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US 5,686,738 AGranted
Highly insulating monocrystalline gallium nitride thin films
AssigneeTrustees of Boston University
InventorTheodore D. Moustakas
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method of preparing highly insulating GaN single crystal films in a molecular beam epitaxial growth chamber. A single crystal substrate is provided with the appropriate lattice match for the desired crystal structure of GaN. A molecular beam source of Ga and source of activated atomic and ionic nitrogen are provided within the growth chamber. The desired film is deposited by exposing the substrate to Ga and nitrogen sources in a two step growth process using a low temperature nucleation step and a high temperature growth step. The low temperature process is carried out at 100-400.degree. C. and the high temperature process is carried out at 600-900.degree. C. The preferred source of activated nitrogen is an electron cyclotron resonance microwave plasma.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of(100) Silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer having a thickness of about 30 .ANG. to about 500 .ANG., comprising a first material grown on said substrate, the first material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
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- a first growth layer grown on the buffer layer, the first growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a first dopant material.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of(100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide. (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer, comprising a first material grown on said substrate, the first material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
- a first growth layer grown on the buffer layer, the first growth layer comprising gallium nitride and an acceptor dopant material;
- a second growth layer grown on the first growth layer, the second growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a donor dopant material.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of (100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer, comprising a fast material grown on said substrate, the first material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
- a first growth layer grown on the buffer layer, the first growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a first dopant material;
- a second growth layer grown on the first growth layer, the second growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a second dopant material;
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- wherein the first growth layer comprises a first conductivity type and the second growth layer comprises the opposite conductivity type.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of(100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer, comprising a first material grown on said substrate, the first material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
- a first growth layer grown on the buffer layer, the first growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a first dopant material;
- wherein the buffer layer is a recrystallized , partially amorphous layer.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of (100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer, comprising a first material grown on said substrate, the first material comprising gallium nitride;
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- a near intrinsic gallium nitride layer grown on the buffer layer and having a resistivity of greater than 10.sup.8 .OMEGA..multidot.cm. at room temperature.
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A semiconductor device having an activated p-type layer comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of (100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer having a thickness of about 30 .ANG. to about 500 .ANG. comprising a first material grown on said substrate, the first material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
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- an activated p-type growth layer comprising gallium nitride and an acceptor dopant material formed without the use of a post-growth activation step.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of (100) silicon, (0001) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer having a thickness of about 30 .ANG. to about 500 .ANG. grown on the substrate and comprising a first material consisting essentially of a Group III nitride grown at a temperature of about 100.degree. C. to about 400.degree. C. from a molecular Group III source and an activated nitrogen source in a molecular beam epitaxial growth chamber;
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- a first growth layer grown on the buffer layer and comprising gallium nitride and a first dopant material, the first growth layer being grown at a temperature of at least about 600.degree. C. from a molecular gallium source and an activated nitrogen source in a molecular beam epitaxial growth chamber.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of (100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer having a first thickness, comprising a first material grown on said substrate, the first material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
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- a growth layer grown on the buffer layer having a second thickness which is at least ten times greater than the first thickness, the growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a first dopant material.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of (100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer, comprising a first material grown on said substrate, the first material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
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- a growth layer grown on the buffer layer, the growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a first dopant material.
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A semiconductor device having an activated p-type layer comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of(100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer, comprising a material grown on said substrate, the material consisting essentially of gallium nitride;
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- an activated p-type growth layer comprising gallium nitride and a dopant material formed without the use of a post-growth activation step.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of (100) silicon, (111) silicon, (0001) sapphire, (11-20) sapphire, (1-102) sapphire, (111) gallium aresenide, (100) gallium aresenide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and silicon carbide;
- a non-single crystalline buffer layer grown on the substrate and comprising a material consisting essentially of a Group III nitride grown at a temperature of about 100.degree. C. to about 400.degree. C. from a molecular Group III source and an activated nitrogen source in a molecular beam epitaxial growth chamber;
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- a growth layer grown on the buffer layer and comprising gallium nitride and a first dopant material, the growth layer being grown at a temperature of at least about 600.degree. C. from a molecular gallium source and an activated nitrogen source in a molecular beam epitaxial growth chamber.
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