摘要:
A manufacturing method for a SiC single crystal film which allows stable growth of a SiC epitaxial film with a low doping concentration on a substrate with a diameter of at least 2 inches by the LPE method using a SiC solution in solvent of a melt includes an evacuation step in which the interior of a crystal growth furnace is evacuated with heating until the vacuum pressure at the crystal growth temperature is 5×10−3 Pa or lower prior to introducing a raw material for the melt into the furnace. Then, a crucible containing a raw material for the melt is introduced into the furnace, a SiC solution is formed, and a SiC epitaxial film is grown on a substrate immersed in the solution.
摘要:
A manufacturing method for a SiC single crystal film which allows stable growth of a SiC epitaxial film with a low doping concentration on a substrate with a diameter of at least 2 inches by the LPE method using a SiC solution in solvent of a melt includes an evacuation step in which the interior of a crystal growth furnace is evacuated with heating until the vacuum pressure at the crystal growth temperature is 5×10−3 Pa or lower prior to introducing a raw material for the melt into the furnace. Then, a crucible containing a raw material for the melt is introduced into the furnace, a SiC solution is formed, and a SiC epitaxial film is grown on a substrate immersed in the solution.
摘要:
A SiC single crystal wafer on which a good quality epitaxial film by suppressing defects derived from the wafer can be grown has an affected surface layer with a thickness of at most 50 nm and a SiC single crystal portion with an oxygen content of at most 1.0×1017 atoms/cm3. This SiC single crystal wafer is manufactured from a high purity SiC bulk single crystal obtained by the solution growth method using raw materials with an oxygen content of at most 100 ppm and a non-oxidizing atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of at most 100 ppm.
摘要:
A method capable of stably manufacturing a SiC single crystal in the form of a thin film or a bulk crystal having a low carrier density of at most 5×1017/cm3 and preferably less than 1×1017/cm3 and which is suitable for use in various devices by liquid phase growth using a SiC solution in which the solvent is a melt of a Si alloy employs a Si alloy having a composition which is expressed by SixCryTiz wherein x, y, and z (each in atomic percent) satisfy 0.50
摘要:
A region of an SiC solution in the vicinity of an SiC seed crystal is cooled while suppressing the temperature variation in a peripheral region of the SiC solution. An apparatus includes a seed shaft and a crucible for an SiC solution. The seed shaft has a lower end surface for attachment to an SiC seed crystal. The crucible comprises a main body, an intermediate cover, and a top cover. The main body includes a first cylindrical portion and a bottom portion at a lower end portion of the first cylindrical portion. The intermediate cover is within the first cylindrical portion and above the liquid level of the SiC solution in the main body. The intermediate cover has a first through hole for the seed shaft. The top cover is disposed above the intermediate cover and has a second through hole for the seed shaft to pass through.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing an n-type SiC single crystal, enables the suppression of the variation in nitrogen concentration among a plurality of n-type SiC single crystal ingots manufactured. A method includes the steps of: providing a manufacturing apparatus (100) including a chamber (1) having an area in which a crucible (7) is to be disposed; heating the area in which the crucible (7) is to be disposed and evacuating the gas in the chamber (1); filling, after the evacuation, the chamber (1) with a mixed gas containing a noble gas and nitrogen gas; heating and melting a starting material housed in the crucible (7) disposed in the area to produce a SiC solution (8) containing silicon and carbon; and immersing a SiC seed crystal into the SiC solution under the mixed gas atmosphere to grow an n-type SiC single crystal on the SiC seed crystal.
摘要:
A manufacturing apparatus of a SiC single crystal which can suppress the generation of a polycrystal is provided. A jig (41) and a crucible (6) are accommodated in a chamber (1). A SiC solution (8) is housed in the crucible (6). The jig (41) includes a seed shaft (411) and a cover member (412). The seed shaft (411) can move up and down, and a SiC seed crystal (9) is attached to the lower surface thereof. The cover member (412) is attached to the lower end portion of the seed shaft (411). The cover member (412) is a housing which has an opening at its lower end, wherein the lower end portion of the seed shaft (411) is disposed in the cover member (412).
摘要:
A manufacturing apparatus of a SiC single crystal which can suppress the generation of a polycrystal is provided. A jig (41) and a crucible (6) are accommodated in a chamber (1). A SiC solution (8) is housed in the crucible (6). The jig (41) includes a seed shaft (411) and a cover member (412). The seed shaft (411) can move up and down, and a SiC seed crystal (9) is attached to the lower surface thereof. The cover member (412) is attached to the lower end portion of the seed shaft (411). The cover member (412) is a housing which has an opening at its lower end, wherein the lower end portion of the seed shaft (411) is disposed in the cover member (412).
摘要:
A SiC single crystal is produced by the solution growth method in which a seed crystal attached to a seed shaft is immersed in a solution of SiC dissolved in a melt of Si or a Si alloy and a SiC single crystal is allowed to grow on the seed crystal by gradually cooling the solution or by providing a temperature gradient therein. To this method, accelerated rotation of a crucible is applied by repeatedly accelerating to a prescribed rotational speed and holding at that speed and decelerating to a lower rotational speed or a 0 rotational speed. The rotational direction of the crucible may be reversed each acceleration. The seed shaft may also be rotated synchronously with the rotation of the crucible in the same or opposite rotational as the crucible. A large, good quality single crystal having no inclusions are produced with a high crystal growth rate.
摘要:
A production apparatus is used for a solution growth method. The production apparatus includes a seed shaft and a crucible. The seed shaft has a lower end surface to which an SiC seed crystal is attached. The crucible contains an SiC solution. The crucible includes a cylindrical portion, a bottom portion, and an inner lid. The bottom portion is disposed at a lower end of the cylindrical portion. The inner lid is disposed in the cylindrical portion. The inner lid has a through hole and is positioned below a liquid surface of the SiC solution when the SiC solution is contained in the crucible.