US4588451A
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Metal organic chemical vapor deposition of 111-v compounds on silicon
Assignee: Advanced Energy Fund LP
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Filing: 1984-04-27
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Granted: 1986-05-13
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Expires: 2004-04-27
Abstract
Abstract Expitaxial composite comprising thin films of a Group III-V compound semiconductor such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) or gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) on single crystal silicon substrates are disclosed. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing, by chemical deposition from the vapor phase, epitaxial composites as above described, and to semiconductor devices based on such epitaxial composites. The composites have particular utility for use in making light sensitive solid state solar cells.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley M. Vernon
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-26 06:01
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F71/00; H10F71/127; H10F71/1272; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/82; H10F77/00; H10F77/10; H10F77/12; H10F77/124; H10F77/1243; H10F77/1248; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/24; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2902; H10P14/2905; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3414; H10P14/3421; H10P14/3438; H10P14/3441; H10P14/3442; H10P14/3444; H10P14/36; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02E10/544; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/025; Y10S148/059; Y10S148/072; Y10S148/11; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of forming a composite comprising single crystal silicon substrate and a single crystal film consisting of gallium arsenide or gallium aluminum arsenide disposed on and in direct contact with said silicon substrate, said method comprising steps of: heating said substrate in a hydrogen swept reactor vessel; introducing into said hydrogen swept reactor vessel a mixture in the gas phase of arsine and an organometallic compound of gallium, aluminum or mixtures thereof; preconditioning the silicon surface by inducing an initial transient in the arsine-to-gallium or arsine-to-gallium-plus-aluminum ratio, as the case may be, said transient being from an instantaneous ratio value significantly lower than 5:1 up to the ratio value used for continued growth; and, epitaxially depositing on said preconditioned silicon surface a single crystal film of gallium arsenide or gallium aluminum arsenide
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of forming a composite comprising single crystal silicon substrate and a single crystal film consisting of gallium arsenide or gallium aluminum arsenide disposed on and in direct contact with said silicon substrate, said method comprising steps of: heating said substrate in a hydrogen swept reactor vessel; introducing into said hydrogen swept reactor vessel a mixture in the gas phase of arsine and an organometallic compound of gallium, aluminum or mixtures thereof; preconditioning the silicon surface by inducing an initial transient in the arsine-to-gallium or arsine-to-gallium-plus-aluminum ratio, as the case may be, said transient being from an instantaneous ratio value significantly lower than 5:1 up to the ratio value used for continued growth; and, epitaxially depositing on said preconditioned silicon surface a single crystal film of gallium arsenide or gallium aluminum arsenide
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature of said silicon substrate is maintained at about 620° C. and the temperature of the walls of said reactor vessel at a low value on the order of or less than 100° C. while epitaxially depositing said single crystal film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1, and including the step of treating said silicon substrate with an HF solution prior to loading said substrate into said reactor vessel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said organometallic source comprises an alkyl compound selected from the group consisting of trimethylgallium, triethylgallium, trimethylaluminum and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1 for forming a single crystal film consisting essentially of gallium arsenide, wherein the temperature of said silicon substrate is maintained at about 620° C. during said deposition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1 for producing a single crystal film of gallium-rich gallium aluminum arsenide alloy, wherein the temperature of said silicon substrate is maintained at about 620° C. during said deposition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 for producing a single crystal film consisting essentially of aluminum-rich gallium aluminum arsenide alloy wherein said temperature is maintained at about 620° C. during said deposition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 for producing a single crystal film consisting essentially of 50:50 gallium aluminum arsenide alloy wherein said temperature is maintained at about 620° C. during said deposition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, and including the step of introducing a donor dopant into the gas phase mixture during said single crystal film deposition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein said dopant comprises selenium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein said dopant comprises zinc.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein said dopant comprises cadmium.
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