JP6091023B2 - Nickel thin film on Si substrate by chemical vapor deposition and method for producing Ni silicide thin film on Si substrate - Google Patents
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本発明は、化学蒸着法(化学気相蒸着法(CVD法)、原子層蒸着法(ALD法))により、Si基板に直接、高品位のニッケル薄膜を製造するための方法に関する。また、このニッケル薄膜をシリサイド化してNiシリサイド薄膜を製造する方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-quality nickel thin film directly on a Si substrate by chemical vapor deposition (chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD)). The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a Ni silicide thin film by siliciding the nickel thin film.
近年、MOSFET等の半導体デバイスにおける電極材料の低抵抗化を図るため、ニッケル薄膜をシリサイド化したニッケルシリサイド膜(NiSi)の適用が検討されている。このNiSi膜の形成方法としては、Si基板上にNi薄膜を形成し、これを熱処理することでSi基板からSiを拡散させてシリサイド化してNiSiを生成するのが一般的である。 In recent years, in order to reduce the resistance of an electrode material in a semiconductor device such as a MOSFET, application of a nickel silicide film (NiSi) obtained by siliciding a nickel thin film has been studied. In general, the NiSi film is formed by forming a Ni thin film on a Si substrate and heat-treating it to diffuse Si from the Si substrate to form a silicide to form NiSi.
上記のように、Si基板にNiSi薄膜を製造するためのNi薄膜の製造方法としては、スパッタリング法等の物理蒸着法(PVD)の適用例がこれまで多かったが、化学気相蒸着法(CVD法)や原子層蒸着法(ALD法)等の化学蒸着法の適用が着目されるようになっている。近年、半導体デバイスの3次元集積化が進んでおり、そこで用いられる電極も立体構造となってきている。そして、PVD法では立体構造の薄膜形成は困難であることから、段差被覆能に優れる化学蒸着法の適用が好ましいとされている。 As described above, as a manufacturing method of the Ni thin film for manufacturing the NiSi thin film on the Si substrate, there have been many examples of physical vapor deposition (PVD) such as sputtering, but chemical vapor deposition (CVD) Method) and chemical vapor deposition methods such as atomic layer vapor deposition (ALD method) have attracted attention. In recent years, three-dimensional integration of semiconductor devices has progressed, and the electrodes used therein have also become three-dimensional structures. And since it is difficult to form a three-dimensional thin film by the PVD method, it is considered preferable to apply a chemical vapor deposition method having excellent step coverage.
化学蒸着によりSi基板上にNi膜を形成する方法としては、例えば、プリカーサ(原料化合物)としてニッケルアミジネートを用い、反応ガスとしてNH3を適用する方法を基本としたものが知られている(特許文献1)。但し、ニッケルアミジネートを適用して生成されるNi膜は、原料物質由来の窒素(N)や反応ガスであるNH3由来のNが膜中に取り込まれるため、膜中で窒化ニッケル(NiNx)が生成する。このような不純物は電極の低抵抗化の阻害要因となるが、特許文献1においては成膜後に熱処理を行いNを除去することとしている。以上のNi薄膜の成膜及び高純度化プロセスは、最終的にはN成分のない高純度で低抵抗のNi薄膜を形成することができる。そして、Si基板上に係る高純度のNi薄膜を形成することでNiSi膜の製造も可能となる。 As a method for forming a Ni film on a Si substrate by chemical vapor deposition, for example, a method based on a method using nickel amidinate as a precursor (raw material compound) and NH 3 as a reaction gas is known. (Patent Document 1). However, in the Ni film formed by applying nickel amidinate, nitrogen (N) derived from the raw material and N derived from NH 3 which is the reaction gas are taken into the film, so that nickel nitride (NiNx) is incorporated in the film. ) Is generated. Such an impurity becomes an obstacle to lowering the resistance of the electrode. However, in Patent Document 1, N is removed by heat treatment after film formation. The above-described Ni thin film formation and purification process can finally form a high-purity, low-resistance Ni thin film that does not contain an N component. Then, a NiSi film can be manufactured by forming a high-purity Ni thin film on the Si substrate.
しかし、このようなNiNx膜の形成を経由する方法では、N除去に伴い膜の密度低下や形態(ラフネス)の変化が生じ、更に、Nの残留も懸念される。そのためバルクのNiに対して抵抗が高いNi薄膜となっているという問題がある。そして、かかるNi薄膜をシリサイド化しても好適な電極を形成することはできない。 However, in such a method that passes through the formation of the NiNx film, the density of the film is reduced and the form (roughness) is changed as N is removed, and there is also a concern that N may remain. Therefore, there is a problem that the Ni thin film has a high resistance to bulk Ni. A suitable electrode cannot be formed even if the Ni thin film is silicided.
ここで、不純物残留のない高品位のNi薄膜を成膜するためには、プリカーサ及び反応ガスの構成元素として、Ni薄膜中に残留する可能性のあるN等の元素を排除することが適切な対応といえる。この観点から考えられる好適条件としては、プリカーサとして炭化水素系のNi錯体を用い、反応ガスとして水素を適用するのが好ましい。炭化水素系Ni錯体であれば、錯体成分が炭化水素の形態で放出されることになり、薄膜中に不純物を残留させる懸念は少ないからである。 Here, in order to form a high-quality Ni thin film having no impurities remaining, it is appropriate to exclude elements such as N that may remain in the Ni thin film as constituent elements of the precursor and the reaction gas. It can be said that it corresponds. As preferable conditions considered from this viewpoint, it is preferable to use a hydrocarbon-based Ni complex as a precursor and to apply hydrogen as a reaction gas. This is because if the hydrocarbon-based Ni complex is used, the complex component is released in the form of hydrocarbon, and there is little concern that impurities remain in the thin film.
しかしながら、炭化水素系Ni錯体を用いてSiに直接Ni薄膜を製造することができるとの検討例はこれまでない。本発明者等によれば、これまでの炭化水素系Ni錯体を用いたNi薄膜の成膜例としては、酸化皮膜(SiO2)が形成されたSi基板に対するものの報告例がいくつかあり、それらで好適なNi皮膜を形成できるとされている。しかし、酸化皮膜のないSi素地面については連続的なNi薄膜を形成するのは困難であるとされており、この現象は本発明者等の実証試験でも確認されている。 However, there has been no examination example that a Ni thin film can be directly produced on Si using a hydrocarbon-based Ni complex. According to the present inventors, there have been several reports on Ni substrates with an oxide film (SiO 2 ) as examples of Ni thin film formation using hydrocarbon-based Ni complexes. Thus, a suitable Ni film can be formed. However, it is said that it is difficult to form a continuous Ni thin film on a Si base without an oxide film, and this phenomenon has been confirmed in the demonstration test by the present inventors.
そして、酸化皮膜を有するSi基板にNi皮膜を形成する場合、これをシリサイド化してNiSiとすることはできない。シリサイド化はNi皮膜へSiが拡散することで進行するものであり、Ni皮膜とSi基板との間に酸化皮膜があると、これが障壁となりSiのNi膜への拡散が阻害されるからである。従って、NiSi薄膜形成のためには、Si素地面のNi薄膜の形成は必須の事項である。 When a Ni film is formed on a Si substrate having an oxide film, it cannot be converted into NiSi by silicidation. This is because silicidation proceeds by diffusion of Si into the Ni film, and if there is an oxide film between the Ni film and the Si substrate, this acts as a barrier and inhibits diffusion of Si into the Ni film. . Therefore, in order to form a NiSi thin film, the formation of a Ni thin film on a Si base is an essential matter.
そこで本発明は、NiSi皮膜の形成のために、Si基板に直接Ni薄膜を形成することができ、且つ、形成されるNi薄膜について不純物を残留させることのない方法を提供する。また、形成したNi薄膜についてこれを的確にシリサイド化しNiSi皮膜を製造する方法についても言及する。 Therefore, the present invention provides a method in which a Ni thin film can be directly formed on a Si substrate for forming a NiSi film and no impurities remain in the formed Ni thin film. In addition, a method for producing a NiSi film by appropriately silicidating the formed Ni thin film will also be described.
本発明者等は、上記課題を解決すべくプリカーサとして炭化水素系Ni錯体を用いつつもSi基板へ直接Niを成膜するための条件について検討した。この検討においては、まず炭化水素系Ni錯体においてSiへの直接成膜が可能となる範囲(Ni錯体の種類)を模索するとともに、各種成膜条件について検討を行った。また、この検討において留意したのは、炭化水素系Ni錯体といえどもNi薄膜中に不純物残留が常に生じないとはいえない点である。即ち、炭化水素系Ni錯体は、ニッケルアミジネートに比べると不純物残留の懸念は低いものの、その構成元素故に炭素(C)がNi膜中に取り込まれる可能性がある。本発明者等の検討でも、成膜条件の設定によっては、Ni膜(基板とNi膜との境界部)に炭素の残留が懸念されている。そして、本発明者等は、鋭意検討の結果、Si基板への好適なNi薄膜の成膜条件を見出し、本発明に想到した。 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have examined conditions for directly forming Ni on a Si substrate while using a hydrocarbon-based Ni complex as a precursor. In this study, first, a range (type of Ni complex) in which a hydrocarbon-based Ni complex can be directly deposited on Si was sought and various deposition conditions were examined. Also, it was noted in this examination that even if it is a hydrocarbon-based Ni complex, it cannot be said that impurities remain in the Ni thin film. That is, hydrocarbon-based Ni complexes are less likely to have impurities compared to nickel amidinate, but carbon (C) may be incorporated into the Ni film because of its constituent elements. Even in the study by the present inventors, there is a concern that carbon remains in the Ni film (the boundary between the substrate and the Ni film) depending on the setting of the film forming conditions. As a result of intensive studies, the present inventors have found a suitable Ni thin film forming condition on the Si substrate and have arrived at the present invention.
即ち、本発明は、化学蒸着法により、酸化皮膜のないSi基板上に直接ニッケル薄膜を製造する方法であって、前記Si基板として、表面にB、P、AsのいずれかをドープしたSi基板を用い、原料化合物として、次式で示される、ニッケルに、シクロペンタジエニル基(Cp)又はその誘導体、及び、3〜9個の炭素原子から成る鎖状あるいは環状のアルケニル基又はその誘導体が配位するニッケル錯体であって、炭素と水素以外の元素を構造中に含まない炭化水素系ニッケル錯体を用い、反応ガスとして水素を用い、更に、成膜条件として、成膜圧力1〜150torr、成膜温度80〜250℃としてニッケル薄膜を製造する方法である。 That is, the present invention is a method for producing a nickel thin film directly on a Si substrate without an oxide film by a chemical vapor deposition method, wherein the Si substrate is doped with any of B, P, and As on the surface. As a raw material compound, nickel represented by the following formula is a cyclopentadienyl group (Cp) or a derivative thereof, and a chain or cyclic alkenyl group consisting of 3 to 9 carbon atoms or a derivative thereof. Coordinating nickel complex, using a hydrocarbon-based nickel complex that does not contain elements other than carbon and hydrogen in its structure, using hydrogen as a reaction gas, and further, as film formation conditions, film formation pressure of 1 to 150 torr, This is a method for producing a nickel thin film at a film forming temperature of 80 to 250 ° C.
以下、本発明についてより詳細に説明する。本発明に係るNi薄膜の製造方法は、基本的な工程は通常の化学蒸着法に準じる。化学蒸着法による薄膜製造工程は、プリカーサとなる金属錯体を気化し、これを反応ガスと共に基板表面に輸送し、基板表面で金属錯体から金属を析出させる。本発明に係るNi薄膜の製造方法もこの工程に沿うものであるが、適用するプリカーサの種類と成膜条件(成膜圧力、成膜温度)において規定することを特徴とする。以下の説明ではこれらの特徴部分について詳説する。 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail. In the method for producing a Ni thin film according to the present invention, the basic process conforms to a normal chemical vapor deposition method. The thin film manufacturing process by chemical vapor deposition vaporizes a metal complex to be a precursor, transports it to the substrate surface together with a reaction gas, and deposits the metal from the metal complex on the substrate surface. The method for producing a Ni thin film according to the present invention also follows this step, but is characterized in that it is defined by the type of precursor to be applied and film formation conditions (film formation pressure and film formation temperature). In the following description, these characteristic portions will be described in detail.
本発明においてNi薄膜製造のためのプリカーサは、炭素と水素以外の元素を構造中に含まない炭化水素系のNi錯体である。上述の通り、成膜されたNiへの不純物の残留を抑制するためである。そして、本発明で適用される炭化水素系Ni錯体は、上記した特定の炭化水素系Ni錯体である。炭化水素系Ni錯体の中でこのNi錯体を適用するのは、水素ガスとの適度な反応性と優れた気化特性を有するからである。 In the present invention, a precursor for producing a Ni thin film is a hydrocarbon-based Ni complex that does not contain elements other than carbon and hydrogen in its structure. As described above, it is for suppressing the residue of impurities in the deposited Ni. And the hydrocarbon type Ni complex applied by this invention is an above-mentioned specific hydrocarbon type Ni complex. The reason why this Ni complex is applied among hydrocarbon-based Ni complexes is that it has moderate reactivity with hydrogen gas and excellent vaporization characteristics.
この炭化水素系Ni錯体は、シクロペンタジエニル基又はその誘導体と、鎖状あるいは環状のアルケニル基又はその誘導体が配位するNi錯体である。アルケニル基の炭素数を3〜9とするのは、Ni錯体の気化・分解特性を考慮したものである。好ましいのは環状のアルケニル基(シクロアルケニル基)であり、次式で示される、シクロブテニル、シクロペンテニル、シクロヘキセニル、シクロヘプテニル、シクロオクテニル、シクロノネニル、又はこれらの誘導体のうち、いずれか1種が特に好ましい。これらが配位するNi錯体は、気化段階では安定的に気化しつつ、成膜段階では低温で分解しやすく、化学蒸着用原料として好適である。 This hydrocarbon Ni complex is a Ni complex in which a cyclopentadienyl group or a derivative thereof and a chain or cyclic alkenyl group or a derivative thereof are coordinated. The reason why the number of carbon atoms in the alkenyl group is 3 to 9 is in consideration of the vaporization / decomposition characteristics of the Ni complex. A cyclic alkenyl group (cycloalkenyl group) is preferable, and any one of cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, cyclooctenyl, cyclononenyl, and derivatives thereof represented by the following formula is particularly preferable. Ni complexes coordinated with these are suitable for chemical vapor deposition because they are stably vaporized in the vaporization stage and easily decomposed at a low temperature in the film formation stage.
また、このNi錯体でNiに配位するもう一つの配位子であるシクロペンタジエニル(Cp)は、置換基(R1〜R5)が全て水素原子であるものの他、アルキル基を置換した誘導体であっても良い。シクロペンタジエニル誘導体としては、置換基(R1〜R5)のうち、1つがアルキル基、残り4つの置換基が水素原子である誘導体が好ましい。また、置換基(R1〜R5)として、とりうる炭素数は0〜6であるが、好ましくは4以下である。シクロペンタジエニルの置換基が長すぎると、有機ニッケル化合物の融点上昇、分子量増加に伴う蒸気圧の低下、蒸発しにくくなり成膜の際に膜中に不純物が混入する、等の傾向があり、化学蒸着用原料として好適な特性を維持しにくい。 In addition, cyclopentadienyl (Cp), which is another ligand coordinated to Ni in this Ni complex, substitutes for an alkyl group in addition to all of the substituents (R 1 to R 5 ) being hydrogen atoms. It may be a derivative. The cyclopentadienyl derivative is preferably a derivative in which one of the substituents (R 1 to R 5 ) is an alkyl group and the remaining four substituents are hydrogen atoms. Further, as the substituent (R 1 ~R 5), the number of carbon atoms which can be taken is 0 to 6, preferably 4 or less. If the substituent of cyclopentadienyl is too long, the melting point of the organic nickel compound will increase, the vapor pressure will decrease with increasing molecular weight, and it will be difficult to evaporate and impurities will be mixed into the film during film formation. It is difficult to maintain characteristics suitable as chemical vapor deposition materials.
化学蒸着法によるNi成膜に当たっては、上記のプリカーサを気化してSi基板に供給する。このとき、気化したプリカーサは反応ガスと共に基板上に輸送される。この反応ガスは水素を適用する。Ni膜中に不純物を残留させないためである。 In the Ni film formation by chemical vapor deposition, the above precursor is vaporized and supplied to the Si substrate. At this time, the vaporized precursor is transported onto the substrate together with the reaction gas. This reaction gas applies hydrogen. This is to prevent impurities from remaining in the Ni film.
基板は、Si基板が適用されるが、これは単結晶Si、多結晶Siのいずれでも良く、高純度のものが好ましい。Si基板に対しては、Ni成膜前に酸化皮膜の除去がなされたものが適用される。 As the substrate, a Si substrate is applied, which may be either single crystal Si or polycrystalline Si, and preferably has a high purity. For the Si substrate, one obtained by removing the oxide film before forming the Ni film is applied.
また、本発明者等によれば、Si基板の表面について、B、P、Asのいずれかを適当量ドープしたものを適用した場合、連続的なNi皮膜を高速で形成することができる。B、PあるいはAsのドープによりNiの成膜速度が向上する理由については明確ではないが、本発明者等は基板表面状態の変化がNi化合物の吸着と分解を促進したと考察している。B、PあるいはAsのドーズ量は、最大で1018atms/cm3とする。1018atms/cm3を超えても成膜速度に変化がないからである。より好ましくは、1013〜1016atms/cm3とする。Si基板に対するB、PあるいはAsのドープの方法は特に限定されることはなく、イオン注入法、熱拡散法等を適用することができる。 Further, according to the present inventors, a continuous Ni film can be formed at a high speed when the surface of the Si substrate is doped with an appropriate amount of any of B, P, and As. Although the reason why the Ni film formation rate is improved by doping with B, P or As is not clear, the present inventors consider that the change in the substrate surface state promoted the adsorption and decomposition of the Ni compound. The dose amount of B, P, or As is 10 18 atms / cm 3 at the maximum. This is because there is no change in the film formation rate even if it exceeds 10 18 atms / cm 3 . More preferably, it is 10 13 to 10 16 atms / cm 3 . The method for doping B, P, or As on the Si substrate is not particularly limited, and an ion implantation method, a thermal diffusion method, or the like can be applied.
本発明における炭化水素系Ni錯体によるNi成膜の条件について、規定されるのは、成膜圧力、成膜温度である。これらの成膜条件は、Siへ直接Niを成膜する上で重要な条件となる。 The conditions for Ni film formation by the hydrocarbon-based Ni complex in the present invention are defined by the film formation pressure and the film formation temperature. These film forming conditions are important conditions for forming Ni directly on Si.
成膜圧力は、成膜に必要なプリカーサの供給量のために規定される。成膜圧力が150torrを超えるとプリカーサが気化されにくく供給不足となる。また、1torrよりも低い場合も供給量が不足する。好ましい成膜圧力は50〜120torrであり、膜の連続性と平滑性が得られやすい。 The film formation pressure is defined for the amount of precursor supply required for film formation. When the film forming pressure exceeds 150 torr, the precursor is hardly vaporized and the supply becomes insufficient. Further, the supply amount is insufficient even when it is lower than 1 torr. A preferable film forming pressure is 50 to 120 torr, and it is easy to obtain continuity and smoothness of the film.
また、本発明者等によれば、炭化水素系Ni錯体によるNi薄膜は、不純物残留の可能性は低いものの、成膜温度が高温となることによって炭素の残留が懸念されることが確認されている。そして、成膜温度が250℃を超えることで炭素残留量が増大する。そのため、本発明においては成膜温度を80〜250℃とする。80℃未満では、成膜反応が進行し難く必要な膜厚が得られ難い。好ましい成膜温度は100〜220℃である。尚、成膜温度とは、基板の加熱温度の意義である。 Further, according to the present inventors, it has been confirmed that the Ni thin film by the hydrocarbon-based Ni complex has a low possibility of residual impurities, but there is a concern that carbon remains due to the high film formation temperature. Yes. And carbon deposition amount increases because film-forming temperature exceeds 250 degreeC. Therefore, in the present invention, the film forming temperature is set to 80 to 250 ° C. If it is less than 80 degreeC, a film-forming reaction will not advance easily and it will be difficult to obtain a required film thickness. A preferable film forming temperature is 100 to 220 ° C. The film forming temperature means the heating temperature of the substrate.
次に、本発明に係るNiシリサイド(NiSi)薄膜の製造方法について説明する。上記のNi薄膜の製造工程で、成膜直後の段階で純度が高く形態性にも優れる。そして、Siに直接接触していることから、シリサイド化によりNiSi膜を形成することも容易である。シリサイド化は、不活性ガス(窒素、アルゴンが好ましい)又は水素雰囲気で、基板を加熱してNi膜を300〜600℃で加熱することで可能となる。 Next, a method for manufacturing a Ni silicide (NiSi) thin film according to the present invention will be described. In the Ni thin film manufacturing process, the purity is high and the formability is excellent immediately after the film formation. Since it is in direct contact with Si, it is easy to form a NiSi film by silicidation. Silicidation is possible by heating the substrate at 300 to 600 ° C. by heating the substrate in an inert gas (preferably nitrogen or argon) or hydrogen atmosphere.
本発明によれば、基板となるSiに直接接触した状態でNi薄膜を製造することができる。本発明により形成されるNi薄膜は、C、N、O等の不純物を含有することもなく、適宜の熱処理によりシリサイド化が容易でありNiSi膜を形成することが可能である。 According to the present invention, a Ni thin film can be produced in a state of being in direct contact with Si serving as a substrate. The Ni thin film formed according to the present invention does not contain impurities such as C, N, and O, can be easily silicided by an appropriate heat treatment, and can form a NiSi film.
以下、本発明における最良の実施形態について説明する。
第1実施形態:この実施形態は、炭化水素系Ni錯体によるSi基板へのNi成膜の形成及びそのシリサイド化の可否を検討するために行ったものである。ここでは、複数の高純度Si基板を用意してそれぞれについて成膜試験を行った。Si基板は、酸洗により酸化皮膜を除去したSi基板、酸洗を行わずに酸化皮膜をそのままにしたSi基板を用意した。酸洗は、希フッ酸(0.5%)に基板を5分間浸漬し、表面の酸化皮膜を除去した。
Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described.
First Embodiment : This embodiment was carried out in order to examine the formation of a Ni film on a Si substrate by a hydrocarbon-based Ni complex and the possibility of silicidation thereof. Here, a plurality of high-purity Si substrates were prepared, and a film formation test was performed for each. As the Si substrate, an Si substrate from which the oxide film was removed by pickling and an Si substrate in which the oxide film was left as it was without pickling were prepared. In pickling, the substrate was immersed in dilute hydrofluoric acid (0.5%) for 5 minutes to remove the oxide film on the surface.
成膜試験は、プリカーサとして、(η3−シクロヘキセニル)(η5−シクロペンタジエニル)ニッケル(II)を用いた。そして、コールドウォール式の成膜装置を用い、CVD法によりニッケル薄膜を形成させた。成膜試験後、基板表面についてSEM観察を行い、Ni成膜の可否を評価した。成膜条件は、次の通りである。 In the film formation test, (η 3 -cyclohexenyl) (η 5 -cyclopentadienyl) nickel (II) was used as a precursor. Then, a nickel thin film was formed by a CVD method using a cold wall type film forming apparatus. After the film formation test, SEM observation was performed on the substrate surface to evaluate the possibility of Ni film formation. The film forming conditions are as follows.
プリカーサ加熱温度:90℃
基板加熱温度:200℃
キャリアガス:アルゴン60sccm
反応ガス:水素、100ccm
圧力:100torr
成膜時間:20分
Precursor heating temperature: 90 ° C
Substrate heating temperature: 200 ° C
Carrier gas: Argon 60sccm
Reaction gas: Hydrogen, 100 ccm
Pressure: 100 torr
Deposition time: 20 minutes
次に、成膜したNi薄膜について、シリサイド化の熱処理を行った。熱処理条件は、基板温度を500℃とし、10sccmの水素ガス+10sccmのアルゴンの雰囲気中で基板を加熱した。加熱時間はいずれも10分間とした。 Next, the formed Ni thin film was subjected to silicidation heat treatment. As the heat treatment conditions, the substrate temperature was set to 500 ° C., and the substrate was heated in an atmosphere of 10 sccm of hydrogen gas + 10 sccm of argon. All heating times were 10 minutes.
図1は、各基板におけるNi薄膜及び熱処理後の薄膜のSEM写真である。図1から、本実施形態で適用したプリカーサ及び成膜条件によってSi基板上に直接Niが成膜していることがわかる。そして、これを熱処理したことでシリサイド化が進行し、Si基板上にSiNi薄膜が形成されたのが確認できる。一方、酸化皮膜(SiO2)を有するSi基板でもNi薄膜は形成される。しかし、これを熱処理してもSiNi薄膜に変化は見られない。これは、Ni薄膜とSi基板との境界のSiO2層がバリア層となってSiの拡散を阻害しシリサイド化されなかったことによると考えられる。 FIG. 1 is a SEM photograph of the Ni thin film and the heat-treated thin film on each substrate. From FIG. 1, it can be seen that Ni is directly formed on the Si substrate according to the precursor and film forming conditions applied in the present embodiment. And it can confirm that silicidation advances by heat-processing this, and the SiNi thin film was formed on the Si substrate. On the other hand, a Ni thin film is also formed on a Si substrate having an oxide film (SiO 2 ). However, no change is seen in the SiNi thin film even when this is heat-treated. This is presumably because the SiO 2 layer at the boundary between the Ni thin film and the Si substrate became a barrier layer and inhibited the diffusion of Si and was not silicided.
第2実施形態:ここでは、Si基板表面についてBをドープした状態でNi薄膜を製造した。基板へのBドープは、イオン注入後900℃で30分間のアニール処理により、Bを1015atms/cm3ドープし、成膜前に上記と同様に酸洗した。本実施形態の成膜試験では、第1実施形態と同様のプリカーサ((η3−シクロヘキセニル)(η5−シクロペンタジエニル)ニッケル(II))を用いてNi成膜を行い、成膜速度を評価した。成膜条件は下記の通りとし、成膜時間1分、2分、5分、15分におけるNi薄膜の膜厚を測定した。 Second Embodiment : Here, a Ni thin film was manufactured in a state where B was doped on the surface of the Si substrate. The substrate was doped with B by 10 15 atms / cm 3 of B by annealing at 900 ° C. for 30 minutes after ion implantation, and pickled in the same manner as described above before film formation. In the film formation test of this embodiment, Ni film formation was performed using the same precursor ((η 3 -cyclohexenyl) (η 5 -cyclopentadienyl) nickel (II)) as in the first embodiment. The speed was evaluated. The film forming conditions were as follows, and the film thickness of the Ni thin film was measured at film forming times of 1, 2, 5, and 15 minutes.
プリカーサ加熱温度:90℃
基板加熱温度:175℃
キャリアガス:アルゴン100sccm
反応ガス:水素、100ccm
圧力:100torr
成膜時間:1分、2分、5分、15分
Precursor heating temperature: 90 ° C
Substrate heating temperature: 175 ° C
Carrier gas: Argon 100 sccm
Reaction gas: Hydrogen, 100 ccm
Pressure: 100 torr
Deposition time: 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes
図2は、この成膜試験の結果を示す。図2から、BドープSi基板におけるNi薄膜の成膜過程ではインキュベーションタイムもほとんど見られず、成膜開始から速やかに成長を開始する。また、成膜時間に対してリニアに膜厚は増大する。本実施形態では、8.2nm/minの比較的良好な成膜速度を示す。 FIG. 2 shows the results of this film formation test. From FIG. 2, almost no incubation time is observed in the film formation process of the Ni thin film on the B-doped Si substrate, and the growth starts promptly from the start of film formation. Further, the film thickness increases linearly with the film formation time. In this embodiment, a relatively good deposition rate of 8.2 nm / min is shown.
また、本実施形態の成膜時間1分、2分でNi薄膜を製造した基板について、熱処理を行いNi薄膜をNiSi薄膜にシリサイド化した。熱処理条件は、基板温度を500℃とし、10sccmの水素ガス+10sccmのアルゴンの雰囲気中で基板を加熱した。加熱時間はいずれも10分間とした。 In addition, the Ni thin film was formed into a NiSi thin film by performing a heat treatment on the substrate on which the Ni thin film was manufactured in 1 minute and 2 minutes in the present embodiment. As the heat treatment conditions, the substrate temperature was set to 500 ° C., and the substrate was heated in an atmosphere of 10 sccm of hydrogen gas + 10 sccm of argon. All heating times were 10 minutes.
図3は、各Ni薄膜の熱処理前後のSEM写真である。いずれのNi薄膜も熱処理によりその上部にNiSi薄膜が形成されている。Ni薄膜が薄い場合(成膜時間1分)のものであっても、ムラ無く均一なシリサイド化が確認できた。 FIG. 3 is an SEM photograph of each Ni thin film before and after heat treatment. Each Ni thin film has a NiSi thin film formed thereon by heat treatment. Even when the Ni thin film was thin (film formation time 1 minute), uniform silicidation was confirmed without unevenness.
また、図4には、NiSi薄膜(Niの成膜時間2分)のXPS分析の結果を示す。本実施形態で成膜したNiSi薄膜には、C、N、Oのいずれの不純物も計測されなかった。また、NiとSiの組成比もほぼ1:1であり、良好な品質のNiシリサイド薄膜を得ることができたことが確認できる。 FIG. 4 shows the results of XPS analysis of a NiSi thin film (Ni film formation time of 2 minutes). In the NiSi thin film formed in this embodiment, no impurities of C, N, and O were measured. Further, the composition ratio of Ni and Si is almost 1: 1, and it can be confirmed that a Ni silicide thin film having a good quality could be obtained.
本発明に係る方法は、Si基板に直接Ni薄膜を製造することができるものあり、C、N、O等の不純物の残留のない高品位のNi薄膜を得ることができる。また、このNi薄膜は、熱処理によりそのままNiSi膜とすることができる。本発明に係る方法は、化学蒸着法という段差被覆能に優れた薄膜製造プロセスを基本とし、各種半導体デバイスの3次元構造を有する立体電極の製造に好適である。 The method according to the present invention can produce a Ni thin film directly on a Si substrate, and can obtain a high-quality Ni thin film free from residual impurities such as C, N, and O. Moreover, this Ni thin film can be made into a NiSi film as it is by heat treatment. The method according to the present invention is based on a thin film manufacturing process having excellent step coverage called chemical vapor deposition and is suitable for manufacturing a three-dimensional electrode having a three-dimensional structure of various semiconductor devices.
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前記Si基板として、表面にB、P、AsのいずれかをドープしたSi基板を用い、
原料化合物として、次式で示される、ニッケルに、シクロペンタジエニル基(Cp)又はその誘導体、及び、3〜9個の炭素原子から成る鎖状あるいは環状のアルケニル基又はその誘導体が配位するニッケル錯体であって、炭素と水素以外の元素を構造中に含まない炭化水素系ニッケル錯体を用い、
反応ガスとして水素を用い、
更に、成膜条件として、成膜圧力1〜150torr、成膜温度80〜250℃としてニッケル薄膜を製造する方法。
As the Si substrate, a Si substrate doped with any of B, P and As on the surface is used.
As a raw material compound, a cyclopentadienyl group (Cp) or a derivative thereof and a chain or cyclic alkenyl group consisting of 3 to 9 carbon atoms or a derivative thereof are coordinated to nickel represented by the following formula: Use a nickel-complex hydrocarbon-based nickel complex that does not contain elements other than carbon and hydrogen in its structure,
Using hydrogen as the reaction gas,
Further, a method for producing a nickel thin film under film formation conditions of a film formation pressure of 1 to 150 torr and a film formation temperature of 80 to 250 ° C.
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