Disclosure of Invention
The main purpose of the present application is to provide a system and a control method for pulling an ingot, which provide a device capable of achieving a constant pulling rate and a stable temperature gradient, and achieving growth of a defect-free wafer.
In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a system for drawing an ingot, comprising: the first control unit is used for controlling the pulling speed of the pulled crystal bar to be constant; the acquisition unit is used for acquiring the distance between a solid-liquid interface and a reference surface, wherein the solid-liquid interface is an interface between a crystal liquid and the current crystal bar; the crucible is used for containing crystal liquid; a heating device for heating the crucible; a second control unit for adjusting a crucible lift ratio, which is a ratio of a crystal growth rate to a crucible lift rate, so that the distance reaches a predetermined distance, in the case where the distance is different from the predetermined distance; and the third control unit is connected with the heating device and is used for controlling the heating power of the heating device so that the diameter of the crystal bar at each position is in a preset range.
Further, the third control unit includes: the second image acquisition equipment is arranged on one side, far away from the solid-liquid interface, of the crystal bar, and used for acquiring an image of one end, close to the solid-liquid interface, of the crystal bar and calculating the diameter of one end, close to the solid-liquid interface, of the crystal bar according to the image; and the PID diameter control module is used for predicting a curve of the diameter and the power, controlling the heating equipment to heat the crystal liquid according to the preset power under the condition that the diameter is within the preset range, and adjusting the power of the heating equipment under the condition that the diameter is not within the preset range.
Further, the acquisition unit includes: a measurement object located on a side of the solid-liquid interface away from the crystal liquid, the measurement object having a reflection on the solid-liquid interface; and the first image acquisition equipment is arranged on one side of the crystal bar, which is far away from the solid-liquid interface, and is used for acquiring an inverted image of the measured object on the solid-liquid interface and calculating the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface according to the inverted image.
Further, the second control unit further includes: the crucible lifting equipment is used for lifting the crucible; the PID crucible lifting ratio control module is used for presetting the lifting ratio of a crucible, and adjusting the crucible lifting ratio under the condition that the distance is different from the preset distance so that the distance reaches the preset distance, wherein the crucible lifting ratio is the ratio of the crystal growth rate to the crucible lifting rate, and the crucible is used for containing the crystal liquid; and the preset distance control module is used for judging the value of the distance and the preset distance.
Further, the system further comprises: the heating device, the crucible and the crystal bar are arranged in the single crystal furnace; the guide cylinder is positioned in the single crystal furnace and on one side of the solid-liquid interface, which is far away from the crystal liquid, the guide cylinder is provided with a plurality of cooling sections, the heat conductivity coefficients of the cooling sections are different along the direction far away from the solid-liquid interface, and the reference surface is the surface where one end of the guide cylinder, which is close to the solid-liquid interface, is positioned; and the cold water ring is positioned in the single crystal furnace and sleeved on part of the crystal bar, and the guide cylinder is surrounded on the outer sides of part of the crystal bar and part of the cold water ring.
Furthermore, the distance between one end of the cold water ring close to the solid-liquid interface and the solid-liquid interface is 300-600 mm.
Further, the draft tube includes: the first structure is positioned outside part of the crystal bar and part of the cold water ring, and a gap is formed between the first structure and the crystal bar; the second structure is connected with the first structure and is positioned on one side of the first structure, which is far away from the crystal bar, and the first structure and the second structure are surrounded to form a cavity; the blocking structures are arranged in the cavity at intervals to divide the cavity into a plurality of cooling cavities; an insulating material positioned within at least one of the cooling cavities such that a plurality of the cooling cavities form a plurality of the cooling sections.
Further, the heat insulation material is a heat insulation felt, and the heat conductivity coefficients of the heat insulation felts in different cooling cavities are different.
Further, the interval between part of the first structures and the crystal bar is increased along the direction far away from the solid-liquid interface, the width of at least part of the cavity in the reference direction is increased along the direction far away from the solid-liquid interface, and the reference direction is perpendicular to the length direction of the crystal bar.
Further, the first structure comprises a first structure layer and a rim part, the rim part is connected with the first structure layer, and the rim part protrudes in a direction away from the crystal bar.
Further, the draft tube still includes: a thermally reflective layer disposed at least on an outer surface of the first structure and/or an outer surface of the second structure.
Further, the heat reflection layer is a pyrolytic graphite layer.
Further, the material of the first structure and/or the material of the second structure is graphite.
Further, the guide shell is provided with a first opening and a second opening which are distributed along the direction far away from the solid-liquid interface, and the diameter of the first opening is smaller than or equal to 370 mm.
Further, the maximum thickness of one end of the guide shell close to the crucible is greater than or equal to 150 mm.
According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a control method of drawing an ingot, including: controlling the pulling speed of the pulled crystal bar to be constant; obtaining the distance between a solid-liquid interface and a reference surface, wherein the solid-liquid interface is the interface between crystal liquid and the current crystal bar, and the height of the reference surface is kept unchanged; and under the condition that the distance is different from the preset distance, adjusting a crucible lifting ratio to enable the distance to reach the preset distance, wherein the crucible lifting ratio is the ratio of the crystal growth rate to the crucible lifting rate, and the crucible is used for containing the crystal liquid.
Further, in the case where the distance is different from the predetermined distance, adjusting the crucible lift ratio so that the distance reaches the predetermined distance includes: and adjusting the crucible rising rate to ensure that the ratio of the adjusted rising rate to the initial rising rate is between 0.7 and 1.3.
Further, the method further comprises: and controlling the heating power of a heating device for heating the crystal liquid by using a PID control method so that the diameter of the crystal bar at each position is in a preset range.
Further, a measurement object is arranged on one side of the solid-liquid interface, which is far away from the crystal liquid, the measurement object has a reflection on the solid-liquid interface, and obtaining the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface includes: acquiring a reflection position of the measured object on the solid-liquid interface; and determining the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface according to the reflection position.
Further, the cooling rate of the crystal bar formed by drawing is controlled to be different in different areas far away from the solid-liquid interface.
Further, the method sequentially comprises a first area, a second area and a third area along the direction far away from the reference surface and the solid-liquid interface, and the method for controlling the cooling rate of the crystal bar formed by drawing to be different in different areas far away from the solid-liquid interface comprises the following steps: controlling the temperature of the first area to be 1200-1420 ℃; controlling the temperature of the second area to be 1100-1200 ℃; and controlling the temperature of the third area to be 850-1100 ℃.
Further, controlling the cooling rate of the crystal bar formed by drawing to be different in different areas far away from the solid-liquid interface, and the method also comprises the following steps: controlling the cooling rate of the first region to be greater than or equal to 2 ℃/min; controlling the cooling rate of the second area to be 0.5-1.5 ℃/min; controlling the cooling rate of the third zone to be greater than or equal to 1.5 ℃/min.
By applying the technical scheme of the application, the system for drawing the crystal bar is adopted to control the constant drawing speed of the drawn crystal bar, the drawing speed is no longer used as the variable of the diameter change, the power and the heat flux of the interface are kept stable, the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface is controlled by adjusting the crucible lifting ratio to realize the constant keeping of the preset distance and the actual distance, the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is accurately controlled by forming a thermal field with proper temperature distribution in the crystal bar growth process, and the cooling rate is controlled in a segmented manner to reduce the nucleation concentration of initial crystal defects; the oxide precipitate which is not nucleated can be dissolved, and the concentration of future nucleation is reduced; the nucleation and growth of crystal intrinsic defects and the re-nucleation and growth of oxide precipitates are avoided, so that the sizes of the crystal intrinsic defects and the defects of the oxide precipitates are reduced, and the growth of defect-free wafers is realized.
Detailed Description
It should be noted that the following detailed description is exemplary and is intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.
It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It will be understood that when an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being "on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. Also, in the specification and claims, when an element is described as being "connected" to another element, the element may be "directly connected" to the other element or "connected" to the other element through a third element.
As described in the background of the invention, the prior art cannot draw defect-free crystals, and in order to solve the above problems, the present application proposes a control system for drawing an ingot. The system for drawing an ingot provided by the embodiment of the application is described below.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a system for drawing an ingot according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 2, the system for drawing an ingot comprises: the method comprises the following steps:
the first control unit is used for controlling the pulling speed of the pulling crystal rod 02 to be constant;
an obtaining unit, configured to obtain a distance between a solid-liquid interface 03 and a reference surface, where the solid-liquid interface 03 is an interface between a crystal liquid and the current crystal bar;
the crucible 30 is used for containing the crystal liquid 01;
a heating device 20 for heating the crucible 30;
a second control unit for adjusting a crucible lift ratio, which is a ratio of a crystal growth rate to a crucible lift rate, so that the distance reaches a predetermined distance, in a case where the distance is different from the predetermined distance;
and a third control unit connected to the heating apparatus 20, for controlling the heating power of the heating apparatus 20 so that the diameter of the ingot 02 at each position is within a predetermined range.
In the system for drawing the crystal bar, the first control unit controls the drawing speed of the drawn crystal bar to be constant, the drawing speed is not used as a variable of diameter change any more, the power and the heat flux of an interface are kept stable, the acquisition unit acquires the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface, and the second control unit controls the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface to reach the preset distance by adjusting the crucible lifting ratio under the condition that the distance is different from the preset distance, so that the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is accurately controlled. The three units enable the ratio of the pulling speed of the pulled crystal bar to the v/G of the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface to be kept unchanged, thereby reducing the defect concentration of the pulled crystal bar.
In order to ensure that the diameter is still controlled within the predetermined range, in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the third control unit further includes a second image capturing device 80 and a PID diameter control module, wherein the second image capturing device 80 is disposed on a side of the ingot 02 far away from the solid-liquid interface 03, the second image capturing device 80 captures an image of an end of the ingot 02 close to the solid-liquid interface 03, and calculates a diameter of the end of the ingot 02 close to the solid-liquid interface 03 according to the image; the PID diameter control module is used for predicting a diameter-power curve, controlling the heating device 20 to heat the crystal liquid 01 according to a preset power when the diameter is within the preset range, and adjusting the power of the heating device 20 when the diameter is not within the preset range.
Specifically, the third control unit controls the heating power of the heating device that heats the crystal liquid so that the thermal field and the environment can quickly reach thermal equilibrium so that the diameter of the above-described ingot at each position is within a predetermined range.
In one embodiment of the present application, according to curve data of the diameter and power of the ingot pulled by the previous single crystal furnace for multiple times, a polynomial regression analysis and modeling prediction control method is used to calculate predicted power curves of the ingot growing furnace at different stages, so as to obtain curve data of the diameter and power, and a PID diameter control module is used to preset a curve of the diameter and power of the ingot pulled by the next single crystal furnace. In the actual production process, as shown in fig. 8, a second image acquisition device is used for acquiring an image of one end of the crystal ingot close to the solid-liquid interface, and calculating the diameter of the end of the crystal ingot close to the solid-liquid interface according to the image, wherein the PID diameter control module controls the heating device to heat the crystal liquid according to a preset power under the condition that the diameter is within a preset range, and the PID controller adjusts the power of the heating device under the condition that the diameter is not within the preset range, so that the diameter of the crystal ingot at each position is within the preset range, a power compensation control loop is formed, the diameter deviation caused by the locking of the pulling speed is compensated, and the diameter is prevented from being out of control.
Specifically, the invention is adopted to add a control loop for compensating diameter deviation by power, and the diameter of the crystal bar can be controlled within +/-3mm of the preset diameter by matching PID parameter setting. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the solid line represents the actual ingot diameter versus the crystal length obtained by the control method with the pull rate locked and without power compensation, and the fluctuation thereof exceeds +5/-7mm or more, and the dotted line represents the actual ingot diameter versus the ingot length obtained by the above-mentioned control method of the present application, and the fluctuation thereof is within +/-3 mm.
In order to control the temperature gradient and precisely obtain the distance between the solid-liquid interface 03 and the reference surface, in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the obtaining unit includes a measurement object 50 and a first image capturing device 90, wherein the measurement object 50 is located on the side of the solid-liquid interface 03 away from the crystal 01, and the measurement object 50 has an inverted image on the solid-liquid interface 03; the first image capturing device 90 is disposed on a side of the ingot 02 remote from the solid-liquid interface 03, and the first image capturing device 90 is configured to capture an inverted image of the measurement object 50 on the solid-liquid interface 03 and calculate a distance between the solid-liquid interface 03 and the reference surface from the inverted image.
Specifically, the measuring object is a quartz rod, and the quartz rod is high temperature resistant and occupies a small space, so that the pulling of the crystal rod is not hindered. In addition, the method does not need a measuring device to contact the crystal liquid, so that the crystal liquid is prevented from being polluted.
In order to ensure that the distance is the same as the predetermined distance, in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the second control unit further includes a crucible lifting device 100, a PID crucible lifting ratio control module, and a predetermined distance control module, wherein the crucible lifting device 100 is used for lifting the crucible 30; the PID crucible lifting ratio control module is used for presetting the lifting ratio of a crucible, and adjusting the crucible lifting ratio under the condition that the distance is different from the preset distance so that the distance reaches the preset distance, wherein the crucible lifting ratio is the ratio of the crystal growth rate to the crucible lifting rate, and the crucible is used for containing the crystal liquid; the preset distance control module is used for judging whether the distance is equal to the preset distance.
Specifically, according to curve data of the crucible lift ratio of the previous single crystal furnace and the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface, a polynomial regression analysis and modeling prediction control method is used for calculating predicted power curves of the long crystal furnace at different stages, curve data of the distance and the crucible lift ratio are obtained, and a PID controller is used as a preset curve of the distance and the crucible lift ratio of the next single crystal furnace. In the actual production process, as shown in fig. 6, a first image acquisition device acquires and measures a reflection image of an object on a solid-liquid interface, the distance between the solid-liquid interface and a reference surface is calculated according to the reflection image, a preset distance control module judges whether the distance is equal to the value of the preset distance, a PID crucible lift ratio control module does not adjust the crucible lift ratio under the condition that the distance is equal to the value of the preset distance, and the PID crucible lift ratio control module adjusts the crucible lift ratio according to a preset curve under the condition that the distance is not equal to the value of the preset distance, so that the distance reaches the preset distance, and the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is accurately controlled.
In the crystal drawing process, besides the control of the drawing speed and the temperature gradient, the cooling rate of the crystal bar in different temperature intervals is controlled, the nucleation and the growth of intrinsic defects are avoided, and the method has important significance for the growth of defect-free wafers. In addition to intrinsic defects, defects of oxide precipitates generated during the crystal growth process also affect the chip yield. The nucleation temperature of the oxide precipitates is 900 to 600 ℃ and the growth temperature is 1050 to 900 ℃, and the nucleation and growth are also related to the cooling rate of the ingot in these temperature ranges. In this regard, the present application will further control the cooling rate of the crystal at different temperature intervals via the thermal field.
In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the system further includes a single crystal furnace 10, a guide cylinder 40, and a cold water ring 60, wherein the heating device 20, the crucible 30, and the ingot 02 are disposed in the single crystal furnace 10; the draft tube 40 is positioned in the single crystal furnace 10 and is disposed on a side of the solid-liquid interface 03 away from the crystal liquid 01, the draft tube 40 has a plurality of cooling sections, the heat conductivity of the plurality of cooling sections is different in a direction away from the solid-liquid interface 03, and the reference surface is a surface on which one end of the draft tube close to the solid-liquid interface 03 is located; the cold water ring 60 is located in the single crystal furnace 10 and is sleeved on a part of the crystal bar 02, and the guide cylinder 40 is surrounded on the outer sides of a part of the crystal bar 02 and a part of the cold water ring 60. In the structure, the heating equipment heats the crystal liquid in the crucible, and the guide cylinder shields heat to form uniform temperature gradient. The lengthened cold water ring has a temperature gradient for increasing the solid-liquid interface 03, and in the system for drawing the crystal bar, the guide cylinder is provided with a plurality of cooling sections with different heat conductivity coefficients, so that the cooling rate of the crystal bar can be controlled in a segmented mode, a thermal field with proper temperature distribution is formed in the growth process of the crystal bar, and the defects of crystals are further reduced.
Specifically, the distance between the end of the cooling water ring 60 close to the solid-liquid interface 03 and the solid-liquid interface 03 is 300mm to 600mm, and the distance between the end of the cooling water ring 60 close to the solid-liquid interface 03 and the solid-liquid interface 03 is preferably 500mm to 600mm, so that the temperature can be rapidly lowered to 1050 to 900 ℃, and the formation of oxide precipitates can be reduced.
In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the guide shell 40 includes a first structure 41, a second structure 42, a plurality of barrier structures 43, and a heat insulating material 45, wherein the first structure 41 is located outside a portion of the boule 02 and a portion of the cold water ring 60, and has a gap with the boule 02; a second structure 42 connected to the first structure 41 and located on a side of the first structure 41 away from the ingot 02, wherein the first structure 41 and the second structure 42 enclose a cavity; a plurality of baffle structures 43 are arranged in the cavity at intervals to divide the cavity into a plurality of cooling cavities 44; insulation 45 is positioned within at least one of the cooling cavities 44 such that a plurality of the cooling cavities 44 form a plurality of the cooling stages.
Specifically, due to the different cooling rates of the plurality of cooling sections, the nucleation and growth of intrinsic defects in different temperature sections can be controlled, so that the growth of defect-free wafers is realized.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, the heat insulating material is a heat insulating felt, and the heat conductivity coefficients of the heat insulating felt located in different cooling cavities are different. Specifically, the heat insulation felt comprises a hard felt and a soft felt, the heat insulation felt has multiple layers, and the heat conductivity coefficient of the heat insulation felt is changed by adjusting the combination of the hard felt and the soft felt, so that the cooling rate of the cooling section is adjusted.
In order to form a more stable and uniform temperature gradient and to realize growth of a defect-free wafer, in one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, a distance between a portion of the first structure 41 and the ingot 02 is increased in a direction away from the solid-liquid interface 03, and a width of at least a portion of the cavity in a reference direction, which is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the ingot 02, is increased in a direction away from the solid-liquid interface 03.
In a specific embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the first structure 41 includes a first structure layer 411 and a rim portion 412, the rim portion 412 is connected to the first structure layer 411, the rim portion 412 protrudes in a direction away from the ingot 02, the second structure 42 includes a second structure layer 421 and a bottom portion 422, the bottom portion 422 is connected to the second structure layer 421, and the bottom portion 422 protrudes in a direction close to the ingot 02. The first structural layer 411 and the second structural layer 421 are connected and enclosed to form a cavity, the edge 412 facilitates installation of the guide cylinder 40, and the bottom 422 facilitates placement of the guide cylinder 40, which is relatively stable.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, the guide shell further includes a heat reflective layer, and the heat reflective layer is disposed on at least an outer surface of the first structure 41 and/or an outer surface of the second structure 42. Specifically, the heat reflection layer can increase the heat reflection capability, so that the difference of the temperature gradient in the reference direction is reduced, the defect concentration of the center and the edge of the crystal bar is consistent, and the uniformity of the defect concentration of the crystal bar is further improved.
In an embodiment of the present application, the heat reflective layer is a pyrolytic graphite layer. Specifically, the pyrolytic graphite layer can increase the heat reflection capability by 50%, and a person skilled in the art can select a suitable heat reflection layer according to actual conditions.
In an embodiment of the present application, the material of the first structure 41 and/or the material of the second structure 42 is graphite. The graphite can enable the first structure or the second structure to reduce the difference of radial temperature gradients, thereby maintaining the cooling rate of each cooling section to be constant and further reducing the defect concentration of the crystal bar.
In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, the guide cylinder 40 has a first opening 46 and a second opening 47 distributed along a direction away from the solid-liquid interface 03, and a diameter of the first opening 46 is less than or equal to 370mm, so that a thermal insulation capability of an end of the guide cylinder close to the crucible is improved, thereby reducing a difference of a temperature gradient in a reference direction, making a defect concentration of a center and an edge of the ingot consistent, and further improving a defect concentration uniformity of the ingot.
In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the maximum thickness of the end of the guide cylinder 40 close to the crucible is greater than or equal to 150mm, which improves the thermal insulation capability of the end of the guide cylinder close to the crucible, thereby reducing the difference of the temperature gradient in the reference direction, making the defect concentration of the center and the edge of the ingot consistent, and further improving the uniformity of the defect concentration of the ingot.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, the guide shell 40 has three cooling sections, which are a first cooling section, a second cooling section and a third cooling section along a direction away from the solid-liquid interface 03.
It should be noted that the cooling cavity of the guide shell forms three cooling sections by arranging a heat insulating material, and the cooling rates of the three cooling sections can be adjusted by adjusting the heat conductivity of the heat insulating material.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the system further comprises a heat-insulating structure 70, wherein the heat-insulating structure 70 is disposed on an inner wall of the single crystal furnace 10. Specifically, the heat insulating structure is mainly formed of a heat insulating material, which reduces heat dissipation and saves energy, and those skilled in the art can select an appropriate heat insulating material according to actual conditions.
The embodiment of the application also provides a control method for pulling the crystal bar, and it should be noted that the system for pulling the crystal bar of the embodiment of the application can be used for executing the control method for pulling the crystal bar provided by the embodiment of the application. The method for drawing an ingot provided by the embodiment of the present application is described below.
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a control method for drawing an ingot according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5, the method comprises the steps of:
s101, controlling the pulling speed of the pulled crystal bar to be constant, so that the actual pulling speed is equal to the set pulling speed;
step S102, obtaining a distance between a solid-liquid interface and a reference surface, wherein the solid-liquid interface is an interface between a crystal liquid and the current crystal bar, and the height of the reference surface is kept unchanged;
step S103, under the condition that the distance is different from a preset distance, adjusting a crucible lifting ratio to enable the distance to reach the preset distance, wherein the crucible lifting ratio is the ratio of a crystal growth rate to a crucible lifting rate, and the crucible is used for containing the crystal liquid;
according to the control method for drawing the crystal bar, the drawing speed of the drawn crystal bar is controlled to be constant, the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface is controlled to be kept at the preset distance by adjusting the crucible lifting ratio, so that the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is accurately controlled, the ratio of the drawing speed of the drawn crystal bar to the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is kept unchanged, and the defect concentration of the drawn crystal bar is reduced.
In order to accurately control the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface and further reduce the defect concentration of a drawn crystal bar, in one embodiment of the application, the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface is directly obtained by using image acquisition equipment, and the crucible lift ratio is adjusted in real time according to the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface, so that the distance is kept constant. Specifically, the ratio of the adjusted rising rate to the initial rising rate is controlled within the range, so that the phenomenon that the crucible rising ratio is changed too fast is avoided, the distance between a solid-liquid interface and a reference surface is kept at a preset distance, the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is accurately controlled, the ratio of the pulling speed of the pulled crystal bar to the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is kept unchanged, and the defect concentration of the pulled crystal bar is further reduced.
Specifically, according to curve data of the crucible lift ratio of the multiple single crystal furnaces and the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface, a polynomial regression analysis and modeling prediction control method is used for calculating predicted power curves of the long crystal furnace at different stages to obtain curve data of the distance and the crucible lift ratio, and a PID (proportion integration differentiation) controller is used for presetting a curve of the distance and the crucible lift ratio of the next single crystal furnace. In the actual production process, as shown in fig. 6, a reflection image of a measured object on a solid-liquid interface is acquired, the distance between the solid-liquid interface and a reference surface is calculated according to the reflection image, whether the distance is equal to the value of the predetermined distance is judged, the crucible lift ratio is not adjusted when the distance is equal to the value of the predetermined distance, and the crucible lift ratio is adjusted according to a preset curve when the distance is not equal to the value of the predetermined distance, so that the distance reaches the predetermined distance, and the temperature gradient of the solid-liquid interface is accurately controlled.
In a specific embodiment of the application, the crucible lifting ratio is adjusted in real time, and the ratio of the adjusted lifting rate to the initial lifting rate is kept between 0.7 and 1.3. If the adjustment rate is too fast, the crystal may lose its crystal structure, and if the adjustment rate is too slow, the predetermined distance may not be maintained constant. It can be known through experiments that as shown in fig. 7, the solid line is a curve of the predetermined distance set value and the length of the ingot, and the dotted line is a curve of the predetermined distance actual value and the length of the ingot, the deviation between the predetermined distance actual value and the predetermined distance set value begins to occur at the beginning stage of the constant diameter, the predetermined distance actual value and the predetermined distance set value are quickly made to be equal through real-time adjustment, and the deviation is controlled within +/-1 mm. In the process of crystal growth, due to the change of actual conditions, the preset distance set value is changed according to the process requirements, and the ratio of the crucible heel ratio to the initial crucible heel ratio is adjusted in real time, so that the preset distance set value and the preset distance actual value are almost equal, and the yield of defect-free wafers is ensured.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, the method further includes: and step S104, PID controls the heating power of a heating device for heating the crystal liquid, so that the diameter of the crystal bar at each position is in a preset range.
In the control method for drawing the crystal bar, the PID controls the heating power of the heating equipment for heating the crystal liquid, so that the thermal field and the environment can quickly reach thermal balance, and the diameter of the crystal bar at each position is in a preset range.
In the application, the drawing speed is controlled to be constant (the actual drawing speed is equal to the set drawing speed), and the diameter is directly controlled by heating equipment. Preferably, a control loop for compensating the diameter deviation by power can be additionally arranged, the diameter deviation caused by constant pulling speed is compensated by means of short-time high-power temperature increase and decrease matched with proper PID parameter setting, and the cost loss caused by diameter runaway is avoided.
In the above method for controlling an ingot, in order to further ensure that the diameter of the ingot at each position is within a predetermined range when the pulling rate at which the ingot is pulled is constant, in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 8, the method for controlling an ingot comprises: according to curve data of the diameter and the power of the crystal bar pulled by the previous single crystal furnace for multiple times, calculating predicted power curves of the crystal growing furnace at different stages by using a polynomial regression analysis and modeling prediction control method to obtain curve data of the diameter and the power, and acquiring the diameter of one end, close to the solid-liquid interface, of the crystal bar by using a PID diameter controller as a preset curve of the diameter and the power of the next single crystal furnace; and in the case where the diameter is not within the predetermined range, adjusting the power of the heating device so that the diameter is within the predetermined range using a PID diameter controller.
Specifically, after acquiring the diameter of the end of the ingot near the solid-liquid interface, before controlling the heating power of the heating device, controlling the heating power of the heating device that heats the liquid crystal so that the diameter of the ingot at each position is within a predetermined range, further comprising: determining whether the diameter is within the predetermined range, the determining whether the diameter is within the predetermined range comprising: obtaining the difference between the diameter and a predetermined diameter; and judging whether the difference value is within a preset difference value range.
More specifically, in the case where the difference between the diameter and the predetermined diameter is not within the predetermined difference range, a PID parameter is set according to the difference between the diameter and the predetermined diameter, and a power PID controller controls the heating power of a heating device that heats the liquid crystal according to the PID parameter, so that the thermal field and the environment can rapidly reach thermal equilibrium, and the diameter of the ingot at each position is within the predetermined range. More specifically, the heating device may be a graphite heater, and the heating method of the heating device may be any suitable manner, and those skilled in the art may select a suitable heating device and a corresponding heating method according to actual situations.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, a control loop for compensating diameter deviation by power is added, and the diameter of the crystal bar can be controlled within +/-3mm of a predetermined diameter by matching with PID parameter setting. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the curve is a graph of the relationship between the actual ingot diameter and the crystal length obtained by the control method with the pull rate locked and without power compensation, and the fluctuation of the curve exceeds more than +5/-7mm, and the straight line is a graph of the relationship between the actual ingot diameter and the ingot length obtained by the control method of the present application, and the fluctuation of the straight line is within +/-3 mm.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, the step of obtaining the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface includes: acquiring a reflection position of the object to be measured on the solid-liquid interface; and determining the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface according to the reflection position. The method is simple and easy to implement, and the measurement is carried out without the need of contacting the crystal liquid by a measuring device, so that the pollution of the crystal liquid is avoided.
Specifically, the measuring object is a quartz rod, and the quartz rod is high temperature resistant and occupies a small space, so that the pulling of the crystal rod is not hindered.
Specifically, a first image capturing device is used to capture a reflection image of the measurement object, an included angle is formed between a length direction of the measurement object and a direction of a target straight line, and the target straight line is a connection line between a center of a lens of the first image capturing device and a center of the measurement object. The first image acquisition equipment sends the acquired inverted image to image analysis software, the image analysis software analyzes the inverted image to obtain an inverted image position, and the distance between the solid-liquid interface and the reference surface is calculated according to the inverted image position.
In a specific embodiment of the present application, the method further includes:
and step S105, controlling the cooling rates of the crystal bar formed by drawing to be different in different areas far away from the solid-liquid interface.
In the control method for drawing the crystal bar, the cooling rate of the crystal bar is controlled in a segmented mode, and a thermal field with proper temperature distribution is formed in the growth process of the crystal bar, so that the defects of crystals are further reduced.
It should be noted that the steps illustrated in the flowcharts of the figures may be performed in a computer system such as a set of computer-executable instructions and that, although a logical order is illustrated in the flowcharts, in some cases, the steps illustrated or described may be performed in an order different than presented herein.
In order to improve the uniformity of the temperature gradient of the thermal field and further reduce the concentration of intrinsic defects and oxygen defects, in one embodiment of the present application, the ingot formed by drawing is controlled to have a first region, a second region and a third region in sequence along the direction away from the reference surface and the solid-liquid interface, and the cooling rates of the ingot formed by drawing are controlled to be different in different regions away from the solid-liquid interface, and the method comprises the following steps: controlling the temperature of the first area to be 1200-1420 ℃; controlling the temperature of the second area to be 1100-1200 ℃; and controlling the temperature of the third area to be 850-1100 ℃. Specifically, the temperature gradient of the thermal field is divided into the three temperature sections, and different cooling rates are adopted in different temperature sections, so that the temperature gradient of the thermal field is more uniform, and the defect concentration of the drawn crystal bar is further reduced. Of course, the temperature gradient of the thermal field may have four or more temperature sections, and those skilled in the art can select a suitable temperature gradient according to actual conditions.
In order to control the cooling rate of the ingot in stages and further reduce the concentration of intrinsic defects, in a specific embodiment of the present application, the method for controlling the cooling rate of the ingot formed by drawing to be different in different regions far away from the solid-liquid interface further comprises: controlling the first cooling rate to be greater than or equal to 2 ℃/min, specifically 2.5 ℃/min, 3 ℃/min, 3.5 ℃/min, 4 ℃/min, 4.5 ℃/min; controlling the cooling rate of the second area to be 0.5-1.5 ℃/min, specifically 1 ℃/min; the cooling rate of the third region is controlled to be greater than or equal to 1.5 ℃/min, specifically 2 ℃/min, 2.5 ℃/min, 3 ℃/min, 3.5 ℃/min, 4 ℃/min, 4.5 ℃/min. Specifically, the cooling rate in the first region is high at 1200-1420 ℃, and the nucleation concentration of initial crystal defects is reduced; the cooling rate of the second region is less than that of the first region, so that the crystal bar has long residence time in the temperature range of 1100-1200 ℃, oxide precipitates which are not nucleated can be dissolved, and the concentration of future nucleation is reduced; the cooling rate of the third region is greater than or equal to 1.5 ℃/min, the retention time of the crystal bar in the temperature range of 850-1100 ℃ is short, and the growth of crystal defects (COP and interstitial defects) and the re-nucleation and growth of oxide precipitates are avoided, so that the sizes of the crystal defects and the defects of the oxide precipitates are reduced.
The nucleation temperature of the oxide precipitates is 900-600 ℃, the growth temperature of the oxide precipitates is 1050-900 ℃, in the crystal growth process, the cooling rate in the growth temperature range can be reduced to increase the cooling time in the growth temperature range so as to dissolve small oxide precipitation nuclei, the cooling rate in the nucleation temperature range is increased to reduce the cooling time in the growth temperature range so as to avoid re-nucleation of the oxide precipitates, and therefore the concentration of defects of the oxide precipitates is reduced.
In order to make the technical solutions of the present application more clearly understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solutions of the present application will be described below with reference to specific embodiments.