The influence of an SixNy interlayer on a GaN film grown on an Si（lll） substrate

<正>A method to drastically reduce dislocation density in a GaN film grown on an Si(111) substrate is newly developed. In this method,the Si_xN_y interlayer which is deposited on an A1N buffer layer in situ is introduced to grow the GaN film laterally.The crack-free GaN film with thickness over 1.7 micron is successfully grown on an Si(111) substrate. A synthesized GaN epilayer is characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),atomic force microscope(AFM),and Raman spectrum.The test results show that the GaN crystal reveals a wurtzite structure with the(0001) crystal orientation and the full width at half maximum of the X-ray diffraction curve in the(0002) plane is as low as 403 arcsec for the GaN film grown on the Si substrate with an Si_xN_y interlayer.In addition,Raman scattering is used to study the stress in the sample.The results indicate that the Si_xN_y interlayer can more effectively accommodate the strain energy.So the dislocation density can be reduced drastically,and the crystal quality of GaN film can be greatly improved by introducing an Si_xN_y interlayer.     

一种外延生长高质量GaN薄膜的新方法

采用化学方法腐蚀c-面蓝宝石衬底，以形成一定的图案；利用LP-MOCVD在经过表面处理的蓝宝石衬底上以及常规c-面蓝宝石衬底上外延生长GaN薄膜.采用高分辨率双晶X射线衍射(DCXRD)、三维视频光学显微镜(OM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)进行分析，结果表明，在经过表面处理形成一定图案的蓝宝石衬底上外延生长的GaN薄膜明显优于在常规蓝宝石衬底上外延生长的GaN薄膜，其(0002)面上的XRD FWHM为208.80弧秒，(1012)面上的为320.76弧秒.同时，此方法也克服了传统 关键词： 表面处理 MOCVD 横向外延生长 GaN薄膜     

低温AlN插入层降低硅基GaN膜微裂

为了降低MOCVD外延硅基GaN膜层中的应力、减少硅基厚GaN层的微裂;在高温GaN层中插入低温AlN.低温AlN插入层可平衡HT-GaN生长和降温过程引起的张应力,降低厚膜外延层的微裂,已研制出厚度超过1.8微米无微裂GaN外延层.本文重点研究了低温AlN生长温度对HT-GaN材料的影响,给出了较佳的LT-AlN生长温度.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),原子力显微镜(AFM)和高分辨率双晶X射线衍射(DCXRD),对样品进行了测试分析.试验和测试结果表明低温AlN的生长温度至关重要,生长温度过低影响GaN晶体质量,甚至不能形成晶体;生长温度过高同样会影响GaN结晶质量,同时降低插入层的应力平衡作用;实验结果表明最佳的LT-AlN插入层的生长温度为680℃左右.     

低温AIN插入层降低硅基GaN膜微裂

为了降低MOCVD外延硅基GaN膜层中的应力、减少硅基厚GaN层的微裂；在高温GaN层中插入低温MN。低温MN插入层可平衡HT-GaN生长和降温过程引起的张应力，降低厚膜外延层的微裂，已研制出厚度超过1．8微米无微裂GaN外延层。本文重点研究了低温A1N生长温度对HT-GaN材料的影响，给出了较佳的LT-MN生长温度。采用扫描电子显微镜（SEM），原子力显微镜（AFM）和高分辨率双晶X射线衍射（DCXRD），对样品进行了测试分析。试验和测试结果表明低温A1N的生长温度至关重要，生长温度过低影响GaN晶体质量，甚至不能形成晶体；生长温度过高同样会影响GaN结晶质量，同时降低插入层的应力平衡作用；实验结果表明最佳的LT-MN插入层的生长温度为680℃左右。     

蓝宝石表面处理对氮化镓薄膜的影响

采用化学方法腐蚀c-面蓝宝石衬底，以形成一定的图案；利用LP-MOCVD在经过不同腐蚀时间的蓝宝石衬底上外延生长GaN薄膜。采用高分辨率双晶X射线衍射（DCXRD）、三维视频光学显微镜（OM）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和原子力显微镜（AFM）进行分析。结果表明，对蓝宝石衬底腐蚀50min情况下，外延生长的GaN薄膜晶体质量最优，其（0002）面上的XRD 半峰全宽为202.68arcsec，（10-12）面上的XRD 半峰全宽为300.24arcsec；其均方根粗糙度（RMS）为0.184nm。     

蓝宝石表面处理对氮化镓光学性质的影响

采用化学方法腐蚀部分c面蓝宝石衬底,在腐蚀区域形成一定的图案,利用LP-MOCVD在经过表面处理的蓝宝石衬底上外延生长GaN薄膜.利用GaN薄膜光学透射谱,结合椭偏测量得到的折射率色散公式,计算得到GaN薄膜厚度,与椭偏光谱结果几乎一致;在经过表面处理的蓝宝石衬底上外延生长的GaN薄膜表现出更优异的光学质量和结晶质量,其透射谱具有更高的透射率和更大的调制深度,而且其光致发光谱中的黄光带几乎可以忽略.     

The influence of SixNy interlayer on GaN film grown on Si(111) substrate

A method to drastically reduce dislocation density in a GaN film grown on an Si(111) substrate is newly developed. In this method, the Si_xN_y interlayer which is deposited on an AlN buffer layer in situ is introduced to grow the GaN film laterally. The crack-free GaN film with thickness over 1.7 micron is grown on an Si(111) substrate successfully. Synthesized GaN epilayer is characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscope (AFM), and Raman spectrum. The test results show that the GaN crystal reveals a wurtzite structure with the <0001> crystal orientation and the full width at half maximum of the X-ray diffraction curve in the (0002) plane is as low as 403 arcsec for the GaN film grown on the Si substrate with an Si_xN_y interlayer. In addition, Raman scattering is used to study the stress in the sample. The results indicate that the Si_xN_y interlayer can more effectively accommodate the strain energy. So the dislocation density can be reduced drastically, and the crystal quality of GaN film can be greatly improved by introducing Si_xN_y interlayer.