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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1997
Kwang-Kuo Shih, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chao-Nien Huang, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chin-Yuan Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Biing-Jye Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Huang Hong, Tainan, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method for forming P-type gallium nitride is disclosed in the invention. In this method, Mg--H can be completly discomposed by use of an annealing process, thereby entirely dissociating the hydrogen atoms from the gallium nitride, while the nitrogen atoms are not dissociated from the gallium nitride. Therefore, the P-type gallium nitride having high conductivity is obtained and V.sub.N gap defects created in the gallium nitride do not occur. During the annealing process, nitrogen flux is added around the gallium nitride to prevent decomposition of the gallium nitride. The above-mentioned nitrogen flux can be generated by use of RF plasma, electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) or ion beam. Furthermore, since a forward current is provided across the P--N junction of the gallium nitride, the Mg--H inside the magnesium-doped gallium nitride can be decomposed by just increasing the temperature to 175.degree. C. Therefore, in the invention, when a diode structure is manufactured with gallium nitride, the hydrogen atoms can be dissociated from the gallium nitride in a low-temperature process, thereby activating the magnesium (acceptor), such that the conductivity of the P-type gallium nitride is further increased and V.sub.N gap defects caused by a high-temperature process are prevented.