• 한국진공학회지
• /
• 제11권1호
• /
• pp.50-58
• /
• 2002

Si 기판 위에 GaN의 성장은 Si이 사파이어보다 값이 저렴하고, 기존의 Si의 직접회로 공정에 GaN를 쉽게 접목시킬 수 있는 측면에서 다양한 장점이 있다. 그러나, Si은 GaN와의 격자상수와 열팽창계수의 차이가 사파이어보다 크며, 이로 인해 격자부정합에 의한 여러 결함을 발생시킨다. 따라서, Si 기판 위에 고품질의 GaN를 얻기 위해서는 AlN과 같은 완충층을 사용하여 격자부정합에 의한 결함을 줄여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 Si (111) 기판 위에 MOCVD, 스퍼터링과 MOMBE의 3가지 방법으로 결정성이 다른 3가지 유형의 AlN 완충층을 얻은 후, MOCVD법으로 GaN를 증착시켜 각각의 성장특성을 비교하였다. AlN 완충층과 GaN의 격자결합, 완충층의 표면 거칠기가 격자결함에 미치는 영향, 결정성, 성장방향, 결함(공공, 적층결함, 전위) 등을 TEM, XRD를 이용해 비교 분석하였다. AlN완충층의 결정성은 GaN의 성장에 있어 매우 큰 영향을 미치는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 초기 성장과정에서 MOCVD과 MOMBE 법으로 성장시킨 AlN 완충층은 GaN 초기 성장에서 out-of-plane의 성장방향이 틀어지는 것을 감소시켜 주었다.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제36권2호
• /
• pp.135-140
• /
• 2003

The difference in lattice parameter and thermal expansion coefficient between GaN and Si which results in many defects into the grown GaN is larger than that between GaN and sapphire. In order to obtain high quality GaN films on Si substrate, it is essential to understand growth characteristics of GaN. In this study, GaN layers were grown on Si(111) substrates by MOCVD at three different GaN growth temperatures ($900^{\circ}C$, $1,000^{\circ}C$ and $1,100^{\circ}C$), using AlN and LT-GaN buffer layers. Using TEM, we carried out the comparative investigation of growth characteristics of GaN by characterizing lattice coherency, crystallinity, orientation relationship and defects formed (transition region, stacking fault, dislocation, etc). The localized region with high defect density was formed due to the lattice mismatch between AlN buffer layer and GaN. As the growth temperature of GaN increases, the defect density and surface roughness of GaN are decreased. In the case of GaN grown at $1,100^{\circ}$, growth thickness is decreased, and columns with out-plane misorientation are formed.

• 한국재료학회지
• /
• 제9권12호
• /
• pp.1216-1221
• /
• 1999

TMGa와 유전체 장벽방전에 기초한 질소함유 활성종을 이용하여 (0001) 사파이어 기판위에 GaN 박막을 저온에서 성장시켰다. III-V 질소화합물 반도체의 에피막 성장에 있어서 암모니아는 유기금속 화학증착법에서 지금까지 알려진 가장 보편적인 질소 공급원이며 충분한 질소공급을 위해 $1000^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온 성장이 필수적이다. GaN 박막을 비교적 저온에서 성장시키기 위하여 질소 공급원으로 암모니아 대신 유전체 장벽방전을 이용하였다. 유전체 장벽방전은 전극사이에 유전체 장벽을 설치하여 arc를 조절하는 방전이며 수 기압의 높은 공정압력보다 훨씬 높으므로 기판표면까지 전달하는데도 이점이 있다. GaN 박막의 결정성과 표면형상은 성장온도, 완충층에 따라 변화하였으며, $700^{\circ}C$의 저온에서도 우수한 (0001) 배향성을 갖는 GaN 박막을 성장할 수 있었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 D
• /
• pp.1907-1909
• /
• 1999

In this paper, we report a high quality GaN films with high hole concentrations and low resistivities without post growth treatment using a GAIVBE system equipped with a home-made inductively coupled RF plasma source. The room temperature hole concentrations obtained were $5{\times}10^{17}{\sim}1.6{\times}10^{19}cm^{-3}$, and the mobilities were $2.5{\sim}8cm^2/Vs$. Also we have grown high quality n-type GaN films with the range of electron concentrations of $1.4{\times}10^{17}{\sim}4.7{\times}10^{19}cm^{-3}$ and the mobilities of $180{\sim}410cm^2/Vs$.

• 한국결정성장학회지
• /
• 제18권3호
• /
• pp.101-104
• /
• 2008

GaN films were grown on the vertical and horizontal reactors by the hydride vapour phase epitaxy (HVPE). The structural and optical characteristics of the GaN films were investigated depending on the reactor-type. GaN epilayers were characterized by double crystal X-ray diffraction (DC-XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence (PL). Surface defects of two kinds of the GaN films were revealed by the wet chemical etching method, using $H_3PO_4$ acid at $200^{\circ}C$ for 8 minutes. Hexagonal etch pits were analyzed by optical microscopy and SEM. Etch pit densities were calculated to be approximately $1.4{\times}10^7$ and $1.2{\times}10^6\;cm^{-2}$ for GaN layers grown on horizontal and vertical reactors, respectively. Those results show GaN grown in the vertical reactor having a better quality of optical properties and crystallinity than that in the horizontal reactor.

• 한국결정성장학회지
• /
• 제11권3호
• /
• pp.106-111
• /
• 2001

The freestanding GaN substrates were grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) on (0001) sapphire substrate and prepared by using laser induced lift-off. After a mechanical polishing on both Ga and N-surfaces of GaN films with 100$\mu\textrm{m}$ thick, their polarities have been investigated by using chemical etching in phosphoric acid solution, 3 dimensional surface profiler and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). The composition of the GaN film measured by AES indicted that Ga and N terminated surfaces have the different N/Ga peak ratio of 0.74 and 0.97, respectively. Ga-face and N-face of GaN revealed quite different chemical properties: the polar surfaces corresponding to (0001) plane are resistant to a phosphoric acid etching whereas N-polar surfaces corresponding to(0001) are chemically active.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
• /
• 제25권4호
• /
• pp.480-484
• /
• 2004

$LiGaO_2$ films have been grown on Si (100) substrates using a new single precursor $[Li(OCH_2CH_2OCH_3)_2-Ga(CH_3)_2]_2$ under high vacuum conditions $(5{\times}10^{-6}Torr)$. The $[Li(OCH_2CH_2OCH_3)_2Ga(CH_3)_2]_2$ was synthe-sized and characterized by using spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The chemical composition, crystalline structure, and morphology of the deposited films were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that polycrystalline $LiGaO_2$ films preferentially oriented in the [010] direction can be deposited on Si (100) at 500-550$^{\circ}C$ by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The single precursor $[LiOCH_2CH_2OCH_3)_2-Ga(CH_3)_2]_2$ has been found suitable for chemical vapor deposition of $LiGaO_2$ thin films on Si substrates.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 D
• /
• pp.1249-1251
• /
• 1998

We have studied the properties of $GaAs_{0.35}P_{0.65}$ epitaxial films on the GaP according to doping of $NH_3$ gas using VPE method by CVD. The efficiency of $GaAs_{0.35}P_{0.65}$ epitaxial films found to be greatly enhanced by the according of nitrogen doping. The diodes were fabricated by means of Zn diffusion into vapor grown $GaAs_{0.35}P_{0.65}$ epitaxial films doped with N and Te. The effects of nitrogen doping on carrier density of epitaxial films, PL wavelength and the power out, forward voltage of diodes are discussed. In the end, The effect of electrical and optical properties is influenced by the deep level and deep level density of nitrogen doping.

• 전자공학회논문지D
• /
• 제36D권5호
• /
• pp.63-68
• /
• 1999

본 논문에서는 저압 유기 금속 화학증착법으로 성장시킨 GaN박막들을 실온 케소드루미네슨스 방법으로 광학적 특성을 측정하여 결정성장 메커니즘과 광학적 특성과의 관계를 규명하였다. 관측된 스펙트럼은 주로 364nm의 강한 band-edge emission 피크와 550nm의 깊은 준위 피크이었다. 빔 전류의 증가에 따라 364nm 스펙트럼의 세기가 깊은 준위 발광 스펙트럼보다 크게 증가시켰다. 이는 성장 초기 GaN박막의 결정 결함이 깊은 준위 발광 스펙트럼과 깊은 관계가 있음을 나타내 주고 있다. 또한 미세 결정 구조와 깊은 준위 발광 스펙프럼과의 관계 분석을 위해 주사형 전자현미경 사진과 캐소드루미네슨스 스펙트럼을 비교 검토하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
• /
• 제25권12호
• /
• pp.984-989
• /
• 2012

We have investigated the structural, electrical and optical properties of Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering with laboratory-made ZnO targets containing 1, 3, 5, 7 wt% of $Ga_2O_3$ powder as a doping source. The GZO thin films show the typical crystallographic orientation with c-axis regardless of $Ga_2O_3$ content in the targets. The $3,000{\AA}$ thick GZO thin films with the lowest resistivity of $7{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ are obtained by using the GZO ($Ga_2O_3$= 5 wt%) target. Optical transmittance of all films shows higher than 80% at the visible region. The optical energy band gap for GZO films increases as the carrier concentration ($n_e$) in the film increases.