摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a SiC semiconductor substrate capable of reducing a density of basal plane dislocations (BPD) in a growth layer, a manufacturing method thereof, and a manufacturing device thereof. The method includes: a strained layer removal process S10 that removes a strained layer 11 introduced on a surface of a SiC substrate 10; and an epitaxial growth process S20 that conducts growth under a condition that a terrace width W of the SiC substrate 10 is increased. When a SiC semiconductor substrate 14 is manufactured in such processes, the basal plane dislocations BPD in the growth layer 13 can be reduced, and a yield of a SiC semiconductor device can be improved.
摘要:
A reference sample (41) has a step/terrace structure made of monocrystalline SiC and a surface of each terrace has first or second stack orientation. In the reference sample (41), contrast as difference in lightness and darkness between an image of a terrace with a surface directly under which the first stack orientation lies and an image of a terrace with a surface directly under which the second stack orientation lies changes according to an incident electron angle which is an angle that an electron beam emitted from a scanning electron microscope forms with a perpendicular to the terrace surface. Even when a SiC substrate has an off angle (e.g., from 1° to 8°), using an inclined support base (20a) capable of correcting the off angle enables sharp contrast that reflects difference between the first and second stack orientations directly under the surface to be obtained irrespective of the off angle.
摘要:
In a first step, protrusions (42) are formed on a surface of an SiC substrate (40), and the SiC substrate (40) is etched. In a second step, the protrusions (42) of the SiC substrate (40) are epitaxially grown through MSE process, and an epitaxial layer (43a) containing threading screw dislocation, which has been largely grown in the vertical (c-axis) direction as a result of MSE process, is at least partially removed. In a third step, MSE process is performed again on the SiC substrate (40) after the second step, to cause epitaxial layers (43) containing no threading screw dislocation to be grown in the horizontal (a-axis) direction to be connected at the molecular level, so that one monocrystalline 4H-SiC semiconductor wafer (45) having a large area is generated throughout an Si-face or a C-face of the SiC substrate (40).
摘要:
Provided is a method for controlling the rate of etching of a SiC substrate based on a composition of a storing container. The etching method of the present invention is for etching the SiC substrate by heating the SiC substrate under Si vapor pressure, in a state where the SiC substrate is stored in a crucible. The crucible is formed of a tantalum metal, and has a tantalum carbide layer provided on an internal space side of the tantalum metal, and a tantalum silicide layer provided on the side further toward the internal space side than the tantalum carbide layer. The rate of etching of the SiC substrate is controlled based on difference in a composition of the tantalum silicide layer.
摘要:
A reference sample (41) has a step/terrace structure made of monocrystalline SiC and a surface of each terrace has first or second stack orientation. In the reference sample (41), contrast as difference in lightness and darkness between an image of a terrace with a surface directly under which the first stack orientation lies and an image of a terrace with a surface directly under which the second stack orientation lies changes according to an incident electron angle which is an angle that an electron beam emitted from a scanning electron microscope forms with a perpendicular to the terrace surface. Even when a SiC substrate has an off angle (e.g., from 1° to 8°), using an inclined support base (20a) capable of correcting the off angle enables sharp contrast that reflects difference between the first and second stack orientations directly under the surface to be obtained irrespective of the off angle.
摘要:
A method includes a graphene precursor formation process of: heating a SiC substrate to sublimate Si atoms in a Si surface of the SiC substrate so that a graphene precursor is formed; and stopping the heating before the graphene precursor is covered with graphene. A SiC substrate to be treated in the graphene precursor formation process is provided with a step including a plurality of molecular layers. The step has a stepped structure in which a molecular layer whose C atom has two dangling bonds is disposed closer to the surface than a molecular layer whose C atom has one dangling bond.
摘要:
A standard sample (72) that is a nanometer standard prototype has a standard length that serves as a length reference. The standard sample (72) includes a SiC layer in which a step-terrace structure is formed. The height of a step is equal to the height of a full unit that corresponds to one periodic of a stack of SiC molecules in a stack direction or equal to the height of a half unit that corresponds to one-half periodic of the stack of SiC molecules in the stack direction. The height of the step is used as the standard length. In a microscope such as an STM that is to be measured in a high-temperature vacuum environment, performing heating in a vacuum furnace provided in the STM enables a surface reconstruction to occur while removing a natural oxide film from the surface. The surface reconstruction has an ordered atomic arrangement. Therefore, the accuracy of the height of the step is not degraded. Accordingly, a standard sample usable under a high-temperature vacuum is achieved.
摘要:
In a state in which a SiC container (3) of a material including polycrystalline SiC is housed in a TaC container (2) of a material including TaC and in which an underlying substrate (40) is housed in the SiC container (3), the TaC container (2) is heated in an environment where a temperature gradient occurs in such a manner that inside of the TaC container (2) is at a Si vapor pressure. Consequently, C atoms sublimated by etching of the inner surface of the SiC container (3) are bonded to Si atoms in an atmosphere so that an epitaxial layer (41) of single crystalline 3C-SiC thereby grows on the underlying substrate (40).
摘要:
Provided is a surface treatment method for a SiC substrate (40), the method being capable of controlling whether to generate a step bunching or the type of step bunching that is generated. In the surface treatment method in which the surface of the SiC substrate (40) is etched by heating the SiC substrate (40) under Si vapor pressure, an etching mode and an etching depth which are determined at least on the basis of an etching rate, are controlled to etch the SiC substrate (40), so that a surface pattern of the SiC substrate (40) after etching treatment is controlled.