Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated by interdigital structure and manufacturing method thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor power device integration, and particularly relates to an interdigital structure integrated Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor and a manufacturing method thereof.
Background
GaN-based devices have low power losses and high switching speeds, which are essential to improve power density and energy efficiency in power electronics applications. The application of the photovoltaic power generation system in aspects of electric automobile and smart phone charging stations, photovoltaic inverters, data center power supplies and the like has numerous advantages. However, severe heat dissipation during on-state conduction and on/off switching cycles results in high junction temperatures, which can greatly degrade safe and reliable operation.
The temperature detection of the existing GaN-based power device mainly adopts a single titanium nitride Schottky diode or a pn junction diode with a circular structure, and the temperature sensitivity is relatively low and is usually 1-2 mV/K.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention provides an interdigital structure integrated Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor and a manufacturing method thereof. The technical problem that the diode serving as the temperature sensor in the prior art is low in sensitivity is solved.
The invention provides an interdigital structure integrated Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor which is characterized by comprising a substrate layer, a buffer layer and n which are sequentially arranged+-a GaN layer, an interdigitated structure and a connection; the interdigital structure comprises n--a GaN layer, an ohmic electrode and a schottky electrode; the interdigital structures are connected through the connecting part; the connection mode comprises series connection.
The principles of the present invention are further explained in order to facilitate an understanding of the present invention.
The Schottky diode shows a strong temperature dependence in a forward bias area, can be used for detecting the ambient temperature according to the linear dependence of bias voltage at different temperatures under the same forward current, and has higher temperature sensitivity and low turn-on voltage by utilizing a series structure formed by the interdigital diode as a temperature sensor.
n+-a GaN layer and n-The GaN-based material in the GaN layer is largeBand gap, high breakdown field, high electron mobility and high electron saturation velocity, n+GaN and titanium/aluminum/titanium/gold forming ohmic contacts reducing the series resistance, n-GaN and titanium nitride form schottky contacts, with which the thermal stability of the device can be improved and the turn-on voltage of the device can be reduced.
When the series integration is adopted, the voltage of each diode can change along with the temperature in the same current, and the voltage is adjusted to be the sum of all the diodes so as to maintain the same current, so that the temperature sensitivity of the temperature sensor can be improved.
Preferably, the connection portion includes a Pad electrode and an air bridge electrode.
Preferably, the schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated with the interdigital structure further includes a dielectric layer disposed on the n--a GaN layer and the schottky electrode.
Preferably, the interdigital structures are connected in series and in parallel.
In another aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated with an interdigital structure is provided, which includes the following steps:
s1: sequentially forming a buffer layer and n on the surface of the substrate layer by adopting a metal organic chemical vapor deposition method+-a GaN layer and n--a GaN layer, resulting in a sensor intermediate a;
s2: adopting photoetching development technology and dry etching technology to carry out n on sensor intermediate a--etching the GaN layer and forming a platform to obtain a sensor intermediate b;
s3: adopting dry etching technology to carry out n on sensor intermediate b+Etching the GaN layer and the buffer layer and realizing device isolation to obtain a sensor intermediate c;
s4: forming a dielectric layer on the sensor intermediate c by adopting a vapor phase epitaxy technology, and realizing a dielectric layer pattern by using a photoetching development technology and a wet etching technology to obtain a sensor intermediate d;
s5: sequentially forming a titanium/aluminum/titanium/gold metal layer on the surface of the sensor intermediate d by adopting a magnetron sputtering method, stripping the metal outside the region of the ohmic electrode to be formed by adopting a stripping method, and annealing in a nitrogen atmosphere to form the ohmic electrode to obtain a sensor intermediate e;
s6: n in sensor intermediate e by reactive magnetron sputtering method--forming a schottky electrode on the GaN layer to obtain a sensor intermediate f;
s7: and forming a Pad electrode and an air bridge electrode in a Pad area and an air bridge area of the sensor intermediate f by adopting a reactive magnetron sputtering method and an electroplating method, thus obtaining the Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated with the interdigital structure.
Preferably, in step S1, n+Doping concentration of the GaN layer is 1018~1019cm-3;n--the doping concentration of the GaN layer (4) is 5.0 x 1015~6.0×1017cm-3。
Preferably, in step S4, the dielectric layer has a thickness of 100 to 120nm and is made of SiN; the wet etch employs a 15 wt.% HF solution.
Preferably, in step S6, the sputtering target used in the reactive magnetron sputtering method is a titanium target; the reactive magnetron sputtering method is performed after nitrogen is filled in an argon atmosphere.
Preferably, in step S6, in step S6, the material of the schottky electrode is titanium nitride.
Preferably, in step S7, the electroplating is performed by using a gold solution, and the thickness of the electrode is 1 to 2 μm.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated by the interdigital structure is integrated in series by the Schottky barrier diode of the interdigital structure, so that the sensitivity of the temperature sensor can be improved; compared with a conventional Schottky barrier temperature sensor, the Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated by the interdigital structure has the advantage that the temperature sensitivity is doubled, so that the environment temperature can be effectively detected.
The preferable scheme of the invention also has the following beneficial effects:
the titanium nitride film layer is in Schottky contact, so that the high-temperature-resistant Schottky barrier diode has high thermal stability and low turn-on voltage, and is more suitable for harsh environments.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of an interdigital structure-integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor structure described in example 1.
Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of an interdigital structure-integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor structure described in example 2.
Fig. 3 is a schematic top view of an interdigital structure integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor structure described in example 2.
Fig. 4 is a schematic front view of an interdigital structure-integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor structure described in example 3.
Fig. 5 is a schematic top view of an interdigital structure integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor structure described in example 3.
Reference numbers in the figures:
1-a substrate layer; 2-a buffer layer; 3-n+-a GaN layer; 4-n--a GaN layer; 5-a dielectric layer; a 6-ohmic electrode; a 7-Schottky electrode; an 8-Pad electrode; 9-air bridge electrode.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be described in detail below. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the examples given herein without any inventive step, are within the scope of the present invention.
Example 1
The present embodiment provides an interdigital structure integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor.
Referring to fig. 1, the schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated by the interdigital structure comprises a substrate layer 1, a buffer layer 2 and n which are arranged in sequence+-a GaN layer 3, interdigitated structures and connections; the interdigital structure comprises n-GaN layer 4, ohmic electrode 6 and schottky electrode 7; the interdigital structures are connected through the connecting part; the connection mode comprises series connection, wherein the series connection is formed by connecting the ohmic electrode 6 and the Schottky electrode 7 in series. It is emphasized that the connection method is various and can be selected as required, and the connection method in this embodiment is performed by gold wire, and can also be performed by air bridge or other connection methods.
Example 2
The present embodiment provides an interdigital structure integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that the connection portion of the schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated with an interdigital structure includes a Pad electrode 8 and an air bridge electrode 9, and the schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated with an interdigital structure further includes a dielectric layer 5 disposed on the n-Between GaN layer 4 and said schottky electrode 7.
Example 3
The present embodiment provides an interdigital structure integrated schottky barrier diode temperature sensor.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the present embodiment is different from embodiment 2 in that the inter-digital structures are connected in series and in parallel.
Example 4
The embodiment provides a preparation method of a schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated by an interdigital structure, which comprises the following steps:
s1: sequentially forming a buffer on the surface of a substrate layer 1 formed by sapphire by adopting a metal organic chemical vapor deposition methodLayer 2, n+GaN layers 3 and n-A GaN layer 4, where n+The doping concentration of GaN layer 3 is 1018cm-3;n-The doping concentration of the GaN layer 4 is 5.0X 1015cm-3Obtaining a sensor intermediate a;
s2: adopting photoetching development technology and dry etching technology to carry out n on sensor intermediate a--etching the GaN layer 4 and forming a platform to obtain a sensor intermediate b;
s3: adopting dry etching technology to carry out n on sensor intermediate b+The GaN layer 3 and the buffer layer 2 are etched and device isolation is realized, and a sensor intermediate c is obtained;
s4: forming a 100nm thick SiN dielectric layer 5 on the sensor intermediate c by adopting a vapor phase epitaxy technology, and realizing a dielectric layer pattern by adopting a photoetching development technology and a wet etching technology, wherein the wet etching technology adopts 15 wt.% of HF solution to obtain a sensor intermediate d;
s5: sequentially forming titanium/aluminum/titanium/gold metal layers on the surface of the sensor intermediate d by adopting a magnetron sputtering method, stripping the metal outside the region of the ohmic electrode to be formed by adopting a stripping method, and annealing in a nitrogen atmosphere to form an ohmic electrode 6 to obtain a sensor intermediate e;
s6: n in sensor intermediate e by reactive magnetron sputtering method-The GaN layer forms a titanium nitride schottky electrode 7, wherein the reactive magnetron sputtering method uses a titanium target as sputtering target; the reactive magnetron sputtering method is carried out after nitrogen is filled in an argon atmosphere to obtain a sensor intermediate f;
s7: and forming a Pad electrode 8 and an air bridge electrode 9 in a Pad area and an air bridge area of the sensor intermediate f by adopting a reactive magnetron sputtering method and an electroplating method, wherein the thickness of the electrodes is 1 mu m, and thus obtaining the Schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated by the interdigital structure.
Example 5
The present embodiment provides a method for manufacturing a schottky barrier diode temperature sensor integrated with an interdigital structure, which is different from embodiment 4 in that: in step S1, n+The doping concentration of GaN layer 3 is 1019cm-3;n-The doping concentration of GaN layer 4 is 6.0X 1017cm-3(ii) a In step S4, a SiN dielectric layer 5 with a thickness of 120nm is formed; in step S7, the electrode thickness was 2 μm. The rest operation steps are consistent.
The foregoing is only an embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all those variations or substitutions are within the scope of the present invention, for example, schottky diodes with other shapes such as circular or square are also within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.