Background
The nitride semiconductor material has the characteristics of wide forbidden bandwidth, high electronic saturation rate, high critical breakdown electric field and the like, so that the transistor with lower on resistance, higher voltage resistance, higher frequency and higher working temperature can be prepared. The Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) device has the characteristics of high input impedance, low noise, low power consumption, strong irradiation resistance and the like. Therefore, the JFET based on the GaN material has more outstanding advantages and is expected to have important application in the fields of complementary transistor logic circuits, current sensing amplifiers, analog-to-digital converter drivers, photodiode trans-impedance amplifiers and the like. The JFET epitaxial wafer with the longitudinal structure needs an n-type conductive substrate, the growth process is complex, the cost is high, and the integration is inconvenient. The JFET with the transverse structure has lower epitaxial wafer cost, simple process and easy planar integration; the previously reported lateral structure GaN-based JFET device (document 1) is single pn junction controlled, in the structure of the present invention. The channel is controlled by two pn junctions, and the controllability of the channel is stronger.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a lateral structure GaN-based JFET device regrown by using MBE, which has a simple growth process and is easy to integrate.
The purpose of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
a lateral structure GaN-based JFET device regrown with MBE comprising:
a substrate layer;
a semi-insulating GaN layer grown on the substrate layer;
the transverse n-GaN channel table top is positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer;
the two p-GaN table tops are arranged on two sides of the transverse n-GaN channel table top and are in contact with the transverse n-GaN channel, are positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer, and form two GaN p-n junctions of transverse p-n-p with the transverse n-GaN channel table top;
the source electrode and the drain electrode are respectively arranged at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel table board;
two gate electrodes respectively covering the top surfaces of the two p-GaN mesas.
Preferably, the substrate layer is a silicon substrate.
Preferably, the height of the semi-insulating GaN layer is 3-5 μm.
Preferably, the channel width of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa is 200-600nm, and the channel thickness is 600-1200 nm.
Preferably, the height of the p-GaN mesa is 50nm higher than that of the n-GaN channel mesa, the size of the p-GaN mesa in the x direction is 15-30 μm, and the size of the p-GaN mesa in the y direction is 2-10 μm; the doping concentration of p-GaN is 1 x1018-1*1019cm-3。
Preferably, the source electrode and the drain electrode are Ti/Al/Ni/Au multilayer metal prepared by electron beam evaporation, the thickness is 30/150/50/150nm, the size of the X direction is 50-100nm smaller than the channel thickness of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa, and the size of the Y direction is 20-30 μm; the gate electrode is made of Ni/Au multilayer metal, the thickness of the gate electrode is 50/100nm, the size of each direction is slightly smaller than that of the p-GaN table board, the slightly smaller size means that the size of the y direction is 2-10 mu m, the size of the y direction is the same as that of the p-GaN so as to ensure the good control of a channel, and the size of the x direction is 13-28 mu m and is 1-2 mu m less than that of the p-GaN.
The preparation method of the lateral structure GaN-based JFET device by utilizing MBE regrowth comprises the following steps:
(1) the MOCVD method is used for depositing a semi-insulating GaN layer and an n-GaN channel layer on the surface of the substrate to grow the semi-insulating GaN: trimethyl gallium and NH3Respectively as Ga source and N source, and H as carrier gas2Or N2The growth temperature is 1000-1100 ℃, and the growth time is 3-5 h; the growth method of the n-GaN channel layer comprises the following steps: the temperature is 950-18cm-3The growth time is 15-20 min;
(2) etching the n-GaN channel layer into a steep transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an ICP (inductively coupled plasma) chlorine-based ion etching method, and over-etching by 50-80nm to ensure that the n-GaN is completely etched;
(3) the MBE method deposits a p-GaN table respectively on two sides of a transverse n-GaN channel table through selective area growth, and the specific growth conditions are as follows: the growth temperature is 700-800 ℃, Mg doping is carried out under the condition of Ga-rich growth, and the doping concentration is 2 x1019cm-3;
(4) Ti/Al/Ni/Au30/150/50/150nm alloy electrodes are manufactured at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an electron beam evaporation method to serve as a source electrode and a drain electrode, and Ni/Au50/100nm gate electrodes are manufactured at the top surface of the p-GaN channel mesa.
The invention realizes the GaN-based junction field effect transistor with the transverse channel by a secondary regrowth method, and the structural device has simple process and easy integration. Compared with the traditional p-type ion implantation method, the method for regrowing the p-GaN twice can obtain a steeper p-n junction interface and reduce material damage. In the single pn junction controlled GaN-based JFET device with the transverse structure, the channel is controlled by two pn junctions, and compared with a single pn junction longitudinal channel, a double pn junction has stronger control capability on the channel and smaller leakage current.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.
Example 1
A method for preparing a lateral structure GaN-based JFET device by utilizing MBE regrowth comprises the following steps:
(1) a Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) method of growing a semi-insulating GaN layer 2 by epitaxy on a silicon substrate 1 and then by epitaxy on an n-GaN channel layer 3 as shown in fig. 1: trimethyl gallium and NH3Respectively as Ga source and N source, and H as carrier gas2Or N2The growth temperature is 1000 ℃, and the growth time is 3 hours; the growth method of the n-GaN channel layer comprises the following steps: temperature 950 ℃ and silicon doping concentration of 2 x1018cm-3The growth time is 15 min;
(2) etching the n-GaN channel layer into a steep transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an ICP chlorine-based ion etching method, and over-etching by 50nm to ensure that the n-GaN is completely etched, as shown in FIG. 2;
(3) the MBE method deposits a p-GaN table respectively on two sides of a transverse n-GaN channel table through selective area growth, and the specific growth conditions are as follows: the growth temperature is 700 ℃, Mg doping is carried out under the condition of Ga-rich growth, and the doping concentration is 2 x1019cm-3As shown in fig. 3;
(4) Ti/Al/Ni/Au30/150/50/150nm alloy electrodes are manufactured at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an electron beam evaporation method to serve as a source electrode and a drain electrode, and a Ni/Au50/100nm gate electrode is manufactured at the top surface of the p-GaN channel mesa, as shown in FIG. 4.
Example 2
A method for preparing a lateral structure GaN-based JFET device by utilizing MBE regrowth comprises the following steps:
(1) a Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) method of growing semi-insulating GaN by epitaxially growing a semi-insulating 3-5 μm GaN layer 2 on a silicon substrate 1 and then an n-GaN channel layer 3 of about 300nm as shown in fig. 1: trimethyl gallium and NH3Respectively as Ga source and N source, and H as carrier gas2Or N2The growth temperature is 1100 ℃, and the growth time is 5 hours; the growth method of the n-GaN channel layer comprises the following steps: at 1050 deg.C, the silicon doping concentration is 2 x1018cm-3The growth time is 20 min;
(2) etching the n-GaN channel layer into a steep transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an ICP (inductively coupled plasma) chlorine-based ion etching method, and over-etching for 80nm to ensure that the n-GaN is completely etched, as shown in FIG. 2;
(3) the MBE method deposits a p-GaN table respectively on two sides of a transverse n-GaN channel table through selective area growth, and the specific growth conditions are as follows: the growth temperature is 800 ℃, Mg doping is carried out under the condition of Ga-rich growth, and the doping concentration is 2 x1019cm-3As shown in fig. 3;
(4) Ti/Al/Ni/Au30/150/50/150nm alloy electrodes are manufactured at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an electron beam evaporation method to serve as a source electrode and a drain electrode, and a Ni/Au50/100nm gate electrode is manufactured at the top surface of the p-GaN channel mesa, as shown in FIG. 4.
Example 3
A method for preparing a lateral structure GaN-based JFET device by utilizing MBE regrowth comprises the following steps:
(1) a Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) method of growing semi-insulating GaN on a silicon substrate 1 by epitaxial growth of a semi-insulating GaN layer 2 of 3-5 μm and then an n-GaN channel layer 3 of about 300nm as shown in fig. 1: trimethyl gallium and NH3Respectively as Ga source and N source, and H as carrier gas2Or N2The growth temperature is 1050 ℃, and the growth time is 4 hours; the growth method of the n-GaN channel layer comprises the following steps: the temperature is 1000 ℃, and the doping concentration of silicon is 2 x1018cm-3The growth time is 18 min;
(2) etching the n-GaN channel layer into a steep transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an ICP chlorine-based ion etching method, and over-etching for 60nm to ensure that the n-GaN is completely etched, as shown in FIG. 2;
(3) the MBE method deposits a p-GaN table respectively on two sides of a transverse n-GaN channel table through selective area growth, and the specific growth conditions are as follows: the growth temperature is 750 ℃, Mg doping is carried out under the condition of Ga-rich growth, and the doping concentration is 2 x1019cm-3As shown in fig. 3;
(4) Ti/Al/Ni/Au30/150/50/150nm alloy electrodes are manufactured at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa by an electron beam evaporation method to serve as a source electrode and a drain electrode, and a Ni/Au50/100nm gate electrode is manufactured at the top surface of the p-GaN channel mesa, as shown in FIG. 4.
Example 4
As shown in fig. 5, the lateral structure GaN-based JFET device using MBE regrowth includes:
a silicon substrate layer 1;
a semi-insulating GaN layer 2 grown on the substrate layer and having a height of 3 μm;
the transverse n-GaN channel table top 3 is positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer, the height of the transverse n-GaN channel table top is 200nm, the channel width of the n-GaN channel table top is 200nm, and the channel thickness is 600 nm;
the two p-GaN table tops 4 which are arranged on two sides of the transverse n-GaN channel table top and are in contact with the transverse n-GaN channel are 50nm higher than the transverse n-GaN channel table top, are positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer and form two transverse p-n-p GaN p-n junctions with the transverse n-GaN channel table top, and the size of the p-GaN table top in the x direction is 15 mu m, and the size of the p-GaN table top in the y direction is 2 mu m; the doping concentration of p-GaN is 1 x1018cm-3;
The source electrode 5 and the drain electrode 6 are respectively arranged at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel table board; the source electrode and the drain electrode are made of Ti/Al/Ni/Au multilayer metal by electron beam evaporation, the thickness is 30/150/50/150nm, the size of the x direction is 50nm less than the channel thickness of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa, and the size of the y direction is 20 μm;
and the two gate electrodes 7 respectively cover the top surfaces of the two p-GaN mesas, are made of Ni/Au multilayer metal and have the thickness of 50/100nm, the size of each direction is slightly smaller than that of the p-GaN mesas, the size of the y direction is the same as that of the p-GaN, so that the good control of a channel is ensured, and the size of the x direction is about 13 mu m.
Example 5
This utilize lateral structure GaN base JFET device of MBE regrowth includes:
a sapphire substrate layer 1;
a semi-insulating GaN layer 2 grown on the substrate layer and having a height of 5 μm;
the transverse n-GaN channel table top 3 is positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer, the height of the transverse n-GaN channel table top is 600nm, the channel width of the n-GaN channel table top is 600nm, and the channel thickness is 1200 nm;
the two p-GaN table tops 4 which are arranged on two sides of the transverse n-GaN channel table top and are in contact with the transverse n-GaN channel are 50nm higher than the transverse n-GaN channel table top, are positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer and form two transverse p-n-p GaN p-n junctions with the transverse n-GaN channel table top, and the size of the p-GaN table top in the x direction is 30 mu m and the size of the p-GaN table top in the y direction is 10 mu m; the doping concentration of p-GaN is 1 x1019cm-3;
The source electrode 5 and the drain electrode 6 are respectively arranged at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel table board; the source electrode and the drain electrode are made of Ti/Al/Ni/Au multilayer metal by electron beam evaporation, the thickness is 30/150/50/150nm, the size of the x direction is 100nm smaller than the channel thickness of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa, and the size of the y direction is 30 μm;
two gate electrodes 7 respectively cover the top surfaces of the two p-GaN mesas, the gate electrodes are made of Ni/Au multilayer metal and have the thickness of 50/100nm, the size of each direction is slightly smaller than that of the p-GaN mesas, the size of the y direction is the same as that of the p-GaN mesa, so that the good control of a channel is ensured, and the size of the x direction is about 28 micrometers.
Example 6
This utilize lateral structure GaN base JFET device of MBE regrowth includes:
a SiC substrate layer 1;
a semi-insulating GaN layer 2 grown on the substrate layer and having a height of 4 μm;
the transverse n-GaN channel table top 3 is positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer, the height of the transverse n-GaN channel table top is 400nm, the channel width of the n-GaN channel table top is 400nm, and the channel thickness is 800 nm;
the two p-GaN table tops 4 which are arranged on two sides of the transverse n-GaN channel table top and are in contact with the transverse n-GaN channel are 50nm higher than the transverse n-GaN channel table top, are positioned on the top surface of the semi-insulating GaN layer and form two transverse p-n-p GaN p-n junctions with the transverse n-GaN channel table top, and the size of the p-GaN table top in the x direction is 25 mu m, and the size of the p-GaN table top in the y direction is 6 mu m; the doping concentration of p-GaN is 1.5x1019 cm-3;
The source electrode 5 and the drain electrode 6 are respectively arranged at two ends of the top surface of the transverse n-GaN channel table board; the source electrode and the drain electrode are made of Ti/Al/Ni/Au multilayer metal by electron beam evaporation, the thickness is 30/150/50/150nm, the size of the x direction is 80nm less than the thickness of the transverse n-GaN channel mesa, and the size of the y direction is 25 μm;
two gate electrodes 7 respectively cover the top surfaces of the two p-GaN mesas, the gate electrodes are made of Ni/Au multilayer metal and have the thickness of 50/100nm, the size of each direction is slightly smaller than that of the p-GaN mesas, the size of the y direction is the same as that of the p-GaN mesa, so that the good control of a channel is ensured, and the size of the x direction is about 24 micrometers.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and any other changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications which do not depart from the spirit and principle of the present invention should be construed as equivalents thereof, and all such changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.
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