Lattice-mismatched semiconductor structures and related methods for device fabrication
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-021/20
H01L-021/8258
H01L-029/66
출원번호
US-0773735
(2010-05-04)
등록번호
US-8878243
(2014-11-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Lochtefeld, Anthony J.
출원인 / 주소
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Slater and Matsil, L.L.P.
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초록
Lattice-mismatched materials having configurations that trap defects within sidewall-containing structures.
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1. A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate comprising a first crystalline semiconductor material;a mask over the substrate, the mask comprising an opening, the opening having a first width at a first point proximate a surface of the substrate, and having a second width at a second point di
1. A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate comprising a first crystalline semiconductor material;a mask over the substrate, the mask comprising an opening, the opening having a first width at a first point proximate a surface of the substrate, and having a second width at a second point distally located from the surface, wherein the first width is less than the second width; anda second crystalline semiconductor material disposed in the opening and extending at least from the first point to the second point, the second crystalline semiconductor material being lattice-mismatched to the first crystalline semiconductor material, wherein a first portion of the second crystalline semiconductor material proximate the substrate is partially relaxed, and a second portion of the second crystalline semiconductor material is substantially relaxed by elastic relaxation. 2. The semiconductor structure of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the second crystalline semiconductor material is above the second point. 3. The semiconductor structure of claim 1, wherein a height of the second crystalline semiconductor material is greater than the first width. 4. The semiconductor structure of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the second crystalline semiconductor material is substantially void of dislocation defects. 5. The semiconductor structure of claim 1, wherein the first point and the second point are on a slanted sidewall of the mask, a portion of the opening having a vertical sidewall, the opening having a third width at a third point on the vertical sidewall, the third width being greater than the second width. 6. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 further comprising an insulator layer over the mask, wherein the second crystalline semiconductor material extends over the mask, and a top surface of the second crystalline semiconductor material is substantially co-planar with a top surface of the insulator layer. 7. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 further comprising a source and a drain of a transistor formed in the second portion of the second crystalline semiconductor material. 8. A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate comprising a first crystalline semiconductor material;a mask over the substrate, the mask comprising an opening exposing a portion of the substrate, the opening having a width and a length in a plane parallel to a top surface of the substrate, the length being longer than the width; anda second crystalline semiconductor material disposed in the opening and extending over the mask, the second crystalline semiconductor material being lattice-mismatched to the first crystalline semiconductor material, wherein the second crystalline semiconductor material is elastically relaxed in a direction parallel to the width, and the second crystalline semiconductor material is plastically relaxed in a direction parallel to the length. 9. The semiconductor structure of claim 8, wherein the second crystalline semiconductor material is not substantially plastically relaxed in the direction parallel to the width. 10. The semiconductor structure of claim 8 further comprising a gate structure over the second crystalline semiconductor material thereby defining a channel region in the second crystalline semiconductor material, current flow in the channel region being in the direction parallel to the length of the opening. 11. The semiconductor structure of claim 10 further comprising a source and a drain in the second crystalline semiconductor material, the source and the drain being disposed on opposite sides of the channel region. 12. The semiconductor structure of claim 10, wherein the channel region has a uniaxial compressive strain in the direction parallel to the length of the opening. 13. A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate comprising a first crystalline semiconductor material;an isolation region in the substrate, the isolation region defining a planar, rectangular-area surface of the first crystalline semiconductor material of the substrate, the isolation region having a top surface that is co-planar with the planar, rectangular-area surface of the first crystalline semiconductor material;a second crystalline semiconductor material over and interfacing with the rectangular-area surface of the first crystalline semiconductor material and extending over the isolation region, the second crystalline semiconductor material being lattice mismatched to the first crystalline semiconductor material, the second crystalline semiconductor material comprising a first region proximate the rectangular-area surface and a second region over the first region, the first region having a greater concentration of dislocation defects than the second region; anda device formed at least partially in the second crystalline semiconductor material. 14. The semiconductor structure of claim 13 wherein the device comprises a source and a drain of a transistor formed in the second region. 15. The semiconductor structure of claim 13 wherein the device comprises a gate structure over the second region. 16. The semiconductor structure of claim 13 wherein a width of the rectangular-area surface and a length of the rectangular-area surface are each less than 1 micrometer, and a height of the first region is less than 120 nanometers. 17. The semiconductor structure of claim 16, wherein the width and the length are each 400 nanometers, and the height of the first region is 50 nanometers. 18. The semiconductor structure of claim 16, wherein the first crystalline semiconductor material consists essentially of silicon, and the second crystalline semiconductor material consists essentially of germanium. 19. The semiconductor structure of claim 16, wherein the width of the rectangular area is equal to the length of the rectangular area. 20. A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate comprising a first crystalline semiconductor material;a mask over the substrate, the mask comprising an opening exposing a portion of the substrate, the opening having a width and a length in a plane parallel to a surface of the substrate, the length being longer than the width; anda second crystalline semiconductor material disposed in the opening and extending over the mask, the second crystalline semiconductor material having an interface with the first crystalline semiconductor material in the surface of the substrate in the opening, the second crystalline semiconductor material being lattice-mismatched to the first crystalline semiconductor material, the second crystalline semiconductor material having a first dislocation density of dislocations that propagate in a direction parallel to the width and having a second dislocation density of dislocations that propagate in a direction parallel to the length, the first dislocation density being at least a plurality of orders of magnitude greater than the second dislocation density.
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