Vapor assisted growth of gallium nitride

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2007-12-04

2007-12-04

Kunemund, Robert (Department: 1722)

Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes;

Forming from vapor or gaseous state

With decomposition of a precursor

C117S104000, C117S105000, C117S956000

Reexamination Certificate

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10853920

ABSTRACT:
A vapor transport growth process for bulk growth of high quality gallium nitride for semiconductor applications is disclosed. The method includes the steps of heating a gallium nitride source material, a substrate suitable for epitaxial growth of GaN thereon, ammonia, a transporting agent that will react with GaN to form gallium-containing compositions, and a carrier gas to a temperature sufficient for the transporting agent to form volatile Ga-containing compositions from the gallium nitride source material. The method is characterized by maintaining the temperature of the substrate sufficiently lower than the temperature of the source material to encourage the volatile gallium-containing compositions to preferentially form GaN on the substrate.

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