Pretreatment method for reduction and/or elimination of basal plane dislocations close to epilayer/substrate interface in growth of SiC epitaxial films
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-021/36
C30B-025/18
H01L-021/02
H01L-021/306
C30B-025/14
C30B-025/16
C30B-029/36
C30B-025/20
H01L-029/16
출원번호
US-0557907
(2014-12-02)
등록번호
US-9644287
(2017-05-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Sudarshan, Tangali S.
Song, Haizheng
Rana, Tawhid
출원인 / 주소
University of South Carolina
대리인 / 주소
Dority & Manning, P.A.
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초록▼
Non-destructive pretreatment methods are generally provided for a surface of a SiC substrate with substantially no degradation of surface morphology thereon. In one particular embodiment, a molten mixture (e.g., including KOH and a buffering agent) is applied directly onto the surface of the SiC sub
Non-destructive pretreatment methods are generally provided for a surface of a SiC substrate with substantially no degradation of surface morphology thereon. In one particular embodiment, a molten mixture (e.g., including KOH and a buffering agent) is applied directly onto the surface of the SiC substrate to form a treated surface thereon. An epitaxial film (e.g., SiC) can then be grown on the treated surface to achieve very high (e.g., up to and including 100%) BPD to TED conversion rate close to the epilayer/substrate interface.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of converting basal plane dislocations on a surface of a SiC substrate to threading edge dislocations, the method comprising: immersing the SiC substrate into a suspension mixture having a temperature of about 170° C. to about 800° C., wherein the suspension mixture comprises an alkaline
1. A method of converting basal plane dislocations on a surface of a SiC substrate to threading edge dislocations, the method comprising: immersing the SiC substrate into a suspension mixture having a temperature of about 170° C. to about 800° C., wherein the suspension mixture comprises an alkaline earth oxide dispersed within molten KOH; andthereafter, growing an epitaxial film on the surface of the SiC substrate, wherein the surface of the SiC substrate has an original BPD density prior to immersing into the suspension mixture, and wherein the epitaxial film has a BPD density that is less than 0.1% of the original BPD density on the substrate. 2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the SiC substrate is a SiC wafer, and wherein the surface is defined by the SiC wafer. 3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the SiC substrate comprises a SiC wafer having a buffer epilayer thereon, and wherein the surface of the SiC substrate is defined by the buffer epilayer. 4. The method as in claim 3, wherein the buffer epilayer comprises SiC. 5. The method as in claim 3, further comprising: prior to immersing the SiC substrate into the suspension mixture, growing the buffer epilayer on the surface of the SiC wafer. 6. The method as in claim 1, wherein the suspension mixture comprises the alkaline earth oxide in an amount of about 5% to about 80% by weight. 7. The method as in claim 6, wherein the suspension mixture comprises the alkaline earth oxide in an amount of about 5% to about 20% by weight. 8. The method as in claim 1, wherein the suspension mixture comprises the alkaline earth oxide dispersed within molten KOH and at least one other salt. 9. The method as in claim 8, wherein the at least one other salt comprises NaOH, KNO3, Na2O2, or a mixture thereof. 10. The method as in claim 1, wherein the suspension mixture further comprises NaOH. 11. The method as in claim 10, wherein the suspension mixture comprises KOH and NaOH in a relative amount of about 1:4 to about 4:1 in terms of weight ratio. 12. The method as in claim 1, wherein the suspension mixture further comprises KNO3. 13. The method as in claim 12, wherein the suspension mixture comprises KOH and KNO3 in a relative amount of 1:20 to 5:1 in terms of weight ratio. 14. The method as in claim 1, wherein the suspension mixture further comprises Na2O2. 15. The method as in claim 1, wherein the SiC substrate is immersed within the suspension mixture for a treatment duration that is about 1 minute to about 60 minutes. 16. The method as in claim 1, wherein the epitaxial film grown on the treated surface comprises SiC. 17. The method as in claim 16, wherein the epitaxial growth is achieved via chemical vapor deposition utilizing a Si-source gas and a carbon-source gas. 18. The method as in claim 17, wherein the epitaxial growth is performed in the presence of fluorine. 19. The method as in claim 1, wherein the epitaxial film is grown on the surface of the SiC substrate such that the epitaxial film has a BPD density that is about 0.0001% to about 1% of the original BPD density on the surface of the SiC substrate. 20. The method as in claim 1, wherein the epitaxial film is completely free from basal plane dislocations. 21. A method of converting basal plane dislocations on a surface of a SiC seed substrate to threading edge dislocations, the method comprising: immersing the SiC seed substrate into a suspension mixture having a temperature of about 170° C. to about 800° C., wherein the suspension mixture comprises an alkaline earth oxide dispersed within molten KOH; andthereafter, growing an SiC bulk crystal on the surface of the SiC seed substrate, wherein the surface of the SiC seed substrate has an original BPD density prior to immersing into the suspension mixture, and wherein the SiC bulk crystal has a BPD density that is less than 0.1% of the original BPD density on the SiC seed substrate. 22. The method as in claim 21, wherein the suspension mixture comprises the alkaline earth oxide dispersed within molten KOH and at least one other salt.
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De Luca Michael A. (Holbrook NY) McCormack John F. (Roslyn Heights NY), Metallization of ceramics.
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