Method of epitaxial deoposition of an n-doped silicon layer
US7605060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/0262
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (10) with a semiconductor body (1) comprising silicon is provided with an n-type doped semiconductor region (2) comprising silicon by means of an epitaxial deposition process, wherein the epitaxial deposition process of the n-type region is performed by positioning the semiconductor body (1) in an epitaxial reactor and introducing in the reactor a first gas stream comprising a carrier gas and further gas streams comprising a gaseous compound comprising silicon and a gaseous compound comprising an element from the fifth column of the periodic system of elements, while heating the semiconductor body (1) to a growth temperature (Tg) and using an inert gas as the carrier gas. According to the invention for the gaseous compound comprising silicon a mixture is chosen of a first gaseous silicon compound which is free of chlorine and a second gaseous silicon compound comprising chlorine. Such a method allows for a very high carrier concentration in the in-situ doped grown region (3). Nitrogen is the preferred carrier gas.
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