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GaN on Si(100) substrate using epi-twist

US8846504B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2013
Grant dateSep 30, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02609
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of growing GaN material on a silicon substrate includes providing a single crystal silicon substrate with a (100) surface orientation or a (100) with up to a 10° offset surface orientation and using epi-twist technology, epitaxially growing a single crystal stress managing layer on the silicon substrate. The single crystal stress managing layer includes rare earth oxide with a (110) crystal orientation and a cubic crystal structure. The method further includes epitaxially growing a single crystal buffer layer on the stress managing layer. The single crystal buffer layer includes rare earth oxide with a lattice spacing closer to a lattice spacing of GaN than the rare earth oxide of the stress managing layer. Epitaxially growing a layer of single crystal GaN material on the surface of the buffer, the GaN material having one of a (11-20) crystal orientation and a (0001) crystal orientation.

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