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Process for formation for hetero junction structured film utilizing V grooves
Assignee: Pendragon Electronics and Telecommunications Research LLC
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Filing: 1994-11-17
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Granted: 1996-03-19
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Expires: 2014-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A process for formation of a hetero junction structured film utilizing V grooves is disclosed. A monocrystalline film 1 is etched into V grooves, and thereupon, a hetero film 2 having misfits is grown, so that dislocations would be intensively distributed within the V grooves. Then, an oxide layer 3 is formed thereupon, and then, the portions of the oxide layer 3 and the hereto film 2 corresponding to the V grooves are removed by carrying out an etching. Then, the residue oxide layer is removed, thereby forming a non-stress non-dislocation hetero junction structure. Further, the following steps can be added. That is, on the above structure, a thin oxide layer 3 is deposited by carrying out a thermal oxidation or a chemical deposition, and then, a polycrystalline silicon film 4 is deposited. Then the surface irregularities are smoothened by carrying out a selective grinding. Or the following steps may be added. That is, the V groove portions of the hetero film 2 and the monocrystalline film 1 are filled with a monocrystalline film, and the residue oxide layer 3 is removed. Thus a hetero junction film can be grown in which the stress effect is minimized, and the dislocation concentration is made to be extremely low.
Inventors
- 👤 Seung-Chang Lee
- 👤 Sun-Jin Yun
- 👤 Bo-Woo Kim
- 👤 Sang-Won Kang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:35
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/81; H10H20/8215; H10H20/811; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/27; H10P14/271; H10P14/29; H10P14/2924; H10P14/2925; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A process for formation of a hetero junction structured film utilizing V grooves, comprising the first to third steps of: forming a pattern having V grooves repeatedly formed with certain intervals on a monocrystalline film, and then, etching said pattern; growing a hetero epitaxial film having said V grooves misfited with said etched monocrystalline film on said film, and then, depositing an oxide layer upon said hereto film; and carrying out a selective dry etching to remove the portions of said hereto film and said oxide layer on which dislocations are concentrated, and then, removing the residue oxide layer, whereby a non-stress non-dislocation hetero junction structure is formed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A process for formation of a hetero junction structured film utilizing V grooves, comprising the first to third steps of: forming a pattern having V grooves repeatedly formed with certain intervals on a monocrystalline film, and then, etching said pattern; growing a hetero epitaxial film having said V grooves misfited with said etched monocrystalline film on said film, and then, depositing an oxide layer upon said hereto film; and carrying out a selective dry etching to remove the portions of said hereto film and said oxide layer on which dislocations are concentrated, and then, removing the residue oxide layer, whereby a non-stress non-dislocation hetero junction structure is formed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein, instead of said monocrystalline film, a multi-layer film is used.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pattern is provided with repeated intervals by taking into account the degree of the misfits in relation with the film to be deposited upon said monocrystalline film, and said pattern consists of a cyclic line pattern or a mesh pattern having V cross-sectioned grooves in the longitudinal or lateral direction of said film on the whole surface or on a part of said film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if the thickness of said hereto film is smaller than the critical thickness, the stress effect is artificially removed by carrying out a heat treatment, so that the most or the whole of the misfit dislocations would be intensively concentrated within said V grooves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if the thickness of said hereto film is larger than the critical thickness, the stress effect is naturally slackened during the growth of said film, so that the most or the whole of the misfit dislocations would be intensively concentrated within said V grooves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein, after carrying out the second step, fourth to fifth steps are carried out by: removing a part of said monocrystalline film and said hetero film of the V groove portions on which the dislocations are intensively concentrated, by applying a non-selective etching; and filling the V groove portions with a monocrystalline film by selectively redepositing the hereto film material into portions where the V grooves are removed from said monocrystalline film and said hereto film, and then, removing the residue oxide layer, whereby a low stress and non-dislocation hereto junction structure is formed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second step, the fourth step and the fifth step are repeatedly carried out, whereby a low stress and non-dislocation multi-layer film structure is formed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process as claimed in claim 6, wherein, after carrying out the fourth step, the V groove portions are filled with a monocrystalline film by selectively depositing the monocrystalline film material into the portions where the V grooves are removed from said monocrystalline film and said hereto film, and then, the residue oxide layer is removed, whereby a low stress non-dislocation hetero junction structure is formed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second step, the fourth step and the sixth step are repeatedly carried out, whereby a low stress non-dislocation multi-layer structure is formed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process as claimed in any one of claims 6 and 8, wherein, after carrying out the fourth step, and after carrying out a step of heat-treating the V groove-removed structure to improve the quality of the filled film, the fifth and sixth steps are carried out.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process as claimed in any one of claims 6 and 8, wherein after carrying out the fifth or sixth step, the surface irregularities formed after the redeposition are smoothened by applying a grinding process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
63 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein, after carrying out the third Step, seventh and eighth steps are carried out by: depositing an oxide layer on the hetero junction structure by applying a thermal oxidation method or a chemical depositing method; and depositing a polycrystalline silicon film on said oxide layer, and then, smoothening the surface irregularities by applying a selective grinding.
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