JPH03243688A - Method for cleaning siox with chlorine fluoride gas - Google Patents

Method for cleaning siox with chlorine fluoride gas

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JPH03243688A
JPH03243688A JP4048990A JP4048990A JPH03243688A JP H03243688 A JPH03243688 A JP H03243688A JP 4048990 A JP4048990 A JP 4048990A JP 4048990 A JP4048990 A JP 4048990A JP H03243688 A JPH03243688 A JP H03243688A
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Isamu Mori
勇 毛利
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
義幸 小林
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PURPOSE:To efficiently remove the deposits of SiOx composition by-produced in a single crystalline silicon production device by fringing the SiOx into contact with a specific chlorine fluoride gas. CONSTITUTION:SiOx (1<=x2) is brought into contact with a chlorine fluoride gas (preferably ClF3 alone or a mixture containing the ClF3 as a main component) containing at least one of ClF, ClF3 and ClF5 by a flowing method or by a statical method to clean the SiOx. In the case of the flowing method, the treatment is carried out at a temperature of >= room temperature under conditions comprising a chlorine fluoride partial pressure of >=50 torr and a space column speed of >=20 cm/mion, and in the case of the statical method, the treatment is performed at a temperature of >=100 deg.C under a condition of a chlorine fluoride partial pressure of >=760 torr.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 [産業上の利用分野] 本発明は、単結晶シリコン製造装置内等に発生するSi
OX&[l戒の堆積物または付着物を、フッ化塩素系の
ガスを用いてクリーニングする方法に関するものである
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is directed to the treatment of Si generated in single crystal silicon manufacturing equipment, etc.
This invention relates to a method of cleaning OX&[l precepts or deposits using a chlorine fluoride gas.

[従来技術1 従来より半導体製造等の薄膜形成プロセス、すなわちC
VD、真空薫着、PVD、シリコンエピタキシー等にお
いては、薄膜を形成すべき目的物のみでなく装置部部材
、各種治具等にも多量の堆積物、付着物が生成すること
が知られているが、シリコンの単結晶を製造する装置に
おいても容器からの由来と考えられる酸素により、同様
に必ずしも組成のはっきりしないSiOX組戒の組成物
や付着物が生成する。
[Prior art 1] Conventionally, thin film formation processes such as semiconductor manufacturing, that is, C
It is known that in VD, vacuum smoke deposition, PVD, silicon epitaxy, etc., a large amount of deposits and deposits are generated not only on the object on which a thin film is to be formed, but also on equipment parts, various jigs, etc. However, even in equipment for producing silicon single crystals, SiOX compositions and deposits, whose compositions are not necessarily clear, are similarly generated due to oxygen that is thought to originate from the container.

従来は、上記SiOX組威の堆積物を除去する手段とし
てアルカリ等による洗浄しか有効でないとされており、
アルカリ溶液を使用した湿式のクリーニング法が実施さ
れていた。
Conventionally, it has been thought that cleaning with alkali or the like is the only effective means of removing the SiOX deposits.
Wet cleaning methods using alkaline solutions were practiced.

しかし、アルカリ等による洗浄においては長期間装置を
停止する必要があるほか操作が煩雑で、装置、治具自体
が損傷を受けやすいという問題点があった。
However, cleaning with alkali or the like requires the equipment to be stopped for a long period of time, is complicated to operate, and has problems in that the equipment and jigs themselves are easily damaged.

[問題点を解決するための具体的手段]本発明者らは従
来法の問題点に鑑み鋭意検討の結果、上記堆積物の除去
にフッ化塩素ガスが有効であることを見出し、本発明に
到達したものである。
[Specific means for solving the problem] As a result of intensive study in view of the problems of the conventional method, the present inventors found that chlorine fluoride gas is effective in removing the above deposits, and the present invention has been developed. It has been reached.

すなわち本発明は、CIF、ClF3、CIF、のうち
、少なくとも1種以上を含有するフッ化塩素ガスをSi
OX (1≦x〈2)と接触させることを特徴とするフ
ッ化塩素ガスによるSiOXのクリーニング方法、およ
び上記方法において室温以上でフッ化塩素の分圧が50
torr以上でかつ空搭速度が20cm/min以上の
条件による流通方式で行うこと、もしくは100°C以
上でかつフッ化塩素の分圧が760 torr以上の条
件による静置方式で行うことを特徴とするフッ化塩素ガ
スによるSiOXのクリーニング方法を提供するもので
ある。
That is, the present invention uses chlorine fluoride gas containing at least one of CIF, ClF3, and CIF to Si.
A method for cleaning SiOX with chlorine fluoride gas characterized by contacting with OX (1≦x<2), and in the above method, the partial pressure of chlorine fluoride is 50
It is characterized by carrying out by a flow method under the conditions of a temperature of 100° C. or more and an empty loading speed of 20 cm/min or more, or a static method under the conditions of a temperature of 100° C. or more and a partial pressure of chlorine fluoride of 760 torr or more. The present invention provides a method for cleaning SiOX using chlorine fluoride gas.

本発明でクリーニングの対象となる化合物は、完全な5
i02とは異なるSiOX (1≦x<2)m戒の珪素
酸化物である。この化合物は、黄かっ色ではっきりした
結晶性を示さず、X線分析による観察でもXが2に近く
なるに従いクリストバライトのブロードなピークが観察
されるだけであるが、これらの組成物はSiOが部分的
に酸化されたものだと考えられる。
The compound to be cleaned in the present invention is a complete 5
It is a silicon oxide with a precept of SiOX (1≦x<2) which is different from i02. This compound is yellowish-brown and does not show clear crystallinity, and even when observed by X-ray analysis, only a broad peak of cristobalite is observed as X approaches 2; however, these compositions show that SiO is It is thought to have been partially oxidized.

本発明で使用するガスは、CIF、  ClF3、Cl
F5であり、これらは単独で使用しても、2種以上を混
合して使用してもよいが、ClF3を単独で使用するか
、または主成分として使用するのが好ましい。また、こ
れらフッ化塩素ガスはそのまま装置内に導入してクリー
ニングを行ってもよいが、窒素、アルゴン、ヘリウム等
の不活性ガスで希釈して用いてもよい。
Gases used in the present invention include CIF, ClF3, Cl
F5, and these may be used alone or in combination of two or more types, but it is preferable to use ClF3 alone or as the main component. Furthermore, these chlorine fluoride gases may be introduced into the apparatus as they are for cleaning, but they may also be used after being diluted with an inert gas such as nitrogen, argon, helium, or the like.

クリーニングの方法としては、一定の温度、疏速で装置
内にガスを流通させるいわゆる流通方式か、または装置
内に上記ガスを封入して一定の温度に保ついわゆる静置
方式かの二つの方法をとることができる。
There are two cleaning methods: the so-called circulation method, in which gas is passed through the device at a constant temperature and speed, and the so-called static method, in which the gas is sealed inside the device and maintained at a constant temperature. You can take it.

本発明でクリーニングガスと堆積物の反応は、フッ化塩
素によりSiOX組底物が分解されて、Siのハロゲン
化物と酸素が発生する反応であると考えられるが、−旦
発生した酸素が気相中または固相中のいずれかを遣って
拡散し、非常にエツチングされにくいSiO□に変化す
る場合があるため、反応の条件を検討する必要がある。
In the present invention, the reaction between the cleaning gas and the deposit is thought to be a reaction in which SiOX composite is decomposed by chlorine fluoride and Si halide and oxygen are generated. It is necessary to consider the reaction conditions because it may diffuse into SiO□, which is very difficult to etch, by diffusion either in the medium or in the solid phase.

すなわち、フッ化塩素ガスが一定以上の濃度で常にクリ
ーニング材料表面に供給される必要があり、流通方式で
クリーニングを行う場合は、フッ化塩素ガスの圧力が5
0torr以上でかつその空搭速度が20cm/sin
以上であれば室温でガス化反応は進行し、完全にクリー
ニングを行うことができる。
In other words, chlorine fluoride gas must always be supplied to the surface of the cleaning material at a concentration higher than a certain level, and when cleaning is performed using the circulation method, the pressure of chlorine fluoride gas must be
0 torr or more and its empty speed is 20 cm/sin
If it is above, the gasification reaction will proceed at room temperature, and complete cleaning can be performed.

室温においてフッ化塩素ガスの圧力が50torrより
低いか、または空搭速度が20cm/ll1n未満の場
合は、最初はガス化反応が進行するが、次第に表面が5
i02に変化し、反応は停止してしまうため、温度をさ
らに上げる必要がある。しかし、反応の温度が上がるに
従い、必要なフッ化塩素ガスの圧力または空搭速度も低
下する。
If the pressure of chlorine fluoride gas is lower than 50 torr or the empty loading velocity is lower than 20 cm/ll1n at room temperature, the gasification reaction will initially proceed, but gradually the surface
Since the reaction changes to i02 and the reaction stops, it is necessary to further raise the temperature. However, as the temperature of the reaction increases, the required pressure or emptying rate of chlorine fluoride gas also decreases.

一方、フッ化塩素ガスを装置内に封入する静置方式にお
いては、材料表面にフッ化塩素ガスが供給されにくいた
めガス圧力および反応温度を高く設定する必要があり、
温度100“C以上でかつフッ化塩素分圧760 to
rr以上で初めてガス化反応が進行する。上記条件を満
たさない場合は、5i02が生威し、反応は進行しない
、ただし、温度が上がるに従い、必要なフッ化塩素ガス
の圧力は低下していく。
On the other hand, in the stationary method where chlorine fluoride gas is sealed inside the device, it is difficult to supply chlorine fluoride gas to the material surface, so the gas pressure and reaction temperature must be set high.
At a temperature of 100"C or higher and a partial pressure of chlorine fluoride of 760 to
The gasification reaction progresses only when the temperature exceeds rr. If the above conditions are not met, 5i02 will survive and the reaction will not proceed.However, as the temperature rises, the required pressure of chlorine fluoride gas decreases.

上記した条件では雰囲気温度が余り高くないため、装置
材料は殆ど腐食せず、装置自体を傷つけることなしにク
リーニングを行うことができる。
Under the above conditions, the ambient temperature is not so high that the material of the device hardly corrodes, and cleaning can be performed without damaging the device itself.

このように、前記したような条件を設定することにより
、従来ガスによる乾式クリーニングが難しいとされてい
たSiOXMi或の堆積物を、フッ化塩素ガスを用いて
クリーニングできるものである。
By setting the above-mentioned conditions in this way, it is possible to clean SiOXMi deposits, which have conventionally been difficult to dry clean using gas, using chlorine fluoride gas.

[実施例〕 以下、実施例により本発明の詳細な説明する。[Example〕 Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to Examples.

実施例1〜6、比較例1.2 シリコン単結晶製造装置内で発生したSiOX&i或(
x−1,3)の堆積物を採取したちの0.2gをニッケ
ル製の容器に入れ、この容器をパイレンクスガラス管(
直径50+u+、長さ700+*+*)内に設置した。
Examples 1 to 6, Comparative Example 1.2 SiOX&i or (
x-1, 3), put 0.2 g of the sample into a nickel container, and place the container into a Pyrex glass tube (
It was installed within a diameter of 50+u+ and a length of 700+**+*.

但し、実施例6だけはSiOXの組成は(x = 1.
7)である。次に、ガラス管の両端は、5IJS316
製でガスが導入できるように導入口を有する金属製容器
で密封されている。このガラス管の周囲に管状電気炉を
設け、反応温度を任意に設定できるようにした。
However, only in Example 6, the composition of SiOX was (x = 1.
7). Next, both ends of the glass tube are 5IJS316
It is sealed in a metal container with an inlet to allow gas to be introduced. A tubular electric furnace was installed around this glass tube, so that the reaction temperature could be set arbitrarily.

次に、C]F3ボンベとArボンへからガラス管内に混
合ガスが導入できるようガス管を設置し、出口より排気
ポンプで排気しながら所定の圧力、疏量でClF3ガス
単独かまたはArとのγ昆合ガスをガラス管に導入し、
2時間反応を行った。結果を第1表に示す。
Next, install a gas pipe so that a mixed gas can be introduced into the glass tube from the C]F3 cylinder and Ar cylinder, and while evacuating from the outlet with an exhaust pump, ClF3 gas alone or with Ar is introduced at a predetermined pressure and amount. Introducing γ-containing gas into a glass tube,
The reaction was carried out for 2 hours. The results are shown in Table 1.

この結果より、室温でもClF3の分圧が5Qtorr
以上、流量が20cm/*in以上であれば、サンプル
を完全にガス化させ、クリーニングできることがわかる
From this result, even at room temperature, the partial pressure of ClF3 is 5Qtorr.
The above shows that if the flow rate is 20 cm/*in or more, the sample can be completely gasified and cleaned.

(J)、 T f−LJ] 第 表 実施例7〜11、比較例3.4 実施例1〜6と同し装置を使用し、同し組成のSiOX
 (x = 1.3>を使用してクリーニングを実施し
たが、ガラス管の出口はバルブを閉し、所定の圧力にな
るよう εIF、単独またはArとの混合ガスを封入し
て2時間保ち、反応状態をチエ、りした。
(J), T f-LJ] Table Examples 7 to 11, Comparative Example 3.4 Using the same equipment as Examples 1 to 6, SiOX of the same composition
(x = 1.3>), the valve at the outlet of the glass tube was closed, and εIF, alone or a mixture of gas with Ar, was sealed for 2 hours to maintain the specified pressure. I checked the reaction status.

結果を第2表に示す、この結果より、温度が100℃以
上、分圧が760 torr以上であればガス化が進行
し、クリーニングできることがわかる。
The results are shown in Table 2. From the results, it can be seen that gasification progresses and cleaning is possible when the temperature is 100° C. or higher and the partial pressure is 760 torr or higher.

第2表 化合物を極めて良好に取り除き、りI;ることかできる
The compounds of Table 2 can be removed and removed very well.

ニングすNingsu

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)ClF、ClF_3、ClF_5のうち、少なく
とも1種以上を含有するフッ化塩素ガスをSiO_X(
1≦X<2)と接触させることを特徴とするフッ化塩素
ガスによるSiO_Xのクリーニング方法。
(1) Chlorine fluoride gas containing at least one of ClF, ClF_3, and ClF_5 is converted into SiO_X (
1≦X<2) A method for cleaning SiO_X using chlorine fluoride gas.
(2)請求項(1)記載のフッ化塩素ガスによるSiO
_Xのクリーニング方法において、室温以上でフッ化塩
素の分圧が50torr以上でかつ空搭速度が20cm
/min以上の条件による流通方式で行うことを特徴と
するフッ化塩素ガスによるSiO_Xのクリーニング方
法。
(2) SiO using chlorine fluoride gas according to claim (1)
In the cleaning method of _X, the partial pressure of chlorine fluoride is 50 torr or more at room temperature or higher and the empty loading speed is 20 cm.
A method for cleaning SiO_X using chlorine fluoride gas, characterized in that it is carried out in a flow system under conditions of at least /min.
(3)請求項(1)記載のフッ化塩素ガスによるSiO
_Xのクリーニング方法において、100℃以上でかつ
フッ化塩素の分圧が760torr以上の条件による静
置方式で行うことを特徴とするフッ化塩素ガスによるS
iO_Xのクリーニング方法。
(3) SiO using chlorine fluoride gas according to claim (1)
In the cleaning method of
How to clean iO_X.
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