金属有机物气相外延生长InAIGaN薄膜及其性能表征

在不同的生长温度和载气的条件下，采用低压金属有机物气相外延方法生长了系列的InAlGaN薄膜，通过能量色散谱(EDS)，高分辨X射线衍射(mixRD)和光致发光谱(PL)对样品进行表征与分析，研究了生长工艺对InAlGaN外延层结构和光学性能的影响。发现当以氮气做载气时，样品的发光很弱并且在550nto附近存在一个很宽的深能级发光峰；当采用氮气和氢气的混合气做载气时，样品中的深能级发光峰消失且发光强度明显提高。以混合气做载气，InAlGaN薄膜中铟的组分随生长温度的升高而降低，而薄膜的结构和光学性能却提高。结合PL和HRXRD的测试结果得到了较佳的生长参数：即载气为氢气和氮气的混合气以及生长温度在850℃到870℃。     

成核层温度对非掺杂GaN外延薄膜结晶质量的影响

利用金属有机化学气相沉积系统(MOCVD),在蓝宝石的(0001)面采用不同的成核层生长温度,通过两步法获得不同质量的GaN外延薄膜.利用HALL测试仪,高分辨X射线衍射仪(HRXRD),原子力显微镜(AFM)和光致发光光谱仪(PL)对GaN薄膜的表面形貌,位错密度,光学性能等进行表征,研究不同的成核温度对GaN外延薄膜晶体质量的影响.结果表明,在成核层生长温度为650℃时,所得到的GaN外延薄膜表面粗糙度和位错密度均达到最低,并且同时具有最高的带边发光峰强度,最高的载流子迁移率以及最低的载流子浓度.过低或过高的成核温度都会导致GaN外延层的晶体质量和光电性能变差.     

Al2O3衬底上生长ZnO薄膜的结构和光学特性

用脉冲激光沉积法在Al2O3(0001)衬底上沉积了ZnO薄膜.衬底温度分别为300℃、400℃、500℃、600℃和700℃.利用X射线衍射(XRD)和光致发光谱(PL)对薄膜的结构和光学性能进行研究.X射线衍射的结果表明在不同温度下生长的ZnO薄膜均具有高度c轴择优取向,衬底温度400℃时,膜的应力较小质量较高.ZnO薄膜有很强的紫外发光峰,紫外发光峰的强度与衬底温度密切相关,并发现当衬底温度从300℃增到400℃时,紫外发射峰出现6nm的蓝移.     

AlN/Si(100)上CVD SiC薄膜的光致发光谱

本工作用化学气相淀积方法在AlN/Si(100)复合衬底上生长SiC薄膜.外延生长过程中,采用C4H4和SiH4作为反应气源,H2作为载气.样品的X-射线衍射谱和拉曼散射谱显示,所得到的外延层为六角对称的SiC薄膜.俄歇电子能谱及X-射线光电子能谱的测量结果表明,在外延膜中存在来自衬底的Al和N元素.样品的光致发光测量显示,所有的样品均可在室温下观察到位于3.03eV和3.17eV处的发光峰,这分别相应于4H-SiC能带中电子从导带到Al受主能级之间的辐射跃迁和电子从N施主能级到价带之间的辐射跃迁,从而表明所得的外延薄膜的多形体为4H-SiC.     

TMIn流量对GaN基蓝光LED外延薄膜的影响

以蓝宝石(Al2O3)为衬底,采用有机金属化学气相沉积(MOCVD)技术生长InGaN/GaN多量子阱结构.本文通过调整外延生长过程中三甲基铟(TMIn)流量,研究了TMIn流量对InGaN/GaN多量子阱结构的合金组分、晶体质量和光学性质的影响.本文采用高分辨X射线衍射(HRXRD)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和光致发光(PL)测试表征其结构和光学性质.HRXRD测试结果表明,随TMIn流量增加,"0"级峰与GaN峰之间角偏离增大,更多的In并入薄膜中.HRXRD与AFM表征结果表明:增大TMIn流量会导致外延薄膜中的位错密度增大,V形坑数量增加,晶体质量严重恶化;PL测试结果表明,随着TMIn流量增加,发光强度逐渐降低,半高宽增大,这是由于晶体质量恶化所导致.因此严格控制铟源流量对于改善量子阱薄膜的晶体质量与光学性质有着至关重要的作用.     

氮气压强对PLD制备ZnO薄膜形貌及光电性能的影响

研究了氮气压强对脉冲激光沉积(PLD)法制备ZnO薄膜形貌及光电学性能的影响.结果表明,当氮气压强较低时,ZnO薄膜是由尺寸为50 nm的薄片组成;当氮气压强增加后,ZnO薄膜变成多孔状,并且组成ZnO薄膜的颗粒尺寸逐渐减小.在氮气压强为20 Pa以上时,所制备的ZnO薄膜的光致荧光(PL)光谱是由380 nm的带边发光峰和520 nm的缺陷发光峰组成;当氮气压强较低时(5 Pa和2 Pa),ZnO薄膜的PL光谱只有一个位于400 nm或41O nm处的发光峰.电学方而,2Pa和5 Pa氮气压强下制备的ZnO薄膜的电阻率约为氮气压强为20 Pa和50 Pa下制备样品的104和105倍.研究表明,当氮气压强较低时,Zn离子和O离子具有较大平均自由程和较大平均动能,因此易使N2离子化,可以使部分N离子掺入ZnO晶格中.当氮气压强较高时,Zn离子和O离子平均动能较小,不易使N2离子化,氮难于掺入ZnO晶格中.     

生长温度对L-MBE法制备的ZnO薄膜性能的影响

在蓝宝石C面上利用激光分子束外延(L-MBE)的方法,分别在250℃、300℃、350℃、400℃和450℃生长了高度C轴取向的ZnO薄膜.并进行了X射线衍射(XRD)、光致发光(PL)谱的分析.测试结果表明,较低温度时,随着生长温度的升高,薄膜的结晶及发光性能得到提高;但是当温度进一步升高,却有所变差.说明利用L-MBE系统制备ZnO薄膜存在一合适的温度范围,并对此机理进行了深入分析.     

三维生长温度对非故意掺杂GaN外延层性能的影响

利用金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD)技术在蓝宝石(0001)面上生长GaN外延层,并系统研究了三维生长温度对外延层晶体质量和残余应力的影响机理.利用高分辨X射线衍射仪(HRXRD)、原子力显微镜(AFM)、光致发光光谱仪(PL)和拉曼光谱仪(Raman)分别对外延层的位错密度、表面形貌、发光性能和应力情况进行了分析.当三维生长温度分别为1060℃、1070℃和1080℃时,外延层刃位错密度分别为5.09×108/cm3、3.58×108/cm3和5.56×108/cm3,呈现先减小后增大的现象,而螺位错密度变化不显著,分别为1.06×108/cm3、0.98×108/cm3和1.01×108/cm3,同时外延层残余应力分别为0.86 GPa、0.81 GPa和0.65 GPa,呈现逐渐减小的趋势.这可能是由于三维生长温度不同时,外延层生长模式和弛豫程度发生改变所致.     

衬底温度对PLD方法制备的ZnO薄膜的光学和电学特性的影响

利用脉冲激光沉积法(PLD)在c面蓝宝石衬底上制备了ZnO薄膜并对其进行了X射线衍射(XRD)、反射式高能电子衍射(RHEED)、光致发光(PL)谱和霍尔(Hall)测试.RHEED和XRD分析表明,温度在350℃至550℃之间时,ZnO薄膜的结晶质量随着衬底温度的升高而提高,当衬底温度进一步升高后,ZnO薄膜的结晶质量开始下降.四个样品中,衬底温度为550℃的样品具有最清晰的规则点状RHEED图像和半高宽最窄的(0002)衍射峰.PL谱和Hall测量的结果表明,衬底温度为550℃的样品还具有最好的发光性质和最大的霍尔迁移率.     

MOCVD法在(220)CaF2衬底上生长ZnO薄膜及其性能研究

采用金属有机化学汽相沉积(MOCVD)法在(220)CaF2衬底上外延生长ZnO薄膜.利用X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见光谱和光致发光谱(PL)对ZnO薄膜的结构和光学性能进行了分析.XRD结果表明,所制备的ZnO薄膜结晶性能良好,具有高度的(002)的择优取向,002衍射峰的半高宽(FMHM)为0.115°.所制备的ZnO薄膜透明,透过率超过85;.在常温的(He-Cd激光器)PL谱中,只有378.5 nm的带边发射.用同步辐射光源测试的真空紫外光谱中,在低温20K时,出现218 nm、368 nm、418 nm、554 nm发光峰,其中368 nm峰强度随着温度的升高强度逐渐下降,到常温时几乎消失.     

加氮对直流电弧等离子体喷射金刚石膜生长、形貌和质量的影响

利用直流等离子体喷射化学气相沉积法制备掺氮的金刚石厚膜.本文研究了在甲烷/氩气/氢气中加入氮气对金刚石膜生长、形貌和质量的影响.反应气体的比例由质量流量计控制,在固定氢气(5000sccm)、氩气(3000sccm)、甲烷(100sccm)流量的情况下改变氮气的流量,即反应气体中氮原子和碳原子的变化比例(N/ C比)范围是从0.06到0.68.同时金刚石膜在固定的腔体压力(4kPa)和衬底温度(800℃)下生长.金刚石膜用扫描电镜(SEM)、拉曼谱和X射线衍射表征.结果表明,氮气在反应气体中的大量加入对直流等离子体喷射制备金刚石膜的形貌、生长速率、晶体取向、成核密度等有非常显著的影响.     

MEMS用Si台面及SiO2/Si衬底上3C-SiC的LPCVD生长

本文报道用在Si台面及热氧化SiO2衬底上3C-SiC薄膜的LPCVD生长，反应生长使用的气体为SiH4和C2H4，载气为H2，采用光学显微镜、X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、扫描电镜（SEM）、以及室温Hall测试对所生长的3C—SiC材料进行了测试与分析，结果表明在3C-SiC和SiO2之间没有明显的坑洞形成。     

Nitrogen as carrier gas for the growth of ZnSe and ZnSe:N in plasma enhanced metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy

For the precursor combination dimethylzinc-triethylamine and ditertiarybutylselenide the use of nitrogen carrier gas was investigated for the metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) of ZnSe and ZnSe:N. The nitrogen doping was carried out with a separate nitrogen flow which was activated by a dc-plasma. In the photoluminescence spectra of undoped layers grown at 340°C with a VI/II ratio of 0.18 only excitonic emissions, separated into free and donor bound excitons, can be observed. The background carrier concentration was of the order of 1 × 10¹⁶ cm⁻³. The growth rate of epilayers grown in nitrogen is reduced by about 75% in comparison to the value obtained by using hydrogen as carrier gas. The doping can be regulated by the dopant flow and by the total pressure in the reactor. With increasing flow of plasma activated nitrogen and a reduced total pressure, the PL spectra showed broadened DAP emission without excitonic emissions. The electrical and optical properties obtained with nitrogen carrier gas are comparable with the results obtained with hydrogen carrier gas. So far, no p-type conductivity was measured. Therefore, the problem of compensation of p-type conductivity of ZnSe : N doped by dc-plasma enhanced N₂ was not solved by the use of N₂ carrier gas.     

Growth and annealing effect of high-quality ZnSe:N/ZnSe by MOCVD

The ZnSe : N epitaxial layers were grown on (1 1 0) ZnSe substrates in a low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system using hydrogen as a carrier gas, and using ammonia as a dopant source. In order to obtain highly doped ZnSe : N epitaxial layers, the optimum growth and doping conditions were determined by studying the photoluminescence (PL) spectra from the ZnSe epitaxial layers grown at different ammonia flux and VI/II flux ratio. Furthermore, in order to enhance the concentration of active nitrogen in ZnSe epitaxial layer, a rapid thermal anneal technique was used for post-heat-treating. The results show that the annealing temperature of over 1023 K is necessary. Beside, a novel treatment method to obtain a smooth substrate surface for growing high quality ZnSe epitaxial layers is also described.     

基于光谱测试的纯净金刚石品质与缺陷研究

本文利用低温拉曼与光致发光光谱对纯净金刚石晶片的结晶质量、晶体应力分布进行表征分析,并结合电子辐照和快速退火对晶片的杂质缺陷结构开展研究。通过拉曼光谱对金刚石特征峰的表征分析发现,由于金刚石生长机制以及晶片的切割、抛光等因素影响,晶片的边缘与表面应力分布较高。光致发光光谱中的零声子线具有明显的温度依赖性,根据Jahn-Teller效应与电子-声子耦合理论阐明了测试温度变化引起中性单空位缺陷零声子线分裂与红移的机理。对晶片做电子辐照与退火调控处理后,晶片中氮-空位(NV)缺陷显著增多,表明在纯净晶片中氮主要以替代位氮杂质的形式存在。     

热壁外延制备InAs/Si(211)薄膜及其电学性能研究

采用热壁外延(Hot Wall Epitaxy,HWE)沉积系统在单晶Si(211)衬底表面制备了InAs薄膜,研究了不同生长温度(300℃、350℃、400℃、450℃和500℃)对薄膜材料结构及其电学性能的影响.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、原子力显微镜(AFM)、霍尔(Hall)测试等,对InAs/Si(211)薄膜的晶体结构、表面形貌及电学参数进行了测试分析.结果表明:采用HWE技术在Si(211)衬底表面成功制备了InAs薄膜,薄膜具有闪锌矿结构并沿(111)方向择优生长.随着生长温度从300℃升高到500℃,全峰半高宽(FWHM)先减小后增大,生长温度为400℃时薄膜的晶粒尺寸最大为73.4 nm,载流子浓度达到1022 cm-3,霍尔迁移率数值约为102 cm2/(V·s),说明优化生长温度能够降低InAs薄膜的缺陷复合,使薄膜结晶质量和电学性能得到提高.SEM及AFM的测试结果显示由于较高的晶格失配及Si衬底斜切面(211)的特殊取向,在Si(211)衬底上生长的InAs薄膜主要为三维层加岛状(S-K)生长模式,表面粗糙度(Ra)随温度的升高先减小后增大,400℃时薄膜的平均表面粗糙度Ra为48.37 nm.     

工艺参数对高功率MPCVD金刚石膜择优取向的影响研究

使用自行研制的椭球谐振腔式MPCVD装置,以H2-CH4为气源、沉积功率8 kW条件下,在不同CH4浓度、沉积温度和气体流量工艺条件下制备了大面积金刚石膜.使用X射线衍射仪对金刚石膜的择优取向的变化规律进行了研究.实验结果表明,高功率条件下工艺参数对金刚石膜的择优取向有不同程度的影响.在CH4浓度由0.5;上升到1.0;时,金刚石膜的择优取向由(220)转变为(111),由1.O;上升到2.5;时,则由(111)转变为(220)以及(311);在700 ～ 1050℃温度范围内,随着沉积温度的升高,金刚石膜(111)择优取向生长的倾向增高,当沉积温度高于1050℃时,金刚石膜改变了原先的以(111)择优取向生长的趋势,变为了以(100)择优取向生长;在气体流速为200～1000 sccm范围内时,随气体流量的增加,金刚石膜(111)择优取向的倾向增加.当气体流量大于1000sccm时,金刚石膜(111)择优取向的倾向又稍有降低.     

Effect of deposition pressure on microstructure and properties of hydrogenated carbon nitride films prepared by DC-RF-PECVD

Hydrogenated carbon nitride (a-CN:H films) were deposited on n-type (1 0 0) silicon substrates making use of dual direct current radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (DC-RF-PECVD), at working pressure of 2–20 Pa, using a mixed gas of CH₄ and N₂ as the source gas. The growth rate, composition, bonding structure of the deposited films were characterized by means of XPS and FTIR, and the mechanical properties of the deposited films were investigated by nano-indentation test. It was found that the parameters for the DC-RF-PECVD process had significant effects on the growth rate, structure and properties of the deposited films. The growth rate of the deposited films increased at first with increasing deposition pressure, then saturated with further increase of the deposition pressure. The N/C ratio inside the deposited films increased with increasing working pressure except that it was as much as 0.50 at a working pressure of 5.0 Pa. The nano-hardness of the films decreased with increasing deposition pressure. CN radicals were remarkably formed in the deposited films at higher pressures, and their contents are related to the nitrogen concentrations in the deposited films.     

Photoluminescence characteristics of Mg- and Si-doped GaN thin films grown by MOCVD technique

We have studied the optical, structural and surface morphology of doped and undoped GaN thin films. The p- and n-type thin films have been successfully prepared by low-pressure MOCVD technique by doping with Mg and Si, respectively. The different carrier concentrations were obtained in the GaN thin films by varying dopant concentrations. Photoluminescence (PL) studies were carried to find the defect levels in the doped and undoped GaN thin films at low temperature. In the undoped GaN thin films, a low intensity and broad yellow band peak was observed. The donor–acceptor pair (DAP) emission and its phonon replicas were observed in both the Si or Mg lightly doped GaN thin films. The dominance of the blue and the yellow emissions increased in the PL spectra, as the carrier concentration was increased. The XRD and SEM analyses were employed to study the structural and surface morphology of the films, respectively. Both the doped and the undoped films exhibited hexagonal structure and polycrystalline nature. Mg-doped GaN thin films showed columnar structure whereas Si-doped films exhibited spherical shape grains.