JP2004330073A - Coating film formation apparatus - Google Patents

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JP2004330073A
JP2004330073A JP2003129061A JP2003129061A JP2004330073A JP 2004330073 A JP2004330073 A JP 2004330073A JP 2003129061 A JP2003129061 A JP 2003129061A JP 2003129061 A JP2003129061 A JP 2003129061A JP 2004330073 A JP2004330073 A JP 2004330073A
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Ryuichi Yokoyama
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a coating film such as an organic film with an even thickness and high quality on an optical disk regardless of the coating solution properties. <P>SOLUTION: As a mist scattering prevention member, a scattering prevention plate is installed at a position horizontal to the face of a substrate to be coated with the coating film and a plurality of other scattering prevention plates are arranged parallel to the scattering prevention plate. Accordingly, excess coating solution on the substrate flows to the mist scattering prevention member horizontal to the face of a substrate to be coated with the coating film and the mist generation can be prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、スピンコート方式により基板上に塗布膜を形成する装置に関する。
【0002】
特に本発明は、光ビームにより情報の記録、再生及び消去を行う光ディスクの製造に用いて好適な塗布膜形成装置に関する。
【0003】
【従来の技術】
近年書き換え可能を特徴とする光磁気ディスクが上市され、コンピューターのコード情報や画像などのデータファイルとして応用されつつある。更に、モバイルコンピューターの普及や、情報の多様化が進み、小型大容量の光磁気ディスクが要求されている。
【0004】
光ディスクの製造方法は、一般的に樹脂基板上に記録膜を形成した後に、スピンコート方式により有機保護膜を形成している。
【0005】
スピンコート方式は、主に塗布液の粘度や塗布量と、回転条件を設定することにより任意の塗布膜厚を得られる特徴があり、生産性が優れていると考えられている。しかしながら、小型大容量化に伴って保護膜の高品位化が要求されるにしたがって、様々な塗布欠陥が確認されている。特に、スピン中に基板上から過剰な塗布液が基板から飛散した後に、飛散した塗布液が基板の回転による気流などによりミストとなり、基板の裏面に付着する欠陥や、基板から飛散した塗布液がスピンナーカップの壁などに衝突した後に跳ね返り、基板に再付着する欠陥が発生しやすく、製造歩留りが悪化することがあった。
【0006】
コンパクトディスクなどの光ディスクの分野では、記録膜の腐食の防止と機械的保護を主体にした保護膜が形成されており、塗布液の粘度や回転条件を最適化することで、上記塗布欠陥が比較的少なかった。
【0007】
一方、光磁気ディスクの分野では、コンパクトディスクなどに比べて記録膜が腐食しやすいため、特定の塗布液に限定されてしまい、塗布液の粘度が制限されることがあった。このため、スピンコートの欠陥を防止するには、塗布液量や回転条件などの塗布形成条件を最適化するしか手段がなく、十分に欠陥を防止することが困難であった。
【0008】
更に、高密度化高速化に伴って、磁界変調方式の光磁気ディスクが研究されてきている。磁界変調方式を行う場合には、保護膜上に浮上式あるいは摺動式の磁気ヘッドが配置されるため、保護膜に潤滑性向上材やフィラーなどを寄与することが行われる。このため、従来よりも低粘度の塗布液が使われて、塗布液が裏面に廻り込み、基板表面側に塗布液が付着する欠陥が発生することがあった。また、磁界変調方式では、磁気ヘッドと記録膜との距離を一定に保つ必要があり、保護膜の膜厚精度や基板外周部における局所的な保護膜膜厚の盛り上がりなどの保護膜品質が高精度に要求されている。特に、保護膜の外周部における盛り上がりは、低粘度の塗布液を使用した場合ほど、盛り上がりが増加する傾向にあり、高品質の保護膜を形成することが困難であった。これは、低粘度の塗布液の場合ほど、所定の膜厚を確保するために、回転条件の低速化が行われており、この結果、外周端部に過剰に塗布液が残留しやすくなり、流動性の高い塗布液が表面張力により内周側へ引き戻されて盛り上がりが増加していると考えられる。
【0009】
更に、低粘度の塗布液ほど過剰な塗布液が基板から飛散しやすくなり、ミストや跳ね返りによる塗布液の再付着欠陥が増大することがあった。
【0010】
すなわち、従来の製造方法では、塗布液の粘度などの材料面と、塗布液の塗布量や回転条件などの処理条件を中心に欠陥の少ない製造条件の選定しているため、特定の材料を選択した場合は、欠陥を防止することが困難であった。
【0011】
このため、製造装置としての対策として、図4に示すようにスピンコーター内の下方に排気孔6を設けて、スピンコート中の気流を制御することで、塗布液の跳ね返りやミストによる欠陥を防止することが考えられている。更に、特開平6−99125号公報や特開平7−14217号公報に基板への塗布液の再付着防止方法が提案されている。
【0012】
しかしながら、上記従来方法では、以下の問題があることがわかってきた。
【0013】
スピンコーターの下方に排気を設けて、気流を制御する方法では、十分な排気風量が必要であり、特に高速回転をした場合には、回転に伴って基板外周近傍で乱流が発生しやすく気流の制御が困難になるため、塗布液の再付着を防止するには不十分であった。また、低粘度の塗布液を用いた場合にも、外周端部の過剰な塗布液の残留を防止することが困難であり、外周部での盛り上がりが発生していた。
【0014】
特開平6−99125号公報では、図5に示すように回転テーブルの周囲を覆うアウターカップ5の上方の内側に、アウターカップに沿って下方に気体を流して気流を制御すると共に、基板の外周部に基板表面と同一の高さで、アウターカップに沿って下方に沿って伸びるインナーカップ7と、インナーカップとターンテーブルの隙間から空気を吸引する機構を設けたことを特徴とする方法が提案されている。上記方法では、スピンコーターカップの下方からの排気だけでなく、上方から気体を流すことで気流を制御しやすくなっているものの、高速回転を行った場合では、気流の制御が不十分であった。これは、基板外周近傍における乱流の発生は、回転数に応じて変化する一方で、上方からの気体の流入量と排気風量のバランスを回転数に応じて適切に変化させることが困難なために、回転数の変化に伴ってカップ内で乱流が発生したことにより効果が不十分であったと考えられる。また、インナーカップを基板表面と同一の高さにして、アウターカップに沿って下方に傾斜したインナーカップを設けたことで、低粘度の塗布液を使用した場合でも、過剰な塗布液が基板外に流れ外周部の盛り上がりが減少する傾向にあったものの、高速回転で基板から飛散する塗布液はほぼ水平方向に飛散するため、塗布液がインナーカップを伝って流れることが少なく、そのほとんどがアウターカップ側壁に衝突して跳ね返りを起こすかミストになり、基板に再付着することが発生していた。
【0015】
すなわち、上記従来方法では、高速回転時の気流の制御が極めて困難であり、かつ基板から水平方向に飛散した塗布液の跳ね返りやミストの再付着防止効果が充分得られなかった。
【0016】
特開平7−14217号公報では、図6に示すように基板表面側にミストの付着を防止するために、基板表面にエアーを吹きつけると共に、基板下部に基板と平行に基板外径以上の大きさのカバーを設けたことを特徴とする提案がなされている。しかしながら、上記方法では、気流の流れを制御するのが困難であった。これは、基板下部のエアー供給量が少ない場合、回転による乱流が大きくミストの付着防止効果が低下してしまい、エアー供給量が大きい場合、基板外周が浮上して乱流が発生しやすくなり、この結果ミストが付着しているものと考えられる。すなわち、基板下部に吹きつけるエアーと回転時に発生する乱流の制御が困難であり、使用する塗布液によっては、効果が不十分であった。また、基板の下部にカバーを設けているものの、基板表面からの高さが大きく、かつエアーが吹きだしてしるため低粘度の塗布液を使用した場合には、過剰な塗布液が残留して外周部で盛り上がりを低減させることが困難であった。
【0017】
更に、基板から飛散した塗布液の跳ね返りによる再付着を防止する手段として、図4〜6に示すようにアウターカップを傾斜させて、衝突した塗布液を下方に逃がす方法や図7に示すようにアウターカップの内壁周囲に傾斜した羽状の飛散防止部材4を複数設けることが考えられている。しかし、上記方法はいずれも高速回転時の気流による影響が考慮されておらず、充分な効果が得られなかった。すなわち、上記従来方法と同様に高速回転時の気流の制御が極めて困難なため、塗布液がカップの内壁又は飛散防止板に衝突することによりミスト化されて、乱流により基板に再付着することがあった。
【0018】
更に、インナーカップを複数配置してアウターカップ及びインナーカップを上下動させて異なる塗布液を専用のインナーカップでスピンコート塗布することが考えられている。上記方法では、1つの装置で2種類以上の塗布を行うことを目的に形成されているため、インナーカップの間隔が10mm以上と大きく、上記ミストや跳ね返りによる再付着の防止効果は上記従来方法と同様に得られていなかった。
【0019】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は上記問題点である、スピンコート方式による塗布膜の形成における塗布欠陥を防止するものである。
【0020】
すなわち、過剰な塗布液が基板から飛散した後の跳ね返りによる基板への再付着やミストによる再付着、基板表面への廻りこみによる付着、外周部の塗布膜厚の盛り上がりを防止して、特定の塗布液においても歩留りおよび生産性を向上するものである。
【0021】
本発明の目的は、塗布液性状の制約を受けることなく、塗布膜を任意の膜厚で均一にかつ、高品位に形成する塗布膜形成装置を提供することである。
【0022】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明の塗布膜形成装置は、基板上にスピンコート方式により有機膜を形成する塗布膜形成装置において、基板上に塗布液を供給する塗布液供給手段と、基板の外径よりも0.2mm以上大きな内径を有するミスト飛散防止部材を、基板の塗布膜形成面と水平な位置に配置すると共に、前記ミスト飛散防止部材と平行にミスト飛散防止部材を複数設けたことを特徴とする。
【0023】
本発明では、ミスト飛散防止部材として、基板塗布膜形成面と水平な位置に飛散防止板を設けて、前記飛散防止板と平行に飛散防止板を複数配置したことにより、基板上の過剰な塗布液が基板塗布膜形成面と水平なミスト飛散防止部材に流れ、かつミストの発生を防止することができる。これは、高速回転時に基板から飛散する塗布液の飛び出す角度が、遠心力の増加に伴ってほぼ水平になることから、飛散する塗布液とほぼ同じ水平方向に飛散防止板を設けることで、衝突のエネルギーを低減させてミスト発生を防止すると共に、跳ね返り方向を水平方向に規制したものである。飛散防止板の長さを充分大きくすることで、飛散した塗布液は飛散防止板に捕獲されるか、運動エネルギーが小さいためにアウターカップに衝突してもミスト化しなくなる。また、複数の飛散防止板を設けることで、気流を制御して飛散防止板などに衝突したミストの基板への再付着を防止したものである。これにより塗布液の性状や回転数の影響を受けないで、基板上の過剰な塗布液をミスト飛散防止部材で捕獲させて排出するものである。
【0024】
更に、ミスト飛散防止板を基板外周端部に極力近づけることで、基板外周部での乱流の発生が防止されてミスト再付着の防止効果を向上させることができると共に、基板外周部の過剰な塗布液を飛散防止板へスムーズに流すことが可能になる。
【0025】
また、ミスト飛散防止板の間隔を狭めて、水平方向の長さを充分大きくすることでミスト飛散防止板部での排気流速を増大させることができ、ミストの基板への再付着を更に防止することができる。ミスト飛散防止板の水平方向の長さは、5〜300mmの範囲で可能である。短いとミスト再付着防止効果が少なく、長いと装置が大型化するため20〜60mmの範囲が望ましい。また、ミスト飛散防止板の間隔は、1〜9mmの間隔が良く、排気の流速を高めるために1〜3mmの間隔が望ましい。
【0026】
ミスト飛散防止部材を基板保持部材と一体化させることにより、回転軸の面ぶれ精度及び偏芯の影響を受けずに、常に基板表面とミスト飛散防止部材との高さ及び基板とミスト飛散防止板との距離が均一に保たれるために、基板の過剰な塗布液をミスト飛散防止部材にスムーズに移動させることができ、基板外周における盛り上がりを大幅に低減させることができる。更に、ミスト飛散防止部材と基板間での回転時における乱流の発生がより抑制されるため、基板へのミストの再付着がさらに低減させることができる。
【0027】
また、従来方法のようなエアー供給手段を用いていないため、装置構成が簡略化できて、しかも、回転時における気流の制御を厳密に行わなくても乱流を発生させずに、塗布液の基板への再付着を防止したものである。
【0028】
【発明の実施の形態】
(実施例1)
図1は本発明の塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【0029】
基板として厚さ0.6mm、外径50.8mm、内径11mmのポリカーボネイト樹脂基板を用いて、基板上に記録膜を成膜した。記録膜は、必要に応じて複数の積層の光磁気記録膜と、記録膜の上下に無機の保護膜および反射膜をスパッタリングあるいは蒸着により形成することができる。
【0030】
上記基板1の記録膜を上側にして、基板を保持するターンテーブル3上に配置して、基板をターンテーブルの中心部近傍2で真空吸着させた。ターンテーブルの大きさは、基板の外径と同一にした。また、基板とターンテーブルの隙間は、0.1mmにして、内周のクランプエリアのみで基板を保持した。基板とターンテーブルの隙間は、任意に設定できるが、ミストの再付着の観点から極力狭い方が良いが、ターンテーブル上に異物や汚れがあった場合基板表面を汚染する可能性があるため、0.01mm〜1.0mmの隙間が良く、0.1〜0.5mmの隙間が望ましい。基板の保持方法は、真空吸着以外にもマグネットを利用したマグネットチャック方式や、機械的にクランプする方法を用いることができる。
【0031】
次いで、ターンテーブルを20rpmの低速で回転させて、塗布液として100mPaSの粘度の紫外線硬化型樹脂を用いて、基板上に塗布するためのノズルを所定の位置に移動させて、塗布液を塗布した。このとき、基板を回転させると共にノズルを移動させてスパイラル状に塗布液を塗布することができる。塗布量が多い場合は、過剰な塗布液による跳ね返りやミストの再付着が多くなるため、必要最低限の塗布量を塗布することが望ましい。
【0032】
更に、所定の膜厚を得る為に、2000rpmの高速回転数で10秒間保持して、基板上の過剰な塗布液を飛散させて除去すると共に、全面均一な膜厚を得た。必要に応じて、回転数を多段制御して、膜厚の均一化と基板外周部における過剰な塗布液を飛散除去させることができる。上記高速回転では、基板外周部にミスト飛散防止部材4として、内径が51.0mmで外径100mmのドーナツ状の平板を3mm間隔で平行に配置した。上記ミスト飛散防止板の中間に配置される板の高さは、基板と水平に形成されており、かつ基板の表面よりも0.1mm以内の低い高さに設定した。上記ミスト飛散防止板の高さは、基板の塗布面と同じ高さに設定することが望ましいが、基板との距離及びスピンコート中の基板の面ぶれを考慮すると、基板の塗布面よりも0.1〜1mm以内の高さに設定することが可能である。望ましくは、0.1〜0.3mmの高さに設定することが良い。また、上記ミスト飛散防止板は、アウターカップ5の下方で固定されており、アウターカップの下方には、塗布液とミストを排気できるように排気孔6を設けた。これにより、基板上の過剰な塗布液は、ミスト飛散防止板の上面に受け止められて、基板に再付着することを防止することができた。
【0033】
次いで、基板の回転を停止して、基板をターンテーブルが取り出して、紫外線照射を行い、塗布液を硬化させて保護膜を形成して、光磁気ディスクを製造した。
【0034】
この時の基板外周部での盛り上がりは、過剰な塗布液が飛散除去されたため、発生していなかった。
【0035】
(実施例2)
図2に本発明の実施例2の塗布膜形成装置の模式断面図を示した。ミスト飛散防止部材4として、内径が56.8mm、外径120mmで直径100mmの付近で下方に傾斜部8を設けた断面台形状の円盤を2mm間隔で平行に5枚配置したこと以外は実施例1と同様にして光磁気ディスクを製造した。
【0036】
上記ミスト飛散防止部材の高さは、基板表面高さよりも0.2mm低い位置に設定した。上記方法ではミスト飛散防止板の内径を大きくしたことで、回転軸の面ぶれ精度及び偏芯精度の影響を受けることなく、基板上の過剰な塗布液をスムーズに飛散除去させることができた。
【0037】
更に、ミスト飛散防止板の外周部を下方に傾斜させることにより、飛散防止板上に捕獲した塗布液をスムーズにコーターカップ下方に排出することができ、飛散防止板の洗浄作業が不要になり生産性を向上することができた。
【0038】
(実施例3)
図3に本発明の実施例3の塗布膜形成装置の模式断面図を示した。ミスト飛散防止部材4として、内径が51.0mm、外径100mmのドーナツ状の平板を3mm間隔でターンテーブル取り付け部9により3枚取り付けたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして光磁気ディスクを製造した。
【0039】
上記ミスト付着防止部材の高さは、基板表面高さよりも0.05mm低い位置に設定した。上記方法では、ミスト飛散防止板がターンテーブルに連結されているため、回転軸の面ぶれ精度及び偏芯精度の影響を受けることなく、ミスト飛散防止部材の高さを設定することができるため、基板上の過剰な塗布液をスムーズに飛散除去させることができた。
【0040】
更に、基板とミスト飛散防止部材が一体化されて回転するため、基板外周部付近での乱流が更に抑制することができる。これにより、回転による乱流がミスト飛散防止板の外周部のみで発生するため、発生したミストを飛散防止板の外周部で捕獲することができ、基板表面のミスト付着を完全に防止することができた。また、スピンコーターの構成部材が低減できたことにより、スピンコーターの洗浄が容易になり、生産性を向上することができた。
【0041】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明によれば、スピンコーター内の基板外周部に、基板よりも大きな内径を有し基板と水平な高さにミスト飛散防止部材と、前記ミスト飛散防止部材に平行に複数のミスト飛散防止部材を設けることにより、塗布液の粘度の制約を受けることなく、塗布膜を任意の膜厚で均一にかつ、高品位に形成する塗布膜形成装置を提供できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の実施例1における塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【図2】本発明の実施例2における塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【図3】本発明の実施例3における塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【図4】従来の塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【図5】従来の塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【図6】従来の塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【図7】従来の塗布膜形成装置を示す模式断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 基板
2 ターンテーブル吸着部
3 ターンテーブル
4 ミスト飛散防止板
5 アウターカップ
6 排気孔
7 インナーカップ
8 ミスト飛散防止板の傾斜部
9 ミスト飛散防止板の取り付け部
10 エアー供給孔
11 エアー噴出し孔
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for forming a coating film on a substrate by a spin coating method.
[0002]
In particular, the present invention relates to a coating film forming apparatus suitable for use in manufacturing an optical disc on which information is recorded, reproduced, and erased by a light beam.
[0003]
[Prior art]
In recent years, magneto-optical disks characterized by being rewritable have been put on the market, and are being applied as data files of computer code information and images. Further, with the spread of mobile computers and the diversification of information, small and large-capacity magneto-optical disks are required.
[0004]
In a method of manufacturing an optical disk, an organic protective film is generally formed by a spin coating method after forming a recording film on a resin substrate.
[0005]
The spin coating method has a feature that an arbitrary coating film thickness can be obtained mainly by setting the viscosity and the coating amount of the coating liquid and the rotation conditions, and is considered to be excellent in productivity. However, various coating defects have been confirmed as the quality of the protective film is required to be higher with the increase in size and capacity. In particular, after excess coating solution scatters from the substrate during spinning, the scattered coating solution becomes a mist due to the air current caused by the rotation of the substrate, and defects adhering to the back surface of the substrate and coating solutions scattered from the substrate are removed. Defects that rebound after colliding with a wall of a spinner cup or the like and reattach to the substrate are likely to occur, and the production yield may be deteriorated.
[0006]
In the field of optical discs such as compact discs, protective films are formed mainly for preventing corrosion of the recording film and mechanical protection.The above coating defects can be compared by optimizing the viscosity and rotation conditions of the coating liquid. It was too few.
[0007]
On the other hand, in the field of magneto-optical disks, the recording film is more likely to corrode than a compact disk or the like, so that it is limited to a specific coating solution, and the viscosity of the coating solution is sometimes limited. For this reason, the only way to prevent spin coating defects is to optimize the coating formation conditions such as the amount of the coating solution and the rotation conditions, and it has been difficult to sufficiently prevent the defects.
[0008]
Further, with the increase in density and speed, magneto-optical disks of the magnetic field modulation type have been studied. In the case of performing the magnetic field modulation method, since a floating or sliding magnetic head is disposed on the protective film, a lubricity improving material, a filler, and the like are contributed to the protective film. For this reason, a coating liquid having a lower viscosity than before is used, and the coating liquid is spilled to the back surface, which sometimes causes a defect that the coating liquid adheres to the substrate surface side. Further, in the magnetic field modulation method, the distance between the magnetic head and the recording film needs to be kept constant, and the quality of the protective film such as the accuracy of the thickness of the protective film and the local rise of the thickness of the protective film on the outer peripheral portion of the substrate is high. Accuracy is required. In particular, the rise in the outer peripheral portion of the protective film tends to increase as the use of a low-viscosity coating solution, and it has been difficult to form a high-quality protective film. This is because the lower the viscosity of the coating liquid, the lower the rotation condition is to ensure a predetermined film thickness, and as a result, the coating liquid tends to remain excessively at the outer peripheral end, It is considered that the coating fluid having high fluidity is pulled back to the inner peripheral side by the surface tension, and the swelling is increased.
[0009]
In addition, the lower the viscosity of the coating solution, the more the excess coating solution is liable to be scattered from the substrate, resulting in an increase in re-attachment defects of the coating solution due to mist and rebound.
[0010]
In other words, in the conventional manufacturing method, since the manufacturing conditions with few defects are selected mainly on the material surface such as the viscosity of the coating liquid and the processing conditions such as the application amount of the coating liquid and the rotation conditions, a specific material is selected. In that case, it was difficult to prevent defects.
[0011]
For this reason, as a countermeasure for the manufacturing apparatus, an exhaust hole 6 is provided below the spin coater as shown in FIG. 4 to control the air flow during the spin coating, thereby preventing the coating liquid from rebounding and causing defects due to mist. Is thought to be. Further, JP-A-6-99125 and JP-A-7-14217 propose a method for preventing a coating solution from re-adhering to a substrate.
[0012]
However, it has been found that the conventional method has the following problems.
[0013]
In the method of controlling the airflow by providing the exhaust below the spin coater, a sufficient amount of exhaust air is required. Particularly, when rotating at a high speed, turbulence is likely to be generated near the outer periphery of the substrate as the rotation is performed. Therefore, it was not sufficient to prevent the re-adhesion of the coating solution. In addition, even when a low-viscosity coating solution is used, it is difficult to prevent an excessive amount of the coating solution from remaining at the outer peripheral edge, and bulges have occurred at the outer peripheral portion.
[0014]
In Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-99125, as shown in FIG. 5, a gas is controlled to flow through the inside of the upper part of the outer cup 5 covering the periphery of the rotary table and to flow the gas downward along the outer cup. A method is proposed in which an inner cup 7 extending downward along the outer cup at the same height as the surface of the substrate and a mechanism for sucking air from a gap between the inner cup and the turntable are proposed. Have been. In the above method, not only the exhaust from below the spin coater cup, but also the gas flow from the upper side makes it easier to control the air flow, but when high-speed rotation is performed, the air flow is insufficiently controlled. . This is because while the occurrence of turbulence near the outer periphery of the substrate changes according to the rotation speed, it is difficult to appropriately change the balance between the inflow amount of gas from above and the exhaust air flow amount according to the rotation speed. In addition, it is considered that the effect was insufficient because the turbulence occurred in the cup with the change in the rotation speed. In addition, by setting the inner cup at the same height as the substrate surface and providing the inner cup inclined downward along the outer cup, even when a low-viscosity coating liquid is used, excessive coating liquid However, the coating liquid scattered from the substrate during high-speed rotation scatters almost horizontally, so that the coating liquid rarely flows through the inner cup, and most of the outer liquid It has hit the side wall of the cup and bounces off or becomes a mist, and re-adheres to the substrate.
[0015]
That is, in the above-mentioned conventional method, it is extremely difficult to control the air flow at the time of high-speed rotation, and the effect of preventing the application liquid splashing horizontally from the substrate from rebounding and preventing mist from re-adhering is sufficiently obtained.
[0016]
In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-14217, as shown in FIG. 6, in order to prevent mist from adhering to the substrate surface side, air is blown to the substrate surface, and a size larger than the substrate outer diameter is provided at the lower part of the substrate in parallel with the substrate. A proposal has been made in which a cover is provided. However, with the above method, it was difficult to control the flow of the airflow. This is because when the air supply amount at the bottom of the substrate is small, the turbulence due to rotation is large and the effect of preventing mist adhesion is reduced, and when the air supply amount is large, the substrate outer periphery floats and turbulence tends to occur As a result, it is considered that mist is attached. That is, it was difficult to control the air blown to the lower part of the substrate and the turbulence generated during rotation, and the effect was insufficient depending on the coating liquid used. In addition, although a cover is provided at the bottom of the substrate, when using a low-viscosity coating solution that is high from the surface of the substrate and blows out air, excess coating solution remains. It was difficult to reduce the swelling at the outer periphery.
[0017]
Further, as means for preventing re-adhesion of the coating liquid scattered from the substrate due to rebound, a method of inclining the outer cup as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 to release the colliding coating liquid downward as shown in FIG. It has been considered to provide a plurality of inclined wing-shaped scattering prevention members 4 around the inner wall of the outer cup. However, none of the above methods takes into account the influence of the airflow during high-speed rotation, and thus no sufficient effect was obtained. That is, similarly to the conventional method, it is extremely difficult to control the air flow at the time of high-speed rotation. was there.
[0018]
Further, it has been considered that a plurality of inner cups are arranged, the outer cup and the inner cup are moved up and down, and different coating liquids are spin-coated with a dedicated inner cup. In the above method, since the purpose is to perform two or more types of coating with one apparatus, the distance between the inner cups is as large as 10 mm or more, and the effect of preventing re-adhesion due to the mist and rebound is equal to that of the conventional method. It was not obtained as well.
[0019]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to prevent a coating defect in forming a coating film by a spin coating method, which is the above problem.
[0020]
That is, by preventing the excessive coating solution from re-adhering to the substrate after splashing from the substrate and re-adhering to the substrate by mist, adhering to the substrate surface, adhering to the substrate surface, and preventing a rise in the coating film thickness at the outer peripheral portion, The coating liquid also improves the yield and productivity.
[0021]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a coating film forming apparatus capable of forming a coating film uniformly at an arbitrary thickness and of high quality without being restricted by properties of a coating liquid.
[0022]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a coating film forming apparatus of the present invention is a coating film forming apparatus for forming an organic film on a substrate by a spin coating method, wherein a coating liquid supply means for supplying a coating liquid on the substrate, A mist scattering prevention member having an inner diameter of 0.2 mm or more larger than the outer diameter of the mist scattering prevention member was arranged at a position horizontal to the coating film forming surface of the substrate, and a plurality of mist scattering prevention members were provided in parallel with the mist scattering prevention member. It is characterized by the following.
[0023]
In the present invention, as a mist scattering prevention member, a scattering prevention plate is provided at a position parallel to the substrate coating film forming surface, and a plurality of scattering prevention plates are arranged in parallel with the scattering prevention plate, whereby excessive coating on the substrate is performed. The liquid flows to the mist scattering prevention member parallel to the substrate coating film forming surface, and mist generation can be prevented. This is because the angle at which the coating solution scatters from the substrate during high-speed rotation jumps out becomes almost horizontal with an increase in centrifugal force. Energy is reduced to prevent the occurrence of mist, and the rebound direction is regulated in the horizontal direction. By making the length of the scattering prevention plate sufficiently large, the scattered coating liquid is not caught by the scattering prevention plate or mist does not form even if it collides with the outer cup due to its small kinetic energy. Also, by providing a plurality of scattering prevention plates, the airflow is controlled to prevent mist that has collided with the scattering prevention plates or the like from re-adhering to the substrate. Thus, the excess coating liquid on the substrate is captured and discharged by the mist scattering prevention member without being affected by the properties of the coating liquid or the number of rotations.
[0024]
Further, by bringing the mist scattering prevention plate as close as possible to the outer peripheral edge of the substrate, the occurrence of turbulence in the outer peripheral portion of the substrate can be prevented, and the effect of preventing mist re-adhesion can be improved. It is possible to smoothly flow the coating liquid to the scattering prevention plate.
[0025]
Further, by narrowing the interval between the mist scattering prevention plates and making the length in the horizontal direction sufficiently large, it is possible to increase the exhaust flow velocity at the mist scattering prevention plate portion, and further prevent the mist from re-adhering to the substrate. be able to. The length of the mist scattering prevention plate in the horizontal direction can be in the range of 5 to 300 mm. When the length is short, the effect of preventing mist re-adhesion is small, and when the length is long, the size of the apparatus is increased. Further, the interval between the mist scattering prevention plates is preferably 1 to 9 mm, and is preferably 1 to 3 mm in order to increase the exhaust gas flow rate.
[0026]
By integrating the mist scattering prevention member with the substrate holding member, the height of the substrate surface and the mist scattering prevention member and the height of the substrate and the mist scattering prevention plate are always maintained without being affected by the runout accuracy and eccentricity of the rotating shaft. Since the distance from the substrate is kept uniform, excess coating liquid on the substrate can be smoothly moved to the mist scattering prevention member, and swelling on the outer periphery of the substrate can be greatly reduced. Furthermore, since the generation of turbulence during rotation between the mist scattering prevention member and the substrate is further suppressed, the re-adhesion of the mist to the substrate can be further reduced.
[0027]
Further, since no air supply means as in the conventional method is used, the apparatus configuration can be simplified, and turbulence does not occur without strictly controlling the airflow during rotation, and the coating liquid can be removed. This prevents reattachment to the substrate.
[0028]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(Example 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing a coating film forming apparatus of the present invention.
[0029]
Using a polycarbonate resin substrate having a thickness of 0.6 mm, an outer diameter of 50.8 mm, and an inner diameter of 11 mm, a recording film was formed on the substrate. As the recording film, a plurality of laminated magneto-optical recording films and an inorganic protective film and a reflective film above and below the recording film can be formed by sputtering or vapor deposition, if necessary.
[0030]
The substrate 1 was placed on a turntable 3 holding the substrate with the recording film of the substrate 1 facing upward, and the substrate was vacuum-adsorbed near the center 2 of the turntable. The size of the turntable was the same as the outer diameter of the substrate. Further, the gap between the substrate and the turntable was set to 0.1 mm, and the substrate was held only in the inner peripheral clamp area. The gap between the substrate and the turntable can be set arbitrarily, but it is better to be as narrow as possible from the viewpoint of mist reattachment.However, if there is a foreign substance or dirt on the turntable, it may contaminate the substrate surface. A gap of 0.01 mm to 1.0 mm is good, and a gap of 0.1 to 0.5 mm is desirable. As a method of holding the substrate, a magnet chuck method using a magnet or a method of mechanical clamping can be used other than the vacuum suction.
[0031]
Next, the turntable was rotated at a low speed of 20 rpm, and a nozzle for coating on the substrate was moved to a predetermined position using an ultraviolet curable resin having a viscosity of 100 mPaS as a coating liquid, and the coating liquid was coated. . At this time, the application liquid can be applied spirally by rotating the substrate and moving the nozzle. When the application amount is large, rebound and mist due to an excessive application liquid increase, so that it is desirable to apply the minimum necessary application amount.
[0032]
Furthermore, in order to obtain a predetermined film thickness, the film was held at a high rotation speed of 2000 rpm for 10 seconds to scatter and remove excess coating solution on the substrate, and to obtain a uniform film thickness over the entire surface. If necessary, the number of rotations can be controlled in multiple stages to make the film thickness uniform and to scatter and remove excess coating solution on the outer peripheral portion of the substrate. In the high-speed rotation, a donut-shaped flat plate having an inner diameter of 51.0 mm and an outer diameter of 100 mm was arranged in parallel at an interval of 3 mm as a mist scattering preventing member 4 on the outer periphery of the substrate. The height of the plate disposed in the middle of the mist scattering prevention plate was set to be lower than the surface of the substrate by 0.1 mm or less, formed horizontally with the substrate. The height of the mist scattering prevention plate is desirably set to the same height as the application surface of the substrate, but in consideration of the distance to the substrate and the deviation of the substrate surface during spin coating, the height of the mist scattering prevention plate is smaller than the application surface of the substrate. It is possible to set the height within a range of 0.1 to 1 mm. Desirably, the height is set to 0.1 to 0.3 mm. Further, the mist scattering prevention plate is fixed below the outer cup 5, and an exhaust hole 6 is provided below the outer cup so that the coating liquid and the mist can be exhausted. As a result, the excess coating liquid on the substrate was received by the upper surface of the mist scattering prevention plate, and was prevented from re-adhering to the substrate.
[0033]
Next, the rotation of the substrate was stopped, and the turntable was taken out of the substrate, irradiated with ultraviolet rays, and the coating liquid was cured to form a protective film, thereby producing a magneto-optical disk.
[0034]
At this time, no swelling at the outer peripheral portion of the substrate occurred because excess coating solution was scattered and removed.
[0035]
(Example 2)
FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a coating film forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The mist scattering preventing member 4 is the same as the embodiment except that five disks having a trapezoidal cross section having an inner diameter of 56.8 mm, an outer diameter of 120 mm, and a sloped portion 8 provided at a lower portion near a diameter of 100 mm are arranged in parallel at intervals of 2 mm. A magneto-optical disk was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1.
[0036]
The height of the mist scattering prevention member was set at a position 0.2 mm lower than the substrate surface height. In the above method, by increasing the inner diameter of the mist scattering prevention plate, the excess coating liquid on the substrate could be smoothly scattered and removed without being affected by the runout accuracy and the eccentricity accuracy of the rotating shaft.
[0037]
Further, by tilting the outer peripheral portion of the mist splash prevention plate downward, the coating liquid captured on the splash prevention plate can be smoothly discharged to the lower portion of the coater cup, and the cleaning work of the splash prevention plate becomes unnecessary. Was improved.
[0038]
(Example 3)
FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a coating film forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. A magneto-optical disk was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1 except that three donut-shaped flat plates having an inner diameter of 51.0 mm and an outer diameter of 100 mm were attached at intervals of 3 mm by the turntable attaching portion 9 as the mist scattering preventing member 4. did.
[0039]
The height of the mist adhesion preventing member was set at a position 0.05 mm lower than the substrate surface height. In the above method, since the mist scattering prevention plate is connected to the turntable, the height of the mist scattering prevention member can be set without being affected by the runout accuracy and the eccentricity accuracy of the rotating shaft. The excess coating solution on the substrate could be scattered and removed smoothly.
[0040]
Furthermore, since the substrate and the mist scattering prevention member are rotated integrally, the turbulence near the outer peripheral portion of the substrate can be further suppressed. As a result, since turbulent flow due to rotation occurs only at the outer peripheral portion of the mist scattering prevention plate, the generated mist can be captured at the outer peripheral portion of the scattering prevention plate, and mist adhesion on the substrate surface can be completely prevented. did it. In addition, since the number of constituent members of the spin coater was reduced, the spin coater was easily cleaned, and the productivity was improved.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, on the outer peripheral portion of the substrate in the spin coater, a mist scattering preventing member having an inner diameter larger than the substrate and having a horizontal level with the substrate, and in parallel with the mist scattering preventing member. By providing a plurality of mist scattering prevention members, it is possible to provide a coating film forming apparatus capable of uniformly forming a coating film of an arbitrary thickness and of high quality without being restricted by the viscosity of the coating liquid.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a coating film forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view illustrating a coating film forming apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing a coating film forming apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view showing a conventional coating film forming apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view showing a conventional coating film forming apparatus.
FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view showing a conventional coating film forming apparatus.
FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view showing a conventional coating film forming apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Substrate 2 Turntable suction part 3 Turntable 4 Mist scattering prevention plate 5 Outer cup 6 Exhaust hole 7 Inner cup 8 Inclined part of mist scattering prevention plate 9 Mounting part of mist scattering prevention plate 10 Air supply hole 11 Air ejection hole

Claims (2)

基板上にスピンコート方式により有機膜を形成する塗布膜形成装置において、基板上に塗布液を供給する塗布液供給手段と、前記基板の外径よりも0.2mm以上大きな内径を有するミスト飛散防止部材を、基板の塗布膜形成面と水平な位置に配置すると共に、前記飛散防止部材と平行にミスト飛散防止部材を複数設けたことを特徴とする塗布膜形成装置。In a coating film forming apparatus for forming an organic film on a substrate by a spin coating method, a coating liquid supply means for supplying a coating liquid onto the substrate, and mist scattering prevention having an inner diameter of 0.2 mm or more larger than the outer diameter of the substrate An apparatus for forming a coating film, wherein the member is arranged at a position parallel to a surface of the substrate on which the coating film is formed, and a plurality of mist scattering prevention members are provided in parallel with the scattering prevention member. 前記ミスト飛散防止部材が前記基板の保持部材と一体化されており、前記基板と共に回転することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の塗布膜形成装置。The coating film forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mist scattering prevention member is integrated with a holding member of the substrate, and rotates together with the substrate.
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