WO2010038887A1 - 二酸化珪素膜およびその形成方法、コンピュータ読み取り可能な記憶媒体並びにプラズマcvd装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a silicon dioxide film and a method for forming the same, a computer-readable storage medium used in this method, and a plasma CVD apparatus.
- a thermal oxidation method, a plasma oxidation method, or the like for oxidizing silicon is known.
- oxidation treatment cannot be applied, and it is necessary to deposit a SiO 2 film by a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method.
- CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
- the plasma CVD method it is possible to perform the treatment at a temperature around 500 ° C., but there is also a problem that charging damage is caused by plasma having a high electron temperature.
- silane (SiH 4 ) or disilane (Si 2 H 6 ) is usually used as a film forming raw material.
- the raw material is formed in the insulating film to be generated.
- NBTI negative bias temperature instability
- hydrogen existing in the insulating film is related to negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) in which a threshold shift occurs when the P-channel MOSFET is turned on, for example.
- NBTI negative bias temperature instability
- hydrogen in the insulating film may reduce the reliability of the insulating film and adversely affect the device. Therefore, it is considered preferable to reduce hydrogen as much as possible.
- Patent Document 1 introduces a reaction of tetraisocyanate silane, which is a silicon-based raw material that does not contain hydrogen, and a tertiary amine gas into a reaction vessel to cause reaction.
- tetraisocyanate silane which is a silicon-based raw material that does not contain hydrogen
- a tertiary amine gas into a reaction vessel to cause reaction.
- a method for manufacturing a silicon-based insulating film in which a silicon-based insulating film not containing silicon is deposited on a substrate by a hot wall CVD method.
- Patent Document 2 SiCl 4 gas, N 2 O gas, and NO gas are introduced into a low pressure CVD apparatus, and low pressure CVD is performed at a film forming temperature of 850 ° C. and a pressure of 2 ⁇ 10 2 Pa.
- Oxynitride films that do not substantially contain hydrogen-related bonding groups such as Si groups, —OH groups, and hydrogen-related bonds such as Si—H bonds, Si—OH bonds, and N—H bonds are formed. A method to do this has also been proposed.
- Patent Document 3 a semiconductor device manufacturing method including a step of forming a SiN film or a SiON film by high-density plasma CVD using an inorganic Si-based gas not containing H and N 2 , NO, N 2 O, or the like. Has been proposed.
- Patent Document 1 can be processed at a low temperature of about 200 ° C., but is not a film formation technique using plasma. Moreover, the method of the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 is satisfactory because there is a concern that the thermal budget is increased in that it requires a film forming temperature as high as 850 ° C. in addition to the film forming technique using plasma. is not.
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 dissociates in plasma having a high electron temperature, and forms active species (etchant) having an etching action. The efficiency will be reduced. That is, SiCl 4 was unsuitable as a film forming material for plasma CVD.
- Patent Document 3 describes that SiCl 4 gas can be used as “an inorganic Si-based gas not containing H”, but the gas used for forming the SiN film in the examples is SiF 4 , and SiCl 4 Practical verification has not been made regarding film formation by plasma CVD using 4 gases as raw materials, and there is no speculation.
- Patent Document 3 does not disclose any specifics about the contents of the high-density plasma, and therefore provides a solution for how to solve the above-described etchant generation problem when SiCl 4 gas is used. Not done.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a high-quality silicon dioxide film with extremely low hydrogen content and high insulation properties by plasma CVD. It is.
- the concentration of hydrogen atoms in a film measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) on a substrate by plasma CVD is 9.9 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 or less.
- SIMS secondary ion mass spectrometry
- a method for forming a silicon dioxide film is provided, which includes the steps of generating and forming a silicon dioxide film on the substrate by the plasma.
- the compound composed of the silicon atom and the chlorine atom may be silicon tetrachloride (SiCl 4 ).
- the silicon dioxide film may be formed by setting the temperature of the mounting table on which the substrate is mounted in the processing container within a range of 300 ° C. or more and 600 ° C. or less.
- the flow rate ratio of the compound gas composed of silicon atoms and chlorine atoms with respect to the total processing gas may be in the range of 0.03% to 15%.
- the flow rate of the compound gas composed of silicon atoms and chlorine atoms may be in the range of 0.5 mL / min (sccm) to 10 mL / min (sccm).
- the flow rate ratio of the oxygen-containing gas to the total processing gas may be in the range of 5% to 99%.
- the flow rate of the oxygen-containing gas may be in the range of 50 mL / min (sccm) to 1000 mL / min (sccm).
- a silicon dioxide film according to another embodiment of the present invention is a silicon dioxide film formed by any one of the above-described methods for forming a silicon dioxide film.
- a plasma CVD apparatus is a plasma CVD apparatus for forming a silicon dioxide film on a workpiece by a plasma CVD method,
- a processing container having an opening in the upper part for accommodating the object to be processed;
- a dielectric member that closes the opening of the processing container;
- a planar antenna provided on the dielectric member and having a plurality of holes for introducing microwaves into the processing vessel;
- a gas supply mechanism for supplying a processing gas into the processing container;
- An exhaust mechanism for evacuating the inside of the processing vessel;
- the pressure is set in a range of 0.1 Pa or more and 6.7 Pa or less, and a secondary ion mass spectrometry is performed using a processing gas containing a gas composed of silicon atoms and chlorine atoms and an oxygen-containing gas.
- a silicon dioxide film with extremely low hydrogen content and high insulation properties is obtained by plasma CVD. Can be formed.
- the silicon dioxide film obtained by the method of the present invention does not cause an adverse effect on the device due to hydrogen and is excellent in insulation, so that high reliability can be imparted to the device. Therefore, the method of the present invention has high utility value when manufacturing a silicon dioxide film used for applications such as a gate insulating film.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of a plasma CVD apparatus suitable for carrying out the method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a drawing showing the structure of the planar antenna of the apparatus shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a control unit of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.
- 4A and 4B are drawings showing a process example of a method for forming a silicon dioxide film according to the present invention.
- 5A to 5D are graphs showing the measurement results of the gate leakage current (Jg) of a MOS transistor manufactured using the silicon dioxide film formed by the method according to the present invention and the conventional method.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the gate leakage current (Jg) and the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT).
- 7A to 7C are graphs showing the results of SIMS measurement.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a MOS type semiconductor memory device to which the method according to the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a plasma CVD apparatus 100 that can be used in the method for forming a silicon dioxide film according to the present invention.
- the plasma CVD apparatus 100 generates plasma by introducing microwaves into a processing container using a planar antenna having a plurality of slot-shaped holes, particularly a RLSA (Radial Line Slot Antenna). It is configured as an RLSA microwave plasma processing apparatus that can generate microwave-excited plasma having a density and a low electron temperature.
- RLSA Random Line Slot Antenna
- the plasma CVD apparatus 100 treatment with plasma having a plasma density of 1 ⁇ 10 10 to 5 ⁇ 10 12 / cm 3 and a low electron temperature of 0.7 to 2 eV is possible. Therefore, the plasma CVD apparatus 100 can be suitably used for the purpose of forming a silicon dioxide film by plasma CVD in the manufacturing process of various semiconductor devices.
- the plasma CVD apparatus 100 includes, as main components, an airtight processing container 1, a gas introduction unit connected to a gas supply mechanism 18 that supplies a processing gas into the processing container 1, and a vacuum exhaust in the processing container 1.
- An exhaust device 24 serving as an exhaust mechanism for performing the operation, a microwave introduction mechanism 27 provided in the upper portion of the processing container 1 for introducing a microwave into the processing container 1, and each component of the plasma CVD apparatus 100 are controlled.
- a control unit 50 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the gas supply mechanism 18 is integrated into the plasma CVD apparatus 100, but it is not always necessary to integrate it integrally. Of course, the gas supply mechanism 18 may be externally attached to the plasma CVD apparatus 100.
- the processing container 1 is formed of a grounded substantially cylindrical container. Note that the processing container 1 may be formed of a rectangular tube-shaped container.
- the processing container 1 has a bottom wall 1a and a side wall 1b made of a material such as aluminum.
- a processing table 1 is provided with a mounting table 2 for horizontally supporting a silicon wafer (hereinafter simply referred to as a “wafer”) W as an object to be processed.
- the mounting table 2 is made of a material having high thermal conductivity, such as ceramics such as AlN.
- the mounting table 2 is supported by a cylindrical support member 3 extending upward from the center of the bottom of the exhaust chamber 11.
- the support member 3 is made of ceramics such as AlN, for example.
- the mounting table 2 is provided with a cover ring 4 that covers the outer edge portion thereof and guides the wafer W.
- the cover ring 4 is an annular member made of a material such as quartz, AlN, Al 2 O 3 , or SiN. Further, the cover ring 4 may be configured to cover the entire surface of the mounting table. Contamination can be prevented by covering the whole.
- a resistance heating type heater 5 as a temperature adjusting mechanism is embedded in the mounting table 2.
- the heater 5 is heated by the heater power supply 5a to heat the mounting table 2 and uniformly heats the wafer W, which is a substrate to be processed, with the heat.
- the mounting table 2 is provided with a thermocouple (TC) 6.
- TC thermocouple
- the heating temperature of the wafer W can be controlled in a range from room temperature to 900 ° C., for example.
- the mounting table 2 has wafer support pins (not shown) for supporting the wafer W and moving it up and down.
- Each wafer support pin is provided so as to protrude and retract with respect to the surface of the mounting table 2.
- a circular opening 10 is formed at a substantially central portion of the bottom wall 1a of the processing container 1.
- An exhaust chamber 11 that communicates with the opening 10 and projects downward is provided on the bottom wall 1a.
- An exhaust pipe 12 is connected to the exhaust chamber 11 and is connected to an exhaust device 24 via the exhaust pipe 12.
- a metal plate 13 having a function as a lid (lid) for opening and closing the processing container 1 is disposed at the upper end of the side wall 1b forming the processing container 1.
- An inner peripheral lower portion of the plate 13 protrudes toward the inside (inside the processing container 1 space), and forms an annular support portion 13a.
- the gas inlet 40 is disposed on the plate 13.
- the gas introduction part 40 is provided with an annular first gas introduction part 14 having a first gas introduction hole and an annular second gas introduction part 15 having a second gas introduction hole. That is, the first and second gas introduction parts 14 and 15 are provided in two upper and lower stages.
- Each gas introduction part 14 and 15 is connected to the gas supply mechanism 18 which supplies process gas.
- a loading / unloading port 16 for loading / unloading the wafer W between the plasma CVD apparatus 100 and a transfer chamber (not shown) adjacent to the plasma CVD apparatus 100 is provided on the side wall 1b of the processing container 1.
- a gate valve 17 for opening and closing 16 is provided.
- the gas supply mechanism 18 includes, for example, an oxygen-containing gas (O-containing gas) supply source 19a, a silicon-containing gas (Si-containing gas) supply source 19b, an inert gas supply source 19c, and a cleaning gas supply source 19d.
- the oxygen-containing gas supply source 19a is connected to the upper first gas introduction unit.
- the Si-containing gas supply source 19b, the inert gas supply source 19c, and the cleaning gas supply source 19d are connected to the second gas introduction unit 15 in the lower stage.
- the cleaning gas supply source 19d is used when cleaning unnecessary films attached in the processing container 1.
- the gas supply mechanism 18 includes a purge gas supply source used when replacing the atmosphere inside the processing container 1 as a gas supply source (not shown) other than the above, for example.
- the Si-containing gas a compound composed of a silicon atom and a chlorine atom, for example, tetrachlorosilane (SiCl 4 ) or hexachlorodisilane (Si 2 Cl 6 ) is used. Since SiCl 4 and Si 2 Cl 6 do not contain hydrogen in the source gas molecules, they can be preferably used in the present invention.
- the oxygen-containing gas for example, O 2 , NO, N 2 O, or the like can be used.
- a rare gas can be used as the inert gas. The rare gas is useful for generating stable plasma as a plasma excitation gas.
- Ar gas, Kr gas, Xe gas, He gas, or the like can be used. It is also possible to use the rare gas as a carrier gas for supplying a Si-containing gas such as SiCl 4 .
- the oxygen-containing gas reaches the first gas introduction part 14 from the oxygen-containing gas supply source 19a of the gas supply mechanism 18 via the gas line 20, and is introduced into the processing container 1 from a gas introduction hole (not shown).
- the SiCl 4 gas and the inert gas reach the second gas introduction part 15 from the Si-containing gas supply source 19b, the inert gas supply source 19c, and the cleaning gas supply source 19d through the gas line 20, respectively.
- the gas is introduced into the processing container 1 from the gas introduction hole.
- the gas lines 20a to 20d connected to the gas supply sources are provided with mass flow controllers 21a to 20d and front and rear opening / closing valves 22a to 22d, respectively.
- a rare gas for plasma excitation such as Ar is an arbitrary gas and is not necessarily supplied simultaneously with the processing gas, but is preferably added from the viewpoint of stabilizing the plasma.
- the rare gas is preferably less than the nitrogen-containing gas.
- the exhaust device 24 as an exhaust mechanism includes a high-speed vacuum pump such as a turbo molecular pump. As described above, the exhaust device 24 is connected to the exhaust chamber 11 of the processing container 1 through the exhaust pipe 12. By operating the exhaust device 24, the gas in the processing container 1 uniformly flows into the space 11a of the exhaust chamber 11, and is further exhausted to the outside through the exhaust pipe 12 from the space 11a. Thereby, the inside of the processing container 1 can be depressurized at a high speed, for example, to 0.133 Pa.
- the microwave introduction mechanism 27 includes a transmission plate 28, a planar antenna 31, a slow wave material 33, a conductive cover member 34, a waveguide 37, and a microwave generator 39 as main components.
- the transmission plate 28 that transmits microwaves is provided on a support portion 13 a that protrudes toward the inner periphery of the plate 13.
- the transmission plate 28 is made of a dielectric, for example, ceramics such as quartz, Al 2 O 3 , and AlN.
- a gap between the transmission plate 28 and the support portion 13a is hermetically sealed through a seal member 29. Therefore, the inside of the processing container 1 is kept airtight.
- the planar antenna 31 is provided above the transmission plate 28 so as to face the mounting table 2.
- the planar antenna 31 has a disk shape.
- the shape of the planar antenna 31 is not limited to a disk shape, and may be a square plate shape, for example.
- the planar antenna 31 is locked to the upper end of the plate 13.
- the planar antenna 31 is made of, for example, a copper plate, a nickel plate, a SUS plate or an aluminum plate whose surface is plated with gold or silver.
- the planar antenna 31 has a number of slot-shaped microwave radiation holes 32 that radiate microwaves.
- the microwave radiation holes 32 are formed through the planar antenna 31 in a predetermined pattern.
- each microwave radiation hole 32 has an elongated rectangular shape (slot shape), and two adjacent microwave radiation holes form a pair.
- the adjacent microwave radiation holes 32 are typically arranged in a “T” shape, an “L” shape, or a “V” shape, for example. Further, the microwave radiation holes 32 arranged in a predetermined shape in this way are further arranged concentrically as a whole.
- the length and arrangement interval of the microwave radiation holes 32 are determined according to the wavelength ( ⁇ g) of the microwave.
- the interval between the microwave radiation holes 32 is arranged to be ⁇ g / 4 to ⁇ g.
- the interval between adjacent microwave radiation holes 32 formed concentrically is indicated by ⁇ r.
- the microwave radiation hole 32 may have another shape such as a circular shape or an arc shape.
- the arrangement form of the microwave radiation holes 32 is not particularly limited, and may be arranged in a spiral shape, a radial shape, or the like in addition to a concentric shape.
- a slow wave material 33 having a dielectric constant larger than that of a vacuum is provided on the upper surface of the planar antenna 31.
- the slow wave material 33 has a function of adjusting the plasma by shortening the wavelength of the microwave because the wavelength of the microwave becomes longer in vacuum.
- planar antenna 31 and the transmission plate 28 and the slow wave member 33 and the planar antenna 31 may be brought into contact with or separated from each other, but are preferably brought into contact with each other.
- a conductive cover member 34 is provided on the upper portion of the processing container 1 so as to cover the planar antenna 31 and the slow wave material 33.
- the conductive cover member 34 is made of a metal material such as aluminum or stainless steel.
- the upper end of the plate 13 and the conductive cover member 34 are sealed by a seal member 35.
- a cooling water channel 34 a is formed inside the conductive cover member 34. By allowing cooling water to flow through the cooling water channel 34a, the conductive cover member 34, the slow wave member 33, the planar antenna 31 and the transmission plate 28 can be cooled.
- the conductive cover member 34 is grounded.
- An opening 36 is formed at the center of the upper wall (ceiling) of the conductive cover member 34, and a waveguide 37 is connected to the opening 36.
- the other end of the waveguide 37 is connected to a microwave generator 39 that generates a microwave via a matching circuit 38.
- the waveguide 37 extends in the horizontal direction connected to the coaxial waveguide 37a having a circular cross section extending upward from the opening 36 of the conductive cover member 34 and the upper end of the coaxial waveguide 37a. And a rectangular waveguide 37b.
- An inner conductor 41 extends in the center of the coaxial waveguide 37a.
- the inner conductor 41 is connected and fixed to the center of the planar antenna 31 at its lower end. With such a structure, the microwave is efficiently and uniformly propagated radially and uniformly to the planar antenna 31 via the inner conductor 41 of the coaxial waveguide 37a.
- the microwave generated by the microwave generator 39 is propagated to the planar antenna 31 via the waveguide 37 and further into the processing container 1 via the transmission plate 28. It has been introduced.
- the microwave frequency for example, 2.45 GHz is preferably used, and 8.35 GHz, 1.98 GHz, or the like can be used.
- the control unit 50 includes a computer, and includes, for example, a process controller 51 including a CPU, a user interface 52 connected to the process controller 51, and a storage unit 53 as illustrated in FIG.
- the process controller 51 is a component related to process conditions such as temperature, pressure, gas flow rate, and microwave output (for example, the heater power supply 5a, the gas supply mechanism 18, the exhaust device 24, the microwave). This is a control means for controlling the generator 39 and the like in an integrated manner.
- the user interface 52 includes a keyboard on which a process administrator manages command input to manage the plasma CVD apparatus 100, a display that visualizes and displays the operating status of the plasma CVD apparatus 100, and the like.
- the storage unit 53 stores a recipe in which a control program (software) for realizing various processes executed by the plasma CVD apparatus 100 under the control of the process controller 51 and processing condition data are recorded. Yes.
- an arbitrary recipe is called from the storage unit 53 by an instruction from the user interface 52 and is executed by the process controller 51, so that the processing container 1 of the plasma CVD apparatus 100 is controlled under the control of the process controller 51.
- the recipes such as the control program and processing condition data may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a hard disk, a flexible disk, a flash memory, a DVD, or a Blu-ray disk. Alternatively, it may be transmitted from other devices as needed via, for example, a dedicated line and used online.
- the gate valve 17 is opened, and the wafer W is loaded into the processing container 1 from the loading / unloading port 16 and mounted on the mounting table 2.
- the SiCl 4 gas, the oxygen-containing gas, and the Ar gas are supplied from the oxygen-containing gas supply source 19a, the Si-containing gas supply source 19b, and the inert gas supply source 19c of the gas supply mechanism 18 while evacuating the processing container 1 under reduced pressure.
- the processing vessel 1 are introduced into the processing vessel 1 through the gas introduction portions 14 and 15 at a predetermined flow rate, respectively.
- the inside of the processing container 1 is set to a predetermined pressure. The conditions at this time will be described later.
- a microwave having a predetermined frequency, for example, 2.45 GHz, generated by the microwave generator 39 is guided to the waveguide 37 through the matching circuit 38.
- the microwave guided to the waveguide 37 sequentially passes through the rectangular waveguide 37 b and the coaxial waveguide 37 a and is supplied to the planar antenna 31 through the inner conductor 41.
- the microwaves propagate radially from the coaxial waveguide 37 a toward the planar antenna 31.
- the microwave is radiated from the slot-shaped microwave radiation hole 32 of the planar antenna 31 to the space above the wafer W in the processing chamber 1 through the transmission plate 28.
- An electromagnetic field is formed in the processing container 1 by the microwaves transmitted through the transmission plate 28 from the planar antenna 31 and radiated to the processing container 1, and the SiCl 4 gas and the oxygen-containing gas are turned into plasma, respectively. Ar gas is added as necessary. Then, the dissociation of the source gas efficiently proceeds in the plasma, and a thin film of silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) is deposited by the reaction of active species such as SiCl 3 , SiCl 2 , SiCl, Si, and O.
- the above conditions are stored as recipes in the storage unit 53 of the control unit 50. Then, the process controller 51 reads the recipe and sends a control signal to each component of the plasma CVD apparatus 100 such as the heater power source 5a, the gas supply mechanism 18, the exhaust device 24, the microwave generator 39, etc. Plasma CVD processing under conditions is realized.
- FIG. 4A and 4B are process diagrams showing a manufacturing process of a silicon dioxide film performed in the plasma CVD apparatus 100.
- FIG. 4A a plasma CVD process is performed on an arbitrary underlying layer (for example, Si substrate) 60 using a plasma CVD apparatus 100.
- This plasma CVD process is performed under the following conditions using a deposition gas containing SiCl 4 gas, oxygen-containing gas, and Ar gas.
- the treatment pressure is set in the range of 0.1 Pa to 6.7 Pa, preferably in the range of 0.1 Pa to 4 Pa.
- the lower the processing pressure the better.
- the lower limit value of 0.1 Pa in the above range is a value set based on restrictions on the apparatus (limit of high vacuum). When the processing pressure exceeds 6.7 Pa, dissociation of the SiCl 4 gas does not proceed and sufficient film formation cannot be performed.
- the flow rate of the SiCl 4 gas is preferably set to 0.5 mL / min (sccm) or more and 10 mL / min (sccm) or less, and is set to 0.5 mL / min (sccm) or more and 2 mL / min (sccm) or less. More preferably.
- the ratio of the oxygen-containing gas flow rate to the total process gas flow rate is preferably 5% or more and 99% or less, and 40% or more and 99% or less. It is more preferable.
- the flow rate of the oxygen-containing gas is preferably set to 50 mL / min (sccm) or more and 1000 mL / min (sccm) or less, and more preferably set to 50 mL / min (sccm) or more and 600 mL / min (sccm) or less. That is, it is preferable to reduce the partial pressure of SiCl 4 .
- the partial pressure is preferably 0.00037 to 8.3, and more preferably 0.00062 to 0.81. *** What is the unit of partial pressure?
- the Ar gas flow ratio (for example, the percentage of Ar gas / total processing gas flow rate) is preferably 0% or more and 90% or less, and preferably 0% or more and 60% or less with respect to the total processing gas flow rate. More preferred.
- the flow rate of Ar gas is preferably set to 0 mL / min (sccm) or more and 1000 mL / min (sccm) or less, and more preferably set to 0 mL / min (sccm) or more and 200 mL / min (sccm) or less.
- the temperature of the plasma CVD process may be set within the range of 300 ° C. or more and 600 ° C. or less, preferably 400 ° C. or more and 600 ° C. or less.
- the microwave output in the plasma CVD apparatus 100 is preferably in the range of 0.25 to 2.56 W / cm 2 as the power density per area of the transmission plate 28.
- the microwave output can be selected, for example, from the range of 500 to 5000 W so as to have a power density within the above range according to the purpose.
- SiCl 4 / O 2 gas plasma is formed, and a silicon dioxide film (SiO 2 film) 70 can be deposited as shown in FIG. 4B.
- a silicon dioxide film can be formed with a film thickness in the range of 2 nm to 300 nm, preferably in the range of 2 nm to 50 nm, for example.
- the silicon dioxide film 70 obtained as described above is excellent in insulation and does not contain hydrogen atoms (H) derived from the film forming raw material. That is, the silicon dioxide film 70 is an insulating film having an extremely low hydrogen content. Therefore, adverse effects (for example, NBTI, etc.) on the device due to hydrogen can be prevented, and the reliability of the device can be improved. Therefore, the silicon dioxide film 70 formed by the method of the present invention is preferably used for applications requiring high reliability such as a gate insulating film (tunnel insulating film), an interlayer insulating film, a liner around the gate, etc. of a semiconductor memory device. it can.
- a silicon dioxide film that does not contain hydrogen atoms (H) derived from a film forming material is formed by using a processing gas containing SiCl 4 and an oxygen-containing gas as a film forming material. Can do. It is considered that the SiCl 4 gas used in the present invention undergoes a dissociation reaction in steps of the following steps i) to iv) in plasma.
- the dissociation reaction shown in i) to iv) is easy to proceed due to the high energy of the plasma, and the SiCl 4 molecules are scattered and highly dissociated. It is easy to be in a state. Therefore, a large amount of etchants such as Cl ions, which are active species having an etching action, are generated from SiCl 4 molecules, the etching becomes dominant, and the silicon oxide film cannot be deposited. For this reason, SiCl 4 gas has not been used as a film forming material for plasma CVD performed on an industrial scale.
- the plasma CVD apparatus 100 used in the method of the present invention has a low electron temperature by a configuration in which a plasma is generated by introducing a microwave into the processing container 1 by a planar antenna 31 having a plurality of slots (microwave radiation holes 32). Plasma can be formed. Therefore, by using the plasma CVD apparatus 100 and controlling the processing pressure and the flow rate of the processing gas within the above ranges, even if SiCl 4 gas is used as a film forming raw material, the plasma energy is low, so the dissociation is SiCl 2 , The ratio of staying in SiCl 3 is large, a low dissociation state is maintained, and film formation becomes dominant.
- the dissociation of SiCl 4 molecules is suppressed up to the stage i) or ii) by the low electron temperature / low energy plasma, thereby suppressing the formation of the etchant (Cl ions, etc.) that adversely affects the film formation. Therefore, the film formation becomes dominant.
- the plasma according to the method of the present invention has a low electron temperature and a high electron density
- the SiCl 4 gas is easily dissociated, a large amount of SiCl 2 ions are generated, and an oxygen gas (O 2 ) is also dissociated in the high-concentration plasma to become O ions.
- an oxygen gas (O 2 ) is also dissociated in the high-concentration plasma to become O ions.
- considered SiCl 2 ions and O ions SiO 2 is produced by the reaction. Therefore, a silicon oxide film can be formed by using oxygen gas (O 2 ). Therefore, it has become possible to form a high-quality silicon oxide film with little ion damage and extremely low hydrogen content by using plasma CVD using SiCl 4 gas as a raw material.
- the plasma CVD apparatus 100 has a feature that it is easy to control the deposition rate (film formation rate) of the silicon dioxide film because the processing gas is dissociated by mild plasma having a low electron temperature. Therefore, for example, film formation can be performed while controlling the film thickness from a thin film of about 2 nm to a relatively thick film of about 300 nm.
- NF 3 gas is used as the cleaning gas
- plasma is generated and removed at room temperature to 300 ° C.
- the film is deposited thick, and the film peels off due to the stress, thereby generating particles. Since the substrate is contaminated by the particles, the chamber needs to be cleaned to prevent this.
- a polysilicon layer having a thickness of 150 nm was formed on the formed silicon dioxide film, and pattern formation was performed using a photolithography technique to form a polysilicon electrode, thereby manufacturing a MOS transistor.
- the gate leakage current (Jg) of the MOS transistor using the silicon dioxide film as the gate insulating film was measured according to a conventional method.
- HTO High Temperature Oxide
- WVG thermal oxidation
- FIGS. 5A to 5D The measurement results (IV curve) of the gate leakage current are shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D.
- 5A shows the results of thermal oxidation
- FIG. 5B shows the results of Si 2 H 6 + O 2
- FIG. 5C shows the results of thermal CVD (HTO), and FIG. 5D shows the results of SiCl 4 + O 2 (the method of the present invention).
- HTO thermal CVD
- FIG. 5D shows the results of SiCl 4 + O 2 (the method of the present invention).
- each horizontal axis represents Eox (mV / cm), and the vertical axis represents gate leakage current Jg (A / cm 2 ).
- Processing temperature (mounting table): 400 ° C
- Microwave power 3 kW (power density 1.53 W / cm2; per transmission plate area)
- Processing pressure 2.7 Pa, 5 Pa or 10 Pa SiCl 4 flow rate (or Si 2 H 6 flow rate); 1 mL / min (sccm)
- O 2 gas flow rate 400 mL / min (sccm)
- Ar gas flow rate 40 mL / min (sccm)
- Processing temperature 780 ° C
- Processing pressure 133 Pa SiH 2 Cl 2 gas + N 2 O gas; 1000 + 100 mL / min (sccm)
- the silicon dioxide film formed by the method of the present invention in which plasma CVD is performed using SiCl 4 at a processing pressure of 2.7 Pa is formed by plasma CVD using Si 2 H 6 as a raw material. Even when compared with the silicon dioxide film and the SiO 2 film formed by the thermal CVD method or the thermal oxidation method, the gate leakage current is small and the insulating film has excellent electrical characteristics. From the above results, it was confirmed that the silicon dioxide film formed by the method of the present invention was excellent in terms of insulation and durability.
- the gate leakage current decreases as the processing pressure at the time of film formation decreases. Therefore, in order to improve the electrical characteristics (suppression of gate leakage current) of the silicon dioxide film, it is preferable to set the processing pressure in the range of 0.1 Pa to 4 Pa in plasma CVD, and 3 Pa or less (for example, 0.1 It was confirmed that the range of ⁇ 3 Pa) was more preferable.
- SIMS secondary ion mass spectrometry
- FIG. 7A shows the result of SiCl 4 + O 2 (method of the present invention)
- FIG. 7B shows the result of Si 2 H 6 + O 2
- FIG. 7C shows the result of thermal CVD (HTO).
- the SiO 2 film formed by the method of the present invention has a hydrogen atom concentration of 4 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 in the film, which is the detection limit level of the SIMS-RBS measuring instrument. It was.
- the concentration of hydrogen atoms contained in the film is 8 ⁇ 10 21 atoms / cm 3 and 2 ⁇ 10 21 atoms / cm, respectively. 3 . From this result, the SiO 2 film obtained by the method of the present invention differs from the SiO 2 film formed by the conventional method in that the hydrogen content is extremely low as 9.9 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 or less. It was confirmed that there were few.
- a film forming gas containing SiCl 4 gas is used, and plasma CVD is performed by selecting a flow rate ratio of SiCl 4 gas or O 2 gas and a processing pressure.
- plasma CVD is performed by selecting a flow rate ratio of SiCl 4 gas or O 2 gas and a processing pressure.
- the silicon dioxide film thus formed can be advantageously used as, for example, a gate insulating film of a MOS type semiconductor memory device.
- the method of the present invention can be applied to the formation of a silicon dioxide film as a gate insulating film of a MOS type semiconductor memory device, for example. As a result, a MOS semiconductor memory device having a small gate leakage current and excellent electrical characteristics can be manufactured.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the MOS type semiconductor memory device 201.
- the MOS type semiconductor memory device 201 includes a p-type silicon substrate 101 as a semiconductor layer, a plurality of insulating films stacked on the p-type silicon substrate 101, and a gate electrode 103 formed thereon. ,have.
- a first insulating film 111, a second insulating film 112, a third insulating film 113, a fourth insulating film 114, and a fifth insulating film are provided.
- the second insulating film 112, the third insulating film 113, and the fourth insulating film 114 are all silicon nitride films, and form a silicon nitride film stack 102a.
- a first source / drain 104 and a second source / drain 105 which are n-type diffusion layers are formed on the silicon substrate 101 at a predetermined depth from the surface so as to be located on both sides of the gate electrode 103.
- a channel forming region 106 is formed between the two.
- the MOS semiconductor memory device 201 may be formed in a p-well or p-type silicon layer formed in a semiconductor substrate. Although this embodiment will be described taking an n-channel MOS device as an example, it may be implemented with a p-channel MOS device. Accordingly, the contents of the present embodiment described below can be applied to all n-channel MOS devices and p-channel MOS devices.
- the first insulating film 111 is a gate insulating film (tunnel insulating film), and the hydrogen concentration in the film formed by the plasma CVD apparatus 100 on the surface of the silicon substrate 101 is 9.9 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 or less.
- This is a silicon dioxide film (SiO 2 film).
- the film thickness of the first insulating film 111 is preferably in the range of 2 nm to 10 nm, for example, and more preferably in the range of 2 nm to 7 nm.
- the second insulating film 112 constituting the silicon nitride film stack 102a is a silicon nitride film (SiN film; the composition ratio of Si and N is not necessarily stoichiometrically formed on the first insulating film 111. However, the value varies depending on the film forming conditions.
- the film thickness of the second insulating film 112 is preferably in the range of 2 nm to 20 nm, for example, and more preferably in the range of 3 nm to 5 nm.
- the third insulating film 113 is a silicon nitride film (SiN film) formed on the second insulating film 112.
- the film thickness of the third insulating film 113 is preferably in the range of 2 nm to 30 nm, for example, and more preferably in the range of 4 nm to 10 nm.
- the fourth insulating film 114 is a silicon nitride film (SiN film) formed on the third insulating film 113.
- the fourth insulating film 114 has a film thickness similar to that of the second insulating film 112, for example.
- the fifth insulating film 115 is a silicon dioxide film (SiO 2 film) deposited on the fourth insulating film 114 by, for example, a CVD method.
- the fifth insulating film 115 functions as a block layer (barrier layer) between the electrode 103 and the fourth insulating film 114.
- the film thickness of the fifth insulating film 115 is preferably in the range of 2 nm to 30 nm, for example, and more preferably in the range of 5 nm to 8 nm.
- the gate electrode 103 is made of, for example, a polycrystalline silicon film formed by a CVD method, and functions as a control gate (CG) electrode. Further, the gate electrode 103 may be a film containing a metal such as W, Ti, Ta, Cu, Al, Au, or Pt.
- the gate electrode 103 is not limited to a single layer, and for the purpose of reducing the specific resistance of the gate electrode 103 and increasing the operation speed of the MOS type semiconductor memory device 201, for example, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, titanium, platinum, silicide thereof, A laminated structure including a nitride, an alloy, or the like can also be used.
- the gate electrode 103 is connected to a wiring layer (not shown).
- the silicon nitride film stacked body 102a constituted by the second insulating film 112, the third insulating film 113, and the fourth insulating film 114 mainly stores charges. It is an area.
- a silicon substrate 101 on which an element isolation film (not shown) is formed by a technique such as a LOCOS (Local Oxidation of Silicon) method or an STI (Shallow Trench Isolation) method is prepared.
- An SiO 2 film is formed as the insulating film 111. That is, in the plasma CVD apparatus 100, SiCl 4 and O 2 gases are used as process gases, plasma CVD is performed by setting the above pressure and gas flow ratio, and the hydrogen concentration in the film is 9.9 ⁇ 10 6 on the silicon substrate 101.
- a SiO 2 film of 20 atoms / cm 3 or less is deposited. Ar gas can be added to the processing gas as needed.
- the second insulating film 112, the third insulating film 113, and the fourth insulating film 114 are sequentially formed on the first insulating film 111 by, for example, the CVD method.
- a fifth insulating film 115 is formed on the fourth insulating film 114.
- the fifth insulating film 115 can be formed by, for example, a CVD method. Further, a polysilicon film, a metal layer, a metal silicide layer, or the like is formed on the fifth insulating film 115 by, for example, a CVD method to form a metal film that becomes the gate electrode 103.
- the metal film and the fifth insulating film 115 to the first insulating film 111 are etched using a patterned resist as a mask by using a photolithography technique, so that the patterned gate electrode 103 and the plurality of gate electrodes 103 A gate laminated structure having an insulating film is obtained.
- an n-type impurity is ion-implanted at a high concentration into the silicon surface adjacent to both sides of the gate stacked structure to form the first source / drain 104 and the second source / drain 105. In this way, the MOS type semiconductor memory device 201 having the structure shown in FIG. 8 can be manufactured.
- the silicon nitride film stack 102a includes three layers including the second insulating film 112 to the fourth insulating film 114 is described as an example.
- the present invention can also be applied to the manufacture of a MOS type semiconductor memory device having a silicon nitride film stack in which two layers or four or more layers are stacked.
- the MOS type semiconductor memory device 201 manufactured using the SiO 2 film having an extremely small amount of hydrogen atoms contained in the film as the first insulating film 111 is very reliable and can be driven stably. is there.
- the silicon dioxide film formed by the method of the present invention is preferably used for applications such as a gate insulating film of a transistor and an insulating film of an ONO structure of a nonvolatile memory in addition to a gate insulating film of a MOS type semiconductor memory device. be able to.
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Description
被処理体を収容する上部に開口を有する処理容器と、
前記処理容器の前記開口を塞ぐ誘電体部材と、
前記誘電体部材上に設けられ、前記処理容器内にマイクロ波を導入するための複数の孔を有する平面アンテナと、
前記処理容器内に処理ガスを供給するガス供給機構と、
前記処理容器内を減圧排気する排気機構と、
前記処理容器内において、圧力を0.1Pa以上6.7Pa以下の範囲内に設定し、シリコン原子と塩素原子からなるガスと酸素含有ガスとを含む処理ガスを用いて、二次イオン質量分析(SIMS)によって測定される膜中の水素原子の濃度が、9.9×1020atoms/cm3以下である二酸化珪素膜を形成するプラズマCVDが行われるように制御する制御部と、を備えている。
図2は、図1に示す装置の平面アンテナの構造を示す図面である。
図3は、図1に示す装置の制御部の構成を示す説明図である。
図4A及び4Bは、本発明に係る二酸化珪素膜の形成方法の工程例を示す図面である。
図5A~5Dは、本発明に係る方法および従来方法によって成膜した二酸化珪素膜を使用して作製した、MOSトランジスタのゲートリーク電流(Jg)の測定結果を示すグラフ図面である。
図6は、ゲートリーク電流(Jg)と酸化膜換算膜厚(EOT)との関係を示すグラフ図面である。
図7A~7Cは、SIMS測定の結果を示すグラフである。
図8は、本発明に係る方法を適用可能なMOS型半導体メモリ装置の概略構成を示す説明図である。
以下、本発明の実施の形態について図面を参照して詳細に説明する。図1は、本発明に係る二酸化珪素膜の形成方法に利用可能なプラズマCVD装置100の概略構成を模式的に示す断面図である。
本発明の二酸化珪素膜の形成方法では、成膜原料としてSiCl4と酸素含有ガスを含む処理ガスを用いることによって、成膜原料由来の水素原子(H)を含有しない二酸化珪素膜を形成することができる。本発明で使用するSiCl4ガスは、プラズマ中では、以下のi)~iv)に示す段階を踏んで解離反応が進行するものと考えられている。
i)SiCl4→SiCl3+Cl
ii)SiCl3→SiCl2+Cl+Cl
iii)SiCl2→SiCl+Cl+Cl+Cl
iv)SiCl→Si+Cl+Cl+Cl+Cl
(ここで、Clはイオンを意味する。)
処理温度(載置台):400℃
マイクロ波パワー:3kW(パワー密度1.53W/cm2;透過板面積あたり)
処理圧力;2.7Pa、5Paまたは10Pa
SiCl4流量(またはSi2H6流量);1mL/min(sccm)
O2ガス流量;400mL/min(sccm)
Arガス流量;40mL/min(sccm)
処理温度:780℃
処理圧力;133Pa
SiH2Cl2ガス+N2Oガス;1000+100mL/min(sccm)
処理温度:950℃
処理圧力;40kPa
水蒸気;O2/H2流量=900/450mL/min(sccm)
使用装置:ATOMIKA 4500型(ATOMIKA社製)二次イオン質量分析装置
一次イオン条件:Cs+、1keV、約20nA
照射領域:約350×490μm
分析領域:約65×92μm
二次イオン極性:負
帯電補正:有
なお、SIMS結果における水素原子量は、RBS/HR−ERDA(High Resolution Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis)で定量した標準サンプルのH濃度(6.6×1021atoms/cm3)で算出した相対感度係数(RSF)を用いてHの二次イオン強度を原子濃度に換算したものである(RBS−SIMS測定法)。
次に、図8を参照しながら、本実施の形態に係る二酸化珪素膜の形成方法を半導体メモリ装置の製造過程に適用した例について説明する。図8は、MOS型半導体メモリ装置201の概略構成を示す断面図である。MOS型半導体メモリ装置201は、半導体層としてのp型のシリコン基板101と、このp型のシリコン基板101上に積層形成された複数の絶縁膜と、さらにその上に形成されたゲート電極103と、を有している。シリコン基板101とゲート電極103との間には、第1の絶縁膜111と、第2の絶縁膜112と、第3の絶縁膜113と、第4の絶縁膜114と、第5の絶縁膜115とが設けられている。このうち、第2の絶縁膜112、第3の絶縁膜113および第4の絶縁膜114は、いずれも窒化珪素膜であり、窒化珪素膜積層体102aを形成している。
Claims (9)
- プラズマCVD法によって基板上に二次イオン質量分析(SIMS)によって測定される膜中の水素原子の濃度が、9.9×1020atoms/cm3以下の極めて水素原子の量が少ない二酸化珪素膜を形成する方法であって、
処理容器内に前記基板を配置し、
前記処理容器内にシリコン原子と塩素原子からなる化合物のガスと酸素含有ガスとを含む処理ガスを供給し、
前記処理容器内の圧力を0.1Pa以上6.7Pa以下の範囲内に設定し、
複数の孔を有する平面アンテナにより前記処理容器内にマイクロ波を導入して前記処理ガスのプラズマを生成し、該プラズマにより前記基板上に二酸化珪素膜を成膜する、
各工程を備える、二酸化珪素膜の形成方法。 - 前記シリコン原子と塩素原子からなる化合物が、四塩化珪素(SiCl4)であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の二酸化珪素膜の形成方法。
- 前記二酸化珪素膜の形成は、前記基板を前記処理容器内で載置する載置台の温度を300℃以上600℃以下の範囲内に設定して行うことを特徴とする、請求項1または2に記載の二酸化珪素膜の形成方法。
- 全処理ガスに対する前記シリコン原子と塩素原子からなる化合物のガスの流量比率が、0.03%以上15%以下の範囲内であることを特徴とする、請求項1~3の何れか1項に記載の二酸化珪素膜の形成方法。
- 前記シリコン原子と塩素原子からなる化合物のガスの流量は、0.5mL/min(sccm)以上10mL/min(sccm)以下の範囲内であることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載の二酸化珪素の形成方法。
- 全処理ガスに対する前記酸素含有ガスの流量比率が、5%以上99%以下の範囲内であることを特徴とする、請求項1~5の何れか1項に記載の二酸化珪素膜の形成方法。
- 前記酸素含有ガスの流量は、50mL/min(sccm)以上1000mL/min(sccm)以下の範囲内であることを特徴とする、請求項6に記載の二酸化珪素膜の形成方法。
- 請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の二酸化珪素膜の形成方法により形成された二酸化珪素膜。
- プラズマCVD法により被処理体上に二酸化珪素膜を形成するプラズマCVD装置であって、
被処理体を収容する上部に開口を有する処理容器と、
前記処理容器の前記開口を塞ぐ誘電体部材と、
前記誘電体部材上に設けられ、前記処理容器内にマイクロ波を導入するための複数の孔を有する平面アンテナと、
前記処理容器内に処理ガスを供給するガス供給機構に接続するガス導入部と、
前記処理容器内を減圧排気する排気機構と、
前記処理容器内において、圧力を0.1Pa以上6.7Pa以下の範囲内に設定し、シリコン原子と塩素原子からなるガスと酸素含有ガスとを含む処理ガスを用いて、二次イオン質量分析(SIMS)によって測定される膜中の水素原子の濃度が、9.9×1020atoms/cm3以下である二酸化珪素膜を形成するプラズマCVDが行われるように制御する制御部と、
を備えたことを特徴とするプラズマCVD装置。
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