Abstract:
Affords epitaxial substrates for vertical gallium nitride semiconductor devices that have a structure in which a gallium nitride film of n-type having a desired low carrier concentration can be provided on a gallium nitride substrate of n type. A gallium nitride epitaxial film (65) is provided on a gallium nitride substrate (63). A layer region (67) is provided in the gallium nitride substrate (63) and the gallium nitride epitaxial film (65). An interface between the gallium nitride substrate (43) and the gallium nitride epitaxial film (65) is positioned in the layer region (67). In the layer region (67), a peak value of donor impurity along an axis from the gallium nitride substrate (63) to the gallium nitride epitaxial film (65) is 1 × 10 18 cm -3 or more. The donor impurity is at least either silicon or germanium.
Abstract:
A Group III nitride semiconductor device having a structure capable of enhancing of pressure tightness. Schottky diode (11) comprises Group III nitride supporting base material (13), gallium nitride region (15) and Schottky electrode (17). The Group III nitride supporting base material (13) has conductivity. The Schottky electrode (17) forms Schottky junction in the gallium nitride region (15). The gallium nitride region (15) is superimposed on the major surface (13a) of the Group III nitride supporting base material (13). The gallium nitride region (15) has a (10-12) plane XRD full width at half maximum of = 100 sec.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a high-electron-mobility transistor having a high-purity channel layer and a high-resistance buffer layer. Specifically disclosed is a high-electron-mobility transistor (11) comprising a supporting base (13) composed of a gallium nitride, a buffer layer (15) composed of a first gallium nitride semiconductor, a channel layer (17) composed of a second gallium nitride semiconductor, a semiconductor layer (19) composed of a third gallium nitride semiconductor, and an electrode structure (a gate electrode (21), a source electrode (23) and a drain electrode (25)) for the transistor (11). The band gap of the third gallium nitride semiconductor is larger than that of the second gallium nitride semiconductor. The carbon concentration Nc1 in the first gallium nitride semiconductor is not less than 4 × 1017 cm-3, and the carbon concentration Nc2 in the second gallium nitride semiconductor is less than 4 × 1016 cm-3.