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JP2015106647A
JP2015106647A JP2013248106A JP2013248106A JP2015106647A JP 2015106647 A JP2015106647 A JP 2015106647A JP 2013248106 A JP2013248106 A JP 2013248106A JP 2013248106 A JP2013248106 A JP 2013248106A JP 2015106647 A JP2015106647 A JP 2015106647A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a silicon wafer in which HF cleaning is included and a silicon wafer having a small amount of residual fluorine ions can be obtained.SOLUTION: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a silicon wafer including the steps of: preparing the silicon water; and cleaning the surface of silicon water. A cleaning step includes: cleaning using hydrofluoric acid; and cleaning using a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution as a wet process of the next step of cleaning using hydrofluoric acid.

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本発明は、シリコンウェーハの製造方法に関するものであり、詳しくは、HF洗浄を含む洗浄工程を経てシリコンウェーハを製造するにあたり、シリコンウェーハ表面における残留フッ素量の低減が可能なシリコンウェーハの製造方法に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a silicon wafer, and more particularly, to a method for manufacturing a silicon wafer capable of reducing the amount of residual fluorine on the surface of the silicon wafer when the silicon wafer is manufactured through a cleaning process including HF cleaning. Is.

シリコンウェーハの製造プロセスは、一般に、シリコンインゴットからのウェーハの切り出し(スライシング)、研磨やエッチング等の表面処理、洗浄工程、更にウェーハの用途に応じて必要により行われる後工程(アニール、エピタキシャル層形成等)を含む。   In general, the manufacturing process of a silicon wafer includes cutting a wafer from a silicon ingot (slicing), surface treatment such as polishing and etching, a cleaning process, and a post process (annealing, epitaxial layer formation) that is performed according to the application of the wafer. Etc.).

上記洗浄工程は、通常、SC−1洗浄、SC−2洗浄等により行われ、フッ化水素酸による洗浄(以下、「HF洗浄」ともいう。)が行われることもある(例えば特許文献1参照)。   The cleaning step is usually performed by SC-1 cleaning, SC-2 cleaning, or the like, and cleaning with hydrofluoric acid (hereinafter also referred to as “HF cleaning”) may be performed (for example, see Patent Document 1). ).

特表2009−506538号公報Special table 2009-506538

近年、シリコンウェーハの洗浄工程において、シリコンウェーハ表面の高清浄度化を実現するために、最終洗浄処理にフッ化水素酸(HF洗浄)を使用する方式が適用されている。しかし、HF洗浄後のシリコンウェーハ表面には、通常、フッ素イオン(F-)が残留している。フッ素イオンが表面に残留したシリコンウェーハを用いて半導体デバイスを製造すると、製造プロセス初期に実施されるゲート酸化膜形成処理時に、酸化膜形成異常(膜厚低下)を引き起こすおそれがある。そのため、HF洗浄を施したシリコンウェーハにおける残留フッ素イオン量を低減することが求められている。 In recent years, in a silicon wafer cleaning process, a method using hydrofluoric acid (HF cleaning) has been applied to the final cleaning process in order to achieve high cleanliness of the silicon wafer surface. However, fluorine ions (F ) usually remain on the surface of the silicon wafer after HF cleaning. When a semiconductor device is manufactured using a silicon wafer in which fluorine ions remain on the surface, an oxide film formation abnormality (thickness reduction) may occur during a gate oxide film formation process performed in the initial stage of the manufacturing process. Therefore, it is required to reduce the amount of residual fluorine ions in a silicon wafer subjected to HF cleaning.

そこで本発明の目的は、HF洗浄を含み、かつフッ素イオンの残留の少ないシリコンウェーハを得ることのできるシリコンウェーハの製造方法を提供することにある。   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a silicon wafer, which includes a HF cleaning and can obtain a silicon wafer with little residual fluorine ions.

本発明者は上記目的を達成するために鋭意検討を重ねた結果、HF洗浄後の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄(すすぎ洗い)を行うことにより、HF洗浄後のシリコンウェーハ表面に残留したフッ素イオンを高度に除去することが可能であることを新たに見出した。この点について、本発明者は以下のように推察している。
フッ素イオンF-は、電気陰性度が最も高いイオンであり、シリコンウェーハ表面で強固なイオン結合を形成しウェーハ表面に留まるが、塩酸含有水溶液によりすすぎ洗いすることで、F-の存在を抑制し、ウェーハ表面に留まっていたフッ素を中性状態のHFとして除去することができる。ただし、HF洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として、塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄以外の処理、例えば水洗や他の薬液による洗浄を行うと、シリコンウェーハ表面からフッ素イオンを高度に除去することは困難であることも、本発明者の検討の結果、明らかとなった。
本発明は、以上の知見に基づき完成された。
As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventor performed cleaning (rinsing) with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution as a wet process in the next step after HF cleaning, so that the surface of the silicon wafer after HF cleaning It was newly found that the remaining fluorine ions can be removed to a high degree. About this point, this inventor guesses as follows.
Fluorine ion F is the ion with the highest electronegativity and forms a strong ionic bond on the silicon wafer surface and stays on the wafer surface. Rinse with an aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid suppresses the presence of F −. The fluorine remaining on the wafer surface can be removed as neutral HF. However, it is difficult to remove fluorine ions from the silicon wafer surface to a high degree when wet processing of the next step of HF cleaning is performed other than cleaning with an aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid, such as cleaning with water or other chemicals. As a result of the study by the present inventor, it became clear.
The present invention has been completed based on the above findings.

即ち、上記目的は、
シリコンウェーハを準備する工程と、
前記シリコンウェーハの表面を洗浄する工程と、
を含むシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
前記洗浄工程は、
フッ化水素酸による洗浄と、
フッ化水素酸による洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄と、
を含む、シリコンウェーハの製造方法、
により達成された。
That is, the above purpose is
Preparing a silicon wafer;
Cleaning the surface of the silicon wafer;
A method for producing a silicon wafer comprising:
The washing step includes
Cleaning with hydrofluoric acid,
As a wet treatment of the next step of washing with hydrofluoric acid, washing with an aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid,
Including a method for manufacturing a silicon wafer,
Achieved by.

一態様では、上記塩酸含有水溶液は、酸成分として塩酸のみを含む水溶液である。   In one embodiment, the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution is an aqueous solution containing only hydrochloric acid as an acid component.

一態様では、上記塩酸含有水溶液は、塩酸を質量基準で0.01ppm以上含む。   In one aspect | mode, the said hydrochloric acid containing aqueous solution contains 0.01 ppm or more of hydrochloric acid on a mass basis.

一態様では、上記塩酸含有水溶液は、塩酸を質量基準で1000ppm以下含む。   In one aspect | mode, the said hydrochloric acid containing aqueous solution contains 1000 ppm or less of hydrochloric acid on a mass basis.

一態様では、上記塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄時間は、5分以下である。   In one aspect | mode, the washing | cleaning time by the said hydrochloric acid containing aqueous solution is 5 minutes or less.

一態様では、前記フッ化水素酸による洗浄の前にSC−1洗浄および水洗からなる群から選択される一種以上の洗浄を行う。   In one aspect, at least one type of cleaning selected from the group consisting of SC-1 cleaning and water cleaning is performed before the cleaning with hydrofluoric acid.

一態様では、上記塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄の後に、水洗およびオゾン水による洗浄からなる群から選択される一種以上の洗浄を行う。   In one aspect, after washing with the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution, one or more kinds of washing selected from the group consisting of washing with water and washing with ozone water are performed.

本発明によれば、HF洗浄を経ているにもかかわらずフッ素イオンの残留が少ないシリコンウェーハを提供することができる。   According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a silicon wafer with little fluorine ion residue despite HF cleaning.

本発明は、シリコンウェーハを準備する工程と、前記シリコンウェーハの表面を洗浄する工程と、を含むシリコンウェーハの製造方法に関する。本発明のシリコンウェーハの製造方法において、上記洗浄工程は、フッ化水素酸による洗浄(HF洗浄)と、フッ化水素酸による洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄と、を含む。
以下、本発明のシリコンウェーハの製造方法について、更に詳細に説明する。
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a silicon wafer, including a step of preparing a silicon wafer and a step of cleaning the surface of the silicon wafer. In the method for producing a silicon wafer of the present invention, the cleaning step includes cleaning with hydrofluoric acid (HF cleaning) and cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution as a wet process in the next step of cleaning with hydrofluoric acid.
Hereafter, the manufacturing method of the silicon wafer of this invention is demonstrated in detail.

シリコンウェーハを準備する工程
洗浄工程が施されるシリコンウェーハは、公知の方法により準備することができる。例えば、CZ法等により育成されたシリコンインゴットからのウェーハを切り出し(スライシング)、得られたシリコンウェーハを、粗研磨(ラッピング)、エッチング、研磨(ポリッシング)等の表面処理に付すことにより、洗浄工程が施されるシリコンウェーハを準備することができる。ただし本発明は、上記の方法に特に限定されるものではない。また、市販のシリコンウェーハを入手することも、シリコンウェーハを準備する工程の一態様として、本発明に包含されるものとする。
A silicon wafer subjected to a process cleaning step for preparing a silicon wafer can be prepared by a known method. For example, a cleaning process is performed by cutting out (slicing) a wafer from a silicon ingot grown by the CZ method or the like, and subjecting the obtained silicon wafer to surface treatment such as rough polishing (lapping), etching, or polishing (polishing). Can be prepared. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to the above method. In addition, obtaining a commercially available silicon wafer is also included in the present invention as one aspect of a process for preparing a silicon wafer.

洗浄工程
本発明のシリコンウェーハの製造方法における洗浄工程は、少なくとも、HF洗浄と、HF洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として行われる塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄と、を含む。ここで、フッ化水素酸による洗浄(HF洗浄)の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を含むとは、HF洗浄の後に、水、洗浄液等の液体をHF洗浄後のシリコンウェーハ表面に接触させる処理を行わずに、塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を行うことをいうものとする。このように、HF洗浄後の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を行うことにより、HF処理後にシリコンウェーハ表面に残留したフッ素イオンを高度に除去することができる。
Cleaning Step The cleaning step in the method for producing a silicon wafer of the present invention includes at least HF cleaning and cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution performed as a wet process in the next step of HF cleaning. Here, the wet process in the next step of cleaning with hydrofluoric acid (HF cleaning) includes cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution. After HF cleaning, liquids such as water and cleaning liquid are applied to the silicon wafer surface after HF cleaning. It shall mean washing with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution without performing the contact treatment. Thus, by performing cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution as a wet process in the next step after HF cleaning, fluorine ions remaining on the silicon wafer surface after HF processing can be highly removed.

(i)HF洗浄
HF洗浄は、シリコンウェーハに通常施されるHF洗浄と同様に行うことができる。例えば、弗酸濃度0.01〜5質量%程度のフッ化水素酸(HF水溶液)をシリコンウェーハ表面と接触させることにより、シリコンウェーハ表面をフッ化水素酸により洗浄することができる。シリコンウェーハ表面とフッ化水素酸との接触は、例えば、フッ化水素酸を含む液槽にシリコンウェーハを浸漬することにより行うことができる。洗浄時のフッ化水素酸は、常温であっても加熱または冷却してもよく、液温は特に限定されるものではない。なお常温とは、温度制御(加熱または冷却)がされていない状態の温度をいうものとする。シリコンウェーハとフッ化水素酸との接触時間(洗浄時間)も特に限定されるものではなく、一例として、例えば0.5〜10分程度とすることができる。なおHF洗浄によりシリコンウェーハ表層の自然酸化膜(SiO2膜)を完全に除去してもよく、一部を残してよい。自然酸化膜を完全に除去すると、ウォーターマークの発生等によりLPD(Light Point Defect)品質が低下することがあるため、HF洗浄後に自然酸化膜をわずかに(例えば膜厚0.5nm以下程度)残すことが好ましい場合もあるが、本発明では、特に限定されるものではない。自然酸化膜が残留しているシリコンウェーハ表面は親水性が高いためフッ素イオンがより残留しやすい傾向があるが、そのような場合であっても本発明によれば、後述のアンモニア系洗浄液による洗浄によりフッ素イオンを除去し、残留フッ素イオンの少ないシリコンウェーハを提供することができる。
(I) HF cleaning HF cleaning can be performed in the same manner as HF cleaning that is normally performed on silicon wafers. For example, the silicon wafer surface can be cleaned with hydrofluoric acid by bringing hydrofluoric acid (HF aqueous solution) having a hydrofluoric acid concentration of about 0.01 to 5% by mass into contact with the silicon wafer surface. The contact between the silicon wafer surface and hydrofluoric acid can be performed, for example, by immersing the silicon wafer in a liquid bath containing hydrofluoric acid. Hydrofluoric acid at the time of washing may be at room temperature or heated or cooled, and the liquid temperature is not particularly limited. The normal temperature refers to a temperature in which temperature control (heating or cooling) is not performed. The contact time (cleaning time) between the silicon wafer and hydrofluoric acid is not particularly limited, and can be, for example, about 0.5 to 10 minutes. The natural oxide film (SiO 2 film) on the surface layer of the silicon wafer may be completely removed by HF cleaning, or a part thereof may be left. If the natural oxide film is completely removed, the quality of the LPD (Light Point Defect) may deteriorate due to the generation of a watermark, etc., so that the natural oxide film remains slightly after the HF cleaning (for example, about 0.5 nm or less). In some cases, the present invention is not particularly limited. Although the surface of the silicon wafer where the natural oxide film remains is highly hydrophilic, fluorine ions tend to remain more easily. Even in such a case, according to the present invention, cleaning with an ammonia-based cleaning liquid described later is performed. By removing fluorine ions, a silicon wafer with little residual fluorine ions can be provided.

(ii)塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄
本発明のシリコンウェーハの製造方法では、上記HF洗浄が施されたシリコンウェーハに、HF洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として、塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を施す。これにより、HF洗浄後のシリコンウェーハ表面に残留したフッ素イオンを高度に除去し、残留フッ素イオン量の少ないシリコンウェーハを提供することが可能となる。
(Ii) Cleaning with hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution In the method for producing a silicon wafer according to the present invention, the silicon wafer subjected to the HF cleaning is cleaned with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution as a wet process in the next step of HF cleaning. As a result, it is possible to highly remove fluorine ions remaining on the surface of the silicon wafer after HF cleaning and provide a silicon wafer with a small amount of residual fluorine ions.

上記洗浄に用いる塩酸含有水溶液は、塩酸HClの濃度が、質量基準で0.001ppm以上であることが好ましく、シリコンウェーハ表面からフッ素イオンをより効率的に除去する観点からは、0.01ppm以上であることが好ましい。塩酸濃度が高いほど、フッ素イオンの除去効率の点からは好ましいが、塩酸濃度が高いほど、塩素イオンCl-が、ウェーハ表面に付着していた金属イオンや水溶液中に含まれていた金属イオンと塩を形成することにより、ウェーハ表面のパーティクル発生頻度が高まる。一般に、塩素イオン濃度が1×1011atoms/cm2以上になるとパーティクル発生頻度が高まるため、塩酸濃度は、系内の塩素イオン濃度が1×1011atoms/cm2以上にならないように設定することが好ましい。この点から、上記塩酸含有水溶液の塩酸濃度は、質量基準で1000ppm以下とすることが好ましい。ただし、キレート剤の使用による金属イオンの除去等の手段により系内の金属イオン量を低減することができれば、塩酸濃度が1000ppmを超える塩酸含有水溶液の使用も可能である。この点から、上記塩酸含有水溶液の塩酸濃度は、例えば3000ppm以下であっても、2000ppm以下であってもよい。 The hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution used for the cleaning preferably has a hydrochloric acid HCl concentration of 0.001 ppm or more on a mass basis, and from the viewpoint of more efficiently removing fluorine ions from the silicon wafer surface, the concentration is 0.01 ppm or more. Preferably there is. Higher concentration of hydrochloric acid is high, is preferable from the viewpoint of removal efficiency of fluoride ions, the higher the concentration of hydrochloric acid, chlorine ions Cl - is a metal ion contained in the metal ion and the aqueous solution adhering to the wafer surface By forming the salt, the frequency of particle generation on the wafer surface is increased. In general, when the chlorine ion concentration becomes 1 × 10 11 atoms / cm 2 or more, the frequency of particle generation increases. Therefore, the hydrochloric acid concentration is set so that the chlorine ion concentration in the system does not become 1 × 10 11 atoms / cm 2 or more. It is preferable. From this point, the hydrochloric acid concentration of the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution is preferably 1000 ppm or less on a mass basis. However, if the amount of metal ions in the system can be reduced by means such as removal of metal ions by using a chelating agent, it is possible to use a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution having a hydrochloric acid concentration exceeding 1000 ppm. From this point, the hydrochloric acid concentration of the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution may be, for example, 3000 ppm or less or 2000 ppm or less.

上記塩酸含有水溶液には、塩酸以外の酸成分が共存していてもよく、共存していなくてもよい。塩酸以外の酸が共存する酸性溶液では、
・共存する酸が、ウェーハ表面に留まっていたフッ素イオンと酸性溶液に含まれていた酸により生成されたHFとともに、シリコンウェーハ表面をエッチングし面荒れを起こす;
・共存する酸がシリコンウェーハ表面に強固に付着してしまう;
・共存する酸が酸化力が強いものであると配管部材等の腐食の原因となる;
といった現象が発生する場合がある。これに対し、酸成分として塩酸のみを含む酸性水溶液であれば、上記現象の発生なく、HF洗浄後にシリコンウェーハ表面に残留したフッ素イオンを除去することが可能となる。したがって上記塩酸含有水溶液は、酸成分として塩酸のみを含む水溶液であることが好ましい。また、上記塩酸含有水溶液には、酸成分以外の成分も含まれていてもよい。そのような成分としては、例えば非イオン性界面活性剤、増粘剤(水溶性高分子)等の、塩酸とフッ素イオンとのHF生成反応を妨げない成分が好ましい。
In the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution, an acid component other than hydrochloric acid may or may not coexist. In acidic solutions where acids other than hydrochloric acid coexist,
The coexisting acid etches the surface of the silicon wafer together with the fluorine ions remaining on the wafer surface and the HF generated by the acid contained in the acidic solution to cause surface roughness;
-The coexisting acid adheres firmly to the silicon wafer surface;
-If the coexisting acid has strong oxidizing power, it may cause corrosion of piping members, etc .;
Such a phenomenon may occur. In contrast, an acidic aqueous solution containing only hydrochloric acid as an acid component can remove fluorine ions remaining on the surface of the silicon wafer after HF cleaning without the above phenomenon. Therefore, the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution is preferably an aqueous solution containing only hydrochloric acid as an acid component. The hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution may also contain components other than the acid component. As such a component, a component that does not interfere with the HF generation reaction between hydrochloric acid and fluoride ions, such as a nonionic surfactant and a thickener (water-soluble polymer), is preferable.

HF洗浄と同様、上記塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄は、例えば、上記塩酸含有水溶液をシリコンウェーハ表面と接触させることによって行うことができる。シリコンウェーハ表面と上記塩酸含有水溶液との接触は、例えば、上記塩酸含有水溶液を含む液槽にシリコンウェーハを浸漬することにより行うことができる。洗浄時の塩酸含有水溶液は、常温であっても加熱または冷却してもよく、液温は特に限定されるものではない。シリコンウェーハと上記塩酸含有水溶液との接触時間(洗浄時間)は、例えば5分以下であることが好ましく、フッ素イオンを効率的に除去する観点からは、2分以上であることが好ましい。   As with the HF cleaning, the cleaning with the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution can be performed, for example, by bringing the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution into contact with the silicon wafer surface. The contact between the silicon wafer surface and the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution can be performed, for example, by immersing the silicon wafer in a liquid bath containing the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution. The hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution at the time of washing may be heated or cooled at room temperature, and the liquid temperature is not particularly limited. The contact time (cleaning time) between the silicon wafer and the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution is preferably 5 minutes or less, for example, and preferably 2 minutes or more from the viewpoint of efficiently removing fluorine ions.

(iii)任意の洗浄
本発明のシリコンウェーハの洗浄工程は、上述のHF洗浄と、HF洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として行われる塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を必須の洗浄処理として含むが、これら必須の洗浄処理の前後に、他の洗浄処理を行うこともできる。他の洗浄処理としては、半導体基板の洗浄処理として従来公知の各種洗浄処理、例えば、SC−1洗浄、オゾン水による洗浄、水洗等の1つ以上を行うことができる。ここでSC−1洗浄とは、アンモニア水/H22/H2Oが混合されたSC1液による洗浄処理をいうものとする。SC1液は、常温であっても加熱または冷却されていてもよい。また、洗浄に用いるオゾン水のオゾン濃度は、質量基準で2〜20ppm程度とすることが好適である。水洗に用いる水およびオゾン水は、常温であっても、加熱または冷却してもよい。処理時間は、特に限定されるものではない。上記塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄の後に任意に行う洗浄処理としては、水洗およびオゾン水による洗浄のいずれかまたは両方の洗浄が好ましい。また、HF洗浄前に任意に行う洗浄処理としては、表面に存在するパーティクル成分除去の点から、SC−1洗浄および水洗のいずれかまたは両方が好ましい。
(Iii) Arbitrary cleaning The silicon wafer cleaning process of the present invention includes the above-described HF cleaning and cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution performed as a wet process in the next process of HF cleaning as essential cleaning processes. Other cleaning processes can be performed before and after the cleaning process. As another cleaning process, one or more of various conventionally known cleaning processes such as SC-1 cleaning, cleaning with ozone water, and water cleaning can be performed as the semiconductor substrate cleaning process. Here, the SC-1 cleaning refers to a cleaning process using an SC1 solution in which ammonia water / H 2 O 2 / H 2 O is mixed. The SC1 solution may be at room temperature or heated or cooled. The ozone concentration of ozone water used for cleaning is preferably about 2 to 20 ppm on a mass basis. Water used for washing and ozone water may be heated or cooled at room temperature. The processing time is not particularly limited. As the washing treatment optionally performed after washing with the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution, either or both of washing with water and washing with ozone water are preferable. In addition, as the cleaning treatment that is optionally performed before HF cleaning, either or both of SC-1 cleaning and water cleaning are preferable from the viewpoint of removing particle components present on the surface.

洗浄処理後のシリコンウェーハは、任意に乾燥等の後処理に付すことができ、また必要に応じてアニール等の用途に応じた後工程に付すことができる。   The silicon wafer after the cleaning treatment can be optionally subjected to a post-treatment such as drying, and can be subjected to a post-process corresponding to the application such as annealing as necessary.

以上説明した本発明のシリコンウェーハの製造方法によれば、HF洗浄後の残留フッ素イオン量の少ないシリコンウェーハを提供することができる。   According to the method for producing a silicon wafer of the present invention described above, a silicon wafer having a small amount of residual fluorine ions after HF cleaning can be provided.

以下、本発明を実施例に基づき更に説明する。ただし、本発明は実施例に示す態様に限定されるものではない。また、以下に記載の「ppm」、「%」は、いずれも質量基準である。また、特記しない限り、各操作は温度制御せず室温(約25℃)で実施した。以下に記載の常温とは、室温下に置かれていたことを意味する。また、以下に記載の塩酸含有水溶液としては、酸成分として塩酸のみを添加した水溶液を用いた。   Hereinafter, the present invention will be further described based on examples. However, this invention is not limited to the aspect shown in the Example. Further, “ppm” and “%” described below are based on mass. Unless otherwise specified, each operation was performed at room temperature (about 25 ° C.) without temperature control. The normal temperature described below means being placed at room temperature. Moreover, as the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution described below, an aqueous solution in which only hydrochloric acid was added as an acid component was used.

[実施例1]
1.第一段階(SC−1洗浄)
仕上研磨を施した後のシリコンウェーハ(直径:300mm)を準備した。準備したシリコンウェーハを、60℃の29質量%アンモニア水:30質量%H22:H2O = 0.5:1:10(体積比)で調合した溶液にて4分間間洗浄した。
2・第二段階(水洗)
第一段階の処理を行ったシリコンウェーハを、常温の超純水にて4分間、連続注水方式でリンス処理を行った。
3.第三段階(HF洗浄)
第二段階の処理を行ったシリコンウェーハを、常温の0.05質量%HF溶液(フッ化水素酸)に4分間浸漬し、HF洗浄を行った。
4.第四段階(塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄)
第三段階の処理を行ったシリコンウェーハを、他の湿式処理を行うことなく直ちに、塩酸濃度が質量基準で0.005ppmの常温の塩酸含有水溶液に4分間浸漬し、洗浄処理を行った。
5.第五段階(水洗)
第一段階の処理を行ったシリコンウェーハを、常温の超純水にて4分間、連続注水方式でリンス処理を行った。
[Example 1]
1. First stage (SC-1 cleaning)
A silicon wafer (diameter: 300 mm) after finishing polishing was prepared. The prepared silicon wafer was washed for 4 minutes with a solution prepared by 29% by mass ammonia water at 60 ° C .: 30% by mass H 2 O 2 : H 2 O = 0.5: 1: 10 (volume ratio).
2. Second stage (washing with water)
The silicon wafer subjected to the first stage treatment was rinsed by continuous water injection for 4 minutes with ultrapure water at room temperature.
3. Third stage (HF cleaning)
The silicon wafer subjected to the second stage treatment was immersed in a 0.05 mass% HF solution (hydrofluoric acid) at room temperature for 4 minutes to perform HF cleaning.
4). Fourth stage (cleaning with hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution)
The silicon wafer subjected to the third stage treatment was immediately immersed in a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution having a hydrochloric acid concentration of 0.005 ppm on a mass basis for 4 minutes without performing another wet treatment, and was subjected to a washing treatment.
5. 5th stage (washing)
The silicon wafer subjected to the first stage treatment was rinsed by continuous water injection for 4 minutes with ultrapure water at room temperature.

[実施例2]
第四段階において用いる塩酸含有水溶液を、塩酸濃度0.01ppmの塩酸含有水溶液に変更した点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Example 2]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was performed except that the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution used in the fourth stage was changed to a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution having a hydrochloric acid concentration of 0.01 ppm.

[実施例3]
第四段階において用いる塩酸含有水溶液を、塩酸濃度1ppmの塩酸含有水溶液に変更した点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Example 3]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was performed except that the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution used in the fourth stage was changed to a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution having a hydrochloric acid concentration of 1 ppm.

[実施例4]
第四段階において用いる塩酸含有水溶液を、塩酸濃度1000ppmの塩酸含有水溶液に変更した点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Example 4]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was performed, except that the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution used in the fourth stage was changed to a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution having a hydrochloric acid concentration of 1000 ppm.

[実施例5]
第四段階において用いる塩酸含有水溶液を、塩酸濃度2000ppmの塩酸含有水溶液に変更した点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Example 5]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was performed except that the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution used in the fourth stage was changed to a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution having a hydrochloric acid concentration of 2000 ppm.

[比較例1]
第四段階の塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を実施しなかった点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Comparative Example 1]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was performed, except that the fourth stage hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution was not washed.

[比較例2]
第四段階の塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を、オゾン濃度10ppmのオゾン水にて4分間、連続供給方式で行う洗浄処理に変更した点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Comparative Example 2]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was carried out except that the washing with the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution in the fourth stage was changed to a washing treatment performed by ozone water having an ozone concentration of 10 ppm for 4 minutes by a continuous supply method.

[比較例3]
第三段階のHF洗浄と第四段階の塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄との間に、常温の超純水にて4分間、連続注水方式でリンス処理を行った点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Comparative Example 3]
The same treatment as in Example 1 except that the rinsing treatment was performed by continuous water injection for 4 minutes with ultrapure water at room temperature between the third stage HF washing and the fourth stage washing with hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution. Carried out.

[比較例4]
第三段階のHF洗浄と第四段階の塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄との間に、オゾン濃度10ppmのオゾン水にて4分間、連続供給方式で洗浄処理を行った点以外、実施例1と同様の処理を実施した。
[Comparative Example 4]
The same as in Example 1 except that the cleaning process was performed in a continuous supply system for 4 minutes with ozone water having an ozone concentration of 10 ppm between the third stage HF cleaning and the fourth stage hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution. Processing was carried out.

<評価方法>
1.フッ素イオン(F-)濃度、塩素イオン(Cl-)濃度の測定
洗浄後のシリコンウェーハ表面に存在するフッ素イオン濃度および塩素イオン濃度を、イオンクロマトグラフ法により測定した。
2.ヘイズ値の測定
ヘイズ値は、洗浄後のシリコンウェーハ表面をパーティクルカウンター(KLA-Tencor社製SP−2)により測定し、DWOモードで得られる値により確認した。
<Evaluation method>
1. Measurement of Fluorine Ion (F ) Concentration and Chlorine Ion (Cl ) Concentration The fluorine ion concentration and the chlorine ion concentration present on the cleaned silicon wafer surface were measured by ion chromatography.
2. Measurement of haze value The haze value was confirmed by measuring the surface of the cleaned silicon wafer with a particle counter (SP-2 manufactured by KLA-Tencor) and checking the value obtained in the DWO mode.

以上の結果を、表1に示す。   The results are shown in Table 1.

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表1に示すように、HF洗浄後の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を行った実施例1〜5では、HF処理後の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を行わず水洗を行った比較例1と比べて、フッ素イオン濃度が低減された。
また、HF洗浄後に塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄に代えてオゾン水による洗浄を行った比較例2では、オゾン水による洗浄を行わなかった比較例1よりも高いフッ素イオン濃度が確認された。
一方、HF洗浄と塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄との間に、他の湿式処理を行った比較例3、4(比較例3;水洗、比較例4;オゾン水による洗浄)では、実施例1〜5のようにシリコンウェーハ表面からフッ素イオンを高度に除去することはできなかった。
以上の結果から、HF洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄を行うことで、HF処理後にシリコンウェーハ表面に残留したフッ素イオンを高度に除去できることが確認された。
また、実施例1〜5では、比較例と比べてヘイズの値は同程度以下であったことから、表面を大きく荒らすことなく、HF処理後にシリコンウェーハ表面に残留したフッ素イオンを効率的に除去できることも確認された。
更に、実施例同士の対比から、フッ素イオンをより効率的に除去する観点からは、塩酸を質量基準で0.01ppm以上含む塩酸含有水溶液を用いることが好ましいこと(実施例2〜5)、およびシリコンウェーハ表面の残留塩素イオン量低減の観点からは、塩酸を質量基準で1000ppm以下含む塩酸含有水溶液を用いることが好ましいこと(実施例1〜4)も確認できる。
As shown in Table 1, in Examples 1 to 5 in which cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution was performed as a wet process in the next step after HF cleaning, cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution was not performed as a wet processing in the next step after HF processing. Compared with the comparative example 1 which washed with water, the fluorine ion concentration was reduced.
Further, in Comparative Example 2 in which cleaning with ozone water was performed instead of cleaning with a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution after HF cleaning, a higher fluorine ion concentration was confirmed than in Comparative Example 1 in which cleaning with ozone water was not performed.
On the other hand, in Comparative Examples 3 and 4 (Comparative Example 3; water washing, Comparative Example 4; washing with ozone water) in which another wet treatment was performed between the HF cleaning and the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution, Examples 1 to 5 Thus, fluorine ions could not be removed from the silicon wafer surface to a high degree.
From the above results, it was confirmed that fluorine ions remaining on the surface of the silicon wafer after HF treatment can be highly removed by washing with an aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid as a wet treatment in the next step of HF cleaning.
Moreover, in Examples 1-5, since the value of haze was comparable or less compared with a comparative example, the fluorine ion which remained on the silicon wafer surface after HF processing was removed efficiently, without greatly roughening the surface. It was also confirmed that it was possible.
Furthermore, it is preferable to use a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution containing 0.01 ppm or more of hydrochloric acid on a mass basis from the viewpoint of more efficiently removing fluorine ions from the comparison between Examples (Examples 2 to 5), and From the viewpoint of reducing the amount of residual chlorine ions on the silicon wafer surface, it can also be confirmed that it is preferable to use a hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution containing 1000 ppm or less of hydrochloric acid on a mass basis (Examples 1 to 4).

本発明は、半導体基板の製造分野において有用である。   The present invention is useful in the field of manufacturing semiconductor substrates.

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シリコンウェーハを準備する工程と、
前記シリコンウェーハの表面を洗浄する工程と、
を含むシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
前記洗浄工程は、
フッ化水素酸による洗浄と、
フッ化水素酸による洗浄の次工程の湿式処理として塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄と、
を含む、シリコンウェーハの製造方法。
Preparing a silicon wafer;
Cleaning the surface of the silicon wafer;
A method for producing a silicon wafer comprising:
The washing step includes
Cleaning with hydrofluoric acid,
As a wet treatment of the next step of washing with hydrofluoric acid, washing with an aqueous solution containing hydrochloric acid,
A method for manufacturing a silicon wafer.
前記塩酸含有水溶液は、酸成分として塩酸のみを含む水溶液である請求項1に記載のシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 The method for producing a silicon wafer according to claim 1, wherein the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution is an aqueous solution containing only hydrochloric acid as an acid component. 前記塩酸含有水溶液は、塩酸を質量基準で0.01ppm以上含む請求項1または2に記載のシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 The method for producing a silicon wafer according to claim 1, wherein the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution contains 0.01 ppm or more of hydrochloric acid on a mass basis. 前記塩酸含有水溶液は、塩酸を質量基準で1000ppm以下含む請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載のシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 The method for producing a silicon wafer according to claim 1, wherein the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution contains 1000 ppm or less of hydrochloric acid on a mass basis. 前記塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄時間は、5分以下である請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載のシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 The method for producing a silicon wafer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cleaning time with the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution is 5 minutes or less. 前記フッ化水素酸による洗浄の前にSC−1洗浄および水洗からなる群から選択される一種以上の洗浄を行う請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載のシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 The method for producing a silicon wafer according to claim 1, wherein at least one cleaning selected from the group consisting of SC-1 cleaning and water cleaning is performed before the cleaning with hydrofluoric acid. 前記塩酸含有水溶液による洗浄の後に、水洗およびオゾン水による洗浄からなる群から選択される一種以上の洗浄を行う請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載のシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 The method for manufacturing a silicon wafer according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein after the cleaning with the hydrochloric acid-containing aqueous solution, at least one cleaning selected from the group consisting of cleaning with water and cleaning with ozone water is performed.
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