4 inch低位错密度InP单晶的VGF生长及性质研究

采用高压垂直温度梯度凝固法(VGF)生长了非掺、掺硫和掺铁的4 inch直径(100)InP单晶,获得的单晶的平均位错密度均小于5000 cm-2.对4 inch InP晶片上进行多点X-射线双晶衍射测试, 其(004)X-射线双晶衍射峰的半峰宽约为30弧秒且分布均匀.与液封直拉法(LEC)相比, VGF-InP单晶生长过程的温度梯度很低,导致其孪晶出现的几率显著增加.然而大量晶体生长结果表明VGF-InP晶锭上出现孪晶后,通常晶体的生长方向仍为(100)方向,这确保从生长的4 inchVGF-InP(100)晶锭上仍能获得相当数量的2~4 inch(100)晶片.由于铁在InP中的分凝系数很小,掺Fe-InP单晶VGF生长过程中容易出现组份过冷,导致多晶生长.通过控制生长温度梯度及掺铁量,可获得较高的掺铁InP单晶成晶率.对VGF-InP单晶的电学性质、位错密度及位错的分布特点、晶体完整性等进行了研究.     

无位错Te-GaSb(100)单晶抛光衬底的晶格完整性

采用液封直拉(LEC)法批量生长的直径2英寸(1英寸=2.54 cm)n型Te-GaSb(100)单晶的位错腐蚀坑密度(EPD)通常低于300 cm^-2,达到无位错水平。本文利用X射线摇摆曲线以及倒易空间图(RSM)对这种GaSb单晶抛光衬底的晶格完整性和亚表面损伤情况进行了分析表征,结果表明经过工艺条件优化的化学机械抛光处理,GaSb单晶衬底表面达到原子级光滑,不存在亚表面损伤层。利用分子束外延在这种衬底上可稳定生长出高质量的Ⅱ类超晶格外延材料并呈现出优异的红外探测性能。在此基础上,对CaSb衬底材料的物性、生长制备和衬底加工条件之间的内在关系进行了综合分析。     

BAs晶体生长研究进展

立方砷化硼(BAs)为间接带隙、闪锌矿结构的Ⅲ-Ⅴ族化合物半导体材料。理论分析预测BAs具有仅次于金刚石的超高热导率,在电子器件散热领域表现出广阔应用前景,成为当前的研究热点。近年来立方BAs单晶材料的制备取得突破性进展,采用化学气相传输法(CVT)合成了毫米尺寸的高质量单晶,室温下热导率高达1 300 W·m^-1·K^-1。本文介绍了BAs单晶的性质和生长方法,综述了材料研究进展,阐述了晶体生长面临的技术挑战,并对发展前景进行了展望。     

Thermally induced native defect transform in annealed GaSb

Undoped p-type Ga Sb single crystals were annealed at 550–600?C for 100 h in ambient antimony. The annealed Ga Sb samples were investigated by Hall effect measurement, glow discharge mass spectroscopy(GDMS), infrared(IR)optical transmission and photoluminescence(PL) spectroscopy. Compared with the as-grown Ga Sb single crystal, the annealed Ga Sb samples have lower hole concentrations and weak native acceptor related PL peaks, indicating the reduction of the concentration of gallium antisite related native acceptor defects. Consequently, the below gap infrared transmission of the Ga Sb samples is enhanced after the thermal treatment. The mechanism about the reduction of the native defect concentration and its influence on the material property were discussed.     

N-type GaSb single crystals with high below-band gap transmission

Te-doped GaSb single crystals are studied by measuring Hall effect, infrared(IR) transmission and photoluminescence(PL) spectra. It is found that the n-type GaSb with IR transmittance can be obtained as high as 60% by the critical control of the Te-doping concentration and electrical compensation. The concentration of the native acceptor-associated defects is apparently low in the Te-doped GaSb compared with those in undoped and heavily Te-doped GaSb. The mechanism for the high IR transmittance is analyzed by considering the defect-involved optical absorption process.     

低位错密度4 inch GaSb(100)单晶生长及高质量衬底制备

采用液封直拉法(LEC)生长了4 inch直径(100)GaSb单晶并进行了衬底晶片的加工制备.通过优化热场,可重复生长出非掺和掺Te 整锭(100)单晶,单晶锭的重量为5~8 kg, 成晶率可达80;以上.4 inch(100)晶片大部分区域的位错腐蚀坑密度小500 cm-2,其(004)双晶衍射峰的半峰宽为29弧秒,表明晶片衬底的完整性相当好.晶体生长过程中固液界面较为平坦,因而晶片表现出良好的横向电学均匀性.经研磨和机械化学抛光,制备出具备良好平整度和表面粗糙度的开盒即用衬底晶片.通过控制本征受主缺陷浓度和掺杂浓度,制备出具有良好近红外透光率的n型GaSb单晶衬底.