Growth of InP in a Novel Remote-Plasma MOCVD Apparatus : an Approach to Improve Process and Material Properties

Bruno, Giovanni; Capezzuto, P.; Losurdo, María

doi:10.1051/jphyscol:1995555

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“…meltback etching which occurs in the case of contact between a galliumbased material and a silicon substrate [16]). With the interest generated by research into reducing the cost of III-V materials growth in recent years, some teams have begun to develop such processes for III-V growth [17][18][19][20].…”

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Direct growth of highly oriented GaN thin films on silicon by remote plasma CVD

Watrin,

Silva,

Jadaud

et al. 2024

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.

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We report on low-temperature (500°C) and low-pressure (0.3 mbar) direct growth of GaN thin films on silicon (100) substrates using Remote Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (RP-CVD). In the custom-designed reactor, an RF Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) is generated remotely from the substrate's area to facilitate the decomposition of group-V precursor, N2 with added H2, while group-III precursor Trimethylgallium (TMGa), is directly injected into the growth chamber mixed with H2 carrier gas. Growth parameters such as RF power, process pressure and gas flow rates have been optimized to achieve a film growth rate of about 0.6 µm/h. Several characterization techniques were used to investigate the plasma and the properties of the grown thin films in terms of their crystallinity, morphology, topography, and composition. The films are highly textured with a preferential orientation along the c-axis of the wurtzite structure. They present a small roughness in the nanometer range and a columnar microstructure with a grain size of one hundred nanometers, and a gallium polarity (+c plane oriented). RBS and NRA analysis show that the chemical composition is homogeneous through the depth of the layer, with a III/V ratio close to 1, a very low content of oxygen (below the detection limit ~1%) and a carbon content up to 11%. It was shown that that the increase of plasma power helps to reduce this carbon contamination down to 8%. This research paves the way for a growth method compatible with cost reduction of III-V thin film production achieved through reduced gas consumption facilitated by RP-CVD operation at low pressure.

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