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Description
シリコン基板の上に絶縁膜を形成する方法であって、前記絶縁膜は金属シリケート膜を含んでなり、前記方法は、
前記シリコン基板の表層部を酸化してシリコン酸化膜を形成する第1の工程と、
前記シリコン酸化膜の表面に金属イオンを含まない希ガスイオンを照射して前記シリコン酸化膜の前記シリコン基板には到達しない表層部をSi−O結合の切断された結合欠陥が生じている反応促進層とする第2の工程と、
非酸化性雰囲気中において前記反応促進層の上に金属膜を堆積する第3の工程と、
前記金属膜を酸化すると共に前記金属膜から前記シリコン酸化膜へと金属を拡散させ金属シリケート膜を形成する第4の工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする絶縁膜の形成方法が提供される。
また、本発明によれば、上記の目的を達成するものとして、
シリコン基板の上に絶縁膜を形成する方法であって、前記絶縁膜は金属シリケート膜を含んでなり、前記方法は、
前記シリコン基板の表層部を酸化してシリコン酸化膜を形成する第1の工程と、
前記シリコン酸化膜の表面に金属イオンを含まない希ガスイオンまたは窒素若しくは酸素若しくはそれらの化合物のイオンを、2eV以上20eV以下の入射エネルギーで照射して、前記シリコン酸化膜の前記シリコン基板には到達しない表層部をSi−O結合の切断された結合欠陥が生じている反応促進層とする第2の工程と、
非酸化性雰囲気中において前記反応促進層の上に金属膜を堆積する第3の工程と、
前記金属膜を酸化すると共に前記金属膜から前記シリコン酸化膜へと金属を拡散させ金属シリケート膜を形成する第4の工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする絶縁膜の形成方法が提供される。
本発明の第1の実施例として、初期膜厚1.8nmのSiO2膜102の表面にイオン照射工程で窒素プラズマを照射して、SiO2膜102の表層部を反応促進層104とした例を示す。本実施例では、イオン照射工程で、図2のデータを取得した装置であるところの表面波干渉プラズマ処理装置を使用した。
本発明の第2の実施例として、初期膜厚1.4nmのSiO2膜102の表面にイオン照射工程で窒素プラズマを照射して、SiO2膜102の表層部を反応促進層104とした例を示す。本実施例では、イオン照射工程で、図2のデータを取得した装置であるところの表面波干渉プラズマ処理装置を使用した。
本発明の第3の実施例として、初期膜厚1.8nmのSiO2膜102の表面にイオン照射工程でNeプラズマを照射して、SiO2膜102の表層部を反応促進層104とした例を示す。本実施例では、イオン照射工程で、図2のデータを取得した装置であるところの表面波干渉プラズマ処理装置を使用した。
本発明の第4の実施例として、初期膜厚1.4nmのSiO2膜102の表面にイオン照射工程でNeプラズマを照射して、SiO2膜102の表層部を反応促進層104とした例を示す。本実施例では、イオン照射工程で、図2のデータを取得した装置であるところの表面波干渉プラズマ処理装置を使用した。
本発明の第5の実施例として、初期膜厚1.8nmのSiO2膜102の表面にイオン照射工程でArプラズマを照射して、SiO2膜102の表層部を反応促進層104とした例を示す。本実施例では、イオン照射工程で、図2のデータを取得した装置であるところの表面波干渉プラズマ処理装置を使用した。
102 SiO2膜
103 イオン
104 反応促進層
105 金属Hf膜
106 HfSiOx膜
107 HfSiO2膜
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- シリコン基板の上に絶縁膜を形成する方法であって、前記絶縁膜は金属シリケート膜を含んでなり、前記方法は、
前記シリコン基板の表層部を酸化してシリコン酸化膜を形成する第1の工程と、
前記シリコン酸化膜の表面に金属イオンを含まない希ガスイオンを照射して前記シリコン酸化膜の前記シリコン基板には到達しない表層部をSi−O結合の切断された結合欠陥が生じている反応促進層とする第2の工程と、
非酸化性雰囲気中において前記反応促進層の上に金属膜を堆積する第3の工程と、
前記金属膜を酸化すると共に前記金属膜から前記シリコン酸化膜へと金属を拡散させ金属シリケート膜を形成する第4の工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする絶縁膜の形成方法。 - 前記第4の工程の後、更に前記金属シリケート膜を窒化する第5の工程を有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- 前記第5の工程の窒化はラジカル窒化によりなされることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- 前記イオンの入射エネルギーは、2eV以上且つ20eV以下であることを特徴とする、請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- 前記イオンは希ガスイオンまたは窒素、酸素もしくはそれらの化合物のイオンであることを特徴とする、請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- 前記第3の工程はスパッタによりなされることを特徴とする、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- 前記第2の工程により、前記反応促進層が金属シリケート膜とされることを特徴とする、請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- 前記第4の工程の酸化はラジカル酸化によりなされることを特徴とする、請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- 前記反応促進層の形成は表面波干渉プラズマにより行うことを特徴とする、請求項1〜8のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁膜の形成方法。
- シリコン基板の上に絶縁膜を形成する方法であって、前記絶縁膜は金属シリケート膜を含んでなり、前記方法は、
前記シリコン基板の表層部を酸化してシリコン酸化膜を形成する第1の工程と、
前記シリコン酸化膜の表面に金属イオンを含まない希ガスイオンまたは窒素若しくは酸素若しくはそれらの化合物のイオンを、2eV以上20eV以下の入射エネルギーで照射して、前記シリコン酸化膜の前記シリコン基板には到達しない表層部をSi−O結合の切断された結合欠陥が生じている反応促進層とする第2の工程と、
非酸化性雰囲気中において前記反応促進層の上に金属膜を堆積する第3の工程と、
前記金属膜を酸化すると共に前記金属膜から前記シリコン酸化膜へと金属を拡散させ金属シリケート膜を形成する第4の工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする絶縁膜の形成方法。
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