WO2017051747A1 - 接合基板及びその製造方法とこの接合基板を用いた弾性表面波デバイス - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a bonded substrate obtained by bonding a lithium tantalate single crystal substrate or a lithium niobate single crystal substrate to a base substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a surface acoustic wave device using the bonded substrate.
- a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device with a comb-shaped electrode (IDT; Interdigital Transducer) formed on a piezoelectric substrate is used as a frequency adjustment / selection component for mobile phones. It has been.
- This surface acoustic wave device is required to be small, have low insertion loss, and prevent unnecessary waves from passing through. Therefore, lithium tantalate (LiTaO 3 ; LT) and lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 ; LN) are used as materials.
- a piezoelectric material such as is used.
- Non-Patent Document 1 reports that the use of a substrate bonded with lithium tantalate and sapphire can reduce fluctuations in the frequency of the surface acoustic wave device due to temperature. ing.
- Non-Patent Document 1 since two types of members having different acoustic impedances are combined, the elastic wave excited on the lithium tantalate surface is reflected at the bonding interface and manifests as an unnecessary response. There is. Further, the same document shows that the unnecessary response is reduced by increasing the thickness of lithium tantalate.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a bonded substrate having excellent temperature characteristics and a large Q value, a method for manufacturing the bonded substrate, and a surface acoustic wave device using the bonded substrate. It is.
- the present inventors have made intensive studies on LiTaO 3 substrates constituting the bonded substrate, LiTaO 3 Li concentration of the bonding surface side of the substrate is greater than the Li concentration of the surface side of the LiTaO 3 substrate, the wave of the elastic wave Has the property of moving toward a region with low Li concentration (low velocity region), so energy is confined near the surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate where the velocity of elastic waves is low (region with low Li concentration).
- the inventors have found that the Q value of the resonator increases due to the concentration of elastic wave energy, leading to the present invention.
- the present invention provides a bonded substrate formed by bonding a LiTaO 3 substrate and the base substrate, Li concentration in the joint surfaces in contact with the base substrate of the LiTaO 3 substrate, LiTaO 3 substrate-side surface of the composite substrate It is characterized by being larger than the Li concentration of.
- the difference between the Li concentration at the bonding surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate in contact with the base substrate and the Li concentration at the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate is preferably 0.1 mol% or more.
- the thickness of the LiTaO 3 substrate in the bonded substrate is preferably greater than 5 times and less than 20 times the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or leaky surface acoustic wave.
- the bonded substrate of the present invention towards the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate from the bonding surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate is preferably in a range of Li concentration decreases, a range in which the Li concentration is decreased, the elastic It is preferably formed over 1 to 5 times the wavelength of the surface wave or leaky surface acoustic wave.
- the Li concentration range of the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate of the present invention is such that surface acoustic waves or leaky surface acoustic waves are directed from the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate toward the bonding surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate. It is preferably formed over 1 to 20 times the wavelength.
- the crystal orientation of the LiTaO 3 substrate of the present invention is preferably a rotational 36 ° Y to 49 ° Y cut, and the base substrate used in the present invention is preferably selected from Si, SiC, spinel and sapphire. .
- the present invention provides a bonded substrate formed by bonding a LiNbO 3 substrate and the base substrate, Li concentration in the joint surfaces in contact with the base substrate of the LiNbO 3 substrate, LiNbO 3 substrate-side surface of the bonded substrate It is characterized by being larger than the Li concentration of.
- the LiTaO 3 substrate having a higher Li concentration on the substrate surface than the inside of the substrate is bonded to the base substrate, and the Li concentration at the bonding surface in contact with the base substrate of the LiTaO 3 substrate is The surface layer of the LiTaO 3 substrate opposite to the bonding surface is removed so that the Li concentration on the surface of the bonding substrate on the LiTaO 3 substrate side is higher.
- the bonded substrate of the present invention is preferably used for a surface acoustic wave device.
- the Q factor of the surface acoustic wave bonded substrate can be improved. Therefore, it is possible to provide a surface acoustic wave bonding substrate that can increase the thickness of the piezoelectric layer in order to eliminate a response due to unnecessary reflected waves, reduce loss, and improve the out-of-band suppression degree when the filter is used. Is possible.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a model of a LiTaO 3 substrate Li content profile that constitutes the bonded substrate of Example 1 and Example 2.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating input impedance waveforms of a resonator formed on a bonded substrate of Example 1 and a bonded substrate of Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the results of measuring the Q values of the resonators formed on the bonded substrate of Example 1 and the bonded substrate of Comparative Example 2. It is a figure which shows the input impedance waveform of the resonator formed on the joining board
- the bonded substrate of the present invention is configured by bonding a LiTaO 3 substrate and a base substrate.
- a method for bonding the LiTaO 3 substrate and the base substrate a known method may be used, but considering the influence on the warpage of the substrate, it is preferable to use a room temperature bonding method.
- An intervening layer such as SiO 2 , SiO 2 ⁇ 0.5 , a-Si, p-Si, a-SiC, or Al 2 O 3 may exist between the LiTaO 3 substrate and the base substrate.
- Bonded substrate of the present invention is characterized in that Li concentration at the joint surface in contact with the base substrate of LiTaO 3 substrate is greater than the Li concentration of the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate. Therefore, the LiTaO 3 substrate bonded to the base substrate has a difference in Li concentration in the thickness direction. Further, if the intervening layer between the LiTaO 3 substrate and the base substrate is present, the bonding surface in contact with the base substrate LiTaO 3 substrate refers to a joint surface in contact with the LiTaO 3 substrate intervening layers.
- Such a LiTaO 3 substrate can be obtained, for example, by diffusing Li from the surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate by a known method such as a vapor phase diffusion method. Since the substrate thus obtained has a large Li concentration on the substrate surface and a small Li concentration inside the substrate, the interior of the LiTaO 3 substrate is formed so that the substrate surface becomes a bonding surface with the base substrate. If processing such as grinding and polishing is performed, the bonded substrate of the present invention can be obtained.
- the LiTaO 3 substrate constituting the bonded substrate of the present invention may be a bonded substrate composed of a plurality of LiTaO 3 substrates.
- the bonded substrate of the present invention can also be manufactured by preparing a LiTaO 3 substrate having a low Li concentration and a LiTaO 3 substrate having a high Li concentration and bonding them to a base substrate.
- a small LiTaO 3 substrate of Li concentration consistent prepared by conventional pulling method melted using LiTaO 3 substrate (congruent) composition
- a large LiTaO 3 substrate of Li concentration double crucible method It is possible to use a LiTaO 3 substrate with a stoichiometric composition manufactured by
- the LiTaO 3 substrate constituting the bonded substrate of the present invention may be doped with a metal element such as Fe as necessary, or may be subjected to a reduction treatment for suppressing pyroelectricity. .
- the Li concentration in the joint surfaces in contact with the base substrate LiTaO 3 substrate, the difference between the LiTaO 3 Li concentration of the substrate-side surface of the bonded substrate is preferably at 0.1 mol% or more, more preferably 0.25mol % Or more, more preferably 0.5 mol% or more.
- the upper limit of the difference is the difference between the stoichiometric composition (50 ⁇ 0.5 mol%) and the congruent melting (congruent) composition (48.5 ⁇ 0.5 mol%), preferably 2.5 mol. % Or less, more preferably 2.0 mol% or less, still more preferably 1.5 mol% or less.
- the range is preferably ⁇ 1.0 ⁇ ⁇ 0.5, more preferably the range ⁇ 0.8 ⁇ ⁇ 0.5, and still more preferably the range ⁇ 0.8 ⁇ ⁇ 0.
- the present invention from the joint surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate, it is preferable to have a range of Li concentration decreases.
- a LiTaO 3 substrate that has been subjected to Li diffusion treatment by a vapor phase method as a LiTaO 3 substrate as a bonded substrate, such a bonded substrate can be manufactured.
- the Q value of the resonator can be increased, but there is a possibility that response noise due to a sharp change in Li concentration may occur.
- the range Li concentration is decreased, that is formed over 1-5 times the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or leaky surface acoustic wave Is preferred. In this way, not only manufacturing is easy, but also response noise due to a sharp change in Li concentration can be suppressed.
- the bonding substrate is formed over the surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate side from the surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate to the bonding surface of the LiTaO 3 substrate over about 1 to 20 times the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or leaky surface acoustic wave.
- the thickness of the LiTaO 3 substrate in the bonded substrate of the present invention is preferably more than 5 times and less than 20 times the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or leaky surface acoustic wave. In this way, unnecessary response due to reflection of elastic waves at the bonding interface can be suppressed.
- the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or the leaky surface acoustic wave is the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or the leaky surface acoustic wave when the bonded substrate is used as a surface acoustic wave device, and the bonded substrate (surface acoustic wave device). It is determined by the frequency of the electric signal input to the surface and the velocity of the surface wave (leaky wave). The speed of the surface wave varies depending on the material, and is about 4000 m / s for LiTaO 3 .
- the surface acoustic wave wavelength is about 4 ⁇ m.
- the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave is about 2 ⁇ m
- the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave is about 5 ⁇ m.
- the crystal orientation of the LiTaO 3 substrate constituting the present invention can be arbitrarily selected, but is preferably a rotation of 36 ° Y to 49 ° Y cut from the viewpoint of characteristics.
- the substrate used as the base substrate is not particularly limited, but is preferably selected from Si, SiC, spinel, and sapphire.
- the Q value can be improved in the same manner as the bonded substrate using the LiTaO 3 substrate.
- the present invention provides a bonded substrate formed by bonding a LiNbO 3 substrate and the base substrate, Li concentration in the joint surfaces in contact with the base substrate of the LiNbO 3 substrate, LiNbO 3 substrate-side surface of the composite substrate It is characterized by being larger than the Li concentration of.
- the difference between the Li concentration at the bonding surface of the LiNbO 3 substrate in contact with the base substrate and the Li concentration at the LiNbO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate is preferably 0.1 mol% or more.
- the thickness of the Li Nb O 3 substrate in the bonded substrate is preferably greater than 5 times and less than 20 times the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or leaky surface acoustic wave.
- the bonded substrate of the present invention towards the LiNbO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate from the bonding surface of the LiNbO 3 substrate is preferably in a range of Li concentration decreases, a range in which the Li concentration is decreased, the elastic It is preferably formed over 1 to 5 times the wavelength of the surface wave or leaky surface acoustic wave.
- the Li concentration range of the LiNbO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate of the present invention is such that surface acoustic waves or leaky surface acoustic waves are directed from the LiNbO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate toward the bonding surface of the LiNbO 3 substrate. It is preferably formed over 1 to 20 times the wavelength.
- the crystal orientation of the LiNbO 3 substrate of the present invention is preferably rotation 0 ° Y to 30 ° Y cut or 128 ° ⁇ 5 ° Y cut, and the base substrate used in the present invention is made of Si, SiC, spinel, Preferably it is selected from sapphire.
- the LiTaO 3 substrate having a higher Li concentration on the substrate surface than the inside of the substrate is bonded to the base substrate, and the Li concentration on the bonding surface in contact with the base substrate of the LiTaO 3 substrate LiTaO 3 to be greater than the Li concentration of the substrate surface, can be produced by removing the side opposite LiTaO 3 substrate surface layer of the bonding surface of.
- the base surface may be bonded to both sides of the LiTaO 3 substrate having a higher Li concentration on the substrate surface than inside the substrate, and the LiTaO 3 substrate may be divided in the thickness direction. In this way, two bonded substrates can be obtained from one LiTaO 3 substrate, which is preferable in terms of cost.
- Such a manufacturing method can be similarly applied to the case of a LiNbO 3 substrate.
- the Li concentration of the LiTaO 3 substrate and the LiNbO 3 substrate constituting the bonded substrate of the present invention may be measured by a known method, but can be evaluated by, for example, Raman spectroscopy.
- Raman spectroscopy For LiTaO 3 single crystal, it is known that there is a roughly linear relationship between the half-width of the Raman shift peak and the Li concentration (Li / (Li + Ta) value) (2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, Page (s): 1252-1255, Applied Physics A 56, 311-315 (1993)). Therefore, by using an expression representing such a relationship, the composition at an arbitrary position of the oxide single crystal substrate can be evaluated.
- the relationship between the half-width of the Raman shift peak and the Li concentration is obtained by measuring the Raman half-width of several samples with known compositions and different Li concentrations, but the Raman measurement conditions are the same. If so, a relational expression that has already been clarified in literature may be used.
- Li / (Li + Ta) (53.15-0.5FWHM1) / 100 (1)
- FWHM1 is the full width at half maximum of the Raman shift peak near 600 cm ⁇ 1 .
- the Q value of the SAW resonator formed on the bonding substrate of the present invention and the SAW resonator of the comparative example is the following formula described in p.861 of publicly known document 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings Page (s): 861 to 863. Obtained by (2). Although this equation is Equation (1) in the literature, it is shown as Equation (2) because it overlaps with the equation number.
- Q (f) ⁇ * ⁇ (f) *
- a substrate whose front and back surfaces were finished to a quasi-mirror surface with an Ra value of 0.01 ⁇ m by planar polishing was embedded in a powder composed of Li, Ta, and O containing Li 3 TaO 4 as main components.
- a powder mainly composed of Li 3 TaO 4 Li 2 CO 3 : Ta 2 O 5 powder was mixed at a molar ratio of 7: 3 and baked at 1300 ° C. for 12 hours. .
- such a powder mainly composed of Li 3 TaO 4 was spread in a small container, and a plurality of sliced wafers were embedded in the Li 3 TaO 4 powder.
- this small container was set in an electric furnace, and the inside of the furnace was made an N 2 atmosphere and heated at 900 ° C. for 20 hours to diffuse Li from the surface of the slice wafer to the center.
- annealing was performed at 800 ° C. for 12 hours, and an electric field of 4000 V / m was applied in the + Z-axis direction between 770 ° C. and 500 ° C. in the process of further lowering the wafer temperature.
- the temperature was lowered to room temperature.
- the atmosphere in the furnace may be air.
- the rough surface side is finished by sandblasting to an Ra value of about 0.15 ⁇ m, and the rough mirror side is polished by 3 ⁇ m to produce a plurality of LiTaO 3 single crystal substrates. did.
- a cleaned substrate is set in a high vacuum chamber, and a high-speed atomic beam of argon with neutralized ion beam is irradiated on the substrate surface for activation treatment, and then a LiTaO 3 single crystal substrate And Si substrate were joined. Also, grinding and polishing were performed to leave a range of 28 ⁇ m from the bonding interface of this bonded substrate to the LiTaO 3 side, and a bonded substrate of a rotating Y-cut LiTaO 3 substrate and a Si substrate in which Li was diffused was produced. .
- the Li concentration at the bonded surface contacting the base substrate of the LiTaO 3 substrate is 49.6 mol%
- the ⁇ value is ⁇ 0.4
- the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate is Li. concentration of 48.4 mol%
- ⁇ value is -0.1
- the difference between the Li concentration in the joint surfaces in contact with the base substrate LiTaO 3 substrate, a Li concentration of LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate was 1.2 mol%.
- Li / (Li + Ta) 49.6 mol%, a value indicating a pseudo stoichiometric composition, in the range from 0 ⁇ m to about 0.5 ⁇ m from the bonding interface toward the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate. .
- the range close to the surface layer of the bonded substrate, more Li concentration close to LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate has over a range of about 20 ⁇ m transition layer decreases, approximately the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate Over a depth of 8 ⁇ m, it was confirmed that Li / (Li + Ta) 48.4 mol% and a Li concentration exhibiting a rough congruent composition.
- the warpage of the bonded substrate was measured by an interference method using laser light, the value was a little as large as 200 ⁇ m, and cracks and cracks were not observed.
- an Al film having a thickness of 0.2 ⁇ m is formed by sputtering on the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate thus obtained, and one wavelength is about 4 ⁇ m by photolithography using a g-line as a light source.
- a SAW resonator was formed.
- the Al electrode was formed by RIE (reactive ion etching), and a gas mixture of BCl 3 , Cl 2 , CF 4 , and N 2 was used as the RIE gas.
- the thickness of the LiTaO 3 substrate in the bonding substrate is 28 ⁇ m, and the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or leaky surface acoustic wave is about 4 ⁇ m.
- Example 1 when the characteristics of the fabricated SAW resonator for evaluation were measured with an RF prober, the measurement results are as shown in FIG. According to the results shown in FIG. 2, it was confirmed that in Example 1, a generally good resonance waveform was obtained.
- the measured values of S11 and group delay time by the above RF prober are read into the recording medium from the network analyzer, the Q value is obtained by the above equation (2), and the result is shown in FIG. According to the result of FIG. 3, the maximum value of Q was 1280.
- a substrate whose front and back surfaces were finished to a quasi-mirror surface with an Ra value of 0.01 ⁇ m by planar polishing was embedded in a powder composed of Li, Ta, and O containing Li 3 TaO 4 as main components.
- a powder mainly composed of Li 3 TaO 4 Li 2 CO 3 : Ta 2 O 5 powder was mixed at a molar ratio of 7: 3 and baked at 1300 ° C. for 12 hours. .
- such a powder mainly composed of Li 3 TaO 4 was spread in a small container, and a plurality of sliced wafers were embedded in the Li 3 TaO 4 powder.
- this small container was set in an electric furnace, and the inside of the furnace was made an N 2 atmosphere and heated at 900 ° C. for 10 hours to diffuse Li from the surface of the slice wafer to the center.
- annealing was performed at 800 ° C. for 12 hours, and an electric field of 4000 V / m was applied in the + Z-axis direction between 770 ° C. and 500 ° C. in the process of further lowering the wafer temperature.
- the temperature was lowered to room temperature.
- the atmosphere in the furnace may be air.
- a bonded substrate is manufactured by the same method as in Example 1, and grinding and polishing are performed so as to leave a range of 40 ⁇ m from the bonded interface of the bonded substrate to the LiTaO 3 side.
- a bonded substrate of a diffused rotating Y-cut LiTaO 3 substrate and a Si substrate was fabricated.
- the Li concentration in the bonded surface contacting the base substrate of the LiTaO 3 substrate is 49.4 mol%
- the ⁇ value is ⁇ 0.6
- the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate is Li. concentration 48.75Mol%, because ⁇ value is 0.25
- the Li concentration in the joint surfaces in contact with the base substrate LiTaO 3 substrate it is confirmed which is greater than the Li concentration of the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate It was.
- the difference between the Li concentration in the joint surfaces in contact with the base substrate LiTaO 3 substrate, a Li concentration of LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate was 0.65 mol%.
- Li / (Li + Ta) 49.4 mol%, which is a value indicating a pseudo stoichiometric composition.
- the range close to the surface layer of the bonded substrate, more Li concentration close to LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonding substrate has over a range of about 8 ⁇ m the transition layer decreases, approximately the LiTaO 3 substrate side surface of the bonded substrate Over a depth of 30 ⁇ m, it was confirmed that Li / (Li + Ta) 48.75 mol% and a Li concentration exhibiting a rough congruent composition.
- the warpage of the bonded substrate was measured by an interference method using laser light, the value was as small as 40 ⁇ m, and cracks and cracks were not observed.
- Example 2 a SAW resonator having a wavelength of about 4 ⁇ m was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, and the characteristics of the fabricated SAW resonator for evaluation were measured with an RF prober. The measurement results are as shown in FIG. According to the result of FIG. 4, it was confirmed that even in Example 2, a generally good resonance waveform was obtained.
- the thickness of the LiTaO 3 substrate in the bonding substrate is 40 ⁇ m, and the wavelength of the surface acoustic wave or leaky surface acoustic wave is about 4 ⁇ m.
- the measured values of S11 and group delay time by the above RF prober are read into the recording medium from the network analyzer, the Q value is obtained by the above equation (2), and the result is shown in FIG. According to the result of FIG. 5, the maximum value of Q was 1380.
- the surface roughness of both surfaces of the wafer after the lapping was finished to a mirror surface with an Ra value of 0.0001 ⁇ m by surface polishing to produce a plurality of LiTaO 3 single crystal substrates having a substantially congruent composition.
- the amount of Li diffusion from the surface to the depth direction is measured at the center of this substrate using a laser Raman spectrometer as in the case of Example 1.
- the composition was approximately 48.4 mol% congruent.
- the warpage of the substrate was measured by an interference method using a laser beam, the value was as small as 40 ⁇ m, and cracks and cracks were not observed.
- an Al film having a thickness of 0.2 ⁇ m is formed on the surface of the substrate thus obtained by sputtering, and a SAW resonator having a wavelength of about 4 ⁇ m is formed by photolithography using a g-line as a light source.
- the Al electrode was formed by RIE (reactive ion etching), and a gas mixture of BCl 3 , Cl 2 , CF 4 , and N 2 was used as the RIE gas.
- the measured values of S11 and group delay time by the above RF prober are read into the recording medium from the network analyzer, the Q value is obtained by the above equation (2), and the result is shown in FIG. According to the result of FIG. 5, the maximum value of Q was 900, which was smaller than the Q values of Example 1 and Example 2.
- this LiTaO 3 substrate and a 230 ⁇ m thick Si substrate were bonded, and further, grinding and polishing were performed so as to leave a range of 28 ⁇ m on the LiTaO 3 side from the bonding interface of this bonded substrate.
- a bonded substrate of a rotating Y-cut LiTaO 3 substrate and a Si substrate was produced.
- a laser Raman spectroscopic measurement apparatus was used to diffuse Li from the LiTaO 3 side surface to the depth direction at the central portion of the bonded substrate.
- the LiTaO 3 substrate constituting the bonded substrate was since showing 48.4Mol% Summary congruent composition substantially constant over the direction, the Li concentration of the Li concentration and LiTaO 3 substrate-side surface of the joint surface in contact with the base substrate LiTaO 3 substrate were similar.
- the value was as small as 40 ⁇ m, and cracks and cracks were not observed.
- Example 2 a SAW resonator having a wavelength of about 4 ⁇ m was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, and the characteristics of the fabricated SAW resonator for evaluation were measured with an RF prober. The measurement results are as shown in FIG. According to the result of FIG. 2, it was confirmed that in Comparative Example 2, a generally good resonance waveform was obtained.
- the measured values of S11 and group delay time by the above RF prober are read into the recording medium from the network analyzer, the Q value is obtained by the above equation (2), and the result is shown in FIG. According to the result of FIG. 3, the maximum value of Q was 1020, which was smaller than the Q values of Example 1 and Example 2.
- the bonded substrate of the present invention has an effect that the Q is larger than that of a normal LiTaO 3 substrate and there is no change in Li concentration. It was.
- ⁇ is in the range of ⁇ 1.2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 0.5 and ⁇ is in the range of ⁇ 0.5 ⁇ ⁇ 0.5
- a bonded substrate having a larger Q value and less warpage can be obtained.
- a high Q value preferable for a surface acoustic wave device can be obtained.
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また、LiTaO3基板とベース基板との間には、SiO2、SiO2±0.5、a-Si、p-Si、a-SiC、Al2O3等の介在層が存在していてもよい。
また、LiTaO3基板とベース基板との間に介在層が存在している場合は、LiTaO3基板のベース基板と接する接合面は、LiTaO3基板の介在層と接する接合面のことを指す。
このようにすれば、接合界面における弾性波の反射による不要な応答を抑制することができる。
このとき、基板内部よりも基板表面の方がLi濃度の大きいLiTaO3基板の両側にベース基板を接合して、LiTaO3基板を厚さ方向に分割するようにして製造してもよい。このようにすれば、1枚のLiTaO3基板から2枚の接合基板が得られるため、コスト的にも好ましい。
このような製造方法は、LiNbO3基板の場合についても同様に適用することができる。
したがって、このような関係を表す式を用いれば、酸化物単結晶基板の任意の位置における組成を評価することが可能である。
Li/(Li+Ta)=(53.15-0.5FWHM1)/100 (1)
ここで、「FWHM1」は、600cm-1付近のラマンシフトピークの半値幅である。測定条件の詳細については文献を参照されたい。
Q(f) = ω*τ(f)*|Γ|/(1-|Γ|2) (2)
但し、ωは角周波数、τ(f)は群遅延時間、Γはネットワークアナライザで測定される反射係数である。
実施例1では、最初に、単一分極処理を施したLi:Ta=48.4:51.6である概略コングルーエント組成の4インチ径LiTaO3単結晶インゴットをスライスして、42°回転YカットのLiTaO3基板を370μm厚に切り出した。その後、必要に応じて、各スライスウエハの面粗さをラップ工程により算術平均粗さRa値で0.15μmに調整し、その仕上がり厚みを350μmとした。
このとき、接合基板におけるLiTaO3基板の厚みは28μmであり、弾性表面波または漏洩弾性表面波の波長は約4μmであることから、7倍の厚みとなっている。
実施例2では、最初に、単一分極処理を施したLi:Ta=48.75:51.25である概略コングルーエント組成の4インチ径LiTaO3単結晶インゴットをスライスして、42°回転YカットのLiTaO3基板を370μm厚に切り出した。その後、必要に応じて、各スライスウエハの面粗さをラップ工程により算術平均粗さRa値で0.15μmに調整し、その仕上がり厚みを350μmとした。
このとき、接合基板におけるLiTaO3基板の厚みは40μmであり、弾性表面波または漏洩弾性表面波の波長は約4μmであることから、10倍の厚みとなっている。
比較例1では、実施例1と同じ単一分極処理を施したLi:Ta=48.4:51.6である概略コングルーエント組成の4インチ径LiTaO3単結晶インゴットを同様に処理して、その仕上がり厚みが350μmのウエハを作製した。
比較例2では、実施例1と同じ単一分極処理を施したLi:Ta=48.4:51.6である概略コングルーエント組成の4インチ径LiTaO3単結晶インゴットを同様に処理して、その仕上がり厚みが350μmのウエハを作製した。次に、このウエハの両面を比較例1と同様に、平面研磨によりRa値で0.0001μmの鏡面に仕上げて、複数枚の概略コングルーエント組成のLiTaO3単結晶基板を作製した。その後、実施例1と同様に、このLiTaO3基板と230μm厚のSi基板を接合し、さらに、この接合基板の接合界面からLiTaO3側に28μmの範囲までを残すように、研削・研磨を施して、回転YカットLiTaO3基板とSi基板との接合基板を作製した。
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- LiTaO3基板とベース基板を接合して構成される接合基板であって、該LiTaO3基板のベース基板と接する接合面におけるLi濃度が、該接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面のLi濃度よりも大きいことを特徴とする接合基板。
- 前記LiTaO3基板のベース基板と接する接合面におけるLi濃度と、前記接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面のLi濃度との差が、0.1mol%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の接合基板。
- 前記LiTaO3基板のベース基板と接する接合面におけるLi濃度は、Li/(Li+Ta)×100=(50+α)mol%で、αが-1.2<α<0.5の範囲であることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の接合基板。
- 前記接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面のLi濃度は、Li/(Li+Ta)×100=(48.5+β)mol%で、βが-0.5<β<0.5の範囲であることを特徴とする請求項1から3の何れかに記載の接合基板。
- 前記接合基板におけるLiTaO3基板の厚みは、弾性表面波または漏洩弾性表面波の波長の5倍より大きく20倍より小さいことを特徴とする請求項1から4の何れかに記載の接合基板。
- 前記LiTaO3基板のベース基板と接する接合面におけるLi濃度の範囲は、前記LiTaO3基板の接合面から接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面に向かって、弾性表面波または漏洩弾性表面波の波長の0.1~4倍にわたって形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1から5に記載の接合基板。
- 前記LiTaO3基板の接合面から接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面に向かって、Li濃度が減少する範囲を有する請求項1から6の何れかに記載の接合基板。
- 前記Li濃度が減少する範囲は、弾性表面波または漏洩弾性表面波の波長の1~5倍にわたって形成されていることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の接合基板。
- 前記接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面のLi濃度の範囲は、前記接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面からLiTaO3基板の接合面に向かって、弾性表面波または漏洩弾性表面波の波長の1~20倍にわたって形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1から8の何れかに記載の接合基板。
- 前記LiTaO3基板の結晶方位は、回転36°Y~49°Yカットであることを特徴とする請求項1から9の何れかに記載の接合基板。
- 前記ベース基板は、Si、SiC、スピネル、サファイアから選択されることを特徴とする請求項1から10の何れかに記載の接合基板。
- LiNbO3基板とベース基板を接合して構成される接合基板であって、該LiNbO3基板のベース基板と接する接合面におけるLi濃度が、該接合基板のLiNbO3基板側表面のLi濃度よりも大きいことを特徴とする接合基板。
- 前記請求項1から12の何れかに記載の接合基板を用いて構成されていることを特徴とする弾性表面波デバイス。
- 基板内部よりも基板表面の方がLi濃度の大きいLiTaO3基板とベース基板とを接合して、該LiTaO3基板のベース基板と接する接合面におけるLi濃度が、接合基板のLiTaO3基板側表面のLi濃度よりも大きくなるように、接合面の反対側のLiTaO3基板表層を除去することを特徴とする接合基板の製造方法。
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