IP Library Granted Patent US 10,804,362
Granted Patent B2
US 10,804,362 · App. 15/689,547 · Granted Oct 13, 2020

Crystalline oxide semiconductor film, crystalline oxide semiconductor device, and crystalline oxide semiconductor system

Inventors: Rie Tokuda (Kyoto, JP); Masaya Oda (Kyoto, JP); Toshimi Hitora (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: FLOSFIA INC.
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Patent No.
US 10,804,362
App. No.
15/689,547
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a first aspect of a present inventive subject matter, a crystalline oxide semiconductor film includes a crystalline oxide semiconductor that contains a corundum structure as a major component, a dopant, and an electron mobility that is 30 cm 2 /Vs or more.

Claims (53)

1. A crystalline oxide semiconductor film, comprising:

a layer including α-Ga 2 O 3 as a major component and a dopant,

wherein the layer has an electron mobility that is 30 cm 2 /Vs or more.

2. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the layer has a carrier concentration that is 1.0×10 18 /cm 3 or more.

3. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the layer has an electrical resistivity that is 50 mΩ cm or less.

4. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the layer has an electrical resistivity that is 5 mΩ cm or less.

5. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the layer has a principal plane that is an a-plane or an m-plane.

6. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dopant is at least one selected from among tin, germanium, and silicon.

7. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dopant is tin.

8. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the layer further includes indium and/or aluminum.

9. A crystalline oxide semiconductor device, comprising:

the crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 1 ;

a first electrode arranged on a first side of the crystalline oxide semiconductor film; and

a second electrode arranged on the first side of the crystalline oxide semiconductor film.

10. A crystalline oxide semiconductor system, comprising:

a motherboard comprising electrodes and/or wiring patterns; and

the crystalline oxide semiconductor device according to claim 9 electrically connected to the electrodes and/or the wiring patterns.

11. A crystalline oxide semiconductor film, comprising:

a layer including α-Ga 2 O 3 as a major component and a dopant,

wherein the layer has a carrier concentration that is 1.0×10 18 /cm 3 or more, a principal plane that is an a-plane or an m-plane, and an electron mobility that is 30 cm 2 /Vs or more.

12. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 11 ,

wherein the layer has an electrical resistivity that is 50 mΩ cm or less.

13. A crystalline oxide semiconductor device, comprising:

the crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 11 ;

a first electrode arranged on a side of the crystalline oxide semiconductor film; and

a second electrode arranged on the side of the crystalline oxide semiconductor film.

14. A crystalline oxide semiconductor device, comprising:

the crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 11 ;

a first electrode arranged on a first side of the crystalline oxide semiconductor film; and

a second electrode arranged on a second side of the crystalline oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the crystalline oxide semiconductor device is a Schottky barrier diode.

15. A crystalline oxide semiconductor film, comprising:

a layer including α-Ga 2 O 3 as a major component and a dopant,

wherein the dopant is an n-type dopant, and

wherein the layer has a principal plane that is an a-plane or an m-plane, and an electron mobility that is 30 cm 2 /Vs or more.

16. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 15 ,

wherein the layer has an electrical resistivity that is 50 mΩ cm or less.

17. A crystalline oxide semiconductor device, comprising:

the crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 15 ; and

an electrode arranged on a side of the crystalline oxide semiconductor film.

18. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 11 ,

wherein the dopant comprises at least one selected from among tin, germanium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, and niobium.

19. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 18 ,

wherein the electron mobility is 50 cm 2 /Vs or more.

20. The crystalline oxide semiconductor film according to claim 15 ,

wherein the dopant comprises at least one selected from among tin, germanium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, and niobium.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ASSIGNEE ADDRESS Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: FLOSFIA INC.
To: FLOSFIA INC.
Reel/Frame 049393/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2017
From: TOKUDA, RIE; ODA, MASAYA; HITORA, TOSHIMI
To: FLOSFIA INC.
Reel/Frame 043437/0786 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2016-170409 · Aug 31, 2016 · national
JP 2016-217660 · Nov 7, 2016 · national
JP 2017-137446 · Jul 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180061952A1 · Mar 1, 2018
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