WO2022223290A1 - Strahlungsemittierender halbleiterchip und verfahren zur herstellung eines strahlungsemittierenden halbleiterchips - Google Patents
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- a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip and a method for producing a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip are specified.
- One problem to be solved is to specify a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip that can be operated particularly efficiently.
- a further problem to be solved consists in specifying a method for producing such a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip is, for example, a light-emitting diode chip which, during operation, emits infrared light, colored light or white light of any desired color temperature.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip comprises a first doped region.
- the first doped region is formed with a doped semiconductor material.
- the semiconductor material of the first doped region and the semiconductor material of the subsequent regions are each a III-V compound semiconductor material.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip can then be a semiconductor chip based on a III-V compound semiconductor material.
- a III-V compound semiconductor material has at least one element from the third main group, such as B,
- III-V compound semiconductor material includes the group of binary, ternary or quaternary compounds containing at least one element from the third main group and at least one element from the fifth main group, for example nitride and phosphide compound semiconductors.
- Such a binary, ternary or quaternary compound can also have, for example, one or more dopants and additional components.
- the semiconductor chip is based on the InGaAlP material system or the InGaAlAs material system or the InGaAlN material system.
- the first doped area can be, for example, a p-doped area or an n-doped area.
- the semiconductor chip comprises an active region which is provided for generating electromagnetic radiation, in particular light, and which adjoins the first doped region.
- the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip during operation is generated in the active region of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip.
- the active region comprises, for example, a multiple quantum well structure, a single quantum well structure or a heterostructure, such as a double heterostructure or a pn junction.
- quantum well structure has no meaning here with regard to the dimensionality of the quantization. It thus includes, inter alia, quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots and any combination of these structures.
- the active area is directly adjacent to the first doped area.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip comprises a second doped region which is arranged on a side of the active region which is remote from the first doped region.
- the second doped area is doped differently than the first doped area. This means that if the first doped region is p-doped, for example, then the second doped region is n-doped. If the first doped region is n-doped, for example, then the second doped region is p-doped.
- the first doped region is structured. This means in particular that the shape of the first doped region is changed by a structuring method during the production of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip. In the first doped area, it is then in particular not a flat layer that is part of the
- Manufacturing tolerance extends mainly in two spatial dimensions, but the first doped region can be a three-dimensional structure.
- the first The doped region then has, in particular, a non-planar, for example curved, outer surface.
- the first doped region can have the shape of a trapezium, for example.
- the three-dimensional shape of the first doped region can then correspondingly be a prism within the scope of the manufacturing tolerance. Furthermore, it is possible that the three-dimensional shape of the first doped region resembles or corresponds to a step pyramid, a hemisphere or a half cylinder.
- the active region covers the first doped region on a side area and on a top area. That is, the active region is not only arranged as a layer that extends mainly in two spatial dimensions on a top surface of the first doped region, but the active region conforms to the first doped region at least in places, so that the first doped region also at a Side surface is covered by the material of the active area.
- the active region it is possible for the active region to extend continuously from a side surface of the first doped region to a top surface of the first doped region. Furthermore, it is possible for the active region to be formed in a non-contiguous manner and to cover the first doped region only in places on a side surface and on the top surface.
- the top surface of the first doped region is, for example, an outer surface of the first doped region, which runs parallel to a main extension plane of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip. For example, within the scope of the manufacturing tolerance, the top surface runs parallel to a main extension plane of a substrate on which the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip is manufactured.
- a side face of the first doped region runs transversely to a main extension plane of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip.
- the first doped region can have two or more such side surfaces.
- the side surfaces can connect the top surface of the first doped region to a bottom surface of the first doped region that faces away from the top surface.
- the bottom surface of the first doped region is in direct contact, for example, with a substrate on which the first doped region has grown or with a carrier on which the first doped region is applied.
- the semiconductor chip comprises a first doped region, an active region which is provided for generating electromagnetic radiation and which borders the first doped region, and a second doped region which is on a side facing away from the first doped region of the active area is arranged.
- the first doped region is structured and the active region covers the first doped region on one side face and on one side
- a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip described here is based, inter alia, on the following considerations: The efficiency of radiation-emitting semiconductor chips is often negatively influenced by a low radiation coupling-out efficiency and due to non-radiative recombination.
- the low radiation outcoupling efficiency can be attributed to total internal reflection, which can occur in particular in the case of radiation-emitting semiconductor chips with a planar light exit surface. This can then also result in electromagnetic radiation generated in the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip only being able to emerge from the semiconductor chip in narrow angular ranges.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip described here is based, inter alia, on the idea of arranging the active region downstream of a first doped region which is structured so that the active region is also arranged on a side surface in addition to a top surface of the first doped region. In this way, a particularly large amount of electromagnetic radiation is generated, the main emission direction of which runs perpendicular or almost perpendicular to a radiation coupling-out surface of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, as a result of which the probability of total reflection occurring in the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip is reduced.
- the active area is curved in its course and, for example, in places in a sectional plane perpendicular to a main plane of extension of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips circular. The same then preferably also applies to the radiation coupling-out area of the semiconductor chip.
- the active region completely covers the side area of the first doped region.
- the side surface of the first doped region can be flat, for example within the scope of the manufacturing tolerance, and the active region is applied to this flat side surface of the first doped region.
- the active region can then, for example, extend continuously from the first side surface to the top surface of the first doped region.
- the first doped region it is possible here for the first doped region to have at least two, for example four, such side surfaces.
- the semiconductor chip has a main plane of extent and the active region runs obliquely to the main plane of extent in places.
- the main extension plane of the semiconductor chip runs parallel to the top surface of a substrate on which the semiconductor chip is produced.
- the main extension plane runs, for example, obliquely or perpendicularly to a growth direction with which the regions of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip are grown epitaxially.
- the active region can be arranged in places obliquely to the main plane of extension and in places parallel to the main plane of extension of the semiconductor chip on the first doped area. For example, where it is applied to a side surface of the first doped region, the active region runs obliquely to the main plane of extent and where it is applied to a top surface of the first doped region, parallel to the main plane of extent.
- the active region runs in a curved manner.
- the active region can have a curvature at least approximately and, for example, can follow the course of a spherical surface in places. This is the case when the first doped area has a correspondingly structured outer surface.
- the active region can curve in places towards the substrate.
- the active area can be in direct contact with the substrate.
- the active region is in direct contact with the substrate only in places.
- the active area can be in direct contact with an electrically isolated area of the substrate.
- the first doped region is structured in a stepped manner and has a plurality of planes in a direction perpendicular to a main plane of extension of the semiconductor chip. That is, the first doped region can, for example, take the form of a be approximated to the step pyramid.
- the active region can then be located both on the side surfaces of the first doped region, which run transversely or perpendicularly to the main plane of extension of the semiconductor chip, and on the surfaces of the first doped region, which run parallel to the main plane of extension of the semiconductor chip.
- the first doped region tapers in a direction perpendicular to a main extension plane of the semiconductor chip.
- the surface area of a cross-sectional area, which runs parallel to the main plane of extension, of the first doped region decreases in a direction perpendicular to the main plane of extension.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip comprises a first contact which is electrically conductively connected to the first doped region, the first contact extending into the first conductive region.
- the first contact can be formed, for example, with an electrically conductive material, in particular a metallic material or transparent conductive oxides.
- the first contact can extend into the first doped region, in particular in the region of a geometric center of the latter.
- the first contact can likewise be formed in such a way that it tapers in a direction perpendicular to a main extension plane of the semiconductor chip. With such a first contact it is possible to contact the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip particularly uniformly.
- the semiconductor chip is a micro light-emitting diode chip.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip then has an edge length of less than or equal to 20 ⁇ m.
- the edge length is then, for example, the edge of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip with the smallest lateral extent.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip can then have an edge length that is greater than 20 ⁇ m.
- the semiconductor chip has a non-planar, in particular curved, radiation coupling-out surface through which the radiation generated during operation can leave the semiconductor chip.
- the radiation coupling-out area can be formed by an outer area of the semiconductor chip.
- the semiconductor chip then preferably also has an active region that is not planar, in particular that extends in a curved manner.
- the active area can be one of the
- Radiation decoupling surface have facing outer surface, which runs similar to or parallel to the radiation decoupling surface.
- the electromagnetic radiation of the semiconductor chip can preferably be emitted at any point of the active area in a large angular range.
- a method for producing a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip is also specified.
- a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip described here can be produced with the method.
- a substrate is first provided.
- the substrate can be a growth substrate, for example, which can be formed, for example, with sapphire, SiC, GaAs, Si, InP and the like, depending on the material of the semiconductor chip that is deposited on the substrate.
- the substrate has a main extension plane which runs, for example, parallel to a top surface of the substrate on which the subsequent layers are deposited.
- the substrate here and below can be a growth substrate and/or epitaxially grown layers that have been grown on a growth substrate. The growth substrate can then also be removed.
- the substrate can be designed to be electrically insulating at least in places.
- the substrate has electrically non-conductive areas at least in places.
- the substrate is designed to be electrically insulating.
- the method includes a method step in which a first doped region is deposited.
- the first doped region is deposited epitaxially, for example.
- the first doped region is formed, for example, with an n-doped or a p-doped semiconductor material.
- the method comprises a step in which the first doped region is structured in such a way that the first doped region tapers in a direction away from the substrate.
- the first doped region can be structured, for example, by removing material, such as, for example, by etching.
- the first doped region can be grown using masks.
- masks which have different mask openings in which the material of the first active region is deposited to be subsequently used for structuring the first doped region.
- the size of the mask opening can then be successively reduced during the growth of the first active region, as a result of which a narrowing of the first doped region in a direction away from the substrate is also achieved.
- an active region is deposited in such a way that the active region covers a side face of the first doped region.
- the active region is then in particular in direct contact with a side face of the first doped region.
- the method comprises a method step in which a second doped region is deposited on the active region.
- the second doped area is doped differently than the first doped area.
- the active area and the second doped area can be in direct contact with each other.
- the active region is in particular also deposited epitaxially and can be carried out in the same epitaxial system as the deposition of the first doped region.
- the second doped region is also deposited epitaxially and can be carried out in the same epitaxial system as the deposition of the active region.
- the method comprises the following method steps:
- the method steps can be carried out in a different order from that specified.
- depositing the active region can be done prior to depositing any of the doped regions.
- the first region is structured multiple times, so that the first region is structured in stages and has a plurality of levels along the direction away from the substrate.
- the structuring can take place, for example, by appropriately etching the first region or by structuring during the growth of the first region using masks.
- a part of the active region is deposited before the first doped region and the second doped region are deposited for the first time.
- at least part of the active region is deposited before one of the doped regions is produced.
- the active region is removed in places before the first doped region and the second doped region are deposited.
- the active area is deposited over a large area on the substrate.
- the active region is removed in places and material of the first doped region and/or of the second doped region is deposited in the openings of the active region produced in this way.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B A further exemplary embodiment of a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip described here is explained in more detail on the basis of the perspective, schematic illustration in FIGS. 4A and 4B.
- FIGS. 5A to 5D A further exemplary embodiment of a method described here is explained in more detail on the basis of the schematic illustrations in FIGS. 5A to 5D.
- FIGS. 7A to 7D and FIGS. 8A to 8E Further exemplary embodiments of a method described here are explained in more detail on the basis of the schematic sectional representations of FIGS. 7A to 7D and FIGS. 8A to 8E.
- a first exemplary embodiment of a method described here is explained in more detail in connection with the schematic sectional representations of FIGS. 1A to ID.
- a substrate 1 is provided.
- a first doped region 2 is deposited on the substrate 1 .
- the first doped region 2 is, for example, a region formed with a p-doped semiconductor material.
- the first doped region 2 is then structured so that it is trapezoidal in a cross section perpendicular to a main extension plane L of the semiconductor chip 10, as shown schematically in FIG. 1A.
- the first region 2 structured in this way tapers in a direction R away from the substrate 1 .
- the first doped region 2 then has side surfaces 2a which run transversely to the main plane L.
- FIG. Furthermore, the first doped region 2 has a top surface 2b which runs parallel to the main plane of extension L.
- overgrowth takes place by depositing an active region 3 such that the active region covers a side surface 2a of the first doped region 2.
- the active region 3 completely and conformally covers the side surfaces 2a and the top surface 2b of the first doped region 2 . This is shown in FIG. 1B.
- the side surfaces 2a of the first doped region are preferably group V-terminated.
- the active region can be grown with particularly good crystal quality on the top surface 2b, which runs parallel to the (001) crystal plane, for example, and in side surfaces 2a.
- the lateral areas of the active area 3 are removed so that only areas of the active area 3 that are arranged on a side surface 2a and the top surface 2b of the first doped area 2 remain.
- a corresponding mask 5 can be applied for this purpose.
- the mask 5 can be formed with SiN x , SiON or SiOg, for example, and applied using an ALD method, for example.
- the active region 3 is removed in the region not covered by the mask 5 by means of dry or wet chemical etching, for example.
- a second doped region 4 is deposited on the active region 3.
- the second doped region 4 is formed by an n-doped semiconductor material, for example.
- the result is a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10, as shown schematically in FIG. ID, in which the first region 2 is structured and the active region covers the first doped region 2 on the side surfaces 2a and a top surface 2b.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 can, as illustrated in FIG.
- the structural size of the structuring of the first doped region 2 corresponds approximately to the edge length x of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10.
- the first doped region 2 has a lateral extent on its bottom surface 2c remote from the top surface 2b that is at least 20%, in particular at least 50% or at least 80% of the edge length x of the semiconductor chip 10 corresponds.
- FIG. 2 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 described here.
- the size of the top surface 2b of the first doped region 2 is reduced in comparison to the exemplary embodiment in FIG.
- the shape of the active region 3 corresponds more closely to the shape of a semicircle than is the case, for example, for the embodiment of figure ID.
- the probability of a total reflection when exiting the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 is thus further reduced and the efficiency of the semiconductor chip 10 is increased, the surface area of the active area 3 is reduced compared to the embodiment of Figure ID.
- the schematic sectional illustration in FIG. 3 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 described here.
- the first contact 7 extends at least through the substrate 1 and/or an epitaxially grown layer.
- the second contact 8 is applied to the second doped region 4 as a radiation-transmissive contact, for example.
- the second contact 8 can be a contact formed with a TCO material such as ITO, for example.
- the outer surface of the second contact 8 forms the radiation coupling-out surface 10a of the semiconductor chip 10.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B show further exemplary embodiments of a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 described here.
- the semiconductor chip 10 extends longer in one spatial direction than in the other spatial direction. This means that the semiconductor chip 10 has an edge length x and an additional edge length y, the additional edge length y being large compared to the edge length x.
- the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 thus extends in the form of a strip and the surface area of the sections of the active region 3 which are applied to the side faces 2a of the first doped region 2 is particularly large compared to the surface area of the top surface 2b.
- the probability of total reflection when electromagnetic radiation emerges from the semiconductor chip 10 is reduced and, on the other hand, the probability of non-radiative recombination at the surface is likewise reduced.
- Other facets can be advantageous for other material systems.
- the semiconductor chip 10 can be delimited in both lateral directions by side areas 2a. Such a 3D geometry leads to an even stronger suppression of non-radiative recombination.
- the size of the semiconductor chip 10 is tunable, the emission perpendicular to the outcoupling surface 10a is maximized, the surface for breaking up total reflection is maximized, which leads to increased efficiency.
- the substrate and contacts are not shown in FIG. 4B.
- a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 described here is distinguished by improved radiation coupling-out efficiency, since a particularly large amount of electromagnetic radiation strikes the radiation coupling-out surface 10a perpendicularly thereto and the probability of non-radiative recombination is likewise reduced.
- a further exemplary embodiment of a method described here is explained in more detail in connection with the schematic representations of FIGS. 5A to 5D.
- the first doped region 2 is structured stepwise by multiple overgrowth, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, so that the first doped region 2 has a plurality of planes 21, 22, 23 has.
- the active region 3 is then conformally deposited, so that it has corresponding sections 31, 32, 33 along the planes 21, 22, 23, which run obliquely to the main plane L of extent.
- the second doped layer 4 is correspondingly deposited conformally over the active region 3, FIG. 5D.
- An embodiment of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 can thus be implemented, as is shown in idealized form in FIG.
- the first doped region 2 is structured hemispherically and the active region 3 is applied to the first doped region 2 in a correspondingly conformal manner.
- Electromagnetic radiation 9 generated in the active region 3 then largely strikes the outer surface of the semiconductor chip 10 perpendicularly and can be emitted without any appreciable total reflection.
- the result is a theoretical radiation decoupling efficiency of 69.6% compared to a radiation decoupling efficiency of only approximately 14% for a planar active area.
- the semiconductor material of the second doped region has a refractive index of 3 and that the substrate 1 is reflective, for example as a Bragg reflector. is trained.
- the radiation coupling-out surface 10a is curved in conformity with the outer surface of the active region 3, which faces the radiation coupling-out surface 10a.
- the first doped region 2 is subsequently etched using different masks 5, so that a stepped profile also results with levels 21 to 25 of the first doped region 2.
- different geometries are possible for the first doped area 2 possible, for example the shape of a step pyramid or an approximate hemisphere.
- the etching steps are illustrated in connection with FIGS. 7B and 7C.
- FIG. 7D shows that sections 31 to 35 of the active region 3 are arranged in each plane, each of which extends to the side face 2a in each plane of the first doped region 2.
- FIG. A second doped region 4 can then be applied accordingly (not shown).
- the active layer 3 is as in the embodiment of Figures 7A to 7D only in the (001) level has grown, making a technically particularly simple growth process possible.
- the active area 3 is deposited over a large area on the substrate 1, FIG. 8A.
- a part of the active area 3 is then removed by etching so that only a ring formed with material of the active area 3 remains on the substrate 1 .
- the first doped region 2 inside the ring and the second doped region 4 outside the ring are then deposited on the uncovered regions of the substrate 1 . This is illustrated in Figure 8C.
- the doped regions 2, 4 and the active regions 3 can be deposited using an MOCVD method, growth masks formed with silicon dioxide or silicon nitride being used.
- a first contact 7 is then produced either through the substrate 1, FIG. 8E, or the substrate 1 is detached and the first contact 7 is produced (not shown).
- FIG. 11A shows a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 with a flat
- Radiation decoupling surface 10a As shown in FIG. 11A, high refractive indices of the semiconductor material of the radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 lead to a small extraction cone of the emitted radiation.
- a small extraction cone obstructs the emission from the active area 3.
- FIG. 11B shows that the extraction cone is greatly enlarged by the introduction of a curved radiation coupling-out surface 10a, as is the case for a semiconductor chip 10 described here.
- FIG. 11C shows the emission from the edge of a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 with a flat radiation coupling-out surface 10a.
- Figure H D shows that by introducing a curved radiation coupling-out surface 10a, the emission occurring from the edge of the active region 3 does not benefit as much from the improved extraction cone as the emission from the center of the semiconductor chip 10.
- FIG. 11E shows the emission from a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip 10 with a flat Radiation decoupling surface 10a and a flat active area 3.
- FIG. 11F shows that the active area curvature eliminates the problem of emission from the edge of the active area
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