Method for treating a gallium nitride layer comprising dislocations
A method is for treating a doped gallium nitride substrate of a first conductivity type, having dislocations emerging on the side of at least one of its surfaces. The method may include: a) forming, where each dislocation emerges, a recess extending into the substrate from the at least one surface; and b) filling the recesses with doped gallium nitride of the second conductivity type.
1. A method of treating a doped gallium nitride substrate of a first conductivity type, having a plurality of dislocations emerging on an upper surface thereof, the method comprising:
forming, where each dislocation emerges, a recess extending into the upper surface;
forming a doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of a second conductivity type on the upper surface; and
removing the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type from the upper surface except from the recess to form an interface of the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type separating the dislocation from the upper surface of the doped gallium nitride substrate of a first conductivity type and the dislocation stopping at the interface.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein removing the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type comprises planarization of the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein planarization comprises chemo-mechanical polishing.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the recesses comprises applying a wet etching solution to the upper surface.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the wet etching solution comprises potassium hydroxide at a concentration in a range of 10 to 90%.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the wet etching solution comprises phosphoric acid at a concentration in a range of 10 to 90%.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the recesses comprises applying a chlorine plasma to the upper surface.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising annealing the upper surface at a temperature greater than or equal to 830° C.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second conductivity types respectively are N and P conductivity types.
10. A method of semiconductor processing comprising:
treating a doped gallium nitride layer of a first conductivity type, having a plurality of dislocations emerging on an upper surface thereof by at least
forming, where each dislocation emerges, a recess extending into the doped gallium nitride layer of the first conductivity type from the upper surface,
forming a doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of a second conductivity type on the upper surface, and
removing the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type from the upper surface except from the recess to form an interface of the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type separating the dislocation from the upper surface of the doped gallium nitride substrate of a first conductivity type and the dislocation stopping at the interface.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein removing the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type comprises planarization of the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein planarization comprises chemo-mechanical polishing.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein forming the recesses comprises applying a wet etching solution to the upper surface.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein forming the recesses comprises applying a plasma to the upper surface.
15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising annealing the upper surface at a temperature greater than or equal to 830° C.
16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising forming at least one of a conductive layer, a semiconductor layer, and an insulating layer on the upper surface.
17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising forming a conductive layer on the upper surface to form a Schottky diode.
18. A method of semiconductor processing comprising:
treating a doped gallium nitride layer of a first conductivity type, having a plurality of dislocations emerging on an upper surface thereof by at least
forming, where each dislocation emerges, a recess extending into the upper surface,
forming a doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of a second conductivity type on the upper surface, and
removing the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type from the upper surface except from the recess to form an interface of the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type separating the dislocation from the upper surface of the doped gallium nitride substrate of a first conductivity type and the dislocation stopping at the interface; and
forming a conductive layer on the upper surface to form a Schottky diode.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein removing the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type comprises planarization of the doped single-crystal gallium nitride layer of the second conductivity type.