CN104538296A - In-situ etching method - Google Patents

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CN104538296A
CN104538296A CN201510010448.6A CN201510010448A CN104538296A CN 104538296 A CN104538296 A CN 104538296A CN 201510010448 A CN201510010448 A CN 201510010448A CN 104538296 A CN104538296 A CN 104538296A
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Abstract

The invention relates to an in-situ etching method. The method comprises the steps that ultrasonic cleaning is carried out on a processed SiC substrate processed through an original positive-axis 4H or 6H SiC substrate; the processed SiC substrate is subjected to a boiling bath with an alkaline mixed agent for 20 min at 85 DEG C; the processed SiC substrate is subjected to a boiling bath with a concentrated sulfuric acid mixed liquid for 20 min at 85 DEG C; in-situ etching is carried out on the zero-deflection processed SiC substrate through an epitaxial furnace; when the temperature of the epitaxial furnace drops to be lower than 700 DEG C, hydrogen charging is stopped, and vacuumizing is carried out till the vacuum degree is lower than 1*10<-7>mbar; the air pressure of the epitaxial furnace is slowly increased to a constant pressure, so that the processed SiC substrate is naturally cooled to an indoor temperature, and then an SiC epitaxial wafer is taken out. By means of the in-situ etching method, the optimal substrate surface morphology can be formed through etching, and the SiCheteroepitaxial growth quality can be improved.

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Original position lithographic method
Technical field
The present invention relates to technical field of semiconductor, particularly relate to a kind of original position lithographic method.
Background technology
Carborundum SiC is as one of the representative of semiconductor material with wide forbidden band, there is energy gap large, breakdown electric field is high, thermal conductivity is large, electronics saturation drift velocity is high, the superior character such as the chemical stability that capability of resistance to radiation is strong and good, become the key semiconductor material manufacturing microelectronic component of new generation and circuit after germanium, silicon, GaAs.Other heterojunction such as SiC/Si and AlGaN/GaN, be traditional being formed by chemical constituent change, and silicon carbide polytypes heterojunction is constant by chemical composition, prepared by crystal formation sudden change.Therefore the polymorphous heterojunction of carborundum has the following advantages:
1) there is insignificant heat coupling and Lattice Matching: 3C-SiC and 6H-SiC is less than 0.1% at the lattice mismatch in (0001) face, prepare at substrate, in process and later device technology, the thermal mismatching of the two is less than 0.1%.Compared to other heterojunction devices such as SiC/Si and GaN/AlGaN, silicon carbide polytypes heterojunction has better interfacial structure, and its device has better stability and reliability;
2), there is not the mutual Elements Diffusion between heterojunction monocrystalline in identical chemical property;
3) 3C/6H-SiC heterojunction can reach the about 2000cm comparable with AlGaN/GaN 2the room temperature mobilities of/V s and 3*10 12cm -2face electron density.
Based on the feature of silicon carbide polytypes heterojunction, add carborundum itself and the distinctive character of its many types of heterojunction, make it have certain advantage and prospect in great power LED preparation and microwave power device application aspect.
But in SiC substrate, there is various defect, and in carborundum heteroepitaxy process, usually can inherit these defects, device performance is produced and has a strong impact on.The impact how reducing defect becomes the focus of research at present.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is the defect for prior art, propose a kind of original position lithographic method, to reduce the defect of the outer Yanzhong of SiC.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of original position lithographic method, described method comprises:
Step 1, utilizes ultrasonic cleaning by the processing SiC substrate utilizing the original silicon carbide silicon SiC substrate of positive axis 4H or 6H to be processed into;
Step 2, utilizes alkaline intermixture that described processing SiC substrate is boiled bath 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then uses deionized water rinsing;
Step 3, utilizes concentrated sulfuric acid mixed liquor that described processing SiC substrate is boiled bath 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then uses deionized water rinsing;
Step 4, utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1400-1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5-30min;
Step 5, passes into propane protective gas compared with pure hydrogen etching condition at 1400 DEG C, passes into protected silane gas at 1500 DEG C compared with pure hydrogen etching condition;
Step 6, when described epitaxial furnace temperature is reduced to after 700 DEG C, stop passing into hydrogen, and extracting vacuum is to lower than 1 × 10-7mbar; Pass into described epitaxial furnace the argon gas that flow is 12-20L/min, make length have the described processing SiC substrate of silicon carbide epitaxial layers under ar gas environment, continue cooling;
Step 7, slowly improves described epitaxial furnace air pressure to normal pressure, makes described processing SiC substrate naturally cool to room temperature, take out SiC epitaxial wafer.
Further, also comprise after described step 3:
Utilize acid mixed solution described processing SiC substrate to be soaked 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then use deionized water rinsing;
Utilize the hydrofluoric acid solution of 5% by described processing SiC substrate dipping bath 10 minutes, then use hot deionized water and cold deionized water rinsing.
Further, described step 4 is specially: utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1400 DEG C, 1500 DEG C or 1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5-30min.
Further, described step 4 is specially: utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1400-1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5min, 10min or 15min.
Further, described step 4 is specially: utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1500 DEG C; Pressure is 100mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 82L/min; Etch period is 15min.
Original position lithographic method of the present invention can etch the original position etching technics of best substrate surface topography, promotes SiC heteroepitaxial growth quality.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart of original position lithographic method of the present invention.
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Below by drawings and Examples, technical scheme of the present invention is described in further detail.
Fig. 1 is the flow chart of original position lithographic method of the present invention, and as shown in the figure, method of the present invention comprises:
Step 101, utilizes ultrasonic cleaning by the processing SiC substrate utilizing the original silicon carbide silicon SiC substrate of positive axis 4H or 6H to be processed into;
Step 102, utilizes alkaline intermixture that processing SiC substrate is boiled bath 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then uses deionized water rinsing;
Step 103, utilizes concentrated sulfuric acid mixed liquor that processing SiC substrate is boiled bath 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then uses deionized water rinsing;
Preferably, can also comprise after step 3: utilize acid mixed solution will process SiC substrate and soak 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then use deionized water rinsing; Utilize the hydrofluoric acid solution of 5% will process SiC substrate dipping bath 10 minutes, then use hot deionized water and cold deionized water rinsing.
Step 104, utilize the processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1400-1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5-30min;
In the original position etching processing of this step, a kind of processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle that preferably utilize carries out original position etching; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5-30min; Etching temperature is can be 1400 DEG C, 1500 DEG C or 1600 DEG C.
Another kind preferably utilizes the processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, and etching temperature is 1400-1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5min, 10min or 15min.
Another preferably utilizes the processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, and etching temperature is 1500 DEG C; Pressure is 100mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 82L/min; Etch period is 15min.
Step 105, passes into propane protective gas compared with pure hydrogen etching condition at 1400 DEG C, passes into protected silane gas at 1500 DEG C compared with pure hydrogen etching condition;
Step 106, when epitaxial furnace temperature is reduced to after 700 DEG C, stop passing into hydrogen, and extracting vacuum is to lower than 1 × 10 -7mbar; Pass into epitaxial furnace the argon gas that flow is 12-20L/min, make length have the processing SiC substrate of silicon carbide epitaxial layers under ar gas environment, continue cooling;
Step 107, slowly improves epitaxial furnace air pressure to normal pressure, makes processing SiC substrate naturally cool to room temperature, take out SiC epitaxial wafer.
Original position lithographic method of the present invention can etch the original position etching technics of best substrate surface topography, promotes SiC heteroepitaxial growth quality.
Above-described embodiment; object of the present invention, technical scheme and beneficial effect are further described; be understood that; the foregoing is only the specific embodiment of the present invention; the protection range be not intended to limit the present invention; within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment made, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. an original position lithographic method, is characterized in that, described method comprises:
Step 1, utilizes ultrasonic cleaning by the processing SiC substrate utilizing the original silicon carbide silicon SiC substrate of positive axis 4H or 6H to be processed into;
Step 2, utilizes alkaline intermixture that described processing SiC substrate is boiled bath 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then uses deionized water rinsing;
Step 3, utilizes concentrated sulfuric acid mixed liquor that described processing SiC substrate is boiled bath 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then uses deionized water rinsing;
Step 4, utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1400-1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5-30min;
Step 5, passes into propane protective gas compared with pure hydrogen etching condition at 1400 DEG C, passes into protected silane gas at 1500 DEG C compared with pure hydrogen etching condition;
Step 6, when described epitaxial furnace temperature is reduced to after 700 DEG C, stop passing into hydrogen, and extracting vacuum is to lower than 1 × 10 -7mbar; Pass into described epitaxial furnace the argon gas that flow is 12-20L/min, make length have the described processing SiC substrate of silicon carbide epitaxial layers under ar gas environment, continue cooling;
Step 7, slowly improves described epitaxial furnace air pressure to normal pressure, makes described processing SiC substrate naturally cool to room temperature, take out SiC epitaxial wafer.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprises after described step 3:
Utilize acid mixed solution described processing SiC substrate to be soaked 20 minutes at 85 degree of temperature, then use deionized water rinsing;
Utilize the hydrofluoric acid solution of 5% by described processing SiC substrate dipping bath 10 minutes, then use hot deionized water and cold deionized water rinsing.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described step 4 is specially: utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1400 DEG C, 1500 DEG C or 1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5-30min.
4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described step 4 is specially: utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1400-1600 DEG C; Pressure is 50-200mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 60-200L/min; Etch period is 5min, 10min or 15min.
5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described step 4 is specially: utilize the described processing SiC substrate of epitaxial furnace to zero drift angle to carry out original position etching, etching temperature is 1500 DEG C; Pressure is 100mbar; Hydrogen flowing quantity is 82L/min; Etch period is 15min.
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