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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that a Ga 2 O 3 crystal film is formed using the MBE method, and Sn is used as a conductive impurity that imparts conductivity to the Ga 2 O 3 crystal film.
- An object of the present invention is to epitaxially grow a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film on a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate using the MBE method while controlling the n-type conductivity with high accuracy.
- one embodiment of the present invention provides a method for producing a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film according to [1] to [3].
- a method for producing a Ga 2 O 3 -based crystal film that forms a Ga 2 O 3 -based crystal film having conductivity by epitaxial growth using MBE, wherein Ga vapor and Sn vapor are generated, and a molecular beam The step of supplying the Sn 2 vapor to the surface of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate to grow a Ga 2 O 3 based single crystal film containing Sn, and heating the Sn oxide filled in the cell of the MBE apparatus to produce the Sn vapor For producing a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film.
- the Ga 2 carrier concentration of O 3 based crystal film is 1 ⁇ 10 14 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 10 20 / cm 3, Ga 2 O 3 according the [1] to any one of [3]
- a method for producing a crystalline film [5] The method for producing a Ga 2 O 3 crystal film according to [1], wherein the Sn oxide is SnO 2 and the temperature of the cell is set to 450 to 1080 ° C. to generate the Sn vapor. [6] The method for producing a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film according to [5], wherein the Ga 2 O 3 single crystal is epitaxially grown at a growth rate of 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m / h. [7] The method for producing a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film according to [5], wherein the Ga 2 O 3 single crystal is epitaxially grown at a growth temperature of 530 to 600 ° C.
- a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film can be epitaxially grown on a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate while controlling n-type conductivity with high accuracy.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate and a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of an MBE apparatus used for forming a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature of the second cell filled with SnO 2 according to Example 1 and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature of the second cell filled with SnO 2 according to Example 1 and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature of the second cell filled with Si and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 crystal film according to the comparative example.
- Figure 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature and the Ga 2 O 3 system donor concentration in the crystal film of the second cell which SnO 2 is filled according to the second embodiment.
- Figure 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature and the Ga 2 O 3 system donor concentration in the crystal film of the second cell which SnO 2 is filled according to the second embodiment.
- Embodiment The present inventors have applied research, results of the investigation, when epitaxially growing a conductive Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film on a substrate made of Ga 2 O 3 system crystal, the conductivity Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film It has been found that the conductivity is greatly influenced by the kind of the raw material of the conductive impurity to be used, and it is necessary to use Sn oxide.
- Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film When a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film is formed on a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate by epitaxial growth, a high quality Ga 2 O 3 based is formed compared to a case where the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film is formed by heteroepitaxial growth on a substrate having a significantly different crystal structure. A crystal film can be obtained.
- an appropriate conductivity type impurity source material and a heating temperature of the source material are selected, and a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method is used to obtain Ga 2 O having excellent conductivity.
- MBE molecular beam epitaxy
- a 3- system crystal film is formed on a Ga 2 O 3 system crystal substrate by epitaxial growth.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate and a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film according to an embodiment.
- the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is formed by epitaxially growing a Ga 2 O 3 based single crystal on a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2 using the MBE method.
- the MBE method is a crystal growth method in which a raw material consisting of a simple substance or a compound is heated by an evaporation source called a cell, and vapor generated by heating is supplied as a molecular beam to a substrate surface to epitaxially grow a crystal.
- the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is made of an n-type ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 based single crystal containing Sn as a conductive impurity.
- the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal is a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal or a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal in which a Ga site is substituted by Al or the like (for example, ⁇ - (Al x Ga 1-x ) 2 O 3 single crystal (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1)).
- the thickness of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is, for example, about 10 to 1000 nm.
- the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is 1 ⁇ 10 14 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 / cm 3 . This carrier concentration can be controlled by the temperature at the time of film formation of the second cell 13b of the MBE apparatus 3 to be described later.
- the second cell 13b is a cell in which the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is filled with SnO 2, which is an Sn source material that imparts conductivity.
- the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2 is made of, for example, a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 based single crystal whose resistance is increased by adding an impurity such as Mg.
- the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2 is produced, for example, by the following procedure.
- a semi-insulating ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal ingot to which impurities are added is manufactured by the EFG method.
- the impurities for example, when Ga sites are substituted, H, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Pd Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, Tl, or Pb can be used.
- N or P can be used.
- adding Mg it mixes by mixing MgO powder with raw material powder.
- 0.05 mol% or more of MgO may be added.
- a semi-insulating ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal ingot may be produced by the FZ method. The produced ingot is sliced into a thickness of about 1 mm, for example, so that the desired plane orientation becomes the main surface, and is made into a substrate. Then, it is processed to a thickness of about 300 to 600 ⁇ m in a grinding and polishing process.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of an MBE apparatus used for forming a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film.
- the MBE apparatus 3 includes a vacuum chamber 10, this is supported in the vacuum chamber 10, Ga 2 O 3 system and the substrate holder 11 for holding the crystal substrate 2, Ga 2 O 3 system crystal substrate held by the substrate holder 11
- a heating device 12 for heating 2 a plurality of cells 13 (13 a, 13 b, 13 c) filled with raw materials of atoms constituting the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1, and a heater for heating the cells 13 14 (14a, 14b, 14c), a gas supply pipe 15 for supplying an oxygen-based gas into the vacuum chamber 10, and a vacuum pump 16 for discharging the air in the vacuum chamber 10.
- the substrate holder 11 is configured to be rotatable by a motor (not shown) via a shaft 110.
- the first cell 13a is filled with a Ga raw material of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 such as Ga powder. As for the purity of Ga of this powder, it is desirable that it is 6N or more.
- the second cell 13b is filled with Sn oxide (SnO 2 or SnO) powder which is a raw material of Sn added to the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 as a donor. The oxidized Sn may not be powder.
- the third cell 13c is filled with, for example, an Al raw material when the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is made of ⁇ - (Al x Ga 1 -x ) 2 O 3 single crystal. Shutters are provided at the openings of the first cell 13a, the second cell 13b, and the third cell 13c.
- the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2 prepared in advance is attached to the substrate holder 11 of the MBE apparatus 3.
- the vacuum pump 16 is operated, and the pressure in the vacuum chamber 10 is reduced to about 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 Pa.
- the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2 is heated by the heating device 12.
- the heating of Ga 2 O 3 system crystal substrate 2 is performed by radiant heat of the heat source of the graphite heater of the heating device 12 is thermally conducted to the Ga 2 O 3 system crystal substrate 2 through the substrate holder 11.
- an oxygen based gas such as oxygen radicals is supplied from the gas supply pipe 15 into the vacuum chamber 10.
- the gas partial pressure of the oxygen-based gas is, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa.
- the first heater 13a rotates the substrate holder 11 and the first cell 13a, the second cell 13b, and necessary. If so, the third cell 13c is heated to evaporate Ga, Sn, and Al and irradiate the surface of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2 as a molecular beam.
- the first cell 13 a is heated to 900 ° C., and the beam equivalent pressure (BEP; Beam Equivalent Pressure) of Ga vapor is 2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa.
- BEP Beam Equivalent Pressure
- the second cell 13b filled with SnO 2 is heated to 650 to 925 ° C., and the beam equivalent pressure of Sn vapor changes depending on the temperature of the second cell 13b.
- the growth temperature and growth rate of the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal are, for example, 700 ° C. and 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m / h, respectively.
- the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is 1 ⁇ 10 14 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 / cm 3 , and this carrier concentration is controlled by the temperature of the second cell 13b.
- a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film having excellent conductivity can be formed on a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate by epitaxial growth using MBE.
- Formed Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film can be used as a constituent member of a semiconductor element such as Ga 2 O 3 light-emitting element and Ga 2 O 3 based transistor.
- Example 1 The relationship between the temperature of the second cell 13b filled with SnO 2 powder and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 was determined by experiments.
- a substrate made of a high resistance ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal added with 0.25 mol% of Mg was used as the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2. Further, a film made of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal was formed as the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1.
- the main surface of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate was a (010) plane. Although the plane orientation of the substrate is not particularly limited, the main surface of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate is preferably a plane rotated by an angle of 50 ° or more and 90 ° or less from the (100) plane.
- the angle ⁇ (0 ⁇ ⁇ 90 °) formed by the main surface and the (100) plane in the Ga 2 O 3 based substrate is preferably 50 ° or more.
- (010) plane, (001) plane, ( ⁇ 201) plane, (101) plane, and (310) plane exist as planes rotated from 50 ° to 90 ° from (100) plane.
- the gas partial pressure of the oxygen-based gas at the time of forming the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa
- the temperature of the first cell 13 a is 900 ° C.
- the beam equivalent pressure of Ga vapor is 2 ⁇ .
- the growth temperature of 10 ⁇ 4 Pa, ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal was 700 ° C.
- the growth rate of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal was 0.7 ⁇ m / h.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature of the second cell 13b and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 obtained by measurement under the above conditions.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 3 shows the temperature of the second cell 13b filled with SnO 2 powder, and the vertical axis shows the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 crystal film 1.
- FIG. 3 is a semilogarithmic graph in which the scale of the vertical axis is represented by a logarithm.
- the measured values draw a substantially straight line on the semilogarithmic graph, and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 increases as the temperature of the second cell 13b increases.
- the concentration of SnO 2 added to the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 becomes 1 / n
- the carrier concentration is also 1 / n. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the growth rate is 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m / h, the relationship between the temperature of the second cell 13b and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is expressed as follows. It can be determined from the relationship in the case of 0.7 ⁇ m / h.
- 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m / h is a growth rate of a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal that is generally used.
- the temperature of the first cell 13a filled with the Ga raw material may be 700 ° C. and the oxygen-based gas partial pressure may be 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 Pa.
- the temperature of the first cell 13a may be 1200 ° C. and the oxygen-based gas partial pressure may be 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 1 Pa.
- FIG. 4 shows the temperature of the second cell 13b and the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal when the growth rate of the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal is 0.01 ⁇ m / h, 0.7 ⁇ m / h, and 100 ⁇ m / h. Straight lines each showing the relationship with the carrier concentration of the film 1 are drawn.
- the temperature range of the second cell 13b is different from that when SnO 2 is used, but the n-type conductivity of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film is controlled with high accuracy. I was able to. That is, by using Sn oxide as the Sn material, the n-type conductivity of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film can be controlled with high accuracy.
- the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is formed by filling the second cell 13b with Sn instead of Sn oxide as the Sn material, the temperature of the second cell 13b, the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal Regardless of conditions such as the growth rate, a carrier concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 14 / cm 3 or more was not obtained.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature of the second cell 13b filled with Si and the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 obtained by experiment. The measurement conditions are the same as those when Sn oxide is used. As shown in FIG.
- the carrier concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 varies, and the conductivity may not be obtained.
- Si oxide SiO, SiO 2
- the Si oxide vapor pressure cannot be controlled by the temperature of the second cell 13b, and it does not depend on the doping amount of Si oxide.
- the n-type conductivity of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 was not obtained (even if it was doped to about several mol%).
- Example 2 The relationship between the temperature of the second cell 13b filled with SnO 2 powder and the donor concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 was determined by experiments.
- a substrate made of an n-type ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal to which 0.05 mol% of Si was added was used as the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate 2. Further, a film made of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal was formed as the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1.
- the main surface of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate was a (010) plane.
- the plane orientation of the substrate is not particularly limited, the main surface of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate is preferably a plane rotated by an angle of 50 ° or more and 90 ° or less from the (100) plane. That is, the angle ⁇ (0 ⁇ ⁇ 90 °) formed by the main surface and the (100) plane in the Ga 2 O 3 based substrate is preferably 50 ° or more.
- (010) plane, (001) plane, ( ⁇ 201) plane, (101) plane, and (310) plane exist as planes rotated from 50 ° to 90 ° from (100) plane.
- the gas partial pressure of the oxygen-based gas during the formation of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa
- the temperature of the first cell 13 a is 900 ° C.
- the beam equivalent pressure of Ga vapor is 2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ .
- the growth temperature of 4 Pa, ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal was 530, 570, 600 ° C.
- the growth rate of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal was 0.7 ⁇ m / h.
- FIG. 6 is obtained by measurement under the above conditions (growth temperature is 530, 570, 600).
- ° C.) is a graph showing the relationship between the temperature and the Ga 2 O 3 system donor concentration in the crystal layer 1 of the second cell 13b when the set.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 6 shows the temperature of the second cell 13b filled with SnO 2 powder, and the vertical axis shows the donor concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 crystal film 1.
- FIG. 6 is a semilogarithmic graph in which the scale of the vertical axis is represented by a logarithm.
- the donor concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 increases as the temperature of the second cell 13b increases.
- the amount of SnO 2 taken into the epi film changed.
- the growth temperature dependency becomes smaller at 570 ° C. or lower.
- the relationship between the SnO 2 cell temperature and the donor concentration had a slope that coincided with the vapor pressure curve of SnO 2 .
- the crystal quality during growth can be maintained by setting the growth temperature (substrate temperature) between 530 ° C. and 600 ° C., preferably between 530 ° C. and 570 ° C.
- the concentration of SnO 2 added to the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 becomes 1 / n
- the donor concentration is also 1 / n. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the growth rate is 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m / h, the relationship between the temperature of the second cell 13b and the donor concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 is expressed as follows. It can be determined from the relationship in the case of 0.7 ⁇ m / h.
- 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m / h is a growth rate of a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal that is generally used.
- the temperature of the first cell 13a filled with the Ga raw material may be 700 ° C. and the oxygen-based gas partial pressure may be 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 Pa.
- the temperature of the first cell 13a may be 1200 ° C. and the oxygen-based gas partial pressure may be 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 1 Pa.
- FIG. 7 shows the growth rate of the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 single crystal (growth temperature of 570 ).
- growth temperature of 570 The relationship between the temperature of the second cell 13b and the donor concentration of the Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film 1 when the temperature is set at 0.01 ° C. is 0.01 ⁇ m / h, 0.7 ⁇ m / h, and 100 ⁇ m / h, respectively.
- a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal film can be epitaxially grown on a Ga 2 O 3 based crystal substrate while controlling the n-type conductivity with high accuracy.
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[5]前記酸化SnはSnO2であり、前記セルの温度を450~1080℃にして前記Sn蒸気を発生させる、前記[1]に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。
[6]前記Ga2O3単結晶を0.01~100μm/hの成長速度でエピタキシャル成長させる、前記[5]に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。
[7]前記Ga2O3単結晶を530~600℃の成長温度でエピタキシャル成長させる、前記[5]に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。
本発明者等は、研究、調査の結果、Ga2O3系結晶からなる基板上に導電性のGa2O3系結晶膜をエピタキシャル成長させる場合、Ga2O3系結晶膜に導電性を付与する導電型不純物の原料の種類によって、導電性が大きく影響を受け、酸化Snを用いる必要があることを見出した。
図1は、実施の形態に係るGa2O3系結晶基板及びGa2O3系結晶膜の垂直断面図である。
図2は、Ga2O3系結晶膜の形成に用いられるMBE装置の構成の一例を示す。このMBE装置3は、真空槽10と、この真空槽10内に支持され、Ga2O3系結晶基板2を保持する基板ホルダ11と、基板ホルダ11に保持されたGa2O3系結晶基板2を加熱するための加熱装置12と、Ga2O3系結晶膜1を構成する原子の原料が充填された複数のセル13(13a、13b、13c)と、セル13を加熱するためのヒータ14(14a、14b、14c)と、真空槽10内に酸素系ガスを供給するガス供給パイプ15と、真空槽10内の空気を排出するための真空ポンプ16とを備えている。基板ホルダ11は、シャフト110を介して図示しないモータにより回転可能に構成されている。
本実施の形態によれば、MBE法を用いて、優れた導電性を有するGa2O3系結晶膜をGa2O3系結晶基板上にエピタキシャル成長により形成することができる。形成されたGa2O3系結晶膜は、Ga2O3系発光素子やGa2O3系トランジスタ等の半導体素子の構成部材として用いることができる。
SnO2粉末が充填された第2のセル13bの温度と、Ga2O3系結晶膜1のキャリア濃度との関係を、実験により求めた。
SnO2粉末が充填された第2のセル13bの温度と、Ga2O3系結晶膜1のドナー濃度との関係を、実験により求めた。
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- MBE法を用いて、エピタキシャル成長により導電性を有するGa2O3系結晶膜を形成するGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法であって、
Ga蒸気及びSn蒸気を発生させ、分子線としてGa2O3系結晶基板の表面に供給してSnを含むGa2O3系単結晶膜を成長させる工程を含み、
MBE装置のセルに充填された酸化Snを加熱することにより前記Sn蒸気を発生させる、
Ga2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。 - 前記酸化SnはSnO2であり、
前記セルの温度を650~925℃にして前記Sn蒸気を発生させる、
請求項1に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。 - 前記Ga2O3単結晶を0.01~100μm/hの成長速度でエピタキシャル成長させる、
請求項1又は2のいずれかに記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。 - 前記Ga2O3系結晶膜のキャリア濃度は1×1014~1×1020/cm3である、
請求項1又は2のいずれかに記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。 - 前記Ga2O3系結晶膜のキャリア濃度は1×1014~1×1020/cm3である、
請求項3に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。 - 前記酸化SnはSnO2であり、
前記セルの温度を450~1080℃にして前記Sn蒸気を発生させる、 請求項1に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。 - 前記Ga2O3単結晶を0.01~100μm/hの成長速度でエピタキシャル成長させる、請求項6に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。
- 前記Ga2O3単結晶を530~600℃の成長温度でエピタキシャル成長させる、請求項6に記載のGa2O3系結晶膜の製造方法。
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