A reaction prevention layer is formed to prevent Si from reacting with a gallium
nitride group semiconductor (semiconductor crystal A) which is deposited after
the reaction prevention layer is formed. By forming a reaction prevention layer
comprising a material whose melting point or thermal stability is higher than that
of a gallium nitride group semiconductor, e.g., AlN, on a sacrifice layer, a reaction
part is not formed in the semiconductor substrate deposited on the reaction prevention
layer when the gallium nitride group semiconductor is grown by crystal growth for
a long time. In short, owing to the effect that the reaction prevention layer prevents
silicon (Si) from diffusing, the reaction part is generated only in the sacrifice
layer and it is never formed at the upper portion of the reaction prevention layer
even by growing the semiconductor crystal A at a high temperature for a long time.