Homoepitaxial growth and MOS structures of 4H-SiC on off oriented n-type (0001)Si-faces

Homoepitaxial growth of 4H-SiC on off-oriented n-type Si-face (0001) substrates was performed in a home-made hot-wall low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) reactor with SiH4 and C2H4 at temperature of 1500 C and pressure of 20 Torr. The surface morphology and intentional in-situ NH3 doping in 4H-SiC epilayers were investigated by using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). Thermal oxidization of 4H-SiC homoepitaxial layers was conducted in a dry O-2 and H-2 atmosphere at temperature of 1150 C. The oxide was investigated by employing x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). 4H-SiC MOS structures were obtained and their C-V characteristics were presented.

INVESTIGATION OF BURIED ALN LAYERS FORMED BY NITROGEN IMPLANTATION INTO AL

The composition and microstructure of buried layers of AlN formed by high energy N+ ion implantation into polycrystalline Al have been determined. Both bulk and evaporated thin films of Al have been implanted with 100 and 200 keV N+ ions to doses of up to 1.8 x 10(18)/cm2. The layers have been characterised using SIMS, XTEM, X-ray diffraction, FTIR, RBS and in terms of their microhardness. It is found that, for doses greater than the critical dose, buried, polycrystalline AlN layers are formed with preferred (100) or (002) orientations, which are sample specific. With increasing dose the nitrogen concentration saturates at the value for stoichiometric AlN although the synthesised compound is found to be rich in oxygen.

OXYGEN IN INXGA1-XASYP1-Y GROWN ON GAAS

The measurement of DLTS on the alloy InxGa1-xAsyP1-y (0 less-than-or-equal-to y less-than-or-equal-to 0.3; 0.5 greater-than-or-equal-to x greater-than-or-equal-to 0.35) shows a new signal, labeled as E2, with an activation energy of E(c) - 0.61 eV and the SIMS signals show a large number of oxygen. To clarify is further, the energy of the deep level E2 is quantitatively calculated by using Vogl's tight-binding theory and Hjalmarson's deep level theory. As a result, the deep A1-symmetric level associated with an oxygen on the anion site of InxGa1-xAsyP1-y locates deeply in the band gap. Thus, the level E2 is considered to be induced by the oxygen impurity.

Rapid thermal annealing of arsenic implanted Si1-xGex epilayers

Rapid thermal annealing of arsenic implanted Si1-xGex was studied by secondary ion-mass spectroscopy (SIMS) and spreading resistance probe (SRP) over a wide range of Ge fractions (0-43%). Redistribution of the implanted arsenic was followed as a function of Ge content and annealing temperature. Arsenic concentration profiles from SIMS indicated that the behavior of implanted arsenic in Si1-xGex after RTA was different from that in Si, and the Si1-xGex samples exhibited box-shaped, concentration-dependent diffusion profiles with increasing Ge content. The maximum concentrations of electrically active arsenic in Si1-xGex was found to decrease with increasing Ge content. Experimental results showed that the arsenic diffusion is enhanced with increasing temperature for certain Ge content and strongly dependent on Ge content, and the higher Ge content, the faster As diffusion.

Characterization of deep centers in AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs pseudomorphic HEMT structures grown by molecular beam epitaxy and hydrogen treatment

In AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs PM-HEMT structures, the characterization of deep centers, the degradation in electrical and optical properties and their effects on electrical performance of the PM-HEMTs have been investigated by DLTS, SIMS, PL and conventional van der Pauw techniques. The experimental results confirm that the deep level centers correlate strongly with the oxygen content in the AlGaAs layer, the PL response of PM-HEMTs, and the electrical performance of the PM-HEMTs. Hydrogen plasma treatment was used to passivate/annihilate these centers, and the effects of hydrogenation were examined.

Microstructure studies of PdGe/Ge ohmic contacts to n-type GaAs formed by rapid thermal annealing

A low resistance and shallow ohmic contact to n-GaAs is performed by using Ge/Pd/GaAs trilayer structure and rapid thermal annealing process. The dependence of specific contact resistivity on the temperature of rapid thermal annealing is investigated. A good ohmic contact is formed after annealing at 400-500 degrees C for 60 s. The best specific contact resistivity is 1.4 x 10(-6) Omega cm(2). Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are used to analyze the interfacial microstructure. A strong correlation between the contact resistance and the film microstructure is observed.

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM STUDY OF THE GAAS/SI EPILAYER GROWN BY USING A THIN AMORPHOUS SI FILM AS BUFFER LAYER

Recently, we reported successful growth of high-quality GaAs/Si epilayers by using a very thin amorphous Si film as buffer layer. In this paper, the impurity properties of this kind of GaAs/Si epilayers have been studied by using PL spectrum, SIMS and Hall measurement. Compared to a typical PL spectrum of the GaAs/Si epilayers grown by conventional two-step method, a new peak was observed in our PL spectrum at the energy of 1.462 eV, which is assigned to the band-to-silicon acceptor recombination. The SIMS analysis indicates that the silicon concentration in this kind of GaAs/Si epilayers is about 10(18) cm(-3). But its carrier concentration (about 4 x 10(17) cm(-3)) is lower than the silicon concentration. The lower carrier concentration in this kind of GaAs/Si epilayer can be interpreted both as the result of higher compensation and as the result of the formation of the donor-defect complex. We also found that the high-quality and low-Si-concentration GaAs/Si epilayers can be regrown by using this kind of GaAs/Si epilayer as substrate. The FWHM of the X-ray (004) rocking curve from this regrowth GaAs epilayer is 118 '', it is much less than that of the first growth GaAs epilayer (160 '') and other reports for the GaAs/Si epilayer grown by using conventional two-step method (similar to 200 '').

DIFFERENT INTERDIFFUSION CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN AG/YBA2CU3O7-X AND AL/YBA2CU3O7-X CONTACT INTERFACES

The differences between the interdiffusion characteristics of Ag/YBa2Cu3O7-x and Al/YBa2Cu3O7-x contact interfaces have been revealed by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The different electrical properties of Ag/YBa2Cu3O7-x and YBa2Cu3O7-x films after high temperature treatment are well understood by the SIMS results.

SIMOX SOI埋氧注氮工艺对埋氧中固定正电荷密度的影响

在SIMOX SOI材料的埋氧中注氮是为了增强该类材料的抗辐射能力.通过C-V研究表明,对于埋氧层为150 nm的SIMOX SOI材料来说,当在其埋氧中注入4×10~(15)cm~(-2)剂量的氮后,与未注氮埋氧相比,注氮埋氧中的固定正电荷密度显著增加了;而对于埋氧层为375 nm的SIMOX SOI材料来说,当注氮剂量分别为2×10~(15)cm~(-2)和3×10~(15)cm~(-2)时,并未发现埋氧中固定正电荷密度的增加.所有SIMOX注氮后的退火条件是完全相同的.通过SIMS分析,将薄埋氧中固定正电荷密度的增加归结为注氮后的退火所引起的氮在埋氧与Si界面附近的积累.同时还发现,未注氮埋氧中的固定正电荷密度是非常小的.这意味着通常情况下在热生长SiO_2膜中大量存在的氧化物电荷,其数量在SIMOX埋氧中则要相对少得多.

注氮工艺对SOI材料抗辐照性能的影响

分别采用一步和分步注入的工艺制备了氧氮共注形成SOI(SIMON)材料，并对退火后的材料进行了二次离子质谱(SIMS)分析，结果发现退火之后氮原子大多数聚集在SiO2／Si界面处．为了分析材料的抗辐照加固效果，分别在不同方法制作的SIMON材料上制作了nMOS场效应晶体管，并测试了晶体管辐射前后的转移特性．实验结果表明，注氮工艺对SOI材料的抗辐照性能有显著的影响．

不同能量氮氧共注入形成的多层SOI结构

将氮和氧离子在不同能量不依次注入于硅片，并经1200 ℃，2h高温退火后，形成具有含有中间硅层的夹心埋层SOI结构。对该样品做俄歇电子能谱（AES）、剖面透射电镜（XTEM）、二次离子质谱（SIMS）和击穿场强等测试，表明退火后形成具有Si-N-O、Si和Si_2O夹心埋层的SOI结构。其击穿场强最大为5 * 10~6V/cm，与普通剂量SIMOX的相当。测试还发现氮在界面处有明显的富集效应，而且其在前界面的富集行为明显大于其在后界面的。

Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of GaNAs Alloy Using Dimethylhydrazine as Nitrogen Precursor

GaNAs alloy is grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) using dimethylhydrazine (DMHy) as the nitrogen precursor. High-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) are combined in determining the nitrogen contents in the samples. Room temperature photoluminescence (RTPL) measurement is also used in characterizing. The influence of different Ga precursors on GaNAs quality is investigated. Samples grown with triethylgallium (TEGa) have better qualities and less impurity contamination than those with trimethylgallium (TMGa). Nitrogen content of 5.688% is achieved with TEGa. The peak wavelength in RTPL measurement is measured to be 1278.5nm.

AlN陶瓷基板在空气中的热氧化行为探讨

利用二次离子质谱(SIMS)并结合X-射线衍射分析(XRD)研究了AlN陶瓷基板在850-1100℃空气中退火时的初始氧化行为。结果表明, 未退火AlN陶瓷基板表面区存在很薄的富氧层。在退火10min的条件下, 随着退火温度的增加, 富氧层迅速增厚。在1100℃退火20min的条件下, AlN陶瓷基板表面区有连续的氧化层生成。最后, 结合化学热力学, 探讨了AlN陶瓷基板表面的初始氧化机理。

Ti和蓝宝石的界面反应

在超高真空中用电子束蒸发在抛光的(1102)取向的蓝宝石(a-Al_2O_3)衬底上蒸镀500 nm的Ti膜,在恒温炉中退火,然后用XRD(包括一般的和小角度的X射线衍射),AES和SIMS等表面分析技术详细研究了从室温至850℃,Ti与a-Al_2O_3的固相界面反应.首次系统提出了不同反应温区相应的化学反应式,讨论了采用体材料数据作热力学计算来预言Ti/a-Al_2O_3界面反应的局限性.

Optical properties of AIInGaN quaternary alloys

Carrier recombination dynamics in AlInGaN alloy has been studied by photoluminescence (PL) and time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL). The fast redshift of PL peak energy is observed and well fitted by a physical model considering the thermal activation and transfer processes. This result provides evidence for the exciton localization in the quantum dot (QD)-like potentials in our AlInGaN alloy. The TRPL signals are found to be described by a stretched exponential function of exp[(-t/tau)(beta)], indicating the presence of a significant disorder in the material. The disorder is attributed to a randomly distributed quantum dots or clusters caused by indium fluctuations. By studying the dependence of the dispersive exponent 8 on the temperature and emission energy, we suggest that the exciton hopping dominate the diffusion of carriers localized in the disordered quantum dots. Furthermore, the localized states are found to have OD density of states up to 250 K, since the radiative lifetime remains almost unchanged with increasing temperature.