A kind of surface treatment method of gallium arsenide substrate
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of surface treatment methods of the gallium arsenide substrate of LED and/or LD, belong to materials processing technology
Field.
Background technique
GaAs a kind of important iii-v direct band gap compound semiconductor materials, because its electron mobility is high,
The characteristics such as forbidden bandwidth is big, consumption power is low are widely used in microelectronics and field of optoelectronic devices.GaAs is mesh
Preceding only this compound semiconductor materials maximum, most widely used, mostly important in the output of semiconductor silicon, microwave device,
Huge development potentiality has been shown in terms of luminescent device, especially current red-light LED and LD devices field, GaAs still based on
Flow substrate material.
In view of important application of the gallium arsenide substrate in terms of red-light LED and LD device, surface treatment seems increasingly important,
The stability and photoelectric parameter of device architecture are directly affected, such as before substrate surface grown epitaxial layer, generally requires to carry out
Chemical cleaning is to guarantee the cleaning on surface, so that it is guaranteed that the quality of subsequent epitaxial structure, the lining during chip production for another example
Bottom reduction process, the substrate after being thinned need to carry out surface chemistry cleaning before carrying out back surface ohmic contacts electrode vapor deposition to protect
Evaporating quality is demonstrate,proved, it is more serious to will lead to electrode delamination if surface cannot keep cleaning and will result directly in chip voltage raising.Cause
How this guarantees an important factor for clean surface of gallium arsenide substrate is as concerning device final performance in device application aspect.
Gallium arsenide substrate surface treatment method universal at present is chemical cleaning or corrosion, to remove the pollution of substrate surface
Object, impurity, organic matter, oxidation film etc., this kind of method is often time-consuming relatively long, needs certain temperature, chemical reagent, even
Special installation and technique are unfavorable for energy-saving and emission-reduction and improve production efficiency.
Chinese patent literature CN1079579C discloses a kind of semiconductor substrate cleaning method and semiconductor devices manufacturer
Substrate is mainly immersed in 60 DEG C or more pure water of low DO concentration by method, this method, needs certain soaking time, and main
It is used to remove the chemical oxide film of substrate surface, it cannot be guaranteed that the complete cleaning of substrate surface, and process includes a variety of sets
Standby component, treatment effect and inefficient is simple surface treatment method.
CN104518056A discloses a kind of preparation method of reversed polarity red-light LED, and the gallium arsenide substrate being directed to is rotten
Etching method is corroded using ammonia spirit, and this method corrosion rate is not easy to control, easily occurs corroding unclean phenomenon.
CN105382676A discloses a kind of polishing method of gallium arsenide wafer, passes through oxidant, reducing agent and mechanical throwing
Ray machine realizes that the polishing method is mainly used in in surface smoothness and the higher material of roughness requirements or device, uncomfortable
For the polishing of red-light LED gallium arsenide substrate, also it is unfavorable for improving production efficiency.
Summary of the invention
Deficiency existing for process for treating surface for existing gallium arsenide substrate, the present invention provide a kind of gallium arsenide substrate
Surface treatment method, this method is simple, has no irritating odor in easy to operate, operating process, does not use irritation chemical reagent,
It is high-efficient, gallium arsenide substrate remained on surface organic matter and various foreign particles can be effectively removed, clean substrate surface is obtained, mentions
The photoelectric properties of high product yield and device.
The surface treatment method of gallium arsenide substrate of the invention, comprising the following steps:
(1) gallium arsenide substrate is carried out thinned;
(2) by pulse laser stepless action in gallium arsenide substrate surface;
(3) gallium arsenide substrate after pulsed laser action is cleaned with deionized water;
(4) gallium arsenide substrate after cleaning deionized water is dried with hot nitrogen, obtains the gallium arsenide substrate of clean surface.
Gallium arsenide substrate is placed on slide holder in the step (2).
The wavelength of pulse laser is 248nm-1064nm, frequency 1-50Hz, energy density 0.1-10J/ in the step (2)
cm2。
Pulsed laser action is 1-10 minutes in the time of gallium arsenide substrate in the step (2).
Scavenging period in the step (3) is 1-10 minutes.
30-90 DEG C of drying temperature in the step (4), drying time is 1-10 minutes.
The method of the present invention is simple, and treatment effeciency is high, does not introduce irritation chemical reagent, only need to by pulse laser, go from
Sub- water and hot nitrogen can be realized the surface cleaning processing of gallium arsenide substrate, and treated gallium arsenide substrate surface is without organic matter, miscellaneous
Matter particle, the interfacial contact quality after ensure that subsequent metal vapor deposition, prevents that power down pole, device voltage height etc. are abnormal, mentions
High product yield and device performance ensure that surface cleanness to the greatest extent, while also improving production efficiency.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the pulse laser processing schematic illustration of gallium arsenide substrate of the present invention;
Wherein: 1. slide holders, 2. gallium arsenide substrates, 3. pulse laser beams.
Specific embodiment
Embodiment 1
(1) gallium arsenide substrate 2 is carried out by the thickness of technique requirement it is thinned, make its thickness meet technique requirement.GaAs
Substrate is without fixed crystal orientation and size requirement;
(2) referring to Fig. 1, gallium arsenide substrate 2 to be processed is placed on slide holder 1.Slide holder 1 not with pulse laser beam 3
Interaction occurs and gallium arsenide substrate 2 can be carried completely, no fixed shape need.
(3) adjusting pulsed laser energy density is 0.1J/cm2, optical maser wavelength 248nm, frequency 1Hz;
(4) the laser stepless action for adjusting step (3) is in gallium arsenide substrate surface, and action time 10 minutes;
(5) close pulse laser, by gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (4) from removed on slide holder be placed in deionized water it is clear
It washes 1 minute;
(6) gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (5) is subjected to hot nitrogen drying, 30 DEG C of drying temperature, drying time 10 minutes;
(7) gallium arsenide substrate of clean surface is obtained after drying, and carries out subsequent production.
Embodiment 2
The step of the present embodiment (1) and step (2) are the same as embodiment 1.
(3) adjusting pulsed laser energy density is 4.5J/cm2, optical maser wavelength 532nm, frequency 20Hz;
(4) step (3) are adjusted into the laser stepless action that finishes in gallium arsenide substrate surface, action time 7 minutes;
(5) close pulse laser, by gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (4) from removed on slide holder be placed in deionized water it is clear
It washes 5 minutes;
(6) gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (5) is subjected to hot nitrogen drying, 60 DEG C of drying temperature, drying time 5 minutes;
(7) gallium arsenide substrate of clean surface is obtained after drying, and carries out subsequent production.
Embodiment 3
The step of the present embodiment (1) and step (2) are the same as embodiment 1.
(3) adjusting pulsed laser energy density is 10J/cm2, optical maser wavelength 1024nm, frequency 30Hz;
(4) step (3) are adjusted into the laser stepless action that finishes in gallium arsenide substrate surface, action time 4 minutes;
(5) close pulse laser, by gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (4) from removed on slide holder be placed in deionized water it is clear
It washes 10 minutes;
(6) gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (5) is subjected to hot nitrogen drying, 90 DEG C of drying temperature, drying time 1 minute;
(7) gallium arsenide substrate of clean surface is obtained after drying, and carries out subsequent production.
Embodiment 4
The step of the present embodiment (1) and step (2) are the same as embodiment 1.
(3) adjusting pulsed laser energy density is 8.3J/cm2, optical maser wavelength 1024nm, frequency 50Hz;
(4) step (3) are adjusted into the laser stepless action that finishes in gallium arsenide substrate surface, action time 3 minutes;
(5) close pulse laser, by gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (4) from removed on slide holder be placed in deionized water it is clear
It washes 8 minutes;
(6) gallium arsenide substrate obtained by step (5) is subjected to hot nitrogen drying, 75 DEG C of drying temperature, drying time 7 minutes;
(7) gallium arsenide substrate of clean surface is obtained after drying, and carries out subsequent production.