CHEN Xiang, XING Yan-hui, HAN Jun etc. Influence of AlN Buffer Layer on Properties of GaN Epitaxial Film Grown on Si Substrate[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2014,35(6): 727-731
CHEN Xiang, XING Yan-hui, HAN Jun etc. Influence of AlN Buffer Layer on Properties of GaN Epitaxial Film Grown on Si Substrate[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2014,35(6): 727-731 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20143506.0727.
Influence of AlN Buffer Layer on Properties of GaN Epitaxial Film Grown on Si Substrate
GaN epitaxial films with different thickness of AlN buffer layers were grown on Si (111) by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The effects of AlN buffer thickness on in-plane stress
surface morphology and crystal quality of GaN materials were investigated. It is observed that the AlN buffer with thickness of 15 nm can effectively suppress the diffusion of Si from the substrate. Moreover
the AlN buffer can also introduce a relatively large compressive stress to GaN layers and eliminate the crack. The crack-free and mirror-like GaN layer was obtained by depositing on the AlN buffer layer with thickness of 15 nm. The full width at half maximum of the film is as low as 536 arcsec for (0002) and 594 arcsec for (10
1
2) reflection
the in-plane tension stress is 0.3 GPa
and the RMS roughness tested by atomic force microscopy is 0.2 nm.
关键词
Keywords
references
Chen X, Xing Y H, Han J, et al. Influence of Al composition on electrical and structural properties of AlxGa1-xN/AlN/GaN HEMT materials grown by MOCVD [J]. Chin. J. Lumin.(发光学报), 2013, 34(12):1646-1650 (in Chinese).
Chen X, Xing Y H, Han J, et al. Influence of AlN interfacial layer on electrical properties of AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT materials grown by MOCVD [J]. Chin. J. Lasers (中国激光), 2013, 40(6):0606005-1-5 (in Chinese).
Christy D, Egawa T, Yano Y, et al. Uniform growth of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on 200 mm silicon (111) substrate [J]. Appl. Phys. Exp., 2013, 6:026501-1-5.
Armitage R, Yang Q, Feick H, et al. Lattice-matched HfN buffer layers for epitaxy of GaN on Si [J]. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2002, 81(8):1450-1452.
Luo X H, Wang R M, Zhang X P, et al. Microstructural and compositional characteristics of GaN films grown on a ZnO-buffered Si (111) wafer [J]. Micron., 2004, 35:475-480.
Komiyama J, Abe Y, Suzuki S, et al. Suppression of crack generation in GaN epitaxy on Si using cubic SiC as intermediate layers [J]. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2006, 88(9):091901-1-3.
Wang L S, Liu X L, Zan Y D, et al. Wurtzite GaN epitaxial growth on a Si (001) substrate using -Al2O3 as an intermediate layer [J]. Appl. Phys. Lett., 1998, 72(1):109-111.
Strittmatter A, Krost A, Straburg M, et al. Low-pressure metal organic chemical vapor deposition of GaN on silicon (111) substrates using an AlAs nucleation layer [J]. Appl. Phys. Lett., 1999, 74(9):1242-1244.
Yang J W, Sun C J, Chen Q, et al. High quality GaN-InGaN heterostructures grown on (111) silicon [J]. Appl. Phys. Lett., 1996, 69(23):3566-3568.
Drechsel P, Stauss P, Bergbauer W, et al. Impact of buffer growth on crystalline quality of GaN grown on Si (111) substrates [J]. Phys. Stat. Sol.(a), 2012, 209(3):427-430.
Xiong J J, Tang J J, Liang T, et al. Characterization of crystal lattice constant and dislocation density of crack-free GaN films grown on Si (111) [J]. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2010, 257:1161-1165.
Zhao D G, Xu S J, Xie M H, et al. Stress and its effect on optical properties of GaN epilayers grown on Si (111), 6H-SiC (0001), and c-plane sapphire [J]. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2003, 83(4):677-679.
Luo W J, Wang X L, Guo L C, et al. Influence of AlN buffer layer thickness on the properties of GaN epilayer on Si (111) by MOCVD [J]. Microelectron. J., 2008, 39:1710-1713.
Arslan E, Ozturk M K, Teke A, et al. Buffer optimization for crack-free GaN epitaxial layers grown on Si (111) substrate by MOCVD [J]. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 2008, 41(15):155317-1-5.
Zhang B S, Wu M, Shen X M, et al. Influence of high-temperature AlN buffer thickness on the properties of GaN grown on Si (111) [J]. J. Cryst. Growth, 2003, 258:34-40.
Marchand H, Zhao L, Zhang N, et al. Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of GaN on Si (111): Stress control and application to field-effect transistors [J]. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2001, 89(12):7846-7851.