the same second conductivity type as the second barrier layer, and facilitates the formation of an ohmic connection with the second electrode.
- the capping layer is a layer made of a III-V group compound semiconductor of the second conductivity type or a layer made of a group III-V compound semiconductor of the second conductivity type and the second conductivity type and having a high impurity concentration. It is a laminate with a layer made of a III-V compound semiconductor.
- the thickness of the capping layer may be about 5 to 10 nm.
- the first electrode is connected to the group IV semiconductor substrate so as not to contact the core multishell nanowire.
- the first electrode is disposed on the back surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the material of the first electrode is not particularly limited as long as it is a metal that can be ohmic-connected to the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the first electrode when the substrate is made of an n-type IV group semiconductor, the first electrode may be a Ti / Au multilayer film, a Ti / Al multilayer film, or the like.
- the first electrode may be a Cr / Au multilayer film, an AuZn alloy film, or the like.
- the film thickness of the first electrode is not particularly limited and may be about 1 to 1000 nm.
- the second electrode covers the side surface of the core multishell nanowire and is connected to the capping layer of the core multishell nanowire. Since the second electrode covers the side surface of the core multishell nanowire, current can be efficiently injected into the pn junction formed on the side surface of the central nanowire. Thereby, low power consumption is realized. Further, since the second electrode reflects light on the side surface of the core multishell nanowire, the light generated in the core multishell nanowire can be confined in the core multishell nanowire. The light confined in the core multishell nanowire is efficiently emitted to the outside from the upper end face of the core multishell nanowire. Thereby, high luminance is realized.
- the ratio of the area covered by the second electrode to the total area of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire is preferably in the range of 10 to 100% from the viewpoint of achieving both low power consumption and high brightness, and 20 to 100 % Is more preferable, and a range of 50 to 100% is particularly preferable.
- a region of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire that is not covered with the second electrode is preferably covered with a dielectric film.
- the dielectric film include a SiO 2 film and an Al 2 O 3 film.
- the material of the second electrode is not particularly limited as long as it is a metal that can be ohmic-connected to the capping layer.
- the second electrode when the capping layer is made of an n-type III-V group compound semiconductor, the second electrode may be a Ti / Au multilayer film, a Ti / Al multilayer film, or the like.
- the capping layer is made of a p-type III-V compound semiconductor, the second electrode may be a Cr / Au multilayer film, an AuZn alloy film, or the like.
- the thickness of the second electrode is not particularly limited, and may be about 1 to 1000 nm.
- the gap between the core multishell nanowires covered with the second electrode is preferably filled with an insulator, a semi-insulating semiconductor, or a metal.
- an insulator By filling the space between the core multishell nanowires with these materials, the strength of the entire light emitting element can be improved.
- the core multishell nanowires by filling the gaps between the core multishell nanowires with an insulator or a semi-insulating semiconductor, the core multishell nanowires can be electrically separated reliably and the reliability of the light emitting element can be improved.
- the insulator include an insulating resin such as a BCB resin. These materials are not particularly limited as long as they are solid, but transparent materials are preferable from the viewpoint of efficiently extracting light generated in the core multishell nanowire.
- the gap between the core multishell nanowires covered with the second electrode is made of a semi-insulating semiconductor or metal having a higher thermal conductivity than the insulating resin. It is preferable that it is filled.
- the thermal conductivity of BCB resin which is an insulating resin
- the thermal conductivity of Si which is a semi-insulating semiconductor
- the thermal conductivity of GaAs is 55 W / m ⁇ K.
- the types of semi-insulating semiconductor and metal are not particularly limited, but those having high thermal conductivity are preferable.
- Examples of semi-insulating semiconductors having high thermal conductivity include the aforementioned III-V group compound semiconductors in addition to Si and Ge.
- Examples of metals with high thermal conductivity include silver, copper, gold and the like.
- the nanowire is disposed on the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate, 2) the nanowire has a core multishell structure, and 3) the side surface of the nanowire is a metal electrode (second electrode). Electrode).
- the nanowire is disposed on the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate, the nanowire is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. Therefore, in the light-emitting element of the present invention, nanowires serving as light-emitting units can be arranged at a high density (1 billion lines / cm 2 or more), and the luminance of the entire light-emitting element can be improved.
- the nanowire has a core multi-shell structure, the area of the pn junction is large. Therefore, in the light emitting device of the present invention, the light emitting area per unit area of the substrate can be increased, and the luminance of the entire light emitting device can be improved.
- the light emitting device of the present invention since the side surface of the nanowire is covered with the metal electrode (second electrode), current can be efficiently injected over the entire surface of the pn junction. Therefore, in the light emitting element of the present invention, low power consumption can be realized. Moreover, since the side surface of nanowire is coat
- the light emitting device of the present invention can achieve both high luminance and low power consumption, which could not be realized by conventional semiconductor light emitting devices.
- the light-emitting element of the present invention can also operate as a laser oscillator (see Examples).
- a laser oscillator In order to operate the light emitting device of the present invention as a laser oscillator, it is necessary to repeatedly reflect light in the long axis direction of the nanowire in the quantum well layer.
- the interface between the lower end face of the quantum well layer and the insulating film covering the substrate is preferably a “III-V compound semiconductor / total reflection insulating film”. That is, it is preferable that the outermost layer of the insulating film in contact with the lower end face of the quantum well layer is a total reflection insulating film.
- the interface including the upper end face of the quantum well layer is preferably “III-V compound semiconductor / air” or “III-V compound semiconductor / partial reflection insulating film”.
- the upper end face of the core multishell nanowire is directly exposed to the external atmosphere or covered with a partially reflective insulating film.
- a partially reflective insulating film By doing so, light can be reciprocated between the upper end face and the lower end face in the quantum well layer, and the amplified light can be extracted from the upper end face of the core multishell nanowire.
- the material of the total reflection insulating film and the partial reflection insulating film is made of an insulator having optical transparency (transparent or translucent) and having a refractive index smaller than that of the group III-V compound semiconductor constituting the second barrier layer. preferable.
- Examples of the material of the total reflection insulating film and the partial reflection insulating film include SiO 2 , SiN, Al 2 O 3 and the like.
- the light emitting device of the present invention can be operated as a laser oscillator.
- the light emitting device of the present invention can not only achieve both high luminance and low power consumption, but can also operate as a laser oscillator.
- the light emitting device of the present invention can be manufactured by any method as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
- the light emitting device of the present invention can be manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention described below.
- the manufacturing method of the light emitting device of the present invention includes 1) a first step of preparing a substrate, 2) a second step of forming a core multishell nanowire, and 3) a first step. A third step of forming an electrode and a second electrode;
- a substrate including an IV group semiconductor substrate having a (111) plane and an insulating film covering the (111) plane is prepared.
- the type of group IV semiconductor substrate is not particularly limited as long as it has a (111) plane, and is, for example, an n-type silicon (111) substrate or a p-type silicon (111) substrate.
- the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate is covered with an insulating film having an opening.
- the material of the insulating film covering the (111) plane is not particularly limited as long as it can inhibit the growth of the central nanorod and is an insulator. Examples of the material of the insulating film include SiO 2 , SiN, Al 2 O 3 and the like.
- the thickness of the insulating film covering the (111) plane is not particularly limited, but may be about 20 nm, for example.
- the silicon oxide film can be formed, for example, by thermally oxidizing a silicon substrate. Of course, the insulating film may be formed by an ordinary thin film forming method such as sputtering.
- One or more openings are formed in the insulating film covering the (111) surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the opening can be formed by using a fine pattern processing technique such as electron beam lithography, photolithography, or nanoimprint lithography.
- the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate is exposed to the outside through the opening.
- the shape of the opening is not particularly limited and can be arbitrarily determined. Examples of the shape of the opening include a triangle, a quadrangle, a hexagon, and a circle.
- the diameter of the opening may be about 2 to 500 nm. If the diameter of the opening is too large, a large number of dislocations or defects may be formed at the bonding interface between the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate and the central nanowire. When the number of openings is two or more, the distance between the centers of the openings may be about several tens of nm to several ⁇ m.
- a natural oxide film is formed on the surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the natural oxide film is preferably removed because it inhibits the growth of the central nanowire. Therefore, it is preferable to remove the natural oxide film formed on the surface of the IV semiconductor substrate by providing an opening in the insulating film covering the (111) surface of the IV semiconductor substrate and then performing high-temperature heat treatment.
- the high-temperature heat treatment may be performed at about 900 ° C. in an inert gas atmosphere such as hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas, or argon gas.
- the (111) plane after the high temperature heat treatment has a 1 ⁇ 1 structure.
- an irregular atomic arrangement is formed on the substrate surface as shown in the classification (compound semiconductor growth temperature range) shown in FIG.
- the substrate surface is restored to the 1 ⁇ 1 structure again. Therefore, in the manufacturing method of the present invention, the substrate temperature is once lowered to a low temperature (about 400 ° C.) after the high temperature heat treatment.
- low temperature refers to a temperature lower than the temperature required for growing compound semiconductor nanowires.
- the (111) 2 ⁇ 1 plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate can be converted to a (111) 1 ⁇ 1 plane.
- the “(111) 2 ⁇ 1 plane” refers to a plane in which the minimum unit constituting the atomic arrangement is 2 atomic intervals ⁇ 1 atomic interval, as shown in FIG. 2A.
- “(111) 1 ⁇ 1 plane” means a plane in which the minimum unit constituting the atomic arrangement is 1 atomic interval ⁇ 1 atomic interval, as shown in FIG. 2B.
- the (111) 1 ⁇ 1 plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate is converted into a (111) A plane or a (111) B plane by a group III element or a group V element.
- the “(111) A plane” refers to a plane on which a group III element is arranged.
- the “(111) B surface” refers to a surface on which a group V element is arranged.
- the III-V group compound semiconductor can be easily grown from that plane.
- the (111) A plane or (111) B plane of the III-V group compound semiconductor has a (111) 2 ⁇ 2 plane, that is, a structure in which the minimum unit is a period of 2 atomic intervals ⁇ 2 atomic intervals. Therefore, when a group III element or a group V element is arranged on the surface of a group IV semiconductor substrate with a minimum unit smaller than 2 atom intervals ⁇ 2 atom intervals, a group III-V compound semiconductor is likely to grow on the surface. .
- the stable structure of the (111) plane that is likely to occur by heat-treating the silicon substrate is reported to be the (111) 7 ⁇ 7 plane (Surf. Sci. Vol.164, (1985), p.367). -392).
- the minimum unit is an array period of 7 atomic intervals ⁇ 7 atomic intervals. This minimum unit is larger than the minimum unit of the arrangement period in the crystal structure of the III-V compound semiconductor. Therefore, the III-V compound semiconductor is difficult to grow on the surface.
- the low-temperature heat treatment for changing the (111) 2 ⁇ 1 surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate to the (111) 1 ⁇ 1 surface may be performed at a temperature of about 350 to 450 ° C. (for example, about 400 ° C.).
- the low-temperature heat treatment is preferably performed in an atmosphere of an inert gas such as hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas, argon gas, or helium gas.
- the (111) 2 ⁇ 1 surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate is converted into a (111) 1 ⁇ 1 surface by low-temperature heat treatment, and a group III material or a group V material is supplied to the surface of the IV semiconductor substrate. Or it converts into (111) B surface.
- the group III raw material is preferably a gas containing boron, aluminum, gallium, indium or titanium (which may be an organometallic compound).
- the group III raw material is, for example, an organic alkyl metal compound such as trimethylgallium or trimethylindium.
- the group V raw material is preferably a gas containing nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony or bismuth (which may be an organometallic compound).
- the group V raw material is, for example, arsenic hydride (arsine; AsH 3 ).
- the supply of the group III material or the group V material is preferably performed at 400 to 500 ° C.
- the step of converting the surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate into the (111) A plane or the (111) B plane may be performed after the step of converting the surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate into the (111) 1 ⁇ 1 plane.
- the group IV semiconductor substrate is heat-treated at a high temperature (for example, 900 ° C.) to remove the natural oxide film, oxygen atoms are removed from the (111) plane.
- a high temperature for example, 900 ° C.
- oxygen atoms are removed from the (111) plane.
- the (111) 1 ⁇ 1 plane is formed in a state where oxygen atoms are removed, a portion where bonds between group IV elements are broken is formed.
- the (111) plane after the high temperature heat treatment has a 1 ⁇ 1 structure, and when the temperature is lowered as it is, atomic arrays with various irregular periods are formed on the surface. Further, by lowering the temperature to about 400 ° C., the (111) plane is restored to a 1 ⁇ 1 structure.
- the recovered 1 ⁇ 1 structure is thermodynamically unstable, and when a group III element or group V element is supplied to this state, the group III element or group V element is converted to an outermost group IV atom (for example, a silicon atom).
- the surface is adsorbed so as to replace (), and the (111) A surface or (111) B surface is formed. Therefore, the (111) A surface or the (111) B surface can be formed relatively easily.
- core multishell nanowires are formed on an insulating film. More specifically, a central nanowire is grown from the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate exposed through the opening, and then a plurality of coating layers are formed on the side surfaces of the central nanowire. At this time, it is preferable to form a III-V compound semiconductor thin film on the (111) plane of the IV group semiconductor substrate by the alternating source supply modulation method before growing the central nanowire.
- a source gas containing a group III element and a source gas containing a group V element are alternately provided on a group IV semiconductor substrate (hereinafter referred to as an “alternate source supply modulation method”) and exposed through the opening of the insulating film (111)
- a thin film of a III-V compound semiconductor is formed on the A plane or the (111) B plane.
- the thin film formation by this alternate material supply modulation method is preferably performed at a temperature lower than the temperature necessary for growing the central nanowire.
- thin film formation by the alternating material supply modulation method may be performed at about 400 ° C. or while the temperature is increased from 400 ° C.
- the (111) A plane is formed on the group IV semiconductor substrate, first, a source gas containing a group III element is supplied, and then a source gas containing a group V element is supplied. Further, a source gas containing a group III element and a source gas containing a group V element are alternately and repeatedly supplied.
- the (111) B surface is formed on the group IV semiconductor substrate, first, a source gas containing a group V element is supplied, and then a source gas containing a group III element is supplied. Further, a source gas containing a group V element and a source gas containing a group III element are alternately and repeatedly supplied.
- the supply time of the source gas containing the group V element and the supply time of the source gas containing the group III element may be about several seconds each. Further, it is preferable to provide an interval of several seconds between the supply of the source gas containing the group V element and the supply of the source gas containing the group III element.
- the source gas containing the group V element and the source gas containing the group III element may be alternately supplied until the thin film of the group III-V compound semiconductor has a desired thickness. By repeatedly supplying the gas several times, a thin film of a III-V compound semiconductor is formed.
- the substrate temperature is raised to grow the semiconductor nanowires.
- the group III elements and group IV elements adsorbed on the substrate are separated by heat. To prevent that.
- a central nanowire made of the III-V compound semiconductor is grown from the surface of the group IV semiconductor substrate through the opening of the insulating film.
- the growth of the central nanowire is performed by, for example, a metal organic chemical vapor phase epitaxy method (hereinafter also referred to as “MOVPE method”) or a molecular beam epitaxy method (hereinafter also referred to as “MBE method”).
- MOVPE method metal organic chemical vapor phase epitaxy method
- MBE method molecular beam epitaxy method
- the growth of the central nanowire is performed by the MOVPE method.
- the growth of the central nanowire is inhibited by the insulating film.
- Formation of semiconductor nanowires by the MOVPE method can be performed using a normal MOVPE apparatus. That is, a source gas containing a group III element and a source gas containing a group V element may be provided at a predetermined temperature and under reduced pressure.
- a source gas containing a group III element and a source gas containing a group V element may be provided at a predetermined temperature and under reduced pressure.
- a gas containing trimethylindium and arsenic hydride may be provided at about 540 ° C.
- a gas containing trimethylgallium and arsenic hydride may be provided at about 750 ° C.
- the central nanowire made of a III-V compound semiconductor can be formed on the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate so that the major axis is perpendicular to the (111) plane.
- the junction interface between the central nanowire thus formed and the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate is basically dislocation-free and defect-free.
- the central nanowire is doped to a first conductivity type (n-type or p-type).
- the central nanowire can be doped with an n-type dopant or a p-type dopant by supplying a doping gas or a doping organic metal while the central nanowire is formed by the MOVPE method.
- an n-type central nanowire can be formed by simultaneously supplying a gas containing a group IV atom or an organic metal material and a central nanowire material by the MOVPE method.
- a p-type central nanowire can be formed by simultaneously supplying a gas or organometallic material containing a group VI atom and a material of the central nanowire.
- the doping gas and the kind of the doping organic metal are not particularly limited as long as they contain C, Si, Ge, Sn, O, S, Se, or Te when doping to n-type; There is no particular limitation as long as it contains C, Zn, or Te.
- an n-type central nanowire can be formed by implanting ions of group IV atoms into the central nanowire by an ion implantation method.
- a p-type central nanowire can be formed by implanting ions consisting of group VI atoms into the central nanowire.
- the carrier concentration is not particularly limited, and may be about 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 5 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 .
- a coating layer is formed on the side surface of the central nanowire. More specifically, a first barrier layer is formed on the side surface of the central nanowire, and then a quantum well layer, a second barrier layer, and a capping layer are stacked in this order on the first barrier layer.
- the coating layer is formed by, for example, a metal organic chemical vapor phase epitaxy method (hereinafter also referred to as “MOVPE method”), a molecular beam epitaxy method (hereinafter also referred to as “MBE method”), or the like. From the viewpoint of reducing work steps, the method for forming the coating layer is preferably the same as the method for producing the central nanowire.
- MOVPE method metal organic chemical vapor phase epitaxy method
- MBE method molecular beam epitaxy method
- the substrate temperature may be lowered by about 50 to 200 ° C. from the temperature at which the central nanowire is grown. Thereby, the growth rate on the side surface of the nanorod becomes larger than the growth rate in the length direction of the nanorod, and lateral growth in which a coating layer is formed on the side surface of the central nanowire can be realized.
- the growth in the vertical direction does not have to be completely inhibited, and when the coating layer is formed so as to cover the upper end surface of the central nanowire, the end surfaces of the central nanowire and each coating layer are not removed by mechanical polishing or the like. Expose it.
- the type of source gas supplied in the process of forming the coating layer may be switched.
- the type of source gas supplied in the process of forming the coating layer may be switched.
- trimethylaluminum gas, trimethylgallium gas, and arsenic hydride gas are supplied at 750 ° C.
- AlGaAs is grown by supplying trimethylgallium gas and arsenic hydride gas at 700 ° C .; then, trimethylaluminum gas, trimethylgallium gas and arsenic hydride gas are supplied and AlGaAs is grown at 750 ° C. Then, trimethylgallium gas and arsenic hydride gas may be supplied to grow GaAs at 750 ° C. Further, in the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer, in order to gradually change the composition of the group III element or the group V element in the ternary compound semiconductor or the quaternary compound semiconductor, the group III element or the group V element What is necessary is just to change the composition of source gas with time.
- the first barrier layer, the second barrier layer, and the capping layer are doped to a first conductivity type (n-type or p-type) or a second conductivity type (p-type or n-type).
- the quantum well layer may or may not be doped to a first conductivity type (n-type or p-type) or a second conductivity type (p-type or n-type).
- An n-type coating layer can be formed by simultaneously supplying a gas or organometallic material containing a group IV atom and a coating layer material by the MOVPE method.
- a p-type coating layer can be formed by simultaneously supplying a gas or an organometallic material containing a group VI atom and the coating layer material.
- the doping gas and the kind of the doping organic metal are not particularly limited as long as they contain C, Si, Ge, Sn, O, S, Se, or Te when doping to n-type; There is no particular limitation as long as it contains C, Zn, or Te.
- the carrier concentration is not particularly limited, and may be about 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 5 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the first electrode may be formed on the group IV semiconductor substrate so as not to contact the core multishell nanowire.
- the method for forming the first electrode on the group IV semiconductor substrate is not particularly limited. For example, using a photolithography method, mask the regions other than the electrode formation planned site with a resist film, deposit metal such as gold, platinum, titanium, chromium, aluminum, palladium, molybdenum, and remove the resist film (lift-off) do it. Alternatively, after depositing chromium, titanium, or the like, gold may be further deposited to form an electrode having a two-layer structure.
- the second electrode may be formed on the side surface (capping layer) of the core multishell nanowire so as not to contact the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- the method for forming the second electrode on the side surface of the core multishell nanowire is not particularly limited.
- a core multishell nanowire when embedding a core multishell nanowire in an insulator or semi-insulating semiconductor, 1) the surface of the core multishell nanowire is covered with a dielectric film having a predetermined thickness, and 2) the dielectric film is covered. Embedded core multi-shell nanowires in an insulator or semi-insulating semiconductor, 3) the tip of core multi-shell nanowires covered with a dielectric film by removing a part of the insulator or semi-insulating semiconductor 4) The dielectric film covering the core multishell nanowire is removed to form a void between the core multishell nanowire and the insulator or semi-insulating semiconductor, and 5) the void formed in 4).
- a second electrode may be formed by depositing a metal (see Embodiments 1 and 3).
- the core of the core multishell nanowire is covered with a metal capable of forming an ohmic electrode, and 2) a core covered with a metal capable of forming an ohmic electrode.
- the multishell nanowire may be embedded in the same or different metal from the metal that can form the ohmic electrode.
- a metal that can form an ohmic electrode that covers the side surface of the core multishell nanowire functions as the second electrode.
- the strength of the entire light-emitting element can be improved by filling the gaps between the core multishell nanowires with an insulator, a semi-insulating semiconductor, or a metal.
- an insulator e.g., a silicon-oxide-semiconductor
- a semi-insulating semiconductor or metal e.g., silicon-semiconductor
- the method for embedding the core multishell nanowire in an insulator, semi-insulating semiconductor, or metal is not particularly limited.
- the surface of the core multishell nanowire may be coated with a dielectric film, and then the resin composition may be applied on the group IV semiconductor substrate.
- a layer made of a semi-insulating semiconductor is cored on the side of the core multi-shell nanowire in the same manner as the method of forming a coating layer on the side of the central nano-wire. What is necessary is just to make it grow in the radial direction of a multishell nanowire.
- the substrate temperature may be lowered by about 50 to 200 ° C. from the temperature at which the central nanowire is grown.
- the substrate temperature may be lowered by about 50 to 200 ° C. from the temperature at which the central nanowire is grown.
- the substrate temperature may be lowered by about 50 to 200 ° C. from the temperature at which the central nanowire is grown.
- the core multishell nanowire in Si or Ge after coating the surface of the core multishell nanowire with a dielectric film, for example, supplying silane gas or germanium hydride gas at 300 to 500 ° C.
- Ge may be grown in the radial direction.
- the III-V compound semiconductor when embedding the core multishell nanowire in the III-V compound semiconductor, the III-V compound semiconductor can be grown in the radial direction under the same conditions as when the coating layer is formed on the side surface of the central nanowire. That's fine.
- the metal when embedding the core multishell nanowire in a metal, the metal may be deposited in the gap between the core multishell
- the second electrode covers the core multishell nanowire by adjusting the degree (area) of removing the dielectric film.
- the area can be adjusted. For example, when the dielectric film that covers the upper 80% of the core multishell nanowire is removed from the dielectric film that covers the core multishell nanowire, the second electrode is formed on the upper 80% of the core multishell nanowire. The part will be covered. In this case, the lower 20% portion of the core multishell nanowire remains covered with the dielectric film.
- the upper end surface of the core multishell nanowire (particularly, the upper end surface of the quantum well layer) is not covered with a metal film (light shielding material), and the second electrode is made of the core multishell nanowire. It is necessary to be connected only to the side surface (fourth coating film). Therefore, when the upper end surface of the core multishell nanowire is covered with the metal film when forming the second electrode, it is preferable to expose the end surface of the core multishell nanowire by mechanical polishing or the like.
- the light emitting element of the present invention can be manufactured by the above procedure.
- the core multishell nanowires can be oriented in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, and therefore the core multishell nanowires are arranged at a high density (1 billion wires / cm 2 or more). be able to. Moreover, since the manufacturing method of the light emitting element of the present invention forms the central nanowire without using a metal catalyst, the core multishell nanowire can be formed with a high-quality crystal structure without being affected by metal contamination.
- the method for manufacturing a light emitting device of the present invention includes 1) a first step of preparing a substrate, 2) a second step of forming a core multishell nanowire, and 3) a first electrode and a second.
- a third step of forming a second electrode when the distance between the centers of the openings of the insulating film and / or the size of the openings is changed in the first step, the composition of the central nanowire and each coating layer and the film of each coating layer are changed in the second step. The thickness changes (the reason will be described later).
- the composition (band gap) and film thickness of the first barrier layer, quantum well layer, and second barrier layer change, the emission wavelength of the light emitting element changes. Accordingly, by dividing the insulating film into two or more regions in one substrate and changing the distance between the centers of the openings and / or the size of the openings for each region, the emission wavelength of the light emitting element can be changed for each region. Can do.
- a substrate including a group IV semiconductor substrate having a (111) plane and an insulating film covering the (111) plane is prepared.
- the insulating film is divided into two or more regions.
- Change the size (diameter) of the opening in order to change the composition of the core multi-shell nanowire (central nanowire and each coating layer) and the thickness of each coating layer for each region of the insulating film, Change the size (diameter) of the opening.
- a core multishell nanowire is formed on the insulating film. More specifically, the central nanowire is grown from the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate exposed through the opening, and then each coating layer is formed on the side surface of the central nanowire.
- the central nanowire and each coating layer are formed by, for example, the MOVPE method or the MBE method. Preferably, the central nanowire and each coating layer are formed by the MOVPE method.
- the formation of semiconductor nanowires by the MOVPE method may be performed by providing a source gas containing a group III element and a source gas containing a group V element under a predetermined temperature and reduced pressure. For example, when an InGaAs layer is formed, a gas containing trimethylindium, trimethylgallium, and arsenic hydride may be provided.
- gases containing trimethylindium, trimethylgallium and arsenic hydride When gases containing trimethylindium, trimethylgallium and arsenic hydride are supplied, these gases undergo a thermal decomposition reaction in the vicinity of the substrate surface, and the decomposed elements (In, Ga and As) are formed in the insulating film at the opening of the insulating film. Move around the surface and gather. Crystal growth does not occur in the region covered with the insulating film, and crystal growth occurs in a portion where the semiconductor crystal is exposed in the opening. Since the substrate is heated on the surface of the insulating film, the elements and the source gas adhering to the surface are dispersed from the substrate surface into the gas phase after a certain time.
- the surface movement distance of In on the surface of the insulating film is longer than the surface movement distance of Ga, among elements attached at positions away from the opening, In reaches the opening more than Ga.
- the In ratio is large and the InGaAs layer is thin.
- the distance between the centers of the openings is small, the surface movement distance of In and the surface movement distance of Ga are longer than the distance between the centers of the openings, the Ga ratio is large, and the InGaAs layer is thick. This principle also holds true when growing other group III-V compound semiconductors.
- the composition of the central nanowire and each coating layer and the respective coatings for each region in the second step can be changed.
- the first electrode and the second electrode are formed.
- the insulating film on the substrate is divided into two or more regions, the distance between the centers of the openings formed in the insulating film and / or the size varies from region to region, and the composition of the core multishell nanowires also varies. Different light-emitting elements (including laser oscillators) can be manufactured for each region.
- a plurality of laser oscillators having different emission wavelengths can be simultaneously manufactured on the same substrate.
- Embodiment 1 In Embodiment Mode 1, an example of a light-emitting element of the present invention having an n-type silicon (111) substrate is shown.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the light-emitting element of the first embodiment.
- 4 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view parallel to the substrate surface) of the core multishell nanowire of the light-emitting element according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the light-emitting element of the first embodiment.
- 4 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view parallel to the substrate surface) of the core multishell nanowire of the light-emitting element according to Embodiment 1.
- the light-emitting element 100 of Embodiment 1 includes an n-type silicon substrate 110, an insulating film 120, a core multishell nanowire 130, an insulating resin 140, a first electrode 150, a second electrode 160, A dielectric film 170 is provided. As shown in FIGS.
- the core multishell nanowire 130 includes a central nanowire 131 made of an n-type III-V compound semiconductor, a first barrier layer 132 made of an n-type III-V compound semiconductor, i It includes a quantum well layer 133 made of a type III-V group compound semiconductor, a second barrier layer 134 made of a p-type group III-V compound semiconductor, and a capping layer 135 made of a p-type group III-V compound semiconductor.
- the light emitting device 100 emits light from the lower end side of the core multishell nanowire 130 toward the upper end side (in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. 3).
- the n-type silicon substrate 110 is an n-type doped silicon (111) substrate.
- the insulating film 120 is an insulating film that covers the surface ((111) surface) on which the core multishell nanowire 130 is disposed of the n-type silicon substrate 110.
- the insulating film 120 is a SiO 2 film having a thickness of 20 nm, for example. Since the n-type silicon substrate 110 and the central nanowire 131 are in direct contact, the insulating film 120 does not exist at the interface.
- the core multishell nanowire 130 is a core multishell nanowire made of a III-V compound semiconductor.
- the central nanowire 131 is made of an n-type III-V group compound semiconductor (for example, n-type GaAs), and its major axis is substantially perpendicular to the (111) plane on the (111) plane of the n-type silicon substrate 110. It is arranged to be.
- the first barrier layer 132 is made of an n-type group III-V compound semiconductor (for example, n-type AlGaAs) and covers the side surface of the central nanowire 131.
- the quantum well layer 133 is made of an i-type III-V group compound semiconductor (for example, i-type GaAs) and covers the first barrier layer 132.
- the second barrier layer 134 is made of a p-type III-V compound semiconductor (for example, p-type AlGaAs) and covers the quantum well layer 133.
- the capping layer 135 is made of a p-type group III-V compound semiconductor (for example, p-type GaAs) and covers the second barrier layer 134.
- the first barrier layer 132, the quantum well layer 133, the second barrier layer 134, and the capping layer 135 cover only the side surface of the central nanowire 131, and do not cover the end surface of the central nanowire 131. Therefore, the upper end faces of the central nanowire 131, the first barrier layer 132, the quantum well layer 133, the second barrier layer 134, and the capping layer 135 are all exposed to the ambient atmosphere.
- the insulating resin 140 is disposed on the n-type silicon substrate 110 (insulating film 120) so as to fill the gaps between the core multishell nanowires 130, and electrically separates the core multishell nanowires 130.
- the insulating resin 140 is not in direct contact with the core multishell nanowire 130, and the second electrode 160 or the dielectric film 170 is disposed between the insulating resin 140 and the core multishell nanowire 130.
- the material of the insulating resin 140 is not particularly limited as long as it is an insulating resin, but a transparent insulating resin is preferable. This is to efficiently extract light generated in the core multishell nanowire 130.
- the first electrode 150 is disposed on the n-type silicon substrate 110 and is connected to the n-type silicon substrate 110.
- the first electrode 150 is preferably ohmically connected to the n-type silicon substrate 110.
- the first electrode 150 is, for example, a Ti / Au multilayer film or a Ti / Al multilayer film.
- the second electrode 160 is disposed between the insulating resin 140 and the core multishell nanowire 130 and on the insulating resin 140.
- the second electrode 160 covers a part (upper part) of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire 130 and is connected to the side surface (capping layer 135) of the core multishell nanowire 130.
- the second electrode 160 is preferably ohmically connected to the side surface (capping layer 135) of the core multishell nanowire 130.
- the second electrode 160 is, for example, a Cr / Au multilayer film or an AuZn alloy film.
- the dielectric film 170 includes a part of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire 130 (a lower part not covered with the second electrode) and a part of the insulating film 120 (a part where the core multishell nanowire 130 is not disposed). ).
- the dielectric film 170 is, for example, a laminated film of a 15 nm thick Al 2 O 3 film and a 50 nm thick SiO 2 film, or a 50 nm thick SiO 2 film.
- the light emitting device 100 of the first embodiment light is generated at the pn junction formed on the entire side surface of the central nanowire 131. Since the generated light is reflected by the second electrode 160, it is emitted to the outside from the upper end face instead of the side face of the core multishell nanowire 130 (white arrow in FIG. 3).
- the light-emitting element 100 of Embodiment 1 can also operate as a laser oscillator.
- the quantum well layer 133 is formed so that the upper end face (A in FIG. 3) and the lower end face (B in FIG. 3) of the quantum well layer 133 can function as a resonator mirror. It is preferable to select a material for the group V compound semiconductor and the insulating film 120. By doing so, light is repeatedly reflected between the upper end face (A in FIG. 3) and the lower end face (B in FIG. 3) of the quantum well layer 133 to amplify the light. Can do.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a process of forming the core multishell nanowire 130.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the substrate after the core multishell nanowire 130 is formed.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a process of forming the first electrode 150 and the second electrode 160. In FIG. 7, the coating layers 132 to 135 of the core multishell nanowire 130 are omitted.
- an n-type silicon substrate 110 is prepared. On this n-type silicon substrate 110, an insulating film 120 made of SiO 2 and having a thickness of 20 nm is formed by a thermal oxidation method. Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, an opening is formed in the insulating film 120 on the n-type silicon substrate 110 by using a photolithography method or the like. Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, the central nanowire 131 is grown from the (111) plane of the n-type silicon substrate 110 exposed through the opening by MOVPE.
- the central nanowire 131 is grown, it is preferable to form a III-V group compound semiconductor thin film on the (111) plane of the n-type silicon substrate 110 by the alternating source supply modulation method.
- the first barrier layer 132, the quantum well layer 133, the second barrier layer 134, and the capping layer 135 are formed on the side surface of the central nanowire 131.
- the core multishell nanowire 130 can be formed on the n-type silicon substrate 110 as shown in FIG.
- the periphery of the core multishell nanowire 130 is covered with a dielectric film 170.
- a dielectric film 170 For example, an Al 2 O 3 film having a thickness of 15 nm may be formed by an ALD method, and then an SiO 2 film having a thickness of 50 nm may be formed by a sputtering method.
- the reason why the Al 2 O 3 film is formed by the ALD method is to prevent the core multishell nanowire 130 from being damaged when forming the SiO 2 film. Therefore, if damage to the core multishell nanowire 130 can be prevented, only the SiO 2 film may be formed by plasma CVD or the like without forming the Al 2 O 3 film.
- the dielectric film 170 protects the core multishell nanowire 130 during gas etching (see FIG. 7D), and also forms a gap for forming the second electrode 160 between the core multishell nanowire 130 and the insulating resin 140. (See FIG. 7E).
- the core multishell nanowire 130 covered with the dielectric film 170 is embedded in the insulating resin 140.
- the insulating resin 140 is partially removed by gas etching or the like to expose the tip portion of the core multishell nanowire 130.
- the dielectric film 170 around the core multishell nanowire 130 is selectively removed by wet etching or the like to expose the upper end surface and side surfaces of the core multishell nanowire 130. By adjusting the etching time, the exposed area of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire 130 can be arbitrarily adjusted.
- a second electrode 160 is formed by depositing metal in the gap between the core multishell nanowire 130 and the insulating resin 140. In order to achieve ohmic connection, it is preferable to perform annealing after the second electrode 160 is formed.
- the metal deposited on the top of the core multishell nanowire 130 is mechanically polished together with the core multishell nanowire 130 to expose the upper end face of the core multishell nanowire 130. Accordingly, the second electrode 160 covers only the side surface of the core multishell nanowire 130.
- metal is deposited on the back surface of the n-type silicon substrate 110 to form the first electrode 150.
- the light emitting element 100 of Embodiment 1 can be manufactured by the above procedure.
- nanowires are arranged on the (111) plane of the group IV semiconductor substrate, 2) the nanowires have a core multishell structure, and 3) the side surfaces of the nanowires are metal electrodes ( Since it is covered with the second electrode), it is possible to achieve both high luminance and low power consumption, which could not be realized with conventional semiconductor light emitting devices.
- Embodiment 2 In Embodiment Mode 2, an example of a light-emitting element of the present invention having a p-type silicon (111) substrate is shown.
- FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of the light-emitting element according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view parallel to the substrate surface) of the core multishell nanowire of the light-emitting element according to Embodiment 2.
- the same components as those of the light-emitting element of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description of overlapping portions is omitted.
- the light-emitting element 200 of Embodiment 2 includes a p-type silicon substrate 210, an insulating film 120, a core multishell nanowire 220, an insulating resin 140, a first electrode 230, a second electrode 240, A dielectric film 170 is provided. As shown in FIGS.
- the core multishell nanowire 220 includes a central nanowire 221 made of a p-type III-V compound semiconductor, a first barrier layer 222 made of a p-type III-V compound semiconductor, i A quantum well layer 223 made of a type III-V compound semiconductor, a second barrier layer 224 made of an n-type group III-V compound semiconductor, and a capping layer 225 made of an n-type group III-V compound semiconductor are included.
- the p-type silicon substrate 210 is a p-type doped silicon (111) substrate.
- the core multishell nanowire 220 is a core multishell nanowire made of a III-V compound semiconductor.
- the core multishell nanowire 220 of the light emitting device 200 of the second embodiment is the same as the core multishell nanowire of the light emitting device of the first embodiment except that the conductivity types of the constituent elements are opposite. That is, the central nanowire 221 is made of a p-type III-V group compound semiconductor (for example, p-type GaAs).
- the first barrier layer 222 is made of a p-type III-V group compound semiconductor (for example, p-type AlGaAs).
- the quantum well layer 223 is made of an i-type III-V group compound semiconductor (for example, i-type GaAs).
- the second barrier layer 224 is made of an n-type III-V group compound semiconductor (for example, n-type AlGaAs).
- the capping layer 225 is made of an n-type III-V group compound semiconductor (for example, n-type GaAs).
- the first electrode 230 is disposed on the p-type silicon substrate 210 and is connected to the p-type silicon substrate 210.
- the first electrode 230 is preferably ohmically connected to the p-type silicon substrate 210.
- the first electrode 230 is, for example, a Cr / Au multilayer film or an AuZn alloy film.
- the second electrode 240 is disposed between the insulating resin 140 and the core multishell nanowire 220 and on the insulating resin 140.
- the second electrode 240 covers a part of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire 220 and is connected to the side surface (capping layer 225) of the core multishell nanowire 220.
- the second electrode 240 is preferably ohmically connected to the side surface (capping layer 225) of the core multishell nanowire 220.
- the second electrode 240 is, for example, a Ti / Au multilayer film or a Ti / Al multilayer film.
- the light-emitting element 200 of Embodiment 2 can be manufactured in the same procedure as the light-emitting element 100 of Embodiment 1.
- the light-emitting element of Embodiment 2 can achieve both high luminance and low power consumption in the same manner as the light-emitting element of Embodiment 1.
- Embodiment 3 shows an example of the light-emitting element of the present invention in which the gap between core multishell nanowires is filled with a semi-insulating semiconductor.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the light-emitting element of the third embodiment.
- the same components as those of the light-emitting element of Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description of overlapping portions is omitted.
- the light-emitting element 300 of Embodiment 3 includes an n-type silicon substrate 110, an insulating film 120, a core multishell nanowire 130, a semi-insulating semiconductor 310, a first electrode 150, and a second electrode. 160 and a dielectric film 170. As shown in FIG. 9, the light-emitting element 300 of Embodiment 3 includes an n-type silicon substrate 110, an insulating film 120, a core multishell nanowire 130, a semi-insulating semiconductor 310, a first electrode 150, and a second electrode. 160 and a dielectric film 170. As shown in FIG.
- the core multishell nanowire 130 includes a central nanowire 131 made of an n-type III-V compound semiconductor, a first barrier layer 132 made of an n-type III-V compound semiconductor, an i-type III- A quantum well layer 133 made of a group V compound semiconductor, a second barrier layer 134 made of a p-type III-V group compound semiconductor, and a capping layer 135 made of a p-type group III-V compound semiconductor are included.
- the semi-insulating semiconductor 310 is disposed on the n-type silicon substrate 110 (insulating film 120) so as to fill the gaps between the core multishell nanowires 130, and electrically isolates the core multishell nanowires 130. .
- the semi-insulating semiconductor 310 is not in direct contact with the core multishell nanowire 130, and the second electrode 160 or the dielectric film 170 is disposed between the semi-insulating semiconductor 310 and the core multishell nanowire 130.
- Examples of the semi-insulating semiconductor 310 include undoped Si or Ge, undoped III-V compound semiconductor, and the like.
- the semi-insulating semiconductor 310 is grown in the radial direction as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C. Thereby, the space between the core multishell nanowires 130 is filled with the semi-insulating semiconductor 310.
- the semi-insulating semiconductor 310 is partially removed by gas etching or the like to expose the tip portion of the core multishell nanowire 130.
- the dielectric film 170 around the core multishell nanowire 130 is selectively removed by wet etching or the like to expose the upper end surface and side surfaces of the core multishell nanowire 130. By adjusting the etching time, the exposed area of the side surface of the core multishell nanowire 130 can be arbitrarily adjusted.
- a second electrode 160 is formed by depositing a metal in the gap between the core multishell nanowire 130 and the semi-insulating semiconductor 310. In order to achieve ohmic connection, it is preferable to perform annealing after the second electrode 160 is formed.
- the metal deposited on the top of the core multishell nanowire 130 is mechanically polished together with the core multishell nanowire 130 to expose the upper end face of the core multishell nanowire 130. Accordingly, the second electrode 160 covers only the side surface of the core multishell nanowire 130.
- metal is deposited on the back surface of the n-type silicon substrate 110 to form the first electrode 150.
- the light-emitting element 300 of Embodiment 3 can be manufactured.
- the light-emitting element of Embodiment 3 can achieve both high luminance and low power consumption, similarly to the light-emitting element of Embodiment 1.
- the light-emitting element of Embodiment 3 has excellent heat dissipation, it is possible to suppress deterioration in light-emitting characteristics and deterioration of the light-emitting element due to Joule heat.
- Example 1 Production of Light-Emitting Element (1) Preparation of Substrate An n-type silicon (111) substrate was thermally oxidized to form a 20 nm-thickness SiO 2 film (insulating film) on the surface (see FIG. 5A). Openings were periodically formed in the SiO 2 film by electron beam lithography and wet chemical etching to expose the (111) plane of the silicon substrate (see FIG. 5B). The shape of the opening was hexagonal, and the diameter of the opening was 100 nm. The distance between the centers of the openings was 400 nm.
- a GaAs thin film was formed on the surface of the silicon substrate in the opening by the alternating source supply modulation method.
- trimethylgallium gas and arsenic hydride gas were alternately supplied. Specifically, while raising the temperature of the silicon substrate from 400 ° C. to 750 ° C., the trimethylgallium gas is supplied for 2 seconds, the hydrogen gas interval is 1 second, the arsenic hydride gas is supplied for 2 seconds, and the hydrogen gas is supplied. The interval was repeated 30 times over 3 minutes, with a 1 second combination as one cycle.
- the partial pressure of trimethylindium was 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 atm, and the partial pressure of arsenic hydride was 2.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 atm.
- an n-type GaAs nanowire (center nanowire) was grown from the silicon substrate surface through the opening (see FIG. 5C).
- the temperature of the silicon substrate was set to 750 ° C.
- trimethylgallium gas, arsenic hydride gas and monosilane gas were supplied together with hydrogen gas to grow GaAs nanowires having a diameter of 100 nm from the silicon substrate surface through the opening.
- the partial pressure of trimethylgallium was 2.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 atm
- the partial pressure of arsenic hydride was 1.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 atm.
- the carrier concentration of the n-type GaAs nanowires was set to 7 ⁇ 10 17 to 2.0 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 .
- an n-type AlGaAs layer (first barrier layer), a p-type GaAs layer (quantum well layer), and a p-type AlGaAs layer (second barrier) are formed around (mainly the side surfaces) of the n-type GaAs nanowire (center nanowire).
- Layer) and a p-type GaAs layer were formed in this order (see FIG. 5D).
- the temperature of the silicon substrate is set to 700 ° C., and trimethylaluminum gas, trimethylgallium gas, arsenic hydride gas, and monosilane gas are supplied together with hydrogen gas, and the film thickness of 22 nm is formed on the side surface of the n-type GaAs nanowire (center nanowire) An n-type AlGaAs layer (first barrier layer) was formed.
- trimethylgallium gas, arsenic hydride gas and dimethylzinc are supplied together with hydrogen gas to form a p-type GaAs layer (quantum well layer) having a thickness of 3 nm on the n-type AlGaAs layer (first barrier layer). did.
- trimethylaluminum gas, trimethylgallium gas, arsenic hydride gas, and dimethylzinc are supplied together with hydrogen gas, and a p-type AlGaAs layer (second barrier) having a thickness of 22 nm is formed on the p-type GaAs layer (quantum well layer). Layer).
- trimethylgallium gas, arsenic hydride gas and dimethylzinc were supplied together with hydrogen gas to form a p-type GaAs layer (capping layer) having a thickness of 10 nm on the p-type AlGaAs layer (second barrier layer). .
- the partial pressure of trimethylaluminum was 7.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 atm
- the partial pressure of trimethylgallium was 8.2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 atm
- the partial pressure of arsenic hydride was 1.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 atm.
- the carrier concentration of the n-type AlGaAs layer is 7 ⁇ 10 17 to 2.0 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3, and the carrier concentration of the p-type GaAs layer (quantum well layer) is 4.8 ⁇ and 10 18 cm -3, the carrier concentration of the p-type AlGaAs layer (second barrier layer), and 4.8 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3, the carrier concentration of the p-type GaAs layer (capping layer), 4.8 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3 .
- a core multishell nanowire having a length of 3 ⁇ m was formed on the surface of the silicon substrate.
- the density of the core multishell nanowire on the silicon substrate is 1 billion wires / cm 2 or more.
- the long axis of the core multishell nanowire was perpendicular to the surface of the silicon substrate.
- FIG. 11A is a scanning electron micrograph (perspective image) of a silicon substrate on which core multishell nanowires are periodically arranged.
- FIG. 11B is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the core multishell nanowire. As shown in FIG. 11B, the n-type GaAs nanowire (center nanowire) 431 grows from the (111) plane of the n-type silicon substrate 410 through the opening of the SiO 2 film (insulating film) 420.
- FIG. 11C is a scanning electron micrograph showing a cross section of the core multishell nanowire (the AA ′ line in FIG. 11B). From the photograph of FIG. 11C, it can be seen that the core multishell structure shown in FIG. 11B is formed.
- a dielectric film was formed on a silicon substrate on which a core multishell nanowire was formed (see FIG. 7B). Specifically, an Al 2 O 3 film having a thickness of 15 nm was formed by an ALD method, and then an SiO 2 film having a thickness of 50 nm was formed by a sputtering method.
- FIG. 12A is a scanning electron micrograph (perspective image) of the element surface after exposing the tip of the core multishell nanowire.
- the dielectric film on the upper part of the core multishell nanowire and part of the side surface (upper part) was selectively removed by wet etching (see FIG. 7E).
- ammonium silicon substrate: hydrogen peroxide was etched by dipping for 2 seconds in ultrapure water mixed solution.
- FIG. 12B is a scanning electron micrograph (perspective image) of the element surface after the Cr / Au multilayer film is formed.
- FIG. 12C is a scanning electron micrograph (perspective image) of the element surface after polishing the tip of the core multishell nanowire.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of the manufactured light-emitting element.
- the p-type GaAs layer (quantum well layer) 433 forms an interface with the SiO 2 film 420 at the lower end face and forms an interface with the external atmosphere (air) at the upper end face.
- a dielectric film 470, an insulating resin 440, and a Cr / Au multilayer film (second electrode) 460 are formed on the SiO 2 film 420.
- the Cr / Au multilayer film (second electrode) 460 is connected to the side surface (p-type GaAs layer (capping layer) 435) of the core multishell nanowire 430.
- the Ti / Au multilayer film or the Ti / Al multilayer film (first electrode) 450 is connected to the n-type silicon substrate 410.
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing a current-voltage curve of the manufactured light-emitting element.
- the interior drawing is converted to a semilogarithmic graph.
- a light emitting device in which the length of the core multishell nanowire is 3 ⁇ m and the side surface of the upper 2 ⁇ m portion is covered with the second electrode is used. From these graphs, it can be seen that the manufactured light-emitting element functions as a pn junction diode having a rising voltage of 1.4V.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing a current injection emission spectrum of the manufactured light emitting device (room temperature; direct current drive).
- a shows an emission spectrum when the injection current is 0.50 mA ( ⁇ 30).
- b shows an emission spectrum when the injection current is 0.65 mA ( ⁇ 20).
- c shows an emission spectrum when the injection current is 1.30 mA ( ⁇ 3.0).
- d shows the emission spectrum when the injection current is 1.84 mA ( ⁇ 1.5).
- e represents an emission spectrum when the injection current is 4.00 mA.
- f shows the photoluminescence spectrum of this structure at room temperature. From this graph, the light emission threshold is 0.5 mA (current density: 3.2 A / cm 2 ), and it can be seen that the manufactured light-emitting element emits light with a current smaller than that of a commercially available GaAs LED.
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing a laser oscillation spectrum of the manufactured light emitting element (room temperature; direct current drive).
- a light-emitting element in which the length of the III-V compound semiconductor nanowire was 5 ⁇ m and the side surface of the upper 3 ⁇ m portion was covered with the second electrode was used.
- the light emission threshold at this time was 0.3 mA (current density 5 A / cm 2 ).
- the injection voltage during laser oscillation was 46 mA (current density 750 A / cm 2 ). From this result, it can be seen that the manufactured light-emitting element can also function as a laser oscillator.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing the relationship between the depth of the void around the core multishell nanowire formed by wet etching (the length of the portion covered with the second electrode) and the threshold current of the light emitting element ( Room temperature; DC current drive).
- the length of the core multi shell nanowire using a light-emitting element 5 [mu] m From this graph, the depth of the air gap deeper, as the contact area of the second electrode is large, it can be seen that light emission at a low current.
- Example 2 In Example 1, an example in which a light-emitting element in which a gap between core multishell nanowires was filled with an insulating resin (BCB resin) was shown.
- Example 2 shows an example in which a light-emitting element in which a gap between core multishell nanowires is filled with a semi-insulating semiconductor (GaAs) is shown.
- a core multishell nanowire was produced on an n-type silicon (111) substrate in the same procedure as in Example 1 (see FIG. 11).
- a dielectric film was formed on a silicon substrate on which a core multishell nanowire was formed (see FIG. 10A). Specifically, an Al 2 O 3 film having a thickness of 15 nm was formed by an ALD method, and then an SiO 2 film having a thickness of 50 nm was formed by a sputtering method.
- FIG. 10B to 10C a semi-insulating GaAs layer was formed around (mainly the side surface) of the core multi-shell nanowire covered with the dielectric film, and the core multi-shell nanowire was embedded in the semi-insulating GaAs (FIGS. 10B to 10C). reference).
- the temperature of the silicon substrate is set to 700 ° C.
- trimethylgallium gas and arsenic hydride gas are supplied together with hydrogen gas, and a GaAs layer is formed on the SiO 2 film (dielectric film) on the side surface of the core multishell nanowire.
- the partial pressure of trimethylgallium was 8.2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 atm, and the partial pressure of arsenic hydride was 1.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 atm.
- FIG. 18 is a scanning electron micrograph of the device surface after the semi-insulating GaAs layer is formed around the core multishell nanowire (mainly the side surface).
- the dielectric film on the upper part and part of the side surface (upper part) of the core multishell nanowire was selectively removed by wet etching (see FIG. 10E). Specifically, etching was performed by immersing the silicon substrate in a mixed aqueous solution of ammonium: hydrogen peroxide: ultra pure water for 2 seconds.
- a Cr / Au multilayer film having a film thickness of 150 nm was formed as a second electrode on the surface where the core multishell nanowire was exposed (see FIG. 10F).
- a metal vapor deposition device having a sample rotation mechanism was used so that the metal efficiently enters the gap between the core multishell nanowire and the semi-insulating GaAs.
- annealing was performed in a nitrogen atmosphere at 400 ° C. for 5 minutes.
- the tip portion of the core multishell nanowire was mechanically polished together with the Cr / Au multilayer film to expose the upper end face of the core multishell nanowire.
- a 100 nm-thick Ti / Au multilayer film or Ti / Al multilayer film was formed as a first electrode on the back surface of the silicon substrate (the surface on which the core multishell nanowire was not formed) (see FIG. 10H).
- FIG. 18 is a scanning electron micrograph of the element surface after the semi-insulating GaAs layer is formed around the core multishell nanowire (mainly the side surface). From this photograph, it can be seen that in the light emitting device of Example 2, the gap between the core multishell nanowires is filled with a semi-insulating semiconductor (GaAs).
- GaAs semi-insulating semiconductor
- Light-emitting element of the present invention are useful for example as the semiconductor light emitting element to be utilized such as an image display device and lighting equipment. Further, by using the light-emitting device of the present invention, it is also possible to replace the signal transmission between LSI chips optical wiring.
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[1](111)面を有し、第1の導電型にドープされたIV族半導体基板と;前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面を被覆し、1または2以上の開口部を有する絶縁膜と;前記絶縁膜上に配置され、III-V族化合物半導体からなる1または2以上のコアマルチシェルナノワイヤと;前記IV族半導体基板に接続された第1の電極と;前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの側面を被覆し、かつ前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの側面に接続された第2の電極と;を有する発光素子であって:前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤは、前記第1の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面から前記開口部を通って上方に延伸する、中心ナノワイヤと;前記中心ナノワイヤに含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが大きく、かつ前記第1の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、前記絶縁膜上において前記中心ナノワイヤの側面を被覆する第1のバリア層と;前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが小さいIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、第1のバリア層を被覆する量子井戸層と;前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体と同じ組成のIII-V族化合物半導体であり、かつ前記第1の導電型と異なる第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、前記量子井戸層を被覆する第2のバリア層と;前記第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる層を含み、前記第2の電極とオーミック接続を形成できる、前記第2のバリア層を被覆するキャッピング層と;を有する、発光素子。
[2]前記中心ナノワイヤの長軸は、前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面に対して垂直である、[1]に記載の発光素子。
[3]前記第1のバリア層および前記第2のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体は、3元化合物半導体または4元化合物半導体であり;前記中心ナノワイヤ側から前記量子井戸層側に向けてバンドギャップが徐々に小さくなるように、前記第1のバリア層におけるIII族元素またはV族元素の組成は、前記中心ナノワイヤ側から前記量子井戸層側に向けて徐々に変化しており;かつ前記キャッピング層側から前記量子井戸層側に向けてバンドギャップが徐々に小さくなるように、前記第2のバリア層におけるIII族元素またはV族元素の組成は、前記キャッピング層側から前記量子井戸層側に向けて徐々に変化している、[1]または[2]に記載の発光素子。
[4]前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの側面の総面積に占める前記第2の電極が被覆している前記側面の面積の割合は、10~100%の範囲内である、[1]~[3]のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
[5]前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤは、前記IV族半導体基板の表面1cm2あたり10億本以上配置されている、[1]~[4]のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
[6]前記第2の電極で被覆されているコアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙は、絶縁体、半絶縁性半導体または金属で充填されている、[1]~[5]のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
[7]前記第2の電極で被覆されているコアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙は、半絶縁性半導体または金属で充填されている、[1]~[5]のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
[8]前記第1のバリア層および前記第2のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体は、前記量子井戸層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりも屈折率が大きく;前記絶縁膜は、透明絶縁膜を含み;前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの2つの端面のうち、前記絶縁膜に接触していない端面は、外部雰囲気に露出しているか、透明絶縁膜で被覆されており;前記第2の被覆膜の2つの端面のうち、前記絶縁膜に接触している端面は、前記絶縁膜に含まれる透明絶縁膜と界面を形成し;前記第2の被覆膜の2つの端面のうち、前記絶縁膜に接触していない端面は、外部雰囲気または前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの端面を被覆する透明絶縁膜と界面を形成する、[1]~[7]のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
[9]前記絶縁膜は、2以上の領域に区分されており;前記絶縁膜の2以上の領域のそれぞれには、開口部が形成されており;前記開口部の中心間距離または前記開口部のサイズは、前記2以上の領域ごとに異なり;前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの組成は、前記2以上の領域ごとに異なる、[1]~[8]のいずれかに記載の発光素子。
[10]IV族半導体基板とIII-V族化合物半導体からなる1または2以上のコアマルチシェルナノワイヤとを有する発光素子の製造方法であって:(111)面を有するIV族半導体基板と、前記(111)面を被覆し、1または2以上の開口部を有する絶縁膜とを含む基板を準備するステップと;前記基板を低温熱処理して、前記(111)面を(111)1×1面とするステップと;前記基板に低温条件下でIII族原料またはV族原料を供給して、前記(111)面を(111)A面または(111)B面に変換するステップと;前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面から前記開口部を通して、第1導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる中心ナノワイヤを成長させるステップと;前記中心ナノワイヤの側面に、前記中心ナノワイヤに含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが大きく、かつ前記第1の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる第1のバリア層を形成するステップと;前記第1のバリア層の上に、前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが小さいIII-V族化合物半導体からなる量子井戸層を形成するステップと;前記量子井戸層の上に、前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体と同じ組成のIII-V族化合物半導体であり、かつ前記第1の導電型と異なる第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる第2のバリア層を形成するステップと;前記第2のバリア層の上に、前記第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなるキャッピング層を形成するステップと;前記IV族半導体基板上に第1の電極を形成し、かつ前記キャッピング層上に第2の電極を形成するステップと;を含む、発光素子の製造方法。
[11]前記基板を低温熱処理するステップの前に、前記基板を高温熱処理することにより、前記IV族半導体基板の表面に形成された自然酸化膜を除去するステップをさらに含む、[10]に記載の製造方法。
[12]前記(111)A面または前記(111)B面に変換された(111)1×1面に、V族原料とIII族原料とを交互に供給することで、III-V族化合物半導体の薄膜を形成するステップをさらに含む、[10]または[11]に記載の製造方法。
[13]前記(111)面を(111)1×1面とするステップと、前記(111)面を前記(111)A面または(111)B面に変換するステップとを、順に行なうか、または同時に行う、[10]~[12]のいずれかに記載の製造方法。
[14]前記III族原料は、ホウ素、アルミニウム、ガリウム、インジウムまたはチタンを含むガスである、[10]~[13]のいずれかに記載の製造方法。
[15]前記V族原料は、窒素、リン、ヒ素、アンチモンまたはビスマスを含むガスである、[10]~[14]のいずれかに記載の製造方法。
[16]前記(111)面を被覆する絶縁膜は、前記IV族半導体基板の表面の熱酸化膜である、[10]~[15]のいずれかに記載の製造方法。
[17]前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙に、絶縁体、半絶縁性半導体または金属を充填するステップをさらに含む、[10]~[16]のいずれかに記載の製造方法。
[18]前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙に、半絶縁性半導体または金属を充填するステップをさらに含む、[10]~[16]のいずれかに記載の製造方法。
[19]前記基板を準備するステップにおいて、前記絶縁膜は、2以上の領域に区分されており;前記絶縁膜の2以上の領域のそれぞれには、開口部が形成されており;前記開口部の中心間距離または前記開口部のサイズは、前記2以上の領域ごとに異なる、[10]~[18]のいずれかに記載の製造方法。
本発明の発光素子は、IV族半導体基板、絶縁膜、III-V族化合物半導体からなるコアマルチシェルナノワイヤ、第1の電極および第2の電極を有する。後述するように、本発明の発光素子は、1)ナノワイヤがIV族半導体基板の(111)面上に配置されており、2)ナノワイヤがコアマルチシェル構造であり、かつ3)ナノワイヤの側面が金属電極(第2の電極)で被覆されていることを特徴とする。
本発明の発光素子の製造方法は、1)基板を準備する第1のステップと、2)コアマルチシェルナノワイヤを形成する第2のステップと、3)第1の電極および第2の電極を形成する第3のステップを含む。
第1のステップでは、(111)面を有するIV族半導体基板と前記(111)面を被覆する絶縁膜とを含む基板を準備する。IV族半導体基板の種類は、(111)面を有するものであれば特に限定されず、例えばn型シリコン(111)基板やp型シリコン(111)基板である。
第2のステップでは、絶縁膜上にコアマルチシェルナノワイヤを形成する。より具体的には、開口部を通して露出したIV族半導体基板の(111)面から中心ナノワイヤを成長させ、次いで前記中心ナノワイヤの側面に複数の被覆層を形成する。このとき、中心ナノワイヤを成長させる前に、交互原料供給変調法によりIV族半導体基板の(111)面にIII-V族化合物半導体の薄膜を形成することが好ましい。
IV族半導体基板にIII族元素を含む原料ガスとV族元素を含む原料ガスとを交互に提供して(以下「交互原料供給変調法」という)、絶縁膜の開口部を通して露出した(111)A面または(111)B面にIII-V族化合物半導体の薄膜を形成する。この交互原料供給変調法による薄膜形成は、中心ナノワイヤを成長させるために必要な温度よりも低い温度にて行われることが好ましい。たとえば、交互原料供給変調法による薄膜形成は、約400℃で行うか、または400℃から昇温しながら行えばよい。
III-V化合物半導体の薄膜を形成した後に、IV族半導体基板の表面から絶縁膜の開口部を通してIII-V族化合物半導体からなる中心ナノワイヤを成長させる。中心ナノワイヤの成長は、例えば有機金属化学気相エピタキシ法(以下「MOVPE法」ともいう)や、分子線エピタキシ法(以下「MBE法」ともいう)などにより行われる。好ましくは、中心ナノワイヤの成長は、MOVPE法により行われる。なお、開口部以外の領域では、絶縁膜により中心ナノワイヤの成長は阻害される。
第2のステップでは、中心ナノワイヤの側面に被覆層を形成する。より具体的には、中心ナノワイヤの側面に第1のバリア層を形成し、次いで第1のバリア層の上に量子井戸層、第2のバリア層およびキャッピング層をこの順番で積層させる。被覆層の形成は、例えば有機金属化学気相エピタキシ法(以下「MOVPE法」ともいう)や、分子線エピタキシ法(以下「MBE法」ともいう)などにより行われる。作業工程を減らす観点からは、被覆層の形成方法は、中心ナノワイヤの製造方法と同じであることが好ましい。
第3のステップでは、第1の電極および第2の電極を形成する。
本発明の発光素子(レーザー発振器を含む)の製造方法では、互いに発光波長が異なる複数の発光素子を1つの基板上に同時に製造することができる。
実施の形態1では、n型シリコン(111)基板を有する本発明の発光素子の例を示す。
実施の形態2では、p型シリコン(111)基板を有する本発明の発光素子の例を示す。
実施の形態3では、コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙が半絶縁性半導体で充填されている本発明の発光素子の例を示す。
1.発光素子の作製
(1)基板の準備
n型シリコン(111)基板を、熱酸化処理して、表面に膜厚20nmのSiO2膜(絶縁膜)を形成した(図5A参照)。電子線ビームリソグラフィーおよびウェットケミカルエッチングによりSiO2膜に周期的に開口部を形成して、シリコン基板の(111)面を露出させた(図5B参照)。開口部の形状は六角形とし、開口部の直径は100nmとした。開口部の中心間距離は、400nmとした。
絶縁膜を形成したシリコン基板を減圧横型MOVPE装置(HR2339;大陽日酸株式会社)にセットした。シリコン基板の温度を925℃に上昇させて5分間維持することで、開口部内のシリコン基板表面に形成された自然酸化膜を除去した。次いで、シリコン基板の温度を925℃から400℃に低下させた。水素化ヒ素ガスを水素ガス(キャリアガス)とともに供給した。水素化ヒ素の分圧は1.3×10-4atmとした。
コアマルチシェルナノワイヤを形成したシリコン基板上に誘電体膜を形成した(図7B参照)。具体的には、ALD法により、膜厚15nmのAl2O3膜を形成した後、スパッタリング法により、膜厚50nmのSiO2膜を形成した。
図14は、作製した発光素子の電流電圧曲線を示すグラフである。内装図は、片対数グラフに変換したものである。この実験では、コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの長さは3μmであり、そのうち上部2μmの部分の側面が第2の電極で被覆されている発光素子を使用した。これらのグラフから、作製した発光素子は、立ち上がり電圧が1.4Vのpn接合ダイオードとして機能していることがわかる。
実施例1では、コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙を絶縁樹脂(BCB樹脂)で充填した発光素子を作製した例を示した。実施例2では、コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙を半絶縁性半導体(GaAs)で充填した発光素子を作製した例を示す。
(1)基板の準備およびコアマルチシェルナノワイヤの作製
実施例1と同様の手順で、n型シリコン(111)基板の上にコアマルチシェルナノワイヤを作製した(図11参照)。
コアマルチシェルナノワイヤを形成したシリコン基板上に誘電体膜を形成した(図10A参照)。具体的には、ALD法により、膜厚15nmのAl2O3膜を形成した後、スパッタリング法により、膜厚50nmのSiO2膜を形成した。
110、410 n型シリコン基板
120 絶縁膜
130、220、430 コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ
131、221 中心ナノワイヤ
132、222 第1のバリア層
133、223 量子井戸層
134、224 第2のバリア層
135、225 キャッピング層
140、440 絶縁樹脂
150、230 第1の電極
160、240 第2の電極
170、470 誘電体膜
210、410 n型シリコン基板
310 半絶縁性半導体
420 SiO2膜
431 n型GaAsナノワイヤ
432 n型AlGaAs層
433 p型GaAs層
434 p型AlGaAs層
435 p型GaAs層
450 Ti/Au多層膜またはTi/Al多層膜
460 Cr/Au多層膜
Claims (19)
- (111)面を有し、第1の導電型にドープされたIV族半導体基板と、
前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面を被覆し、1または2以上の開口部を有する絶縁膜と、
前記絶縁膜上に配置され、III-V族化合物半導体からなる1または2以上のコアマルチシェルナノワイヤと、
前記IV族半導体基板に接続された第1の電極と、
前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの側面を被覆し、かつ前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの側面に接続された第2の電極と、
を有する発光素子であって、
前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤは、
前記第1の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面から前記開口部を通って上方に延伸する、中心ナノワイヤと、
前記中心ナノワイヤに含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが大きく、かつ前記第1の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、前記絶縁膜上において前記中心ナノワイヤの側面を被覆する第1のバリア層と、
前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが小さいIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、第1のバリア層を被覆する量子井戸層と、
前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体と同じ組成のIII-V族化合物半導体であり、かつ前記第1の導電型と異なる第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなり、前記量子井戸層を被覆する第2のバリア層と、
前記第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる層を含み、前記第2の電極とオーミック接続を形成できる、前記第2のバリア層を被覆するキャッピング層と、を有する、
発光素子。 - 前記中心ナノワイヤの長軸は、前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面に対して垂直である、請求項1に記載の発光素子。
- 前記第1のバリア層および前記第2のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体は、3元化合物半導体または4元化合物半導体であり、
前記中心ナノワイヤ側から前記量子井戸層側に向けてバンドギャップが徐々に小さくなるように、前記第1のバリア層におけるIII族元素またはV族元素の組成は、前記中心ナノワイヤ側から前記量子井戸層側に向けて徐々に変化しており、かつ
前記キャッピング層側から前記量子井戸層側に向けてバンドギャップが徐々に小さくなるように、前記第2のバリア層におけるIII族元素またはV族元素の組成は、前記キャッピング層側から前記量子井戸層側に向けて徐々に変化している、
請求項1に記載の発光素子。 - 前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの側面の総面積に占める前記第2の電極が被覆している前記側面の面積の割合は、10~100%の範囲内である、請求項1に記載の発光素子。
- 前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤは、前記IV族半導体基板の表面1cm2あたり10億本以上配置されている、請求項1に記載の発光素子。
- 前記第2の電極で被覆されているコアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙は、絶縁体、半絶縁性半導体または金属で充填されている、請求項1に記載の発光素子。
- 前記第2の電極で被覆されているコアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙は、半絶縁性半導体または金属で充填されている、請求項1に記載の発光素子。
- 前記第1のバリア層および前記第2のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体は、前記量子井戸層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりも屈折率が大きく、
前記絶縁膜は、全反射絶縁膜を含み、
前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの2つの端面のうち、前記絶縁膜に接触していない端面は、外部雰囲気に露出しているか、部分反射絶縁膜で被覆されており、
前記第2の被覆膜の2つの端面のうち、前記絶縁膜に接触している端面は、前記絶縁膜に含まれる全反射絶縁膜と界面を形成し、
前記第2の被覆膜の2つの端面のうち、前記絶縁膜に接触していない端面は、外部雰囲気または前記部分反射絶縁膜と界面を形成する、
請求項1に記載の発光素子。 - 前記絶縁膜は、2以上の領域に区分されており、
前記絶縁膜の2以上の領域のそれぞれには、開口部が形成されており、
前記開口部の中心間距離または前記開口部のサイズは、前記2以上の領域ごとに異なり、
前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤの組成は、前記2以上の領域ごとに異なる、
請求項8に記載の発光素子。 - IV族半導体基板とIII-V族化合物半導体からなる1または2以上のコアマルチシェルナノワイヤとを有する発光素子の製造方法であって、
(111)面を有するIV族半導体基板と、前記(111)面を被覆し、1または2以上の開口部を有する絶縁膜とを含む基板を準備するステップと、
前記基板を低温熱処理して、前記(111)面を(111)1×1面とするステップと、
前記基板に低温条件下でIII族原料またはV族原料を供給して、前記(111)面を(111)A面または(111)B面に変換するステップと、
前記IV族半導体基板の(111)面から前記開口部を通して、第1の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる中心ナノワイヤを成長させるステップと、
前記中心ナノワイヤの側面に、前記中心ナノワイヤに含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが大きく、かつ前記第1の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる第1のバリア層を形成するステップと、
前記第1のバリア層の上に、前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体よりもバンドギャップが小さいIII-V族化合物半導体からなる量子井戸層を形成するステップと、
前記量子井戸層の上に、前記第1のバリア層に含まれるIII-V族化合物半導体と同じ組成のIII-V族化合物半導体であり、かつ前記第1の導電型と異なる第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなる第2のバリア層を形成するステップと、
前記第2のバリア層の上に、前記第2の導電型のIII-V族化合物半導体からなるキャッピング層を形成するステップと、
前記IV族半導体基板上に第1の電極を形成し、かつ前記キャッピング層上に第2の電極を形成するステップと、
を含む、発光素子の製造方法。 - 前記基板を低温熱処理するステップの前に、前記基板を高温熱処理することにより、前記IV族半導体基板の表面に形成された自然酸化膜を除去するステップをさらに含む、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記(111)A面または前記(111)B面に変換された(111)1×1面に、V族原料とIII族原料とを交互に供給することで、III-V族化合物半導体の薄膜を形成するステップをさらに含む、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記(111)面を(111)1×1面とするステップと、前記(111)面を前記(111)A面または(111)B面に変換するステップとを、順に行なうか、または同時に行う、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記III族原料は、ホウ素、アルミニウム、ガリウム、インジウムまたはチタンを含むガスである、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記V族原料は、窒素、リン、ヒ素、アンチモンまたはビスマスを含むガスである、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記(111)面を被覆する絶縁膜は、前記IV族半導体基板の表面の熱酸化膜である、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙に、絶縁体、半絶縁性半導体または金属を充填するステップをさらに含む、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記コアマルチシェルナノワイヤ間の空隙に、半絶縁性半導体または金属を充填するステップをさらに含む、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
- 前記基板を準備するステップにおいて、
前記絶縁膜は、2以上の領域に区分されており、
前記絶縁膜の2以上の領域のそれぞれには、開口部が形成されており、
前記開口部の中心間距離または前記開口部のサイズは、前記2以上の領域ごとに異なる、
請求項10に記載の製造方法。
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