WO2023013696A1 - 半導体基板、半導体ウエハ、及び半導体ウエハの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor wafer, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer.
- an invention in which a gallium oxide-based single crystal film is epitaxially grown on a substrate made of a gallium oxide-based single crystal by the HVPE (Halide Vapor Phase Epitaxy) method (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- HVPE Hydrode Vapor Phase Epitaxy
- Patent Document 1 by setting the orientation of the main surface of the substrate to a predetermined orientation, the growth rate of the epitaxial film by the HVPE method can be increased.
- Gallium oxide-based epitaxial wafers with a diameter of 2 inches or more manufactured by conventional techniques have a large epitaxial film thickness distribution of 11% and a large donor concentration distribution (intentionally adding donors). If not, the donor distribution becomes 40% or more).
- the density of crystal defects due to epitaxial growth appearing as etch pits increases to 5 ⁇ 10 4 cm ⁇ 3 or more. Due to these problems, it has been difficult to manufacture gallium oxide-based power devices with good yield using conventional gallium oxide-based epitaxial wafers.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate capable of forming a gallium oxide-based epitaxial film having a small film thickness distribution, a small donor concentration distribution, and a low density of crystal defects by the HVPE method, and a semiconductor substrate thereof. and an epitaxial film, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor wafer.
- one aspect of the present invention provides a semiconductor substrate of [1] below, a semiconductor wafer of [2] to [5] below, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer of [6] below.
- the off angle in the [010] direction is in the range of -0.3° or more and -0.01° or less, or 0.01° or more and less than 0.3° wherein the region of the growth underlayer has an off angle in the [001] direction of -1° or more and 1° or less, and has a diameter of 2 inches or more.
- the off angle in the [010] direction is greater than -0.3° and less than or equal to -0.01°, or within the range of 0.01° or more and less than 0.3°
- a gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate capable of forming a gallium oxide-based epitaxial film having a small film thickness distribution, a small donor concentration distribution, and a low density of crystal defects by the HVPE method, and the semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial layer.
- a semiconductor wafer with a membrane and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor wafer can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a semiconductor wafer according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2A is a photograph of a semiconductor wafer manufactured with the set value of the off-angle in the [010] direction of the growth underlayer set to 0°, taken from the surface side of the epitaxial film.
- FIG. 2B is a photograph of a semiconductor wafer manufactured with the off-angle of the growth underlayer in the [010] direction set to 0°, taken from the surface side of the epitaxial film.
- FIG. 3 is a photograph of a semiconductor wafer manufactured with the off-angle of the growth underlayer in the [010] direction set to 0°, taken from the surface side of the epitaxial film.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a semiconductor wafer according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2A is a photograph of a semiconductor wafer manufactured with the set value of the off-angle in the [010] direction of the growth underlayer set to 0°, taken
- FIG. 4 is a photograph of a semiconductor wafer manufactured with the set value of the off-angle in the [010] direction of the growth underlayer set to 0.1°, taken from the surface side of the epitaxial film.
- FIG. 5A is a plan view showing the film thickness distribution of a Ga 2 O 3 film formed on a sapphire substrate by the HVPE method.
- FIG. 5B is a plan view showing the film thickness distribution of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate normalized with the central film thickness being 1.00.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the thickness distribution of the epitaxial film shown in FIG. 2B corrected using the normalized thickness distribution of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing measured donor concentrations in regions with linear morphology and regions without linear morphology of 25 epitaxial films.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a semiconductor wafer 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the semiconductor wafer 1 includes a semiconductor substrate 10 made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor single crystal, and an epitaxial film 20 made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor single crystal formed by epitaxial growth on a growth base surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 .
- the gallium oxide-based semiconductor refers to Ga 2 O 3 or Ga 2 O 3 to which an element such as Al or In is added.
- a gallium oxide-based semiconductor has a composition represented by (Ga x Al y In (1 ⁇ x ⁇ y) ) 2 O 3 (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ x+y ⁇ 1). have.
- Al is added to Ga 2 O 3
- the bandgap widens, and when In is added, the bandgap narrows.
- a single crystal of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor forming the semiconductor substrate 10 and the epitaxial film 20 has a ⁇ -type crystal structure.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 and the epitaxial film 20 may contain dopants such as Si and Sn.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 is a substrate used as a base substrate for epitaxial crystal growth by the HVPE method.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 is formed by slicing a bulk crystal of a Ga 2 O 3 -based single crystal grown by a melt growth method such as the FZ (Floating Zone) method or the EFG (Edge Defined Film Fed Growth) method, and polishing the surface. It is formed by
- the epitaxial film 20 is formed by the HVPE method using a material gas containing Cl. Therefore, the epitaxial film 20 contains Cl derived from the raw material for the HVPE method. The concentration of Cl contained in the epitaxial film 20 is 5 ⁇ 10 16 atoms/cm 3 or less.
- the epitaxial film When an epitaxial film of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor is formed by a method other than the HVPE method, since raw materials containing Cl are not used, the epitaxial film generally does not contain Cl and has a thickness of at least 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm. -3 or more Cl is not included.
- Source gases for the epitaxial film 20 include Ga source gases such as GaCl gas, GaCl 2 gas, GaCl 3 gas, and (GaCl 3 ) 2 gas, which are Ga chloride gases, and O 2 gas, H 2 O gas, and the like.
- a raw material gas of O which is an oxygen-containing gas
- a dopant raw material gas which is a dopant-containing gas such as SiCl 4 gas, GeCl 4 gas, SnCl 4 gas, PbCl 2 gas, are used.
- an Al source gas such as an Al chloride gas such as AlCl
- an In source gas such as an In chloride gas such as InCl is used.
- the epitaxial film 20 is formed by the HVPE method with a high crystal growth rate, it can be formed thickly, for example, to a thickness of 1000 nm or more.
- the growth rate of the epitaxial film 20 by the industrial HVPE method is about 200 ⁇ m/h, and in this case, the film can be formed in a realistic time if the thickness is up to 1000 ⁇ m. That is, for example, the epitaxial film 20 with a thickness of 1000 nm or more and 1000 ⁇ m or less can be formed.
- the crystal growth rate of the epitaxial film of the gallium oxide-based semiconductor in the case of using the MBE method is about 120 nm/h, and it takes 8 hours or more to form a film having a thickness of 1000 nm or more. Not realistic in the field.
- At least one main surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 serves as a base surface 11 for crystal growth.
- the underlying growth plane 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is the (001) plane.
- the off angle in the [010] direction is in the range of greater than -0.3° and less than or equal to -0.01°, or in the range of greater than or equal to 0.01° and less than 0.3°.
- the continuous region of 80 area % or more of the growth undersurface 11, more preferably 90 area % or more of the growth undersurface 11 has an off angle in the [010] direction (inclination from the (001) plane angle) is in the range of greater than -0.3° and less than or equal to -0.01°, or in the range of greater than or equal to 0.01° and less than 0.3°.
- the off angle (tilt angle from the (001) plane) in the [010] direction is greater than ⁇ 0.3° and less than or equal to ⁇ 0.01°, or more than or equal to 0.01° and less than or equal to 0.3°.
- the off angle in the [001] direction is within a range of ⁇ 1° or more and 1° or less.
- the off-angle of the growth underlayer 11 can be measured using an atomic force microscope. Specifically, when the under-growth surface 11 is observed with an atomic force microscope, information on a step-terrace structure with the (001) plane serving as a terrace is obtained. can get the off angle.
- FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 3 are photographs of the semiconductor wafer 1 taken from the surface 21 side of the epitaxial film 20.
- FIG. The epitaxial films 20 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B are Ga 2 O 3 films formed under the same conditions that can suppress dusting (described later), and have thicknesses of 3 ⁇ m and 6 ⁇ m, respectively.
- Region A of the surface 21 of the epitaxial film 20 shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B is a region with linear morphology
- region B is a black roughened region
- region C is a white roughened region. area.
- FIG. 3 shows off-angle values in the [010] direction at nine points on the growth surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 under the epitaxial film 20 on the photograph of the semiconductor wafer 1 shown in FIG. 2B. is.
- a region surrounded by a dashed circle in FIG. 3 is a region where the off-angle of the growth underlayer 11 is in the vicinity of 0°.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 of the semiconductor wafer 1 shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 3 is manufactured with the set value of the off angle of the [010] direction of the growth underlayer 11 set to 0° (no off angle). , and the off-angle distribution is caused by processing errors in slicing or polishing and twisting of the gallium oxide-based single crystal.
- the linear morphology of the surface 21 of the epitaxial film 20 spreads from the portion grown on the region where the off-angle of the growth underlayer 11 is near 0°. Recognize.
- the deposition rate is low in the portion having linear morphology on surface 21 of epitaxial film 20, if the portion having linear morphology and the portion not having linear morphology coexist on surface 21, the distribution of the thickness of epitaxial film 20 becomes large. Become. Also, the donor concentration is high in the portion of the epitaxial film 20 having linear morphology. The increase in donor concentration is presumed to originate from unintentionally incorporated Cl contained in the raw material of the HVPE process.
- the off angle of the [010] direction of the growth undersurface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is ⁇ 0.01° or less or 0.01° or more, the occurrence of linear morphology on the surface 21 of the epitaxial film 20 is suppressed. In-plane variations in the deposition rate of the epitaxial film 20 can be suppressed, so that the distribution of the film thickness of the epitaxial film 20 in the as-grown state (as grown without being subjected to polishing or the like) is less than ⁇ 10%.
- the thickness of the thickest part and the thickness of the thinnest part deviate from their central values of less than ⁇ 10% of the central value, that is, the thickness of the thickest part and the thickness of the thinnest part The absolute value of the difference between the values is suppressed to less than 10% of the median value).
- the growth underlayer 11 has an off angle of -0.01° or less or 0.01° or less in the [010] direction in a continuous region of 70 area% or more (preferably 80 area% or more, more preferably 90 area% or more). 01° or more, the film thickness distribution is less than ⁇ 10% in a continuous region of 70 area% or more (preferably 80 area% or more, more preferably 90 area% or more) of the epitaxial film 20 in the as-grown state. becomes.
- the film thickness of the epitaxial film 20 can be measured with a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FT-IR).
- FIG. 4 is a photograph taken from the surface 21 side of the epitaxial film 20 of the semiconductor wafer 1 manufactured with the set value of the off-angle of the growth underlayer 11 in the [010] direction of 0.1°.
- the semiconductor wafer 1 shown in FIG. 4 has an off angle of ⁇ 0.01° or less in the [010] direction at the nine points shown on the growth base surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the growth including these nine points.
- a region that occupies most of the base surface 11 is a white roughened region (region without linear morphology).
- Ga oxidation occurs under the condition that Ga oxide powder is generated in the gas phase and adheres to the growth underlayer 11 due to the vapor phase reaction of the raw material gas during film formation (hereinafter referred to as powder deposition). Since the particles of the material fall evenly on the under-growth surface 11, the in-plane variation in the film thickness of the epitaxial film 20 caused by the off-angle of the under-growth surface 11 can be alleviated. However, due to dusting, the density of crystal defects appearing as etch pits increases to 5 ⁇ 10 4 cm ⁇ 3 or more, causing problems such as lowering the breakdown voltage of devices manufactured from semiconductor wafers. Semiconductor wafers manufactured under conditions that cause dusting cannot be put to practical use.
- the density of the crystal defects appearing as the etch pits described above is obtained by etching the semiconductor wafer 1 for 30 minutes using a 10% KOH solution heated to 85° C., and using a differential interference microscope. obtained by measuring the density of etch pits.
- the off-angle of the [010] direction in a predetermined region of the growth base surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is ⁇ 0.01° or less, or 0.01° or more, without forming the epitaxial film 20 under conditions that cause dusting.
- the film thickness distribution in a predetermined region of the epitaxial film 20 is suppressed to less than ⁇ 10%, the density of crystal defects due to epitaxial growth appearing as etch pits is less than 5 ⁇ 10 4 cm ⁇ 3 . Become.
- the off angle of the [010] direction of the under-growth surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is ⁇ 0.01° or less or 0.01° or more, the surface 21 of the epitaxial film 20 has almost linear morphology. not observed and unintended incorporation of Cl is suppressed. Therefore, when a donor is intentionally added to the epitaxial film 20, the donor concentration can be controlled more accurately. In addition, when the donor is not intentionally added to the epitaxial film 20, the distribution of the donor concentration of the epitaxial film 20 is less than ⁇ 40% (from the center value of the concentration of the highest concentration portion and the concentration of the lowest portion).
- the growth underlayer 11 has an off angle of -0.01° or less or 0.01° or less in the [010] direction in a continuous region of 70 area% or more (preferably 80 area% or more, more preferably 90 area% or more). 01° or more, when a donor is not intentionally added to the epitaxial film 20, a continuous region of 70 area% or more (preferably 80 area% or more, more preferably 90 area% or more) of the epitaxial film 20 , the donor concentration distribution is less than ⁇ 40%.
- the donor concentration of the epitaxial film 20 can be obtained by capacitance measurement (CV measurement).
- penetrating pits Deep pits reaching the semiconductor substrate 10 (hereinafter referred to as penetrating pits) are likely to occur.
- the off-angle of the [010] direction of the under-growth surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is greater than ⁇ 0.3° and less than 0.3°, the number of penetrating pits on the surface 21 of the epitaxial film 20 is reduced.
- the in-plane density is suppressed to 0.1 pieces/cm 2 or less.
- the off angle in the [010] direction in a continuous region of 70 area% or more is greater than ⁇ 0.3° and 0 .3° or less, in a continuous region of 70 area % or more (preferably 80 area % or more, more preferably 90 area % or more) of the surface 21 of the epitaxial film 20, the in-plane of the through pit The density becomes 0.1 pieces/cm 2 or less.
- the in-plane density of through pits included in the epitaxial film 20 can be measured using an optical microscope.
- [010] direction off angle (inclination angle from the (001) plane) in a continuous region of 70 area% or more (preferably 80 area% or more, more preferably 90 area% or more) of the growth underlayer 11 is greater than -0.3° and less than or equal to -0.01°, or within a range of 0.01° or more and less than 0.3°".
- the off angle in the [001] direction in that region is in the range of -1° or more and 1° or less.
- the off angle in the [010] direction (angle of inclination from the (001) plane) in a continuous region of 70 area % or more (preferably 80 area % or more, more preferably 90 area % or more) of the growth underlayer 11 is greater than ⁇ 0.3° and less than or equal to ⁇ 0.01°, or within a range of greater than or equal to 0.01° and less than 0.3°.”
- semiconductor substrates 10 with a diameter of up to 8 inches can be manufactured that satisfy this condition.
- a method for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor substrate having a diameter of 2 inches or more, made of a single crystal of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor, having at least one main surface as a crystal growth base surface 11. and forming an epitaxial film 20 by epitaxially growing a gallium oxide-based semiconductor single crystal on a growth underlayer 11 of a semiconductor substrate 10 by HVPE.
- the pressure and temperature of the space in which the semiconductor substrate 10 is set in the reaction chamber of the HVPE apparatus are maintained at, for example, 0.5 to 1.5 atm and 900 to 1100° C., respectively.
- a source gas of Ga and a source gas of O (furthermore, when the epitaxial film 20 contains Al, the source gas of Al, when the epitaxial film 20 contains In, the source gas of In, and when the epitaxial film 20 contains a dopant, the source gas of the dopant) is placed in the space as a carrier.
- a single crystal of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor is epitaxially grown on the growth base surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 by introducing an inert gas as a gas.
- the GaCl partial pressure is 1.5 ⁇ 10 -3 atm or less
- the VI/III ratio GaCl and O supply ratio
- the linear velocity of the gas inside the reaction chamber is 150 cm / s or more.
- GaCl gas is a gas capable of maintaining the growth driving force of a Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor single crystal up to the highest temperature.
- GaCl gas which has a high growth driving force at high temperatures.
- chloride-based gas in order to suppress unintended contamination of other impurities.
- Chloride gases such as SiCl 4 , GeCl 4 , SnCl 4 and PbCl 2 are used respectively.
- the chloride-based gas is not limited to the one compounded only with chlorine, and for example, a silane-based gas such as SiHCl 3 may be used.
- the epitaxial film 20 having a small film thickness distribution, a small donor concentration distribution, and a small density of crystal defects can be formed by HVPE.
- a film can be formed by the method.
- the manufacturing yield of semiconductor devices within the wafer surface is required to be 60% or more, but in order to achieve this, the effective area of the wafer (the area that can be used for manufacturing semiconductor devices) must be less than 60%. is also required to be larger, for example, 70% or more.
- the off-angle in the [010] direction ( (001) plane) is in the range of more than -0.3° and less than -0.01°, or in the range of more than 0.01° and less than 0.3°.
- the film thickness distribution, the donor concentration distribution, and the in-plane density of through pits are small. Therefore, the effective area of the semiconductor wafer 1 is 70% or more, 80% or 90% or more, and the production yield of semiconductor devices can be greatly increased.
- the cause of the manufacturing method using the HVPE apparatus is corrected. remove.
- FIG. 5A is a plan view showing the film thickness distribution of a Ga 2 O 3 film formed by HVPE on a sapphire substrate having a C-plane as a principal surface.
- the in-plane distribution of the off-angle of the sapphire substrate is within ⁇ 0.05 degrees, and the off-angle of the entire main surface can be regarded as approximately 0°.
- the film thickness distribution of the Ga 2 O 3 film formed on the sapphire substrate having the C-plane as the principal surface does not substantially depend on the off-angle of the sapphire substrate. Therefore, the film thickness distribution of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate is mostly due to factors in the manufacturing process. Specifically, in the reaction chamber of the HVPE apparatus, the raw material gas is flowed onto the substrate from the upper side of the drawing, and the film thickness increases downstream of the flow of the raw material gas (lower side of the drawing).
- the epitaxial film can be formed using the film thickness distribution of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate.
- the film thickness distribution of 20 By correcting the film thickness distribution of 20, only the effect of the off-angle of the growth underlayer 11 on the film thickness distribution of the epitaxial film 20 can be extracted.
- FIG. 5B is a plan view showing the film thickness distribution of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate normalized with the central film thickness being 1.00.
- the normalized film thickness at each point of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate shown in FIG. 5B is used as a correction value.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the thickness distribution of the epitaxial film 20 shown in FIG. 2B corrected using the normalized thickness distribution of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate.
- the numerical value of each point in FIG. 6 indicates the film thickness (unit: ⁇ m) after correction, and the numerical value in parentheses indicates the film thickness before correction.
- the correction is performed by dividing the film thickness at each point of the epitaxial film 20 by the correction value (normalized film thickness of the Ga 2 O 3 film on the sapphire substrate shown in FIG. 5B).
- the film thickness of the portion having linear morphology of the epitaxial film 20 is smaller than the film thickness of the other portions.
- FIG. 7 shows effective donors in regions with linear morphology (corresponding to region A above) and regions without linear morphology (corresponding to region B and region C above) of 25 epitaxial films 20.
- 4 is a graph showing measured values of concentration (Nd—Na).
- the 25 epitaxial films 20 shown in FIG. 7 are all doped with a small amount of Si having a concentration of about 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 .
- FIG. 7 shows that the donor concentration in the regions with linear morphology is generally higher and has greater variation than the donor concentration in regions without linear morphology. This is probably because the regions with linear morphology tend to incorporate impurities (presumed to be Cl contained in the raw material for the HVPE method) that act as donors.
- a gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate on which a gallium oxide-based epitaxial film having a small film thickness distribution, a small donor concentration distribution, and a low density of crystal defects can be formed by HVPE, and a semiconductor wafer comprising the semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial film , and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer thereof.
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[2]上記[1]に記載の半導体基板と、前記半導体基板の前記成長下地面上の、HVPE法の原料に由来するClを含む酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなるエピタキシャル膜と、を備え、前記エピタキシャル膜中のエッチピットとして現れる結晶欠陥の密度が5×104cm-3未満である、半導体ウエハ。
[3]前記エピタキシャル膜がアズグロウンの状態であり、前記エピタキシャル膜の70面積%以上の連続した領域において、膜厚の分布が±10%未満である、上記[2]に記載の半導体ウエハ。
[4]前記エピタキシャル膜が意図的に添加されたドナーを含まず、前記エピタキシャル膜のドナー濃度の分布が±40%未満である、上記[2]又は[3]に記載の半導体ウエハ。
[5]前記エピタキシャル膜の表面の70面積%以上の連続した領域において、前記エピタキシャル膜の表面から前記半導体基板の表面まで達するピットの面内密度が、0.1個/cm2以下である、上記[2]~[4]のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ウエハ。
[6]少なくとも一方の主面を結晶の成長下地面とする、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなり、直径が2インチ以上である半導体基板を用意する工程と、前記半導体基板の前記成長下地面上に、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶をHVPE法によりエピタキシャル成長させて、エピタキシャル膜を形成する工程と、を含み、前記成長下地面が(001)面であり、前記成長下地面の70面積%以上の連続した領域において、[010]方向のオフ角が、-0.3°よりも大きくかつ-0.01°以下の範囲、又は0.01°以上かつ0.3°よりも小さい範囲内にあり、前記成長下地面の前記領域において、[001]方向のオフ角が、-1°以上かつ1°以下の範囲内にある、半導体ウエハの製造方法。
(半導体ウエハの構成)
図1は、本発明の実施の形態に係る半導体ウエハ1の垂直断面図である。半導体ウエハ1は、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなる半導体基板10と、半導体基板10の成長下地面11上にエピタキシャル成長により形成された、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなるエピタキシャル膜20を備える。
本発明の実施の形態に係る半導体ウエハ1の製造方法は、少なくとも一方の主面を結晶の成長下地面11とする、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなり、直径が2インチ以上である半導体基板10を用意する工程と、半導体基板10の成長下地面11上に、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶をHVPE法によりエピタキシャル成長させて、エピタキシャル膜20を形成する工程と、を含む。
上記実施の形態によれば、半導体基板10の成長下地面11のオフ角を所定の範囲内に納めることにより、膜厚分布及びドナー濃度分布が小さくかつ結晶欠陥の密度が小さいエピタキシャル膜20をHVPE法により成膜することができる。
Claims (6)
- 少なくとも一方の主面を結晶の成長下地面とする半導体基板であって、
酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなり、
前記成長下地面が(001)面であり、
前記成長下地面の70面積%以上の連続した領域において、[010]方向のオフ角が、-0.3°よりも大きくかつ-0.01°以下の範囲、又は0.01°以上かつ0.3°よりも小さい範囲内にあり、
前記成長下地面の前記領域において、[001]方向のオフ角が、-1°以上かつ1°以下の範囲内にあり、
直径が2インチ以上である、
半導体基板。 - 請求項1に記載の半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板の前記成長下地面上の、HVPE法の原料に由来するClを含む酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなるエピタキシャル膜と、
を備え、
前記エピタキシャル膜中のエッチピットとして現れる結晶欠陥の密度が5×104cm-3未満である、
半導体ウエハ。 - 前記エピタキシャル膜がアズグロウンの状態であり、
前記エピタキシャル膜の70面積%以上の連続した領域において、膜厚の分布が±10%未満である、
請求項2に記載の半導体ウエハ。 - 前記エピタキシャル膜が意図的に添加されたドナーを含まず、
前記エピタキシャル膜のドナー濃度の分布が±40%未満である、
請求項2又は3に記載の半導体ウエハ。 - 前記エピタキシャル膜の表面の70面積%以上の連続した領域において、前記エピタキシャル膜の表面から前記半導体基板の表面まで達するピットの面内密度が、0.1個/cm2以下である、
請求項2~4のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ウエハ。 - 少なくとも一方の主面を結晶の成長下地面とする、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶からなり、直径が2インチ以上である半導体基板を用意する工程と、
前記半導体基板の前記成長下地面上に、酸化ガリウム系半導体の単結晶をHVPE法によりエピタキシャル成長させて、エピタキシャル膜を形成する工程と、
を含み、
前記成長下地面が(001)面であり、
前記成長下地面の70面積%以上の連続した領域において、[010]方向のオフ角が、-0.3°よりも大きくかつ-0.01°以下の範囲、又は0.01°以上かつ0.3°よりも小さい範囲内にあり、
前記成長下地面の前記領域において、[001]方向のオフ角が、-1°以上かつ1°以下の範囲内にある、
半導体ウエハの製造方法。
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