WO2018221711A1 - 化合物半導体及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a compound semiconductor and a manufacturing method thereof.
- MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
- MBE Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
- the MOCVD method requires a process temperature exceeding 1000 ° C.
- the MBE method can form a compound semiconductor film at a low temperature.
- the MBE method is not suitable for mass production because the film formation area is limited and the production cost is high.
- Non-Patent Document 1 Non-Patent Document 1
- next-generation electronic devices that have both high breakdown voltage and low on-resistance characteristics.
- realization of a compound semiconductor element using a binary, ternary or quaternary compound semiconductor, more specifically, a group 13 nitride semiconductor is required.
- a vertical power device formed on a GaN substrate there is an urgent need to reduce the carbon concentration of the n-type drift layer and improve the electron mobility.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a semiconductor element including a buffer layer and a semiconductor layer made of metal nitride on a copper substrate.
- Patent Document 2 HfN provided on a graphite substrate having a thickness of 10 to 100 ⁇ m, including a sintered polymer, and having heat resistance and flexibility is provided as a buffer layer.
- An embodiment of a semiconductor substrate provided with a semiconductor layer made of GaN is disclosed.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a manufacturing method in which a III-V group compound semiconductor is epitaxially grown on a ZnO substrate.
- Patent Documents 4 and 5 relate to nitride semiconductors, but will be described in paragraphs 0167 and later of this specification.
- Patent Document 6 is a prior art cited in an international search report of a PCT patent application (PCT / JP2017 / 020513 by the present applicant) described later.
- An experimental result (FIG. 4) is disclosed that even when the Si concentration is increased to 2 ⁇ 10E + 20 / cm 3 , film roughness does not occur in AlGaN.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses research results relating to physical properties of an n-type GaN semiconductor layer formed using MOCVD.
- Non-Patent Document 2 discloses a research result on contact resistance of a p-type GaN semiconductor layer.
- Non-Patent Document 3 discloses a research result of manufacturing p-type GaN of an InGaN-based LED element by low-temperature growth by the PSD method.
- Non-Patent Document 4 discloses research results on electron mobility and doping concentration in silicon.
- Non-Patent Document 5 discloses research results on a carrier mobility model in GaN.
- Non-Patent Document 6 discloses a research result on the evaluation of contact resistance for p-type GaN formed by the PSD method.
- Non-Patent Document 7 discloses an experimental example in which an LED is formed on glass.
- Non-Patent Document 8 discloses research results on nitride single crystals grown using the PSD method.
- Non-Patent Document 9 discloses a normally-off Ge-doped GaN transistor having an extremely low on-resistance.
- Non-Patent Document 10 discloses research results of Si-doped AlGaN with low resistance and high carrier concentration.
- Non-Patent Document 11 discloses an experimental example in which the Si concentration is 2 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 and the mobility is 1034 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S).
- Non-Patent Document 12 discloses a GaN epitaxial growth film doped with Ge by the PSD method.
- Non-Patent Document 13 discloses in detail various properties of n-type GaN that can provide new physical properties doped with Ge and Si.
- Non-Patent Document 14 reports research results on the formation of high-quality nitride semiconductors by sputtering and device applications.
- JP 2008-243873 A WO2011 / 021248A1 International Publication Pamphlet JP 2010-56435 A JP 2016-115931 A US Patent Publication No. US2016 / 0172473 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-149342A
- a film having a donor concentration of 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 or more is generally about 46 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S) due to thermodynamic limitations. ) It becomes difficult to obtain a film having the above electron mobility.
- MOCVD method is based on a chemical reaction, crystal growth at a low temperature is virtually impossible, and in addition, carbon and hydrogen contained in the source gas are easily taken into the produced film. .
- PSD pulse sputter deposition
- the characteristics of the high donor concentration n-type layer which is important for reducing the device resistance of electronic devices and light emitting devices formed on a nitride semiconductor substrate, are difficult to manufacture by the MOCVD method used for practical production of devices. Therefore, there are very few reports.
- the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and its object is to provide a binary system, a ternary system, or a quaternary system exhibiting an n-type conductivity that exhibits high electron mobility even in a high donor concentration region. It is to easily produce and provide a compound semiconductor, more specifically, a group 13 nitride semiconductor film.
- the present invention provides the following [Aspect 1] to [Aspect 20].
- (A-1) The electron concentration is 1.5 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and the specific resistance is 0.20 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm
- (B-1) The electron concentration is 6 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and the specific resistance is 0.20 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm
- (C-1) the electron concentration is 6 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3
- the specific resistance is 0.10 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm
- (D-1) It may be a compound semiconductor that satisfies the numerical conditions surrounded by four points of an electron concentration of 4 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and a specific resistance of 0.10 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm. . Further, it is more preferable to change the specific resistance to 0.18 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less in place of the upper limit range of (a-1)-(b-1).
- a semiconductor device comprising the contact structure according to the tenth aspect.
- Aspect 14 The method for producing a compound semiconductor according to Aspect 13, wherein the substrate temperature during film formation is 700 ° C. or lower.
- the target metal is provided in the head part of the sputter gun, and the head part is incorporated in the chamber so as to face the substrate electrode,
- FIG. 1 is a plot of the growth rate (horizontal axis) of GaN doped with Si and the electron concentration of the obtained compound semiconductor film.
- the relationship between speed and electron concentration is shown.
- FIG. 2 shows the specific axis as the specific resistance.
- the chamber structure, electrode shape and arrangement are determined, and the chamber pressure, back pressure (vacuum pump performance), gas type used, gas flow, impurity gas It is conceivable to optimize the control, magnetic field control, power supply, substrate temperature, target-substrate distance, and the like. Moreover, what is necessary is just to perform processes, such as pre-cleaning, drying, and heating which can be normally performed in sputtering as needed. Furthermore, various characteristics of the deposited sample, such as film thickness, film state (surface roughness, cross-sectional structure), optical characteristics, electrical conductivity, mechanical characteristics of the film, etc. are evaluated with high accuracy. The film forming operation can be appropriately managed.
- FIG. 4 shows a scatter diagram of specific resistance and electron concentration of high-concentration n-type GaN doped with Ge or Si disclosed by the present inventors in Non-Patent Document 13.
- FIG. 5 is a graph in which the experimental example newly added in the present application is plotted in the same scatter diagram in addition to the data of FIG. In the figure, a star is a new experimental example. Although one experimental example has the same numerical value as the previous experimental example, it can be seen that the resistivity of the other experimental examples is lower than that of the previous experimental example.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B are enlarged views of a part of FIG.
- the subject area of the present invention is indicated by broken lines (see FIGS. 6A and 6B: regions X 1 and X 2 ).
- Boundary of the area X 1 and region X 2 (also referred to as a region to fit both X.) Is the specific resistance is a line of 0.190m ⁇ ⁇ cm.
- Coordinates of the parallelogram including the area X 1 and region X 2 are, (1.8 ⁇ 10E + 20: 0.25m ⁇ cm), (3.6 ⁇ 10E + 20: 0.25m ⁇ cm), (3.0 ⁇ 10E + 20: 0.15m ⁇ cm) and (6.0 ⁇ 10E + 20: 0.15 m ⁇ cm).
- the mobility is about 70 to about 140 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S). It is easy to stably manufacture a high-concentration n-type compound semiconductor while controlling three parameters of specific resistance, mobility, and electron concentration. Also, it may be produced a product which corresponds to the condition of the region X 1 or region X 2 depending on the specific resistance value required by the application and specifications.
- FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are graphs showing various characteristics (electron mobility, temperature dependence, etc.) of the high-concentration n-type GaN shown in Non-Patent Document 13.
- the vertical axis represents electron mobility
- the horizontal axis represents electron concentration.
- the present invention will be described including the first invention (basic application for claiming priority) and the second invention (additional contents in the PCT application) disclosed in the PCT application.
- it is essential to satisfy the condition of the numerical value range surrounded by the above four points (a) to (d) or (a-1) to (d-1). .
- this invention is further equipped with the following structures in each said aspect.
- the extinction coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 405 nm is 2000 cm ⁇ 1 or less.
- the light absorption coefficient with respect to the light of a wavelength range of 450 nm is 1000 cm ⁇ -1 > or less.
- the binary nitride means a compound of any one element of B, Al, Ga or In and nitrogen. That is, it is a binary mixed crystal of BN (boron nitride), AlN (aluminum nitride), GaN (gallium nitride) or InN (indium nitride).
- the ternary nitride is a compound in which a part of the binary group 13 element is replaced with another group 13 element.
- the band gap can be adjusted within the range of the ternary compound by adjusting the composition ratio, with the characteristics of the binary compound as a limit.
- the conductivity type is an n-type nitride semiconductor containing nitrogen and at least one group 13 element selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, or In.
- the nitride satisfying the numerical conditions surrounded by the four points (a) to (d) or (a-1) to (d-1) in the above-mentioned aspect 1 in which the electron concentration and the specific resistance are It is a semiconductor.
- a preferable numerical range is, for example, 0.20 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less and an electron mobility of 70 to 140 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S). More preferably, the specific resistance is 0.18 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less, the electron mobility is 70 to 140 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S), and the specific resistance is 0.15 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or more. (Refer to FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B: region X 1 ).
- the contact resistance to the n-type ohmic electrode metal is 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 ⁇ cm ⁇ 2 or less.
- oxygen impurities are contained at 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or more.
- the extinction coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 405 nm is 2000 cm ⁇ 1 or less.
- the extinction coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 450 nm is 1000 cm ⁇ 1 or less.
- the RMS value obtained by measuring the surface roughness by AFM is 5.0 nm or less.
- the at least one group 13 element is Ga.
- the nitride semiconductor contains either or both of Si and Ge as donor impurities.
- the above invention may be a contact structure including a nitride semiconductor as a conductive portion.
- a contact structure including the nitride semiconductor as an electrode portion can be used.
- Such a contact structure can be used for a semiconductor device.
- the nitride compound semiconductor according to the present invention exhibits a low resistance of 0.25 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less even in a high electron concentration region of approximately 1.8 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or more. Further, the electron mobility also shows a value of 70 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S) or more.
- a low resistance of 0.19 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less may not be required.
- the manufacturing process conditions gas, cathode power, target electron concentration
- the manufacturing process conditions are adjusted to be about 0.20 to 0.25 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm. It is also possible to manufacture a compound semiconductor and apply it to a structural portion required for an element.
- a single crystal sputtering film can be formed without going through a high temperature process. More preferably, the compound semiconductor film is formed by a process at substantially room temperature.
- the substrate area is not limited, and a film with a large area can be manufactured from a small size.
- At least the outer shape is a rectangle, the diameter of one side or the circle is 2 inches or more, or the film formation area is 30 cm 2 or more, and the area that can be allowed within the limitation of the internal space of the sputtering apparatus.
- a compound semiconductor film can be formed.
- a high-quality compound semiconductor can be easily formed without using a buffer layer as in the prior art.
- the present invention shows a high electron mobility even at a high carrier concentration.
- a high-quality film having low electrical resistance can be manufactured.
- a high-quality group 13 nitride semiconductor film that can be easily used as a semiconductor device can be provided.
- the threading dislocation density of the compound semiconductor according to the present invention is about 1 ⁇ 10 6 / cm 2 to 5 ⁇ 10 10 / cm 2 .
- 10 5 or less, ie, 10 3 to 10 4 nitride semiconductor films can be manufactured.
- FIG. 3 is a scatter diagram of electron concentration and specific resistance of a high concentration n-type nitride semiconductor including the present invention and a conventional example. Scatter plot (enlarged view) of electron concentration and specific resistance of high-concentration n-type nitride semiconductor. Scatter plot of electron concentration and resistivity of high-concentration n-type nitride semiconductor (auxiliary diagram).
- the graph which shows the result of having measured the absorption coefficient and refractive index of the GaN film
- the schematic diagram (A) which shows the crystal structure of GaN
- the schematic cross section which shows the structure of the sputtering device used by this invention.
- the graph which shows an example of the pulse sequence applied to the electrode of a sputtering device at the time of sputtering in this invention.
- the schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section which shows the internal structure of the sputtering device used by this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor element according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the contact structure concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention.
- the cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the contact structure concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention.
- 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin film transistor to which the present invention can be applied.
- the cross-sectional schematic diagram of AlGaN / GaN.HEMT which can apply this invention.
- the cross-sectional schematic diagram of the LED element which can apply this invention.
- the cross-sectional schematic diagram of the surface emitting laser element which can apply this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the electron concentration and resistivity of GaN which concern on this invention.
- the group 13 nitride semiconductor according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed by a pulse sputter deposition method (PSD method).
- PSD method pulse sputter deposition method
- PSD method Pulse sputtering method
- crystal growth proceeds based on a physical reaction, so that crystal growth at a low temperature is possible. In addition to this, it is possible to significantly remove carbon and hydrogen in the film forming environment. Since crystal growth at a low temperature is possible, generation of thermal stress in the film is suppressed, and a compound that is easily phase-separated, such as InGaN, can be stably grown.
- FIG. 15 shows the crystal structure of GaN, which is one of Group 13 binary compounds.
- the manufacturing method used in the present invention can form a film not under a high temperature exceeding 1000 ° C. like the MOCVD method but under a relatively low temperature. It is a temperature range of 700 ° C. or less that can include room temperature of 25 ° C. (room temperature to 700 ° C.) Although there is a balance with the film formation rate, a range of 300 to 700 ° C. is preferable, for example.
- the semiconductor compound of GaN formed as a sputtered film gradually grows in the hexagonal axial direction (film thickness direction), is uniform in the plane, and has a certain area or more. It is considered that the film can be finally produced.
- the base to be used is a material having a condition in which a lattice in which a compound semiconductor easily grows is matched or a condition in which a lattice can be matched in a pseudo manner.
- the film formation process by the PSD method is not a high temperature condition exceeding 1000 ° C. Therefore, although it is not essential that the base material has high heat resistance, it is preferable to satisfy the conditions of lattice matching or pseudo lattice matching between the crystal and the base material in order to improve crystallinity.
- the base material is particularly preferably selected from four types of SiC, sapphire, GaN, and single crystal silicon.
- Sapphire has a heat resistant temperature of 1200 ° C.
- single crystal silicon has a heat resistant temperature of 1100 ° C.
- semiconductor devices such as AlGaN / GaN HEMT, full-color LED, InGaN-TFT, and sensor.
- the crystal quality after film formation of the compound semiconductor is worse than that of the above materials, it can also be applied to a metal foil, an alkali-free glass for FPD having a heat-resistant temperature of 600 to 700 ° C., and the like.
- a buffer layer for the purpose of, for example, pre-matching a pseudo-lattice on the surface of the material serving as a base for crystal growth.
- an element having a rectangular side or a circular diameter of 2 inches to 10 inches can be manufactured as a film formation size. Further, it can be adapted to a large-sized element having a rectangular diagonal size of 10 to 30 inches, a medium size, or 30 inches or more.
- the shape of the underlying element structure, substrate, etc. may be circular, square, rectangular, or asymmetrical.
- FIG. 16A, FIG. 16B and FIG. 17 show a schematic diagram and a pulse sequence of a sputtering apparatus used when manufacturing a compound semiconductor according to the present invention.
- the sputtering apparatus 1 includes a chamber 11, a substrate electrode 12, a target electrode 13, a DC power supply 14, a power supply control unit 15, a nitrogen supply source 16, a heating device 17, an argon supply source 18, and the like.
- the chamber 11 is provided so that it can be sealed from the outside.
- the inside of the chamber 11 can be decompressed by a vacuum pump (not shown).
- the substrate electrode 12 is disposed in the chamber 11 and can hold the heat dissipation sheet 12a.
- the sputter source (or sputter gun) 13 has a shaft portion 13c connected to a cylindrical head portion 13b on which a sputter material 13a is placed.
- a power line 13d is provided in the shaft body 13c.
- the effective size of the head portion is about 1 to 4 inches.
- the target electrode 13 is provided in the chamber 11 so as to be opposed to the substrate electrode 12, and can hold the target 13a.
- the distance L H may be set to about 10 to 50 cm. More preferably, it is set to 15 to 40 cm, and further preferably 20 to 30 cm.
- the target 13a is made of a compound of a group 13 element and nitrogen.
- a high-quality target material with few impurities that is generally available is used.
- a high quality material such as five nine or six nine is required.
- the shape and size of the sputter gun can be adjusted as necessary.
- a large-diameter circular shape or a linear (rectangular) target can be used.
- a plurality of sputter guns can be arranged in the chamber.
- the compound semiconductor of the present invention can be formed using a Ga, AL, Si target or a GaN, AlN target.
- the DC power source 14 is a voltage source that is electrically connected to the substrate electrode 12 and the target electrode 13 and applies a DC voltage between the substrate electrode 12 and the target electrode 13.
- the control unit 15 is connected to the DC power supply 14 and controls the operation timing of the DC power supply 14.
- the control unit 15 can apply a pulse voltage between the substrate electrode 12 and the target electrode 13.
- the nitrogen supply source 16 is connected to the inside of the chamber 11 by a supply pipe, for example, and supplies nitrogen gas into the chamber 11.
- the argon supply source 18 for supplying argon gas is for generating plasma necessary for sputtering.
- An oxygen supply source for supplying a predetermined amount of oxygen gas is also provided.
- the internal pressure can be constantly monitored while the film is formed.
- it is necessary to control the oxygen content in the chamber so as to maintain approximately 10 ppm almost constantly during the formation of the compound semiconductor.
- sputtering can be performed while controlling the content of oxygen contained as an impurity in the main supply gas.
- the oxygen component slightly contained in other raw materials can be roughly estimated, and the oxygen component contained in the nitride semiconductor can be set within a predetermined limit as a whole process.
- the structure of the chamber used for the pulse sputtering method, the process gas supply system, and the exhaust system must be free from gas leakage and intrusion of outside air. It is important that the pressure management is extremely stable. Note that it is considered that oxygen is intentionally supplied into the chamber with a very small amount of oxygen. As a precondition, the confirmation of the cleaning in the chamber and the purity of the material to be used must be carefully selected.
- the heating device 17 is fixed to the substrate electrode 12, for example, and can adjust the ambient temperature of the heat dissipation sheet 12 a on the substrate electrode 12.
- typical examples of the film forming conditions used in the present invention are as follows.
- Figure 17 is an example of the pulse sequence, it is possible to adjust the voltage P A of the drive pulses.
- the film formation rate is generally 0.1 to 4 nm / second on average, and more preferably 0.2 to 2 nm / second. Note that, in a high concentration region where the electron concentration is 2 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or more, it is 0.025 nm / second to 0.125 nm / second.
- A Driving method: pulse sputtering method (PSD method)
- B Duty ratio: 5%
- C Average input power: 100W
- D Pulse frequency: 1 kHz
- E Growth pressure: 2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 Torr
- F Dopant: Si
- the sputtering film formation was performed in an atmospheric gas containing argon gas as a main component, and the substrate temperature during the film formation was set in the range of 300 to 700.degree.
- a doping gas such as SiH 4 or GeH 4 or a target containing Si or Ge atoms can be used as a doping material.
- FIG. 18 shows a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the continuous film forming apparatus 10 by a roll-to-roll method.
- a plurality of film forming chambers 5 are provided inside.
- the present invention can be applied if the substrate film 4 is an ultra-thin glass substrate that can be wound in a metal foil or film form. While the flexible substrate film 4 is conveyed in the horizontal direction from the winding roll 2 toward the winding roll 3, a plurality of sputtering can be performed on the substrate film 4 in the film forming chamber. As a result, a semiconductor element containing a desired compound semiconductor can be processed at high speed.
- the table in the chamber can correspond to ⁇ 320 to ⁇ 600 mm, for example.
- the growth rate is likely to change every moment. In that case, an effective growth rate may be assumed and managed. In general, the growth rate is considered to be lower than the batch type.
- a compound semiconductor in the present invention, can be crystal-grown on a base or a substrate having an area in which at least one side of a rectangle or a diameter is 2 inches or more. It can be manufactured at a low temperature and at a high speed, and crystals of a certain area can be manufactured uniformly. In addition, a new compound semiconductor can be mass-produced and manufactured while suppressing production costs.
- FIG. 11 shows the results of examining the relationship between the electron concentration (N e ) and the electron mobility ( ⁇ e ) of the Si-doped n-type GaN film prepared by the PSD method by the present inventors by room temperature Hall effect measurement. It is the figure put together. In the experimental example plotted in this figure, the upper limit is about 2 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the electron concentration (N e ) is considered to be substantially equal to the Si donor concentration.
- the sputtering film formation was performed in an atmospheric gas containing argon gas as a main component, and the substrate temperature during film formation was in the range of 300 to 700 ° C.
- N D in the formula is a donor concentration
- the Si-doped n-type GaN film produced by the PSD method has a Caughey-Thomas empirical formula (non-patent document) even at a donor concentration of at least 2 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 . It corresponds to 4).
- the n-type GaN film according to the first invention produced by the PSD method exhibits an electron mobility of 46 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S) or higher even at an electron concentration of 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 or higher. It turned out to be a perfect film.
- a film having an electron mobility of 50 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S) or higher can be used.
- the resistance value ⁇ of the n-type nitride semiconductor film is inversely proportional to the electron mobility ⁇ n and the carrier concentration n.
- the present invention shows a high electron mobility even at a high carrier concentration. This means that a high-quality film having low electrical resistance can be manufactured.
- the impurities to be mixed as donors are not limited to Si, and may be Ge or the like.
- the donor concentration in the nitride semiconductor film is increased in order to realize a high electron concentration, the transparency of the film to visible light is lowered. Therefore, there is a concern that trouble may occur when the nitride semiconductor film according to the present invention is used for a transparent electrode or the like.
- the transparency that decreases due to the increase in the electron concentration in the compound semiconductor film is compensated as follows.
- oxygen which is a dopant acting as a donor by replacing the nitrogen site, is mixed as an impurity to widen the band gap of the film to compensate.
- the band gap of the oxygen-doped film depends on the doping amount.
- the band gap at room temperature changes within the range of 3.4 eV to 4.9 eV (the band gap value of Ga oxide). It is possible to make it.
- the band gap at room temperature is about 3.4 to 3.6 eV.
- the nitride semiconductor film of the present example is made, for example, a film having an absorption coefficient of 2000 cm ⁇ 1 or less for light in the wavelength region of 405 nm, or an absorption coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 450 nm is 1000 cm. -1 or less. For this reason, the use as a transparent electrode is not hindered.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the oxygen concentration of the GaN film according to the present invention manufactured by the PSD method.
- FIG. 12B is SIMS data showing a profile in the depth direction of the oxygen concentration of a GaN film having a Si concentration of 2 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 among the samples shown in FIG. It can be seen that oxygen is contained at a concentration of about 1 to 3 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the electron mobility of this film is 110 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S).
- the RMS value of the AFM image representing the surface roughness of this film was 3.97 nm as can be seen from FIG.
- the RMS value was 5.0 nm or less in any sample. It was.
- the oxygen concentration was about 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 as shown in the profile of FIG. 12A, and the mobility at this time was 45 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S). Further, as can be seen from FIG. 13A, the RMS value of the surface roughness of the thin film at this time was 14.1 nm.
- oxygen is present, it is considered that oxygen atoms in the atmosphere cover the surface during film formation, which helps to relieve stress and promote migration on the surface of the atoms. Further, it is considered that the suppression of the surface roughness suppresses the introduction of point defects and the mobility is improved. Note that oxygen evaporates from the surface under high temperature conditions used in the conventional MOCVD method and the like. For this reason, it is considered difficult to obtain the quality improvement effect seen in low-temperature growth like the PSD method.
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the results of measuring the absorption coefficient (FIG. 14A) and refractive index (FIG. 14B) of a GaN film having a Si concentration (electron concentration) of 2 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 with an ellipsometer. It is. The electron mobility of this film is 115 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S).
- the absorption coefficient at 405 nm the standard wavelength used in blue-violet lasers, was 1860 cm ⁇ 1 .
- the obtained compound semiconductor can be used as a transparent material.
- FIG. 19 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a compound semiconductor device 20 in which a group 13 nitride semiconductor of the present invention is formed on a substrate.
- 21 is a substrate (sapphire) and 22 is GaN.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a contact structure using the compound semiconductor of the present invention.
- Reference numeral 31 is a GaN substrate
- 32 is GaN (a compound semiconductor film formed by the PSD method)
- 34 is an insulating layer
- 33 is a wiring electrode that can be connected to the outside
- 35 is a contact hole portion.
- FIG. 21 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a contact structure 40 using the group 13 nitride compound semiconductor of the present invention.
- 41 is an n-type GaN contact layer
- 42 is a Ti layer
- 43 is an Al layer
- 44 is a Ni layer
- 45 is an Au layer.
- a composite type metal electrode is used. Heat treatment is performed at about 900 ° C. after film formation.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic perspective view of a thin film transistor to which the present invention can be applied.
- a high concentration n-type GaN layer can be applied to the contact layer of the electrode of the thin film transistor.
- 51 is a substrate such as an alkali-free glass substrate
- 52 is an interlayer insulating film
- 53S is a source-side contact layer (high concentration n + GaN layer)
- 54S is a source region
- 55 is an active layer
- 54D is a drain region
- 53D is a drain side contact layer (high concentration n + GaN layer)
- 56 is a gate oxide film
- 57 is a source electrode
- 58 is a gate electrode
- 59 is a drain electrode.
- the source region 54S and the drain region 54D are formed so that the impurity concentration gradually changes between the contact layer and the active layer.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic perspective view of a HEMT element to which the present invention can be applied.
- the high-concentration n-type GaN layer according to the present invention can be applied to the contact layer disposed under the AlGaN / GaN-HEMT element in contact with the source / drain electrodes.
- 61 is a substrate such as GaN, sapphire, SiC or Si
- 62 is a buffer layer such as GaN or AlN
- 63 is a GaN undoped layer
- 64 is an AlGaN barrier layer
- 65 is a high-concentration n-type GaN layer. It is a contact layer.
- a source electrode 66, a gate electrode 67, and a drain electrode 68 are provided on the upper portion of the device.
- a high-concentration n-type GaN layer can be applied to the contact layer.
- the contact resistance with the electrode in the circuit element through which the operating current flows (in these elements, that is, the source and drain portions) can be considerably reduced. As a result, it can greatly contribute to the performance improvement of the electronic device.
- FIG. 24 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an LED element as an example of a GaN-based semiconductor device to which the present invention can be applied.
- a plurality of compound semiconductor layers are sequentially laminated from the substrate 71 side of GaN, sapphire, SiC or Si.
- a contact layer 78 of a high-concentration n-type GaN layer, an electrode 79A, and an electrode 79B are provided.
- FIG. 25 shows a schematic sectional view of an InGaN / GaN VCSEL (surface emitting laser) structure to which the present invention can be applied.
- VCSEL Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
- a resonator is formed in a direction perpendicular to a semiconductor substrate surface. Therefore, laser light is also emitted perpendicular to the substrate surface.
- 81 is a GaN substrate
- 82D is an internal multilayer mirror
- 83 is an n-type GaN layer
- 84 is an MQW active layer made of GaInN / GaN
- 85 is a p-type alGaN layer
- 86a is a p-type InGaN layer
- 86b is a high-concentration n-type GaN layer
- a tunnel junction 86 is formed by 86a and 86B.
- 87 is an n-type GaN layer
- 88 is a high-concentration n-type GaN layer (contact layer)
- 89A and 89B are electrodes
- 82U is an upper multilayer mirror.
- the compound semiconductor according to the present invention can be used for a portion where a large current flows in a light emitting device or an electronic device, a contact portion of a semiconductor device, an electrode structure such as a transparent electrode, and the like. It can be suitably used for wiring of an electronic device driven with a minute voltage. Alternatively, it can be adapted to specifications of large current and large power, which are difficult with the prior art.
- the compound semiconductor according to the first invention that is, a binary, ternary or quaternary containing one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and group 13 elements B, Al, Ga or In
- a compound semiconductor containing oxygen of 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or more as an impurity, having an electron concentration of 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 or more, n-type conductivity, and electron mobility A compound semiconductor that is 46 cm 2 / (V ⁇ S) or more has been described.
- this nitride semiconductor is a crystal in which a donor is doped at a high concentration, it has a remarkable characteristic that its specific resistance is lower (that is, its mobility is higher) than that of a conventional one.
- nitride semiconductor of n type conductivity type containing nitrogen and at least one group 13 element selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga or In, and having an electron concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or more and a specific resistance of 0.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less
- a nitride semiconductor, preferably, at least one group 13 element is Ga, Si or Either or both of Ge are contained as donor impurities.
- nitride semiconductors grown by MBE at a high concentration and doped with a high concentration and showing a relatively low specific resistance have been known.
- the material achieves a lower specific resistance and in a higher electron concentration region.
- Such a nitride semiconductor having a low specific resistance (high mobility) despite being a crystal doped with a high concentration of donors reduces parasitic resistance in an electronic device such as HEMT, and a transparent conductive film such as ITO. It can be expected to be used for various applications such as provision of alternative materials and cascade connection of LED modules.
- FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the electron concentration (cm ⁇ 3 ) and the specific resistivity (m ⁇ ⁇ cm) of GaN according to the present invention.
- the asterisks in the figure indicate GaN according to the present invention, the white ones are Si-doped, and the gray ones are Ge-doped.
- the figure also shows GaN data obtained by the MOCVD method (circles) and MBE method (diamonds) that have been reported so far.
- the relationship of resistivity is also shown.
- the value indicated by ⁇ in the figure is the compensation ratio of the ionized impurity concentration (the ratio of the acceptor concentration N A to the donor concentration N D : N A / N D ).
- FIG. 25 is the same as FIG. 4 of Non-Patent Document 13 above, except for one point of the lowest experimental example having the lowest specific resistance.)
- the GaN crystals reported in the prior art both those obtained by the MBE method and those obtained by the MOCVD method, show a tendency that the specific resistance decreases as the electron concentration increases, but the specific resistance exceeds a certain electron concentration. Is rising.
- GaN obtained by the MOCVD method an increase in specific resistance is observed when the electron concentration exceeds 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 in the case of Si-doped GaN, and the electron concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 20 in the case of Ge-doped GaN.
- An increase in resistivity is observed from around cm ⁇ 3 .
- an increase in specific resistance is observed when the electron concentration exceeds 1.5 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 in the case of Si-doped GaN, and the electron concentration in the case of Ge-doped GaN is 5 ⁇ .
- An increase in specific resistance is observed from around 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 .
- GaN GaN according to the present invention
- Si-doped outlined
- Ge-doped grayed
- at least an electron concentration of 5 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 There is no increase in resistivity.
- the conventional one has a specific resistance of 0.4 m ⁇ at most at an electron concentration of about 5 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 even in the case of Ge-doped GaN obtained by the MBE method showing the lowest specific resistance in the high electron concentration region.
- ⁇ cm whereas only a (0.4 ⁇ 10 -3 ⁇ ⁇ cm ), when the GaN according to the present invention, substantially the resistivity at the same electron concentration 0.2m ⁇ ⁇ cm (0.2 ⁇ 10 -3 ⁇ ⁇ cm).
- the GaN according to the present invention is 0.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 compared to the conventional one, particularly when the electron concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or more. It has a feature of showing a remarkably low specific resistance of ⁇ ⁇ cm or less, and this feature is not lost even when the electron concentration is 2 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or more. This tendency has been experimentally confirmed in a specific resistance range of at least about 0.16 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, as summarized in the table below.
- the theoretical value of the lower limit of the resistance value due to ionized impurity scattering is 0.04 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, but may be 0.2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or 0.15 depending on the film forming conditions. ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or 0.1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm. In the fitting of FIG. 3, an estimated value of 0.083 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm was obtained.
- FIG. 27 summarizes the relationship between donor impurity concentration and electron concentration obtained by SIMS measurement in GaN according to the present invention. From this result, it can be seen that in the GaN according to the present invention obtained by the PSD method, the activity rate of the donor is approximately 1. That is, in the GaN according to the present invention, it is understood that the electron concentration can be controlled only by controlling the doping concentration of the donor impurity.
- Various characteristics (electron concentration, electron mobility, specific resistance, surface roughness) of the GaN according to the present invention are summarized in Table 1 (Si-doped GaN) and Table 2 (Ge-doped GaN).
- Table 3 Si-doped GaN shows the relationship between the growth rate and various characteristics (electron concentration, electron mobility, specific resistance, surface roughness) of the Si-doped GaN in the high concentration region according to the present invention.
- the GaN arranged in Tables 1 to 3 were all obtained under substantially the same conditions as the crystal growth conditions of the PSD method already described, and materials having the following purity were used.
- the electron concentration was varied by changing the cathode input power from 20 to 150 W.
- the inventor has noted that the degree of vacuum of the film forming environment and the quality of the vacuum are important in growing a high-quality crystal, and in order to obtain a crystal of a desired film quality, Conditions (pulse voltage, pulse width, duty ratio, etc.) are adjusted as appropriate.
- Conditions pulse voltage, pulse width, duty ratio, etc.
- Electron concentration and electron mobility were measured using a Hall measuring device (Toyo Technica-Resitest 8400), and the applied current ranged from 1 mA to 10 mA and the applied magnetic field ranged from 0.1 to 0.5 T (Tesla) depending on the resistivity of the sample.
- the measurement temperature is room temperature.
- the surface roughness was measured using an AFM apparatus (JEOL JSPM4200).
- FIG. 28 shows an AFM image of the surface of the Ge-doped GaN sample as an example of the surface state of the GaN. All of these samples have an RMS value of less than 1 nm.
- the nitride semiconductor according to the present invention has an extremely flat surface considering that it can be evaluated as a sufficiently flat surface if the RMS value obtained by surface roughness measurement by AFM is 5.0 nm or less. It can be seen that
- crystals were also produced for nitride semiconductors (AlGaN and InGaN) in which the Ga sites of GaN were partially substituted with Al or In, and their characteristics were examined.
- AlGaN and InGaN nitride semiconductors
- Tables 4 and 5 the Al concentration is 1%
- the In concentration is 1%
- the purity of the material used for crystal growth is as follows.
- TLM Transmission Line Model
- Agilent 4155C semiconductor parameter analyzer, Agilent 4155C
- Ti / Al / Ti / Au electrode structure 100 ⁇ m x 100 ⁇ m with a distance between electrodes of 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m. Implemented with pattern ones.
- the above-described nitride semiconductor contains an oxygen impurity of 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or more.
- the extinction coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 405 nm can be 2000 cm ⁇ 1 or less, or the extinction coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 450 nm can be 1000 cm ⁇ 1 or less.
- the above-described nitride semiconductor according to the present invention is formed by the PSD method.
- the present inventors have found that crystal growth proceeds under a thermal equilibrium state in other crystal growth methods.
- the PSD method it is considered that crystal growth proceeds under a thermally non-equilibrium state.
- a nitride semiconductor such as GaN doped with a donor at a high concentration is thermodynamically unstable, partial decomposition occurs even during the progress of crystal growth. That is, since both growth and decomposition of the crystal occur simultaneously, the donor impurity once taken into the crystal is discharged during the decomposition. If the donor impurity is to be doped at a high concentration, the donor impurity discharge phenomenon reaches a level that cannot be ignored and the crystallinity itself is lowered. That is, when doping with a high concentration of donor impurities, a decrease in crystallinity cannot be avoided under crystal growth conditions close to a thermal equilibrium state.
- the present invention achieves a lower specific resistance in a higher electron concentration region than the conventional one.
- Patent Document 4 discloses an invention of a nitride semiconductor device with low on-resistance, and paragraph 0049 states that “as described above, the source-side nitride semiconductor regrowth layer 205a.
- the drain-side nitride semiconductor regrowth layer 206a may contain an n-type impurity at a high concentration, but when the impurity is silicon (Si) as shown in FIG. Even if the amount of impurities supplied to the substrate is increased, the carrier concentration in the formed nitride semiconductor layer does not increase, that is, there is a limit, whereas when germanium (Ge) is used as an impurity, the carrier concentration is higher than that of silicon. "It is possible to achieve the concentration.”
- paragraph 0095 states that “in order to investigate the characteristics of the composite electrode of the fabricated nitride semiconductor device 200, the sheet resistance of the nitride semiconductor regrowth layer alone and the contact resistance when the contact to 2DEG is taken are measured by the transmission line. 7 shows the sheet resistance of a single nitride semiconductor regrowth layer with respect to the supply amount of Ge, and the flow rate ratio of TEGe to TMG as the supply amount of TEGe increases, as measured by the (Transmission Line Measurement: TLM) method. It was found that a nitride semiconductor regrowth layer having a sheet resistance lowered to about 1.5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ⁇ cm can be obtained by setting it to 0.09 or more. contact resistance of the nitride semiconductor device 200 in the case of using the layer 1 ⁇ 5 ⁇ 10 -6 ⁇ cm, and the the 2DEG It was found that good contact is obtained. "Made is described.
- Patent Document 5 the name and unit of the vertical axis in FIG. 17 are variously changed, and it is presumed that some error was included.
- the above-described nitride semiconductor according to the present invention makes use of the feature of low specific resistance (high mobility) despite the fact that it is a crystal doped with a high concentration of donors, thereby reducing parasitic resistance in electronic devices such as HEMTs.
- it can be expected to be used for various purposes such as provision of a material replacing the transparent conductive film such as ITO and cascade connection of LED modules. For example, the following applications are possible.
- FIG. 29 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a vertical power MOSFET.
- a nitride semiconductor n + -GaN layer 105 according to the present invention is formed on a laminated structure of an n + -GaN layer 102, an n -- GaN layer 103, and a p-GaN layer 104. Yes.
- n + -GaN layer 105 For patterning the n + -GaN layer 105 according to the present invention, after depositing the n + -GaN layer on the entire surface, a lithography technique is used, or the crystal plane of gallium nitride is exposed only on a part of the sample surface Alternatively, a selective growth technique in which an n + -GaN layer is selectively epitaxially grown on the exposed portion may be used.
- Reference numeral 106 denotes an insulating film
- reference numeral 101 denotes a drain
- reference numeral 107 denotes a source
- reference numeral 108 denotes a gate.
- FIG. 30 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a GaN-based LED.
- the LED 200 includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer 202, an active layer 203 including a quantum well layer, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer 204, and an n + -GaN layer 205 of the present invention on a substrate 201 made of a nitride semiconductor. They are sequentially stacked.
- a cathode electrode 206 is formed in the region of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer 202 exposed by removing a part of the n + -GaN layer 205, the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 204, and the active layer 203, and the p-type nitride is formed.
- An anode electrode 207 is formed above the semiconductor layer 204 via an n + -GaN layer 205.
- the n + -GaN layer 205 of the present invention is electrically connected to the p-type nitride semiconductor layer 204 through a tunnel junction.
- FIG. 31 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a Schottky diode.
- the Schottky diode 300, n on the surface of the n + -GaN substrate 301 forming the n + -GaN layer 306 of the present invention on the back - -GaN layer 302 is formed, an ohmic on the side of the n + -GaN layer 306
- a Schottky electrode 304 is formed on the n ⁇ -GaN layer 302 side of the electrode 303.
- symbol 305 in the figure is an insulating film.
- the nitride semiconductor according to the present invention having a low specific resistance (high mobility) despite the fact that it is a crystal doped with a high concentration of donors is not limited to the above-described device, but may be an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor), for example. It can also be used for an n + -GaN layer.
- IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- the compound semiconductor which is the second invention disclosed in the above-mentioned PCT application by the present inventors can be organized as follows.
- the nitride semiconductor has a specific resistance of 0.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less.
- the electron concentration is 2 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or more.
- the contact resistance to the n-type ohmic electrode metal is 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 ⁇ cm ⁇ 2 or less.
- oxygen impurities are contained at 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or more.
- the extinction coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 405 nm is 2000 cm ⁇ 1 or less.
- the extinction coefficient for light in the wavelength region of 450 nm is 1000 cm ⁇ 1 or less.
- the RMS value obtained by measuring the surface roughness by AFM is 5.0 nm or less.
- the at least one group 13 element is Ga.
- the nitride semiconductor contains either or both of Si and Ge as donor impurities.
- the lower limit value of the specific resistance is, for example, 0.2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, or 0.15 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, or 0.1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm.
- the relationship between the electron concentration and the specific resistance of the nitride semiconductor is as follows: (a) the electron concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 , the specific resistance is 0.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, and (b) the electron concentration is 3 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and a specific resistance of 0.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, (c) an electron concentration of 4 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and a specific resistance of 0.15 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, and (d) an electron concentration of 9 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and a specific resistance of 0.15 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm are satisfied.
- the above invention may be a contact structure including a nitride semiconductor as a conductive portion. Moreover, it can also be set as the contact structure provided with the said nitride semiconductor as an electrode part. Such a contact structure can be used for a semiconductor device.
- the invention according to the present invention aims to realize a compound semiconductor that includes a region partially overlapping the preferable numerical range of the high-concentration n-type GaN disclosed in the PCT application and corresponds to a lower resistance region. It is a thing.
- Aspect 1 of the present invention is a binary, ternary or quaternary compound semiconductor containing one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and group 13 elements B, Al, Ga or In. , About the combination of two physical properties of electron concentration and specific resistance, (A) The electron concentration is 1.8 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and the specific resistance is 0.25 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, (B) an electron concentration of 3.6 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and a specific resistance of 0.25 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, (C) an electron concentration of 6 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and a specific resistance of 0.15 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, as well as, (D) an electron concentration of 3 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 and a specific resistance of 0.15 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ cm; A compound semiconductor that satisfies the numerical value surrounded by the four points is provided.
- a compound semiconductor that satisfies the numerical values surrounded by the four points (a-1) to (d-1) is provided.
- it is a nitride semiconductor mainly composed of GaN.
- a binary, ternary, or quaternary compound semiconductor containing one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and group 13 elements B, Al, Ga, or In is used.
- a manufacturing method comprising: In a process atmosphere containing a rare gas, nitrogen gas, and oxygen, pulse sputtering of a target metal containing at least Ga in the chamber, Provided is a compound semiconductor manufacturing method for forming a compound semiconductor having a growth rate of 450 nm / h or less and a specific resistance of 0.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm or less.
- a compound semiconductor exhibiting a desired physical property value can be manufactured in accordance with specifications and applications. Furthermore, it is possible to easily select from the region X. In addition, if the application does not require the low resistance of the compound semiconductor so much, a compound semiconductor that meets the conditions of the region X 2 can be manufactured and used. If it is necessary to pursue low resistance, a compound semiconductor meeting the conditions of the region X 1 can be manufactured and used.
- the binary, ternary, or quaternary nitride semiconductor according to the present invention satisfies the numerical conditions surrounded by (a) to (d) or (a-1) to (d-1). It exhibits excellent resistance or high electron mobility not found in the prior art.
- an electronic device having a low electrical resistance and requiring a large current for example, a contact part of a wiring structure such as a horizontal or vertical power semiconductor device such as HMET, a high voltage diode, a thin film transistor, or a display device, active It can be applied to important circuit elements that determine the performance of electronic circuits, such as layers.
- the nitride semiconductor of the present invention can be used not only for power semiconductor devices, display devices, and light emitting elements, but also for high-speed communication elements, arithmetic elements, solar cells, control circuits, automotive electronic devices, and the like.
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そして、特許文献6は、後述するPCT特許出願(本出願人によるPCT/JP2017/020513)の国際調査報告で引用された先行技術である。Si濃度を2×10E+20/cm3まで高めても、AlGaNに膜荒れが生じないという実験結果(図4)が開示されている。
非特許文献13には、GeとSiをドープした新しい物性を提供し得るn型GaNの諸特性について詳細に開示がされている。
最後に、非特許文献14には、スパッタリング法による高品質窒化物半導体の形成とデバイス応用に関する研究成果が報告されている。
本願発明は、これらの特許出願の内容と実施例の一部が重複し、さらに新しい実施例を追加したものである。
窒素と13族元素であるB、Al、GaまたはInからなる群より選ばれる一つの元素を含有する2元系、3元系または4元系の化合物半導体であって、
電子濃度と比抵抗の二つの物性値の組み合わせについて、
(a)電子濃度が1.8×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.25×10-3Ω・cm、
(b)電子濃度が3.6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.25×10-3Ω・cm、
(c)電子濃度が6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.15×10-3Ω・cm、
及び、
(d)電子濃度が3×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.15×10-3Ω・cm、の4点で囲まれた数値条件を満たす化合物半導体。
または、上記の(a)~(b)の数値範囲に変えて、電子濃度と比抵抗の二つの物性値の組み合わせについて、
(a-1)電子濃度が1.5×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.20×10-3Ω・cm、
(b-1)電子濃度が6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.20×10-3Ω・cm、
(c-1)電子濃度が6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.10×10-3Ω・cm、及び、
(d-1)電子濃度が4×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.10×10-3Ω・cm、の4点で囲まれた数値条件を満たす化合物半導体であってもよい。また、上記の(a-1)-(b-1)の上限域に変えて、比抵抗を0.18×10-3Ω・cm以下にすることがより好ましい。
比抵抗が0.190×10-3Ω・cm以下である態様1に記載の化合物半導体((a)~(d)の場合に限る。)。
Siを含有する態様1または2に記載の化合物半導体。
AFMによる表面粗さ測定で得られるRMS値が1.5nm以下である態様1、2または3に記載の化合物半導体。
n型導電性であり、電子移動度が80cm2/(V・S)以上である態様1、2、3または4に記載の化合物半導体。
電子移動度がn型導電性であり、電子移動度が130cm2/(V・S)以下である態様1~5のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体。
GaとNを主成分とする態様1~6のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体。
前記13族元素としてGaを含み、さらにAl及び/またはInを含有する態様1~7のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体。
Geを含有する態様1~8のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体。
態様1~9のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体が用いられた導電部と電極とが接続されてなるコンタクト構造。
態様10に記載のコンタクト構造が備えられた半導体素子。
態様1~9のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体が用いられた透明電極。
窒素と13族元素であるB、Al、GaまたはInからなる群より選ばれる一つの元素を含有する2元系、3元系または4元系の化合物半導体の製造方法であって、
希ガス、窒素ガス、及び酸素を含むプロセス雰囲気で、少なくともGaを含むターゲット金属をチャンバ内でパルススパッタリングし、
成長レートを450nm/h以下とし、0.4×10-3Ω・cm以下の比抵抗を有する化合物半導体を成膜する化合物半導体の製造方法。
態様13の化合物半導体の製造方法において、成膜時の基板温度を700℃以下で行う化合物半導体の製造方法。
態様13または14の化合物半導体の製造方法において、成長レートを90~450nm/hに設定する化合物半導体の製造方法。また、本態様において、成長レートを100~400nm/hに設定することがより好ましく、さらには、成長レートを180~370nm/hに設定することが好ましい。
態様13、14または15に記載の化合物半導体の製造方法において、プロセス雰囲気に酸素ガスを供給する化合物半導体の製造方法。
態様13~16のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体の製造方法において、酸素ガスをチャンバ内に供給することなく、チャンバ内の残留成分に含まれる酸素成分、または、他の原料ガス若しくはターゲット金属に含まれる微量な酸素成分を用いてスパッタリングを行う化合物半導体の製造方法。
態様13~17のいずれかに記載の化合物半導体の製造方法において、化合物半導体を成膜する面とターゲット金属との距離を10~50cmに設定する化合物半導体の製造方法。より好ましくは、上記距離を15~30cmに設定する。
態様13~18のいずれかの化合物半導体の製造方法に用いられるスパッタガンであって、
ターゲット金属がスパッタガンのヘッド部に備えられ、ヘッド部が基板電極に対向するようにチャンバに組み込まれ、
ヘッド部の有効サイズが約1インチサイズ~4インチサイズであるスパッタガン。
態様19に記載のスパッタガンにおいて、平面形状が円形または矩形であるターゲット金属をヘッド部に搭載するように構成されてなるスパッタガン。
本発明において、所望の物性を持つ化合物半導体の成膜を実現するには、さまざまな条件を調整し必要となる成長レートを徐々に見出して量産製造に適した値に設定すればよい。例えば、チャンバの構造、電極の形状や配置を決め、次に成膜オペレーション上のパラメータとなるチャンバ内圧力や、背圧(真空ポンプの性能)、用いるガスの種別、ガスのフロー、不純物ガスの制御、磁界の制御、電源、基板温度、ターゲットと基板の距離などを最適化していく手法が考えられる。また、スパッタリングにおいて通常行われ得る、前洗浄、乾燥、加熱などの処理を必要に応じて実行すればよい。さらに、成膜したサンプルの諸特性、例えば、膜厚、膜の状態(表面粗さ、断面構造)、光学特性、導電率、膜の機械的特性などを高精度で評価することで本発明に係わる成膜のオペレーションを適切に管理することができる。
本発明の態様1では、上記の(a)~(d)の4点、または(a-1)~(d-1)で囲まれた数値範囲の条件を満たすことを必須とするものである。
各態様において、405nmの波長領域の光に対する吸光係数が2000cm-1以下であることが好ましい。
また、各態様において、450nmの波長領域の光に対する吸光係数が1000cm-1以下であることが好ましい。
また、3元系窒化物とは上記の2元系の13族元素の一部が他の13族元素で置換された化合物である。たとえば、InGaN(窒化インジウムガリウム)、AlGaN(窒化アルミニウムガリウム)、AlInN(窒化アルミニウムインジウム)の3元混晶である。また、3元系化合物はその組成比を調整することでバンドギャップを2元系化合物の特性を限度として、その範囲内で調整できることが知られている。
より好ましくは、比抵抗が0.18×10-3Ω・cm以下、電子移動度が70~140cm2/(V・S)、且つ、比抵抗が0.15×10-3Ω・cm以上の所定の範囲である
(図6A及び図6B参照:領域X1)。
本発明において、窒化物の化合物半導体を製造するために用いる「パルススパッタリング法(PSD法)」や化合物半導体を製造するための材料・製造方法は当業者において周知の基礎的事項である。
(b)デューティー比:5%
(c)平均投入電力:100W
(d)パルス周波数:1kHz
(e)成長圧力:2×10-3Torr
(f)ドーパント:Si
ロールツーロールの工程においては、成長レートが刻々と変化していく可能性が高く、その場合は実効的な成長レートを想定し管理すればよい。概して、バッチ式よりも成長レートは低めになると考えられる。
n型窒化物半導体膜の抵抗値ρは、電子移動度μnとキャリア濃度nに反比例する。しかし、本発明においては、高いキャリア濃度においても高い電子移動度を示している。このことは、即ち、電気的に低抵抗である良質な膜を製造することができることを意味している。
まず、図19は本発明の13族窒化物半導体を基板上に形成した化合物半導体素子20の断面模式図を示す。21は基板(サファイア)、22はGaNである。
図20は、本発明の化合物半導体を用いたコンタクト構造の断面模式図を示す。31はGaN基板、32はGaN(PSD法で成膜した化合物半導体の膜)、34は絶縁層、33は外部に接続され得る配線電極、35はコンタクトホール部である。
図21は、本発明の13族窒化物化合物半導体を用いたコンタクト構造40の断面模式図を示す。図21中、41はn型GaNコンタクト層、42はTi層、43はAl層、44はNi層、45はAu層である。本例では複合型の金属電極が用いられている。成膜後に900℃程度で熱処理が行われる。
図22は、本発明を適用し得る薄膜トランジスタの模式的な斜視図である。薄膜トランジスタの電極のコンタクト層に高濃度のn型GaN層を適用することができる。
上述した本発明に係るGaNの諸特性(電子濃度、電子移動度、比抵抗、表面粗さ)を、表1(SiドープのGaN)および表2(GeドープのGaN)に纏めた。また、本発明に係る高濃度領域のSi―ドープGaNの成長速度と諸特性(電子濃度、電子移動度、比抵抗、表面粗さ)の関係を表3(SiドープのGaN)に纏めた。
スパッタリングターゲット(Si):純度99.999%の単結晶
スパッタリングターゲット(Ge):純度99.99%の単結晶
Ga:純度99.99999%
窒素ガス:純度99.9999%
スパッタリングターゲット(Si):純度99.999%の単結晶
スパッタリングターゲット(Ge):純度99.99%の単結晶
Ga:純度99.99999%
Al:純度99.999%
In:純度99.999%
窒素ガス:純度99.9999%
このように、特許文献4に開示のものは、「1.5×10-6Ωcm2程度までコンタクト抵抗が低下した窒化物半導体再成長層」であったと考えられる。
図29は、縦形パワーMOSFETの断面概略図である。この縦形パワーMOSFET100は、n+-GaN層102、n--GaN層103、p-GaN層104の積層構造の上に、本発明に係る窒化物半導体のn+-GaN層105が形成されている。この本発明に係るn+-GaN層105のパターニング加工には全面にn+-GaN層を堆積した後に、リソグラフィー技術を用いるか、あるいは、試料表面の一部のみに窒化ガリウムの結晶面を露出させ、その露出部に選択的にn+-GaN層をエピタキシャル成長する選択成長技術を用いてもよい。なお、符号106で示したものは絶縁膜、符号101で示したものはドレイン、符号107で示したものはソース、符号108で示したものはゲートである。
図30は、GaN系LEDの断面概略図である。LED200は、窒化物半導体から成る基板201の上に、n型窒化物半導体層202、量子井戸層を含む活性層203、p型窒化物半導体層204、および本発明のn+-GaN層205が順次積層されている。
図31は、ショットキダイオードの断面概略図である。このショットキダイオード300は、裏面に本発明のn+-GaN層306を形成したn+-GaN基板301の表面にn--GaN層302が形成され、n+-GaN層306の側にはオーミック電極303が、n--GaN層302側にはショットキ電極304が形成されている。なお、図中に符号305で示したものは絶縁膜である。
電子濃度と比抵抗の二つの物性値の組み合わせについて、
(a)電子濃度が1.8×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.25×10-3Ω・cm、
(b)電子濃度が3.6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.25×10-3Ω・cm、
(c)電子濃度が6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.15×10-3Ω・cm、
及び、
(d)電子濃度が3×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.15×10-3Ω・cm、
の4点で囲まれた数値条件を満たす化合物半導体を提供する。あるいは、上記の(a-1)~(d-1)の4点で囲まれた数値条件を満たす化合物半導体を提供する。具体的には、GaNを主成分とする窒化物半導体である。
また、製造方法に関する態様においては、窒素と13族元素であるB、Al、GaまたはInからなる群より選ばれる一つの元素を含有する2元系、3元系または4元系の化合物半導体の製造方法であって、
希ガス、窒素ガス、及び酸素を含むプロセス雰囲気で、少なくともGaを含むターゲット金属をチャンバ内でパルススパッタリングし、
成長レートを450nm/h以下とし、0.4×10-3Ω・cm以下の比抵抗を有する化合物半導体を成膜する化合物半導体の製造方法を提供する。
2 巻きだしロール
3 巻き取りロール
4 基板フィルム
5 成膜室
10 連続成膜装置
11 チャンバ
12 基板電極
13 ターゲット電極
14 直流電源
15 電源制御部
16 窒素供給源
17 加熱装置
12a 放熱シート
21 基板
22 GaN
31 基板
32 GaN
33 絶縁層
34 絶縁層
35 コンタクトホール部
41 n型GaNコンタクト層
42 Ti層
43 Al層
44 Ni層
45 Au層
100 縦形パワーMOSFET
101 ドレイン
102 n+-GaN層
103 n--GaN層
104 p-GaN層
105 n+-GaN層
106 絶縁膜
107 ソース
108 ゲート
200 LED
201 基板
202 n型窒化物半導体層
203 活性層
204 p型窒化物半導体層
205 n側電極
206 p側電極
300 ショットキダイオード
301 n+-GaN基板
302 n--GaN層
303 オーミック電極
304 ショットキ電極
305 絶縁膜
306 n+-GaN層
Claims (20)
- 窒素と13族元素であるB、Al、GaまたはInからなる群より選ばれる一つの元素を含有する2元系、3元系または4元系の化合物半導体であって、
電子濃度と比抵抗の二つの物性値の組み合わせについて、
(a)電子濃度が1.8×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.25×10-3Ω・cm、
(b)電子濃度が3.6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.25×10-3Ω・cm、
(c)電子濃度が6×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.15×10-3Ω・cm、
及び、
(d)電子濃度が3×1020cm-3、且つ、比抵抗が0.15×10-3Ω・cm、
の4点で囲まれた数値条件を満たす化合物半導体。 - 比抵抗が0.190×10-3Ω・cm以下である請求項1に記載の化合物半導体。
- Siを含有する請求項1に記載の化合物半導体。
- AFMによる表面粗さ測定で得られるRMS値が1.5nm以下である請求項1、2または3に記載の化合物半導体。
- n型導電性であり、電子移動度が80cm2/(V・S)以上である請求項1、2、3または4に記載の化合物半導体。
- 電子移動度がn型導電性であり、電子移動度が130cm2/(V・S)以下である請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体。
- GaとNを主成分とする請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体。
- 前記13族元素としてGaを含み、さらにAl及び/またはInを含有する請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体。
- Geを含有する請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体。
- 請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体が用いられた導電部と電極とが接続されてなるコンタクト構造。
- 請求項10に記載のコンタクト構造が備えられた半導体素子。
- 請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体が用いられた透明電極。
- 窒素と13族元素であるB、Al、GaまたはInからなる群より選ばれる一つの元素を含有する2元系、3元系または4元系の化合物半導体の製造方法であって、
希ガス、窒素ガス、及び酸素を含むプロセス雰囲気で、少なくともGaを含むターゲット金属をチャンバ内でパルススパッタリングし、
成長レートを450nm/h以下とし、0.4×10-3Ω・cm以下の比抵抗を有する化合物半導体を成膜する化合物半導体の製造方法。 - 請求項13の化合物半導体の製造方法において、成膜時の基板温度を700℃以下で行う化合物半導体の製造方法。
- 請求項13または14の化合物半導体の製造方法において、成長レートを90~450nm/hに設定する化合物半導体の製造方法。
- 請求項13、14または15に記載の化合物半導体の製造方法において、プロセス雰囲気に酸素ガスを供給する化合物半導体の製造方法。
- 請求項13~16のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体の製造方法において、酸素ガスをチャンバ内に供給することなく、チャンバ内の残留成分に含まれる酸素成分、または、他の原料ガス若しくはターゲット金属に含まれる微量な酸素成分を用いてスパッタリングを行う化合物半導体の製造方法。
- 請求項13~17のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体の製造方法において、化合物半導体を成膜する面とターゲット金属との距離を10~50cmに設定する化合物半導体の製造方法。
- 請求項13~18のいずれか1項に記載の化合物半導体の製造方法に用いられるスパッタガンであって、
ターゲット金属がスパッタガンのヘッド部に備えられ、ヘッド部が基板電極に対向するようにチャンバに組み込まれ、
ヘッド部の有効サイズが約1インチサイズ~4インチサイズであるスパッタガン。 - 請求項19に記載のスパッタガンにおいて、平面形状が円形または矩形であるターゲット金属をヘッド部に搭載するように構成されてなるスパッタガン。
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