US6048398A
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Device for epitaxially growing objects
Assignee: STMicroelectronics Silicon Carbide AB
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Filing: 1995-10-16
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Granted: 2000-04-11
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Expires: 2015-10-16
Abstract
Abstract In a method for epitaxially growing objects of SiC, a Group III-nitride or alloys thereof on a substrate (13) received in a susceptor (7) having circumferential walls (8) these walls and by that the substrate and a source material (24) for the growth are heated above a temperature level from which sublimation of the material grown starts to increase considerably. The carrier gas flow is fed into the susceptor towards the substrate for carrying said source material to the substrate for said growth. At least a part of said source material for said growth is added to the carrier gas flow upstream the susceptor (7) and carried by the carrier gas flow to the susceptor in one of a) a solid state and b) a liquid state for being brought to a vapor state in a container comprising said susceptor by said heating and carried in a vapor state to said substrate for said growth.
Inventors
- 👤 Asko Erkki Vehanen
- 👤 Rositza Todorova Yakimova
- 👤 Marko Tuominen
- 👤 Olle Kordina
- 👤 Christer Hallin
- 👤 Erik Janzen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:18
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B23/00; C30B23/02; C30B29/00; C30B29/10; C30B29/36; C30B29/38; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T117/00; Y10T117/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A device for epitaxially growing objects of one of a) SiC, b) a Group III-nitride and c) alloys thereof on a substrate comprising a susceptor having circumferential walls surrounding a room for receiving the substrate, means for heating said circumferential walls and by that the substrate and a source material for the growth above a temperature level from which sublimation of the material grown starts to increase considerably and means for feeding a carrier gas flow into the susceptor towards the substrate for carrying said source material to the substrate for said growth, in that it also comprises a container comprising said susceptor and a member for adding at least a part of said source material for said growth to the carrier gas flow upstream the susceptor, said feeding means is arranged to bring the carrier gas flow to carry this added source material to the susceptor in one of a) a solid state and b) a liquid state, and the heating means is arranged to bring this added source material to a vapor state in said container by heating for carrying this added source material in a vapor state by said carrier gas flow to said substrate for said growth.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A device for epitaxially growing objects of one of a) SiC, b) a Group III-nitride and c) alloys thereof on a substrate comprising a susceptor having circumferential walls surrounding a room for receiving the substrate, means for heating said circumferential walls and by that the substrate and a source material for the growth above a temperature level from which sublimation of the material grown starts to increase considerably and means for feeding a carrier gas flow into the susceptor towards the substrate for carrying said source material to the substrate for said growth, in that it also comprises a container comprising said susceptor and a member for adding at least a part of said source material for said growth to the carrier gas flow upstream the susceptor, said feeding means is arranged to bring the carrier gas flow to carry this added source material to the susceptor in one of a) a solid state and b) a liquid state, and the heating means is arranged to bring this added source material to a vapor state in said container by heating for carrying this added source material in a vapor state by said carrier gas flow to said substrate for said growth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein it further comprises a member for adding at least a part of said source material for said growth to the carrier gas flow upstream the container and said feeding means is arranged to bring the carrier gas flow to carry this added source material to the susceptor in a vapor state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein that said member is arranged to add said source material part to the carrier gas flow in the form of at least one component of the material to be grown.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein it further comprises a member for adding at least one vapor state part of said source material for said growth to the carrier gas flow upstream the susceptor for cracking thereof by the heating inside the susceptor for forming a component of the material grown.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein it is adapted for the growth of SiC.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein said member is arranged to add one of a) Si, b) C, c) SiC, d) Si and C, e) Si and SiC, f) C and SiC and g) SiC, C and Si as a powder to said carrier gas flow.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said heating means is arranged to heat the susceptor walls to a temperature above 1900° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein said heating means is arranged to heat said susceptor walls to a temperature between 2000° C. and 2500° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
A device according to any of claim 1, wherein said providing means is adapted to provide at least a part of the source material in a solid state in the container as the material grown, and wherein said heating means is adapted to heat this solid state source material so as to bring it to a vapor state for being carried by said carrier gas flow to the substrate for said growth.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device according to claim 9, wherein said susceptor (7) constitutes said container, and wherein said providing means is adapted to provide said solid state source material part in the susceptor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A device according to claim 9, wherein said providing means is adapted to provide said solid state part of the source material in said container by one of a) the container is made of the material grown, b) the container is internally coated by the material grown and c) providing the material grown is provided in the container.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said providing means is arranged to provide said solid state part of the source material in the container as one of a) a powder, b) lumps and c) a powder and lumps.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to any of claim 1, wherein it further comprises means for maintaining a substantially atmospheric pressure inside the susceptor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to any of claim 1, wherein the feeding means is arranged to feed one of a) noble gas, b) H 2 and c) noble gas and H 2 as carrier gas to the susceptor.
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