METHOD FOR FORMING NITRIDE THIN FILM ON M-PLANE SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATE AND NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME

摘要

PURPOSE: A method for forming a nitride thin film on an m-surface sapphire substrate and the nitride semiconductor manufactured thereby are provided to increase photoluminescence intensity by epitaxially re-growing an etching surface after a heat etching process. CONSTITUTION: An M-surface sapphire substrate(10) is nitrified. A nitride thin film(32) is formed by epitaxially growing the nitrified M-surface sapphire substrate with nitride materials under a high temperature hydrogen atmosphere. The M-surface sapphire substrate is nitrified within an MOCVD(Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition) chamber in an atmosphere including hydrogen gas and ammonia gas for over 5 minutes. The growth temperature for the nitrified M-surface sapphire substrate is 1030°C. The nitride materials include GaN(Gallium Nitride).