WO2004086579A1 - 窒化物半導体素子およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same.
- the present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor device such as a semiconductor laser expected to be used in the optical information processing field and the like, and a method of manufacturing the same.
- red semiconductor lasers having a wavelength of 660 nm.
- this red semiconductor laser uses an InGaAlP compound semiconductor on a GaAs substrate. It is manufactured by epitaxial growth.
- next generation optical disks has been actively developed to increase the recording density of DVDs.
- Such a light source for next-generation optical discs is required to have a shorter wavelength than red light and to emit blue-violet laser light (wavelength 4 nm band) stably.
- III-V nitride semiconductors containing nitrogen (N) as a V-group element have a larger band gap than GaAs-based semiconductors, and have a higher energy of light to be absorbed and emitted. For this reason, nitride semiconductors are promising as short-wavelength light emitting materials.
- a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor (GaN-based semiconductor: A 1 X G a y I n z N (0 ⁇ X, y, z ⁇ 1 x + y + z two 1)) study of actively Blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) and green LEDs have been commercialized.
- a semiconductor laser having an oscillation wavelength in the 400 nm band is required in order to increase the capacity of the optical disc device, and a semiconductor laser using a GaN-based semiconductor as a material is being developed.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional semiconductor laser having a laminated structure on a GaN substrate.
- Such a semiconductor laser is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-330622, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-14835, and the like. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor laser of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the n-type GaN substrate 301 shown in FIG. 10 is prepared.
- the n-type GaN substrate 301 is composed of a hexagonal single crystal, and its main surface (upper surface) is a (0001) plane.
- the n-type nitride semiconductor 303 and the ⁇ -type are formed on the n-type GaN substrate 30 ′′ 1 by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD).
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- a nitride semiconductor 304 is deposited.
- the n-type nitride semiconductor 303 includes an n-Al GaN cladding layer and an n-GaN optical guide layer from the side close to the n-type GaN substrate 301, and the p-type nitride semiconductor 304 includes an n-type 6 & 1 ⁇ 1 From the side close to the substrate 3 ⁇ 1, Ga, -x In x N / G a, -y In , N (0 ⁇ y ⁇ x ⁇ 1) Multiple quantum well (MQW) active layer, p-GaN Includes light guide layer, p-AI GaN cladding layer, and p-GaN contact layer.
- MQW Multiple quantum well
- FIG. 12 shows a cross section taken along a plane perpendicular to the resonator length direction.
- both sides of each ridge stripe formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor 304 are covered with an insulating film 305.
- the upper surface of the stripe stripe is exposed through a stripe-shaped opening formed in the insulating film 305.
- a ⁇ electrode 306 made of, for example, Ni / Au is formed so as to be in contact with the p-type nitride semiconductor 304 on the top of the ridge stripe.
- the back surface of the substrate 301 is subjected to polishing if necessary, and then, for example, an n-electrode 30 made of TiZAI is formed.
- a primary alignment is performed along the ⁇ 11-20> direction of the substrate 301 to form a resonator end face composed of a (1-00) plane. More specifically, primary cleavage forms many bars from a single wafer. Each bar has a resonator end face parallel to the plane of FIG. Thereafter, each bar is separated into multiple chips by secondary cleavage. More specifically, the secondary alignment is performed along the ⁇ 1-100> direction, and the chips are separated as shown in FIG.
- the ⁇ 100> direction is perpendicular to the cavity facet consisting of the (1-100) plane, and the surface exposed by the secondary cleavage is perpendicular to both the cavity facet and the substrate main surface.
- the n-electrode 3 ⁇ 7 When operating the element of FIG. 9, the n-electrode 3 ⁇ 7 is grounded, and a voltage is applied to the p-electrode 306 by a drive circuit (not shown). Then, holes are injected from the p-electrode 306 side toward the MQW active layer, and electrons are injected from the n-electrode 30 side toward the MQW active layer. As a result, a population inversion is formed in the MQW active layer, causing no optical gain and causing laser oscillation in an oscillation wavelength band of 400 nm.
- the (1-100) plane has a plane orientation that is easily cleaved, and the (1 1 -20) plane perpendicular to this plane is less likely to be cleaved than the (1-100) plane. . Therefore, in the case of a semiconductor laser using a GaN substrate, in order to obtain a high-quality cavity facet, the primary cleavage is usually performed along the 1> ⁇ 20> direction, and the (1-10 mm) plane is used. Form resonator end faces. Then, secondary cleavage for chip separation is performed along the ⁇ 1-1100> direction. However, When cleaving along the ⁇ 1-1 ⁇ 0> direction, cracks often occur along the direction shifted by 3 ⁇ from the ⁇ 1-100> direction, for example, in the ⁇ 2-1-10> direction. Yield decreases.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a nitride semiconductor device having a high production yield and a method for producing the same.
- DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device according to the present invention is directed to a nitride semiconductor substrate divided into a plurality of chip substrates, wherein the plurality of element portions functioning as chip substrates after the division, (A) providing a nitride semiconductor substrate having an inter-element portion connecting element portions, wherein the average thickness of the inter-element portion is smaller than the thickness of the element portion.
- a mask layer having a strip-shaped opening on the upper surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate (B); exposing the mask layer of the upper surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate through the opening of the mask layer; (C) selectively growing a layer of a nitride semiconductor on the region; and cleaving the nitride semiconductor substrate from an inter-element portion of the nitride semiconductor substrate to form a plurality of individually divided chip substrates.
- Nitride half Including a step (D) to form the body element.
- the step (A) includes a step ( a1 ) of preparing a nitride semiconductor substrate having a flat upper surface, and forming a groove on the upper surface of the substrate to reduce an average thickness of the inter-element portion. (A2) making the thickness smaller than the thickness of the element portion.
- the upper surface is A ( ⁇ O ⁇ 1) plane GaN-based compound semiconductor substrate is prepared.
- a groove extending in the ⁇ 1-100> direction is formed.
- the step (a2) includes a step of forming the groove by etching the upper surface of the substrate by 1 m or more.
- a laminated structure including a GaN-based compound semiconductor layer is formed by a selective growth method.
- the total thickness of the nitride semiconductor layer present on the inter-element portion of the nitride semiconductor substrate is equal to the thickness existing on the element portion. It is smaller than the total thickness of the nitride semiconductor layers.
- a semiconductor light emitting device includes a nitride semiconductor substrate having a stripe-shaped convex portion extending in a cavity length direction; and a top surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate formed on a main surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate.
- a mask layer having a stripe-shaped opening on a selected region of the above, and a stacked structure of nitride semiconductors grown on the selected region on the upper surface of the stripe-shaped convex portion,
- the thickness of the stacked structure of the nitride semiconductor is greater than the thickness of the nitride semiconductor existing on the mask layer.
- the nitride semiconductor multilayer structure includes a p-type semiconductor layer and an n- type semiconductor layer.
- the substrate is a GaN-based compound semiconductor substrate having a (001) plane on the upper surface, and a (1-100) plane at an end face of the resonator.
- the width of the protrusion is 50 m or more and 50 m or more. Owm or less, and the width of the strip-shaped openings of the mask layer is 30 m or more and 48 m or less, and is smaller than the width of the projections.
- the width of the stacked structure of the nitride semiconductor is larger than the width of the strip-shaped opening of the mask layer, and the stacked structure of the nitride semiconductor includes a portion grown laterally on the mask layer. I have.
- the mask layer covers both side surfaces of the convex portion of the substrate.
- the height of a step existing on both sides of the projection of the substrate is 0.1 m or more.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of an embodiment of a nitride semiconductor device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a process sectional view showing a method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor device of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor device of FIG.
- # 4 is a process sectional view illustrating the method of manufacturing the nitride semiconductor device in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor device of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor device in FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a process cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor device of FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor device of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a structure of a conventional nitride semiconductor laser.
- FIG. 10 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor laser of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor laser in FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor laser in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a process sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor laser in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a process cross-sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor laser in FIG. 9. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 14 is a process cross-sectional view illustrating the method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor laser in FIG. 9. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of the nitride semiconductor laser of the present embodiment.
- the substrate 1-1 in the present embodiment is formed from an n-type GaN single crystal having a hexagonal crystal structure.
- the main surface (upper surface) of the n-type GaN substrate 101 is (0 0 O 1) plane.
- the n-type GaN substrate 1-1 has a cavity facet
- the (1 -100) plane and the side of the element are cleaved to become the (1 1-20) plane, and they are divided into chips.
- an n-type GaN substrate is used as the substrate 101, but the conductivity type may be reversed according to the element structure.
- an AIGAN substrate or an AlN substrate may be used.
- a strip-shaped convex portion extending along the lengthwise direction of the resonator along 1-1-1> is formed.
- the width of the projection is set, for example, in a range of 50 m or more and 5 m or less.
- the length of the resonator is set, for example, in a range from 400 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m.
- an insulating film 1-2 functioning as a mask layer for selective growth is formed on the main surface of the n-type GaN substrate 101.
- the insulating film 102 is formed of, for example, a silicon nitride film, and has a stripe-shaped opening in a selected region on the upper surface of the stripe-shaped protrusion, but has another stripe-shaped opening. The area is covered.
- the width of the striped opening is 30 m or more and 480 m or less, and is preferably designed to be narrower than the width of the projection.
- the insulating film 102 is made of any material, on which a nitride semiconductor is unlikely to grow, and may be made of any material. However, it is preferable to use silicon nitride or silicon nitride. It is formed from nitride, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, etc. In addition, as long as the material functions as a mask for selective growth, the mask layer does not necessarily have to have insulating properties, so that the mask layer can be formed from a semiconductor or metal.
- a stacked structure of a nitride semiconductor is formed on the upper surface of the stripe-shaped convex portion of the n-type GaN substrate 101.
- This laminated structure is selectively grown on an n-type GaN substrate 101 whose main surface is partially covered by an insulating film 102, as will be described in detail later. is there.
- the nitride semiconductor is not entirely deposited on the insulating film 102.
- the thickness is smaller than the thickness of the stacked structure of the nitride semiconductor, the insulating film; The entirety of 102 may be covered.
- the nitride semiconductor may grow on the insulating film 102, but the thickness of the nitride semiconductor existing on the insulating film 102 is smaller than the thickness of the nitride semiconductor laminated structure. If it is smaller than height (height), there is no problem.
- the laminated structure of the nitride semiconductor formed on the stripe-shaped protrusions in the n-type GaN substrate 101 is more specifically formed by growing the n-type nitride semiconductor 103 on the substrate 101. And grown on the n-type nitride semiconductor 103 ID-type nitride semiconductors 104, and these semiconductors 1.3 and 1.4 further include nitride semiconductor layers of various compositions.
- the upper part of the p-type nitride semiconductor 104 is processed into a ridge stripe shape, and is covered with an insulating film 105 having an opening at the top of the ridge stripe. Then, a p-electrode 106 is formed so as to be in contact with the p-type compound semiconductor 104 on the top of the ridge stripe, and an n-electrode 10 is formed on the back surface of the substrate 101.
- the width of the nitride semiconductor laminated structure may be wider than the width of the stripe-shaped opening of the insulating film 102.
- the laminated structure of the nitride semiconductor in the illustrated example includes a portion grown on the insulating film 102 in the lateral direction. The width at the bottom of the laminated structure is set, for example, in a range of 40 m or more and 490 m or less.
- the width of the opening provided in the insulating film 102 is constant in the resonator length direction, but the width of the opening varies depending on the position. 2 may be buttered.
- the shape, size, and position of the openings in the insulating films 1 and 2 it is possible to control the shape, size, and position of the stacked structure of the nitride semiconductor formed by selective growth. . Further, even if the pattern of the opening of the insulating film 102 is the same, the width of the nitride semiconductor laminated structure can be changed by adjusting the conditions of the selective growth.
- the n-electrode 10 is grounded, and a voltage is applied to the p-electrode 106 to inject holes from the p-electrode 106 into the multiple quantum well active layer. Electrons are injected into the multiple quantum well active layer from the side of the electrode 10. Thus, an optical gain is generated in the multiple quantum well active layer. As a result, laser oscillation in the oscillation wavelength range of 400 nm can be caused.
- an n-type GaN substrate 101 having a hexagonal crystal structure and having a (0001) main surface 10 is prepared.
- the thickness of the substrate 101 is, for example, 40 mm.
- the n-type GaN substrate 101 is not divided into chips, and has a zigzag shape with a diameter of, for example, about 2 inches.
- FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view schematically showing a part of the substrate 101.
- a groove 12 is formed on the main surface of the substrate 101 as shown in FIG.
- the width of the groove 12 is 50 m
- the depth is 5 nm
- the direction in which the groove extends is ⁇ 1 -1 ⁇ 0> of the substrate 101.
- Direction (see Figure 1).
- the groove 12 is formed to facilitate secondary cleavage. Accordingly, the groove 12 is formed in the inter-element portion 16, and the element portion 14 cut out from the substrate 101 as a final chip substrate is located in a region between two adjacent grooves 12. are doing.
- the interval between the grooves 12 (a size substantially corresponding to the width of the element portion 14) is set to, for example, 45 m.
- the grooves 12 are periodically arranged, and the pitch thereof defines the chip size of each element finally cut from the substrate 101.
- the lower limit of the depth of groove 12 should be set to 0.1; um or more. preferable.
- the upper limit of the depth of the groove 12 is about 10% of the substrate thickness at the start of the process. If the depth of the groove 12 is too large compared to the substrate thickness exceeding the above ratio, the mechanical strength of the substrate 101 is reduced, and the substrate 101 may be damaged during the manufacturing process. There is.
- Such a groove 12 is formed by forming a resist pattern (not shown) on the main surface 10 of the substrate 101 by photolithography, and then etching the substrate 101 using the resist pattern as a mask. It is easily formed by this.
- the groove 12 can be suitably formed by, for example, reactive ion etching. In this case, the depth of the groove 12 is controlled by the etching time.
- an insulating film 102 made of a silicon nitride film is deposited on the main surface of the substrate 101 by a sputtering method.
- the thickness of the insulating film 102 is arbitrary as long as it can function as a mask for selective growth. It is not necessary to consider the withstand voltage of the insulating film 102.
- the insulating film 102 made of a silicon nitride film having a thickness of about 5 nm is formed.
- the insulating film 1 ⁇ 2 is formed at the position between the grooves 12 and 12 (the convex portion of the main surface of the substrate). Form two openings.
- The-part of the convex portion of the substrate 101 is exposed through the opening.
- the groove 12 is entirely covered with the insulating film 102.
- the planar shape of the opening is a stripe shape having a longitudinal direction in the resonator length direction.
- a nitride semiconductor laminated structure 3 ⁇ is formed by MOCVD.
- This laminated structure 30 is close to the substrate 101.
- an n-type nitride semiconductor 103 and a p-type nitride semiconductor 1 ⁇ 4 are included.
- the n-type nitride semiconductor 103 has n-AI 0.
- the p-type nitride semiconductor 104 is a multiple quantum well active layer, a P-GaN optical guide layer, and a p-AI. fl7 G a. . 93 N cladding layer, including p-G a N layer.
- the details of each semiconductor layer forming the multilayer structure 30 may be other depending on the type of the semiconductor laser.
- the laminated structure 30 is composed of a nitride semiconductor layer selectively grown from the openings of the insulating films 1-2. Since the nitride semiconductor is unlikely to grow on the insulating film 1-2 due to the selective growth, the thickness of the laminated structure formed on the opening of the insulating film 102 depends on the nitride semiconductor deposited on the insulating film 102. (In Figure 5, its thickness is 0).
- a ridge stripe having a width of about 2 m is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor 104.
- a current injection region is formed on the top of the ridge stripe.
- a p-electrode 106 made of, for example, Ni / Au is formed by a lift-off method so as to be in contact with the surface of the p-type nitride semiconductor 1-4 exposed at the top of the ridge stripe.
- an n-electrode 1-7 made of, for example, T i / A I is formed after performing a polishing treatment as necessary.
- the device shown in FIG. 1 is formed by the method described above.
- Each element has, as a chip substrate, an element portion of the substrate 101 that originally was in a single state.
- the p-electrode 106 be formed only on the opening of the insulating film 102. In this case, since the p-electrode 106 does not exist in the chip division region (part between elements) due to the secondary cleavage, defects such as peeling of the p-electrode due to chip division hardly occur.
- a groove-like void 40 extending in the ⁇ 1-1100> direction is formed between the adjacent laminated structures 30.
- the laminated structure is continuously present on the substrate 1-1 even in the inter-element portion, the above-mentioned groove-shaped void does not exist. .
- the presence of such groove-shaped voids 40 has the effect of facilitating the secondary orientation in the ⁇ 1-1100> direction.
- the secondary cleavage in the ⁇ 1-1> ⁇ 0> direction is facilitated by forming the groove 12 in the main surface 10 of the substrate "101". Even if the groove 12 is not formed in the main surface 1 ⁇ of the substrate 101, the presence of the groove-like void 40 extending in the ⁇ 1 ⁇ 100> direction allows the groove in the ⁇ 1 ⁇ 100> direction. There is a possibility that secondary planning can be executed with good yield. In such a case, it is not necessary to form the groove 12 in the main surface of the substrate 101. When no groove is formed in the main surface of the substrate 101, it is preferable to increase the selectivity during selective growth and to make the thickness of the semiconductor deposited on the insulating film 102 sufficiently small. However, when the substrate 101 has a thickness exceeding 100 m, it is preferable to provide the groove 12 in addition to the groove-shaped void 4 mm.
- the groove 1 continuous in the 1 1 ⁇ 2 0> direction is used.
- the average thickness in the inter-element portion of the substrate 101 is made relatively thinner than the other portions, but instead of forming the grooves 12, a plurality of pit rows are formed. Good. Further, the groove array may be formed on the back side of the substrate. Industrial applicability
- the present invention greatly contributes to practical use of a short wavelength semiconductor laser expected to be used in the field of optical information processing.
- the crystal structure of the nitride semiconductor substrate is hexagonal, and it is difficult to cleave in the ⁇ 100> direction.
- the average thickness of the inter-element portion is larger than the thickness of the element portion.
- Small Sece a nitride semiconductor substrate is used and a nitride semiconductor laminated structure is selectively grown on the device portion, cleavage at the device portion is facilitated.
- a nitride semiconductor substrate is used.
- nitride semiconductor devices can be mass-produced with high yield, so that short-wavelength light sources such as blue semiconductor lasers can be supplied at low cost.
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