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Doping and Crystal Growth Techniques Types of Impurities Substitutional Impurities – Donors and acceptors – Isoelectronic Defects Vacancies – Charged Vacancies Color centers in solids (alkali halides) Interstitial Atoms – Mid Gap Trap Antisite Defects Back to the Periodic Table Column V Atoms Have 5 outer shell electrons The extra electron on the phosphorous atom is easily removed and becomes a free electron without generating a hole. The phosphorous atom becomes positively charged (ionized). Back to the Periodic Table (again) Column III Atoms Have 3 outer shell electrons The boron atom ‘steals’ an electron from a neighboring Si atom to complete the four bonds with the surrounding Si atoms, generating a hole at the neighboring Si atom. The boron atom becomes negatively charged (ionized). n-type Semiconductors Are doped with donor atoms, which have an extra electron that they donate to the crystal – When the concentration of donor atoms is much greater than the intrinsic carrier concentration, the electron concentration is composed of these donated electrons. n Nd p-type Semiconductors Are doped with acceptor atoms, which generate holes in the crystal – When the concentration of acceptor atoms is much greater than the intrinsic carrier concentration, the hole concentration is composed of the holes generated by the acceptors. p Na Carrier Concentrations n-type semiconductor p-type semiconductor ni n p ni n p n Nd p Na 2 2 ni p Nd 2 2 ni n Na Bohr model for Hydrogen atom 4 mo q 13.6eV En Evac Evac 2 2 2 2 2(4o ) n n 4o 2 n 2 2 rn 0 . 053 n nm 4 mo q Translation to Donor Atom Include relative dielectric constant Extra electron has a effective mass equal to the conduction band electrons mn* mo q 4 13.6 mn* En EC EC 2 2 2 2 2(4o r ) n n r2 4o r n r 2 rn 0.053 * n nm * 4 mn mo q mn 2 2 Translation to Acceptor Atom Include relative dielectric constant Missing electron has a effective mass equal to the valence band electrons En EV m*p mo q 4 2(4o r ) n 2 2 2 EV * m 13.6 p 4o r 2 n 2 r 2 rn 0.053 * n nm * 4 m p mo q mp n 2 r 2 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle In quantum mechanics, we talk about the probability of finding a particle in a certain place. DxDp ≥ħ/2 DtDn ≥1/4 DtDE ≥ħ/2 Impurity Level DeBroglie’s relation p k 1 DxDk 2 The deeper the impurity level from either Ec or Ev, the smaller rn is – i.e, the electron or hole is more tightly bound to the impurity. http://kottan-labs.bgsu.edu/teaching/workshop2001/chapter6.htm GaP LEDs have a low concentration of N impurities in them. The impurity energy level has a large k that extends from the X minima to the G minima, allowing the trapped electrons to radiative recombine with holes. Types of Impurities Substitutional Impurities – Donors and acceptors – Isoelectronic Defects Vacancies – Charged Vacancies Color centers in solids (alkali halides) Interstitial Atoms – Mid Gap Trap Antisite Defects Types of Crystal Growth Product is a boule from which wafers are then cut – Czochralski (CZ) – Float Zone (FZ) – Bridgeman Czochralski www.qahill.com/tz/sil icon/silicon.html http://www.tf.unikiel.de/matwis/amat/elmat_ en/kap_6/illustr/i6_1_1.html http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/elmat_en/kap_6/backbone/r6_1_2.html#_dum_1 Impurity Segregation CS ko CL CS Co ko (1 f ) k o 1 Where Co is the initial concentration of th impurity in the melt Impurity Segregation Atom ko Atom ko Cu Ag Au C Ge Sn As 4 · 10–4 10–6 2.5 · 10–5 7 · 10–2 3.3 · 10–2 1.6 · 10–2 0.3 O B Ga Fe Co Ni Sb 0.5 0.8 8 · 10–3 8 · 10–6 8 · 10–6 4 · 10–4 2.3 · 10–2 Float Zone www.mrsemicon.com /crystalgrowth.htm www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9802/Li/ Impurity Segregation CS ( x) Co 1 (1 ko )e ko x L Where Co is the initial concentration of the impurity in the solid and L is the width of the melted region within RF coil Bridgeman Used for some compound semiconductors – Particularly those that have a high vapor pressure – Produced “D” shaped boules Crystalline Defects Point Defects – Vacancies – Impurities – Antisite Defects Line Defects – Dislocations Edge Loop Volume Defects – Voids – Screw Dislocations Edge Dislocation http://courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas421/lecturepages/mylonite.html Screw Dislocation http://focus.aps.org/story/v20/st3 Strain induced Dislocations The temperature profile across the diameter of a boule is not constant as the boule cools – the outer surface of the boule contracts at a different rate than the internal region – Thermal expansion differences produces edge dislocations within the boule Typical pattern is a “W” Strain due to Impurities An impurity induces strain in the crystal because of differences in – ionic radius as compared to the atom it replaced Compressive strain if the ionic radius is larger Tensile strain if the ionic radius is smaller – local distortions because of Coulombic interactions Both cause local modifications to Eg Dislocation Count When you purchase a wafer, one of the specifications is the EPD, Etch Pit Density – Dislocations etch more rapidly in acid than crystalline material – Values for EPD can run from essentially zero (FZ grown under microgravity conditions) to 106 cm-2 for some materials that are extremely difficult to grow. Note that EPD of 106 cm-2 means that there is a dislocation approximately every 10mms. Wafer Manufacturing Boules are polished into cylinders Aligned using an x-ray diffraction system Cut into slices using a diamond edged saw – Slices are then polished smooth using a colloidal grit Mechanical damage from sawing causes point defects that can coalesce into edge dislocations if not removed http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/elmat_en/kap_6/backbone/r6_1_2.html#_dum_1 SCS Manufacturing • • For wafers <200mm, the flats are used to determine the crystal orientation and the impurity type of the wafer. After some processing steps such as dicing, lapping, etching, and polishing, silicon wafers will be ready to be used. Carrier Mobility and Velocity Mobility - the ease at which a carrier (electron or hole) moves in a semiconductor – Symbol: mn for electrons and mp for holes Drift velocity – the speed at which a carrier moves in a crystal when an electric field is present – For electrons: vd = mn E – For holes: vd = mp E L H W Va Va Resistance L L R WH A Resistivity and Conductivity Fundamental material properties 1 1 q m n no m p po q m n m p ni 1 Current Flow Va Va I R L 1 A q m n no m p po Va I Aqm n no m p po L Va E L I Aqm n no m p po E Resistivity n-type semiconductor 1 qm n no m p po 1 ni q m n N d m p N d 1 qm n N d 2 p-type semiconductor 1 qm n no m p po 1 ni 2 q m n m p N a Na 1 qm p N a Diffusion When there are changes in the concentration of electrons and/or holes along a piece of semiconductor – the Coulombic repulsion of the carriers force the carriers to flow towards the region with a lower concentration. Diffusion Currents I diffn A I diffp A I diff A J diffn dno qDnno qDn dx J diffp dpo qD p po qD p dx J diffn J diffp qDnno D p po Relationship between Diffusivity and Mobility Dn kT mn q Dp kT mp q Wafer Characterization X-ray Diffraction – Crystal Orientation Van der Pauw or Hall Measurements – Resistivity – Mobility Four Point Probe – Resisitivity Hot Point Probe – n or p-type material