JPH0393700A - Heat treating method and device of silicon single crystal and production device thereof - Google Patents
Heat treating method and device of silicon single crystal and production device thereofInfo
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[産業上の利用分野]
本発明は、酸化膜耐圧特性に優れ、かつ酸化誘起積層欠
陥(以下OSFという)の発生し難いシリコン単結晶を
得るための熱処理方法および装置、らびにそのような単
結晶の製造装置に関する。[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a heat treatment method and apparatus for obtaining a silicon single crystal that has excellent oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics and is less likely to cause oxidation-induced stacking faults (hereinafter referred to as OSF), and a heat treatment method and apparatus for such a single crystal. This invention relates to manufacturing equipment.
従来、ICやLSIなどのデバイス製造用シリンコ単結
晶の育成に関して種々の方法が知られている。なかでも
、石英坩堝中のシリコン融液に漬けた種結晶を引き上げ
ることにより単結晶棒を育威させるチョクラルスキー法
は、■同法で製造されたシリコンウエハ(以下、CZウ
エハという)が繰り返し熱処理を受けても反り難い、■
イントリンジック●ゲッタリング作用があるためにデバ
イス製造プロセスからの重合金属汚染に対して抵抗力が
ある、などの理由により工業的に広く利用されている。
Czウエハにおける上記2つの長所はいずれも結晶中に
含まれる酸素に起因している。
しかし、この酸素は一方で、熱処理誘起結晶欠陥の原因
となる。結晶欠陥がデバイスの能動領域に現われるとデ
バイス特性が著しく劣化するため、その低減方法が模索
されてきた。とりわけ、酸化プロセスで発生するOSF
は、酸化熱処理がLSI製造プロセスでは必須であるた
め極めて重要な問題であり、デバイス用シリコン単結晶
にはOSFの発生し難いという特性が必須となっている
。
また、近年、MOSデバイス集積度の増大にともないゲ
ート酸化膜の信頼性向上が強く望まれるところとなり、
酸化膜耐圧はその信頼性を決定する重要な材料特性の1
つであるため、Czウエハには、優れた酸化膜耐圧特性
も求められている。
チョクラルスキー法により育威されたシリコン単結晶(
以下、CZシリコン単結晶という)のOSF発生挙動が
結晶成長条件に影響されることは広く知られており、従
来は結晶引き速度を、1.3m■/sin程度以上にす
ることでOSFの発生し難いシリコン単結晶を製造して
いる(例えば、星金治らrNIKKEI MICROD
EVICES 19g6年 7月号」、p87〜10g
>。本発明者らの知見によれば、結晶引き上げ速度を大
きくするほどOSFが発生し難くなる傾向にある。しか
し、上述したような結晶引き上げ速度でCZシリコン単
結晶を育成した場合、該単結晶の酸化膜耐圧特性は、後
述する実施例に見られるように、満足すべきレベルには
ならない。本発明者らの知見によれば、結晶引き上げ速
度を大きくするほど酸化膜耐圧特性は低下する傾向にあ
る。すなわち、このような相反する傾向が見られるゆえ
に、酸化膜耐圧特性に優れ、かつOSFの発生し難いシ
リコン単結晶を製造することは従来の製造技術では困難
であった。
OSFの発生し難いシリコン単結晶を製造する方法とし
ては、例えば特開昭55−127024号公報に示され
ているように微量の酸素を含むA『雰囲気中でシリコン
ウエハを熱処理する方法がある。酸化膜耐圧特性の優れ
たシリコン単結晶を製造する方法としては、1000〜
1150℃の高温でシリコンウェハを犠牲酸化する方法
が知られている(例えば、山部 紀久夫「薄いシリコン
酸化膜(第22回 半導体専門講習会予行集 於 山形
)」l984年8月、pal〜92)。いずれもシリコ
ンウエハの熱処理によって該ウエハの材料特性を改善す
る試みである。CZシリコンウエハを、例えば1150
℃程度あるいはそれ以上の温度で熱処理すると、Czシ
リコン単結晶に特有な過飽和固溶酸素の外方向拡散によ
り、該ウエハ表面にはデヌーデッド・ゾーン(以下DZ
という)と呼ばれる、固溶酸素濃度の低い表面無欠陥層
が生成する。後述するように、上記方法による材料特性
の改善は該DZの形成に基づくものであるが、電子デバ
イスの製造プロセスは各メーカーにより異なるため、あ
らかじめDZを形成するこのような方法は時には利用し
難いことがあり、全面的な肯定的評価を与えられてはい
ない。特に、CZシリコン単結晶製造業者にとっては、
従来法を利用することは種々の事情から困難である。
Czシリコン単結晶中の固溶酸素濃度を低下させればO
SFの発生が抑制されることは多くの文献ですでに明ら
かにされている(例えば、岸野正剛「超LSIプロセス
データハンドブック、第1章 第4節 熱処理誘起微小
欠陥」 (昭和57年4月15日発行)、(株)サイエ
ンスフォーラム、p91)。また、CZシリコンウエハ
の高温熱処理でDZが形成されることにより該ウエハの
酸化膜耐圧は改善されるが、該DZを研磨等の方法によ
り除表すれば酸化膜耐圧は再び低下することが知られて
いる(例えば、山部 紀久夫「薄いシリコン酸化膜(第
22回 半導体i.リ門講習会予行集 於山形) J
1984年8月、pal〜92〉。したがって、シリコ
ンウエハの高温熱処理によって材料特性を改善する従来
法は、前述したように、固溶酸素濃度の低いDZの生成
を利用したものであると言うことができる。
従来、チョクラルスキー法により製造されたシリコン単
結晶ウエハ用の熱処理炉として柿々のもの、例えば縦型
炉あるいは横型炉と呼ばれる型式のものが知られている
。しかしいずれもシリコン単結晶ウェハ用の熱処理炉で
あって、Czシリコン単結晶用の高温熱処理炉としては
利用し難い構造となっているため、熱処理中に転位が発
生するなどの問題があった。
[発明が解決しようとする:jJA題]本発明は、上述
した諸問題にかんがみ、DZの形成によらず、また転位
発生などの問題なく、酸膜耐圧特性に優れ、かつOSF
の発生し難い特性をCzシリコン単結晶に与えるための
熱処理方法および装置、ならびに上記特性を有するCz
シリコン単結晶を製造するための装霞を提供することを
目的とする。
【課題を解決するための手段]
本発明の熱処理方法は、CZシリコン単結晶を真空また
は不活性ガス中にて1300℃以上1400℃以下の温
度に10分間以上保持し、続いてその温度から1200
℃までの間を1.7℃/分以下の冷却速度で降温するこ
とを特徴とするものである。
本発明の熱処理装置は、CZシリコン単結晶を懸乗保持
する機構と該単結晶の周囲に配置された加熱手段とを備
え、かつ、該加熱機構および該単結晶のどちらか一方ま
たは両方を上下動させる機構と鉛直線を軸として該単結
晶を回転させる機構とを備えたことを特徴とするもので
ある。
本発明の熱処理方法および熱処理装置において、処理さ
れるCZシリコン単結晶は育成されたままの単結晶棒の
ほか、これを適宜長さに切断した単結晶塊でもよい。
さらに、本発明のシリコン単結晶の製造装置は、原料を
加熱溶融する坩堝と、該坩堝内の融液からシリコン単結
晶を引き上げる手段とを備、えたチョクラルスキー法に
よるシリコン単結晶の製造装置において、該引き上げら
れた単結晶の周囲に配置された加熱手段を備えたことを
特徴とする。
【作用]
以下、図表を参照しながら、本発明の具体的構成と作川
を説明するが、まず本発明の説明に先立ち、CZシリコ
ン単結晶の特性を調べるために用いた評価法について述
べる。
第5図は、CZシリコン単結晶の酸化膜耐圧を評価する
際、該単結晶から得られたシリコンウエハ上に実装され
たMOSダイオードの断面であり、シリコンウエハ28
の上にSi02層27が形成され、その上に上層がアル
ミニウム24、下層がドーブされた多結晶シリコン25
からなる直径5關の2層ゲート電極26が′!J6図の
ように多数個形成されている。
本発明により得られたシリコン単結晶の酸化膜耐圧特性
の評価手段を第1表により説明する。本発明に係わる該
単結晶をスライスし、ラッピング、ポリッシングなど、
通常、シリコンウエハを工業的に製造するために必要な
諸工程を経て製造されたウエハを洗浄し(1)、ゲート
酸化を行なってSi02層を形成し(2)、多結晶シリ
コン膜を堆積させ(3)、この多結晶シリコンにイオン
注入してドープする(6)。酸化前洗浄(4)及び多結
晶シリコンの酸化(5)はイオン注入(6)の前処理で
ある。ついで、アニール前洗浄(7)を行ない、ドライ
ブアニールして多結晶シリコン中のドーパントを固溶化
し(8)、多結晶シリコン酸化膜をエッチング除去し(
9)、アルミニウムを蒸着してアルミニウム層を形戊す
る(10)。
つぎに、直径5mmの2層ゲート電極を実装するために
、リソグラフィー(11)によりボジレジスト膜をコー
トして、パターニングした後、アルミニウム層をエッチ
ングし(12)、多結晶シリコン膜をエッチングして(
1B)、レジスト膜を除去する(14)。そして、水素
アニールによりSi/Si02界面を安定化した後(1
5)、表面にレジスト膜を塗布してMOSダイオードを
保護し(16)、プラズマエッチングにより裏面単結晶
シリコン膜を除去する(17)。表面に保護用のレジス
ト膜を再度塗布して(18)、裏面酸化膜をエッチング
により除去し(19)、p型の場合には金、n型の場合
には金●アンチモン合金を蒸着して裏面電極を形戊する
(20)。最後に、保護用レジスト膜を除去した後(2
1)、電圧ランピング法により酸化膜耐圧特性を評価す
る(22)。電圧ランピング法とは、45図において、
基板シリコンから多数キャリアが注入される極性の直流
電圧をアルミニウム層24と裏面電極との間に印加し、
その電圧を時間に対してステップ状に増加させる方法で
ある。なおこの評価法においては、該電圧ランピング法
の1ステップあたりの電圧増加を電界換算で0. 2
5MV/ cfl1,保持時間を200■S/ステップ
とし、第5図におけるSiO2層27を通して流れる電
流密度が1.0μA/cdとなるときにSi02層27
にかかる平均電界が8.OMV/cw+以上を示すMO
Sダイオードの個数の割合(これをCモード合格率とい
う)でシリコン単結晶の酸化膜耐圧特性を評価した。
次に、本発明により得られたシリコン単結晶のOSF発
生特性の評価法を第2表により説明する。
該単結晶をスライスし、ラッピング、ポリッシングなど
、通常シリコンウエハを工業的に製造するために必要な
諸工程を経て得られたウエハを洗浄し(1)、パイ口ジ
ェニック法による1100℃、60分間のウエット酸化
を行ない(2) 、HF水溶液ψで表面酸化膜を除去し
た後(3)、90秒間のライト●エッチング(エッチン
グ量 約1.5μm)でウェハ表面に発生したエッチピ
ット数を顕微鏡により測定し(4)、十字形に配置され
た隣合せの5視野(直径0.174cmX5)の面積か
ら該測定部位におけるOSF密度を求める。
このOSF密度の測定をウエハ全面にわたって行い、そ
の最大値でシリコン単結晶のOSF発生特性を評価した
。なおこの評価法においては、面方位が(1 1 1)
のウエハでOSF密度の最大値が20個/ cd以下、
(100)ウエハで50個/ cd以下であればOSF
が発生しないと判定した。
本発明の熱処理方法における限定理由について後述する
実験結果に基づき説明する。まず熱処理を施さなかった
場合、第3表に示すように、引き上げ速度を上げたNO
.4ではOSFは発生しないが、Cモード合格率が低く
酸化膜耐圧特性は改善されない。一方、引き上げ速度の
小さいNO.5では、酸化膜耐圧特性は若干改善される
が、OSFが発生する。次に熱処理温度が1300℃未
満であったり、あるいは1300℃以七でも保持時間が
10分未満であったりすると、第3表および第4表に示
すように、酸化膜耐圧特性あるいはOSF発生特性が改
善されない。また、1300℃以上の温度から1200
℃までの冷却速度が1.7℃/分を越えても酸化膜耐圧
特性あるいはOSF発生特性が改善されない。それゆえ
、本発明においてはCzシリコン単結晶の熱処理温度の
下限を1300℃、保持時間の下限を10分、1300
℃以上から1200℃までの冷却速度の上限を1.7℃
/分としたものである。該熱処理温度の真の上限はシリ
コンの融点であるが、1400℃を越えると温度制御か
難しくなり、時として、転位が発生したり、シリコン単
結晶の表面が著しく損傷したりすることがある。それゆ
え、本発明においては熱処理温度の上限を1400℃と
した。なお、本発明の熱処理方法において、シリコン単
結晶の熱処理温度が1340〜1360℃、保持時間が
20〜40分であり、前記熱処理温度から1200℃ま
での冷却速度が0.5〜1.5℃/分であることか、よ
り望ましい条件範囲として挙げることができる。
本発明の方法においては、1200℃よりも低い温度に
おける冷却速度については特に規定しないが、結晶品質
を安定化するためには1.7℃/分またはそれ以下であ
ることが好ましい。
本発明の熱処理法を施したCZシリコン単結晶について
のOSF発生特性および酸化膜耐圧の評価にあたりでは
、該単結晶からスライスされたのち所定の工程をへて製
造さたシリコンウエハを、高温前熱処理することなしに
試験した。したがって、該CZシリコンウエハにDZが
形成されていないことは明白であり、本発明の方法は前
記従来法とは材料特性改善の原理が根本的に異なる。ま
た、本発明の方法を開発するにあたって本発明者らが新
たに得た知見として、高温熱処理後の冷却速度がCZシ
リコン単結晶のOSF特性と酸化膜耐圧とを支配すると
いう事実がある。本発明のように、Czシリコン単結晶
の材料特性をDZの形成によらずに改善するには、単に
高温に保持するだけでは不充分であり、実施例に示した
ように冷却速度をも制御しなければならないのである。
これに対して上述の従来法はウエハの熱処理であるため
、本発明の範囲で規定した冷却速度の範囲を越えて該ウ
エハが急冷されることは明らかである。
以上既述したように、本発明の方法は従来の方法とは異
なる。
本発明の熱処理装置を第1図の例により説明する。第1
図は本発明の熱処理装置の一実施態様の構造を示す断面
図である。第1図に示す熱処理装置においては、チャン
バー13中に懸乗された単結晶16が加熱手段としての
高周波コイル18により加熱される。高周波コイル18
は上下5つのゾーンに分割され、上下動が可能であり、
対応する単結品16の各部泣に望みの熱履歴を与えるこ
とができる。本発明の熱処理装置において、加熱手段は
この実施態様におけるように、上下2ゾーンまたはそれ
以上の多ゾーンに分割されているのが好ましいが、単ゾ
ーン式でもよい。単結晶16を懸垂する機構は、チャッ
ク15、ワイヤー14およびワイヤー巻取り機8からな
り、ワイヤー巻取り機8は鉛直線を軸として回転できる
。したがって、単結晶16を回転させたり、上下に移動
させることができる竺このような熱処理装置は、例えば
第3図に示す”ように、Czシリコン単結晶引き上げ装
置の上部に設置し、引き上げられた単結晶16を熱処理
してもよく、また、独立した熱処理装置としてもよい。
第3図において、単結晶16の加熱は抵抗発熱体18′
により行なわれるが、第1図のように高周波加熱方式を
利用してもよい。
また、第3図において20は、引き上げ部と熱処理部を
仕切る仕切り部である。
本発明の熱処理装置を使用して、前記のごとく、CZシ
リコン単結晶を1300℃以上1400℃以下の温度に
10分間保持し、続いてその温度から1200℃までの
間を1.7℃/分以下の冷却速度で降温することにより
酸化膜耐圧特性に優れ、かつOSFの発生し難いシリコ
ン単結晶が得られる。
本発明の製造装置を第2図の例により説明する。
第2図は本発明の製造装置の一実施態様の構成を示す断
面図である。第2図に示す製造装置においては、坩堝6
に満たされた融液7より、ワイヤーにより懸玉されたチ
ャック1に吊り下げられた種結晶12から育或されるC
Zシリコン単結晶2が引き上げられる。単結晶2の上方
には該単結晶を取りまくように加熱手段3が取り付けら
れている。
加熱千段3は冷却速度が制御しやすいように上下2ゾー
ンまたはそれ以上の多ゾーンに分割されているのが好ま
しいが、単ゾーン式でもよい。また、加熱手段3は抵抗
発熱体であっても、高周波加熱コイルであってもよい。
加熱手段3は必しも円筒形である必要はなく、例えば第
4図に示したように、円錘台と円筒とを組み合わせたよ
うな構造でもかまわない。第4図のような形状の加熱手
段は1300℃以下の冷却速度を制御しやすいという特
徴を有する。加熱手段3の周囲にはガス流れ制御板4が
設置されており、ガス導入口11から供給されたガスは
ガス流れ制御板4の外側を通り、一部は加熱手段3の付
近を、一部は融液7の付近を経山して外部に排気される
。ガス流れ制御板4は熱遮蔽の役割も兼ね、固液界面か
らガス流れ制御板の下端までの間の単結晶棒2の部位の
冷却が効率的に行なわれるように設計されている。ガス
流れ制御板4には覗き窓が取り付けられており、チャン
バー5の上部から凝固界面の様子が観察可能である。
本発明の製造装置を使用して、融液からCzシリコン単
結晶を育成しつつ、該シリコン単結晶を、前記したよう
に、1300℃以上1400℃以下の温度に10分間以
上保持し、続いてその温度から1200℃の間を1.7
℃/分以下の冷却速度で降温することにより酸化膜耐圧
特性に優れかつOSFの発生し難いシリコン単結晶が容
易に得られる。
[実施例]
次に本発明の実施例を説明する。
実施例1
第7図に示した装置を使用して、結晶引き上げ前の原料
融液7の量を35〜65kg,チャンバー5の内圧を7
〜5 0 sobs不活性ガスとしてのアルゴン吹き込
み流量を5〜IOXIO−2N■3/l1nとして、C
Zシリコン単結晶2を約1. 3sui/sinの成
長速度で引き上げた後、第1図に示した熱処理装置を使
用しての熱処理方法を実施した。
CZシリコン単結晶16を真空または不活性ガスとして
のAr雰囲気下で1300℃以上1400℃以下の温度
に10分間以上保持し、続いてその温度から1200℃
までの間を1.7℃/分以下の冷却速度で降温した。本
発明の方法との比較のために、上記範囲外の条件で熱処
理した単結晶も製造した。また、第3図に示した熱処理
装置を使用して、本発明の熱処理方法を実施した。結晶
引き上げ前の原料融液7の量を35〜65kg,チャン
バー5の内圧を7〜50ib◆不活性ガスとしてのアル
ゴン吹き込み流量を5〜10X10’N■3/a+1・
nとして、Czシリコン単結晶16を約0.9sn/a
+inの威長速度で引き上げた後、仕切り部20を開い
て単結晶16を熱処理チャンバー23内に収容し、仕切
り部20を再び閉じて、上述した本発明の条件で単結晶
16を熱処理した。これらの単結晶からウエハを切り出
し、酸素ドナー処理、ラッピング、ポリッシングなど、
通常、シリコンウエハを工業的に製造するために必要な
王程を経て、片面が鏡面のCZウエハを作製した。
CZウエハのOSF発生特性は、第2表の工程によりウ
エハ毎のOSF密度の最大値を求め、評価した。また、
酸化膜耐圧特性は、前述のように第1表の工程によりC
モード合格率を求め、評価した。熱処理条件および材料
特性評価結果を第3表に示す。本発明の熱処理装置を用
いて、CZシリコン単結晶の熱処理条件を本発明の範囲
にすることにより、酸化膜耐圧特性に優れ、OSFの発
生し難い理想的なデバイス用シリコン単結晶が得られた
。
実施例2
第2図に示した製造装置を使用してシリコン単結晶を製
造しつつ、本発明の熱処理方法を実施した。結晶引き上
げ前の原料融液7の量を35〜65kg,チャンバー5
の内圧を7〜50a+b・不活性ガスとしてのアルゴン
吹き込み流量を5〜10×1 0−2 N l3/wi
nとして、単結晶2を引き上げながら、シリコン単結晶
2を1300℃以上1400℃以下の温度に10分間以
上保持し、続いてその温度から1200℃までの間を1
.7℃/分以下の冷却速度で降温した。本発明の方法と
の比較のために、上記範囲外の熱履歴を受けた単結晶棒
も製造した。これらの単結晶棒からウェハを切り出し、
酸素ドナー処理、ラッピング、ポリッシングなど、通常
、シリコンウエハを工業的に製造するために必要な工程
を経て、片面が鏡面のCZウエハを作製した。
これらCZウエハのOSF発生特性は、第2表の工程に
よりウエハ毎のOSF密度の最大値を求め、評価した。
また、酸化膜耐圧特性は、前述のように第1表の工程に
よりCモード合格率を求め、評価した。熱処理条件およ
び材料特性評価結果を第4表に示す。本発明の製造装置
を用いて、Czシリコン単結晶を育戊しつつ熱処理条件
を本発明の範囲にすることにより、酸化膜耐圧特性に優
れ、OSFの発生し難い理想的なデバイス用シリコン単
結晶が得られた。
第1表
[発明の効果]
以上詳述したように、本発明のCZシリコン単結晶熱処
理方法によれば酸化膜耐圧特性に優れ、かつ酸化誘起積
層欠陥の発生し難い高品質Czシリコン単結晶が得られ
る。また、本発明の熱処理装置を用いればCzシリコン
単結晶に本発明の方法で規定した熱履歴を付与すること
が容易にでき、従来法で製造されたCzシリコン単結晶
の酸化膜特性あるいはOSF発生特性のどちらか一方、
またはその両方を改善することができる。さらに、本発
明のCzシリコン単結晶製造装置によれば本発明の方法
で規定した熱履歴を付与しなからCzシリコン単結晶を
引き上げることができ、従来法では困難であった酸化膜
耐圧特性に優れ、かつ酸化誘起積層欠陥の発生し難い高
品質シリコン単結晶が容易に得られる。高品質のCZシ
リコン単結晶が容易に得られる本発明にかかわる方法お
よび装置は、ICやLSIなど、電子デバイス産業の発
展に資する。2. Description of the Related Art Various methods have been known in the past for growing silicon single crystals for manufacturing devices such as ICs and LSIs. Among these, the Czochralski method, in which a single crystal rod is grown by pulling up a seed crystal immersed in a silicon melt in a quartz crucible, is used. ■Silicon wafers (hereinafter referred to as CZ wafers) manufactured by this method are repeatedly Hard to warp even after heat treatment, ■
Intrinsic ●It is widely used industrially because it has a gettering effect and is resistant to polymerized metal contamination from the device manufacturing process. Both of the above two advantages of the Cz wafer are due to the oxygen contained in the crystal. However, on the other hand, this oxygen causes heat treatment-induced crystal defects. When crystal defects appear in the active region of a device, device characteristics are significantly degraded, so methods to reduce them have been sought. In particular, OSFs generated during oxidation processes
This is an extremely important issue because oxidation heat treatment is essential in the LSI manufacturing process, and it is essential for silicon single crystals for devices to have the property of being difficult to generate OSFs. In addition, in recent years, with the increase in the degree of integration of MOS devices, there has been a strong desire to improve the reliability of gate oxide films.
Oxide film breakdown voltage is one of the important material properties that determines its reliability.
Therefore, the Cz wafer is also required to have excellent oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics. Silicon single crystal grown by the Czochralski method (
It is widely known that the OSF generation behavior of CZ silicon single crystals (hereinafter referred to as CZ silicon single crystals) is influenced by crystal growth conditions. NIKKEI MICROD
EVICES 19g6 July issue”, p87-10g
>. According to the findings of the present inventors, the higher the crystal pulling rate, the more difficult it is for OSF to occur. However, when a CZ silicon single crystal is grown at the above-mentioned crystal pulling rate, the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics of the single crystal do not reach a satisfactory level, as seen in the examples described later. According to the findings of the present inventors, as the crystal pulling rate increases, the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics tend to decrease. In other words, because of these contradictory trends, it has been difficult using conventional manufacturing techniques to manufacture silicon single crystals that have excellent oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics and are less likely to generate OSFs. As a method for manufacturing a silicon single crystal in which OSF is less likely to occur, there is a method of heat-treating a silicon wafer in an A atmosphere containing a trace amount of oxygen, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 55-127024. As a method for manufacturing a silicon single crystal with excellent oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics,
A method of sacrificial oxidation of silicon wafers at a high temperature of 1150°C is known (for example, Kikuo Yamabe, "Thin Silicon Oxide Film (22nd Semiconductor Specialized Seminar Preliminary Collection, Yamagata)", August 1984, pal-92). ). All of these are attempts to improve the material properties of silicon wafers through heat treatment of the wafers. CZ silicon wafer, for example 1150
When heat treatment is performed at a temperature of about °C or higher, a denuded zone (hereinafter referred to as DZ
A surface defect-free layer with a low concentration of solid dissolved oxygen, called a ferrite layer, is formed. As described below, the improvement of material properties by the above method is based on the formation of the DZ, but since the manufacturing process of electronic devices differs depending on each manufacturer, such a method of forming the DZ in advance is sometimes difficult to use. For this reason, it has not been given an overall positive evaluation. Especially for CZ silicon single crystal manufacturers,
It is difficult to use conventional methods due to various reasons. If the solid solution oxygen concentration in the Cz silicon single crystal is reduced, O
It has already been clarified in many documents that the generation of SF is suppressed (for example, Masatake Kishino, "Very LSI Process Data Handbook, Chapter 1 Section 4 Heat Treatment-Induced Micro-Defects" (April 15, 1982) (published by Japan), Science Forum Co., Ltd., p.91). Furthermore, it is known that the oxide film breakdown voltage of a CZ silicon wafer is improved by forming a DZ through high-temperature heat treatment, but if the DZ is removed by a method such as polishing, the oxide film breakdown voltage decreases again. (For example, Kikuo Yamabe, “Thin Silicon Oxide Film (22nd Semiconductor I. Remon Seminar Preparation Collection, Yamagata)” J
August 1984, pal~92>. Therefore, it can be said that the conventional method of improving material properties by high-temperature heat treatment of silicon wafers utilizes the generation of DZ with a low solid solution oxygen concentration, as described above. BACKGROUND ART Hitherto, various types of heat treatment furnaces for silicon single crystal wafers manufactured by the Czochralski method, such as those called vertical furnaces or horizontal furnaces, have been known. However, all of these furnaces are heat treatment furnaces for silicon single crystal wafers, and have a structure that is difficult to use as a high temperature heat treatment furnace for Cz silicon single crystals, so there are problems such as the occurrence of dislocations during heat treatment. [To be solved by the invention: jJA problem] In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems described above.
A heat treatment method and apparatus for giving a Cz silicon single crystal characteristics that are unlikely to occur, and a Cz silicon single crystal having the above characteristics.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a haze for manufacturing silicon single crystals. [Means for Solving the Problems] The heat treatment method of the present invention involves holding a CZ silicon single crystal at a temperature of 1300°C or higher and 1400°C or lower for 10 minutes or more in vacuum or an inert gas, and then heating the CZ silicon single crystal at a temperature of 1200°C or higher from that temperature.
℃ at a cooling rate of 1.7℃/min or less. The heat treatment apparatus of the present invention includes a mechanism for suspending and holding a CZ silicon single crystal, and a heating means disposed around the single crystal, and the heating mechanism and the single crystal are moved up and down or both. It is characterized by comprising a mechanism for moving the single crystal and a mechanism for rotating the single crystal about a vertical line. In the heat treatment method and heat treatment apparatus of the present invention, the CZ silicon single crystal to be treated may be a single crystal rod as grown, or a single crystal block cut into an appropriate length. Furthermore, the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention includes a crucible for heating and melting raw materials, and a means for pulling the silicon single crystal from the melt in the crucible. The method is characterized in that it includes a heating means arranged around the pulled single crystal. [Function] The specific structure and structure of the present invention will be explained below with reference to figures and tables. First, prior to explaining the present invention, an evaluation method used to investigate the characteristics of CZ silicon single crystal will be described. FIG. 5 is a cross section of a MOS diode mounted on a silicon wafer obtained from the single crystal when evaluating the oxide film breakdown voltage of the CZ silicon single crystal.
A Si02 layer 27 is formed on top of which the upper layer is aluminum 24 and the lower layer is doped polycrystalline silicon 25.
A two-layer gate electrode 26 with a diameter of 5 mm is formed by '! A large number of them are formed as shown in Figure J6. The means for evaluating the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics of the silicon single crystal obtained according to the present invention will be explained with reference to Table 1. The single crystal according to the present invention is sliced, wrapped, polished, etc.
Normally, a wafer manufactured through various steps necessary for industrially manufacturing silicon wafers is cleaned (1), gate oxidized to form a Si02 layer (2), and a polycrystalline silicon film is deposited. (3) This polycrystalline silicon is doped by ion implantation (6). Pre-oxidation cleaning (4) and polycrystalline silicon oxidation (5) are pre-treatments for ion implantation (6). Next, pre-anneal cleaning (7) is performed, drive annealing is performed to make the dopant in the polycrystalline silicon a solid solution (8), and the polycrystalline silicon oxide film is etched away (
9), forming an aluminum layer by depositing aluminum (10); Next, in order to mount a two-layer gate electrode with a diameter of 5 mm, a positive resist film is coated and patterned by lithography (11), the aluminum layer is etched (12), and the polycrystalline silicon film is etched (12).
1B), removing the resist film (14). Then, after stabilizing the Si/Si02 interface by hydrogen annealing (1
5) A resist film is applied to the front surface to protect the MOS diode (16), and the back single crystal silicon film is removed by plasma etching (17). A protective resist film is reapplied to the front surface (18), the back oxide film is removed by etching (19), and gold is deposited for p-type and gold/antimony alloy is deposited for n-type. A back electrode is formed (20). Finally, after removing the protective resist film (2
1) Evaluate the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics by the voltage ramping method (22). The voltage ramping method is as shown in Figure 45.
A DC voltage with a polarity that causes majority carriers to be injected from the silicon substrate is applied between the aluminum layer 24 and the back electrode,
This is a method in which the voltage is increased stepwise over time. In addition, in this evaluation method, the voltage increase per step of the voltage ramping method is 0.0 in terms of electric field. 2
When the current density flowing through the SiO2 layer 27 in Fig. 5 is 1.0 μA/cd, the SiO2 layer 27
The average electric field applied to 8. MO showing OMV/cw+ or more
The oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics of the silicon single crystal were evaluated based on the ratio of the number of S diodes (this is referred to as the C mode pass rate). Next, a method for evaluating the OSF generation characteristics of the silicon single crystal obtained according to the present invention will be explained with reference to Table 2. The single crystal is sliced, and the wafer obtained through the various steps normally required for industrially manufacturing silicon wafers, such as lapping and polishing, is cleaned (1) and heated at 1100°C for 60 minutes using the pi-mouth method. After performing wet oxidation (2) and removing the surface oxide film with an HF aqueous solution (3), the number of etch pits generated on the wafer surface was measured using a microscope by light etching for 90 seconds (etching amount approximately 1.5 μm). (4), and the OSF density at the measurement site is determined from the area of 5 adjacent fields of view (diameter 0.174 cm x 5) arranged in a cross shape. The OSF density was measured over the entire surface of the wafer, and the OSF generation characteristics of the silicon single crystal were evaluated based on the maximum value. In addition, in this evaluation method, the plane orientation is (1 1 1)
The maximum OSF density is 20 pieces/cd or less on wafers,
(100) OSF if 50 wafers/cd or less
It was determined that this would not occur. The reason for the limitation in the heat treatment method of the present invention will be explained based on the experimental results described below. If no heat treatment was applied first, as shown in Table 3, NO
.. No. 4 does not cause OSF, but the C mode pass rate is low and the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics are not improved. On the other hand, NO. with a lower pulling speed. In No. 5, the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics are slightly improved, but OSF occurs. Next, if the heat treatment temperature is less than 1300°C, or if the holding time is less than 10 minutes at 1300°C or higher, as shown in Tables 3 and 4, the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics or OSF generation characteristics will deteriorate. No improvement. In addition, from a temperature of 1300℃ or higher to 1200℃
Even if the cooling rate to 0.degree. C. exceeds 1.7.degree. C./min, the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics or OSF generation characteristics are not improved. Therefore, in the present invention, the lower limit of the heat treatment temperature for Cz silicon single crystal is 1300°C, the lower limit of the holding time is 10 minutes, and 1300°C.
The upper limit of the cooling rate from ℃ or higher to 1200℃ is 1.7℃
/minute. The true upper limit of the heat treatment temperature is the melting point of silicon, but if it exceeds 1400°C, it becomes difficult to control the temperature, and sometimes dislocations may occur or the surface of the silicon single crystal may be significantly damaged. Therefore, in the present invention, the upper limit of the heat treatment temperature is set to 1400°C. In addition, in the heat treatment method of the present invention, the heat treatment temperature of the silicon single crystal is 1340 to 1360 °C, the holding time is 20 to 40 minutes, and the cooling rate from the heat treatment temperature to 1200 °C is 0.5 to 1.5 °C. /min is a more desirable range of conditions. In the method of the present invention, the cooling rate at temperatures lower than 1200°C is not particularly specified, but is preferably 1.7°C/min or less in order to stabilize crystal quality. In evaluating the OSF generation characteristics and oxide film breakdown voltage of the CZ silicon single crystal subjected to the heat treatment method of the present invention, a silicon wafer manufactured by slicing from the single crystal and going through a predetermined process was subjected to high-temperature preheat treatment. Tested without. Therefore, it is clear that no DZ is formed on the CZ silicon wafer, and the method of the present invention is fundamentally different from the conventional method in terms of the principle of improving material properties. In addition, in developing the method of the present invention, the inventors newly obtained the fact that the cooling rate after high-temperature heat treatment controls the OSF characteristics and oxide film breakdown voltage of CZ silicon single crystal. In order to improve the material properties of a Cz silicon single crystal without forming a DZ as in the present invention, it is insufficient to simply maintain the temperature at a high temperature, and as shown in the example, the cooling rate must also be controlled. It has to be done. On the other hand, since the above-mentioned conventional method involves heat treatment of the wafer, it is clear that the wafer is rapidly cooled beyond the cooling rate range defined in the scope of the present invention. As mentioned above, the method of the present invention is different from conventional methods. The heat treatment apparatus of the present invention will be explained using the example shown in FIG. 1st
The figure is a sectional view showing the structure of an embodiment of the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention. In the heat treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 1, a single crystal 16 suspended in a chamber 13 is heated by a high frequency coil 18 as a heating means. High frequency coil 18
is divided into five upper and lower zones, and can be moved up and down.
A desired thermal history can be given to each part of the corresponding single unit product 16. In the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention, the heating means is preferably divided into two upper and lower zones or multiple zones, as in this embodiment, but may be of a single zone type. The mechanism for suspending the single crystal 16 consists of a chuck 15, a wire 14, and a wire winder 8, and the wire winder 8 can rotate about a vertical line. Therefore, such a heat treatment device that can rotate the single crystal 16 and move it up and down is installed at the top of the Cz silicon single crystal pulling device, as shown in FIG. The single crystal 16 may be heat treated, or an independent heat treatment device may be used. In FIG. 3, the single crystal 16 is heated by a resistance heating element 18'.
However, a high frequency heating method as shown in FIG. 1 may also be used. Further, in FIG. 3, reference numeral 20 denotes a partition section that partitions the pulling section and the heat treatment section. Using the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention, as described above, the CZ silicon single crystal is held at a temperature of 1300°C or more and 1400°C or less for 10 minutes, and then heated at 1.7°C/min from that temperature to 1200°C. By lowering the temperature at the following cooling rate, a silicon single crystal with excellent oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics and less likely to generate OSF can be obtained. The manufacturing apparatus of the present invention will be explained using the example shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the configuration of one embodiment of the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention. In the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG.
C is grown from a seed crystal 12 suspended from a chuck 1 suspended by a wire from a melt 7 filled with C.
Z silicon single crystal 2 is pulled. A heating means 3 is attached above the single crystal 2 so as to surround the single crystal. The heating stage 3 is preferably divided into two upper and lower zones or more than one zone so that the cooling rate can be easily controlled, but it may be of a single zone type. Further, the heating means 3 may be a resistance heating element or a high frequency heating coil. The heating means 3 does not necessarily have to be cylindrical; for example, as shown in FIG. 4, it may have a structure that combines a truncated cone and a cylinder. A heating means having a shape as shown in FIG. 4 is characterized in that the cooling rate of 1300° C. or less can be easily controlled. A gas flow control plate 4 is installed around the heating means 3, and the gas supplied from the gas inlet 11 passes outside the gas flow control plate 4, with some passing around the heating means 3 and some passing through the vicinity of the heating means 3. flows around the melt 7 and is exhausted to the outside. The gas flow control plate 4 also serves as a heat shield and is designed to efficiently cool the portion of the single crystal rod 2 between the solid-liquid interface and the lower end of the gas flow control plate. A viewing window is attached to the gas flow control plate 4, and the state of the solidification interface can be observed from the upper part of the chamber 5. While growing a Cz silicon single crystal from a melt using the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the silicon single crystal is held at a temperature of 1300°C or more and 1400°C or less for 10 minutes or more, as described above, and then 1.7 between that temperature and 1200℃
By lowering the temperature at a cooling rate of .degree. C./min or less, a silicon single crystal with excellent oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics and less likely to generate OSF can be easily obtained. [Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described. Example 1 Using the apparatus shown in FIG. 7, the amount of raw material melt 7 before crystal pulling was 35 to 65 kg, and the internal pressure of chamber 5 was 7.
~50sobs Argon blowing flow rate as an inert gas is set to 5~IOXIO-2N■3/l1n, C
Z silicon single crystal 2 is about 1. After growing at a growth rate of 3 sui/sin, a heat treatment method using the heat treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 1 was carried out. The CZ silicon single crystal 16 is held at a temperature of 1300°C or more and 1400°C or less for 10 minutes or more in a vacuum or an Ar atmosphere as an inert gas, and then heated from that temperature to 1200°C.
Until then, the temperature was lowered at a cooling rate of 1.7° C./min or less. For comparison with the method of the present invention, single crystals heat-treated under conditions outside the above range were also produced. Further, the heat treatment method of the present invention was carried out using the heat treatment apparatus shown in FIG. The amount of the raw material melt 7 before crystal pulling is 35 to 65 kg, and the internal pressure of the chamber 5 is 7 to 50 ib. The flow rate of argon blowing as an inert gas is 5 to 10 x 10'N. 3/a+1.
As n, Cz silicon single crystal 16 is approximately 0.9 sn/a
After pulling at a growth rate of +in, the partition 20 was opened to house the single crystal 16 in the heat treatment chamber 23, the partition 20 was closed again, and the single crystal 16 was heat treated under the conditions of the present invention described above. Wafers are cut from these single crystals and undergo oxygen donor treatment, lapping, polishing, etc.
A CZ wafer with a mirror surface on one side was fabricated by going through a process normally required for industrially manufacturing silicon wafers. The OSF generation characteristics of CZ wafers were evaluated by determining the maximum value of OSF density for each wafer according to the process shown in Table 2. Also,
As mentioned above, the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics were determined by the process shown in Table 1.
The mode pass rate was determined and evaluated. The heat treatment conditions and material property evaluation results are shown in Table 3. By using the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention and adjusting the heat treatment conditions for the CZ silicon single crystal within the range of the present invention, an ideal silicon single crystal for devices with excellent oxide film breakdown characteristics and less likely to generate OSF was obtained. . Example 2 The heat treatment method of the present invention was carried out while manufacturing a silicon single crystal using the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. The amount of the raw material melt 7 before crystal pulling is 35 to 65 kg, and the chamber 5
The internal pressure is 7 to 50a+b. The flow rate of argon blowing as an inert gas is 5 to 10 x 10-2 N l3/wi.
As n, while pulling the single crystal 2, the silicon single crystal 2 is held at a temperature of 1300°C or more and 1400°C or less for 10 minutes or more, and then from that temperature to 1200°C is held for 10 minutes or more.
.. The temperature was lowered at a cooling rate of 7° C./min or less. For comparison with the method of the present invention, single-crystal rods were also produced that underwent a thermal history outside the above range. Cutting out wafers from these single crystal rods,
A CZ wafer with one side mirror-finished was fabricated through the steps normally required for industrially manufacturing silicon wafers, such as oxygen donor treatment, lapping, and polishing. The OSF generation characteristics of these CZ wafers were evaluated by determining the maximum value of OSF density for each wafer through the steps shown in Table 2. Further, the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics were evaluated by determining the C mode pass rate using the steps shown in Table 1 as described above. Table 4 shows the heat treatment conditions and material property evaluation results. By using the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention to grow a Cz silicon single crystal and keeping the heat treatment conditions within the range of the present invention, an ideal silicon single crystal for devices with excellent oxide film breakdown characteristics and less occurrence of OSF can be obtained. was gotten. Table 1 [Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, the CZ silicon single crystal heat treatment method of the present invention produces high quality CZ silicon single crystals that have excellent oxide film breakdown characteristics and are less likely to generate oxidation-induced stacking faults. can get. In addition, by using the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to easily impart the thermal history specified by the method of the present invention to Cz silicon single crystals, and the oxide film characteristics or OSF generation of Cz silicon single crystals manufactured by conventional methods can be easily imparted. Either one of the characteristics
Or both can be improved. Furthermore, according to the Cz silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to pull a Cz silicon single crystal without imparting the thermal history specified by the method of the present invention, and it is possible to improve the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics, which was difficult with conventional methods. High-quality silicon single crystals with superior properties and less oxidation-induced stacking faults can be easily obtained. The method and apparatus according to the present invention, which can easily obtain high-quality CZ silicon single crystals, contribute to the development of electronic device industries such as ICs and LSIs.
第1図および第3図はそれぞれ本発明の熱処理装置の一
尖施態様の構造を示す断面図、第2図および第4図はそ
れぞれ本発明のシリコン単結晶製造装置の一実施例の構
造を示す断面図、第5図はシリコン単結晶の酸化膜耐圧
特性を評価するためにシリコンウエハ上に実装したMO
Sダイオードの一部断面図、第6図はMOSダイオード
を実装した該ウエハの平面図、第7図は従来のチョクラ
ルスキー法単結晶引き上げ装置の構造を示す断面図であ
る。
1・・・チャック、2・・・CZシリコン単結晶棒、3
・・・加熱手段、4・・・ガス流れ制御板、5・・・チ
ャンバー、6・・・坩堝、7・・・融液、8・・・ワイ
ヤー取巻き機、9・・・断熱材、10・・・ヒーター
11・・・ガス導入口、12・・・種結晶、13・・・
石英ガラス製チャンバー14・・・ワイヤー 15・・
・チャック、16・・・Czシリコン単結晶、17・・
・ガス導入口、18・・・高周波コイル、18′・・・
抵抗発熱体、l9・・・断熱材、 20・・・仕切り部
、21・・・パイロメーター、
22・・・覗き窓、23・・・チャンバー24・・・ア
ルミニウム層、
25・・・ドーブされた多結晶シリコン層、26・・・
2層ゲート電極、
27・・・Si02膜(ゲート酸化膜)、28・・・シ
リコンウエハ、
2 9 ・M O Sダイオード(電極直径5mm)、
30・・・MOSダイオード(電極直径1、2、4、
6■論〉 〜
31・・・基板シリコン、
32・・・ガス出口。1 and 3 are cross-sectional views showing the structure of one embodiment of the heat treatment apparatus of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 4 respectively show the structure of an embodiment of the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention. The cross-sectional view shown in Figure 5 is an MO mounted on a silicon wafer to evaluate the oxide film breakdown voltage characteristics of a silicon single crystal.
6 is a plan view of the wafer on which MOS diodes are mounted, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the structure of a conventional Czochralski method single crystal pulling apparatus. 1... Chuck, 2... CZ silicon single crystal rod, 3
... Heating means, 4... Gas flow control plate, 5... Chamber, 6... Crucible, 7... Melt, 8... Wire winder, 9... Heat insulating material, 10 ···heater
11... Gas inlet, 12... Seed crystal, 13...
Quartz glass chamber 14...Wire 15...
・Chuck, 16...Cz silicon single crystal, 17...
・Gas inlet, 18...High frequency coil, 18'...
Resistance heating element, 19...Insulating material, 20...Partition, 21...Pyrometer, 22...Peep window, 23...Chamber 24...Aluminum layer, 25...Doved polycrystalline silicon layer, 26...
Two-layer gate electrode, 27... Si02 film (gate oxide film), 28... Silicon wafer, 29 MOS diode (electrode diameter 5 mm),
30...MOS diode (electrode diameter 1, 2, 4,
6 ■ Theory ~ 31... Substrate silicon, 32... Gas outlet.
Claims (3)
結晶を、真空または不活性ガス中にて1300℃以上1
400℃以下の温度に10分間以上保持し、続いてその
温度から1200℃までの間を1.7℃/分以下の冷却
速度で降温することを特徴とするシリコン単結晶の熱処
理方法。(1) Silicon single crystals grown by the Czochralski method are grown at temperatures above 1300°C in vacuum or inert gas.
1. A method for heat treatment of a silicon single crystal, which comprises maintaining the temperature at 400° C. or lower for 10 minutes or more, and then lowering the temperature from that temperature to 1200° C. at a cooling rate of 1.7° C./min or lower.
結晶を懸垂保持する機構と該単結晶の周囲に配置された
加熱手段とを備え、かつ、該加熱手段および該単結晶の
どちらか一方または両方を上下動させる機構と鉛直線を
軸として該単結晶を回転させる機構とを備えたことを特
徴とするシリコン単結晶の熱処理装置。(2) A mechanism for suspending and holding a silicon single crystal produced by the Czochralski method and a heating means arranged around the single crystal, and either or both of the heating means and the single crystal. 1. A heat treatment apparatus for a silicon single crystal, comprising a mechanism for vertically moving the single crystal, and a mechanism for rotating the single crystal about a vertical line.
シリコン単結晶を引き上げる手段とを備えたチョクラル
スキー法によるシリコン単結晶の製造装置において、該
引き上げられた単結晶の周囲に配置された加熱手段を備
えたことを特徴とするシリコン単結晶の製造装置。(3) In an apparatus for producing silicon single crystals using the Czochralski method, which is equipped with a crucible for heating and melting raw materials and a means for pulling silicon single crystals from the melt in the crucible, the surroundings of the pulled single crystals are 1. A silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that it is provided with heating means arranged therein.
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