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Large area synthesis of cubic phase gallium nitride on silicon

US12412751B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2023
Grant dateSep 9, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/825
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wafer includes a buried substrate; a first layer of silicon (100) disposed on the buried substrate that includes silicon sidewalls (111) at an angle to the buried substrate and that form a bottom of each of multiple U-shaped grooves; a second layer of patterned oxide disposed on the silicon (100) that provides vertical sidewalls of each U-shaped groove formed within the first and second layers; a third layer of a buffer covering the first layer and partially covering the second layer partway up the vertical sidewalls; and multiple gallium nitride (GaN)-based structures disposed within the multiple U-shaped grooves, the multiple GaN-based structures each including cubic gallium nitride (c-GaN) formed at merged growth fronts of hexagonal gallium nitride (h-GaN) that extend from the silicon sidewalls (111).

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