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Epitaxial wafer for heterojunction type field effect transistor

US9111839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2013
Grant dateAug 18, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/8503
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An epitaxial wafer for a heterojunction type FET includes an AlN primary layer, a stepwisely composition-graded buffer layer structure, a superlattice buffer layer structure, a GaN channel layer, and a nitride semiconductor electron supply layer, which are sequentially provided on a Si substrate, the stepwisely composition-graded buffer layer structure including a plurality of AlGaN buffer layers provided on each other such that an Al composition ratio is sequentially reduced, an uppermost layer thereof having a composition of AlxGa1−xN (0<x), a plurality of sets of an AlyGa1−yN (y≦1) superlattice constituting layer and an AlzGa1−zN (0<z<y) superlattice constituting layer being provided on each other alternately starting from one of the AlyGa1−yN superlattice constituting layer and the AlzGa1−zN superlattice constituting layer in the superlattice buffer layer structure, the AlxGa1−xN buffer layer and the AlzGa1−zN superlattice constituting layer satisfying x−0.05≦z≦x+0.05.

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