Method for obtaining a semi-polar nitride layer on a crystalline substrate
US10553426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10H20/825
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process allowing at least one semipolar layer of nitride to be obtained, which layer is obtained from a least one among gallium, indium and aluminum on a top surface of a single-crystal layer based on silicon, wherein the process comprises the following steps: etching, from the top surface of the single-crystal layer, a plurality of parallel grooves comprising at least two opposite inclined facets, at least one of two opposite facets having a crystal orientation; masking the top surface of the single-crystal layer such that the facets having a crystal orientation are not masked; and epitaxial growth of the semipolar layer of nitride from the not masked facets; wherein the etching is carried out on a stack comprising the single-crystal layer and at least one stop layer that is surmounted by the single-crystal layer and wherein the etching etches the single-crystal layer selectively with respect to the stop layer so that the etching stops on contact with the stop layer.
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