PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A III-N BULK CRYSTAL AND A FREE-STANDING III -N SUBSTRATE, AND III -N BULK CRYSTAL AND FREE-STANDING IH-N SUBSTRATE

摘要

The invention describes a process for producing a III -N bulk crystal, wherein III denotes at least one element selected from group III of the periodic system, selected from Al, Ga and In, wherein the III -N bulk crystal is grown by vapor phase epitaxy on a substrate, and wherein the growth rate is measured in real-time. By actively measuring and controlling the growth rate in situ, i.e. during the epitaxial growth, the actual growth rate can be maintained essentially constant. In this manner, III-N bulk crystals and individualized III-N single crystal substrates separated therefrom, which respectively have excellent crystal quality both in the growth direction and in the growth plane perpendicular thereto, can be obtained.