AlN缓冲层对Si基GaN外延薄膜性质的影响

采用金属有机化合物化学气相沉积（MOCVD）方法制备了不同AlN缓冲层厚度的GaN样品,研究了AlN缓冲层厚度对GaN外延层的应力、表面形貌和晶体质量的影响。研究结果表明：厚度为15 nm的AlN缓冲层不仅可以有效抑制Si扩散,而且还给GaN外延层提供了一个较大的压应力,避免GaN薄膜出现裂纹。在该厚度AlN缓冲层上制备的GaN薄膜表面光亮、无裂纹,受到的张应力为0.3 GPa,（0002）和（1012）面的高分辨X射线衍射摇摆曲线峰值半高宽分别为536 arcsec和594 arcsec,原子力显微镜测试得到表面粗糙度为0.2 nm。     

Strain effects on optical polarisation properties in (11■2) plane GaN films

We present the theoretical results of the electronic band structure of wurtzite GaN films under biaxial strains in the (11■2)-plane.The calculations are performed by the k · p perturbation theory approach through using the effective-mass Hamiltonian for an arbitrary direction.The results show that the transition energies decrease with the biaxial strains changing from 0.5% to 0.5%.For films of (11■2)-plane,the strains are expected to be anisotropic in the growth plane.Such anisotropic strains give rise to valence band mixing which results in dramatic change in optical polarisation property.The strain can also result in optical polarisation switching phenomena.Finally,we discuss the applications of these properties to the (11■2) plane GaN-based light-emitting diode and lase diode.     

氮化镓功率电子器件封装技术研究进展

氮化镓(GaN)高电子迁移率晶体管(high electron mobility transistor, HEMT)以其击穿场强高、导通电阻低、转换效率高等特点引起科研人员的广泛关注并有望应用于电力电子系统中,但其高功率密度和高频特性给封装技术带来极大挑战。传统硅基电力电子器件封装中寄生电感参数较大,会引起开关振荡等问题,使GaN的优良性能难以充分发挥;另外,封装的热管理能力决定了功率器件的可靠性,若不能很好地解决器件的自热效应,会导致其性能降低,甚至芯片烧毁。本文在阐释传统封装技术应用于氮化镓功率电子器件时产生的开关震荡和热管理问题基础上,详细综述了针对以上问题进行的GaN封装技术研究进展,包括通过优化控制电路、减小电感L_g、提高电阻R_g抑制dv/dt、在栅电极上加入铁氧体磁环、优化PCB布局、提高磁通抵消量等方法解决寄生电感导致的开关振荡、高导热材料金刚石在器件热管理中的应用、器件封装结构改进,以及其他散热技术等。     

Growth-Parameter Spaces and Optical Properties of Cubic Boron Nitride Films on Si（001）

Cubic boron nitride （c-BN） films were deposited on Si（001） substrates in an ion beam assisted deposition （IBAD） system under various conditions, and the growth parameter spaces and optical properties of c-BN films have been investigated systematically. The results indicate that suitable ion bombardment is necessary for the growth of c-BN films, and a well defined parameter space can be established by using the P/a-parameter. The refractive index of BN films keeps a constant of 1.8 for the c-BN content lower than 50%, while for c-BN films with higher cubic phase the refractive index increases with the c-BN content from 1.8 at χc =50% to 2.1 at χc = 90%. Furthermore, the relationship between n and p for BN films can be described by the Anderson-Schreiber equation, and the overlap field parameter γ is determined to be 2.05.     

H2载气流量对AlN缓冲层生长的影响

在Si(111)衬底上用金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD)设备生长了AlN和GaN薄膜。采用高分辨X射线衍射、椭圆偏振光谱仪和原子力显微镜研究了AlN缓冲层生长时的载气(H2)流量变化对GaN外延层的影响。椭圆偏振仪测试表明:相同生长时间内AlN的厚度随着H2流量的增加而增加,即H2流量增加会导致AlN生长速率的提高。原子力显微镜测试表明:随着H2流量的增加,AlN表面粗糙度也呈上升趋势。XRD测试表明:随着AlN生长时的H2流量的增加,GaN的(0002)和(1012)峰值半宽增大,即螺型穿透位错密度和刃型穿透位错密度增加。可能是由于AlN缓冲层的表面形貌较差,导致GaN的晶体质量有所下降。实验结果表明:采用较低的H2流量生长AlN缓冲层可以控制AlN的生长速率,在一定程度上有助于提高GaN的晶体质量。