EP4169057A1 - Procédé de réalisation d'une couche sur certaines surfaces seulement d'une structure - Google Patents
Procédé de réalisation d'une couche sur certaines surfaces seulement d'une structureInfo
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- the present invention relates to a microelectronic method of producing a layer on only certain surfaces of a structure.
- the invention finds many applications in the field of microelectronics. It could for example be implemented for the production of engraving masks. It will also be advantageous for producing transistors by implementing manufacturing processes with sacrificial gates (usually referred to by the English term “spoil last” processes).
- FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a substrate 100, the topology of which forms grooves 101 or trenches.
- This substrate 100 thus has horizontal surfaces 110 located on the top 111 and in the bottom 112 of the grooves 101. It also has vertical surfaces 120 on the walls of the grooves 101. It may be useful to form a layer 200 on the horizontal surfaces. 110 only and leaving vertical surfaces
- the result of the full plate deposition step is illustrated in Figure 1B.
- the layer 200, deposited in a conformal manner has regions 210, 211, 212 surmounting the horizontal surfaces 110, 111, 112 and regions 220 surmounting the vertical surfaces 120.
- This deposition step can for example be carried out by atomic layer deposition ( ALD), possibly assisted by plasma (PEALD).
- ALD techniques are based on a self-limiting growth process in which the material is deposited layer by layer. It is thus possible to design nanoscale films with good compliance.
- the ALD technique consists of sequentially injecting into the reaction chamber of a reactor a first precursor of a first reagent and then a second precursor of a second reagent.
- the first gaseous precursor is metallic, metalloid or lanthanide which does not react with itself.
- the second gaseous reagent reacts with the first adsorbed reagent to allow reactivation of the adsorption of the first precursor during the next alternation.
- Figure 3 illustrates different steps of an example of cycle 1 of ALD deposition.
- a first step 10 consists in injecting the first reagent which reacts by chemisorption with the exposed surface of the substrate.
- a purge step 20 is then performed to remove the portion of the unreacted first reagent as well as the reaction products.
- the second reagent is injected which reacts by chemisorption with the first adsorbed reagent.
- a purge step 40 is then carried out to remove the second unreacted reagents as well as the reaction products.
- the second reagent is generated by a plasma.
- Step 30 then comprises a step 31 of injecting the second reagent and stabilizing the species present, then a step 32 of forming a plasma. To obtain a layer of desired thickness, this cycle 1 is repeated as many times as necessary. In FIG. 3, the dotted arrow and the number N illustrate this iterative character and the number of cycles performed.
- lithography techniques include numerous steps to form one or more masks, ultimately making it possible to mask the horizontal surfaces and expose the vertical surfaces.
- the layer to be produced is then etched through the mask to remove the regions 220 located on the vertical surfaces 120 of the substrate while retaining the regions 210, 211, 212 of layer 200 covering the horizontal surfaces 110, 111, 112. The result illustrated in FIG. 2 is then obtained.
- An object of the present invention is to meet at least one of these needs.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a solution for improving the precision of known solutions.
- a sequence for forming an initial layer by plasma assisted atomic layer deposition (PEALD) on the front face of the structure comprising a plurality of cycles, each cycle comprising at least: an injection of a first precursor in a reaction chamber of a reactor containing the structure, injection of a second precursor into the reaction chamber and the formation in the reaction chamber of a plasma, called a deposition plasma, so as to form at each cycle , on said first and second surfaces of the structure, a film forming a portion of said initial layer.
- PEALD plasma assisted atomic layer deposition
- the cycles are carried out at a temperature T cyc ie such that T C ycie £ (T m in - 20 ° C), T min being the minimum temperature of a nominal window (F T ) of temperatures for a PEALD deposit from the first and second precursors.
- the method comprises at least one step of exposing the initial layer, formed or being formed by PEALD, to a plasma, called a densification plasma, during which a non-zero polarization is applied to the structure so as to give a preferred direction to a flow of ions generated by the densification plasma.
- This privileged direction being oriented so that at least a surface portion of the initial layer, deposited or in the course of formation by PEALD, presents: o first regions, covering the first surfaces of the structure and which are exposed to the flow of ions of the densification plasma, o second regions, covering the second surfaces of the structure and which are not exposed to the flow of ions from the densification plasma.
- the densifying plasma is configured such that exposure to the ion flux of the densifying plasma makes the material of the first regions more resistant to etching than the material.
- the polarization is configured such that exposure to the ion flux of the densifying plasma gives the material of the first regions a density greater than the density of the material of the second regions and / or a level of impurities lower than a level d. impurities of the material of the second regions. Thanks to this control of the polarization of the substrate, the energy of the ions which arrive on the exposed surface of the substrate is perfectly controlled, which makes it possible to densify it.
- the application of a bias voltage V iaS-substrate to the substrate makes it possible to increase the energy of the ions of the plasma in a controlled manner and independent of the voltage V piaSma induced by the source used to generate the nitrogen-based plasma .
- the efficiency of the plasma treatment can thus be modulated in a controlled manner to further improve the properties of the interface obtained.
- the electrical performance of the component is therefore improved.
- the method also comprises, at the end of the step of exposing the initial layer, formed or being formed by PEALD, to the densification plasma, at least one step of selective etching of the second regions vis-à-vis. of the first regions.
- the initial layer covers the first surfaces of the front face of the structure, leaving the second surfaces exposed.
- the proposed method provides for performing PEALD cycles at a temperature below the temperature of the nominal window. The deposit resulting from these cycles therefore has a deteriorated quality compared to a deposit made in the nominal window.
- the densification plasma assisted by polarization of the substrate is oriented so as to expose only the first surfaces of the substrate, which makes it possible to cover the latter with a thin portion of layer which has a very good quality.
- a significant improvement in chemical purity, stoichiometry and density of the deposited layer is observed in these regions exposed to polarization plasma.
- the layer deposited by PEALD therefore has:
- the second surfaces are then more sensitive to etching, allowing their removal while retaining the good quality surface film on the first surfaces.
- the proposed process thus allows selective deposition on only certain surfaces of the substrate, without having to resort to conventional lithography techniques involving the successive positioning of masks.
- the proposed method allows to considerably improve the precision of the patterns of this layer selectively deposited on only certain surfaces of the substrate. Moreover, it makes it possible to reduce the duration and the cost compared with the processes requiring subsequent lithography steps. This process makes it possible, for example, to produce etching masks with very good precision.
- the proposed process makes it possible to deposit a wide variety of materials to form a layer based on nitride or sulphide oxide.
- the known solutions of PEALD do not make it possible to deposit such varied materials, selectively on certain surfaces and with a satisfactory quality of the layer obtained. This is for example the case with the deposition of HF0 2 .
- FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate a starting structure of the 3D substrate type, and an intermediate structure making it possible to obtain a desired structure illustrated in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 1B illustrates the conformal deposit obtained on a starting 3D structure.
- Figure 2 illustrates an example of the final structure obtained after implementation of the method according to the invention. Only horizontal surfaces are covered, while vertical surfaces are exposed.
- Figure 3 schematically represents a typical cycle of a PEALD deposit.
- FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the nominal temperature window to be applied to a PEALD cycle in order to obtain satisfactory growth in terms of the quality of the layer obtained (stoichiometry, density and chemical purity). This graph also illustrates the harmful consequences on growth when the temperature applied to the PEALD cycle is outside this nominal window.
- FIG. 5 schematically represents a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 6 schematically illustrates the structure obtained after repeating several cycles illustrated in Figure 5, and before the selective etching step.
- FIG. 7 schematically represents a method according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows that this method comprises a first sequence of PEALD cycles without bias voltage applied to the substrate, then a second sequence of PEALD cycles with bias voltage applied to the substrate in order to densify the surface portion of the deposited layer.
- FIG. 8 schematically illustrates the structure obtained after implementation of the cycles illustrated in Figure 7, and before the selective etching step.
- FIG. 9 schematically represents a method according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 schematically represents an alternative embodiment, in which a structure is inclined with respect to a flow of ions generated by a plasma.
- FIG. 11 illustrates a diagram of an example of a plasma reactor which can be used to implement the invention.
- the drawings are given by way of example and do not limit the invention. They constitute schematic representations of principle intended to facilitate understanding of the invention and are not necessarily on the scale of practical applications. In particular, the thicknesses of the various layers and films are not representative of reality.
- the step of exposing the initial layer to the densification plasma is carried out at each cycle of the sequence for forming the initial layer by PEALD, the deposition plasma being the densification plasma.
- the portion densified by the plasma extends over the entire thickness of the initial layer.
- This embodiment has the advantage of forming a very good quality layer on the first surfaces while facilitating the removal of the layer deposited on the second surfaces. The performance of the device incorporating this layer is therefore improved.
- the step of exposing the initial layer to the densification plasma is carried out only during the last N B cycles of the sequence of formation of the initial layer by PEALD, the deposition plasma being the densification plasma during these N B last cycles, the total number of cycles of the sequence is equal to N A + N B , N A and N B being undamaged integers.
- N B 1.
- the plasma densified film extends over only a portion of the thickness of the initial layer.
- This densified film extends from the free side of the diaper and therefore covers the diaper. It does not extend to the full thickness of the layer deposited by PEALD.
- This embodiment has the advantage of forming a good quality layer on the first surfaces while facilitating the removal of the layer deposited on the second surfaces.
- the method comprises a plurality of sequences, each sequence comprising N B steps of exposure of the initial layer to the densification plasma.
- each sequence comprising N B steps of exposure of the initial layer to the densification plasma.
- PEALD cycles without polarization and N B cycles with polarization are alternated.
- the step of exposing the initial layer to the densification plasma is carried out only after the sequence of formation of the initial layer by PEALD.
- the densification plasma can be applied in a different reactor from that used to perform the PEALD cycles without polarization.
- the densification plasma therefore leads to the formation of a film on the initial layer already formed by PEALD.
- This embodiment has the advantage of being able to be carried out ex situ, for example in a CCP etching reactor (capacitive coupling plasma reactor).
- This embodiment can therefore be implemented when no polarization kit is permanently installed on the PEALD reactor. This embodiment therefore imposes fewer constraints on the necessary equipment.
- the method comprises a plurality of sequences, each sequence comprising N A PEALD deposition steps, preferably without polarization, then these sequences are followed by a step of exposing the initial layer to the densification plasma.
- PEALD cycles without polarization and at least one step of exposure to a plasma with polarization are alternated.
- the cycles are carried out at a temperature T cyc ie less than 100 ° C, preferably less than 80 ° C, preferably less than 50 ° C.
- the cycles are carried out at a temperature T cyc ie equal to ambient temperature.
- the reactor is not heated by a heating device during the implementation of the method. These temperatures make it possible to further enhance the efficiency of the process by facilitating the removal of the layer covering the second surfaces of the front face of the structure. The use of such low temperatures is perfectly counterintuitive for those skilled in the art.
- the cycles are carried out at a temperature T cyc ie such that: T cycle— (T min - 50 ° C), preferably T cyC ie £ (Tmin - 100 ° C).
- T cyc ie may be less than or equal to 80 ° C, preferably less than or equal to 70 ° C, and preferably less than or equal to 50 ° C. This means that the reactor in which the process steps are implemented is not heated by heating means.
- T cyc ie is equal to ambient temperature.
- T cyc ie and T min are in degrees Celsius (° C).
- T min is the minimum temperature of the ALD or PEALD window, from which the reaction between the precursor, typically the first precursor, and the substrate is sufficiently thermally activated so that the adsorption reaction can take place in a self-limited manner (and therefore with a constant GPC).
- the nominal temperature window F T corresponds to the temperature window recommended for carrying out a PEALD deposit from the first and second precursors. This window is typically recommended by the manufacturer of the first precursor. This nominal temperature window is a perfectly usual parameter and is known to those skilled in the art. In the nominal temperature window, the thickness of the film deposited in each PEALD cycle does not vary or does not vary appreciably as a function of the temperature.
- the nominal window is such that by varying the PEALD deposition temperatures taken in the nominal window, the thickness of the film deposited by the PEALD cycle remains constant. More precisely, it remains almost constant. This means that if inside the nominal window the deposition temperature T cyci e is varied by 10 ° C, the variation in the thickness of the deposited film will be less than or equal to 2%, or even less than or equal to 1 %.
- the thickness of the film deposited by the PEALD cycle varies significantly as a function of the temperature. For example, outside the nominal window, a temperature variation of a few degrees, for example 10 ° C. causes a variation greater than 5% of the thickness deposited in each cycle. For example, outside the nominal window, a temperature variation of at least 10 ° C. causes a variation greater than 5% of the thickness deposited in each cycle.
- the nominal window F T can also be defined as being the temperature interval within which growth takes place under self-limited reaction conditions. Thus, the nominal window F T can also be defined as corresponding to the temperature interval for which the use of the precursor is effected layer by layer by a self-limited reaction. Outside of this nominal window, this self-limiting character is not verified.
- the minimum width (T m ax-T m in) of the nominal window is preferably greater than 10 ° C, preferably greater than 20 ° C. Most often, this window has a width greater than 100 ° C., or even 200 degrees. The width of this window nevertheless varies according to the precursors used. Those skilled in the art know perfectly well how to identify, for a given precursor, the nominal window as well as its limits.
- the minimum nominal window width is preferably greater than 10 ° C and preferably greater than 20 ° C. Most often, this window has a width greater than 100 ° C., or even 200 degrees. The width of this window nevertheless varies according to the precursors used. Those skilled in the art know perfectly well how to identify, for a given precursor, the nominal window as well as its limits.
- the pressure of the reaction chamber is less than or equal to 80 mTorr and preferably about 10 mTorr. This makes it possible to ensure a non-collisional cladding in the vicinity of the substrate and therefore to give an anisotropic character to the densification of the surface film.
- the bias is applied with a P bias-substrate bias power less than or equal to 150 Watts and preferably with P ias between 10 W and 120 W.
- P bias-substrate is between 10 Watts and 90 Watts. W. This makes it possible to avoid the creation of defects generated by too violent ionic bombardment (in dose and / or in energy).
- the bias-substrate bias voltage V is applied with a bias power less than 150 W, and preferably between 10 and 120 W, (watts) corresponding to a lower bias voltage IV biaS-substrate I or equal to 300 volts and preferably between 10 volts and 150 volts.
- HfO 2 hafnium oxide
- P bias-substrate must be less than or equal to 80W.
- P bias -su b strat 20W for the Hf02.
- the proposed method can be applied to deposit a wide variety of materials.
- the invention thus provides a solution for obtaining nitride, oxide or sulphide layers from a wide variety of materials.
- the invention thus makes it possible to eliminate many constraints relating to the choice of materials.
- the total number N of cycles is preferably greater than or equal to 15 and preferably greater than or equal to 20.
- the first regions exposed to the densification plasma and the second regions not exposed to the densification plasma differ by at least one of the following parameters: a density of the film, and a level of impurities.
- At least some and preferably all of the first and second surfaces form a right angle between them.
- first and second surfaces do not form a right angle between them.
- a rear face of the structure extends in a plane, the perpendicular to this plane being inclined, preferably by more than 10 °, relative to the preferred direction of the ion flow.
- the layer is based on at least one material capable of being deposited by (PEALD).
- the initial layer is made of or is based on a nitride, an oxide or a sulfide.
- the initial layer is made of or is based on a nitride or an oxide obtained from organometallic or organosilicon or halogenated precursors.
- the first precursor comprises one of the following materials: aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), silicon (Si), hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr), Copper (Cu), Ruthenium (Ru), Lanthanum (La), Yttrium (Y).
- the terms “on”, “overcomes”, “covers”, “underlying”, in “vis-à-vis” and their equivalents do not necessarily mean “at the same time”. contact of ”.
- the deposition, the formation of a layer or of a film on a surface does not necessarily mean that the layer or the film are directly in contact with the surface, but means that they at least partially cover the surface. surface either by being directly in contact with it, or by being separated from it, for example by at least one other layer or another film.
- a substrate By a substrate, a film, a layer, a gas mixture, a plasma "based" on a species A: a substrate, a film, a layer, a gas mixture, a plasma comprising this species A only or this. species A and possibly other species.
- the substrate comprises at least one structure, a front face of which is exposed to the species present in the reaction chamber of the reactor.
- the structure is thus supported by the substrate or is formed on the substrate. Provision can also be made for the structure to be the substrate.
- step is understood to mean carrying out part of the process, and can denote a set of sub-steps.
- step does not necessarily mean that the actions carried out during a step are simultaneous or immediately successive.
- some actions of a first stage can be followed by actions linked to a different stage, and other actions of the first stage can be repeated afterwards.
- step does not necessarily mean unitary and inseparable actions over time and in the sequence of the phases of the process.
- dielectric denotes a material whose electrical conductivity is low enough in the given application to serve as an insulator.
- a dielectric material preferably has a dielectric constant greater than 4.
- the spacers are typically formed from a dielectric material.
- these percentages correspond to fractions of the total flow rate of the gases injected into the reactor.
- a gas mixture for example intended to form a plasma
- microelectronic device any type of device produced with the means of microelectronics. These devices include in particular, in addition to purely electronic devices, micromechanical or electromechanical devices (MEMS, NEMS, etc.) as well as optical or optoelectronic devices (MOEMS, etc.).
- MEMS micromechanical or electromechanical devices
- MOEMS optical or optoelectronic devices
- It may be a device intended to perform an electronic, optical, mechanical etc. function. It can also be an intermediate product intended solely for the production of another microelectronic device.
- the thickness of a layer or of the substrate is measured in a direction perpendicular to the surface along which this layer or this substrate has its maximum extension. The thickness is thus taken in a direction perpendicular to the main faces of the substrate on which the different layers rest.
- the terms “substantially”, “approximately”, “of the order of” mean “to within 10%”.
- This last parameter, the deposition temperature, is particularly critical for obtaining a layer of good physical and chemical quality. It corresponds to the temperature at which the substrate is maintained during the PEALD cycle.
- the nominal temperature window is available from the supplier of the first precursor. This nominal window corresponds to the temperature interval within which growth takes place under self-limiting reaction conditions. Specifically, the deposits show very good compliance, with very good control of the thickness of the growing thin film.
- This nominal window is for example given by the manufacturer of the precursor. This nominal window can be validated by a person skilled in the art, typically the process engineer in charge of developing the experimental parameters on a determined ALD or PEALD reactor.
- This nominal window F T is illustrated in FIG. 4.
- the lower and upper limits of this window F T are referenced T min and T max on the abscissa axis.
- the y-axis corresponds to the rate of deposition, more precisely to the thickness of growth per cycle of ALD or PEALD.
- This thickness of growth per cycle is usually designated by its acronym GPC, which stands for growth per cycle.
- GPC is usually expressed in nanometers per cycle.
- the deposition temperature is lower than the lower limit T min of the window F T , then the precursor condenses at the surface of the substrate (causing an artificial increase in GPC), instead of being chemisorbed (so self-limited).
- Several layers of precursor molecules can be physisorbed on the substrate by stacking on top of each other. Physisorption is in fact not self-limited and a higher deposition rate is then observed.
- This scenario corresponds to region 41 of FIG. 4.
- physisorption may not take place in the case where the energy thermal is not sufficient. This minimum thermal energy depends on the nature of the precursor and of the substrate. If this temperature is too low for surface reactions to take place, then no film growth is observed. This scenario corresponds to region 42 of FIG. 4.
- the nominal window F T is such that by varying the PEALD deposition temperature, for temperatures taken below the nominal window F T , the thickness of the film deposited at each PEALD cycle varies. For example, by varying the temperature T cycie by more than 10 ° C. below T min , the thickness of the film deposited in each PEALD cycle varies by more than 5%, or even by more than 10%. While the temperature T cycie is varied by more than 10 ° C inside the nominal window F T , the thickness of the film deposited in each PEALD cycle does not or does not vary by more than 2% or even no more than 1%.
- Regions 43 and 44 correspond to situations in which the deposition temperature is greater than the maximum temperature T max of the window F T.
- the precursor can decompose and the deposition mode becomes chemical vapor deposition (CVD or pseudo-CVD) with a much faster film growth caused by the loss of the self-limiting nature of the reaction.
- This scenario corresponds to region 43 of FIG. 4.
- the high temperature can also activate the desorption of the chemisorbed precursor and lead to a drop in GPC (region 44 of FIG. 4). Most often, these two phenomena (decomposition of precursor 43 and activation of desorption 44) are competitive and simultaneous.
- the nominal window F T is such that by varying the PEALD deposition temperature, for temperatures taken above the nominal window F T , the thickness of the film deposited at each PEALD cycle varies. For example, by varying the temperature T cycie by at least 10 ° C above T max , the thickness of the film deposited in each PEALD cycle varies by more than 5%, or even more than 10%, or even of more than 20%.
- the minimum nominal window width is preferably greater than 10 ° C, preferably greater than 20 ° C. Most often, this window has a width greater than 100 ° C., or even 200 degrees. The width of this window varies however depending on the precursors used. Those skilled in the art know perfectly well how to identify, for a given precursor, the nominal window as well as its limits.
- the temperature window is wider than in ALD mode, and often wider towards low temperatures than in ALD.
- the process engineer responsible for fine-tuning the experimental parameters knows how to determine this window in ALD or PEALD mode.
- the deposited layer is based on at least one material capable of being deposited by (PEALD). Typically this is a layer made of or is based on a nitride, oxide or sulfide.
- Figure 5 illustrates, schematically, the main steps of this embodiment.
- FIG. 6 illustrates the intermediate result obtained before a selective etching step.
- the method comprises a sequence comprising an iteration of N cycles 1.
- Each cycle 1 includes at least the following steps:
- a first step comprises injecting a first precursor into the reaction chamber of the reactor.
- This first precursor is taken from metallic, metalloid or lanthanide precursors.
- This precursor can be based on one of the following materials: aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), silicon (Si), hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr), Copper (Cu), Ruthenium (Ru), Lanthanum (La), Yttrium (Y).
- a second step is a purge step 20.
- This purge 20 is carried out to remove the excess of the first precursor, that is to say to remove the reagents of the first precursor which have not reacted, as well as the reaction products.
- a neutral scavenging gas such as argon (Ar) or dinitrogen (N 2 ) is preferably injected into the reaction chamber.
- a third step 30 comprises an injection 31 into the reaction chamber of a second precursor and a pressure stabilization step, as well as a step 32 of plasma formation.
- This second precursor can for example be a plasma generated in an oxygen-based atmosphere for the growth of oxides, nitrogen and / or hydrogen or ammonia (NH3) for the growth of nitrides, or sulfides.
- the first precursors 1 already contain sulfide atoms, and the second precursor is reducing (H 2 or NH 3 to ALD or PEALD).
- a fourth step is a purge step 40.
- This purge 40 is performed to remove the excess of the second precursor as well as the reaction products.
- the solid arrow gives an indication, by way of example only, of the relative durations of the cycle and of each of these steps 10 to 40.
- the first step and the third step can be reversed by each being accompanied by a purge step.
- the method can be implemented over the following chronology: 30, 40, 10, 20.
- the first plasma step 30 serves to activate the surface of the substrate. to facilitate the attachment of the metal precursor pulse 10. This inversion is especially important for the selective growth in full plate (2D).
- each cycle 1 allows the formation of a monolayer. If we start with a plasma step 30, then the monolayer will be produced after 1.5 cycles. It will be noted that the temperature T cyc ie imposed on the substrate during cycles is lower than the lower limit T min of the nominal temperature window F T.
- the cycles are carried out at a temperature T cyc ie such as T cy cie £ (Tmin - 20 ° C), Tcycie being T min in degrees Celsius (° C).
- T cyc ie £ T min - 50 ° C).
- T cyc ie may be greater than or equal to room temperature.
- a bias usually called a bias
- the reaction chamber comprises a sample holder for receiving the structure 100. The sample holder is electrically conductive and a bias voltage is applied to this sample holder to be transmitted to the substrate 100 and as well as to its face. before.
- This bias voltage V ias-substrate is applied to the substrate 100 for example via a voltage regulation device such as a radiofrequency power generator.
- the bias voltage V biaS-substrate can for example be strictly less than 0 ( ⁇ 0 V).
- a zero bias voltage V ias _substrat n on can be positive or negative.
- This bias voltage V ias.SU bstrat applied to the substrate is distinct from the potential of the plasma V piasma .
- the bias voltage V ias-SU bstrat is in fact distinguished from the potential of the plasma V piasma which is induced, in a perfectly conventional manner by the source of the plasma in order to generate the ions and radicals and therefore initiate the deposit of dielectric.
- the bias voltage V ias-SU bstrat is controlled independently of the potential of the plasma V piasma induced by the source.
- the tension of V iaS-substrate polarization is more particularly applied to a receiving plate of the substrate.
- the reaction chamber 310 of the reactor 300 here an ICP reactor, comprises a tray 320 for receiving the substrate 100. This tray can also be qualified as a sample holder.
- the bias voltage V ias -substrate is applied to the plate 320.
- the bias voltage V ias -substrate is applied only to the plate 320.
- the plate 320 is electrically conductive and the voltage of V ias.SU bstrat bias is applied to this plate 320 by a voltage regulator device 370 to be transmitted to the substrate 100.
- this bias voltage V ias.SU bstrat brings considerable advantages.
- this polarization makes it possible to modulate the energy of the ions of the plasma in a controlled manner thanks to the regulation device 370.
- the energy of the ions in fact depends on the potential of the plasma and on the polarization voltage. of the substrate, according to the following relation.
- the plasma and the V ias-SU bstrat polarization are adjusted so as to give a privileged direction to the flow 33 of the ions generated by the plasma.
- This preferred direction is oriented such that the first surfaces 110 of the substrate 100 are exposed to the flow 33 of ions and the second surfaces 120 of the substrate 100 are not exposed to the flow 33 of ions.
- the preferred direction of the flow 33 of the ions generated by the plasma being perpendicular to the rear face 102 of the substrate 100, then:
- the first surfaces 110 correspond to the horizontal surfaces, that is to say to the vertices 111 and to the bottoms 112 of the trenches 101;
- the second surfaces 120 correspond to the vertical surfaces, that is to say to the sides 112 of the trenches 101.
- the bias voltage V iaS-substrate applied is less than 300 volts, preferably less than 150 volts. Usually this polarization is controlled by adjusting its power. This bias is therefore usually expressed in watts (W). In the context of the invention, this P bias-substrate bias power is preferably less than 150W, preferably less than or equal to 100 W in absolute value (
- Figure 11 illustrates a schematic of a plasma reactor 300 which can be used to carry out the method. Preferably, the method is implemented in a plasma reactor for PEALD deposition.
- the reactor 300 comprises a plasma source 360 offset with respect to the reaction chamber 310.
- the potential of V piaSma is offset from the substrate 100.
- the effect of the bias voltage V bias-substrate increases the voltage. energy of the plasma ions at the substrate level. In the absence of V ias -substrate, for zero voltage, the energy of the ions is equal to the product of the charge of the ion times the potential of the plasma V piasma .
- the efficiency of the ion bombardment on the surface 101 can thus be better controlled than compared to a non-remote source or a remote source which is not associated with the application of a bias voltage V ias.sub strat ⁇
- the repeatability of the densification of the exposed face 101 is therefore improved.
- the use of a remote source makes it possible to avoid any direct contact between the plasma in its formation zone and the substrate 100, which could damage the substrate.
- the use of a remote plasma source also minimizes the directivity of the plasma treatment. The processing of a three-dimensional structure, in particular of a nanostructure, is facilitated.
- the method is implemented in an inductively coupled plasma reactor, usually qualified by its acronym ICP from the English term Inductively Coupled Plasma.
- the source is an inductive radiofrequency source, which makes it possible to have a stable plasma at a power P piasm a much lower compared to other sources, for example a microwave source.
- the power P piasm a of the inductive radiofrequency source is between 100 and 300 W, preferably 200 W. The more the power of the inductive radiofrequency source is increased, the more the flow of ions which can reach the substrate is increased.
- the reactor 300 comprises a reaction chamber 310 inside which is disposed a plate 320. This plate 320 is configured to receive the substrate comprising the structure 100.
- the substrate rests on the plate 320 by a rear surface.
- the front face 101 of the structure 100 is exposed to the species present in the reaction chamber 310.
- the substrate forms the structure 100 carrying the first surfaces 110 and the second surfaces 120 inclined with respect to one another.
- the tray 320 is electrically conductive.
- the reactor comprises an inlet 330 for gases making it possible to inject into the interior of the chamber 310 the gases intended to form the chemistry of the plasma as well as the gases intended for the purge phases 20, 40.
- the plasma source 360 is according to one example an induction coupling device, a coil of which is illustrated in FIG. 11, and which allows the formation of the plasma.
- the reactor 300 also comprises a valve 340 for isolating the reaction chamber 310.
- the reactor 300 also comprises a pump 350 for controlling the pressure inside the reaction chamber 310 synergistically with the flow rate of the injected gases, and extracting the species present in the reaction chamber 310.
- this reactor 300 comprises a bias device 370 configured to allow the application of the bias voltage V iaS-substrate to the plate 320, for example via a radiofrequency power generator.
- This voltage can ultimately be applied to the substrate 100, at least to its face facing the plate 320, whether this face is electrically conductive or not.
- This polarization device 370 is preferably separate from the plasma source 360.
- This polarization device 370 comprises a control device 371 and makes it possible to apply an alternating voltage to the plate 320.
- This control device 371 preferably comprises a d unit. automatic adaptation (qualified by its English term of auto match unit) which adapts the impedance in the chamber and of the ion source to that of the radiofrequency generator.
- This biasing device 370 is configured to allow the application to the plate 320 of the bias voltage V ias _ substrate , the amplitude of which is low, typically so that the bias-substrate power P is less than or equal to 150 Watts, and to preferably between 10 and 120 W.
- the polarization device 370 and the plasma source 360 are configured so as to be able to adjust the polarization voltage V ias -substrate applied to the plate 320 independently of the potential of the plasma V piasma .
- V ias.SU bstrat and V piasma are independent.
- V bias.SU bstrat and V piasma are independently controlled.
- the power P piasm a of the inductive radiofrequency source is between 100 and 300 W, preferably 200 W. With an ICP reactor, it is not possible and very it is difficult to obtain a plasma with a power P piasma less than 100 W. Conversely, P bias-substrate can perfectly well be less than 100 watts.
- Pbias-substrate and P piaS ma have different functions and amplitudes which may therefore be different.
- This flow 33 of ions, the incident energy of which can be modulated by the amplitude of the polarization of the substrate 100, makes it possible to take advantage of the synergy that it creates during the deposition with the radicals of the plasma. Only the surfaces exposed to the flow of energetic ions extracted from the plasma by the polarization of the substrate 100 (the horizontal surfaces 110 in the non-limiting example of FIG. 6) can benefit from the effects induced by these ions during the PEALD growth. These effects are characterized by the fact that, by mechanisms of synergy between the activated radicals and the ions of the plasma, the physicochemical properties of the thin layers produced by PEALD assisted by RF polarization of the substrate are modified.
- FIG. 6 schematically illustrates the result obtained under these operating conditions.
- Layer 200 then comprises: - first regions 210 (211 on the tops and 212 in the bottom of the trenches
- this lower quality is manifested by a lower density of the material in these second regions 220.
- This lower quality is also manifested by a higher defect rate and / or a higher level of impurities in these second regions 220.
- the polarization (V iaS-substrate 10) is applied during the plasma formation step 32 of each PEALD cycle.
- the plasma 32 has both the role of reactivating the ligands of precursor 1 to make them reactive with respect to precursor 1 and at the same time the role of densifying the layer as it is formed so selective in certain regions only.
- the plasma under polarization provides its advantageous effect over the entire thickness of the layer 200 formed by PEALD.
- the regions 210, 211, 212 exposed to the flow 33 of ions are made denser over their entire thickness.
- the thickness e 2 n made dense in the regions 211 of the layer 200 covering the horizontal surfaces 111 is equal to the total thickness e 2 oo of the layer 200.
- the thickness of the dense layer is zero.
- the method further comprises a selective etching step, referenced 50 in FIG. 5, which is configured to selectively remove the second regions 220 of low quality vis-à-vis the first regions 210 of high quality. This selectivity of the etching takes advantage of the lower density of the material and / or of its higher level of impurities of the regions 220 not exposed to the flow 33 of ions of the plasma under polarization.
- Etching 50 can be carried out by wet or dry process.
- the etch selectivity is at least a factor of 2.
- the following example relates to a 10 nm Ta 2 0 5 deposit. Nevertheless, this process and the characteristics mentioned below can be applied to thicknesses of a few nanometers to a few tens of nanometers (03 to 100 nm) and to any type of material deposited by PEALD (oxides, nitrides and sulphides).
- a plurality of cycles 1 such as that illustrated in FIG. 5 and described above are carried out.
- the following conditions can be applied during this cycle sequence.
- the precursor used, typically that injected during step 10 is TBTDMT, ie, Tris (dimethylamine) tert-Butylamino) tantalum Ta (N (C 4 H9)) (N (CH 3 ) 2 ) 3.
- the deposition temperature T cyc ie that is to say the temperature of the structure 100, is equal to 100 ° C. This temperature is 100 ° C. lower than the lower limit temperature T min of the PEALD temperature window F T for this precursor. It is preferable to deviate from this lower temperature by at least a hundred degrees, so as to significantly deteriorate the quality of the deposit without ionic assistance, which increases the selectivity of the subsequent etching step. In this way, the subsequent removal of this material by wet or plasma etching is facilitated, due to the high rate of carbon impurities present in the deposit and linked to the incomplete decomposition of the organometallic precursor (precursor 1) traditionally used for PEALD processes. .
- T cyc ie temperatures strictly below 100 ° C.
- T cyc ie may be less than or equal to 80 ° C, and preferably less than or equal to 50 ° C.
- T cyc ie is equal to ambient temperature. This means that the reactor in which the process steps are implemented may not be heated by heating means.
- the power P bias-substrate of the RF polarization applied to the substrate must be optimized to induce an effective synergy between the ions and the radicals of the plasma, that is to say leading to the densification of the deposit and elimination of carbon impurities.
- this power is not too high in order to avoid the appearance of defects induced by bombardment by ions from the plasma, such as surface roughness, sputtering or implantation of the surface. exposed.
- a low RF power Pbias is recommended, typically 10 W £ Pbias £ 120 W.
- the deposition rate at 100 ° C is 0.115 nm / cycle.
- the number of cycles is adjusted to achieve the desired thickness at the end of this sequence of cycles 1.
- the layer has a thickness e 2 oo varying from a few nanometers to a few tens of nanometers. .
- the step 50 of selective etching is carried out.
- the impurities present in the layer deposited on surfaces 120 not exposed to the flow of ions 33 are overwhelmingly of carbon origin.
- a selective removal of this layer by the wet route will preferably be used.
- an HF solution diluted typically from 1% to 5% (preferably 5%) is perfectly selective between a dense metal oxide and the same oxide which is very sparingly dense and contains carbon impurities.
- a dip in 5% HF for a period of 50 seconds makes it possible to remove 10 nm of non-densified Ta 2 0 5 produced in PEALD at 100 ° C, without etching the Ta 2 0 5 layer densified by exposure to ion flow.
- Figure 7 illustrates, schematically, the main steps of this embodiment. This method differs from that of the previous embodiment in that the polarization of the substrate is applied only during the last cycle (s).
- sequence of formation of the layer 200 by PEALD comprises:
- cycles 1A are identical to the cycle of PEALD, illustrated in FIG. 5, except that no polarization of the substrate is applied during the plasma 32A. At the very least, no polarization of the substrate is applied during this plasma 32A with an adjustment making it possible to generate a flux 33 ion which selectively bombards exposed surfaces 110 without bombarding unexposed surfaces 120.
- the deposition temperature T cyc ie is lower than the lower limit T min of the nominal window F T , as in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- This first set of cycles 1A leads to the formation of a portion 200A of layer 200. As illustrated in FIG.
- the portion 200A extends from the structure 100, preferably from its front face 101. It preferably covers the entire structure 100. It is conformal. It has a constant thickness, which are identical on all the surfaces 110, 120 of the structure 100.
- This layer 200A has a degraded quality due to the low temperature T cyc ie and the absence of exposure to a flow 33 of ions. .
- cycles 1B are identical to the cycle of PEALD, illustrated in FIG. 5.
- a V iaS-substrate bias is applied during the plasma 32B with a setting making it possible to generate a flux 33 of ions which selectively bombards the exposed surfaces 110 without bombarding the surfaces. 120 unexposed.
- the deposition temperature T cyc ie is lower than the lower limit T min of the nominal window F T , as in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- portions 211 B and 212B which then have very good quality. These portions 211 B and 212B overcome the portions 211 A, 212A formed during cycle 1A which, for their part, have a degraded quality.
- the thickness e 2 oo of the layer is equal to the sum of the thickness e 211A of the portions 211A and the thickness e 2 n B of the portions 211 B.
- step 50 of selective etching the entire thickness of regions 220 of layer 200 are etched.
- the surface portions 211 B, 212B resist etching and also protect the portions 211 A and 212A which are underlying them.
- the layer 211A is prevented from being consumed, which would cause the layer 211 B to be removed by lift-off.
- dry etching may be preferred for step 50.
- the role of the plasma 32B is to densify the layer. deposited in addition to participating in the PEALD deposition of this layer.
- the plasma 32B can then be qualified as a densification plasma and a deposition plasma.
- the plasma steps 32A do not have the role of densifying the deposited layer.
- cycles 1A and 1B are preferably carried out in the same reactor.
- cycle 1B is carried out directly after cycle 1A, preferably in continuation of cycle 1A, with the only change being the application of the polarization.
- the method comprises an alternation of deposition cycles 1A without V ia S _substrate polarization cycles 1B deposition with V ia s_substrate ⁇
- the number N B of deposition cycles with polarization is equal to 1.
- Figure 9 illustrates, schematically, the main steps of this embodiment. This method differs from that of the embodiment illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 mainly in that the selective densification of the layer 200 is performed only at the end of the PEALD cycles.
- the plasma 32 can thus be qualified as a deposit plasma.
- This plasma does not make it possible to densify the deposited layer 200.
- This deposited layer therefore has a degraded quality, due to the deposition temperature T cyc ie taken below the nominal window F T.
- the surface of the deposited layer 200 is exposed to an ion bombardment generated by a plasma 60.
- a polarization is applied to this plasma 60, so as to generate a flow of ions in a direction privileged.
- This privileged direction makes it possible to expose certain regions 210, 211, 212 of the layer to ion bombardment without this ion bombardment reaching the surfaces 220.
- This exposure using a plasma 60 with polarization makes it possible to densify the exposed regions.
- This plasma 60 can thus be qualified as densification plasma. According to one embodiment, this densification plasma 60 can be produced in a single exposure.
- the densification plasma 60 can be a plasma based, for example, on argon (Ar), oxygen (0 2 ) or dinitrogen (N 2 ).
- the plasma densification step 60 is preferably carried out at low pressure for anisotropic densification.
- the pressure is less than 80 mTorr.
- this pressure is 10 mTorr.
- the polarization power is between 10 W and 120 W, preferably between 10 W and 90 W, depending on the previous conditions, and the material deposited.
- This densification will preferably take place in situ, that is to say in the reactor which was used for the PEALD cycles.
- this densification step is carried out immediately after the PEALD sequence.
- this plasma densification step can also be carried out ex-situ, that is to say after having removed the structure 100 from the reactor which served for the PEALD sequence.
- this embodiment has the advantage of not damaging the substrate 100 by ion bombardment. This route can also facilitate the attachment of the material deposited on the substrate, due to the small amount of precursor adsorbed in the first cycles, leading to the low density of the material.
- this embodiment has the advantage of being able to be implemented in a reactor other than that used for the PEALD deposition cycles 1A without polarization. This embodiment can therefore be implemented when the PEALD reactor does not allow the application of a polarization. This embodiment therefore imposes fewer constraints on the necessary equipment.
- the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and extends to all the embodiments covered by the claims.
- the surfaces exposed to the plasma with polarization are horizontal and perpendicular to the surface. preferred direction of the flow 33 of ions. It is nevertheless perfectly possible to foresee that the angle between the privileged direction of the flow 33 of ions and the exposed surfaces is not an angle of 90 degrees. This is for example the case with the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 10.
- the structure 100 is inclined at an angle ⁇ with respect to the horizontal direction. This angle can be obtained by tilting the sample holder of the structure 100.
- the shape of the reliefs of the structure 100 that is to say the dimension and the inclinations of the surfaces 110, 120 as well as the direction of the flow 33 of ions allow:
- first surfaces 110 are reached by the flow of ions
- second surfaces 120 are not reached by the flow of ions.
- These second surfaces 120 can for example be shaded by the first surfaces 110.
- the invention perfectly makes it possible to selectively deposit a layer 200 on first surfaces 110 while leaving free second surfaces 120 which do not form a right angle with the first surfaces 110.
- the first surfaces 110 of the structure 100 can have the same inclination, as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 8.
- the invention s 'nonetheless extends to a structure 100 in which the first surfaces 110 have at least two different inclinations.
- certain first surfaces 110 form an angle cp1 with the rear face 102 of the structure 100 and other first surfaces 110 form an angle cp2 with this same rear 102.
- the second surfaces 120 can also have at least two inclinations.
- the first surfaces 110 and the second surfaces 120 of the structure 100 can be substantially planar as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 8.
- the invention nevertheless extends to a structure 100 in which these first 110 and / or these second 120 surfaces. are not level.
- the structure is a substrate 100 whose structuring is formed by grooves 101 or trenches whose sides 120 form right angles with the tops 111 and the bottoms 112 of the grooves 101.
- All the examples, characteristics , the above-mentioned steps and technical advantages are perfectly applicable and combinable with a substrate having other types of patterns. It may for example be grooves 101 whose flanks 120 do not form a right angle with the vertices 111 and the bottoms 112 of the grooves 101.
- it may be other shapes which can be very varied: studs, holes, staircase patterns etc.
- the structuring of the substrate is distributed over the entire front face of the substrate.
- the structure can be a nanostructure or include a plurality of nanostructures.
- the structuring of the substrate is carried by the substrate. This structuring can perfectly well be carried or formed by a layer carried by the substrate.
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