Methods for transferring a useful layer of silicon carbide to a receiving substrate
First Claim
1. A method for recycling a SiC source substrate, which comprises:
- implanting at least H+ ions through a front face of a source substrate of silicon carbide with an implantation energy E greater than or equal to 95 keV and an implantation dose D of H+ ions sufficient to form an optimal weakened zone near a mean implantation depth, with the optimal weakened zone defining the useful layer and a remainder portion of the source substrate;
bonding the front face of the source substrate to a contact face of the receiving substrate;
detaching the useful layer from the remainder portion of the source substrate along the weakened zone while minimizing or avoiding forming an excess zone of silicon carbide material at the periphery of the useful layer that was not transferred to the receiving substrate during detachment, to thus facilitate recycling the remainder portion of the source substrate;
applying a thermal budget that is appropriate to remove the excess zone, and eliminating substrate surface roughness via a finishing step to prepare the source substrate for recycling and reuse.
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Abstract
Methods for transferring a useful layer of silicon carbide to a receiving substrate are described. In an embodiment, the invention relates to a method for recycling of a silicon carbide source substrate by removal of the excess zone followed by a finishing step to prepare the source substrate for recycling and reuse. Preferably, the excess zone is removed by a thermal budget where the temperature and time of such treatment causes exfoliation of the excess zone. The finishing step is performed in a manner to provide the desired surface roughness for the substrate so that it can be recycled for re-use. The technique includes implanting at least H+ ions through a front face of a source substrate of silicon carbide with an implantation energy E greater than or equal to 95 keV and an implantation dose D chosen to form an optimal weakened zone near a mean implantation depth, the optimal weakened zone defining the useful layer and a remainder portion of the source substrate. The method also includes bonding the front face of the source substrate to a contact face of the receiving substrate, and detaching the useful layer from the remainder portion of the source substrate along the weakened zone while minimizing or avoiding forming an excess zone of silicon carbide material at the periphery of the useful layer that was not transferred to the receiving substrate during detachment.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for recycling a SiC source substrate, which comprises:
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implanting at least H+ ions through a front face of a source substrate of silicon carbide with an implantation energy E greater than or equal to 95 keV and an implantation dose D of H+ ions sufficient to form an optimal weakened zone near a mean implantation depth, with the optimal weakened zone defining the useful layer and a remainder portion of the source substrate;
bonding the front face of the source substrate to a contact face of the receiving substrate;
detaching the useful layer from the remainder portion of the source substrate along the weakened zone while minimizing or avoiding forming an excess zone of silicon carbide material at the periphery of the useful layer that was not transferred to the receiving substrate during detachment, to thus facilitate recycling the remainder portion of the source substrate;
applying a thermal budget that is appropriate to remove the excess zone, and eliminating substrate surface roughness via a finishing step to prepare the source substrate for recycling and reuse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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