WO2016121853A1 - 自立基板、機能素子およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a self-supporting substrate, a functional element, and a manufacturing method thereof.
- a gallium nitride seed crystal is formed on an oriented polycrystalline substrate, and then a thick gallium nitride film is formed, thereby forming a plurality of gallium nitride single crystal particles having a single crystal structure in a substantially normal direction.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 Producing a polycrystalline gallium nitride free-standing substrate has been proposed.
- GaN When GaN is grown on an oriented polycrystalline substrate by the Na flux method, or when GaN is grown by the Na flux method after forming a GaN seed crystal layer having a thickness of about several ⁇ m on the oriented polycrystalline substrate, Since the quality is sensitive to the quality of the oriented polycrystalline substrate and it is easy for idiomorphic to occur during crystal growth, it has been found that irregularities and voids are likely to occur on the surface. It has also been found that when GaN is grown on an oriented polycrystalline substrate by the Na flux method, the oriented polycrystalline substrate deteriorates. In addition, since the Na flux method has a slow growth rate, it takes a long time to increase the film thickness.
- An object of the present invention is a self-supporting substrate made of a nitride such as gallium nitride, and it is possible to suppress unevenness of dislocation density on the surface of the self-supporting substrate, to suppress voids on the surface, and to improve productivity.
- the present invention is a first nitride layer made of a nitride of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of gallium, aluminum and indium, grown by a hydride vapor phase growth method or an ammonothermal method, and A self-supporting substrate comprising a second nitride layer made of a nitride of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of gallium, aluminum and indium, grown on the first nitride layer by a sodium flux method,
- a first nitride layer a plurality of single crystal particles extending between a pair of main surfaces of the first nitride layer are arranged
- In the second nitride layer a plurality of single crystal particles extending between a pair of main surfaces of the second nitride layer are arranged,
- the thickness of the first nitride layer is larger than the thickness of the second nitride layer.
- a free-standing substrate made of a specific nitride such as gallium nitride can suppress unevenness of dislocation density on the surface of the free-standing substrate, suppress voids on the surface, and increase productivity.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a self-supporting substrate 1 composed of an oriented polycrystalline substrate 4, a first nitride layer 3, and a second nitride layer 2.
- FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a free-standing substrate 5 composed of a first nitride layer 3 and a second nitride layer 2.
- A is a figure which shows typically the self-supporting substrate 1 which consists of the oriented polycrystalline substrate 4, the 1st nitride layer 3, and the 2nd nitride layer 2,
- (b) is oriented polycrystalline FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a self-supporting substrate 1A obtained by providing a selective growth mask 7 on a substrate 4 and providing a first nitride layer 3 and a second nitride layer 2 thereon.
- A schematically shows a free-standing substrate 1B obtained by providing a processed portion 8 on an oriented polycrystalline substrate 4 and providing a first nitride layer 3 and a second nitride layer 2 thereon.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram schematically showing a self-supporting substrate 5 including the first nitride layer 3 and the second nitride layer 2.
- the crystal orientation of each crystal grain is generally oriented in the direction of the preferred crystal orientation, and is slightly inclined with respect to the preferred crystal orientation. .
- a first nitride comprising a nitride of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of gallium, aluminum and indium on the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 by a hydride vapor phase growth method or an ammonothermal method. Layer 3 is grown.
- the nitride may be gallium nitride, indium nitride, aluminum nitride, or a mixed crystal thereof.
- each crystal particle 3a extends from the lower main surface 3b of the nitride layer 3 toward the upper main surface 3c so as to penetrate the nitride layer.
- the direction in which each crystal grain extends is substantially the normal direction or the thickness direction X of the freestanding substrate.
- Each crystal particle 3a is arranged in a direction (plane horizontal direction) Y substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction X of the freestanding substrate.
- Each nitride single crystal particle 3a communicates from the main surface 3c of the first nitride layer 3 toward the main surface 3b without passing through a grain boundary.
- the second nitride layer 2 is grown on the first nitride layer 3 by the sodium flux method.
- the second nitride layer is also made of a nitride of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of gallium, aluminum and indium.
- each crystal grain 2a extends from the lower main surface 2b of the nitride layer 2 toward the upper main surface 2c so as to penetrate the nitride layer 2.
- the direction in which each crystal grain extends is substantially the normal direction or the thickness direction X of the freestanding substrate.
- the crystal grains 2a are arranged in a direction (horizontal plane direction) Y substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction X of the freestanding substrate.
- Each crystal grain 2a communicates from the upper main surface 2c of the second nitride layer 2 toward the lower main surface 2b without passing through a grain boundary.
- each nitride layer the crystal orientation of each crystal grain is substantially aligned in a substantially normal direction (direction perpendicular to the surface of the free-standing substrate).
- This is not necessarily a crystal orientation that is perfectly aligned in the normal direction, but as long as a device such as a light-emitting element using a self-supporting substrate can ensure the desired device characteristics, the crystal orientation is aligned to some extent in the normal or similar direction. It means that it may be.
- each single crystal particle has a structure grown substantially following the crystal orientation of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body used as the base material during the production of the gallium nitride free-standing substrate. .
- the “structure grown substantially following the crystal orientation of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body” means a structure brought about by crystal growth affected by the crystal orientation of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body, and is not necessarily oriented.
- the crystal of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body is not necessarily a structure that has grown completely following the crystal orientation of the crystalline sintered body, as long as a device such as a light-emitting element using a self-supporting substrate can ensure the desired device characteristics. It may be a structure grown to some extent along the direction. That is, this structure includes a structure that grows in a different crystal orientation from the oriented polycrystalline sintered body. In that sense, the expression “a structure grown substantially following the crystal orientation” can be rephrased as “a structure grown substantially derived from the crystal orientation”.
- Each nitride is observed as a single crystal when viewed in the normal direction X of the main surfaces 1a, 5a, and 5b of the self-supporting substrates 1 and 5, and is a cut surface in the plane horizontal direction Y (see FIGS. 1 and 2). It is an aggregate of single crystal grains in which grain boundaries are observed when viewed.
- Each single crystal particle typically has an elongated shape, and more typically has a columnar structure.
- the columnar structure specifically means that each particle does not mean only a typical vertically long columnar shape, but a horizontally long shape, a trapezoidal shape, a shape in which the trapezoid is inverted, etc. Defined as meaning encompassing various shapes.
- the free-standing substrate may be a structure having a crystal orientation aligned to some extent in a normal line or a similar direction, and does not necessarily have a columnar structure in a strict sense.
- each nitride layer it is not necessary for all single crystal grains to extend without interposing grain boundaries between the main surfaces of each nitride layer, and some single crystal grains are in the middle of the nitride layer. You may terminate with.
- the oriented polycrystalline sintered body is composed of a sintered body including a large number of single crystal particles, and a large number of single crystal particles are oriented to some extent or highly in a certain direction.
- the oriented polycrystalline sintered body is made of a metal oxide or a metal nitride, particularly preferably an oriented polycrystalline alumina sintered body.
- the oriented polycrystalline sintered body has translucency.
- the oriented crystal orientation of the oriented polycrystalline alumina sintered body is not particularly limited and may be a c-plane, a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, etc., from the viewpoint of lattice constant matching with a gallium nitride free-standing substrate. It is preferably oriented in the c-plane.
- the degree of orientation on the plate surface is preferably 50% or more, more preferably 65% or more, further preferably 75% or more, particularly preferably 85%, and particularly preferably. It is 90% or more, and most preferably 95% or more.
- This degree of orientation is calculated by the following equation by measuring an XRD profile when X-rays are irradiated to the plate surface of plate-like alumina using an XRD apparatus (for example, RINT-TTRIII manufactured by Rigaku Corporation). It is obtained by this.
- the sintered particle size on the film forming surface of the particles constituting the oriented polycrystalline sintered body is preferably 0.3 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, more preferably 3 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, still more preferably 10 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably. 14 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m.
- the self-supporting substrate of the present invention has at least a first nitride layer and a second nitride layer.
- the “self-supporting substrate” means a substrate that can be handled as a solid material without being deformed or damaged by its own weight when handled.
- the self-supporting substrate 1 may include an oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 as shown in FIG. However, preferably, as shown in FIG. 2, the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 is removed to obtain a self-supporting substrate 5 composed of a first nitride layer and a second nitride layer.
- the method for removing the oriented polycrystalline sintered body is not particularly limited, but is spontaneous, utilizing grinding, chemical etching, interfacial heating (laser lift-off) by laser irradiation from the oriented sintered body side, and thermal expansion difference during temperature rise Exfoliation and the like.
- T is t To be bigger than.
- T / t is preferably 2 or more, and more preferably 4 or more.
- T / t is preferably 100 or less, and more preferably 10 or less.
- the thickness t of the second nitride layer is preferably 10 ⁇ m or more, and preferably 50 ⁇ m or more. Further preferred. However, from the viewpoint of productivity of the second nitride layer, the thickness of the second nitride layer is preferably 200 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 150 ⁇ m or less.
- the first nitride layer is formed by the hydride vapor phase growth method or the ammonothermal method, the growth rate is fast and even if the oriented polycrystalline substrate deteriorates, it may be peeled off after the thick film growth.
- the second nitride layer has no dislocation concentration region and less unevenness in the dislocation density distribution, so that dislocation unevenness on the free-standing substrate surface can be suppressed.
- the strength required for the self-supporting substrate can be obtained by relatively increasing the thickness of the first nitride layer having a faster growth rate.
- higher strength can be obtained by setting the thickness T of the first nitride layer to 100 ⁇ m or more. From this viewpoint, it is more preferable that the thickness T of the first nitride layer is 200 ⁇ m or more.
- the single crystal particles 3 a in the first nitride layer 3, have a crystal orientation B substantially aligned in a substantially normal direction, and in the second nitride layer 2, The single crystal particles 2a have a crystal orientation C that is substantially aligned in a substantially normal direction.
- the crystal orientation B of each single crystal particle 3a in the first nitride layer 3 generally follows the crystal orientation A of the uppermost crystal particle 4a of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body. Further, the crystal orientation C of each single crystal particle 2 a in the second nitride layer 2 generally follows the crystal orientation B of each single crystal particle 3 a in the first nitride layer 3.
- the crystal orientations B and C of the single crystal particles measured by the inverse pole figure mapping of the electron beam backscatter diffraction method on the surface of the freestanding substrate are inclined at various angles from the specific crystal orientation L. It is distributed and its average inclination angle is 1 ⁇ 10 °.
- a suitable specific crystal orientation L is c-plane or m-plane.
- the crystal orientations B and C of each single crystal particle measured by the inverse pole figure mapping of the electron beam backscatter diffraction method on the surface of the self-standing substrate are formed with respect to the plane perpendicular direction (thickness direction) X. The angle is 5 ° or less.
- the resistivity of the first nitride layer is lower than the resistivity of the second nitride layer. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the resistivity of the first nitride layer is 30 m ⁇ ⁇ cm or less.
- the hydride vapor phase epitaxy method and ammonothermal method can be more highly doped than the sodium flux method, and can form a low-resistance nitride film. For this reason, the resistance of the first nitride layer having a larger thickness is made lower than that of the second nitride layer, whereby low resistance can be realized for the entire free-standing substrate.
- Each nitride constituting each nitride layer of the gallium nitride free-standing substrate may not contain a dopant.
- dopant means that an element added for the purpose of imparting some function or characteristic is not contained, and it is needless to say that inclusion of inevitable impurities is allowed.
- each nitride layer constituting the free-standing substrate may be doped with an n-type dopant or a p-type dopant.
- the self-supporting substrate can be used as a member or layer other than the base material such as a p-type electrode, an n-type electrode, a p-type layer, or an n-type layer.
- Preferable examples of the p-type dopant include one or more selected from the group consisting of beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd). It is done.
- Preferable examples of the n-type dopant include one or more selected from the group consisting of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), and oxygen (O).
- the cross-sectional average diameter of the crystal grains on the outermost surface 2c of the second nitride layer of the self-supporting substrate is preferably 0.3 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 3 ⁇ m or more, further preferably 20 ⁇ m or more, particularly preferably 50 ⁇ m or more, Most preferably, it is 70 micrometers or more.
- the upper limit of the average cross-sectional diameter of the crystal grains on the outermost surface of the second nitride layer of the self-standing substrate is not particularly limited, but is practically 1000 ⁇ m or less, more realistically 500 ⁇ m or less, and more realistically. 200 ⁇ m or less.
- the average particle size of the crystal particles on the surface of the nitride layer is measured by the following method. That is, the plate surface of the plate-like sintered body is polished and an image is taken with a scanning electron microscope.
- the visual field range is a visual field range in which a straight line intersecting 10 to 30 particles can be drawn when a straight line is drawn on the diagonal line of the obtained image.
- the self-supporting substrate preferably has a diameter of 50.8 mm (2 inches) or more, more preferably has a diameter of 100 mm (4 inches) or more, and more preferably has a diameter of 150 mm (6 inches) or more.
- the self-standing substrate is preferably circular or substantially circular in top view, but is not limited thereto. If not a circular or substantially circular shape, as the area is preferably at 2026Mm 2 or more, more preferably 7850mm 2 or more, further preferably 17661Mm 2 or more. However, for applications that do not require a large area, the area may be smaller than the above range, for example, a diameter of 50.8 mm (2 inches) or less, and 2026 mm 2 or less in terms of area.
- the thickness of the self-supporting substrate needs to be capable of imparting self-supporting property to the substrate, and is preferably 20 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 100 ⁇ m or more, and further preferably 300 ⁇ m or more.
- the upper limit of the thickness of the free-standing substrate should not be specified, but 3000 ⁇ m or less is realistic from the viewpoint of manufacturing cost.
- the present invention relates to a functional element comprising the self-supporting substrate and a functional layer made of a semiconductor formed on the self-supporting substrate.
- the self-supporting substrate of the present invention can be used as a substrate for various semiconductor devices such as light-emitting elements, but in addition to this, an electrode (which may be a p-type electrode or an n-type electrode), a p-type layer, an n-type layer, etc. It can be used as a member or layer other than the base material.
- an electrode which may be a p-type electrode or an n-type electrode
- a p-type layer a p-type layer, an n-type layer, etc. It can be used as a member or layer other than the base material.
- the single crystal particles constituting the semiconductor have a crystal orientation grown substantially following the preferred crystal orientation of the free-standing substrate.
- the semiconductor constituting the functional layer is made of a nitride of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of gallium, aluminum and indium.
- the first nitride layer 3 has a hydride atmosphere so as to have a preferential crystal orientation that substantially follows the preferential crystal orientation of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4. Grow by phase growth method or ammonothermal method. Then, the second nitride layer 4 is formed on the first nitride layer 3 by the sodium flux method so as to have a preferential crystal orientation that substantially follows the preferential crystal orientation of the first nitride layer 3. At this time, the thickness T of the first nitride layer 3 is made larger than the thickness t of the second nitride layer 2.
- the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 is removed from the first nitride layer 3 as shown in FIG.
- a selective growth mask 7 is formed on the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 as shown in FIG.
- the first nitride layer 3 is grown by a hydride vapor phase epitaxy method or an ammonothermal method so as to have a preferential crystal orientation substantially following the preferential crystal orientation of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4.
- the second nitride layer 4 is formed on the first nitride layer 3 by the sodium flux method so as to have a preferential crystal orientation that substantially follows the preferential crystal orientation of the first nitride layer, and the self-standing substrate 1A. Get.
- the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 and the selective growth mask are removed from the first nitride layer 3 as shown in FIG.
- the surface of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 is processed as shown in FIG.
- Reference numeral 8 denotes a processed portion, for example, a groove or a recess.
- the first nitride layer 3 is grown by a hydride vapor phase epitaxy method or an ammonothermal method so as to have a preferential crystal orientation substantially following the preferential crystal orientation of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4.
- the second nitride layer 4 is formed on the first nitride layer 3 by the sodium flux method so as to have a preferential crystal orientation that substantially follows the preferential crystal orientation of the first nitride layer, and the self-standing substrate 1A. Get.
- the oriented polycrystalline sintered body 4 is removed from the first nitride layer 3 as shown in FIG.
- the dislocation density distribution unevenness is reduced when the first nitride layer is formed by the hydride vapor phase growth method or the ammonothermal method. As a result, the unevenness of dislocation density is further reduced as a whole free-standing substrate. In addition, there is an effect of promoting the peeling of the oriented polycrystalline sintered body by utilizing the thermal expansion difference.
- a functional element made of a semiconductor is provided on the self-supporting substrate so as to have a preferential crystal orientation substantially following the preferential crystal orientation of the self-supporting substrate.
- the functional layer has a light emitting function, a rectifying function, and a power control function.
- the group 13 element nitride grown by the sodium flux method emits fluorescence having a peak at 440 to 470 nm (blue fluorescence) when irradiated with light having a wavelength of 350 nm or less (for example, light from a mercury lamp).
- group 13 element nitrides produced by hydride vapor phase epitaxy or ammonothermal methods emit yellow fluorescence when irradiated with light having a wavelength of 350 nm or less (peak wavelength is 540 to 580 nm).
- the color of fluorescence emitted when irradiated with light having a wavelength of 350 nm or less distinguishes between group 13 element nitrides by the sodium flux method and group 13 element nitrides by the hydride vapor phase growth method or ammonothermal method. be able to.
- Example 1 Preparation of c-plane oriented alumina sintered body
- a plate-like alumina powder manufactured by Kinsei Matec Co., Ltd., grade 00700
- a binder polyvinyl butyral: product number BM-2, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
- a plasticizer DOP: di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Kurokin Kasei Co., Ltd.
- a dispersant Rosidol SP-O30, manufactured by Kao Corporation
- a dispersion medium 2-ethylhexanol
- the amount of the dispersion medium was adjusted so that the slurry viscosity was 20000 cP.
- the slurry prepared as described above was formed into a sheet shape on a PET film by a doctor blade method so that the thickness after drying was 20 ⁇ m.
- the obtained tape was cut into a circular shape having a diameter of 50.8 mm (2 inches), 150 sheets were laminated, placed on an Al plate having a thickness of 10 mm, and then vacuum-packed. This vacuum pack was hydrostatically pressed in warm water at 85 ° C. at a pressure of 100 kgf / cm 2 to obtain a disk-shaped molded body.
- the obtained molded body was placed in a degreasing furnace and degreased at 600 ° C. for 10 hours.
- the obtained degreased body was fired in a nitrogen atmosphere at 1600 ° C. for 4 hours under a surface pressure of 200 kgf / cm 2 using a graphite mold.
- the obtained sintered body was fired again by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) in argon at 1700 ° C. for 2 hours under a gas pressure of 1500 kgf / cm 2 .
- HIP hot isostatic pressing
- the sintered body thus obtained was fixed on a ceramic surface plate and ground to # 2000 using a grindstone to flatten the plate surface.
- the surface of the plate was smoothed by lapping using diamond abrasive grains, and an oriented alumina sintered body having a diameter of 50.8 mm (2 inches) and a thickness of 1 mm was obtained as an oriented alumina substrate.
- the flatness was improved while gradually reducing the size of the abrasive grains from 3 ⁇ m to 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the average roughness Ra after processing was 1 nm.
- the average particle diameter of the plate surface was measured with the following method.
- the plate surface of the obtained oriented alumina substrate was polished and subjected to thermal etching at 1550 ° C. for 45 minutes, and then an image was taken with a scanning electron microscope.
- the visual field range was such that a straight line intersecting 10 to 30 particles could be drawn when a straight line was drawn on the diagonal line of the obtained image.
- the average particle size of the plate surface was 100 ⁇ m.
- the substrate manufactured in the above process is put into an HVPE furnace, and metal gallium (Ga) on a source boat heated to 800 ° C. and hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas are reacted to generate gallium chloride (GaCl) gas.
- HCl hydrogen chloride
- gallium chloride gas ammonia (NH 3 ) gas as a source gas
- hydrogen (H 2 ) as a carrier gas
- a 40 nm gallium nitride buffer layer was first formed on an oriented alumina substrate heated to 550 ° C., and then heated to 1100 ° C. to form a thick gallium nitride film layer.
- the growth rate was about 200 ⁇ m / hour, and the growth time was adjusted according to the design film thickness to obtain a desired film thickness.
- a gallium nitride crystal was grown on the entire surface of a substrate having a diameter of 50.8 mm (2 inches), and no crack was confirmed.
- the substrate prepared in the above step was placed on the bottom of a cylindrical flat bottom alumina crucible having an inner diameter of 80 mm and a height of 45 mm, and then the melt composition was filled in the crucible in a glove box.
- the composition of the melt composition is as follows. ⁇ Metal Ga: 60g ⁇ Metal Na: 60g ⁇ Germanium tetrachloride: 1.85 g
- the alumina crucible was placed on a table that can rotate the crystal growth furnace. After heating and pressurizing to 870 ° C. and 4.0 MPa in a nitrogen atmosphere, the solution was rotated to grow a gallium nitride crystal while stirring. The holding time was adjusted according to the design film thickness to obtain a desired film thickness. After completion of the crystal growth, it was gradually cooled to room temperature over 3 hours, and the growth vessel was taken out of the crystal growth furnace. The melt composition remaining in the crucible was removed using ethanol, and the sample on which the gallium nitride crystal was grown was collected. In the obtained sample, a Ge-doped gallium nitride crystal was grown on the entire surface of a 50.8 mm (2 inch) substrate, and the growth rate was about 10 ⁇ m / hour. Cracks were not confirmed.
- the oriented alumina substrate was removed by grinding with a grindstone to obtain a self-supporting gallium nitride substrate.
- the plate surface of this self-supporting substrate is ground with a # 600 and # 2000 grindstone to flatten the plate surface, and then smoothed by lapping using diamond abrasive grains, and the gallium nitride free-standing substrate having a thickness of about 400 ⁇ m Got.
- the flatness was improved while gradually reducing the size of the abrasive grains from 3 ⁇ m to 0.1 ⁇ m.
- reactive ion etching was performed to remove the work-affected layer, and a self-supporting substrate was finished.
- the average roughness Ra after processing of the free-standing substrate surface was 0.2 nm.
- the dislocation density was calculated by counting the dark spots on the outermost surface of the obtained free-standing substrate by cathodoluminescence (CL).
- CL cathodoluminescence
- the observation visual field was changed according to the number of observed dark spots, and the observation visual field was divided into 4 rows ⁇ 4 rows by 16 and the dislocation density distribution unevenness was compared based on the maximum value and the minimum value of the dislocation density.
- the average value of dislocation density was also calculated. Furthermore, the presence or absence of a void having a size of 30 ⁇ m or more on the outermost surface was observed with a differential interference microscope.
- Samples A to D shown in Table 1 were prepared, and the above experiment was performed for each.
- the second nitride layer was not formed, but was stopped when the first nitride layer was formed by hydride vapor phase epitaxy, and Sample E was obtained.
- the first nitride layer was not formed by the hydride vapor phase growth method, but only the second nitride layer was formed by the sodium flux method to obtain Sample F.
- the total value of the thickness of the first nitride layer and the thickness of the second nitride layer was unified to 400 ⁇ m.
- the surface of the first nitride layer formed by the hydride vapor phase growth method has a large variation in dislocation density and a large average value of the dislocation density, but no void was observed on the surface.
- Sample F on the surface of the second nitride layer formed by the Na flux method without forming the first nitride layer, the variation in the dislocation density is small and the dislocation density is small. Although the average value was small, voids were observed on the surface.
- Example 2 A self-supporting substrate was produced in the same manner as Sample C in Example 1. However, unlike Example 1, when forming the first nitride layer made of gallium nitride crystals by hydride vapor phase epitaxy, silicon tetrafluoride was used so that the doping amount was 2 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3. The flow rate of (SiF 4 ) gas was adjusted, and Si was doped. Further, germanium tetrachloride was used as a dopant when forming the second nitride layer of gallium nitride by the sodium flux method.
- the volume resistivity of the obtained self-supporting substrate was measured by Hall effect measurement. As a result, it was n-type and the volume resistivity was 7 m ⁇ ⁇ cm.
- Example 3 A self-supporting substrate was produced in the same manner as Sample C in Example 1. However, unlike Example 1, Mg was doped when forming the first nitride layer made of gallium nitride crystals by hydride vapor phase epitaxy. Further, when the second gallium nitride layer was formed by the sodium flux method, Mg was doped.
- the nitride layer of the obtained self-supporting substrate was measured by Hall effect measurement, it showed a p-type.
- Example 4 A self-supporting substrate was produced in the same manner as Sample C in Example 1. However, unlike Example 1, zinc was doped when forming the first nitride layer made of gallium nitride crystals by hydride vapor phase epitaxy. Moreover, when forming the second nitride layer of gallium nitride by the sodium flux method, zinc was used as a dopant.
- the volume resistivity of the first nitride layer was measured by Hall effect measurement, it was n-type and the volume resistivity was 5 ⁇ 10 5 ⁇ ⁇ cm, and the resistivity was increased. It was.
- Example 5 An LED (light emitting diode) structure was formed on the surface of the second nitride layer of the free-standing substrate of Sample C obtained in Example 2 as follows.
- an n-GaN layer doped to have a Si atom concentration of 5 ⁇ 10 18 / cm 3 at 1050 ° C. as an n-type layer on a free-standing substrate is formed to a thickness of 1 ⁇ m.
- a multiple quantum well layer was formed as a light emitting layer at 750 ° C. Specifically, five 2.5 nm well layers made of InGaN and six 10 nm barrier layers made of GaN were alternately stacked.
- Mg atom concentration was 1 ⁇ 10 19 / cm 3 was formed as a p-type layer. After that, it was taken out from the MOCVD apparatus and subjected to a heat treatment at 800 ° C. for 10 minutes in a nitrogen atmosphere as an activation process for Mg ions in the p-type layer.
- Ti / Al / Ni / Au films serving as cathode electrodes are formed on the surface opposite to the n-GaN layer and the p-GaN layer of the free-standing substrate, respectively at 15 nm, 70 nm, and 12 nm. And patterning with a thickness of 60 nm. Thereafter, a heat treatment at 700 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere was performed for 30 seconds in order to improve the ohmic contact characteristics.
- a Ni / Au film was patterned on the p-type layer as a light-transmitting anode electrode to a thickness of 6 nm and 12 nm, respectively. Thereafter, a heat treatment at 500 ° C. was performed for 30 seconds in a nitrogen atmosphere in order to improve the ohmic contact characteristics. Further, by using a photolithography process and a vacuum deposition method, a Ni / Au film serving as an anode electrode pad is formed to a thickness of 5 nm and 60 nm on a partial region of the upper surface of the Ni / Au film serving as a light-transmitting anode electrode, respectively. Patterned. The wafer thus obtained was cut into chips and mounted on a lead frame to obtain a light emitting device having a vertical structure.
- Example 6 A functional element having a rectifying function was produced. That is, a Schottky barrier diode structure is formed on the surface of the second nitride layer of the free-standing substrate of Sample C obtained in Example 2 as follows, and an electrode is formed, thereby forming the diode. Obtained and confirmed the characteristics.
- an n-GaN layer doped to have a Si atom concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 at 1050 ° C. as an n-type layer on a free-standing substrate is formed at 1 ⁇ m. Filmed.
- a Ti / Al / Ni / Au film having a thickness of 15 nm, 70 nm, 12 nm, and 60 nm is formed as an ohmic electrode on the surface opposite to the n-GaN layer on the free-standing substrate. Patterned. Thereafter, a heat treatment at 700 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere was performed for 30 seconds in order to improve the ohmic contact characteristics.
- a Ni / Au film as a Schottky electrode was patterned with a thickness of 6 nm and 80 nm on the n-GaN layer formed by the MOCVD method, respectively.
- the wafer thus obtained was cut into chips and further mounted on a lead frame to obtain a rectifying device. (Evaluation of rectifying element) When IV measurement was performed, rectification characteristics were confirmed.
- Example 7 A functional element having a power control function was produced.
- a self-supporting substrate was fabricated in the same manner as Sample C obtained in Example 1. However, unlike Example 1, doping of impurities was not performed when forming the second nitride layer made of gallium nitride crystal by the Na flux method.
- an Al 0.3 Ga 0.7 N / GaN HEMT structure was formed by MOCVD and an electrode was formed as follows. It was confirmed.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- a 3 ⁇ m-thick GaN layer having no impurities doped at 1050 ° C. was formed as an i-type layer on a free-standing substrate.
- an Al 0.3 Ga 0.7 N layer having a thickness of 25 nm was formed as the functional layer at 1050 ° C.
- an Al 0.3 Ga 0.7 N / GaN HEMT structure was obtained.
- Ti / Al / Ni / Au films as source and drain electrodes were patterned with thicknesses of 15 nm, 70 nm, 12 nm, and 60 nm, respectively, using a photolithography process and a vacuum deposition method. Thereafter, a heat treatment at 700 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere was performed for 30 seconds in order to improve the ohmic contact characteristics. Furthermore, using a photolithography process and a vacuum deposition method, Ni / Au films were formed as gate electrodes with a thickness of 6 nm and 80 nm by Schottky junction, respectively, and patterned. The wafer thus obtained was cut into chips and mounted on a lead frame to obtain a power control function element.
- Example 8 A self-supporting substrate was produced in the same manner as Sample C in Example 1. However, unlike Example 1, after obtaining an oriented alumina sintered body, a mask made of stripe-shaped SiO 2 was formed on the surface thereof. The mask width was 250 ⁇ m and the window width was 25 ⁇ m.
- Example 9 A self-supporting substrate was produced in the same manner as Sample C in Example 1. However, unlike Example 1, after obtaining an oriented alumina sintered body, a mask made of stripe-shaped SiO 2 was formed on the surface thereof. The mask width was 100 ⁇ m and the window width was 100 ⁇ m. Next, the mask surface of the oriented alumina substrate was etched by 1 ⁇ m by reactive ion etching, and then the mask was removed with BHF to form periodic grooves on the substrate surface.
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第一の窒化物層上にナトリウムフラックス法で育成され、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる第二の窒化物層を備える自立基板であって、
第一の窒化物層において、第一の窒化物層の一対の主面間に延びる単結晶粒子が複数配列されており、
前記第二の窒化物層において、前記第二の窒化物層の一対の主面間に延びる単結晶粒子が複数配列されており、
前記第一の窒化物層の厚みが、前記第二の窒化物層の厚みよりも大きいことを特徴とする。
また、好適な実施形態においては、配向多結晶焼結体が透光性を有する。
また、特に好ましくは、自立基板の表面の電子線後方散乱回折法の逆極点図マッピングによって測定した各単結晶粒子の結晶方位B、Cが、面垂直方向(厚さ方向)Xに対してなす角度が5°以下である。
この後に第一の窒化物層3を、配向多結晶焼結体4の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにハイドライド気相成長法またはアモノサーマル法によって育成する。次いで、第一の窒化物層3上に第二の窒化物層4を第一の窒化物層の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにナトリウムフラックス法で形成し、自立基板1Aを得る。
次いで、好適な実施形態においては、図4(b)に示すように第一の窒化物層3から配向多結晶焼結体4と、選択成長用マスクを除去する。
次いで、第一の窒化物層3を、配向多結晶焼結体4の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにハイドライド気相成長法またはアモノサーマル法によって育成する。次いで、第一の窒化物層3上に第二の窒化物層4を第一の窒化物層の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにナトリウムフラックス法で形成し、自立基板1Aを得る。
好適な実施形態においては、図4(b)に示すように第一の窒化物層3から配向多結晶焼結体4を除去する。
ナトリウムフラックス法で成長した13族元素窒化物は、波長350nm以下の光(例えば水銀ランプの光)を照射したときに、440~470nmにピークを有する蛍光(青色の蛍光)を発する。これに対して、ハイドライド気相成長法やアモノサーマル法により作製した13族元素窒化物は、波長350nm以下の光を照射すると、黄色の蛍光を発する(ピーク波長は540~580nm)。このため、波長350nm以下の光を照射したときに発する蛍光の色によって、ナトリウムフラックス法による13族元素窒化物か、ハイドライド気相成長法やアモノサーマル法による13族元素窒化物かを区別することができる。
(c面配向性アルミナ焼結体の作製)
原料として、板状アルミナ粉末(キンセイマテック株式会社製、グレード00610)を用意した。板状アルミナ粒子100重量部に対し、バインダー(ポリビニルブチラール:品番BM-2、積水化学工業株式会社製)7重量部と、可塑剤(DOP:ジ(2-エチルヘキシル)フタレート、黒金化成株式会社製)3.5重量部と、分散剤(レオドールSP-O30、花王株式会社製)2重量部と、分散媒(2-エチルヘキサノール)を混合した。分散媒の量は、スラリー粘度が20000cPとなるように調整した。上記のようにして調製されたスラリーを、ドクターブレード法によって、PETフィルムの上に、乾燥後の厚さが20μmとなるように、シート状に成形した。得られたテープを口径50.8mm(2インチ)の円形に切断した後150枚積層し、厚さ10mmのAl板の上に載置した後、真空パックを行った。この真空パックを85℃の温水中で、100kgf/cm2の圧力にて静水圧プレスを行い、円盤状の成形体を得た。
得られた配向性アルミナ基板の配向度を確認するため、XRD(X線回折)により本実験例における測定対象とする結晶面であるc面の配向度を測定した。XRD装置(株式会社リガク製、RINT-TTR III)を用い、配向アルミナ基板の板面に対してX線を照射したときの2θ=20~70°の範囲でXRDプロファイルを測定した。c面配向度は、以下の式により算出した。この結果、本実験例におけるc面配向度の値は97%であった。
配向アルミナ基板の焼結体粒子について、板面の平均粒径を以下の方法により測定した。得られた配向アルミナ基板の板面を研磨し、1550℃で45分間サーマルエッチングを行った後、走査電子顕微鏡にて画像を撮影した。視野範囲は、得られる画像の対角線に直線を引いた場合に、いずれの直線も10個から30個の粒子と交わるような直線が引けるような視野範囲とした。得られた画像の対角線に引いた2本の直線において、直線が交わる全ての粒子に対し、個々の粒子の内側の線分の長さを平均したものに1.5を乗じた値を板面の平均粒径とした。この結果、板面の平均粒径は100μmであった。
上記工程で作製した基板をHVPE炉に入れ、800℃に加熱されたソースボート上の金属ガリウム(Ga)と塩化水素(HCl)ガスとを反応させることにより、塩化ガリウム(GaCl)ガスを生成し、塩化ガリウムガスと、原料ガスとしてアンモニア(NH3)ガス、キャリアガスとしての水素(H2)とを、加熱された上記配向アルミナ基板の主表面に供給することにより、基板上で窒化ガリウム結晶を成長させた。結晶成長は、まず550℃に加熱された配向アルミナ基板上に窒化ガリウム緩衝層を40nm形成した後、1100℃まで昇温し窒化ガリウムの厚膜層を形成した。成長速度は約200μm/時間で、設計膜厚に応じて成長時間を調整し、所望の膜厚を得た。得られた試料は、口径50.8mm(2インチ)の基板の全面上に窒化ガリウム結晶が成長しており、クラックは確認されなかった。
上記工程で作製した基板を、内径80mm、高さ45mmの円筒平底のアルミナ坩堝の底部分に設置し、次いで融液組成物をグローブボックス内で坩堝内に充填した。融液組成物の組成は以下のとおりである。
・金属Ga:60g
・金属Na:60g
・四塩化ゲルマニウム:1.85g
こうして得られた試料から、配向性アルミナ基板を砥石による研削加工により除去して、窒化ガリウムの自立基板を得た。この自立基板の板面を#600及び#2000の砥石によって研削して板面を平坦にし、次いでダイヤモンド砥粒を用いたラップ加工により、板面を平滑化し、厚さ約400μmの窒化ガリウム自立基板を得た。なお、平滑化加工においては、砥粒のサイズを3μmから0.1μmまで段階的に小さくしつつ、平坦性を高めた。最後に、反応性イオンエッチングを行い、加工変質層除去を行い、自立基板に仕上げた。自立基板表面の加工後の平均粗さRaは0.2nmであった。
ついで、カソードルミネッセンス(CL)によって、得られた自立基板の最表面のダークスポットをカウントすることにより、転位密度を算出した。観察されるダークスポットの数に応じて観察視野を変え、観察視野を4列×4列に16分割し、転位密度の最大値と最小値から、転位密度分布のムラを比較した。また、転位密度の平均値も算出した。更に、最表面における大きさが30μm以上のボイドの有無は微分干渉顕微鏡によって観察した。
実施例1のサンプルCと同様にして、自立基板を作製した。
ただし、実施例1と異なり、ハイドライド気相成長法によって窒化ガリウム結晶からなる第一の窒化物層を成膜する際に、ドープ量が2×1019cm-3となるように四フッ化ケイ素(SiF4)ガスの流量を調整し、Siをドープした。また、ナトリウムフラックス法によって窒化ガリウム第二の窒化物層を成膜する際には、四塩化ゲルマニウムをドーパントとして用いた。
実施例1のサンプルCと同様にして、自立基板を作製した。
ただし、実施例1と異なり、ハイドライド気相成長法によって窒化ガリウム結晶からなる第一の窒化物層を成膜する際に、Mgをドープした。また、ナトリウムフラックス法によって窒化ガリウム第二の窒化物層を成膜する際には、Mgをドープした。
実施例1のサンプルCと同様にして、自立基板を作製した。
ただし、実施例1と異なり、ハイドライド気相成長法によって窒化ガリウム結晶からなる第一の窒化物層を成膜する際に、亜鉛をドープした。また、ナトリウムフラックス法によって窒化ガリウム第二の窒化物層を成膜する際には、亜鉛をドーパントとして用いた。
実施例2で得られたサンプルCの自立基板の第二の窒化物層の表面に、以下のようにして、LED(発光ダイオード)構造を形成した。
MOCVD(有機金属化学的気相成長)法を用いて、自立基板上にn型層として1050℃でSi原子濃度が5×1018/cm3になるようにドーピングしたn-GaN層を1μm成膜した。次に発光層として750℃で多重量子井戸層を成膜した。具体的にはInGaNによる2.5nmの井戸層を5層、GaNによる10nmの障壁層を6層にて交互に積層した。次にp型層として950℃でMg原子濃度が1×1019/cm3になるようにドーピングしたp-GaNを200nm成膜した。その後、MOCVD装置から取り出し、p型層のMgイオンの活性化処理として、窒素雰囲気中で800℃の熱処理を10分間行った。
フォトリソグラフィープロセスと真空蒸着法とを用いて、自立基板のn-GaN層及びp-GaN層とは反対側の面にカソード電極としてのTi/Al/Ni/Au膜をそれぞれ15nm、70nm、12nm、60nmの厚みでパターニングした。その後、オーム性接触特性を良好なものとするために、窒素雰囲気中での700℃の熱処理を30秒間行った。さらに、フォトリソグラフィープロセスと真空蒸着法とを用いて、p型層に透光性アノード電極としてNi/Au膜をそれぞれ6nm、12nmの厚みにパターニングした。その後、オーム性接触特性を良好なものとするために窒素雰囲気中で500℃の熱処理を30秒間行った。さらに、フォトリソグラフィープロセスと真空蒸着法とを用いて、透光性アノード電極としてのNi/Au膜の上面の一部領域に、アノード電極パッドとなるNi/Au膜をそれぞれ5nm、60nmの厚みにパターニングした。こうして得られたウェハーを切断してチップ化し、さらにリードフレーム(lead frame)に実装して、縦型構造の発光素子を得た。
カソード電極とアノード電極間に通電し、I-V測定を行ったところ、整流性が確認された。また、順方向の電流を流したところ、波長450nmの発光が確認された。
整流機能を有する機能素子を作製した。
すなわち、実施例2で得られたサンプルCの自立基板の第二の窒化物層の表面に、以下のようにして、ショットキーバリアダイオード構造を成膜し、電極を形成することで、ダイオードを得、特性を確認した。
MOCVD(有機金属化学的気相成長)法を用いて、自立基板上にn型層として1050℃でSi原子濃度が1×1017/cm3になるようにドーピングしたn-GaN層を1μm成膜した。
フォトリソグラフィープロセスと真空蒸着法とを用いて、自立基板上のn-GaN層とは反対側の面にオーミック電極としてTi/Al/Ni/Au膜をそれぞれ15nm、70nm、12nm、60nmの厚みでパターニングした。その後、オーム性接触特性を良好なものとするために、窒素雰囲気中での700℃の熱処理を30秒間行った。さらに、フォトリソグラフィープロセスと真空蒸着法とを用いて、MOCVD法で成膜したn-GaN層にショットキー電極としてNi/Au膜をそれぞれ6nm、80nmの厚みでパターニングした。こうして得られたウェハーを切断してチップ化し、さらにリードフレーム(lead frame)に実装して、整流素子を得た。
(整流素子の評価)
I-V測定を行ったところ、整流特性が確認された。
電力制御機能を有する機能素子を作製した。
実施例1で得られたサンプルCと同様にして、自立基板を作製した。ただし、実施例1と異なり、Naフラックス法によって窒化ガリウム結晶からなる第二の窒化物層を成膜する際に、不純物のドーピングは行わなかった。このようにして得られた自立基板の第二の窒化物層の表面に、以下のようにして、MOCVD法でAl0.3Ga0.7N/GaN HEMT構造を成膜し、電極を形成し、トランジスタ特性を確認した。
MOCVD(有機金属化学的気相成長)法を用いて、自立基板上にi型層として1050℃で不純物ドーピングをしていないGaN層を3μm成膜した。次に機能層として同じ1050℃でAl0.3Ga0.7N層を25nm成膜した。これによりAl0.3Ga0.7N/GaN HEMT構造が得られた。
フォトリソグラフィープロセスと真空蒸着法とを用いて、ソース電極及びドレイン電極としてのTi/Al/Ni/Au膜をそれぞれ15nm、70nm、12nm、60nmの厚みでパターニングした。その後、オーム性接触特性を良好なものとするために、窒素雰囲気中での700℃の熱処理を30秒間行った。さらに、フォトリソグラフィープロセスと真空蒸着法とを用いて、ゲート電極としてNi/Au膜をそれぞれ6nm、80nmの厚みでショットキー接合にて形成し、パターニングした。こうして得られたウェハーを切断してチップ化し、さらにリードフレーム(lead frame)に実装して、電力制御機能素子を得た。
I-V特性を測定したところ、良好なピンチオフ特性が確認され、最大ドレイン電流は800mA/mm、最大相互コンダクタンス260mS/mm特性を得た。
実施例1のサンプルCと同様にして自立基板を作製した。
ただし、実施例1とは異なり、配向性アルミナ焼結体を得た後に、その表面に、ストライプ形状のSiO2からなるマスクを形成した。マスクの幅は250μmとし、ウィンドウ幅は25μmとした。
実施例1のサンプルCと同様にして自立基板を作製した。
ただし、実施例1とは異なり、配向性アルミナ焼結体を得た後に、その表面に、ストライプ形状のSiO2からなるマスクを形成した。マスクの幅は100μmとし、ウィンドウ幅は100μmとした。次いで、反応性イオンエッチングによって、配向性アルミナ基板のマスク面を1μmエッチングし、次いでマスクをBHFで除去することにより、基板表面に周期的な溝を形成した。
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- ハイドライド気相成長法またはアモノサーマル法で育成され、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる第一の窒化物層および、前記第一の窒化物層上にナトリウムフラックス法で育成され、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる第二の窒化物層を備える自立基板であって、
前記第一の窒化物層において、前記第一の窒化物層の一対の主面間に延びる単結晶粒子が複数配列されており、
前記第二の窒化物層において、前記第二の窒化物層の一対の主面間に延びる単結晶粒子が複数配列されており、
前記第一の窒化物層の厚みが、前記第二の窒化物層の厚みよりも大きいことを特徴とする、自立基板。 - 前記第一の窒化物層の厚みをTとし、前記第二の窒化物層の厚みをtとしたとき、T/tが2以上であることを特徴とする、請求項1記載の自立基板。
- 前記T/tが4以上であることを特徴とする、請求項2記載の自立基板
- 前記第一の窒化物層の厚みが100μm以上であることを特徴とする、請求項1~3のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板。
- 前記第一の窒化物層において、前記単結晶粒子が、略法線方向に概ね揃った結晶方位を有しており、前記第二の窒化物層において、前記単結晶粒子が、略法線方向に概ね揃った結晶方位を有する、請求項1~4のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板。
- 前記自立基板の表面の電子線後方散乱回折法の逆極点図マッピングによって測定した各単結晶粒子の結晶方位が、特定結晶方位から様々な角度で傾斜して分布し、その平均傾斜角が1~10°である、請求項1~5のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板。
- 前記特定結晶方位がc面またはm面であることを特徴とする、請求項6記載の自立基板。
- 前記第一の窒化物層の抵抗率が、前記第二の窒化物層の抵抗率よりも低いことを特徴とする、請求項1~7のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板。
- 前記第一の窒化物層の抵抗率が30mΩ・cm以下であることを特徴とする、請求項8記載の自立基板。
- 前記単結晶粒子にn型ドーパントまたはp型ドーパントがドープされている、請求項1~9のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板。
- 前記単結晶粒子がドーパントを含まない、請求項1~9のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板。
- 前記第二の窒化物層の前記単結晶粒子に亜鉛がドープされていることを特徴とする、請求項1~10のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板。
- 請求項1~12のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板と、この自立基板上に形成された半導体からなる機能層を備えていることを特徴とする、機能素子
- 前記半導体を構成する単結晶粒子が、前記自立基板の優先結晶方位に概ね倣って成長した結晶方位を有する、請求項13記載の機能素子。
- 前記機能層を構成する前記半導体が、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる、請求項13または14記載の機能素子。
- 前記機能層が発光機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項13~15のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の機能素子。
- 前記機能層が整流機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項13~15のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の機能素子。
- 前記機能層が電力制御機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項13~15のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の機能素子。
- 請求項1~12のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の自立基板に、前記自立基板の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するように半導体からなる機能層を設ける工程を含む、機能素子の製造方法。
- 前記機能層を構成する前記半導体が、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる、請求項19記載の方法。
- 前記機能層が発光機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項19または20記載の方法。
- 前記機能層が整流機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項19または20記載の方法。
- 前記機能層が電力制御機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項19または20記載の方法。
- 第一の窒化物層を、配向多結晶焼結体の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにハイドライド気相成長法またはアモノサーマル法によって育成し、前記第一の窒化物層がガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる工程、および
前記第一の窒化物層上に第二の窒化物層を前記第一の窒化物層の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにナトリウムフラックス法で形成し、前記第二の窒化物層が、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる工程
を有しており、前記第一の窒化物層の厚みを前記第二の窒化物層の厚みよりも大きくすることを特徴とする、自立基板の製造方法。 - 前記第一の窒化物層から前記配向多晶焼結体を除去することを特徴とする、請求項24記載の方法。
- 配向多結晶焼結体上に、選択成長用マスクを形成する工程、
第一の窒化物層を、前記配向多結晶焼結体の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにハイドライド気相成長法またはアモノサーマル法によって育成し、前記第一の窒化物層がガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる工程、および
前記第一の窒化物層上に第二の窒化物層を前記第一の窒化物層の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにナトリウムフラックス法で形成し、前記第二の窒化物層が、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる工程
を有しており、前記第一の窒化物層の厚みを前記第二の窒化物層の厚みよりも大きくすることを特徴とする、自立基板の製造方法。 - 前記第一の窒化物層から前記配向多結晶焼結体を除去することを特徴とする、請求項26記載の方法。
- 配向多結晶焼結体の表面を加工する工程、
第一の窒化物層を、前記配向多結晶焼結体の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにハイドライド気相成長法またはアモノサーマル法によって育成し、前記第一の窒化物層がガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる工程、および
前記第一の窒化物層上に第二の窒化物層を前記第一の窒化物層の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するようにナトリウムフラックス法で形成し、前記第二の窒化物層が、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる工程
を有しており、前記第一の窒化物層の厚みを前記第二の窒化物層の厚みよりも大きくすることを特徴とする、自立基板の製造方法。 - 前記第一の窒化物層から前記配向多結晶焼結体を除去することを特徴とする、請求項28記載の方法。
- 前記配向多結晶焼結体の前記表面加工が周期的構造を有することを特徴とする、請求項28または29記載の方法。
- 前記配向多結晶焼結体が配向多結晶アルミナ焼結体である、請求項24~30のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の方法。
- 前記配向多結晶焼結体が透光性を有する、請求項24~31のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の方法。
- 請求項24~32のいずれか一つの請求項に記載の方法によって前記自立基板を作製した後、前記自立基板上に、前記自立基板の優先結晶方位に概ね倣った優先結晶方位を有するように半導体からなる機能層を設ける工程を含む、機能素子の製造方法。
- 前記機能層を構成する前記半導体が、ガリウム、アルミニウムおよびインジウムからなる群より選ばれた一種以上の元素の窒化物からなる、請求項33記載の方法。
- 前記機能層が発光機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項33または34記載の方法。
- 前記機能層が整流機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項33または34記載の方法。
- 前記機能層が電力制御機能を有することを特徴とする、請求項33または34記載の方法。
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