WO2013157418A1 - SiC単結晶及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a SiC single crystal suitable as a semiconductor element and a method for producing the same, and more particularly to a high-quality SiC single crystal with few threading dislocations and a method for producing a high-quality SiC single crystal by a solution method.
- SiC single crystals are very thermally and chemically stable, excellent in mechanical strength, resistant to radiation, and have excellent physical properties such as higher breakdown voltage and higher thermal conductivity than Si single crystals. . Therefore, it is possible to realize high power, high frequency, withstand voltage, environmental resistance, etc. that cannot be realized with existing semiconductor materials such as Si single crystal and GaAs single crystal, and power devices that enable high power control and energy saving. Expectations are growing as next-generation semiconductor materials in a wide range of materials, high-speed and large-capacity information communication device materials, in-vehicle high-temperature device materials, radiation-resistant device materials, and the like.
- the sublimation method has a defect that a grown single crystal is liable to cause a lattice defect such as a hollow through defect called a micropipe defect or a stacking fault and a crystal polymorphism, but the crystal growth. Due to the high speed, many of SiC bulk single crystals are conventionally produced by a sublimation method. Attempts have also been made to reduce defects in the grown crystal, and the dislocation density propagates in the ⁇ 0001> direction by repeatedly growing crystals on the (11-20) plane and the (1-100) plane by the sublimation method. Has been proposed (Patent Document 1). In the Atchison method, since silica and coke are used as raw materials and heated in an electric furnace, it is impossible to obtain a single crystal with high crystallinity due to impurities in the raw materials.
- an Si melt or an alloy is melted into the Si melt in a graphite crucible, C is dissolved in the melt, and a SiC crystal layer is deposited on a seed crystal substrate placed in a low temperature portion to grow.
- the method Since the crystal growth is performed in the solution method in a state close to thermal equilibrium as compared with the gas phase method, it can be expected to reduce defects. For this reason, recently, several methods for producing an SiC single crystal by a solution method have been proposed (Patent Document 2), and a method for obtaining an SiC single crystal with few crystal defects has been proposed (Patent Document 3).
- the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a high-quality SiC single crystal with reduced threading dislocation density such as threading screw dislocations, threading edge dislocations, and micropipe defects, and a method for producing such a SiC single crystal.
- the purpose is to provide.
- the present invention is a method for producing a SiC single crystal by a solution method, in which a SiC single crystal is grown by bringing a SiC seed crystal into contact with a Si—C solution having a temperature gradient that decreases from the inside toward the surface, The temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution is 10 ° C./cm or less, The SiC single crystal is brought into contact with the (1-100) plane of the SiC seed crystal in contact with the Si—C solution, and the SiC single crystal is less than 20 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 cm 2 / h ⁇ ° C. on the (1-100) plane of the seed crystal.
- Growing at a ratio of SiC single crystal growth rate to temperature gradient (single crystal growth rate / temperature gradient); Is a method for producing a SiC single crystal.
- the present invention is also a SiC single crystal grown from an SiC seed crystal, wherein the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane is smaller than the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane of the seed crystal. is there.
- a SiC single crystal having a low threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 is an appearance photograph of a growth surface of a SiC single crystal grown on a (1-100) plane according to the present invention.
- 4 is a micrograph of the (0001) plane obtained by cutting out the (0001) plane from the (1-100) plane grown crystal based on the seed crystal according to the present invention and then performing molten alkali etching. It is the photograph which expanded and observed about the seed crystal part of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a photograph of an enlarged observation of a grown crystal part in FIG. 3.
- 2 is an appearance photograph of a growth surface of a crystal grown by (11-20) plane.
- 3 is an appearance photograph of a growth surface of a crystal grown by (1-100) plane.
- 10 is a graph showing a growth condition range by a temperature gradient of a surface region of a Si—C solution and a ratio of single crystal growth rate / temperature gradient in (1-100) plane growth.
- ⁇ 1 in the notation of the (1-100) plane or the like is a place where “ ⁇ 1” is originally written with a horizontal line on the number.
- the RAF growth method has hitherto been considered effective for lowering the dislocation of crystals, and (11-20) plane (also referred to as a-plane) growth and (1- A crystal with reduced dislocations is produced by repeating 100) plane (also referred to as m-plane) growth.
- (11-20) plane also referred to as a-plane
- (1- A crystal with reduced dislocations is produced by repeating 100) plane (also referred to as m-plane) growth.
- the m-plane growth based on the (1-100) plane (also referred to as m-plane) of the seed crystal is performed using the solution method, instead of the a-plane growth that has been typically performed conventionally. It has been found that a SiC single crystal having a threading dislocation density lower than that of a seed crystal can be obtained. Further, according to this method, it has been found that it is not necessary to repeatedly grow a single crystal, and an SiC single crystal having a significantly reduced threading dislocation density than that of a seed crystal can be obtained by one m-plane growth.
- the inventors have found a method for producing a SiC single crystal that incorporates the conditions of the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution and the growth rate of the single crystal.
- the present invention is a method for producing a SiC single crystal by a solution method, in which a SiC single crystal is grown by bringing a SiC seed crystal into contact with a Si—C solution having a temperature gradient that decreases from the inside toward the surface, The temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution is 10 ° C./cm or less, The SiC single crystal is brought into contact with the (1-100) plane of the SiC seed crystal in contact with the Si—C solution, and the SiC single crystal is less than 20 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 cm 2 / h ⁇ ° C. on the (1-100) plane of the seed crystal. And a method of manufacturing a SiC single crystal, comprising growing at a ratio of a growth rate of the SiC single crystal to a temperature gradient (growth rate of single crystal / temperature gradient).
- the SiC single crystal is grown from a seed crystal as a starting point, has a flat growth surface, and the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane is the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane of the seed crystal.
- a SiC single crystal having a smaller threading dislocation density of 1 / cm 2 or less, more preferably zero threading dislocation density can be obtained.
- a solution method is used.
- the solution method for producing the SiC single crystal is to supersaturate the surface region of the Si—C solution by forming a temperature gradient in the crucible that decreases in temperature from the inside of the Si—C solution toward the surface of the solution.
- an SiC single crystal is grown on the seed crystal using the seed crystal brought into contact with the Si—C solution as a base point.
- a SiC single crystal of a quality generally used for manufacturing a SiC single crystal can be used as a seed crystal.
- a SiC single crystal generally prepared by a sublimation method can be used as a seed crystal.
- the SiC single crystal generally produced by such a sublimation method generally contains many threading dislocations and basal plane dislocations.
- an SiC seed crystal having a (1-100) plane is used, and a SiC single crystal is grown on a (1-100) plane by using the solution method with the (1-100) plane as a base point.
- the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane of the obtained (1-100) plane grown SiC single crystal is smaller than the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane of the seed crystal, and preferably the threading dislocation density is 1 piece / cm 2. Or more preferably, the threading dislocation density is zero.
- the seed crystal can have any shape such as a plate shape, a disc shape, a columnar shape, a prism shape, a truncated cone shape, or a truncated pyramid shape.
- the (1-100) plane of the seed crystal can be used as the lower surface of the seed crystal that makes contact with the Si—C solution surface, and the upper surface on the opposite side can be used as a surface that is held by a seed crystal holding shaft such as a graphite shaft. .
- the temperature gradient in the surface region of the Si—C solution is a temperature gradient in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the Si—C solution, and is a temperature gradient that decreases in temperature from the inside of the Si—C solution toward the surface of the solution.
- a temperature A on the surface of the Si—C solution on the low temperature side and a temperature B on the high temperature side at a predetermined depth perpendicular to the solution side from the surface of the Si—C solution are measured with a thermocouple, The temperature difference can be calculated by dividing the temperature A and the temperature B by the distance between the measured positions.
- the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution is 10 ° C./cm or less. It has been found that by making the temperature gradient of the surface region of the SiC solution within the above range, it becomes easy to obtain a SiC single crystal having no flat threading dislocation and having a flat surface.
- the temperature gradient in the vicinity of the seed crystal substrate is large, the growth rate of the SiC single crystal can be increased. However, if the temperature gradient is too large, it becomes difficult to obtain a flat growth surface, so it is necessary to control the temperature gradient within the above range. There is.
- the lower limit of the temperature gradient in the surface region of the Si—C solution is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 2 ° C./cm or more, 4 ° C./cm or more, 6 ° C./cm or more, or 8 ° C./cm or more.
- the control range of the temperature gradient is preferably a range from the surface of the Si—C solution to a depth of 3 mm, more preferably a depth of 20 mm.
- the temperature gradient control range is too shallow, the temperature gradient control range is shallow and the C supersaturation range is also shallow, and the SiC single crystal growth may become unstable.
- the range for controlling the temperature gradient is deep, the range for controlling the degree of supersaturation of C is also deep and effective for stable growth of the SiC single crystal.
- the depth contributing to the growth of the single crystal is actually Si— The range is from the surface of the C solution to a depth of several mm. Therefore, in order to stably perform the growth of the SiC single crystal and the control of the temperature gradient, it is preferable to control the temperature gradient in the depth range.
- the control of the temperature gradient in the surface area of the Si—C solution will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.
- the arrangement, configuration, and output of a heating device such as a high-frequency coil arranged around the crucible of the single crystal manufacturing apparatus.
- a predetermined temperature gradient in the vertical direction can be formed on the surface of the Si—C solution.
- the ratio of the single crystal growth rate ( ⁇ m / h) to the temperature gradient (° C./cm) of the surface region of the Si—C solution is set to 20 ⁇ 10 ⁇
- the SiC single crystal is grown under a control of less than 4 cm 2 / h ⁇ ° C., preferably less than 12 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 cm 2 / h ⁇ ° C.
- the SiC single crystal that does not contain threading dislocations and has a flat surface is stabilized.
- the growth rate of the SiC single crystal can be controlled by controlling the degree of supersaturation of the Si—C solution. Increasing the supersaturation degree of the Si—C solution increases the growth rate of the SiC single crystal, and decreasing the supersaturation degree decreases the growth rate of the SiC single crystal.
- the supersaturation degree of the Si—C solution can be controlled mainly by the surface temperature of the Si—C solution and the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution.
- the surface temperature of the Si—C solution is kept constant.
- the degree of supersaturation can be reduced, and if the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution is increased, the degree of supersaturation can be increased.
- the evaluation of the presence or absence of threading dislocations is performed by mirror polishing so that the (0001) plane is exposed, performing molten alkali etching using molten potassium hydroxide, sodium peroxide, etc. This can be done by microscopic observation of the surface.
- the seed crystal can be installed in the single crystal manufacturing apparatus by holding the upper surface of the seed crystal on the seed crystal holding shaft.
- the contact of the seed crystal with the Si—C solution is performed by lowering the seed crystal holding axis holding the seed crystal toward the Si—C solution surface, and with the lower surface of the seed crystal parallel to the Si—C solution surface. It can be done by contacting with a -C solution.
- the SiC single crystal can be grown by holding the seed crystal at a predetermined position with respect to the Si—C solution surface.
- the holding position of the seed crystal is such that the position of the lower surface of the seed crystal coincides with the Si—C solution surface, is below the Si—C solution surface, or is above the Si—C solution surface. There may be.
- the position of the lower surface of the seed crystal may coincide with the Si—C solution surface or be lower than the Si—C solution surface, but in order to prevent the formation of polycrystals, Si seed C It is preferable to avoid contact with the -C solution. In these methods, the position of the seed crystal may be adjusted during the growth of the single crystal.
- the seed crystal holding shaft can be a graphite shaft that holds the seed crystal substrate on its end face.
- the seed crystal holding shaft may have an arbitrary shape such as a columnar shape or a prismatic shape, and a graphite shaft having the same end surface shape as the shape of the upper surface of the seed crystal may be used.
- the SiC single crystal can be further grown using the SiC single crystal grown by this method as a seed crystal.
- the SiC single crystal grown by (1-100) plane by this method contains some basal plane dislocations but very few or zero threading dislocations. Therefore, the (000-1) plane of this SiC single crystal is When the crystal is further grown as a base point, it is possible to obtain a very high quality SiC single crystal that includes not only threading dislocations but also basal plane dislocations.
- the Si—C solution refers to a solution in which C is dissolved using a melt of Si or Si / X (X is one or more metals other than Si) as a solvent.
- X is one or more kinds of metals, and is not particularly limited as long as it can form a liquid phase (solution) in thermodynamic equilibrium with SiC (solid phase).
- suitable metals X include Ti, Mn, Cr, Ni, Ce, Co, V, Fe and the like.
- Si, Cr, Ni, or the like can be charged into the crucible to form a Si—Cr solution, a Si—Cr—Ni solution, or the like.
- the surface temperature of the Si—C solution is preferably 1800 to 2200 ° C. with little variation in the amount of C dissolved in the Si—C solution.
- the temperature of the Si—C solution can be measured using a thermocouple, a radiation thermometer, or the like.
- a thermocouple from the viewpoint of high temperature measurement and prevention of impurity contamination, a thermocouple in which a tungsten-rhenium strand coated with zirconia or magnesia glass is placed in a graphite protective tube is preferable.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a SiC single crystal manufacturing apparatus suitable for carrying out the method of the present invention.
- the illustrated SiC single crystal manufacturing apparatus 100 includes a crucible 10 containing a Si—C solution 24 in which C is dissolved in a Si or Si / X melt, and is provided from the inside of the Si—C solution to the surface of the solution.
- a SiC single crystal can be grown by forming a temperature gradient that decreases toward the surface and bringing the seed crystal substrate 14 held at the tip of the graphite shaft 12 that can be moved up and down into contact with the Si—C solution 24. It is preferable to rotate the crucible 10 and the graphite shaft 12.
- the Si—C solution 24 is prepared by charging a raw material into a crucible and dissolving C in a melt of Si or Si / X prepared by heating and melting.
- a carbonaceous crucible such as a graphite crucible or an SiC crucible
- C is dissolved in the melt by the melting of the crucible 10 to form an Si—C solution.
- the supply of C may be performed by, for example, a method of injecting hydrocarbon gas or charging a solid C supply source together with the melt raw material, or combining these methods with melting of a crucible. Also good.
- the outer periphery of the crucible 10 is covered with a heat insulating material 18. These are collectively accommodated in the quartz tube 26.
- a high frequency coil 22 for heating is disposed on the outer periphery of the quartz tube 26.
- the high frequency coil 22 may be composed of an upper coil 22A and a lower coil 22B, and the upper coil 22A and the lower coil 22B can be independently controlled.
- the crucible 10 Since the crucible 10, the heat insulating material 18, the quartz tube 26, and the high frequency coil 22 become high temperature, they are arranged inside the water cooling chamber.
- the water-cooled chamber includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet in order to make it possible to adjust the atmosphere in the apparatus to Ar, He, or the like.
- the temperature of the Si—C solution usually has a temperature distribution in which the surface temperature is lower than that of the inside of the Si—C solution due to radiation or the like, and further, the number and interval of the high frequency coil 22, the high frequency coil 22 and the crucible 10
- the Si—C solution 24 is heated so that the upper part of the solution in which the seed crystal substrate 14 is immersed is low temperature and the lower part of the solution is high temperature.
- a predetermined temperature gradient in the vertical direction can be formed on the surface of the solution 24. For example, by making the output of the upper coil 22A smaller than the output of the lower coil 22B, a predetermined temperature gradient can be formed in the Si—C solution 24 so that the upper part of the solution is low and the lower part of the solution is high.
- C dissolved in the Si—C solution 24 is dispersed by diffusion and convection.
- the vicinity of the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 is lower than the lower part of the Si—C solution 24 due to the output control of the upper / lower stages of the coil 22, heat radiation from the surface of the Si—C solution, and heat removal through the graphite shaft 12.
- a temperature gradient is formed.
- melt back may be performed to dissolve and remove the surface layer of the SiC seed crystal substrate in the Si—C solution.
- the surface layer of the seed crystal substrate on which the SiC single crystal is grown may have a work-affected layer such as dislocations or a natural oxide film, which must be dissolved and removed before the SiC single crystal is grown.
- a work-affected layer such as dislocations or a natural oxide film
- it is effective for growing a high-quality SiC single crystal.
- the thickness to be dissolved varies depending on the processing state of the surface of the SiC seed crystal substrate, but is preferably about 5 to 50 ⁇ m in order to sufficiently remove the work-affected layer and the natural oxide film.
- the meltback can be performed by forming a temperature gradient in the Si—C solution in which the temperature increases from the inside of the Si—C solution toward the surface of the solution, that is, a temperature gradient opposite to the SiC single crystal growth. it can.
- the temperature gradient in the reverse direction can be formed by controlling the output of the high frequency coil.
- Melt back can also be performed by immersing the seed crystal substrate in a Si—C solution heated to a temperature higher than the liquidus temperature without forming a temperature gradient in the Si—C solution.
- Si—C solution temperature the higher the dissolution rate, but it becomes difficult to control the amount of dissolution, and the lower the temperature, the slower the dissolution rate.
- the seed crystal substrate may be heated in advance and then contacted with the Si—C solution.
- heat shock dislocation may occur in the seed crystal.
- Heating the seed crystal substrate before bringing the seed crystal substrate into contact with the Si—C solution is effective for preventing thermal shock dislocation and growing a high-quality SiC single crystal.
- the seed crystal substrate can be heated by heating the entire graphite axis.
- the Si—C solution may be heated to a temperature at which the crystal is grown after contacting the seed crystal with a relatively low temperature Si—C solution. This case is also effective for preventing heat shock dislocation and growing a high-quality SiC single crystal.
- the present invention is also directed to a SiC single crystal grown from a seed crystal as a starting point, wherein the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane is smaller than the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane of the seed crystal.
- the threading dislocation density in the (0001) plane of the SiC single crystal is preferably 1 piece / cm 2 or less, more preferably zero.
- Example 1 A SiC single crystal having a thickness of 0.8 mm and a 10 mm square plate-shaped 4H—SiC single crystal having a lower surface with a (1-100) plane was prepared and used as a seed crystal substrate.
- the upper surface of the seed crystal substrate is placed at the substantially central portion of the end surface of the cylindrical graphite shaft having a length of 20 cm and a diameter of 12 mm, and the end surface of the graphite shaft does not protrude from the upper surface of the seed crystal and enters the upper surface of the seed crystal. Bonding was performed using a graphite adhesive.
- a raw material for a melt in a ratio of 50:40:10 of Si / Cr / Ni in an atomic composition percentage in a graphite crucible having an inner diameter of 40 mm and a height of 185 mm containing an Si—C solution was charged as.
- the air inside the single crystal production apparatus was replaced with argon.
- the raw material in the graphite crucible was melted by energizing and heating the high frequency coil to form a Si / Cr / Ni alloy melt.
- a sufficient amount of C was dissolved from the graphite crucible into the Si / Cr / Ni alloy melt to form a Si—C solution.
- the graphite crucible was heated by adjusting the outputs of the upper and lower coils, and the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution was raised to 1820 ° C.
- the temperature was measured using a thermocouple in which a tungsten-rhenium strand capable of raising and lowering was placed in a graphite protective tube. While keeping the lower surface of the seed crystal adhered to the graphite shaft parallel to the Si—C solution surface, the position of the lower surface of the seed crystal coincides with the liquid surface of the Si—C solution, and the Si—C solution A seed touch was made to contact the lower surface of the seed crystal.
- the temperature at the surface of the Si—C solution is raised to 1930 ° C., and the temperature gradient in which the temperature decreases from the inside of the solution toward the solution surface in the range of 20 mm from the solution surface is controlled to 8.6 ° C./cm.
- the crystal was grown.
- FIG. 2 shows a photograph of the grown single crystal observed from the growth surface.
- the growth surface of the obtained single crystal was flat as shown in FIG.
- Example 2 The crystal was grown and recovered under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution when growing the crystal was 2030 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 9.0 ° C./cm. .
- the obtained growth crystal was a single crystal, and the growth rate was 100 ⁇ m / h.
- the growth surface of the obtained single crystal was flat like the single crystal grown in Example 1.
- Example 3 The crystal was grown and recovered under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution when growing the crystal was 1920 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 9.3 ° C./cm. .
- the obtained growth crystal was a single crystal, and the growth rate was 80 ⁇ m / h.
- the growth surface of the obtained single crystal was flat like the single crystal grown in Example 1.
- Example 4 The crystal was grown and recovered under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution when growing the crystal was 1920 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 9.0 ° C./cm. .
- the obtained growth crystal was a single crystal, and the growth rate was 60 ⁇ m / h.
- the growth surface of the obtained single crystal was flat like the single crystal grown in Example 1.
- Example 5 A plate-like 4H—SiC single crystal with a thickness of 3.5 mm and a 10 mm square, prepared by a sublimation method with a lower surface having a (1-100) plane, was used as a seed crystal substrate, and the crystal was grown Except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution at the time of forming was 2000 ° C., the bottom surface of the seed crystal was seed-touched to the 2000 ° C. Si—C solution, and the temperature gradient was 10.0 ° C./cm. Crystals were grown and recovered under the same conditions as in 1.
- the obtained growth crystal was a single crystal, and the growth rate was 60 ⁇ m / h.
- the growth surface of the obtained single crystal was flat like the single crystal grown in Example 1.
- Example 6 Except that a plate-shaped 4H—SiC single crystal having a thickness of 2.0 mm and a 10 mm square, prepared by a sublimation method with a lower surface having a (1-100) plane, was used as a seed crystal substrate. Under the same conditions as in Example 5, crystals were grown and recovered.
- the obtained growth crystal was a single crystal, and the growth rate was 101 ⁇ m / h.
- the growth surface of the obtained single crystal was flat like the single crystal grown in Example 1.
- Example 7 Except that a plate-like 4H—SiC single crystal having a thickness of 1.5 mm and a 10 mm square, prepared by a sublimation method with a lower surface having a (1-100) plane, was used as a seed crystal substrate. Under the same conditions as in Example 5, crystals were grown and recovered.
- the obtained growth crystal was a single crystal, and the growth rate was 132 ⁇ m / h.
- the growth surface of the obtained single crystal was flat like the single crystal grown in Example 1.
- FIGS. 3 to 5 show micrographs of the (0001) plane obtained by subjecting the single crystal obtained in Example 1 to molten alkali etching.
- FIG. 3 is an overall photograph including the seed crystal 14 and the growth crystal 30, and
- FIG. 4 shows an enlarged photograph of the portion 32 observed by magnifying the seed crystal 14 in FIG.
- a photograph is shown in FIG. From the observation of the seed crystal, threading screw dislocations (TSD) and threading edge dislocations (TED) were detected, but the basal plane dislocations (BPD) were slightly observed in the grown crystal, but threading screw dislocations (TSD). It was found that threading dislocations such as threading edge dislocations (TED) and micropipe defects were not detected and threading dislocations were not included. Similarly, threading dislocations were not detected from the single crystals grown in Examples 2 to 7, and it was found that threading dislocations were not included.
- Example 1 A plate-like 4H—SiC single crystal having a thickness of 1 mm and 10 mm and having a (11-20) plane was prepared and used as a seed crystal substrate with the (11-20) plane as the bottom surface.
- the upper surface of the seed crystal substrate was bonded to the substantially central portion of the end surface of the graphite shaft using a graphite adhesive.
- the crystal was grown under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature at the surface of the Si—C solution when growing the crystal was 1930 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 8.2 ° C./cm. It was collected.
- FIG. 6 shows a photograph of the grown crystal observed from the growth surface. As shown in FIG. 6, the growth surface of the obtained crystal was severely rough, a flat surface was not formed, and it was found that no single crystal was grown.
- Example 2 The crystal was grown and recovered under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution when growing the crystal was 1890 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 10.3 ° C./cm. .
- FIG. 7 shows a photograph of the grown crystal observed from the growth surface.
- the obtained crystal was a single crystal, but the growth surface was rough as shown in FIG. 7, and a flat surface was not obtained.
- Example 3 The crystal was grown and recovered under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution during the crystal growth was 1870 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 12.0 ° C./cm. .
- the growth rate of the obtained crystal was 144 ⁇ m / h. Although the obtained crystal was a single crystal, the growth surface was rough as in Comparative Example 2, and a flat surface was not obtained.
- Example 4 The crystal was grown and collected under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution during crystal growth was 2000 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 15.0 ° C./cm. .
- the growth rate of the obtained crystal was 144 ⁇ m / h. Although the obtained crystal was a single crystal, the growth surface was rough as in Comparative Example 2, and a flat surface was not obtained.
- Example 5 The crystal was grown and recovered under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution during the crystal growth was 1990 ° C. and the temperature gradient was 8.6 ° C./cm. .
- the growth rate of the obtained crystal was 172 ⁇ m / h. Although the obtained crystal was a single crystal, the growth surface was rough as in Comparative Example 2, and a flat surface was not obtained.
- Table 1 shows the growth surface, the temperature of the Si—C solution surface, the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution, the type of crystals obtained, the crystal growth rate, in Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5. And the growth rate / temperature gradient ratio.
- FIG. 8 shows the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution and the ratio of the single crystal growth rate / temperature gradient in the (1-100) plane growth of Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 2 to 5. The optimum growth condition range is shown.
- a single crystal could not be obtained by the (11-20) plane growth, but a single crystal could be obtained by growing the (1-100) plane.
- the temperature gradient of the surface region of the Si—C solution is 10 ° C./cm or less, and the ratio of the crystal growth rate to the temperature gradient (growth rate / temperature gradient) is 20 (10 ⁇ 4 cm 2 / (h ⁇ ° C.).
- the SiC single crystal which has a flat surface and does not contain threading dislocations on the (0001) plane was obtained by crystal growth under the condition of less than.
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Si-C溶液の表面領域の温度勾配を10℃/cm以下にすること、
Si-C溶液にSiC種結晶の(1-100)面を接触させること、及び
種結晶の(1-100)面に、SiC単結晶を、20×10-4cm2/h・℃未満の、温度勾配に対するSiC単結晶の成長速度の比(単結晶の成長速度/温度勾配)で、成長させること、
を含む、SiC単結晶の製造方法である。
Si-C溶液の表面領域の温度勾配を10℃/cm以下にすること、
Si-C溶液にSiC種結晶の(1-100)面を接触させること、及び
種結晶の(1-100)面に、SiC単結晶を、20×10-4cm2/h・℃未満の、温度勾配に対するSiC単結晶の成長速度の比(単結晶の成長速度/温度勾配)で、成長させること、を含む、SiC単結晶の製造方法を対象とする。
温度勾配(℃/cm)=(B-A)/D
によって算出することができる。
厚み0.8mm及び10mm角の板状4H-SiC単結晶であって、下面が(1-100)面を有する昇華法により作製したSiC単結晶を用意して種結晶基板として用いた。種結晶基板の上面を、長さ20cm及び直径12mmの円柱形状の黒鉛軸の端面の略中央部に、黒鉛軸の端面が種結晶の上面からはみ出さずに種結晶の上面内に入るように、黒鉛の接着剤を用いて接着した。
結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を2030℃にし、温度勾配を9.0℃/cmとした以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を1920℃にし、温度勾配を9.3℃/cmとした以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を1920℃にし、温度勾配を9.0℃/cmとした以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
厚み3.5mm及び10mm角の板状4H-SiC単結晶であって、下面が(1-100)面を有する昇華法により作製したSiC単結晶を用意して種結晶基板として用い、結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を2000℃にし、2000℃のSi-C溶液に種結晶の下面をシードタッチさせ、温度勾配を10.0℃/cmとしたこと以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
厚み2.0mm及び10mm角の板状4H-SiC単結晶であって、下面が(1-100)面を有する昇華法により作製したSiC単結晶を用意して種結晶基板として用いたこと以外は実施例5と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
厚み1.5mm及び10mm角の板状4H-SiC単結晶であって、下面が(1-100)面を有する昇華法により作製したSiC単結晶を用意して種結晶基板として用いたこと以外は実施例5と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
実施例1~7で成長させたSiC単結晶を、それぞれ、(0001)面を露出させるようにダイヤモンドソーで切断し、2種類のダイヤモンドスラリー(スラリー粒径:6μm及び3μm)により研磨を行い鏡面仕上げをした。次いで、水酸化カリウム(ナカライテスク株式会社製)及び過酸化カリウム(和光純薬工業株式会社製)を混合した500℃の融液に、それぞれの成長SiC単結晶を5分間、浸漬してエッチングを行った。各SiC単結晶を混合融液から取り出し、純水中で超音波洗浄した後、顕微鏡観察(ニコン製)により、転位の観察を行った。
厚み1mm及び10mmの板状4H-SiC単結晶であって、(11-20)面を有するSiC単結晶を用意して、(11-20)面を下面とする種結晶基板として用いた。実施例1と同様にして、種結晶基板の上面を、黒鉛軸の端面の略中央部に、黒鉛の接着剤を用いて接着した。
結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を1890℃にし、温度勾配を10.3℃/cmとした以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を1870℃にし、温度勾配を12.0℃/cmとした以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を2000℃にし、温度勾配を15.0℃/cmとした以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
結晶を成長させる際のSi-C溶液の表面における温度を1990℃にし、温度勾配を8.6℃/cmとした以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて、結晶を成長させ、回収した。
10 黒鉛坩堝
12 黒鉛軸
14 種結晶基板
18 断熱材
22 高周波コイル
22A 上段高周波コイル
22B 下段高周波コイル
24 Si-C溶液
26 石英管
30 SiC成長単結晶
32 種結晶部の拡大観察個所
34 成長単結晶部の拡大観察個所
Claims (4)
- 内部から表面に向けて温度低下する温度勾配を有するSi-C溶液にSiC種結晶を接触させてSiC単結晶を成長させる、溶液法によるSiC単結晶の製造方法であって、
前記Si-C溶液の表面領域の温度勾配を10℃/cm以下にすること、
前記Si-C溶液に前記SiC種結晶の(1-100)面を接触させること、及び
前記種結晶の(1-100)面に、SiC単結晶を、20×10-4cm2/h・℃未満の、前記温度勾配に対する前記SiC単結晶の成長速度の比(単結晶の成長速度/温度勾配)で、成長させること、
を含む、SiC単結晶の製造方法。 - 請求項1に記載の方法によって製造されたSiC単結晶を種結晶として用いて、前記種結晶の(000-1)面を基点として結晶成長を行う工程を含む、SiC単結晶の製造方法。
- SiC種結晶を基点として成長させたSiC単結晶であって、(0001)面における貫通転位密度が、前記種結晶の(0001)面における貫通転位密度よりも小さい、SiC単結晶。
- 前記(0001)面における貫通転位密度がゼロである、請求項3に記載のSiC単結晶。
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