JP6292507B2 - Semiconductor device provided with hydrogen diffusion barrier and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to semiconductor devices such as non-volatile charge trap memory devices, and more particularly to hydrogen diffusion barriers used in such devices. The present invention also relates to the fabrication process of such devices.

  Nonvolatile flash memory devices based on localized charge traps in a silicon nitride layer have recently received much attention due to their large data storage capacity. A charge trap memory device typically consists of a tunneling oxide layer stacked on a silicon substrate, a trapping silicon nitride layer and a blocking oxide layer, and a gate electrode on the blocking oxide layer. Also known as object-oxide-silicon (SONOS) [Patent Document 1]. Its simple cell structure, low power operation, and most importantly, its compatibility with conventional complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and metal-oxide field effect transistor (MOFET) technologies, These have been widely used in portable recording devices that store large amounts of information. However, hydrogen diffusion is believed to contribute to reduced device performance and reliability.

For non-volatile memory devices comprising SiO ₂ thin film transistors, hydrogen gas containing forming gas annealing (FGA) is a standard fabrication commonly used in the industry to reduce defects in the SiO ₂ film and interface states. Is a process. These defects are associated with Si dangling bonds often found at the SiO ₂ / Si interface. Usually, the FGA treatment is performed in an H ₂ —N ₂ mixed gas at about 400 ° C. to 450 ° C. for 30 minutes. Atomic hydrogen by to repair the surface to form a Si-H bonds to terminate dangling bonds of SiO 2 / _Si interface reduce the interfacial charge traps, believed to passivate the Si-SiO ₂ interface traps ing. However, hydrogen bonding to Si can be broken when the device is exposed to ion irradiation and / or subjected to an external electric field [US Pat. In other words, using hydrogen to passivate electrically active interface traps in silicon-based memory devices can set up a setup to form hydrogen defects or impurities during subsequent device operation. Although not, this can affect the generation of charge traps, resulting in charge loss.

In addition to this, the CMOS / MOSFET fabrication process may include hydrogen-rich low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) and / or plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) and / or hydrogen plasma to deposit the gate electrode. Often, other fabrication steps are often required to expose the device to hydrogen at high temperatures, such as the etching process used. During these process steps with hydrogen, hydrogen species can in principle diffuse through the gate electrode to the underlying layer and / or interface. The diffused H may react with the SiO ₂ network, which leads to the formation of leakage paths and ultimately leads to dielectric breakdown. In addition, hydrogen species can reach and stay at the nitride and bottom nitride / oxide interface where they can trap charge and result in data loss. By incorporating a hydrogen diffusion barrier film between the blocking oxide layer and the nitride layer, diffusion of hydrogen atoms into the bottom oxide layer can be suppressed. The following techniques are disclosed in connection with the type of hydrogen diffusion barrier layer.

Hydrogen degradation is also a problem in the field of high dielectric constant materials in complex metal oxide and MOSFET applications used in non-volatile ferroelectric memory (FeRAM). Examples of complex metal oxides that are affected by hydrogen degradation in FeRAM include BST, BSN, PZT, and certain perovskites. These materials have problems with desorption of oxygen atoms during heat treatment in a hydrogen annealing reducing atmosphere such as FGA. As a result, the electronic characteristics of the capacitor deteriorate, and therefore they are not suitable for storing information [Patent Document 3]. In addition, it has been widely reported that hydrogen is a major cause of MOSFET instabilities such as negative bias temperature instability and hot carrier instability. These problems are related to the diffusion of hydrogen into the SiO ₂ / Si interface and its ability to passivate and depassivate the Si dangling bonds [1].

Traditionally, TiN, AlN, Si ₃ N ₄ and SiO _x N _y have been used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices to prevent hydrogen diffusion. However, these hydrogen barriers are themselves known to have several problems. For example, the most popular methods for producing silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride layers use plasma-excited chemical vapor, often used with organometallic precursors, using gases such as SiH ₄ and NH _3. This is due to growth (PECVD), which can leave excess hydrogen species in the film. In addition, both aluminum nitride and titanium nitride are conductive, which can cause significant stresses during heat treatment, and their use is limited by their conductivity. Therefore, these hydrogen barriers are not completely effective in solving the problem of hydrogen diffusion, thus reducing yield and reliability [Patent Document 4].

In recent years, thermally stable silicon oxynitride (Si ₂ N ₂ O), which can be directly formed on the top of a nitride layer by N ₂ thermal annealing, has a high-density matrix structure, so that the H species is a bottom oxide. It has been reported that diffusion to the layer can be effectively blocked [Non-Patent Document 2]. However, thermodynamic studies have revealed that the Si ₂ N ₂ O phase can only exist at high temperatures under a narrow range of oxygen and nitrogen partial pressures [Non-Patent Document 3]. This is clearly related to the experimental difficulty in fabricating a SiON diffusion barrier layer.

Moreover, as flash memory device dimensions continue to shrink, device scale down is greatly limited by the thickness of the SiO ₂ blocking oxide layer. In order to reduce gate leakage current during device operation, high dielectric constant blocking oxides have been proposed and studied to improve device performance. Among high dielectric constant materials, aluminum oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ) has been used for charge trapping structures in the form of TaN—Al ₂ O ₃ —Si ₃ N ₄ —SiO ₂ —Si (TANOS) [ Non-patent document 4]. Due to its large band gap and dielectric constant, memory devices with Al ₂ O ₃ acting as a blocking oxide layer eliminate back tunneling during this erase operation, resulting in SiO ₂ as a blocking oxide layer. It can be shown that the erase speed and efficiency can be increased as compared with the device having the. Accordingly, there is a need to form a novel hydrogen diffusion barrier having similar properties to the Si ₂ N ₂ O layer in charge trap memory devices that use high dielectric constant blocking oxide layers.

  The present invention provides a solution to the problem of hydrogen diffusion and other problems, and provides further advantages over oxide-nitride-oxide flash memory devices having hydrogen diffusion barriers and methods of forming hydrogen diffusion barriers. .

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a charge trap with a hydrogen diffusion barrier having excellent hydrogen barrier properties that can prevent diffusion of hydrogen into the underlying layer, eg, the bottom nitride layer and oxide layer. It is to provide a semiconductor device such as a semiconductor memory device.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a semiconductor device with a hydrogen diffusion barrier is provided, the hydrogen diffusion barrier containing SiAlON.
The hydrogen diffusion barrier may be amorphous.
The semiconductor device may be a nonvolatile charge trap memory device.
The hydrogen diffusion barrier may be formed in the shape of a layer.
The hydrogen diffusion barrier layer may have a thickness of 1 to 3 nm.
The hydrogen diffusion barrier layer may be sandwiched between an aluminum oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer.
The silicon oxide layer may be provided on the surface of the silicon nitride layer opposite to the hydrogen diffusion barrier layer.
The silicon oxide layer may be a tunneling oxide layer, and the aluminum oxide layer may be a blocking oxide layer.
A gate electrode may be provided on the surface of the blocking oxide layer opposite the hydrogen diffusion barrier, and a silicon substrate may be provided on the surface of the tunneling oxide layer opposite the nitride layer, the substrate comprising the source and A drain is provided.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of fabricating any one of the above semiconductor devices, wherein the hydrogen diffusion barrier is fabricated by thermally annealing silicon nitride and aluminum oxide in contact with each other. Provided.
The thermal annealing may be performed in a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen or in an atmosphere of nitrogen.
The thermal annealing may be performed at a temperature of 600 to 900 ° C.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of fabricating any one of the above semiconductor devices, wherein the hydrogen diffusion barrier is fabricated by physical vapor deposition.
The physical vapor deposition may be pulsed laser vapor deposition or sputtering.

  The present invention provides a novel hydrogen diffusion barrier that is high performance and easier to fabricate.

1 is a block diagram showing a side cut side view of a prior art MONOS structure having aluminum oxide as a blocking oxide structure and no hydrogen diffusion barrier. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a side cross-sectional side view of a MONOS structure having aluminum oxide as a blocking oxide structure and a hydrogen diffusion barrier according to the present invention. (A) is a cross-sectional TEM image of a MONOS structure having no SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier, and (b) is a cross-sectional TEM image of a MONOS structure having a SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between the hydrogen content and depth of an ONOS structure in a semiconductor memory device with and without a hydrogen diffusion barrier according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a graph showing the relationship between hydrogen content and depth for an ONOS structure with a thicker SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier fabricated by PLD instead of thermal annealing. (A) is a graph showing TDS of H ₂ O species and H ₂ species of an ONOS structure having a hydrogen diffusion barrier, and (b) is a H ₂ O species and H ₂ species of an ONOS structure having no hydrogen diffusion barrier. It is a graph which shows TDS of. (A) is a graph showing an improvement in electrical characteristics of a MONOS memory device with a hydrogen diffusion barrier according to the present invention compared to a memory device, and (b) is a MONOS memory without a hydrogen diffusion barrier according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a graph showing an improvement in electrical characteristics of a device compared to a memory device.

  The present invention is directed to a hydrogen diffusion barrier layer and a method of fabricating the hydrogen diffusion barrier layer. This hydrogen diffusion barrier has excellent hydrogen barrier properties especially useful for memory devices such as SONOS, MONOS and other semiconductor devices that require a hydrogen diffusion barrier to prevent hydrogen from penetrating to the bottom layer.

  According to the invention, the hydrogen diffusion barrier comprises silicon oxide, aluminum oxide and silicon nitride (SiAlON).

The inventors have found that the structure of SiAlON is similar to that of SiON, which exhibits very good hydrogen barrier properties. In SiAlON, Si atoms of Si ₃ N ₄ are replaced with Al atoms, and at the same time, N atoms of Si ₃ N ₄ are replaced with O atoms to satisfy the valence condition. This chemical substitution changes some Si—N bonds to Al—O bonds. Comparing these two bonds, the bond length is almost the same, but the strength of Al—O bond is much stronger than Si—N. The presence of stronger Al-O bonds results in higher activation energy required for diffusion of interstitial species. The present invention also provides an amorphous hydrogen diffusion barrier layer. When subjected to a high temperature manufacturing process, the hydrogen barrier layer does not crystallize. Furthermore, the amorphous SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier can be easily formed by thermal annealing and / or pulsed laser deposition.

  In order to ensure the advantages of the present invention, a memory device sample with a hydrogen diffusion barrier was fabricated from a metal-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (MONOS) MIS (metal-insulator-semiconductor) capacitor. Fabricated as a structure.

The MONOS structure includes a lower thin oxide or tunneling oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, a thin hydrogen diffusion layer, and a blocking oxide layer. The method of making this structure begins by forming a thin tunneling oxide layer (SiO ₂ ) on the surface of the silicon substrate by thermal growth. Next, a silicon nitride (SiN) layer is formed on the surface of the tunneling oxide layer by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). A blocking oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ) layer is then deposited on top of the silicon nitride under the same oxygen partial pressure and substrate temperature as when the silicon nitride layer was deposited, resulting in oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon ( ONOS). Finally, the ONOS structure is annealed in a H ₂ —N ₂ gas mixture for 60 minutes at 600 ° C. to form a SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier between the blocking oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer.

For electrical characterization, an ion beam sputtering system with a shadow mask may be utilized to deposit a 300 μm diameter aluminum gate electrode over the oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon structure. Thereafter, an FGA process is performed in a 5% H ₂ -95% N ₂ mixed gas at 400 ° C. for 30 minutes.

  Here, the MONOS structure according to the present invention and the process for manufacturing the structure will be described in detail based on experiments with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 shows a schematic side sectional view of a memory capacitor including a hydrogen diffusion barrier according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the MONOS structure includes a lower thin oxide or tunneling oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, a thin hydrogen diffusion barrier layer, a blocking oxide layer, and a metal contact. In general, the substrate may be a silicon layer formed on any known silicon-based semiconductor and / or non-silicon-based semiconductor. Preferably, the substrate is a doped silicon or an undoped silicon substrate.

The method begins by forming a 4 nm to 5 nm tunneling oxide layer (SiO ₂ ) on the surface of the silicon substrate. The tunneling oxide can be formed by thermal growth or chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In this experiment, the tunneling layer was formed by thermally growing at 800 ° C. for 5 minutes and oxidizing at 800 ° C. for 5 minutes in a dry O ₂ environment with an O ₂ flow rate of 0.4 L / min. Next, a 10 nm silicon nitride layer was formed on the surface of the tunneling oxide layer. A 12 nm blocking oxide layer (Al ₂ O ₃ ) was then deposited on top of the silicon nitride while maintaining the vacuum in the deposition chamber under the same oxygen partial pressure and substrate temperature to provide an oxide-nitride-oxide -A silicon (ONOS) structure was formed. In general, nitrides and blocking oxides can be formed or deposited by any suitable means such as, but not limited to, CVD, sputtering, PLD, and atomic layer deposition (ALD). In this experiment, the silicon nitride layer and the blocking oxide layer were deposited by PLD. The following are the PLD conditions used to make the nitride layer and the blocking oxide layer.

1) Laser: KrF excimer laser with an energy of 150 mJ / m ² 2) Laser frequency: 5 Hz
3) P (O ₂ ) partial pressure: 1 × 10 ⁻⁵ Torr
4) Substrate temperature: 300 ° C
5) Distance between target and substrate: 50 mm
6) Equipment: Pulsed laser deposition system [purchased from Pascal Technologies]
7) Target: Si ₃ N ₄ and Al ₂ O _{3 with} a diameter of 20 mm and a purity of at least 99.9% manufactured by Kojundo Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd.

SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier in this experiment, 5 seconds _95% H ₂ -5% _N 2 mixed gas for 60 minutes to about 900 ° C. The ONOS structure 600 ° C., preferably _95% at least 600 ° C. The H 2 -5 It was formed between the blocking oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer by annealing in a% N ₂ mixed gas or 100% N ₂ gas.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show cross-sectional TEM image ONOS structures with and without a hydrogen diffusion barrier, respectively, for comparison. From the TEM image of the as-deposited sample (Fig. 3 (a)), the amorphous nature of the aluminum oxide layer is confirmed, and it is clear that there is no mixed layer between the silicon nitride layer and the blocking oxide layer Become. On the other hand, FIG. 3b shows a relatively uniform and thick interface layer about 1 nm thick in the vicinity of aluminum oxide and silicon nitride in the interface after annealing. It has been reported that the formation of an interface layer during the formation of aluminum oxide and / or subsequent post-annealing is inevitable [Non-Patent Document 5]. Possible reasons for the formation of the interface layer are the lack of oxygen near the interface between aluminum oxide and silicon nitride and the difference in solubility between Al and Si atoms. The lack of oxygen in the aluminum oxide film near the interface leads to chemical incompatibility, which leads to the formation of a mixed layer. In addition, since the solubility of Si in Al is higher than the solubility of Al in Si, Si in the silicon nitride near the interface diffuses into the aluminum oxide layer during annealing, and the amorphous interface layer SiAlON is formed. It is possible to form. Angle-resolved X-ray photon emission (XPS) result (not shown), Al2p and Si2p photoelectrons emitted at the interface between the aluminum oxide and silicon _nitride, other than the peak of Al 2 _{O 3} and _Si 3 _{N 4,} A peak of binding energy about 1 eV lower than this is shown. This indicates that a thin SiAlON layer can be formed on top of the silicon nitride film by annealing the ONOS structure at 600 ° C. in a 5% H ₂ -95% N ₂ gas mixture for 60 minutes.

FIG. 4 shows hydrogen diffusion measured by nuclear reaction analysis (NRA) in a vacuum chamber with a base pressure of 10 ⁻⁶ Torr connected to the ion beam line of the University of Tokyo MicroAnalysis Laboratory (MALT) tandem accelerator. The relationship between the hydrogen content and depth of the ONOS structure with and without a barrier is shown. ONOS with and without a SiAlON layer incident on a sample surface at an angle of 45 degrees from normal using a typical ¹⁵ N ²⁺ ion with a resonance energy of about 6.4 eV and a beam current of 100-200 nA Visualize changes in hydrogen concentration distribution near the structure surface and the aluminum oxide / silicon nitride interface. From FIG. 4 it can be seen that the spectrum shows two peaks of signal. For both structures, the peak centered at 6.385 eV ion energy may be composed of any H-containing compound such as atomic H, H ₂ , H ₂ O, OH and hydrocarbon groups, aluminum oxide Corresponds to H on the surface. It can be seen that more H is present near the surface of the ONOS structure having the SiAlON layer as compared to the ONOS structure having no hydrogen diffusion barrier. Higher ion beam energy (about 6.43 eV) and a smaller peak at a depth of about 12 nm are present on the surface of the aluminum oxide, but move to the vicinity of the interface between aluminum oxide and silicon nitride due to the high kinetic energy of NRA ions. To be associated with the hydrogen species. This result means that an ONOS structure having a SiAlON layer can accumulate a much higher H concentration near the interface between aluminum oxide and silicon nitride than an ONOS structure without a SiAlON layer.

FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the hydrogen content and depth profile of ONOS with SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier made by PLD. The process of forming an ONOS structure with SiAlON fabricated by PLD began with the formation of a 4 nm tunneling oxide layer (SiO ₂ ) on the surface of the silicon substrate by thermal growth. Next, a 10 nm silicon nitride (SiN) layer was formed on the surface of the tunneling oxide layer by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Next, using an Al ₂ O ₃ : Si ₃ N ₄ (1: 1 molar ratio) target, 3 nm of SiAlON was formed on top of the silicon nitride layer by PLD. Finally, a 9 nm blocking oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ) was deposited using the same PLD conditions as above. The ONOS structure was then annealed with FGA at 600 ° C. for 1 hour. FIG. 5 shows that SiAlON grown by PLD can also store hydrogen. This result shows that such SiAlON layers have effective hydrogen barrier properties, whether formed by thermal annealing or grown by PLD. However, because chemical identification in NRA is not performed, stable hydrogen and unstable hydrogen cannot be easily distinguished. Therefore, the thermal behavior of hydrogen in the ONOS structure with and without a hydrogen diffusion barrier is examined by temperature programmed desorption spectroscopy (TDS).

6 (a) and 6 (b) show the TDS of the H ₂ O species and the H ₂ species of the ONOS structure with and without the SiAlON layer. The TDS data reveals that H is significantly desorbed at less than 600 ° C. in either structure. The H ₂ O peak and H peak (α peak) at 130 ° C. to 150 ° C. are associated with hydrogen desorption from the surface of aluminum oxide. The H ₂ O peak and H peak (β peak) at about 500 ° C. are associated with hydrogen desorption from silanol (SiO—H ₂ ). It can be seen that the ONOS structure with the SiAlON layer shows less hydrogen desorption behavior at about 500 ° C. This is because during the formation of the SiAlON layer where the ONOS structure needs to be annealed at 600 ° C., most of the Si—H bonds due to dangling bonds present at the SiO ₂ / Si interface are desorbed in vacuum. Can be explained. Interestingly, FIG. 6b shows that an additional γ peak appears at 900 ° C. for ONOS with a SiAlON layer, but not for an ONOS structure without a SiAlON layer. This indicates the ability of SiAlON to capture thermally stable H species. It is known that H bonds in conventional Si—H, N—H, Al—H, and O—H structural units cannot withstand such high temperatures. These results suggest that the stability of these H species is due to the high thermal stability of the SiAlON network rather than the hydrogen binding force.

  7 (a) and 7 (b) are graphs illustrating the improvement in electrical characteristics of a MONOS memory device having a SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier according to the present invention when compared to a memory device without a SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier. Show. FIG. 7a shows the relationship (CV) between capacitance and applied voltage. In this measurement, the CV window shows how well the structure accumulates charge. From FIG. 7a, the CV window for the ONOS structure without a hydrogen diffusion barrier is smaller than the ONOS structure with a hydrogen diffusion barrier. This suggests that a memory device with a hydrogen diffusion barrier provides a similar or better charge trapping capability compared to a conventional memory device without a hydrogen diffusion barrier. FIG. 7b shows the relationship (IV) between leakage current and applied voltage. From this figure, it can be seen that the ONOS structure having the SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier has less leakage current than the ONOS structure having no SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier. This fact confirms that by incorporating a SiAlON hydrogen diffusion barrier into the ONOS structure, not only can hydrogen be effectively stored, but also the electrical characteristics of the charge trap memory device can be improved.

  The SiAlON hydrogen barrier formed by thermal annealing or PLD of the present invention exhibits very good barrier properties in SONOS or MONOS nonvolatile charge trap memory devices. The present invention is not limited to non-volatile charge trapping memory devices and FeRAM memory devices. Accordingly, those skilled in the art can make various changes in the method without departing from the invention as defined in the claims.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail by reference to a specific device structure, i.e., a non-volatile charge trapping memory device, the present invention is not limited to such a specific type of semiconductor device and the introduction of a hydrogen diffusion barrier. Note that this is applicable to any semiconductor device for which is beneficial.

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Claims (11)

A semiconductor device having a hydrogen diffusion barrier containing SiAlON, which is formed in the form of a layer having a thickness of 1 to 3 nm and sandwiched between an aluminum oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer .   The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the hydrogen diffusion barrier is amorphous.   The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductor device is a nonvolatile charge trap memory device. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the silicon oxide layer is provided on a surface of the silicon nitride layer opposite to the hydrogen diffusion barrier layer. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the silicon oxide layer is a tunneling oxide layer and the aluminum oxide layer is a blocking oxide layer. A gate electrode is provided on the surface of the blocking oxide layer opposite to the hydrogen diffusion barrier, a silicon substrate is provided on the surface of the tunneling oxide layer opposite to the nitride layer, and the substrate is a source. 6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , comprising a drain and a drain. The hydrogen diffusion barrier is fabricated by thermal annealing silicon nitride and the aluminum oxide are in contact with each other, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1-6. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the thermal annealing is performed in a mixed gas of hydrogen and nitrogen or an atmosphere of nitrogen gas. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 7 or 8 , wherein the thermal annealing is performed at a temperature of 600 to 900C. The hydrogen diffusion barrier is produced by physical vapor deposition, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1-6. The method of fabricating a semiconductor according to claim 10 , wherein the physical vapor deposition is pulsed laser vapor deposition or sputtering.