WO2020255976A1 - 半導体光デバイスの製造方法及び半導体光デバイス - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device and a semiconductor optical device.
- a mid-infrared region such as a semiconductor light emitting element of mid-infrared emission having a wavelength of 1700 nm or more as an emission wavelength and a semiconductor light receiving element of a mid-infrared region having the mid-infrared region as a detection wavelength
- a semiconductor light receiving element that emits or receives light is known.
- semiconductor light emitting devices that emit mid-infrared light are widely used in applications such as sensors and gas analysis.
- compound substrates such as GaAs, InP, InAs, GaSb, and InSb are used for growth in ascending order of lattice constant. It is generally used as a substrate, and a combination of mixed crystals of these compounds is epitaxially grown on a growth substrate.
- the InAs, GaSb, and InSb compound substrates are close to the lattice constant of the light emitting layer in the mid-infrared region of 1.7 ⁇ m to 12 ⁇ m. Therefore, it has been considered preferable to use InAs, GaSb, and InSb as the growth substrate for the semiconductor optical device in the mid-infrared region.
- Patent Document 1 for example, an InSbP layer is formed on an InAs substrate, and then an InAsSbP active layer is formed.
- an InAs substrate conductive with respect to a wavelength of 2.6 to 4.7 ⁇ m is used as it is for a light emitting element.
- Patent Document 2 describes that a GaSb layer and an InGaAsSb-based multiple quantum well layer are formed on an InP substrate to form a light receiving element. It is described that the GaSb layer has light absorption due to the influence of free carriers and that the InP substrate is transparent to light having a wavelength of 3 ⁇ m to 12 ⁇ m.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a series-connected optical device having an operating wavelength of 1 ⁇ m or more, which is formed on a semi-insulating GaAs substrate for growth.
- the growth substrate is used as it is as a support substrate for a semiconductor optical device.
- the present inventors provided a power distribution unit on a semiconductor laminate formed by epitaxially growing on a growth substrate, and bonded the semiconductor laminate and the power distribution unit to a support substrate different from the growth substrate, and then bonded the semiconductor laminate and the power distribution portion to a support substrate different from the growth substrate.
- An attempt was made to apply a method for removing the growth substrate hereinafter, “bonding method”.
- bonding method In order to fabricate a semiconductor optical device having an operating wavelength in the mid-infrared region, it is common to epitaxially grow an InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor containing at least In and As and Sb on a growth substrate.
- the present inventors have come up with a new problem. If the InAs substrate can be appropriately removed in the bonding method, the power distribution unit can be arranged, so that the characteristics of the semiconductor optical device including the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor can be sufficiently improved.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device capable of improving the optical device characteristics of a semiconductor optical device including a semiconductor layer containing at least In and As and Sb.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor optical device manufactured by this manufacturing method.
- the present inventor has diligently studied ways to solve the above problems, and when using the bonding method, the semiconductor laminate provided on the InAs growth substrate is not etched, and the manufacturing process does not go through an excessively complicated process.
- an etching stop layer capable of removing an InAs growth substrate, and have completed the present invention. That is, the gist structure of the present invention is as follows.
- It has a fifth step of removing the InAs growth substrate, and A method for producing a semiconductor optical device, wherein the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor of at least one of the layers in the semiconductor laminate contains at least In and As and Sb.
- the etching stop layer includes a superlattice laminate.
- the semiconductor laminate has a quantum well structure including a barrier layer and a well layer, and the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor constituting the barrier layer contains at least In, As and Sb.
- a semiconductor optical device comprising: a semiconductor laminate obtained by laminating a plurality of layers of InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductors containing at least In and As on the power distribution unit.
- the semiconductor laminate has a quantum well structure including a barrier layer and a well layer, and the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor constituting the barrier layer contains at least In, As and Sb.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device capable of improving the optical device characteristics of a semiconductor optical device including a semiconductor layer containing at least In and As and Sb. Further, the present invention can provide a semiconductor optical device manufactured by this manufacturing method.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention following FIG.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention following FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention, following FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention following FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 4A FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention, following FIG. 4B.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention following FIG. 4C.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention following FIG. 4D.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention, following FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention, following FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a semiconductor optical device obtained according to an embodiment of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention following FIG. 7A. It is sectional drawing enlarged schematic explaining the preferable mode of the power distribution part in the manufacturing method of the semiconductor optical device by this invention. It is sectional drawing which describes another embodiment of the semiconductor optical device by this invention. It is a top view which shows the shape and arrangement of the ohmic electrode part after manufacturing the power distribution part in Example 1. FIG. It is a plane schematic diagram which shows the shape and arrangement of the upper electrode in Example 1. FIG.
- composition ratio of the group III-V compound when the composition ratio of the group III-V compound is not specified and is simply expressed as "AlInGaAsSbP", the group III element (total of Al, In, Ga) and the group V element (As, The chemical composition ratio with Sb, P) is 1: 1 and the ratio of the Group III elements Al, In and Ga and the ratio of the Group V elements As, Sb and P are indefinite. It shall mean any compound.
- the group III element includes the case where any one or two elements of Al, In and Ga are not contained, and the group V element contains any one or two of As, Sb and P. It shall include the case where there is no such thing.
- the Group III elements and Group V elements to be described are each more than 0% and 100% or less. included.
- AlInGaAsSbP "containing at least In and Sb" contains In and Sb in an amount of more than 0% and 100% or less, respectively.
- Al and Ga and As and P other than In and Sb may or may not be contained.
- the AlInGaAsSbP “system” III-V group compound semiconductor may contain any dopant.
- the component composition ratio of each group III-V element of AlInGaAsSbP can be measured by photoluminescence measurement, X-ray diffraction measurement, or the like.
- the target Group III element or Group V element is not included in the composition.
- the composition when expressed as "InAsSbP", the composition has the general formula: represented by the InAs x Sb y P z), Al and Ga are not included.
- the following relationship is established for the composition ratio of each element, and the total composition ratio of the group V elements is 1.
- the total composition ratio of the Group III elements is also 1.
- a layer that electrically functions as a p-type is referred to as a p-type semiconductor layer (sometimes abbreviated as "p-type layer"), and a layer that electrically functions as an n-type is referred to as an n-type semiconductor layer. (It may be abbreviated as "n-type layer”.).
- p-type layer a layer that electrically functions as an n-type semiconductor layer.
- n-type layer a layer that electrically functions as an n-type semiconductor layer.
- specific impurities such as Si, Zn, S, Sn, and Mg are not intentionally added and do not electrically function as p-type or n-type, it is called “i-type” or “undope”. ..
- the undoped III-V compound semiconductor layer may contain unavoidable impurities in the manufacturing process.
- the dopant concentration is low (for example, less than 7.6 ⁇ 10 15 atoms / cm 3 ), it is treated as “undoped” in the present specification.
- the value of the impurity concentration of Si, Sn, S, Te, Mg, Zn and the like shall be based on SIMS analysis. Since the value of the dopant concentration changes greatly near the boundary of each semiconductor layer, the value of the dopant concentration at the center of each layer in the film thickness direction is used as the value of the dopant concentration.
- the entire thickness of each layer to be formed can be calculated by observing a cross section with a scanning electron microscope or a transmission electron microscope. Further, each of the thicknesses of each layer can be calculated by observing the cross section of the growth layer with a transmission electron microscope. Further, when the thickness of each layer is small as in the superlattice structure, the thickness can be measured by using TEM-EDS. In the cross-sectional view, when a predetermined layer has an inclined surface, the thickness of the layer shall be the maximum height from the flat surface of the layer immediately below the layer.
- FIGS. 1 to 7B are a series of schematic cross-sectional views illustrating each step in one embodiment of the method for manufacturing the semiconductor optical device 100 according to the present invention. It should be noted that the top and bottom are reversed in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 6 to 7B. Further, FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a preferred mode of the power distribution unit 160 in the step of forming the power distribution unit 160 (corresponding to FIG. 4C). In principle, the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference number, and duplicate description will be omitted.
- the semiconductor optical device according to the present invention is roughly classified into two embodiments, a light emitting type and a light receiving type.
- the light emitting semiconductor optical device further includes a semiconductor light emitting element having a single element structure and a semiconductor optical array in which the semiconductor light emitting elements are connected in series on a substrate, and the semiconductor optical device 100 of FIG. 7B is one of the semiconductor light emitting elements.
- the semiconductor optical device 200 of FIG. 9 is an aspect of the semiconductor optical array. In each figure, for convenience of explanation, the aspect ratios of the substrate and each layer are exaggerated from the actual ratios.
- the method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device according to the present invention includes at least a first step, a second step, a third step, a fourth step, and a fifth step described later.
- an etching stop layer made of a GaAsSb-based III-V compound semiconductor containing at least Ga and Sb is formed on the InAs growth substrate.
- a semiconductor laminate is formed by laminating a plurality of layers made of InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductors containing at least In and As on the etching stop layer.
- a power distribution unit including a transparent insulating layer having a through hole and an ohmic electrode portion provided in the through hole is formed on the semiconductor laminate.
- the semiconductor laminate and the power distribution section are joined to the support substrate via at least a metal bonding layer.
- the InAs growth substrate is removed.
- the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor of at least one of the layers in the semiconductor laminate contains at least In and As and Sb.
- a layer made of an InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor containing at least In and As and Sb is epitaxially grown on the InAs growth substrate (second step) to further form a power distribution section. (Third step). Further, in the present invention, the InAs growth substrate is removed (fifth step) after joining with a support substrate different from the InAs growth substrate (fourth step). Therefore, an etching stop layer made of a GaAsSb-based III-V compound semiconductor containing at least Ga and Sb is formed on the growth substrate (first step).
- the manufacturing method according to the present invention will be specifically described through the description of the embodiment of the method for manufacturing the semiconductor optical device 100 as the semiconductor light emitting element.
- the method for manufacturing the semiconductor optical device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a first step (FIG. 2) of forming the etching stop layer 130 on the InAs growth substrate 110 (FIG. 1) and the etching stop layer 130.
- the present manufacturing method further includes an initial buffer layer forming step (see FIG.
- a buffer layer removing step (see FIG. 7A), an etching stop layer removing step (see FIG. 7A), and an electrode forming step (see FIG. 7B) may be optionally provided.
- each process including the above-mentioned optional process will be described in sequence.
- an etching stop layer 130 made of a GaAsSb-based III-V compound semiconductor containing at least Ga and Sb is formed on the InAs growth substrate 110.
- the etching stop layer 130 is made of a GaAsSb-based III-V compound semiconductor containing at least Ga and Sb.
- the present manufacturing method may further include an initial buffer layer forming step of forming the initial buffer layer 120 on the surface of the InAs growth substrate 110 prior to the first step. In this case, the etching stop layer 130 is formed on the initial buffer layer 120.
- InAs Growth Substrate any of generally available n-type InAs substrate, undoped InAs substrate, and p-type InAs substrate can be used.
- the etching stop layer 130 has a sufficient etching rate with respect to an etching solution (concentrated hydrochloric acid having a concentration of 8 M (mol / L) or more, which will be described in detail in the fifth step) when etching the InAs growth substrate 110. It is a small semiconductor layer that is insoluble until the InAs growth substrate is completely removed. Further, the etching stop layer 130 has a lattice constant capable of growing on the InAs growth substrate 110.
- composition range of the GaAsSb-based III-V group compound semiconductor is expressed as GaAs xE Sb 1-xE , where x ESL is the As composition ratio.
- the As composition x E is preferably 0 ⁇ x E ⁇ 0.4. If the As composition x E exceeds 0.4, the etching solution may also be etched. If the As composition ratio x E is in this range, the etching stop layer 130 is insoluble in the etching solution described above. It can be epitaxially grown on the InAs growth substrate 110. It is also preferable that the GaAsSb-based III-V compound semiconductor contains at least Ga, As and Sb.
- the As composition ratio x E is 0 ⁇ x E , and more preferably 0.02 ⁇ x E ⁇ 0.13.
- the As composition ratio x E is in this range, the lattice constant difference from the InAs growth substrate can be reduced.
- the etching stop layer 130 may have a single-layer structure or a plurality of layers. Further, it is also preferable that the etching stop layer 130 includes a superlattice laminate, and the superlattice laminate includes a layer containing Ga and As and Sb. In FIG. 2, the etching stop layer 130 includes a superlattice laminate formed by sequentially and repeatedly laminating a first layer 130a and a second layer 130b.
- a superlattice structure with a thickness less than the critical film thickness and a composition with a large lattice constant and a composition with a small lattice constant with respect to the growth substrate is used. This can compensate for the distortion.
- an etching stop layer having good crystallinity and a sufficient film thickness can be obtained.
- the component composition of the first layer 130a is expressed as GaAs xE1 Sb 1-xE1
- 0.08 ⁇ x E1 ⁇ 0.80 can be set, and 0.10 ⁇ x E1 ⁇ 0.40. Is preferable.
- the component composition of the second layer 130b is expressed as GaAs xE2 Sb 1-xE2, it can be 0 ⁇ x E2 ⁇ 0.08, preferably 0 ⁇ x E2 ⁇ 0.05.
- the average composition x E3 is (x E1 x t 1 + x E2 x t 2 ) /. It can be expressed as (t 1 + t 2 ).
- the average composition x E3 can be 0 ⁇ x E3 ⁇ 0.4, more preferably 0.02 ⁇ x E3 ⁇ 0.13.
- the overall film thickness of the etching stop layer 130 is not limited, but can be, for example, 10 nm to 200 nm.
- the film thickness of each layer can be 0.05 nm to 10.0 nm, and the number of pairs of both can be 10 to 200.
- the initial buffer layer 120 may be formed on the surface of the InAs growth substrate 110. This is because when the etching stop layer 130 is formed directly on the InAs growth substrate 110, it is possible to prevent the influence of the oxide film and contamination on the substrate surface of the InAs growth substrate 110.
- the initial buffer layer made of InAs it can be expected that the interface between the etching stop layer 130 and the initial buffer layer 120 is cleaned. As a result, the effect of improving the crystallinity of the semiconductor layer to be epitaxially grown and stabilizing the surface after removing the growth substrate can be expected.
- Each semiconductor layer can be formed by epitaxial growth, and is known as a thin film such as a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method, a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method, or a sputtering method. It can be formed by a growth method.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- MBE molecular beam epitaxy
- sputtering method It can be formed by a growth method.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- MBE molecular beam epitaxy
- sputtering method a sputtering method. It can be formed by a growth method.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- MBE molecular beam epitaxy
- sputtering method a sputtering method. It can be formed by a growth method.
- TMIn trimethylindium
- TMGa trimethylgallium
- TMGa triethylgallium
- TSAs tars
- the P source in a predetermined mixing ratio, and these raw material gases are carrier gases.
- these raw material gases are carrier gases.
- the InGaAsSbP layer can be formed to a desired thickness according to the growth time.
- other InGaAsP and GaAsSb to be epitaxially grown can also be formed by the same method.
- a suitable dopant source gas may be further used. The same applies to the second step.
- a semiconductor laminate 140 is formed by laminating a plurality of layers made of InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductors containing at least In and As on the etching stop layer 130.
- the semiconductor laminate 140 in the present embodiment includes an n-type clad layer 141, an active layer 145, and a p-type clad layer 147 in this order.
- the active layer is formed between the p-type clad layer and the n-type clad layer, it may be formed from either the p-type clad layer or the n-type clad layer.
- the active layer 145 and the p-type clad layer 147 are sequentially formed on the n-type clad layer 141 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the semiconductor laminate 140 can have a double hetero (DH) structure in which the active layer 145 is sandwiched between the n-type clad layer 141 and the p-type clad layer 147.
- DH double hetero
- the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor constituting the active layer 145 contains In and As and Sb.
- the active layer 145 is provided with a multiple quantum well (MQW) structure in order to improve the light output by suppressing crystal defects.
- the active layer 145 having this multiple quantum well structure can be formed by a structure in which the well layer 145w and the barrier layer 145b are alternately repeated.
- the well layer 145w can be InAsSb containing at least In and As and Sb.
- the barrier layer 145b can be InAsSbP having a bandgap larger than that of the well layer 145w.
- the emission peak wavelength of the semiconductor optical device 100 can be set to 1700 to 12000 nm (1.7 to 12 ⁇ m).
- the operating wavelength (emission wavelength) of the semiconductor optical device 100 may be 3.1 ⁇ m or more, and preferably 3.4 ⁇ m or more.
- InAs substrate which is a growth substrate
- InAs partially absorbs mid-infrared light having a wavelength of less than 3.4 ⁇ m and has a wavelength of 3.4 ⁇ m or more.
- the light absorption is not zero.
- the InAs growth substrate 110 since the InAs growth substrate 110 is removed, there is no concern that the InAs substrate absorbs light emitted from the active layer, and the optical device characteristics of the semiconductor optical device become particularly advantageous.
- the n-type clad layer 141 and the p-type clad layer 147 are preferably layers made of an InAsP-based III-V compound semiconductor containing at least In and As. This is because the n-type clad layer 141 and the p-type clad layer 147 do not include Ga, so that the etching of each clad layer can be reliably prevented when the etching stop layer 130 is removed. Further, it is particularly preferable to use n-type InAs as the n-type clad layer 141, and it is particularly preferable to use p-type InAs as the p-type clad layer 147.
- the overall film thickness of the semiconductor laminate 140 is not limited, but can be, for example, 2 ⁇ m to 8 ⁇ m.
- the film thickness of the n-type clad layer 141 is not limited, but can be, for example, 0.5 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m.
- the film thickness of the active layer 145 is also not limited, but can be, for example, 3 nm to 1000 nm.
- the film thickness of the p-type clad layer 147 is not limited, but can be, for example, 0.1 ⁇ m to 3 ⁇ m.
- the film thickness of the well layer 145w can be 3 nm to 20 nm
- the thickness of the barrier layer 145b can be 5 to 50 nm
- the number of pairs of both can be 1 to 50 nm. It can be 50.5 pairs.
- the barrier layer 145b was first formed, and then the well layer 145w and the barrier layer 145b (film thickness: 8 nm) were alternately laminated in N groups (N is an integer) to obtain a total of N. It is also preferable to form 5 sets. In this case, both ends of the quantum well structure are barrier layers 145b.
- the semiconductor laminate 140 has a dopant concentration of the n-type clad layer 141 and the p-type clad layer 147 on the opposite side of the active layer 145 (that is, the side where the electrode described later is formed) from each clad layer. It is also preferable to further provide a high contact layer. Further, the semiconductor laminate 140 may be provided with an i-type spacer layer between the n-type clad layer 141 and the active layer 145 and between the active layer 145 and the p-type clad layer 147, respectively. Further, a p-type electron block layer may be provided between the active layer 145 and the p-clad layer 147.
- ⁇ Third step> In the third step, power distribution is provided on the p-type clad layer 147 (on the contact layer if a contact layer is further provided), a transparent insulating layer 161 having a through hole 161A, and an ohmic electrode portion 165 provided in the through hole 161A. Part 160 is formed.
- the specific method for forming the power distribution unit 160 is arbitrary. The order of the steps can be selected in various ways. A specific embodiment for forming the power distribution unit 160 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C.
- the transparent insulating layer 161 is formed on the semiconductor laminate 140 (FIG. 4A).
- known methods such as a plasma CVD method and a sputtering method can be applied.
- a resist pattern is formed on the transparent insulating layer 161 using a photomask.
- a part of the transparent insulating layer 161 is removed by etching using a resist pattern to form a through hole 161A (FIG. 4B).
- a part of the outermost surface of the semiconductor laminate 140 is exposed.
- the power distribution portion 160 can be formed.
- the transparent insulating layer 161 and the ohmic electrode portion 165 are arranged in parallel in the power distribution section 160.
- the resist pattern for etching the transparent insulating layer 161 and the resist pattern for lifting off the ohmic electrode portion 165 may be the same, or may be repatterned.
- the ohmic electrode portion is shown to fill the through hole 161A for simplification, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- a gap may be formed between the transparent insulating layer 161 and the ohmic electrode portion by spreading the etching to the resist pattern coating portion at the time of etching by using the combination of resist patterns or the resist pattern. ..
- the ohmic electrode portion 165 can be formed by being dispersed in an island shape in a predetermined pattern.
- the ohmic electrode portion 165 for example, Au, AuZn, AuBe, AuTi and the like can be used, and it is also preferable to use a laminated structure thereof.
- Ti / Au can be an ohmic electrode portion 165.
- the film thickness (or total film thickness) of the ohmic electrode portion 165 is not limited, but can be, for example, 300 to 1300 nm, more preferably 350 nm to 800 nm.
- the relationship between the film thickness H 1 of the transparent insulating layer 161 and the film thickness H 2 of the ohmic electrode portion can be H 1 ⁇ H 2, and it is also preferable that H 1 > H 2 .
- the film thickness of the transparent insulating layer 161 can be, for example, 360 nm to 1600 nm, more preferably 410 nm to 1100 nm.
- the thickness H 1 of the transparent insulating layer 161 it is also preferable that the difference H 1 -H 2 between the film thickness of H 2 ohmic electrode 165 and 10nm or 100nm or less.
- the contact layer may be formed so as to remain only in the through hole 161A. In that case, the total thickness of the contact layer and the ohmic electrode portion is increased. it may be used as the H 2.
- the transparent insulating layer 161 SiO 2 , SiN, ITO, Al 2 O 3 and Al N can be used, and it is particularly preferable that the transparent insulating layer 161 is made of SiO 2 . This is because SiO 2 is easily etched by BHF or the like.
- the metal reflective layer 171 preferably has Au in an amount of 50% by mass or more in the composition of the metal reflective layer 171. More preferably, Au is 80% by mass or more.
- the metal reflective layer 171 can include a plurality of metal layers, and as the metal constituting the metal reflective layer 171, Al, Pt, Ti, Ag, or the like can be used in addition to Au.
- the metal reflective layer 171 may be a single layer composed of only Au, or the metal reflective layer 171 may contain two or more Au metal layers. It is preferable that the outermost layer (the surface opposite to the semiconductor laminate 140) of the metal reflective layer 171 is an Au metal layer in order to reliably perform the bonding in the subsequent fifth step.
- each metal layer can be formed in the order of Al, Au, Pt, and Au on the power distribution unit 160 (including the gap if the gap is provided) to form the metal reflection layer 171.
- the thickness of one layer of the Au metal layer in the metal reflective layer 171 can be set to, for example, 400 nm to 2000 nm, and the thickness of the metal layer made of a metal other than Au can be set to, for example, 5 nm to 200 nm.
- the metal reflective layer 171 can be formed by forming a film by using a general method such as a thin film deposition method.
- the semiconductor laminate 140 and the power distribution unit 160 are joined to the support substrate 180 via at least the metal bonding layer 179.
- the metal reflective layer 171 is provided, the metal reflective layer 171 and the metal bonding layer 179 may be bonded.
- a metal bonding layer 179 may be formed in advance on the surface of the support substrate 180 by a sputtering method, a vapor deposition method, or the like.
- the metal bonding layer 179 and the metal reflective layer 171 are placed facing each other and bonded to each other, and heat compression bonding is performed at a temperature of about 250 ° C. to 500 ° C. to bond the two layers.
- a metal bonding layer 179 can be formed by using a metal such as Ti, Pt, Au or a metal (Sn or the like) that forms a eutectic alloy with gold, and these are laminated to form a metal bonding layer 179. Is preferable.
- the metal bonding layer 179 can be formed by laminating Ti having a thickness of 400 nm to 800 nm, Pt having a thickness of 5 nm to 20 nm, and Au having a thickness of 700 to 1200 nm in order from the surface of the support substrate 180.
- the outermost layer of the metal bonding layer 179 is an Au metal layer, and the outermost layer of the metal reflective layer 171 is also Au-Au in order to ensure reliable bonding. It is preferable to join Au to each other by diffusion.
- the support substrate 180 may be a substrate different from the growth substrate 110, and is a submount based on a semiconductor substrate such as Si or Ge, a metal substrate such as Mo or Cu-W, or a ceramic substrate such as AlN. A substrate can also be used. Since the joining method described above is used, the support substrate 180 may be lattice-mismatched with each semiconductor layer formed in the present embodiment. Further, although the support substrate 180 may be insulating depending on the application, it is preferably a conductive substrate. From the viewpoint of workability and price, it is preferable to use the Si substrate for the support substrate 180. By using the Si substrate, the thickness of the conductive support substrate 180 can be made significantly smaller than before, and it is also suitable for mounting in combination with various semiconductor devices. In addition, the Si substrate is also advantageous in terms of heat dissipation as compared with the InAs substrate.
- the InAs growth substrate 110 is removed.
- the "removal” referred to here is not limited to the "complete removal" of the InAs growth substrate 110.
- the etching stop layer 130 is exposed after the "removal” of this step and the InAs growth substrate 110 can be easily removed together with the etching stop layer 130, a part of the InAs growth substrate 110 is allowed to remain.
- the InAs growth substrate 110 may be etched only with concentrated hydrochloric acid, or it may be concentrated before the etching stop layer 130 is exposed. An etching solution other than hydrochloric acid can also be used.
- InAs can be etched by using a sulfuric acid-hydrogen peroxide mixed solution, a hydrochloric acid-hydrogen peroxide mixed solution, or the like.
- the etching solution composed of these mixed solutions also etches the etching stop layer 130. Therefore, it is difficult to stop the etching at a predetermined position only with the above mixed solution. Therefore, in the step of removing the InAs growth substrate 110, it is preferable to etch only with concentrated hydrochloric acid at the final step of exposing the etching stop layer 130.
- a part of InAs may be removed by a method other than wet etching, for example, machining such as dry etching or grinding.
- the InAs growth substrate 110 can be finally removed by wet etching with 8M or more concentrated hydrochloric acid (for example, 12M concentrated hydrochloric acid), and at least the etching can be completed by the etching stop layer 130. Since the etching stop layer 130 is a GaAsSb-based III-V compound semiconductor, it cannot be removed by concentrated hydrochloric acid. For example, the etching stop layer 130 can be removed by wet etching using an ammonia-hydrogen peroxide mixed solution.
- the InAs growth substrate 110 can be wet-etched with 8 M or more of concentrated hydrochloric acid (for example, 12 M of concentrated hydrochloric acid).
- the etching rate is slow, and in consideration of productivity, it is preferable to adopt the following etching conditions.
- the etching rate is increased by maintaining the temperature of the etching solution composed of 12M concentrated hydrochloric acid at 35 ° C. or higher, and the InAs growth substrate 110 is removed in a short time.
- the etching stop layer 130 is formed. It is also preferable to completely remove the InAs substrate with concentrated hydrochloric acid having etching selectivity at the final stage of exposure.
- an etching solution for example, a sulfuric acid-hydrochloric acid mixed solution
- the initial buffer layer 120 can be removed by using etching conditions according to the semiconductor composition.
- the initial buffer layer 120 is InAs, it is removed together with the InAs growth substrate 110.
- the etching stop layer 130 may then be removed (FIG. 7A).
- the process further includes a step of forming the upper electrode 191 on the semiconductor laminate 140 (on the n-type clad layer 141 in FIG. 7B) and forming the back electrode 195 on the back surface of the support substrate 180.
- the upper electrode 191 may include a wiring portion and a pad portion.
- a known method can be used for forming the upper electrode 191 and the back electrode 195, and for example, a sputtering method, an electron beam vapor deposition method, a resistance heating method, or the like can be used.
- the semiconductor optical device 100 can be manufactured by going through the above steps. Since the semiconductor optical device is provided with the power distribution unit 160, the current can be diffused by the upper electrode 191 and the ohmic electrode unit 165. Therefore, increasing the amount of light emitted at a position not blocked by the upper electrode 191 can partially contribute to the increase in luminous efficiency. As described above, the optical device characteristics can be improved by the present invention. It should be noted that such a configuration cannot be adopted by the conventional technique in which the InAs growth substrate is used as it is as a support substrate. Further, the surface opposite to the support substrate 180 can be used as the main light outlet.
- the semiconductor optical device 100 is also advantageous in that the emitted light can be narrowly directional as compared with the conventional semiconductor light emitting device.
- the manufacturing method according to the present embodiment may further include a grinding step of grinding the thickness of the support substrate 180 within the range of 80 ⁇ m or more and less than 200 ⁇ m prior to the formation of the back surface electrode 195. Further, when the thickness of the support substrate 180 is 80 ⁇ m or more, the semiconductor optical device 100 can be miniaturized and can be sufficiently handled.
- the semiconductor optical device 100 that can be obtained by the above manufacturing method is on the support substrate 180, the metal bonding layer 179 provided on the surface of the support substrate 180, and the metal bonding layer 179.
- a semiconductor laminate 140 formed by laminating layers is provided.
- the semiconductor laminate 140 preferably includes an n-type clad layer 141, an active layer 145, and a p-type clad layer 147 in this order.
- the p-type clad layer 147, the active layer 145, and the n-type clad layer 141 are provided in this order from the side of the support substrate 180.
- the semiconductor laminate 140 has a double heterostructure, and the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor constituting the active layer 145 contains at least In, As and Sb.
- the semiconductor laminate 140 has a quantum well structure including a barrier layer 145b and a well layer 145w, and the InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductor constituting the barrier layer 145b contains at least In, As and Sb.
- the operating wavelength of the semiconductor optical device is preferably 3.4 ⁇ m or more.
- the semiconductor optical device 100 may include a metal reflective layer 171, an upper electrode 191 and a back electrode 195, if necessary.
- the InAs growth substrate is removed by using the etching stop layer, and then a part of the semiconductor laminate is removed by etching to mount a plurality of electrically separated elements on the support substrate. Can be formed into. After that, it is also possible to form a series connection type element by connecting electrodes via a protective film made of a dielectric film.
- the semiconductor optical device 200 of such an array type element will be described with reference to FIG.
- the configuration corresponding to the first embodiment is designated by a common last two-digit code, and duplicate description will be omitted.
- the semiconductor optical device 200 includes a support substrate 280, a metal bonding layer 279 provided on the surface of the support substrate 280, a transparent insulating layer 261 having a through hole on the metal bonding layer 279, and an ohmic provided in the through hole. It includes a power distribution unit 260 including an electrode unit 265, and a semiconductor laminate 240 on the power distribution unit 260, which is formed by laminating a plurality of layers of InAsSbP-based III-V compound semiconductors containing at least In and As.
- the metal bonding layer 279 is preferably bonded to the metal reflective layer 271. It is preferable that another insulating layer 262 is provided on the power distribution section 260 in order to secure the insulating property on the metal reflective layer 271. Then, the semiconductor laminate 240 can be connected in series by energization between the upper electrode 291 and the ohmic electrode portion 265 while the insulating property is ensured by the protective film 297.
- the support substrate 280 can be made insulating.
- the growth substrate is used as it is as a support substrate, there are restrictions on the available conductivity, (semi-) insulation, and lattice constant depending on the type of growth substrate.
- the semiconductor optical device 200 is obtained by a joining method that uses an InAs growth substrate and removes the substrate, the present invention is also advantageous over the prior art in that there are no such restrictions.
- the semiconductor optical device can be used as a semiconductor light receiving element.
- the operating wavelength can be, for example, 1700 to 12000 nm (1.7 to 12 ⁇ m), may be 3.1 ⁇ m or more, and is preferably 3.4 ⁇ m or more.
- Example 1 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following Examples.
- the semiconductor light emitting device according to Invention Example 1 was manufactured in the order of referring to FIGS. 1 to 7B. Specifically, it is as follows.
- an undoped InAs layer (initial buffer layer) of 100 nm was formed on the (100) surface of an undoped InAs substrate (substrate thickness: 475 ⁇ m).
- a superlattice laminate (etching stop layer) was formed by laminating 113 pairs of an undoped GaSb layer (thickness 0.9 nm) and a GaAs 0.34 Sb 0.66 layer (thickness 0.1 nm).
- a Te-doped n-type InAs clad layer (thickness 1 ⁇ m), an active layer having a quantum well structure with a main emission wavelength of 3800 nm (total film thickness 830 nm), and a Zn-doped p-type InAs clad layer (thickness 1 ⁇ m).
- Film thickness: 1 ⁇ m was sequentially formed by the MOCVD method.
- the InAs 0.15 P 0.85 barrier layer (film thickness: 30 nm)
- the InAs 0.7 Sb 0.3 well layer (film thickness: 10 nm)
- InAs 0 .15 P 0.85 barrier layers (film thickness: 30 nm) were alternately laminated in the order of 20 layers to form 20.5 pairs including the first barrier layer.
- a transparent insulating layer (film thickness: 550 nm) made of SiO 2 was formed on the entire surface of the p-type InAs clad layer by the plasma CVD method.
- the pattern shown in FIG. 10A was formed on the pattern with a resist, and a part of SiO 2 was removed by wet etching with BHF to form a through hole to expose the p-type InAs clad layer.
- a p-type ohmic electrode portion Ti / Au, total thickness: 540 nm
- the resist pattern is lifted off to form a transparent insulating layer and a p-type ohmic electrode portion in parallel to form a current.
- a diffusion layer power distribution section
- a metal reflective layer Al / Au / Pt / Au
- the thickness of each metal layer of the metal reflective layer is 10 nm, 650 nm, 100 nm, and 900 nm, respectively.
- a metal bonding layer (Ti / Pt / Au) was formed on a conductive Si substrate (board thickness: 200 ⁇ m) to be a support substrate.
- the thickness of each metal layer of the metal bonding layer is 650 nm, 20 nm, and 900 nm, respectively.
- an n-type electrode (Ti (film thickness: 150 nm) / Au (film thickness: 1250 nm)) is formed on the n-type InAs clad layer by forming a resist pattern, depositing an n-type electrode, and lifting off the resist pattern. It was formed in the pattern shown in 10B. In FIG. 10B, the pattern of the p-type ohmic electrode portion formed earlier is shown by a broken line.
- the semiconductor layer between each element was removed by mesa etching to form a dicing line.
- a back electrode Ti (thickness: 10 nm) / Pt (thickness: 50 nm) / Au (thickness: 200 nm)
- Ti titanium nm
- Pt thickness: 50 nm
- Au gold
- the chip was fragmented by dicing to produce the semiconductor light emitting device according to the first embodiment.
- the chip size is 500 ⁇ m ⁇ 500 ⁇ m.
- Comparative Example 1 The semiconductor light emitting device according to Comparative Example 1 was manufactured as follows. First, an i-type InAs clad layer (film thickness: 100 nm) was formed as an initial buffer layer on the (100) surface of the i-type InAs substrate. Next, in the same manner as in Example 1, an active layer having a quantum well structure with a main emission wavelength of 3800 nm (total 830 nm) and a Zn-doped p-type InAs clad layer (thickness: 1 ⁇ m) were sequentially formed by the MOCVD method.
- An upper electrode (Ti (thickness: 150 nm) / Au (thickness: 1250 nm)) is formed on the central portion of the p-type InAs layer, and a back electrode (Ti (thickness: 10 nm)) is formed on the back surface of the i-type undoped InAs substrate. / Au (thickness 200 nm)) was formed, alloyed under the same conditions as in Invention Example 1, and individualized.
- Example 1 that satisfies the conditions of the present invention, the InAs growth substrate is removed by joining to another support substrate via the p-type ohmic electrode portion and the reflective electrode dispersed in an island shape. Therefore, it was confirmed that the light emitting output can be increased while lowering the forward voltage as compared with the semiconductor light emitting device using the InAs growth substrate as it is. Further, since the metal reflective layer is used in Example 1, it is also advantageous in that narrow directivity can be realized as compared with Comparative Example 1.
- the substrate removal results were visually observed and evaluated according to the following criteria. ⁇ : The etching stop layer was exposed, and removal of the InAs substrate was confirmed. ⁇ : Although side etching was observed on the outer peripheral portion of the substrate, the etching stop layer was exposed, and removal of the InAs substrate was confirmed. X: Etching could not be stopped by the etching stop layer, and etching of the semiconductor laminate was confirmed. It was confirmed that by using concentrated hydrochloric acid in the final stage of exposing the etching stop layer, the etching selectivity of the etching stop layer can be utilized and the InAs substrate can be removed.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device capable of improving the optical device characteristics of a semiconductor optical device including a semiconductor layer containing at least In and As and Sb. Further, the present invention can provide a semiconductor optical device manufactured by this manufacturing method.
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前記エッチングストップ層上に、In及びAsを少なくとも含むInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体からなる層を複数層積層した半導体積層体を形成する第2工程と、
前記半導体積層体上に、貫通孔を具える透明絶縁層及び前記貫通孔に設けられたオーミック電極部を備える配電部を形成する第3工程と、
前記半導体積層体及び前記配電部を、少なくとも金属接合層を介して支持基板と接合する第4工程と、
前記InAs成長用基板を除去する第5工程と、を有し、
前記半導体積層体における少なくとも一つの前記層のInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体は、In並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含むことを特徴とする半導体光デバイスの製造方法。
前記超格子積層体はGa並びにAs及びSbを含む層を備える、前記(1)に記載の半導体光デバイスの製造方法。
前記支持基板の表面に設けられた金属接合層と、
前記金属接合層上の、貫通孔を具える透明絶縁層及び前記貫通孔に設けられたオーミック電極部を備える配電部と、
前記配電部上の、In及びAsを少なくとも含むInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体を複数層積層してなる半導体積層体と、を備えることを特徴とする半導体光デバイス。
まず、本明細書において、III-V族化合物の組成比を明示せずに単に「AlInGaAsSbP」と表記する場合は、III族元素(Al,In,Gaの合計)と、V族元素(As,Sb,P)との化学組成比が1:1であり、かつ、III族元素であるAl、In及びGaの比率と、V族元素であるAs、Sb及びPの比率とがそれぞれ不定の、任意の化合物を意味するものとする。この場合、III族元素にAl、In及びGaのいずれか1つ又は2つの元素が含まれない場合を含み、また、V族元素にAs、Sb及びPのいずれか1つまたは2つが含まれない場合を含むものとする。ただし、具体的なIII族元素及びV族元素のいずれか一方又は両方を「少なくとも含む」と明示的に記載する場合、記載対象のIII族元素及びV族元素がそれぞれ0%超100%以下で含まれる。例えば、「In及びSbを少なくとも含む」AlInGaAsSbPには、In及びSbがそれぞれ0%超100%以下で含まれる。この場合、In及びSb以外のAl及びGa並びにAs及びPのそれぞれは含まれてもよいし、含まれなくてもよい。また、AlInGaAsSbP「系」III-V族化合物半導体には、任意のドーパントが含まれてもよい。なお、AlInGaAsSbPの各III-V族元素の成分組成比は、フォトルミネッセンス測定及びX線回折測定などによって測定することができる。
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本明細書において、電気的にp型として機能する層をp型半導体層(「p型層」と略称する場合がある。)と称し、電気的にn型として機能する層をn型半導体層(「n型層」と略称する場合がある。)と称する。一方、Si、Zn、S、Sn、Mg等の特定の不純物を意図的には添加しておらず、電気的にp型又はn型として機能しない場合、「i型」又は「アンドープ」と言う。アンドープのIII-V族化合物半導体層には、製造過程における不可避的な不純物の混入はあってよい。具体的には、ドーパント濃度が低い(例えば7.6×1015atoms/cm3未満)場合、「アンドープ」であるとして、本明細書では取り扱うものとする。Si、Sn、S、Te、Mg、Zn等の不純物濃度の値は、SIMS分析によるものとする。なお、各半導体層の境界付近においてドーパント濃度の値は大きく変移するため、各層の膜厚方向の中央におけるドーパント濃度の値をドーパント濃度の値とする。
また、形成される各層の厚み全体は、走査型電子顕微鏡または透過型電子顕微鏡による断面観察により算出できる。さらに、各層の厚みのそれぞれは、透過型電子顕微鏡による成長層の断面観察から算出できる。また、超格子構造のように各層の厚みが小さい場合にはTEM-EDSを用いて厚みを測定することができる。なお、断面図において、所定の層が傾斜面を有する場合、その層の厚みは、当該層の直下層の平坦面からの最大高さを用いるものとする。
本発明に従う半導体光デバイスの説明に先立ち、図1~図7Bの関係について予め説明する。図1~図7Bは、本発明による半導体光デバイス100の製造方法の一実施形態における各工程を説明する一連の模式断面図である。なお、図1~5と図6~図7Bとでは天地逆転している。また、図8は、配電部160を形成する工程(図4Cに対応)における配電部160の好適態様の拡大図である。なお、同一の、又は対応する構成要素には原則として同一の参照番号を付して、重複する説明を省略する。また、本発明に従う半導体光デバイスは、発光型と受光型の2つの実施形態に大きく区分される。発光型の半導体光デバイスはさらに、単一素子構造の半導体発光素子と、半導体発光素子が基板上に直列接続された半導体光アレイとを含み、図7Bの半導体光デバイス100は半導体発光素子の一態様であり、図9の半導体光デバイス200は半導体光アレイの一態様である。なお、各図において、説明の便宜上、基板及び各層の縦横の比率を実際の比率から誇張して示している。
本発明の第1実施形態に従う半導体光デバイス100の製造方法は、InAs成長用基板110(図1)上に、エッチングストップ層130を形成する第1工程(図2)と、エッチングストップ層130上に半導体積層体140を形成する第2工程(図3)と、半導体積層体140上に配電部160を形成する第3工程(図4C)と、支持基板180を接合する第4工程(図5)と、成長用基板110を除去する除去工程(図6)と、少なくとも有する。図1~図7Bを参照するように、本製造方法はさらに初期バッファ層形成工程(図2参照)、金属反射層形成工程(図4D参照)、金属接合層形成工程(図5参照)、初期バッファ層除去工程(図7A参照)、エッチングストップ層除去工程(図7A参照)及び電極形成工程(図7B参照)を任意に有してもよい。以下、上記任意工程を含めて、各工程を順次説明する。
図1,図2を参照する。まず、第1工程では、InAs成長用基板110上に、少なくともGa及びSbを含むGaAsSb系III-V族化合物半導体からなるエッチングストップ層130を形成する。そして、エッチングストップ層130は、Ga及びSbを少なくとも含むGaAsSb系III-V族化合物半導体からなる。なお、第1工程に先立ち、InAs成長用基板110の表面に初期バッファ層120を形成する初期バッファ層形成工程を本製造方法はさらに有してもよい。この場合、エッチングストップ層130を初期バッファ層120上に形成する。
InAs成長用基板110には、一般的に入手可能なn型InAs基板、アンドープのInAs基板、p型InAs基板のいずれを用いることもできる。
エッチングストップ層130は、InAs成長用基板110をエッチングする際のエッチング液(濃度8M(mol/L)以上の濃塩酸などであり、第5工程において詳細を後述する)に対してエッチング速度が十分に小さく、InAs成長用基板を完全に除去するまでは不溶な半導体層である。さらに、エッチングストップ層130は、InAs成長用基板110上に成長可能な格子定数を具える。
エッチングストップ層130GaAsSb系III-V族化合物半導体の組成範囲は、As組成比をxESLとすると、GaAsxESb1-xEと表される。そして、As組成xEは、0≦xE≦0.4であることが好ましい。As組成xEが0.4を超えると上記エッチング液でもエッチングされる恐れがあり、As組成比xEがこの範囲であれば、エッチングストップ層130は上述したエッチング液への不溶性を具えつつ、InAs成長用基板110上にエピタキシャル成長可能である。また、GaAsSb系III-V族化合物半導体がGa並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含むことも好ましい。すなわち、As組成比xEが0<xEであることもより好ましく、さらに好ましくは0.02≦xE≦0.13である。As組成比xEがこの範囲であると、InAs成長用基板との格子定数差を低減できる。
なお、エッチングストップ層130は単層構造を備えてもよいし、複数層構造を備えてもよい。さらに、エッチングストップ層130が超格子積層体を備え、この超格子積層体はGa並びにAs及びSbを含む層を備えることも好ましい。図2において、エッチングストップ層130は、第1の層130a及び第2の層130bを順次繰り返し積層してなる超格子積層体を備える。例えば単層で成長基板と格子整合の組成を成長することが困難な場合でも、臨界膜厚以下の厚みで成長基板に対して格子定数の大きな組成と格子定数の小さな組成の超格子構造とすることで歪みを補償することができる。超格子構造のエッチングストップ層全体の平均組成の格子定数を成長基板の格子定数に近づけることで、結晶性が良好で十分な膜厚のエッチングストップ層を得ることができる。また、第1の層130aの成分組成をGaAsxE1Sb1-xE1と表す場合、0.08≦xE1≦0.80とすることができ、0.10≦xE1≦0.40とすることが好ましい。また、第2の層130bの成分組成をGaAsxE2Sb1-xE2と表す場合、0≦xE2≦0.08とすることができ、0≦xE2≦0.05とすることが好ましい。このとき、第1の層130aの膜厚をt1、第2の層130bの膜厚をt2とあらわす場合、その平均組成xE3は(xE1×t1+xE2×t2)/(t1+t2)とあらわすことができる。この平均組成xE3は0≦xE3≦0.4とすることができ、より好ましくは0.02≦xE3≦0.13である。
エッチングストップ層130の全体の膜厚は制限されないが、例えば10nm~200nmとすることができる。エッチングストップ層130が超格子積層体を備える場合、各層の膜厚を0.05nm~10.0nmとすることができ、両者の組数を10~200組とすることができる。
前述のとおり、InAs成長用基板110の表面に初期バッファ層120を形成してもよい。InAs成長用基板110上に直接エッチングストップ層130を形成する場合、InAs成長用基板110の基板表面の酸化膜及び汚染などの影響を防止することができるためである。InAsからなる初期バッファ層を成長することで、エッチングストップ層130と初期バッファ層120との界面の清浄化が期待できる。これにより、エピタキシャル成長させる半導体層の結晶性の向上や成長基板を除去した後の表面が安定する効果も期待できる。
各半導体層は、エピタキシャル成長により形成することができ、例えば、有機金属気相成長(MOCVD:Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition)法や分子線エピタキシ(MBE:Molecular Beam Epitaxy)法、スパッタ法などの公知の薄膜成長方法により形成することができる。例えば、In源としてトリメチルインジウム(TMIn)、Ga源としてトリメチルガリウム(TMGa)やトリエチルガリウム(TEGa)、As源としてアルシン(AsH3)やターシャルブチルアルシン(TBAs)、Sb源としてトリメチルアンチモン(TMSb)、トリエチルアンチモン(TESb)、トリスジメチルアミノアンチモン(TDMASb)、P源としてホスフィン(PH3)やターシャルブチルホスフィン(TBP)を所定の混合比で用い、これらの原料ガスを、キャリアガスを用いつつ気相成長させることにより、成長時間に応じてInGaAsSbP層を所望の厚みで形成することができる。なお、エピタキシャル成長させる他のInGaAsP、GaAsSbについても、同様の方法により形成することができる。各層をp型又はn型にドーパントする場合は、所望に応じたドーパント源のガスをさらに用いればよい。第2工程においても同様である。
図3を参照する。第2工程において、エッチングストップ層130上に、In及びAsを少なくとも含むInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体からなる層を複数層積層した半導体積層体140を形成する。本実施形態における半導体積層体140は、n型クラッド層141と、活性層145と、p型クラッド層147とをこの順に含む。なお、活性層がp型クラッド層及びn型クラッド層の間に形成されていれば、p型クラッド層及びn型クラッド層のいずれから形成しても構わない。以下では、図3に即してn型クラッド層141上に活性層145及びp型クラッド層147が順次形成される態様を説明する。
半導体積層体140は、活性層145を、n型クラッド層141及びp型クラッド層147で挟持したダブルヘテロ(DH)構造とすることができる。この場合、活性層145を構成するInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体がIn並びにAs及びSbを含むことが好ましい。また、活性層145は、結晶欠陥抑制による光出力向上のため、多重量子井戸(MQW)構造を具えることも好ましい。この多重量子井戸構造を具える活性層145は、井戸層145w及び障壁層145bを交互に繰り返した構造により形成することができる。そして、井戸層145wをIn並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含むInAsSbとすることができる。また、障壁層145bを、井戸層145wよりもバンドギャップの大きなInAsSbPとすることができる。このような半導体積層体140により、半導体光デバイス100の発光波長を、所望の中赤外領域の波長とすることができる。
例えば、活性層145の組成変更により、半導体光デバイス100の発光ピーク波長を1700~12000nm(1.7~12μm)とすることができる。半導体光デバイス100の動作波長(発光波長)を3.1μm以上としてもよく、3.4μm以上とすることも好ましい。前掲した特許文献1では、成長用基板であるInAs基板がそのまま支持基板として用いられるところ、InAsは波長3.4μm未満の中赤外光を一部吸収するし、波長3.4μm以上であっても光吸収はゼロではない。本実施形態ではInAs成長用基板110を除去するため、こうした活性層からの発光をInAs基板が吸収する懸念は生じず、半導体光デバイスの光デバイス特性が特に有利となる。
また、井戸層145wの成分組成をInAsxwSb1-xwと表す場合、0.7≦xw≦1.0とすることができ、0.8≦xw≦1.0とすることが好ましい。また、障壁層145bの成分組成をInAsxbP1-xbと表す場合、0.5≦xb≦1とすることができ、0.8≦xb≦1とすることが好ましい。なお、量子井戸構造の場合であればInAsP系III-V族化合物の組成変更に加えて井戸層145wと障壁層145bの組成差を調整して、井戸層にひずみを加えることも好ましい。
n型クラッド層141及びp型クラッド層147は、In及びAsを少なくとも含むInAsP系III-V族化合物半導体からなる層であることが好ましい。n型クラッド層141及びp型クラッド層147がGaを含めないことにより、エッチングストップ層130を除去する場合に各クラッド層のエッチングを確実に阻止することができるためである。また、n型クラッド層141としてはn型のInAsを用いることが特に好ましく、p型クラッド層147としてはp型のInAsを用いることが特に好ましい。
半導体積層体140の全体の膜厚は制限されないが、例えば2μm~8μmとすることができる。また、n型クラッド層141の膜厚も制限されないが、例えば0.5μm~5μmとすることができる。さらに、活性層145の膜厚も制限されないが、例えば3nm~1000nmとすることができる。また、p型クラッド層147の膜厚も制限されないが、例えば0.1μm~3μmとすることができる。活性層145が量子井戸構造を具える場合、井戸層145wの膜厚を3nm~20nmとすることができ、障壁層145bの厚みを5~50nmとすることができ、両者の組数を1~50.5組とすることができる。なお、まず障壁層145bを形成し、次いで、井戸層145w及び障壁層145b(膜厚:8nm)を交互にN組(Nは整数)積層し、合計N.5組形成することも好ましい。この場合、量子井戸構造の両端が障壁層145bとなる。
また、図示しないものの、半導体積層体140はn型クラッド層141及びp型クラッド層147の、活性層145と反対側(すなわち後述する電極を形成する側)に、各クラッド層よりもドーパント濃度が高いコンタクト層をさらに備えることも好ましい。また、半導体積層体140は、n型クラッド層141及び活性層145の間と、活性層145及びp型クラッド層147の間とに、それぞれi型のスペーサ層を備えてもよい。また、活性層145とpクラッド層147の間に、p型の電子ブロック層を備えても良い。
第3工程では、p型クラッド層147上(コンタクト層をさらに設ける場合はコンタクト層上)に、貫通孔161Aを具える透明絶縁層161及び貫通孔161Aに設けられたオーミック電極部165を備える配電部160を形成する。配電部160を形成する具体的手法は任意である。工程の順番は種々に選択できる。図4A、図4B及び図4Cを用いて、配電部160を形成するための具体的な態様を説明する。
図4Dに示すように、配電部160上に金属反射層171を形成することも好ましい。金属反射層171は、金属反射層171の組成においてAuを50質量%以上有することが好ましい。より好ましくはAuが80質量%以上である。金属反射層171は、複数層の金属層を含むことができるが、金属反射層171を構成する金属には、Auの他、Al,Pt,Ti、Agなどを用いることができる。例えば、金属反射層171はAuのみからなる単一層であってもよいし、金属反射層171にAu金属層が2層以上含まれていてもよい。後続の第5工程における接合を確実に行うため、金属反射層171の最表層(半導体積層体140と反対側の面)を、Au金属層とすることが好ましい。
図5を参照する。第4工程では、半導体積層体140及び配電部160を、少なくとも金属接合層179を介して支持基板180と接合する。金属反射層171を設ける場合は、金属反射層171と金属接合層179とを接合してもよい。
第4工程に先立ち、支持基板180の表面には、予め金属接合層179を、スパッタ法や蒸着法などにより形成しておけばよい。例えば、この金属接合層179と、金属反射層171とを対向配置して貼り合せ、250℃~500℃程度の温度で加熱圧縮接合を行うことで、両者の接合を行うことができる。
Ti、Pt、Auなどの金属や、金と共晶合金を形成する金属(Snなど)を用いて金属接合層179を形成することができ、これらを積層して金属接合層179を形成することが好ましい。例えば、支持基板180の表面から順に、厚み400nm~800nmのTi、厚み5nm~20nmのPt、厚み700~1200nmのAuを積層して金属接合層179を形成することができる。なお、金属反射層171と金属接合層179とで接合する場合、確実な接合を行うため、金属接合層179の最表層をAu金属層とし、金属反射層171最表層もAuとして、Au-Au拡散によるAu同士での接合を行うことが好ましい。
支持基板180は、成長用基板110とは異種の基板であればよく、SiやGeなどの半導体基板やMoやCu-Wなど金属基板のほか、AlNなどのセラミックス基板がベースとなったサブマウント基板を用いることもできる。上述した接合法を用いるため、支持基板180は、本実施形態において形成する各半導体層と格子不整合してもよい。また、支持基板180は、用途によっては絶縁性でもよいものの、導電性基板であることが好ましい。加工性や価格の面からSi基板を支持基板180に用いることが好ましい。Si基板を用いることで、導電性の支持基板180の厚みを、従来よりも大幅に小さくすることもでき、種々の半導体デバイスとの組み合わせた実装にも適している。また、Si基板はInAs基板に比べて放熱性の点でも有利である。
図6を参照する。第5工程において、InAs成長用基板110を除去する。なお、ここで言う「除去」とは、InAs成長用基板110の「完全除去」に限られない。本工程の「除去」後にエッチングストップ層130が露出し、エッチングストップ層130とともにInAs成長用基板110を容易に除去できる程度であれば、InAs成長用基板110の一部残存は許容される。エッチングストップ層130を利用してInAs成長用基板110を除去する方法としては、InAs成長用基板110を濃塩酸のみでエッチングしてもよいし、エッチングストップ層130が露出する前の段階では、濃塩酸以外のエッチング液を使用することもできる。例えば硫酸-過酸化水素混合液及び塩酸-過酸化水素混合液などを用いても、InAsをエッチングすることは可能である。しかしながら、これらの混合液からなるエッチング液はエッチングストップ層130もエッチングする。そのため、上記混合液のみではエッチングを所定の位置で止めることが困難である。したがって、InAs成長用基板110を除去する工程において、エッチングストップ層130を露出させる最終段階では濃塩酸のみでエッチングすることが好ましい。また、同様にウェットエッチング以外の方法、例えばドライエッチングや研削などの機械加工でInAsの一部を除去してもよい。InAs成長用基板110は、8M以上の濃塩酸(例えば12Mの濃塩酸)を用いてウェットエッチングにより最終的に除去することができ、少なくともエッチングストップ層130によってエッチングを終了させることができる。なお、エッチングストップ層130はGaAsSb系III-V族化合物半導体であるため、濃塩酸では除去されない。例えばアンモニア-過酸化水素混合液を用いてウェットエッチングによりエッチングストップ層130を除去することができる。
上記のとおり、InAs成長用基板110は、8M以上の濃塩酸(例えば12Mの濃塩酸)を用いてウェットエッチングできる。しかし、そのエッチング速度は遅く、生産性を考慮すると、以下のエッチング条件を採用することが好ましい。例えば、12Mの濃塩酸からなるエッチング液の液温を35℃以上に保持することでエッチングレートを上げ、短時間でInAs成長用基板110を除去することは、生産性の点から好ましい。また、エッチングレートが速く、かつ異方性が無く平坦にエッチングできるエッチング液(例えば硫酸-過酸化水素混合液)を使用してInAs成長用基板110を途中まで除去した後、エッチングストップ層130を露出させる最終段階でエッチング選択性のある濃塩酸によってInAs基板を完全に除去することも好ましい。
なお、初期バッファ層120を設ける場合は、その半導体組成に応じたエッチング条件を用いて初期バッファ層120を除去することができる。初期バッファ層120がInAsの場合は、InAs成長用基板110とともに除去される。次いで、エッチングストップ層130を除去してもよい(図7A)
さらに、図7Bに示すように、半導体積層体140上(図7Bではn型クラッド層141上)に上部電極191を形成し、支持基板180の裏面に裏面電極195を形成する工程をさらに有してもよい。上部電極191は、配線部及びパッド部を含んでもよい。上部電極191及び裏面電極195の形成は公知の手法を用いることができ、例えばスパッタ法、電子ビーム蒸着法、又は抵抗加熱法などを用いることができる。
この半導体光デバイスには配電部160が設けられるため、上部電極191とオーミック電極部165とにより電流を拡散することができる。そのため、上部電極191に遮られない位置での発光が多くなることが発光効率の上昇に一部寄与することができる。このように、本発明により光デバイス特性を改善することができる。なお、InAs成長用基板をそのまま支持基板として用いる従来技術では、このような構成をとることができない。
さらに、支持基板180と反対側の面を主な光取り出し口とすることができる。一方、従来のInAs基板を成長用基板兼、支持基板とする半導体発光素子では、反射層はなく、半導体積層体から成長用基板側に出射される光の取り出し効率は低い。したがって、本実施形態に従う半導体光デバイス100の場合、従来型の半導体発光素子に比べて放出光が狭指向性とできる点でも有利である。
上述した第1実施形態と同様にエッチングストップ層を用いて、InAs成長基板を除去した後、半導体積層体の一部をエッチングにより除去することで、複数の電気的に分離した素子を支持基板上に形成することができる。その後、誘電体膜による保護膜を介して、電極を接続することで直列接続型の素子を形成することも可能である。
また、上述した第1実施形態と同様にエッチングストップ層を用いて、半導体受光素子を得ることも可能である。半導体積層体が、例えばInAsSb光吸収層及びInAs窓層を備えることで、半導体光デバイスを半導体受光素子として利用することができる。この場合の動作波長(受光波長)としては、例えば、1700~12000nm(1.7~12μm)とすることができ、3.1μm以上としてもよく、3.4μm以上とすることも好ましい。
以下、実施例を用いて本発明をさらに詳細に説明するが、本発明は以下の実施例に何ら限定されるものではない。図1~図7Bを参照する順序により、発明例1に係る半導体発光素子を作製した。具体的には以下のとおりである。
以下のとおりにして、比較例1に係る半導体発光素子を作製した。まず、i型InAs基板の(100)面上に、初期バッファ層としてi型InAsクラッド層(膜厚:100nm)を形成した。次いで、実施例1と同様に、主発光波長3800nmの量子井戸構造の活性層(合計830nm)、Znドープのp型InAsクラッド層(厚み:1μm)をMOCVD法により順次形成した。そして、p型InAs層の中央部上には上部電極(Ti(厚み:150nm)/Au(厚み:1250nm))を形成し、i型アンドープInAs基板の裏面に裏面電極(Ti(厚み:10nm)/Au(厚み200nm))を形成し、発明例1と同条件で合金化し、個片化した。
発明例1及び比較例1から得られた半導体発光素子に、定電流電圧電源を用いて300mAの電流を流した。このときの順方向電圧Vf及び積分球による発光出力Poをそれぞれ1点測定した。結果を表1に示す。なお、表1にはWPE(=Po/(If・Vf);発光効率)も併せて示す。
InAs基板上にエッチングストップ層を実施例1と同条件にて形成した。この状態で、表2に示すエッチング条件に従いエッチング試験を行った。なお、条件3では硫酸と過酸化水素水との混合液(硫酸過水)を用いてInAs基板を一部エッチングした後、次いで塩酸(濃塩酸)を用いてInAs基板をエッチングした。使用したエッチング液の濃度は塩酸12M(濃塩酸)、硫酸18M、過酸化水素水(過水)10M、硝酸13Mである。また、表中の比はエッチング液を作液した際の体積比を表している。結果を表2に示す。
なお、基板除去結果は目視で観察し、以下の基準で評価した。
◎:エッチングストップ層が露出しており、InAs基板の除去が確認された。
○:基板外周部にサイドエッチングが観察されたものの、エッチングストップ層が露出しており、InAs基板の除去が確認された。
×:エッチングストップ層でエッチングを止められず、半導体積層体のエッチングが確認された。
エッチングストップ層を露出させる最終段階では濃塩酸を用いることで、エッチングストップ層によるエッチング選択性を利用でき、InAs基板を除去できることが確認された。
110 InAs成長用基板
120 初期バッファ層
130 エッチングストップ層
130a 第1の層
130b 第2の層
140 半導体積層体
141 n型クラッド層
145 活性層
145w 井戸層
145b 障壁層
147 p型クラッド層
160 配電部
161 透明絶縁層
161A 貫通孔
165 オーミック金属部
171 金属反射層
175 金属接合層
180 支持基板
191 上面電極
195 裏面電極
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- InAs成長用基板上に、Ga及びSbを少なくとも含むGaAsSb系III-V族化合物半導体からなるエッチングストップ層を形成する第1工程と、
前記エッチングストップ層上に、In及びAsを少なくとも含むInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体からなる層を複数層積層した半導体積層体を形成する第2工程と、
前記半導体積層体上に、貫通孔を具える透明絶縁層及び前記貫通孔に設けられたオーミック電極部を備える配電部を形成する第3工程と、
前記半導体積層体及び前記配電部を、少なくとも金属接合層を介して支持基板と接合する第4工程と、
前記InAs成長用基板を除去する第5工程と、を有し、
前記半導体積層体における少なくとも一つの前記層のInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体は、In並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含むことを特徴とする半導体光デバイスの製造方法。 - 前記エッチングストップ層を構成するGaAsSb系III-V族化合物半導体がGa並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含む、請求項1に記載の半導体光デバイスの製造方法。
- 前記エッチングストップ層が超格子積層体を備え、
前記超格子積層体はGa並びにAs及びSbを含む層を備える、請求項1に記載の半導体光デバイスの製造方法。 - 前記半導体積層体は、n型クラッド層と、活性層と、p型クラッド層とをこの順に備える、請求項1~3に記載の半導体光デバイスの製造方法。
- 前記半導体積層体がダブルヘテロ構造を具え、前記活性層を構成するInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体がIn並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含む、請求項4に記載の半導体光デバイスの製造方法。
- 前記半導体積層体が障壁層及び井戸層を備える量子井戸構造を具え、前記障壁層を構成するInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体がIn並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含む、請求項4に記載の半導体光デバイスの製造方法。
- 前記半導体光デバイスの動作波長が3.4μm以上である、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の半導体光デバイスの製造方法。
- 支持基板と、
前記支持基板の表面に設けられた金属接合層と、
前記金属接合層上の、貫通孔を具える透明絶縁層及び前記貫通孔に設けられたオーミック電極部を備える配電部と、
前記配電部上の、In及びAsを少なくとも含むInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体を複数層積層してなる半導体積層体と、を備えることを特徴とする半導体光デバイス。 - 前記半導体積層体は、n型クラッド層と、活性層と、p型クラッド層とをこの順に含む、請求項8に記載の半導体光デバイス。
- 前記半導体積層体がダブルヘテロ構造を具え、前記活性層を構成するInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体がIn並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含む、請求項9に記載の半導体光デバイス。
- 前記半導体積層体が障壁層及び井戸層を備える量子井戸構造を具え、前記障壁層を構成するInAsSbP系III-V族化合物半導体がIn並びにAs及びSbを少なくとも含む、請求項9に記載の半導体光デバイス。
- 前記半導体光デバイスの動作波長が3.4μm以上である、請求項8~11のいずれか1項に記載の半導体光デバイス。
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