A kind of AlGaN method for preparing single crystal
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of preparation method of AlGaN monocrystalline, belong to technical field of optoelectronic functional materials.
Technical background
The III-N base semiconductor material of broad-band gap has received people's attention day by day in recent years; Reason is III-N material and ternary compound AlGaN thereof; No matter InGaN etc. still electrology characteristic aspect, have premium properties that conventional semiconductors do not possess in optical characteristics.Its energy gap is adjustable, and saturated electrons speed is higher, and voltage breakdown is bigger, chemical property more the stabilization energy better application in LED, ultraviolet detector, laser apparatus and some high frequency efficient rate devices.Yet the epitaxy of III-N sill now is because of the shortage of its substrate matching materials, causes defective in the III-N sill epitaxial process much to influence the performance of device.We can say that optimal extension is exactly an iso-epitaxy, can reduce like this, different with thermal expansivity because the lattice of substrate and epitaxial film does not match.
GaN, the increment study of AlN single crystalline substrate has been carried out decades, and main method has: 1) by the GALLIUM metal pure powder; Aluminium powder and ammonia react under high pressure-temperature or under the solubility promoter effect and generate GaN, and AlN film or little monocrystalline are like S.NaKamura; J.Tietian, Appl. Phys. Lett. 74 (1999) 1687 and Witzke, H-D:Uber das Wachstum von AlN Einkristallen; Description and report that Phys stat sol 2,1109 (1962) carries out.2) utilize GaN, AlN powder subliming method synthetic single crystal.3) the HVPE method is synthetic, like H.P. Maruska, and J.J. Tietjen, Appl.Phys. Lett.15 (1969) 327.And article and the patent etc. of carrying out the preparation of AlGaN monocrystalline rarely have report.Growth AlGaN monocrystalline we can say that the application to promoting III-N base semiconductor material photoelectric device has further help.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of AlGaN crystalline preparation method who generates high aluminium component, the AlGaN monocrystalline of said growth can supply the need of III-N semiconductor material thin film extensions such as AlGaN, and technical scheme is following:
A kind of AlGaN crystal preparation method that is used for comprises the steps: GALLIUM metal pure and AlN monocrystalline are mixed; The mixture that obtains is put into heating systems, get rid of Atmospheric components in it; System is slowly heated up, in room temperature to 400
oThe C stage passes to protective gas, at 300-500
oLogical a small amount of reducing gas during the C; The above system is continued to be heated to 800
oC-1300
oC, and constant temperature is more than 1 day, during keep passing to protective gas and keep system's malleation, utilize thermal diffusion effect to make metal Ga mix the AlN monocrystalline and generate AlGaN; Treat that the described system heating schedule of above step finishes and naturally cooling, obtains title product.
Described AlN monocrystalline, metal Ga, its purity is not less than 99.9%;
Described protective gas is nitrogen or argon gas, and described reducing gas is a hydrogen, and these gas purities are more than 99.9%.
Described eliminating in it method of Atmospheric components following: system is evacuated to system gas and forces down in 100 pa, fills then with protective gas to malleation, is evacuated to be lower than 100pa again; Repeat above step 2-6 time.
The content of Al, Ga composition can be regulated through growth temperature and time among the AlGaN of present method preparation.
The present invention is with respect to prior art, and equipment is built simply, and the preparation method is simple.Having must practical value.
Below in conjunction with Figure of description and specific embodiment, technical scheme of the present invention done further describing.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the X powder diffraction figure of AlN monocrystalline;
Fig. 2 is the X powder diffraction figure of the AlGaN monocrystalline of generation;
Fig. 3 is the X-coatings of the AlGaN monocrystalline of AlN monocrystalline and generation, and wherein b is the amplification at a overlapping place.
Embodiment
Embodiment 1: take by weighing high-purity Ga metal of 0.76 g quality, the AlN monocrystalline that
fusion envelopes 1 cm * 1 cm * 0.2 cm square is placed in the corundum crucible.Put it in the stove, be evacuated to 20 pa, close pump and stop to bleed, fill with argon gas, be evacuated to 20 pa again, begin slow intensification, room temperature to 400 after repeating 4 times like this to malleation
oPass to 100 sccm argon gas between C and do protection 400
oC-500
oC adds logical 10 sccm hydrogen, 500
oC-1000
oC and constant temperature 1000
oThe 12 day time of C is led to 100 sccm argon gas, after this slowly is cooled to room temperature and takes out crucible.Remove and be used for the X-ray powdery diffractometry behind the surperficial residual metallic Ga and can calculate AlGaN Ga roughly through vegrad law linear rule (
), the content composition of Al is respectively 5.3% and 94.7%.
Embodiment 2: take by weighing high-purity Ga metal of 0.45 g quality, the AlN monocrystalline that
fusion envelopes 1 cm * 1 cm * 0.2 cm square is placed in the corundum crucible.Put it in the stove, be evacuated to 20 pa, close pump and stop to bleed, fill with argon gas, be evacuated to 20 pa again, begin slow intensification, room temperature to 400 after repeating 4 times like this to malleation
oPass to 100 sccm argon gas between C and do protection 400
oC-500
oC adds logical 10 sccm hydrogen, 500
oC-900
oC and constant temperature 900
oThe six day time of C is led to the 100sccm argon gas, after this slowly is cooled to room temperature and takes out crucible.Remove and be used for the X-ray powdery diffractometry behind the surperficial residual metallic Ga and can calculate AlGaN Ga roughly through vegrad law linear rule (
), the content composition of Al is respectively 1.2% and 98.8%.
Embodiment 3: take by weighing high-purity Ga metal of 0.85 g quality, the AlN monocrystalline that
fusion envelopes 1 cm * 1 cm * 0.2 cm square is placed in the corundum crucible.Put it in the stove, be evacuated to 20 pa, close pump and stop to bleed, fill with argon gas, be evacuated to 20 pa again, begin slow intensification, room temperature to 400 after repeating 4 times like this to malleation
oPass to 100 sccm argon gas between C and do protection 400
oC-500
oC adds logical 10 sccm hydrogen, 500
oC-1100
oC and constant temperature 1100
oThe seven day time of C is led to the 100sccm argon gas, after this slowly is cooled to room temperature and takes out crucible.Remove and be used for the X-ray powdery diffractometry behind the surperficial residual metallic Ga and can calculate AlGaN Ga roughly through vegrad law linear rule (
), the content composition of Al is respectively 3.9% and 96.1%.