High Pressure Processing of Ion Implanted GaN

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Abstract
It is well known that ion implantation is one of the basic tools for semiconductor device fabrication. The implantation process itself damages, however, the crystallographic lattice of the semiconductor. Such damage can be removed by proper post-implantation annealing of the implanted material. Annealing also allows electrical activation of the dopant and creates areas of different electrical types in a semiconductor. However, such thermal treatment is particularly challenging in the case of gallium nitride since it decomposes at relatively low temperature (~800 °C) at atmospheric pressure. In order to remove the implantation damage in a GaN crystal structure, as well as activate the implanted dopants at ultra-high pressure, annealing process is proposed. It will be described in detail in this paper. P-type GaN implanted with magnesium will be briefly discussed. A possibility to analyze diffusion of any dopant in GaN will be proposed and demonstrated on the example of beryllium.
Funding Information
  • Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2018/29/B/ST5/00338)
  • Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej (POIR.04.04.00-00-5CEB/17-00)
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (JPJ005357)

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