JP2021534328A - 薄膜形成装置およびこれを用いた薄膜形成方法 - Google Patents
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- 薄膜形成装置において、
反応空間を提供する工程チャンバと、
前記工程チャンバの内部に設けられ、基板を支持する基板支持部と、
前記工程チャンバの上部を覆うチャンバリッドと、
前記チャンバリッドの下面に設けられ、工程ガスを前記基板に注入するガス注入モジュールと、を備え、
前記反応空間は、
前記基板にシリコン薄膜を形成する第1空間と、
プラズマを用いて前記シリコン薄膜が形成された前記基板の表面を処理する第2空間と、を含み、
前記基板は、前記基板支持部の回転によって前記第1空間と前記第2空間を移動することを特徴とする薄膜形成装置。 - 前記第1空間は、
化学気相蒸着(CVD)、原子層蒸着(ALD)、または選択的エピタキシャル成長(Selectively Epitaxial Growth)によって前記基板にシリコン薄膜を形成するシリコン形成領域であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜形成装置。 - 前記シリコン薄膜は、
非晶質シリコン薄膜、結晶質シリコン薄膜、または単結晶シリコン薄膜であることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の薄膜形成装置。 - 前記第2空間は、
前記基板に形成された前記シリコン薄膜を不活性ガスのプラズマに露出させて、前記シリコン薄膜内部の不純物を除去するか、前記シリコン薄膜のグレインサイズを均一化するプラズマ処理領域であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜形成装置。 - 前記ガス注入モジュールは、
前記第1空間で前記基板にソースガスを注入するソースガス注入部と、
前記第2空間で前記基板にプラズマガスを注入するプラズマガス注入部と、
前記第1空間と前記第2空間との間にパージガスを注入するパージガス注入部とを備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜形成装置。 - 前記第1空間で前記基板に反応ガスを注入する反応ガス注入部をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の薄膜形成装置。
- 前記シリコン薄膜は、
1〜20Åの厚さを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜形成装置。 - 前記ソースガス注入部は、
複数のソースガス注入器を含み、
前記複数のソースガス注入器は、同一のソースガス、または互いに異なるソースガスを注入することを特徴とする請求項5に記載の薄膜形成装置。 - 工程チャンバ内の第1空間で基板上にシリコンソースガスを供給してシリコン薄膜を形成するシリコン薄膜形成ステップと、
第1パージガスを供給する第1パージガス供給ステップと、
前記工程チャンバ内の第2空間で前記シリコン薄膜内の不純物を除去するか、シリコン薄膜の結晶のグレインサイズを均一化するために、前記シリコン薄膜の表面をプラズマを用いて処理するプラズマ表面処理ステップと、
第2パージガスを供給する第2パージガス供給ステップと、を含むことを特徴とする薄膜形成方法。 - 前記シリコン薄膜形成ステップは、
非晶質シリコン薄膜を形成するか、結晶質シリコン薄膜を形成するか、単結晶シリコンを成長させるステップのいずれか1つであることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の薄膜形成方法。 - 前記シリコン薄膜形成ステップは、
化学気相蒸着(CVD)、原子層蒸着(ALD)、または選択的エピタキシャル成長(Selectively Epitaxial Growth)によって前記基板にシリコン薄膜を形成するステップであることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の薄膜形成方法。 - 前記プラズマ表面処理ステップは、
前記シリコン薄膜を水素(H2)、窒素(N2)、アルゴン(Ar)、および不活性ガスの少なくとも1つ以上のガスのプラズマに露出させて、前記シリコン薄膜の表面を処理するステップであることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の薄膜形成方法。 - 前記基板に形成されたシリコン薄膜の厚さを確認する薄膜厚さ確認ステップをさらに含み、
所望の厚さのシリコン薄膜が形成されるまで前記シリコン薄膜形成ステップから前記第2パージガス供給ステップを繰り返すことを特徴とする請求項9に記載の薄膜形成方法。 - 工程チャンバ内の第2空間で基板上に形成された自然酸化膜や前記基板の表面に含まれた不純物を除去するために、プラズマを用いて基板の表面を処理するプラズマ前処理ステップと、
第2パージガスを供給する第2パージガス供給ステップと、
前記工程チャンバ内の第1空間で前記基板上にシリコンソースガスを供給してシリコン薄膜を形成するシリコン薄膜形成ステップと、
第1パージガスを供給する第1パージガス供給ステップと、
前記工程チャンバ内の第2空間で前記シリコン薄膜内の不純物を除去するか、シリコン薄膜の結晶のグレインサイズを均一化するために、前記シリコン薄膜の表面をプラズマを用いて処理するプラズマ表面処理ステップと、
第2パージガスを供給する第2パージガス供給ステップと、を含むことを特徴とする薄膜形成方法。 - 前記基板に形成されたシリコン薄膜の厚さを確認する薄膜厚さ確認ステップをさらに含み、
所望の厚さのシリコン薄膜が形成されるまで前記シリコン薄膜形成ステップから前記第2パージガス供給ステップを繰り返すことを特徴とする請求項14に記載の薄膜形成方法。 - 前記反応空間は、
前記第1空間と前記第2空間との間にパージガスを注入して、基板の上部に残っているソースガスを除去する領域である第1パージ空間と、
前記第2空間と前記第1空間との間にパージガスを注入して、基板の上部に残っているプラズマガスを除去する領域である第2パージ空間と、をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の薄膜形成装置。 - 前記第1空間、前記第1パージ空間、前記第2空間、および前記第2パージ空間は、物理的にまたは時間的に分離された空間であることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の薄膜形成装置。
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