WO2014050250A1 - 半導体積層基板および半導体素子 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor laminated substrate and a semiconductor element.
- nitride semiconductors Group III nitride semiconductors
- GaN Group III nitride semiconductors
- nitride semiconductors such as GaN have attracted attention as materials for next-generation power semiconductor elements because they have higher dielectric breakdown strength than silicon semiconductors.
- Nitride semiconductors are difficult to produce a large-diameter single crystal substrate, and are therefore generally grown on a substrate using a material different from that of a nitride semiconductor, such as a silicon substrate or a sapphire substrate. .
- the nitride semiconductor in order to relieve the difference in thermal expansion coefficient and lattice constant between the substrate and the nitride semiconductor, the nitride semiconductor can be preferably epitaxially grown on the different substrate by forming a buffer layer on the substrate. This becomes possible (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- the buffer layer disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes, for example, a first layer made of AlN having a thickness of 0.5 to 50 nm, and a second layer made of GaN having a thickness of 0.5 to 200 nm.
- the laminated structure is repeated.
- the leakage current that escapes in the vertical direction of the substrate (the vertical direction of the nitride semiconductor layer perpendicular to the main surface of the substrate) tends to increase. It is necessary to grow the nitride semiconductor layer to a sufficient thickness. In this case, since the crystal growth time of the nitride semiconductor layer becomes long, there is a problem in that the throughput is deteriorated and the necessary source gas is increased, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost.
- the buffer layer disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes, for example, a first layer made of GaN having a thickness of 200 nm to 1000 nm and a second layer made of AlN having a thickness of 0.5 nm to 200 nm.
- a two-dimensional electron gas is generated at the interface between the uppermost AlN layer and the GaN layer of the buffer layer.
- the two-dimensional electron gas since the two-dimensional electron gas has conductivity in the lateral direction of the substrate (in the direction of the laminated surface of the nitride semiconductor layer parallel to the main surface of the substrate), it causes leakage.
- the two-dimensional electron gas behaves electrically as an equipotential surface, an electric field distribution is formed in which an electric field is concentrated on a nitride semiconductor layer (for example, a GaN layer) above the buffer layer.
- a nitride semiconductor layer for example, a GaN layer
- leakage between the electrodes in the lateral direction is likely to increase, and eventually the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer necessary for ensuring the breakdown voltage increases.
- the same problem as in the case of using the buffer layer disclosed in Patent Document 1 occurs.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor laminated substrate and a semiconductor element that can reduce the total film thickness of a nitride semiconductor layer with respect to a required breakdown voltage.
- a semiconductor multilayer substrate is formed on a substrate, a buffer layer made of a nitride semiconductor formed on the substrate, and the buffer layer.
- An electric field control layer made of a nitride semiconductor and having conductivity in a lateral direction of the substrate, an electric field relaxation layer made of a nitride semiconductor formed on the electric field control layer, and a nitride semiconductor formed on the electric field relaxation layer A resistance in the substrate lateral direction of the electric field control layer is not more than 10 times the resistance of the electric field relaxation layer, and the film thickness of the electric field relaxation layer and the film thickness of the buffer layer
- the ratio of electric field sharing between the electric field relaxation layer and the buffer layer is controlled by the ratio.
- the electric field relaxation layer is formed on the first electric field relaxation layer and the first electric field relaxation layer, and the first electric field relaxation layer has a layer configuration. It has a different 2nd electric field relaxation layer, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate according to the present invention is the semiconductor multilayer substrate according to the above invention, wherein the upper surface of the electric field relaxation layer and the upper surface of the electric field control layer with respect to the total thickness of the buffer layer, the electric field control layer, and the electric field relaxation layer.
- the distance ratio is in the range of 0.3 to 0.8.
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate according to the present invention is the semiconductor multilayer substrate according to the above invention, wherein the upper surface of the electric field relaxation layer and the upper surface of the electric field control layer with respect to the total thickness of the buffer layer, the electric field control layer, and the electric field relaxation layer.
- the distance ratio is in the range of 0.3 to 0.7.
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate according to the present invention is the semiconductor multilayer substrate according to the above invention, wherein the upper surface of the electric field relaxation layer and the upper surface of the electric field control layer with respect to the total thickness of the buffer layer, the electric field control layer, and the electric field relaxation layer.
- the distance ratio is in the range of 0.4 to 0.7.
- the breakdown voltage is not less than Vb and the leakage current when the voltage of Vb is applied is not more than IL in the above invention.
- the active layer, the electric field relaxation layer, and the electric field control The sum of the film thicknesses of the layer and the buffer layer is dt, and the resistance per film thickness of the combined region of the active layer and the electric field relaxation layer is represented by Vb / (IL ⁇ dt)
- b is 0.3 ⁇ a / (a + b) ⁇ 0.8
- the relationship is established.
- the breakdown voltage is not less than Vb and the leakage current when the voltage of Vb is applied is not more than IL in the above invention.
- the active layer, the electric field relaxation layer, and the electric field control The sum of the film thicknesses of the layer and the buffer layer is dt, and the resistance per film thickness of the combined region of the active layer and the electric field relaxation layer is represented by Vb / (IL ⁇ dt)
- b is 0.3 ⁇ a / (a + b) ⁇ 0.7
- the relationship is established.
- the breakdown voltage is not less than Vb and the leakage current when the voltage of Vb is applied is not more than IL in the above invention.
- the active layer, the electric field relaxation layer, and the electric field control The sum of the film thicknesses of the layer and the buffer layer is dt, and the resistance per film thickness of the combined region of the active layer and the electric field relaxation layer is represented by Vb / (IL ⁇ dt)
- b is 0.4 ⁇ a / (a + b) ⁇ 0.7
- the relationship is established.
- the carbon concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 in the combined region of the active layer and the electric field relaxation layer.
- the thickness of a region is c
- the thickness of a region having a carbon concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 among the combined region of the electric field control layer and the buffer layer is d
- 0.3 ⁇ c / (c + d) ⁇ 0.8 The relationship is established.
- the carbon concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 in the combined region of the active layer and the electric field relaxation layer.
- the thickness of a region is c
- the thickness of a region having a carbon concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 among the combined region of the electric field control layer and the buffer layer is d
- 0.3 ⁇ c / (c + d) ⁇ 0.7 The relationship is established.
- the carbon concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 in the combined region of the active layer and the electric field relaxation layer.
- the thickness of a region is c
- the thickness of a region having a carbon concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 among the combined region of the electric field control layer and the buffer layer is d
- 0.4 ⁇ c / (c + d) ⁇ 0.7 The relationship is established.
- the semiconductor laminated substrate according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, a resistance in the substrate lateral direction of the electric field control layer is 10 times or less of a resistance of the electric field relaxation layer.
- the electric field control layer includes a first layer made of Al x Ga 1-x N (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1) and a wider band than the first layer. It has a stacked structure with a second layer made of Al y Ga 1-y N (0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1) having a gap.
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the electric field control layer has a region whose resistance is reduced by doping with impurities.
- the electric field relaxation layer is constituted by a single layer in which the second electric field relaxation layer has a single composition
- the first electric field relaxation layer is the substrate.
- the first electric field relaxation layer is composed of a first portion having the same composition as the second electric field relaxation layer
- the second electric field relaxation layer includes a second portion having a different composition.
- the second portion has a film thickness such that the resistance in the lateral direction of the substrate where the one portion and the second portion are combined is greater than 1/10 of the resistance of the second electric field relaxation layer. It is characterized by that.
- the electric field relaxation layer is formed of a single layer in which the second electric field relaxation layer has a single composition, and the first electric field relaxation layer has a thickness of 5 nm.
- a 20 nm Al z Ga 1-z N (0 ⁇ z ⁇ 1) layer and a 5 nm to 20 nm Al w Ga 1-w N (0 ⁇ w ⁇ 1 and z ⁇ w) layer are alternately repeated several times. It has a laminated structure.
- the electric field relaxation layer is composed of AlGaN having a composition in which the first electric field relaxation layer has a band gap that narrows from the substrate side toward the active layer side. It is characterized by being.
- the electric field relaxation layer, the first electric field relaxation layer is composed of a plurality of AlGaN layers, and the plurality of AlGaN layers are the active layer from the substrate side. It is characterized by having different compositions from each other with the band gap narrowing toward the side.
- the buffer layer includes an Al u Ga 1-u N (0 ⁇ u ⁇ 1) layer having a thickness of 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.8 ⁇ m and a thickness of 20 nm to A 60 nm Al v Ga 1-v N (0 ⁇ v ⁇ 1 and u ⁇ v) layer is alternately and repeatedly stacked a plurality of times.
- the active layer includes an electron transit layer and an electron supply layer formed on the electron transit layer and having a wider band gap than the electron transit layer. It has a laminated structure.
- the semiconductor element according to the present invention is characterized in that two or more electrodes are provided on the active layer of the semiconductor multilayer substrate of the present invention.
- the electrode is formed on the active layer, is formed on the active layer, is formed on the active layer, and is formed on the active layer. And an ohmic electrode for ohmic contact.
- the electrode is formed on the active layer, and is formed on the active layer with two ohmic electrodes that are in ohmic contact with the active layer. And a Schottky electrode disposed between the ohmic electrodes and having a Schottky junction with the active layer.
- the electrode is formed on the active layer, and is formed on the active layer with two ohmic electrodes that are in ohmic contact with the active layer. It includes an insulating film disposed between ohmic electrodes and an electrode formed on the insulating film.
- the active layer is a stack of an electron transit layer and an electron supply layer formed on the electron transit layer and having a wider band gap than the electron transit layer.
- e is an elementary charge
- n s is the concentration of a two-dimensional electron gas at the interface between the electron transit layer and the electron supply layer
- d 0 is the thickness of the electron transit layer
- d 1 is the thickness of the electric field relaxation layer.
- the distance between the upper surface and the upper surface of the electric field control layer, d 2 is the film thickness of the electric field control layer, d 3 is the film thickness of the buffer layer, ⁇ is the dielectric constant of the electron transit layer and the electric field relaxation layer, V is a voltage applied to the electrode, and V 1 is a potential of the electric field control layer.
- the semiconductor element according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the following formula (2) is satisfied.
- the semiconductor element according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the following formula (3) is satisfied.
- the semiconductor element according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the following formula (4) is satisfied.
- R on [ ⁇ ] is a specification value of on-resistance required for the semiconductor element
- r sheet [ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ] is an average value of sheet resistance between the electrodes
- N s [cm ⁇ 3 ] is the electrode The average value of the carrier density between them
- Lac is the distance between the electrodes
- W is the width of the current path between the electrodes.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor element according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2A shows the relationship between the ratio of the thickness of the electric field relaxation layer to the sum of the thickness of the electric field relaxation layer and the thickness of the buffer layer, and the total thickness for realizing a semiconductor device having a withstand voltage of 600 V or 1200 V.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit for calculating the relationship shown in FIG. 2A.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram showing the relationship between the ratio of the resistance of the electric field control layer in the lateral direction of the electric field control layer to the resistance of the electric field relaxation layer and the total film thickness, which are necessary for realizing a semiconductor device having a withstand voltage of 600V and 1200V.
- FIG. 2A shows the relationship between the ratio of the thickness of the electric field relaxation layer to the sum of the thickness of the electric field relaxation layer and the thickness of the buffer layer, and the total thickness for realizing a semiconductor device having a withstand voltage of 600 V or 1200 V
- FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit for calculating the relationship shown in FIG. 3A.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor element according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the ninth embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor element according to the tenth embodiment.
- FIG. 13
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor element according to the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 100 ⁇ / b> A is a Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD) including a semiconductor multilayer substrate 10, an anode electrode A that is an ohmic electrode formed on the semiconductor multilayer substrate 10, and a cathode electrode C that is a Schottky electrode. is there.
- SBD Schottky Barrier Diode
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate 10 includes a substrate 11, a buffer layer 12 formed on the substrate 11, an electric field control layer 13 formed on the buffer layer 12, and an electric field relaxation layer 14 formed on the electric field control layer 13. And an active layer 15 formed on the electric field relaxation layer 14.
- the buffer layer 12, the electric field control layer 13, the electric field relaxation layer 14, and the active layer 15 are sequentially grown on the substrate 11 by, for example, a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- the substrate 11 is a Si (111) substrate.
- the main surface may be slightly inclined within a range of ⁇ 10 ° from the (111) plane.
- the buffer layer 12 is formed by sequentially laminating an AlN layer 12a and an AlGaN layer 12b, and on the AlGaN layer 12b, C-GaN layers 12c, 12e, and 12g, which are GaN layers doped with carbon (C), and AlN.
- the layers 12d, 12f, and 12h are alternately stacked a plurality of times.
- the buffer layer 12 has a function of relaxing the difference in thermal expansion coefficient and lattice constant between the substrate 11 made of Si and the nitride semiconductor layer to be laminated on the buffer layer 12.
- the AlN layers 12a, 12d, 12f, and 12h which are layers made of AlN, are preferable because the increase in leakage current is suppressed if the film thickness is 20 nm or more, and the nitride semiconductor layer on the substrate 11 if the film thickness is 60 nm or less. It is preferable because warpage and cracks are easily suppressed.
- the C—GaN layers 12c, 12e, and 12g which are layers made of GaN, are preferably thick in order to improve the breakdown voltage of the semiconductor element 100A, but warp and cracks are generated in the nitride semiconductor layer on the substrate 11. It is preferable that the thickness is easy to suppress.
- the preferred film thickness of the C—GaN layers 12c, 12e, 12g is, for example, 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.8 ⁇ m.
- the number of pairs of the C—GaN layer and the AlN layer is preferably 3 pairs or more in order to reduce dislocations in the active layer 15 formed on the buffer layer 12, but on the substrate 11.
- the number is preferably 6 pairs or less.
- the electric field control layer 13 has a configuration in which a C-GaN layer 13a as a first layer and an AlN layer 13b as a second layer are stacked.
- a preferable film thickness of the C-GaN layer 13a is, for example, 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.8 ⁇ m.
- a preferable thickness of the AlN layer 13b is, for example, 20 nm to 60 nm.
- Two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) is generated at the interface between the C-GaN layer 13a and the AlN layer 13b.
- the electric field control layer 13 is formed with a conductive surface in the lateral direction of the substrate (that is, in the direction of the laminated surface of the nitride semiconductor layer on the substrate 11) at the interface between the C-GaN layer 13a and the AlN layer 13b. Therefore, it functions as a conductive layer. Further, the electric field control layer 13 is not limited to the AlN / C—GaN structure, and may be composed of, for example, an n-type GaN layer whose resistance is reduced by doping Si.
- the electric field relaxation layer 14 includes a first electric field relaxation layer 14a and a second electric field relaxation layer 14b formed on the first electric field relaxation layer 14a.
- the first electric field relaxation layer 14a has a multilayer structure in which a pair of an AlN layer and a GaN layer is repeatedly stacked a plurality of times.
- the thickness of each of the AlN layer and the GaN layer is preferably in the range of 5 nm to 20 nm, for example. If it is 5 nm or more, it is preferable for maintaining uniformity of the film thickness of each layer in the substrate surface. If it is 20 nm or less, 2DEG is suppressed from being generated at the interface between the AlN layer and the GaN layer, and the substrate The lateral resistance is sufficiently high.
- the second electric field relaxation layer 14b is a single layer having a single composition of C-GaN.
- the first electric field relaxation layer 14a and the second electric field relaxation layer 14b have different layer configurations.
- the difference in layer structure means that the layered structure and composition of the layers are different from each other.
- the active layer 15 includes an electron transit layer 15a made of GaN and an electron supply layer 15b made of AlGaN.
- 2DEG serving as a channel is generated at the interface between the electron transit layer 15a and the electron supply layer 15b. If the electron supply layer 15b has a film thickness of 20 nm to 30 nm and an Al composition of 20% to 30%, it is preferable because the concentration of 2DEG can be increased within a range where cracks do not occur.
- the electron transit layer 15a can be composed of, for example, undoped GaN or C-GaN. When the electron transit layer 15a is made of C-GaN, the carbon concentration is preferably lower than 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 in terms of suppressing a decrease in mobility of the two-dimensional electron gas.
- the thickness of the electron transit layer 15a is within a range of 50 nm to 1 ⁇ m depending on the carbon concentration. It is preferable to set an optimum film thickness so that the resistance can be suppressed. For example, when the carbon concentration is low, it is preferable to increase the film thickness.
- the anode electrode A is formed on the electron supply layer 15b of the active layer 15, and is in Schottky junction with the 2DEG channel of the active layer 15.
- Anode electrode A has a Ti / Al structure (thickness is 25 nm / 200 nm, for example), for example.
- the cathode electrode C is formed on the electron supply layer 15 b of the active layer 15 and is in ohmic contact with the 2DEG channel of the active layer 15.
- Cathode electrode C has, for example, a Ni / Au / Ti structure (with a film thickness of, for example, 100 nm / 250 nm / 20 nm).
- the distance (interelectrode distance) between the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode C in the semiconductor element 100A is L.
- the interelectrode distance is defined as the distance between the ends of the portions where the two electrodes are in contact with the active layer 15.
- a conductive surface is formed in the lateral direction of the substrate at the AlN / GaN interface between the C-GaN layer 13a and the AlN layer 13b of the electric field control layer 13, and functions as a conductive layer.
- the AlN / GaN interface always behaves at the same potential.
- the electric field relaxation layer 14 and the buffer layer 12 can be applied at the time of reverse bias by setting the ratio between the film thickness of the electric field relaxation layer 14 sandwiching the electric field control layer 13 and the film thickness of the buffer layer 12. It is possible to adjust the ratio of the electric field formed in each of the above. By optimizing this ratio, the total thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer (that is, the total thickness from the buffer layer 12 to the active layer 15 existing on the substrate 11) can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage.
- the electric field control layer 13 that behaves electrically as an equipotential surface between the electric field relaxation layer 14 and the buffer layer 12, the electric field relaxation layer 14 and the cathode electrode located in the region below the anode electrode A
- the electric field can be shared at three locations of the electric field relaxation layer 14 and the buffer layer 12 located below C, and the ratio of the electric field sharing is determined by the film thickness of the electric field relaxation layer 14 and the film thickness of the buffer layer 12. It can be controlled by the ratio. Therefore, by optimizing this ratio, the breakdown voltage per film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be made larger than when the electric field control layer 13 is not provided.
- FIG. 2A shows the ratio of the thickness of the electric field relaxation layer to the total thickness of the electric field relaxation layer, the electric field control layer, and the buffer layer when the semiconductor element 100A is used with the anode grounded, and the semiconductor element with a withstand voltage of 600V or 1200V. It is a figure which shows the relationship with the total film thickness for implement
- FIG. 2B is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit for calculating the relationship shown in FIG. 2A.
- the equivalent circuit C1 in FIG. 2B includes a resistance R1 corresponding to the resistance in the film thickness direction of the electric field relaxation layer 14 below the cathode electrode C, and a resistance R2 corresponding to the resistance in the film thickness direction of the electric field relaxation layer 14 below the anode electrode A.
- a resistance R3 corresponding to the sum of the resistance in the thickness direction of the buffer layer 12 and the resistance in the thickness direction of the electric field control layer 13.
- Reference numeral V denotes an external power source.
- the resistance values of the resistors R1, R2, and R3 are set according to the film thickness ratio of the corresponding layers. As an example of reference values of the resistors R1, R2, and R3, for example, when the horizontal axis in FIG. 2A is 0.5, the total film thickness is 4 ⁇ m, the withstand voltage is 600 V, and the allowable current is 10 ⁇ A, 40 M ⁇ , 40 M ⁇ , 40 M ⁇ .
- the withstand voltage in FIG. 2A assumes a situation where the leakage reaches an unacceptable level when the electric field of the electric field relaxation layer 14 or the buffer layer 12 under the anode electrode A exceeds 1 MV / cm in the equivalent circuit C1 in FIG. 2B. . That is, the breakdown voltage in FIG. 2A is defined by the applied voltage when the electric field of the electric field relaxation layer 14 or the buffer layer 12 under the anode electrode A is 1 MV / cm. In addition, it is assumed that the resistivity of the buffer layer 12, the electric field control layer 13, and the electric field relaxation layer 14 is uniform.
- (distance between the upper surface of the electric field relaxation layer and the upper surface of the electric field control layer) / (electric field relaxation layer + electric field control layer + buffer layer) on the horizontal axis in FIG. 2A means the electric field relaxation layer 14 and the electric field control layer 13.
- the film thickness of the electric field relaxation layer 14 with respect to the total film thickness of the buffer layer 12 is shown.
- a value of 1 on the horizontal axis corresponds to a case where at least the electric field control layer 13 is substantially absent, and the conductive substrate 11 functions as a layer having lateral conductivity like the electric field control layer. As the value of becomes closer to zero, the electric field control layer 13 is positioned closer to the active layer 15.
- the film thickness of 14 and the thickness of the buffer layer 12 are arranged in the vicinity of the middle of the film thickness, the required breakdown voltage can be secured with the smallest film thickness, and the necessary film as compared with the case where the electric field control layer 13 is not provided. It can be seen that the thickness can be reduced by up to 33%.
- the thickness can be reduced by up to 33%.
- a layer having a film thickness of at least 8 ⁇ m or more must be formed only by the electric field relaxation layer, which may be difficult to manufacture. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2A, (distance between the upper surface of the electric field relaxation layer and the upper surface of the electric field control layer) / (electric field relaxation layer + electric field control layer + buffer layer) is in the range of 0.3 to 0.8. It is preferably in the range of 0.3 to 0.7, more preferably in the range of 0.4 to 0.7.
- the thickness of the first electric field relaxation layer 14a is, for example, 1 ⁇ m to 4 ⁇ m (the number of pairs of AlN layers and GaN layers is, for example, 40
- the thickness of the second electric field relaxation layer 14b which is a single layer made of C-GaN, is set to 100 nm to 2 ⁇ m, and (distance between the upper surface of the electric field relaxation layer and the upper surface of the electric field control layer) / ( (Electric field relaxation layer + electric field control layer + buffer layer) in the range of 0.3 to 0.8, preferably in the range of 0.3 to 0.7, more preferably in the range of 0.4 to 0.7.
- the film thickness for the required breakdown voltage can be reduced.
- the electric field relaxation layer is a single C-GaN layer. Therefore, the upper limit of the film thickness of the electric field relaxation layer that can be grown without generating cracks is 1.2 ⁇ m, and the upper limit of the film thickness of the buffer layer is about 3.2 ⁇ m. It is known by the inventors' investigation. This indicates that there are problems with the prior art in the following two points.
- the upper limit of the film thickness of the electric field relaxation layer is 1.2 ⁇ m. The total thickness of the layer and the buffer layer reaches only 2.4 ⁇ m, and cannot be set to a thickness necessary for realizing a withstand voltage of 600 V, for example.
- the prior art has (optimization of (distance between the upper surface of the electric field relaxation layer and the upper surface of the electric field control layer) / (electric field relaxation layer + electric field control layer + buffer layer) and thickening of the total film thickness. It is difficult to achieve both, and it is considered difficult to realize a crystal having a desired breakdown voltage.
- FIG. 3A shows the relationship between the ratio of the resistance in the substrate lateral direction of the electric field control layer to the resistance of the electric field relaxation layer and the total film thickness, which are necessary for realizing a semiconductor element with a withstand voltage of 600 V and 1200 V in the semiconductor element 100A.
- FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit for calculating the relationship shown in FIG. 3A.
- 3B includes a resistance R1 corresponding to the resistance in the film thickness direction of the electric field relaxation layer 14 below the cathode electrode C and a resistance R2 corresponding to the resistance in the film thickness direction of the electric field relaxation layer 14 below the anode electrode A. And a resistance R3 corresponding to the sum of the resistance in the thickness direction of the buffer layer 12 and the resistance in the thickness direction of the electric field control layer 13, and the resistance in the lateral direction of the substrate of the electric field control layer 13 (below the cathode electrode C) Resistance R4 corresponding to the resistance under the anode electrode A).
- the resistance in the substrate lateral direction of the electric field control layer 13 is not more than 10 times the resistance of the electric field relaxation layer 14 when the required total film thickness is used in the conventional technique. In order to effectively reduce the total film thickness, it is preferable. Moreover, if it is 0.1 times or less, since a required total film thickness becomes the smallest, it is more preferable. Further, when the resistance in the substrate lateral direction of the electric field control layer 13 is not more than 1 times the resistance of the electric field relaxation layer 14, the required total film thickness is the required total film thickness when using the conventional technique, This is preferable because it is less than or equal to about the minimum value of the required total film thickness.
- 2A and 3A are examples of withstand voltages of 600 V and 1200 V, and other withstand voltage values have the same tendency as in FIGS. 2A and 3A.
- the electric field relaxation layer 14 is composed of two layers, ie, a first electric field relaxation layer 14a and a second electric field relaxation layer 14b having different layer configurations, and the first electric field relaxation layer 14a is further composed of a plurality of layers. Has been. This makes it easier to control warpage and cracks when realizing the same film thickness than when the electric field relaxation layer is formed of a single layer made of a GaN layer or the like.
- the distance between the upper surface of the electric field control layer and the electric field control layer) / (electric field relaxation layer + electric field control layer + buffer layer) can be more easily adjusted to a suitable range of 0.4 to 0.7.
- Vb required breakdown voltage
- IL required current value
- the electric field relaxation layer 14 and the buffer layer 12 The resistance per unit film thickness is preferably 1.1 M ⁇ / ⁇ m to 1.7 M ⁇ / ⁇ m.
- the resistance per film thickness is Vb / (IL ⁇ dt) in the combined region of the active layer 15 and the electric field relaxation layer 14.
- the thickness of the region larger than the value represented by) is a
- the resistance per film thickness of the region where the electric field control layer 13 and the buffer layer 12 are combined is represented by Vb / (IL ⁇ dt).
- the thickness of the larger region is b
- the relationship of 0.3 ⁇ a / (a + b) ⁇ 0.8 holds, and the relationship of 0.3 ⁇ a / (a + b) ⁇ 0.7 Is more preferable, and it is more preferable that the relationship of 0.4 ⁇ a / (a + b) ⁇ 0.7 is satisfied.
- the means for increasing the resistance of the electric field relaxation layer 14, the electric field control layer 13 and the buffer layer 12 includes, for example, carbon doping, but the carbon concentration of the electric field relaxation layer 14, the electric field control layer 13 and the buffer layer 12 is 1 ⁇ .
- a range of 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 is preferable. If the carbon concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or more, it is preferable to increase the resistance per unit film thickness to a required value, and if it is 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or less, the distortion of the crystal lattice is large. In view of suppressing the occurrence of cracks, it is preferable.
- the thickness of the region having the carbon concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 among the region including the active layer 15 and the electric field relaxation layer 14 is c, and the electric field control layer 13
- the thickness of the region having a carbon concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 is d
- 0.3 ⁇ c / ( c + d) ⁇ 0.8 is preferable
- 0.3 ⁇ c / (c + d) ⁇ 0.7 is more preferable
- An example of the method for manufacturing the semiconductor element 100A according to the first embodiment is as follows.
- the buffer layer 12, the electric field control layer 13, and the electric field relaxation layer 14 are sequentially epitaxially grown on the substrate 11 using the MOCVD method.
- trimethyl gallium (TMG) and ammonia (NH 3 ) can be used as a source gas for growing a layer made of GaN.
- Trimethylaluminum (TMA) and NH 3 can be used as a source gas for growing a layer made of AlN.
- the crystal growth temperature is preferably 900 ° C. to 1000 ° C. for any layer. Note that by using the source gas, carbon contained in the source gas is doped during crystal growth.
- the active layer 15 is epitaxially grown on the electric field relaxation layer 14.
- TMG and NH 3 can be used as a source gas for growing a layer made of GaN.
- TMG, TMA, and NH 3 can be used as a source gas for growing a layer made of AlGaN.
- the crystal growth temperature is preferably 1000 ° C. to 1050 ° C. for any layer.
- an anode electrode A and a cathode electrode C are formed on the active layer 15.
- sputtering can be used to form each electrode.
- the cathode electrode C is preferably annealed in a temperature range of 500 ° C. to 700 ° C., for example, in order to reduce the contact resistance with 2DEG after being formed using a sputtering method or the like.
- the semiconductor element 100A according to the first embodiment can reduce the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer with respect to the required breakdown voltage, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor element according to the second embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 100B is a HEMT (High Electron Mobility Transistor) type including a source electrode S, a gate electrode G, and a drain electrode D in place of the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode C in the semiconductor element 100A according to the first embodiment.
- FET Field effect transistor
- the source electrode S and the drain electrode D are formed on the electron supply layer 15b of the active layer 15, and are in ohmic contact with the 2DEG channel of the active layer 15.
- the source electrode S and the drain electrode D are constituted by, for example, a Ni / Au / Ti structure (the film thickness is, for example, 100 nm / 250 nm / 20 nm).
- the gate electrode G is formed on the electron supply layer 15 b of the active layer 15 and forms a Schottky junction with the active layer 15.
- the gate electrode G is disposed between the source electrode S and the drain electrode D.
- the gate electrode G has, for example, a Ti / Al structure (a film thickness is, for example, 25 nm / 200 nm).
- the semiconductor element 100B according to the second embodiment can also achieve the same effect as the semiconductor element 100A, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Is low.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the third embodiment.
- the gate insulating film I is formed between the source electrode S and the drain electrode D on the electron supply layer 15b of the active layer 15 in the semiconductor element 100B according to the second embodiment, and the gate electrode G is a gate. It is a MOS type FET that is configured to be in Schottky junction with the insulating film I.
- the gate insulating film I is made of, for example, a SiO 2 film having a thickness of 30 nm to 60 nm.
- the semiconductor element 100C according to the third embodiment can also achieve the same effect as the semiconductor element 100A, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Is low.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the fourth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 200A is obtained by replacing the semiconductor multilayer substrate 10 with the semiconductor multilayer substrate 20 in the semiconductor element 100A according to the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate 20 is obtained by replacing the electric field relaxation layer 14 with the electric field relaxation layer 24 in the semiconductor multilayer substrate 10.
- the electric field relaxation layer 24 includes a first electric field relaxation layer 24a and a second electric field relaxation layer 24b formed on the first electric field relaxation layer 24a.
- the first electric field relaxation layer 24 a includes AlGaN layers 24 aa, 24 ab, and 24 ac that are sequentially stacked on the electric field control layer 13.
- the second electric field relaxation layer 24b is a single layer made of C-GaN.
- the second electric field relaxation layer 24b can have the same configuration as the second electric field relaxation layer 14b shown in FIG.
- the AlGaN layers 24aa, 24ab, and 24ac are configured such that the Al composition decreases from the substrate 11 side toward the surface direction (active layer 15 side) (that is, the band gap is narrowed).
- the Al composition in each of the AlGaN layers 24aa, 24ab, and 24ac may be constant, or the Al composition may decrease toward the active layer 15 in the layer.
- the Al composition preferably varies from 20% to 0%. In this way, by forming the first electric field relaxation layer 24a with an AlGaN layer having a composition in which the Al composition decreases in the surface direction (active layer 15 side), the occurrence of cracks and warpage can be suppressed.
- the electric field relaxation layer 24 is composed of two layers, a first electric field relaxation layer 24a and a second electric field relaxation layer 24b, and the first electric field relaxation layer 24a is further composed of a plurality of layers. This makes it easier to control warpage and cracks when realizing the same film thickness than when the electric field relaxation layer is formed of a single layer made of a GaN layer or the like. And the distance between the upper surface of the electric field control layer) / (electric field relaxation layer + electric field control layer + buffer layer).
- the same effect as that of the semiconductor element 100A can be obtained, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Manufacturing cost is low.
- the number of AlGaN layers constituting the first electric field relaxation layer 24a is not limited to three, and may be one or more. Further, the Al composition decrease profile is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, stepped or continuous.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the fifth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 200B is a HEMT type FET including a source electrode S, a gate electrode G, and a drain electrode D in place of the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode C in the semiconductor element 200A according to the fourth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 200B according to the fifth embodiment can also achieve the same effect as the semiconductor element 200A, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Is low.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the sixth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 200C is a MOS FET in which the gate insulating film I is formed between the electron supply layer 15b of the active layer 15 and the gate electrode G in the semiconductor element 200B according to the fifth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 200C according to the sixth embodiment can also obtain the same effect as the semiconductor element 200A, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Is low.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the seventh embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 300A is obtained by replacing the semiconductor multilayer substrate 10 with the semiconductor multilayer substrate 30 in the semiconductor element 100A according to the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate 30 is obtained by replacing the electric field relaxation layer 14 with the electric field relaxation layer 34 in the semiconductor multilayer substrate 10.
- the electric field relaxation layer 34 includes a C-GaN layer 34a, an AlN layer 34b formed on the C-GaN layer 34a, and a C-GaN layer 34c formed on the AlN layer 34b.
- the film thickness of the AlN layer 34b is preferably in the range of 0.5 nm to 20 nm.
- 2DEG is prevented from being generated at the interface between the AlN layer 34b and the C—GaN layers 34a and 34c, thereby forming an equipotential surface.
- an equipotential surface is generated in the electric field relaxation layer, the relationship between the film thickness of the electric field relaxation layer and the buffer layer necessary for optimizing the breakdown voltage per film thickness shown in FIG. Since the desired effect may not be obtained, the above film thickness is preferable.
- the same effect as that of the semiconductor element 100A can be obtained, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Is low.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the eighth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 300B is a HEMT type FET including a source electrode S, a gate electrode G, and a drain electrode D in place of the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode C in the semiconductor element 300A according to the seventh embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 300B according to the eighth embodiment can also obtain the same effect as the semiconductor element 300A, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Is low.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to the ninth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 300C is a MOS FET in which a gate insulating film I is formed between the electron supply layer 15b of the active layer 15 and the gate electrode G in the semiconductor element 300B according to the eighth embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 300C according to the ninth embodiment can achieve the same effect as the semiconductor element 300A, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Is low.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor element according to the tenth embodiment.
- the field plate layer 36 is formed on the electron supply layer 15b of the active layer 15 so as to be in contact with the anode electrode A in the semiconductor element 100A according to the first embodiment, and the anode electrode A, the cathode electrode C, A protective film P is formed so as to cover the surface of the active layer 15 and a part of the surface of the field plate layer 36, and the anode electrode A is an SBD formed in a stepped shape on the protective film P.
- the protective film P is made of, for example, a SiO 2 film.
- the field plate layer 36 is made of a nitride semiconductor material, for example, GaN, having a band gap energy smaller than that of the electron supply layer 15b. Also in the semiconductor element 300 ⁇ / b> D, L that is the distance between the electrodes is the distance between the end portions of the portions where the two electrodes (the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode C) are in contact with the active layer 15.
- the semiconductor element 300D according to the tenth embodiment can achieve the same effect as the semiconductor element 300A, that is, the total film thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer can be reduced with respect to the required breakdown voltage. Is low.
- the field plate layer 36 reduces the density of 2DEG at the interface between the electron transit layer 15a and the electron supply layer 15b immediately below the field plate layer 36. Therefore, 2DEG tends to be depleted at a low voltage when a reverse voltage is applied. Further, since the anode electrode A has a stepped shape having a plurality of steps and there are a plurality of corner portions where the electric field strength tends to be high, the electric field is dispersed at these corner portions, and the peak electric field strength is lowered. As a result, the semiconductor element 300D is an element with improved breakdown voltage.
- the present inventors pulsed the semiconductor element 100A according to the first embodiment, for example, by grounding the anode electrode A and the substrate 11 on the back surface to the same potential and applying a high voltage stress of, for example, 600V. In some cases, it was confirmed that a current collapse component that recovers in the order of 10 ⁇ s is manifested.
- e elementary charge
- n s is the upper surface and the electric field of the electron concentration in the 2DEG at the interface between the transport layer 15a and the electron supply layer 15b
- d 0 is the thickness of the electron transit layer 15a
- d 1 is the electric field relaxation layer 14
- ⁇ is the dielectric constant of the electron transit layer 15 a and the electric field relaxation layer 14
- V is an external voltage (applied voltage)
- V 1 is the electric potential of the electric field control layer 13.
- equation (1) is obtained.
- d 2 is the thickness of the field control layer 13
- d 3 is the thickness of the buffer layer.
- the resistance R1 is a resistance in the film thickness direction of the electric field relaxation layer 14 under the cathode electrode C.
- the resistance R2 is a resistance in the film thickness direction of the electric field relaxation layer 14 below the anode electrode A.
- the resistance R3 is obtained by adding the resistance in the thickness direction of the buffer layer 12 and the resistance in the thickness direction of the electric field control layer 13.
- V 1 is determined by the film thickness of the buffer layer 12, the electric field control layer 13, and the electric field relaxation layer 14.
- Equation (2) Substituting the above equation into the right side of equation (1) yields equation (2). That is, when V 1 is determined by the film thickness of the buffer layer 12, the electric field control layer 13, and the electric field relaxation layer 14, Expression (2) is established.
- the on-resistance value of the semiconductor element is expressed by the following formula. Therefore, the following equation is derived from the condition that the on-resistance of the semiconductor element is not more than the specification value of the on-resistance required for the semiconductor element.
- R on [ ⁇ ] is a specification value of on-resistance required for a semiconductor element
- r sheet [ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ] is an average value of sheet resistance between electrodes
- N s [cm ⁇ 3 ] is an electron per unit area.
- Lac is the distance between the electrodes
- W is the width of the current path between the electrodes.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the width of the current path, using the top view of the semiconductor element 100A shown in FIG. L is a distance between the electrodes, and corresponds to Lac in the equation (4).
- the width of the current path means the width of the current path when a current flows between the target electrodes (here, the anode electrode A and the cathode electrode C).
- the target electrodes are a gate electrode and a drain electrode.
- the buffer layer includes an Al u Ga 1-u N (0 ⁇ u ⁇ 1) layer with a thickness of 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.8 ⁇ m and an Al v Ga 1-v with a thickness of 20 nm to 60 nm.
- N (0 ⁇ v ⁇ 1 and u ⁇ v) layers may be alternately and repeatedly stacked a plurality of times.
- the electric field control layer includes a first layer made of Al x Ga 1-x N (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1) and Al y Ga 1-y N (0 ⁇ y) having a wider band gap than the first layer. It may have a laminated structure with the second layer composed of ⁇ 1).
- the electric field relaxation layer is formed of a single layer having a single composition of the second electric field relaxation layer, and the first electric field relaxation layer has the same composition as the second electric field relaxation layer in order from the side closer to the substrate.
- the second electric field relaxation layer is composed of a laminated structure of a second portion having a different composition, and the resistance in the substrate lateral direction of the portion where the first portion and the second portion are combined is
- the second portion may have a thickness that is greater than 1/10 of the resistance of the second electric field relaxation layer.
- the first electric field relaxation layer may be an Al z film having a thickness of 5 nm to 20 nm.
- the electron supply layer of the active layer is not particularly limited as long as it has a wider band gap than the electron transit layer.
- the substrate is made of Si, but the material of the substrate is not particularly limited, and sapphire, silicon carbide (SiC), or zinc oxide (ZnO), which is a substrate different from the nitride semiconductor, is used.
- the material of each layer of the nitride semiconductor layer is not limited to those of the embodiment described above, Al x In y Ga 1- xy As u P v N 1-uv (although, 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1,0 ⁇ Y ⁇ 1, x + y ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ u ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ v ⁇ 1, and u + v ⁇ 1).
- the semiconductor multilayer substrate and the semiconductor element according to the present invention are suitable for use in, for example, a power semiconductor element.
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0.3≦a/(a+b)≦0.8
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0.3≦a/(a+b)≦0.7
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0.4≦a/(a+b)≦0.7
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする。
0.3≦c/(c+d)≦0.8
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする。
0.3≦c/(c+d)≦0.7
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする。
0.4≦c/(c+d)≦0.7
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする。
以下の式(1)が成り立つことを特徴とする。
図1は、実施の形態1に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子100Aは、半導体積層基板10と、半導体積層基板10上に形成されたオーミック電極であるアノード電極Aおよびショットキー電極であるカソード電極Cを有するショットキーバリアダイオード(Schottky Barrier Diode:SBD)である。
図4は、実施の形態2に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子100Bは、実施の形態1に係る半導体素子100Aにおいて、アノード電極Aおよびカソード電極Cに換えて、ソース電極S、ゲート電極G、およびドレイン電極Dを備えたHEMT(High Electron Mobility Transistor)型の電界効果トランジスタ(FET)である。
図5は、実施の形態3に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子100Cは、実施の形態2に係る半導体素子100Bにおいて、活性層15の電子供給層15b上のソース電極Sとドレイン電極Dとの間にゲート絶縁膜Iを形成し、ゲート電極Gはゲート絶縁膜Iにショットキー接合するようにしたMOS型のFETである。なお、ゲート絶縁膜Iはたとえば厚さ30nm~60nmのSiO2膜からなる。
図6は、実施の形態4に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子200Aは、実施の形態1に係る半導体素子100Aにおいて、半導体積層基板10を半導体積層基板20に置き換えたものである。また、半導体積層基板20は、半導体積層基板10において、電界緩和層14を電界緩和層24に置き換えたものである。
図7は、実施の形態5に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子200Bは、実施の形態4に係る半導体素子200Aにおいて、アノード電極Aおよびカソード電極Cに換えて、ソース電極S、ゲート電極G、およびドレイン電極Dを備えたHEMT型のFETである。
図8は、実施の形態6に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子200Cは、実施の形態5に係る半導体素子200Bにおいて、活性層15の電子供給層15bとゲート電極Gとの間にゲート絶縁膜Iを形成したMOS型のFETである。
図9は、実施の形態7に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子300Aは、実施の形態1に係る半導体素子100Aにおいて、半導体積層基板10を半導体積層基板30に置き換えたものである。また、半導体積層基板30は、半導体積層基板10において、電界緩和層14を電界緩和層34に置き換えたものである。
図10は、実施の形態8に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子300Bは、実施の形態7に係る半導体素子300Aにおいて、アノード電極Aおよびカソード電極Cに換えて、ソース電極S、ゲート電極G、およびドレイン電極Dを備えたHEMT型のFETである。
図11は、実施の形態9に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子300Cは、実施の形態8に係る半導体素子300Bにおいて、活性層15の電子供給層15bとゲート電極Gとの間にゲート絶縁膜Iを形成したMOS型のFETである。
図12は、実施の形態10に係る半導体素子の模式的な断面図である。半導体素子300Dは、実施の形態1に係る半導体素子100Aにおいて、活性層15の電子供給層15b上にアノード電極Aに接触するようにフィールドプレート層36を形成し、アノード電極Aとカソード電極Cとの間の活性層15の表面およびフィールドプレート層36の一部表面を覆うように保護膜Pを形成し、さらにアノード電極Aは保護膜Pに階段状に乗り上げる形状に形成したSBDである。保護膜PはたとえばSiO2膜からなる。また、フィールドプレート層36は電子供給層15bよりもバンドギャップエネルギーが小さい窒化物半導体材料、たとえばGaNからなる。なお、半導体素子300Dにおいても、電極間距離であるLは、2つの電極(アノード電極Aとカソード電極C)が活性層15と接触している各部分の端部の間の距離である。
11 基板
12 バッファ層
12a、12d、12f、12h、13b、34b AlN層
12b、24aa、24ab、24ac AlGaN層
12c、12e、12g、13a、34a、34c C-GaN層
13 電界制御層
14、24、34 電界緩和層
14a、24a 第1電界緩和層
14b、24b 第2電界緩和層
15 活性層
15a 電子走行層
15b 電子供給層
100A、100B、100C、200A、200B、200C、300A、300B、300C 半導体素子
A アノード電極
C カソード電極
D ドレイン電極
G ゲート電極
I ゲート絶縁膜
L1、L2 線
S ソース電極
Claims (28)
- 基板と、
前記基板上に形成された窒化物半導体からなるバッファ層と、
前記バッファ層上に形成され、窒化物半導体からなり、基板横方向に導電性を有する電界制御層と、
前記電界制御層上に形成された窒化物半導体からなる電界緩和層と、
前記電界緩和層上に形成された窒化物半導体からなる活性層と、
を備え、
前記電界制御層の基板横方向の抵抗が、前記電界緩和層の抵抗の10倍以下であり、
前記電界緩和層の膜厚と前記バッファ層の膜厚との比によって、前記電界緩和層と前記バッファ層との電界分担の比を制御していることを特徴とする半導体積層基板。 - 前記電界緩和層は、第1電界緩和層と、前記第1電界緩和層上に形成され、前記第1電界緩和層とは層構成が異なる第2電界緩和層とを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記バッファ層、前記電界制御層、および前記電界緩和層の膜厚の総和に対する前記電界緩和層の上面と前記電界制御層の上面との間の距離の比が、0.3~0.8の範囲にあることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記バッファ層、前記電界制御層、および前記電界緩和層の膜厚の総和に対する前記電界緩和層の上面と前記電界制御層の上面との間の距離の比が、0.3~0.7の範囲にあることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記バッファ層、前記電界制御層、および前記電界緩和層の膜厚の総和に対する前記電界緩和層の上面と前記電界制御層の上面との間の距離の比が、0.4~0.7の範囲にあることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。
- 耐圧がVb以上であり、かつ前記Vbの電圧印加時におけるリーク電流がIL以下であり、前記活性層、前記電界緩和層、前記電界制御層、および前記バッファ層の膜厚の総和がdtであり、前記活性層と前記電界緩和層とを合わせた領域のうち、膜厚当りの抵抗がVb/(IL・dt)で表される値よりも大きい領域の厚さをa、前記電界制御層と前記バッファ層とを合わせた領域のうち、膜厚当りの抵抗がVb/(IL・dt)で表される値よりも大きい領域の厚さをbとしたときに、
0.3≦a/(a+b)≦0.8
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。 - 耐圧がVb以上であり、かつ前記Vbの電圧印加時におけるリーク電流がIL以下であり、前記活性層、前記電界緩和層、前記電界制御層、および前記バッファ層の膜厚の総和がdtであり、前記活性層と前記電界緩和層とを合わせた領域のうち、膜厚当りの抵抗がVb/(IL・dt)で表される値よりも大きい領域の厚さをa、前記電界制御層と前記バッファ層とを合わせた領域のうち、膜厚当りの抵抗がVb/(IL・dt)で表される値よりも大きい領域の厚さをbとしたときに、
0.3≦a/(a+b)≦0.7
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。 - 耐圧がVb以上であり、かつ前記Vbの電圧印加時におけるリーク電流がIL以下であり、前記活性層、前記電界緩和層、前記電界制御層、および前記バッファ層の膜厚の総和がdtであり、前記活性層と前記電界緩和層とを合わせた領域のうち、膜厚当りの抵抗がVb/(IL・dt)で表される値よりも大きい領域の厚さをa、前記電界制御層と前記バッファ層とを合わせた領域のうち、膜厚当りの抵抗がVb/(IL・dt)で表される値よりも大きい領域の厚さをbとしたときに、
0.4≦a/(a+b)≦0.7
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。 - 前記活性層と前記電界緩和層とを合わせた領域のうち、炭素濃度が1×1018cm-3~1×1020cm-3である領域の厚さをc、前記電界制御層と前記バッファ層とを合わせた領域のうち、炭素濃度が1×1018cm-3~1×1020cm-3である領域の厚さをdとしたときに、
0.3≦c/(c+d)≦0.8
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。 - 前記活性層と前記電界緩和層とを合わせた領域のうち、炭素濃度が1×1018cm-3~1×1020cm-3である領域の厚さをc、前記電界制御層と前記バッファ層とを合わせた領域のうち、炭素濃度が1×1018cm-3~1×1020cm-3である領域の厚さをdとしたときに、
0.3≦c/(c+d)≦0.7
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。 - 前記活性層と前記電界緩和層とを合わせた領域のうち、炭素濃度が1×1018cm-3~1×1020cm-3である領域の厚さをc、前記電界制御層と前記バッファ層とを合わせた領域のうち、炭素濃度が1×1018cm-3~1×1020cm-3である領域の厚さをdとしたときに、
0.4≦c/(c+d)≦0.7
の関係が成り立つことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体積層基板。 - 前記電界制御層の前記基板横方向の抵抗が前記電界緩和層の抵抗の10倍以下であることを特徴とする請求項1~11のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記電界制御層は、AlxGa1-xN(0≦x<1)からなる第1層と、該第1層よりも広いバンドギャップを有するAlyGa1-yN(0<y≦1)からなる第2層との積層構造を有することを特徴とする請求項1~12のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記電界制御層は、不純物のドープにより低抵抗化された領域を有することを特徴とする請求項1~13のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記電界緩和層は、前記第2電界緩和層が単一の組成からなる単層により構成され、前記第1電界緩和層が、前記基板から近い側から順に、前記第2電界緩和層と同じ組成からなる第一の部分と、前記第2電界緩和層とは組成の異なる第二の部分との積層構造により構成され、かつ、前記第一の部分と前記第二の部分が結合された箇所の前記基板横方向の抵抗が、前記第2電界緩和層の抵抗の1/10より大きくなるような膜厚を前記第二の部分が有することを特徴とする、請求項2または請求項2を引用する請求項3~14のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記電界緩和層は、前記第2電界緩和層が単一の組成からなる単層により構成され、前記第1電界緩和層が膜厚5nm~20nmのAlzGa1-zN(0≦z<1)層と膜厚5nm~20nmのAlwGa1-wN(0<w≦1かつz<w)層が交互に複数回繰り返し積層した構造を有することを特徴とする、請求項2または請求項2を引用する請求項3~14のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記電界緩和層は、前記第1電界緩和層が、前記基板側から前記活性層側に向かってバンドギャップが狭くなる組成のAlGaNで構成されていることを特徴とする、請求項2または請求項2を引用する請求項3~14のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記電界緩和層は、前記第1電界緩和層が、複数のAlGaN層からなり、前記複数のAlGaN層は、前記基板側から前記活性層側に向かってバンドギャップが狭くなる互いに異なる組成を有することを特徴とする請求項17に記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記バッファ層は、膜厚0.1μm~0.8μmのAluGa1-uN(0≦u<1)層と膜厚20nm~60nmのAlvGa1-vN(0<v≦1かつu<v)層が交互に複数回繰り返し積層した構造を有することを特徴とする請求項1~18のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 前記活性層は、電子走行層と、前記電子走行層上に形成され、該電子走行層よりも広いバンドギャップを有する電子供給層との積層構造を有することを特徴とする請求項1~19のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板。
- 請求項1~20のいずれか一つに記載の半導体積層基板の前記活性層上に2つ以上の電極を備えたことを特徴とする半導体素子。
- 前記電極は、前記活性層上に形成され、前記活性層とショットキー接合するショットキー電極と、前記活性層上に形成され、前記活性層とオーミック接合するオーミック電極とを含むことを特徴とする請求項21に記載の半導体素子。
- 前記電極は、前記活性層上に形成され、前記活性層とオーミック接合する2つのオーミック電極と、前記活性層上に形成され、前記2つのオーミック電極の間に配置され、前記活性層とショットキー接合するショットキー電極と、を含むことを特徴とする請求項21に記載の半導体素子。
- 前記電極は、前記活性層上に形成され、前記活性層とオーミック接合する2つのオーミック電極と、前記活性層上に形成され、前記2つのオーミック電極の間に配置された絶縁膜と、前記絶縁膜上に形成された電極と、を含むことを特徴とする請求項21に記載の半導体素子。
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