摘要:
Affords a GaN single-crystal mass, a method of its manufacture, and a semiconductor device and method of its manufacture, whereby when the GaN single-crystal mass is being grown, and when the grown GaN single-crystal mass is being processed into a substrate or like form, as well as when an at least single-lamina semiconductor layer is being formed onto a single-crystal GaN mass in substrate form to manufacture semiconductor devices, cracking is controlled to a minimum. The GaN single-crystal mass 10 has a wurtzitic crystalline structure and, at 30° C., its elastic constant C11 is from 348 GPa to 365 GPa and its elastic constant C13 is from 90 GPa to 98 GPa; alternatively its elastic constant C11 is from 352 GPa to 362 GPa.
摘要:
Affords methods of growing III nitride single crystals of favorable crystallinity with excellent reproducibility, and the III nitride crystals obtained by the growth methods. One method grows a III nitride single crystal (3) inside a crystal-growth vessel (11), the method being characterized in that a porous body formed from a metal carbide, whose porosity is between 0.1% and 70% is employed in at least a portion of the crystal-growth vessel (11). Employing the crystal-growth vessel (11) makes it possible to discharge from 1% to 50% of a source gas (4) inside the crystal-growth vessel (11) via the pores in the porous body to the outside of the crystal-growth vessel (11).
摘要:
Affords methods of growing III nitride single crystals of favorable crystallinity with excellent reproducibility, and the III nitride crystals obtained by the growth methods. One method grows a III nitride single crystal (3) inside a crystal-growth vessel (11), the method being characterized in that a porous body formed from a metal carbide, whose porosity is between 0.1% and 70% is employed in at least a portion of the crystal-growth vessel (11). Employing the crystal-growth vessel (11) makes it possible to discharge from 1% to 50% of a source gas (4) inside the crystal-growth vessel (11) via the pores in the porous body to the outside of the crystal-growth vessel (11).
摘要:
Affords GaN crystal substrates that can reduce the occurring of cracks and fractures in the GaN crystal substrates when the semiconductor devices are manufactured, semiconductor devices including them, methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices, and methods of identifying the GaN crystal substrates. A gallium nitride crystal substrate has a surface area of 10 cm2 or more. The difference between the maximum and the minimum of Raman shifts corresponding to the E2H phonon mode in a region except for a region from the outer periphery in the surface of the gallium nitride crystal substrate to a line 5 mm radially inward from the outer periphery of the surface is 0.5 cm−1 or less. And also affords semiconductor devices including them, methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices, and methods of identifying the GaN crystal substrates.
摘要:
Affords Group-III nitride single-crystal ingots and III-nitride single-crystal substrates manufactured utilizing the ingots, as well as methods of manufacturing III-nitride single-crystal ingots and methods of manufacturing III-nitride single-crystal substrates, wherein the incidence of cracking during length-extending growth is reduced. Characterized by including a step of etching the edge surface of a base substrate, and a step of epitaxially growing onto the base substrate hexagonal-system III-nitride monocrystal having crystallographic planes on its side surfaces. In order to reduce occurrences of cracking during length-extending growth of the ingot, depositing-out of polycrystal and out-of-plane oriented crystal onto the periphery of the monocrystal must be controlled. A layer of the base substrate edge surface, as just described, where it has been mechanically altered is removed beforehand by etching, whereby crystallographic planes form on the side surfaces of the III-nitride single-crystal ingot that is formed onto the base substrate, which therefore controls depositing-out of polycrystal and out-of-plane oriented crystal and reduces occurrences of cracking.
摘要:
Affords Group-III nitride single-crystal ingots and III-nitride single-crystal substrates manufactured utilizing the ingots, as well as methods of manufacturing III-nitride single-crystal ingots and methods of manufacturing III-nitride single-crystal substrates, wherein the incidence of cracking during length-extending growth is reduced. Characterized by including a step of etching the edge surface of a base substrate, and a step of epitaxially growing onto the base substrate hexagonal-system III-nitride monocrystal having crystallographic planes on its side surfaces. In order to reduce occurrences of cracking during length-extending growth of the ingot, depositing-out of polycrystal and out-of-plane oriented crystal onto the periphery of the monocrystal must be controlled. A layer of the base substrate edge surface, as just described, where it has been mechanically altered is removed beforehand by etching, whereby crystallographic planes form on the side surfaces of the III-nitride single-crystal ingot that is formed onto the base substrate, which therefore controls depositing-out of polycrystal and out-of-plane oriented crystal and reduces occurrences of cracking.
摘要:
Group III nitride semiconductor crystals of a size appropriate for semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same, Group III nitride semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same, and light-emitting appliances. A method of manufacturing a Group III nitride semiconductor crystal includes a process of growing at least one Group III nitride semiconductor crystal substrate on a starting substrate, a process of growing at least one Group III nitride semiconductor crystal layer on the Group III nitride semiconductor crystal substrate, and a process of separating a Group III nitride semiconductor crystal, constituted by the Group III nitride semiconductor crystal substrate and the Group III nitride semiconductor crystal layer, from the starting substrate, and is characterized in that the Group III nitride semiconductor crystal is 10 μm or more but 600 μm or less in thickness, and is 0.2 mm or more but 50 mm or less in width.
摘要:
The present III-nitride crystal manufacturing method, a method of manufacturing a III-nitride crystal (20) having a major surface (20m) of plane orientation other than {0001}, designated by choice, includes: a step of slicing III-nitride bulk crystal (1) into a plurality of III-nitride crystal substrates (10p), (10q) having major surfaces (10pm), (10qm) of the designated plane orientation; a step of disposing the substrates (10p), (10q) adjoining each other sideways in such a way that the major surfaces (10pm), (10qm) of the substrates (10p), (10q) parallel each other and so that the [0001] directions in the substrates (10p), (10q) are oriented in the same way; and a step of growing III-nitride crystal (20) onto the major surfaces (10pm), (10qm) of the substrates (10p), (10q).
摘要:
AlxInyGa1-x-yN (0≦x≦1; 0≦x≦1; 0≦x+y≦1) layered device chips are produced by the steps of preparing a defect position controlled substrate of AlxInyGa1-x-yN (0≦x≦1; 0≦y≦1; 0≦x+y≦1) having a closed loop network defect accumulating region H of slow speed growth and low defect density regions ZY of high speed growth enclosed by the closed loop network defect accumulating region H, growing epitaxial upper layers B selectively on the low defect density regions ZY, harmonizing outlines and insides of device chips composed of the upper layers B with the defect accumulating region H and the low defect density regions ZY respectively, forming upper electrodes on the upper layers B or not forming the electrodes, dissolving bottom parts of the upper layers B by laser irradiation or mechanical bombardment, and separating the upper layer parts B as device chips C from each other and from the substrate S. Chip-separation is done instantly by the high power laser irradiation or mechanical shock without cutting the substrate S. The defect position controlled substrate S is repeatedly reused.
摘要翻译:AlxInyGa1-x-yN(0≦̸ x≦̸ 1; 0≦̸ x≦̸ 1; 0≦̸ x + y≦̸ 1)层状器件芯片是通过制备Al x In y Ga 1-x-y N的缺陷位置受控衬底(0& 具有由闭环网络缺陷累积区域包围的高速增长的低速增长的闭环网络缺陷累积区域H和低缺陷密度区域ZY的x< 1; 0≦̸ y≦̸ 1; 0≦̸ x + y& H,选择性地在低缺陷密度区域ZY上生长外延上层B,分别与缺陷累积区域H和低缺陷密度区域ZY一起构成由上层B组成的器件芯片的外形和内部,在上部形成上部电极 层B或不形成电极,通过激光照射或机械轰击溶解上层B的底部,并将上层部分B作为器件芯片C彼此分离,并从衬底S分离。芯片分离通过 高宝 激光照射或机械冲击而不切割基板S.缺陷位置控制的基板S被重复使用。
摘要:
A nitride semiconductor crystal substrate is produced by forming a network mask repeating a closed loop unit shape upon an undersubstrate, growing a nitride semiconductor crystal in vapor phase, producing convex facet hills covered with facets on exposed parts Π, forming outlining concavities on mask-covered parts , not burying the facets, maintaining the convex facet hills on Π and the network concavities on , excluding dislocations in the facet hills down to the outlining concavities on , forming a defect accumulating region H on , decreasing dislocations in the facet hills and improving the facet hills to low defect density single crystal regions Z, producing a rugged nitride crystal, and slicing and polishing the nitride crystal into mirror nitride crystal wafers. After the fabrication of devices on the nitride wafer, dry-etching or wet etching of hot KOH or NaOH divides the device-carrying wafer into chips by corroding the network defect accumulating region H.