Dopant-selective photoenhanced wet etching of GaN

被引:89
作者
Youtsey, C [1 ]
Bulman, G
Adesida, I
机构
[1] Univ Illinois, Microelect Lab, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
[2] Univ Illinois, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
[3] CREE Res Inc, Durham, NC 27713 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
dopant-selective etching; gallium nitride (GaN); photoenhanced etching; photoelectrochemical (PEC) etching;
D O I
10.1007/s11664-998-0400-0
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A dopant-selective photoelectrochemical wet etching process for GaN is described. The process utilizes KOH solution and Hg are lamp illumination to achieve selective etching of n-type GaN with respect to intrinsic and p-type GaN. An intrinsic GaN etch-stop layer as well as the selective undercutting of a buried n-type layer within a p-n GaN homostructure are demonstrated.
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页码:282 / 287
页数:6
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