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基于蒙特卡罗方法的4H-SiC(0001)面聚并台阶形貌演化机理

李源 石爱红 陈国玉 顾秉栋

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基于蒙特卡罗方法的4H-SiC(0001)面聚并台阶形貌演化机理

李源, 石爱红, 陈国玉, 顾秉栋

Formation of step bunching on 4H-SiC (0001) surfaces based on kinetic Monte Carlo method

Li Yuan, Shi Ai-Hong, Chen Guo-Yu, Gu Bing-Dong
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  • 针对SiC外延生长中微观原子动力学过程, 建立了一个三维蒙特卡罗模型来研究偏向$\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$$\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$方向4H-SiC(0001)邻晶面上台阶形貌演化过程, 并且利用Burton-Cabera-Frank理论分析了其形成机理. 在蒙特卡罗模型中, 首先建立了一个计算4H-SiC晶体生长过程的晶格网格, 用来确定Si原子和C原子晶格坐标以及联系它们之间的化学键; 其次, 考虑了原子在台阶面上的吸附、扩散, 原子在台阶边上的附着、分离以及传输等过程; 最后, 为了更加详细地捕捉微观原子在晶体表面的动力学过程信息, 该模型把Si原子和C原子分别对待, 同时还考虑了能量势垒对吸附原子影响. 模拟结果表明: 在偏向$\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$方向的4H-SiC(0001)邻晶面, 有一个晶胞高度的聚并台阶形貌形成, 而对于偏向$\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$方向的邻晶面, 出现了半个晶胞高度的聚并台阶形貌, 该模拟结果与实验中观察到的结果相符合. 最后, 利用Burton-Cabera-Frank理论对聚并台阶形貌演化机理进行了讨论.
    Wide-band gap SiC is a promising semiconductor material for microelectronic applications due to its superior electronic properties, high thermal conductivity, chemical and radiation stability, and extremely high break-down voltage. Over the past several years, tremendous advances have been made in SiC crystal growth technology. Nevertheless, SiC will not reach its anticipated potential until a variety of problems are solved, one of the problem is step bunching during step flow growth of SiC, because it could lead to uneven distribution of impurity and less smooth surfaces. In this paper, step bunching morphologies on vicinal 4H-SiC (0001) surfaces with the miscut toward $\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$ or $\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$ directions are studied with a three-dimensional kinetic Monte Carlo model, and then compared with the analytic model based on the theory of Burton-Cabera-Frank. In the kinetic Monte Carlo model, based on the crystal lattice of 4H-SiC, a lattice mesh is established to fix the positions of atoms and bond partners. The events considered in the model are adsorption and diffusion of adatoms on the terraces, attachment, detachment and interlayer transport of adatoms at the step edges. The effects of Ehrlich-Schwoebel barriers at downward step edges and inverse Schwoebel barrier at upwards step edges are also considered. In addition, to obtain more elaborate information about the behavior of atoms in the crystal surface, silicon and carbon atoms are treated as the minimal diffusing species. Finally, the periodic boundary conditions are applied to the lateral direction while the " helicoidal boundary conditions” are used in the direction of crystal growth. The simulation results show that four bilayer-height steps are formed on the vicinal 4H-SiC (0001) surfaces with the miscut toward $\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$ direction, while along the $\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$ direction, only bunches with two-bilayer-height are formed. Moreover, zigzag shaped edges are observed for 4H-SiC (0001) vicinal surfaces with the miscut toward $\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$ direction. The formation of these step bunching morphologies on vicinal surfaces with different miscut directions are related to the extra energy and step barrier. The different extra energy for each bilayer plane results in step bunches with two-bilayer-height on the vicinal 4H-SiC (0001) surface. And the step barriers finally lead to the formation of step bunches with four-bilayer-height. Finally, the formation mechanism of the stepped morphology is also analyzed by a one-dimensional Burton-Cabera-Frank analytic model. In the model, the parameters are corresponding to those used in the kinetic Monte Carlo model, and then solved numerically. The evolution characteristic of step bunching calculated by the Burton-Cabera-Frank model is consistent with the results obtained by the kinetic Monte Carlo simulation.
      通信作者: 李源, li-yuan-email@qq.com
    • 基金项目: 青海省自然科学基金(批准号: 2018-ZJ-946Q)和青海民族大学自然科学基金(批准号: 2017XJG05)资助的课题.
      Corresponding author: Li Yuan, li-yuan-email@qq.com
    • Funds: Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province, China (Grant No. 2018-ZJ-946Q) and Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Nationalities University, China (Grant No. 2017XJG05).
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  • 图 1  4H-SiC晶体结构示意图

    Fig. 1.  Schematic crystal structure of 4H-SiC.

    图 2  (a)邻位关系计算模型; (b)中间层俯视图

    Fig. 2.  (a) The calculation model of neighbors; (b) top view of medial layer.

    图 3  4H-SiC (0001)面偏向$\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$的台阶形貌演化 (a)初始台阶; (b) AB (蓝)与 BC (浅蓝)聚并台阶的形成; (c) 四层台阶聚并

    Fig. 3.  The evolution of stepped morphology on 4H-SiC (0001) surface with miscut toward $\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$ direction: (a) Initial stage; (b) formation of two-bilayer-height AB (blue) steps and CB (light blue); (c) bunching of four bilayers.

    图 4  4H-SiC (0001)面偏向$\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$的台阶形貌演化 (a)初始台阶; (b) AB (蓝)与 BC (浅蓝)聚并台阶的形成; (c) 两层台阶形成的聚并扭折台阶

    Fig. 4.  The evolution of stepped morphology on 4H-SiC (0001) surface with miscut toward $\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$ direction: (a) Initial stage; (b) formation of two-bilayer-height CB (light blue) and AB (blue) steps; (c) formation of two-bilayer-height steps with zigzag shapes.

    图 5  不同类型台阶键的配置方式 (a)SN型台阶; (b)SD型台阶; (c)SM型台阶

    Fig. 5.  The difference in bond configurations are shown schematically: (a) Type of SN step edge; (b) type of SD step edge; (c) type of SM step edge.

    图 6  台阶流动生长中SiC晶体邻晶面示意图 (a)台阶表面事件与能量势垒; (b)台阶侧面

    Fig. 6.  Schematic top and side view of a vicinal surface during step-flow growth: (a) The events occurring on the surface and energy barriers; (b) side view of a vicinal surface.

    图 7  4H-SiC (0001)面偏向$\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$方向台阶轨迹

    Fig. 7.  Step trajectories of the vicinal surface with miscut angles towards $\left[ {1\bar 100} \right]$ direction.

    图 8  4H-SiC (0001)面偏向$\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$方向台阶轨迹

    Fig. 8.  Step trajectories of the vicinal surface with miscut angles towards $\left[ {11\bar 20} \right]$ direction.

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    Kimoto T 2016 Prog. Cryst. Growth Charact. Mater. 62 329Google Scholar

    [2]

    Tsunenobu K 2015 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 54 040103Google Scholar

    [3]

    唐超, 吉璐, 孟利军, 孙立忠, 张凯旺, 钟建新 2009 物理学报 58 7815Google Scholar

    Tang C, Ji L, Meng L J, Sun L Z, Zhang K W, Zhong J X, 2009 Acta Phys. Sin. 58 7815Google Scholar

    [4]

    冯倩, 郝跃, 张晓菊, 刘玉龙 2004 物理学报 53 626Google Scholar

    Feng Q, Hao Y, Zhang X J, Liu Y L 2004 Acta Phys. Sin. 53 626Google Scholar

    [5]

    杨慧慧, 高峰, 戴明金, 胡平安 2017 物理学报 66 216804Google Scholar

    Yang H H, Gao F, Dai M J, Hu P A 2017 Acta Phys. Sin. 66 216804Google Scholar

    [6]

    La V F, Severino A, Anzalone R, Bongiorno C, Litrico G, Mauceri M, Schoeler M, Schuh P, Wellmann P 2018 Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 78 57Google Scholar

    [7]

    Müller S G, Sanchez E K, Hansen D M, Drachev R D, Chung G, Thomas B, Zhang J, Loboda M J, Dudley M, Wang H, Wu F, Byrappa S, Raghothamachar B, Choi G 2012 J. Cryst. Growth 352 39Google Scholar

    [8]

    Tomoki Y, Ohtomo K, Sato S, Ohtani N, Katsuno M, Fujimoto T, Sato S, Tsuge H, Yano T 2015 J. Cryst. Growth 431 24Google Scholar

    [9]

    Schwoebel R L 1969 J. Appl. Phys. 40 614Google Scholar

    [10]

    Kimoto T, Itoh A, Matsunami H, Okano T 1997 J. Appl. Phys. 81 3494Google Scholar

    [11]

    Kimoto T, Itoh A, Matsunami H 1995 Appl. Phys. Lett. 66 3645Google Scholar

    [12]

    Ohtani N, Katsuno M, Aigo T, Fujimoto T, Tsuge H, Yashiro H, Kanaya M 2000 J. Cryst. Growth 210 613Google Scholar

    [13]

    Heuell P, Kulakov M A, Bullemer B 1995 Surf. Sci. 331-333 965

    [14]

    Borovikov V, Zangwill A 2009 Phys. Rev. B 79 245413Google Scholar

    [15]

    Krzyżewski F 2014 J. Cryst. Growth 401 511Google Scholar

    [16]

    Xie M H, Leung S Y, Tong S Y 2002 Surf. Sci. 515 L459Google Scholar

    [17]

    Krzyżewski F, Załuska–Kotur M A 2014 J. Appl. Phys. 115 213517Google Scholar

    [18]

    Li Y, Chen X J, Su J 2016 Appl. Surf. Sci. 371 242Google Scholar

    [19]

    Battaile C C 2008 Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 197 3386Google Scholar

    [20]

    Chien F R, Nutt S R, Yoo W S, Kimoto T, Matsunami H 1994 J. Mater. Res. 9 940Google Scholar

    [21]

    Heine V, Cheng C, Needs R J 1991 J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 74 2630Google Scholar

    [22]

    Li Y, Chen X, Su J 2017 J. Cryst. Growth 468 28Google Scholar

    [23]

    Camarda M, La Magna A, La Via F 2007 J. Comput. Phys. 227 1075Google Scholar

    [24]

    Ohtani N, Katsuno M, Takahashi J, Yashiro H, Kanaya M 1999 Phys. Rev. B 59 4592Google Scholar

    [25]

    Sato M 2018 Phys. Rev. E 97 062801Google Scholar

    [26]

    Ranguelov B, Müller P, Metois J J, Stoyanov S 2017 J. Cryst. Growth 457 184Google Scholar

    [27]

    Markov I V 2003 Crystal Growth for Beginners: Fundamentals of Nucleation, Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (London: World Scientific)

    [28]

    Vasiliauskas R, Marinova M, Hens P, Wellmann P, Syväjärvi, Yakimova R 2012 Cryst. Growth Des. 12 197

    [29]

    Mochizuki K 2008 Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 222108Google Scholar

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