JPH08128889A - Infrared sensor - Google Patents

Infrared sensor

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JPH08128889A
JPH08128889A JP6265703A JP26570394A JPH08128889A JP H08128889 A JPH08128889 A JP H08128889A JP 6265703 A JP6265703 A JP 6265703A JP 26570394 A JP26570394 A JP 26570394A JP H08128889 A JPH08128889 A JP H08128889A
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vanadium oxide
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Naoki Oda
直樹 小田
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the deterioration of a vanadium oxide film and improve sensibility at the time of formation of a protection film by coating the surface of the vanadium oxide film for a bolometer by a vanadium pentoxide protection film. CONSTITUTION: A metal reflection plate 2 reflecting infrared rays is formed on an Si substrate 1, and a sacrifice film such as a polysilicon film removed in a subsequent process is formed on the surface thereof. Next, after an SiO2 support film 4 is deposited and a Ti electrode 5 is formed on both the ends thereof, a vanadium oxide (VO2 ) film 7 which is material of a bolometer is formed by a sol and gel method on the support film 4 including the electrode 5. Next, a V2 O5 film 8 is formed on the vanadium oxide 7. The sacrifice film is etched to be removed in a final process and a gap 3 is formed. An SiO2 film 9 is formed by a plasma chemical deposition. The atmosphere of the process is near to that of oxidation for the vanadium oxide film 7, which is not oxidized and deteriorated because it is coated by the V2 O5 film 8.

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【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は赤外線センサに関し、特
にボロメータ型の赤外線センサに関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an infrared sensor, and more particularly to a bolometer type infrared sensor.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来のボロメータ型の赤外線センサは、
図2に示すように、読出回路を形成したSi基板1の上
に設けた空隙3を介して熱的に分離されたSi3 4
持膜12の上にスパッタ法等を用いて選択的に形成した
厚さ50〜100nmのV02膜13と、VO2 膜13
の表面を被覆して形成したSi3 4 保護膜14とを有
して赤外線センサが構成され(テクニカル・ダイジェス
ト・オブ・インターナショナル・エレクトロン・デバイ
ス・ミーティング(Technical Digest
of International Electro
n DeviceMeeting)1993年12月、
第8.1.1頁参照)、このときのボロメータの感度は
抵抗の温度係数に比例し、このVO2 膜の温度係数は
0.02K-1である。
2. Description of the Related Art A conventional bolometer type infrared sensor is:
As shown in FIG. 2, a Si 3 N 4 support film 12 thermally separated via a gap 3 provided on a Si substrate 1 on which a readout circuit is formed is selectively formed by a sputtering method or the like. and V0 2 film 13 of the formed thickness of 50 to 100 nm, VO 2 layer 13
And an Si 3 N 4 protective film 14 formed by coating the surface of the infrared sensor (Technical Digest of International Electron Device Meeting (Technical Digest)).
of International Electro
n Device Meeting) December 1993,
At this time, the sensitivity of the bolometer is proportional to the temperature coefficient of the resistor, and the temperature coefficient of the VO 2 film is 0.02 K −1 .

【0003】しかしながら、スパッタ法等により成膜さ
れたVO2 膜の温度係数はオプティカル・エンジニアリ
ング(Optical Engineering)第3
2巻、1993年、第2092頁にも記載されているよ
うに、通常0.03〜0.05K-1という大きい値を示
す。
However, the temperature coefficient of the VO 2 film formed by the sputtering method or the like is determined by the optical engineering (Optical Engineering) No. 3
As described in Vol. 2, 1993, p. 2092, it usually shows a large value of 0.03 to 0.05 K -1 .

【0004】[0004]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】この従来の赤外線セン
サは、酸化バナジウム膜の温度係数が小さくなることに
より感度が低下するという問題があった。
However, this conventional infrared sensor has a problem that the sensitivity is lowered due to a decrease in the temperature coefficient of the vanadium oxide film.

【0005】これは、酸化バナジウム膜の表面を被覆す
る保護膜を形成する際に酸化バナジウム膜が還元又は酸
化性雰囲気に晒されることで酸化バナジウム膜の特性が
劣化するためと考えられる。
[0005] This is presumably because the characteristics of the vanadium oxide film are deteriorated by exposing the vanadium oxide film to a reducing or oxidizing atmosphere when forming a protective film covering the surface of the vanadium oxide film.

【0006】本発明の目的は、保護膜の形成時における
ボロメータ材料の酸化バナジウム膜の劣化を防ぎ、感度
を高めた赤外線センサを提供することにある。
It is an object of the present invention to provide an infrared sensor which prevents deterioration of a vanadium oxide film of a bolometer material during formation of a protective film and has improved sensitivity.

【0007】[0007]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の赤外線センサ
は、基板上に設けた空隙を介して熱的に分離された支持
膜の上に形成したボロメータ用の酸化バナジウム膜と、
前記酸化バナジウム膜の表面を被覆して形成した五酸化
バナジウム膜からなる第1の保護膜と、前記第1の保護
膜を含む表面に設けた第2の保護膜とを有する。
An infrared sensor according to the present invention comprises a vanadium oxide film for a bolometer formed on a support film which is thermally separated via a gap provided on a substrate.
It has a first protective film made of a vanadium pentoxide film formed by covering the surface of the vanadium oxide film, and a second protective film provided on the surface including the first protective film.

【0008】[0008]

【実施例】次に、本発明について図面を参照して説明す
る。
Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

【0009】図1は本発明の一実施例を示す模式的断面
図である。
FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

【0010】図1に示すように、読出回路を形成したS
i基板1の上に赤外線を反射させる金属反射板2を選択
的に形成し、この金属反射板2を含む表面に後工程で除
去して空隙3を形成するためのポリシリコン膜等からな
る犠牲膜を選択的に形成する。次に、この犠牲膜を含む
表面に熱伝導率が小さいSiO2 支持膜4を200nm
の厚さに堆積し、犠牲膜上の領域を挟むSiO2 支持膜
4の上の両端に熱伝導率が小さいTi電極5を20nm
の厚さに形成する。
As shown in FIG. 1, the S
A metal reflector 2 for reflecting infrared rays is selectively formed on the i-substrate 1, and a sacrifice made of a polysilicon film or the like is formed on a surface including the metal reflector 2 in a later step to form a gap 3. A film is selectively formed. Next, a SiO 2 support film 4 having a small thermal conductivity is formed on the surface including the sacrificial film to a thickness of 200 nm.
A Ti electrode 5 having a low thermal conductivity of 20 nm is deposited on both ends of the SiO 2 support film 4 sandwiching the region on the sacrificial film.
To the thickness of.

【0011】次に、Ti電極5を含むSiO2 支持膜4
の上にゾルゲル法によりボロメータ材料である酸化バナ
ジウム膜を成膜する。
Next, the SiO 2 support film 4 including the Ti electrode 5
A bolometer material vanadium oxide film is formed on the substrate by a sol-gel method.

【0012】ここで、酸化バナジウム膜は次のような手
順により形成できる。
Here, the vanadium oxide film can be formed by the following procedure.

【0013】まず、ハナジウム金属のアルコキシドであ
るトリエトキシバナジルと溶剤のエトキシプロパノール
を用いてゾル溶液を作る。次に、このゾル溶液をスピン
コーターを用いてSiO2 膜4上に塗布し150℃で乾
燥させる。この工程を数回繰り返して100nm程度の
厚さのゲル膜を形成する。このようにして作成したゲル
膜には炭素や水素の原子・分子が含まれているが、これ
らは空気中で400℃の熱処理によってH2 OやCO2
ガス等になって膜中から取り除かれV2 5 膜が得られ
る。次に、このV2 5 膜は300〜400℃の水素ガ
ス雰囲気中で8時間処理しVO2 膜やV4 9 膜に、ま
た数μTorrの450℃の酸素ガス雰囲気中で2時間
処理してV6 13膜に還元される。これらの薄膜はボロ
メータ材料として適しており、特にVO2 膜の抵抗の温
度係数は0.035K-1と大きい。このようにしてVO
2 膜7を形成することができる。次に、VO2 膜7上に
ゾル溶液をスピンコートし乾燥させ、400℃の空気中
で10分間処理しV2 5保護膜8を約20nmの厚さ
に形成する。ここで上記のVO2 膜7の比抵抗に比べて
2 5 保護膜8の比抵抗は1000倍程度大きく、ま
た、V2 5 保護膜8は酸化雰囲気中で安定である。従
って、VO2 膜7に殆どのバイアス電流が流れ、正常な
ボロメータ動作をすることが確認された。
First, a sol solution is prepared using triethoxyvanadyl, which is an alkoxide of a metal of vanadium, and ethoxypropanol, which is a solvent. Next, this sol solution is applied onto the SiO 2 film 4 using a spin coater and dried at 150 ° C. This process is repeated several times to form a gel film having a thickness of about 100 nm. The gel film thus prepared contains carbon and hydrogen atoms and molecules, which are heat-treated in air at 400 ° C. to generate H 2 O and CO 2
It becomes gas or the like and is removed from the film to obtain a V 2 O 5 film. Next, this V 2 O 5 film is treated for 8 hours in a hydrogen gas atmosphere at 300 to 400 ° C., and is treated for 2 hours in a VO 2 film or a V 4 O 9 film, and in a 450 ° C. oxygen gas atmosphere of several μTorr. To be reduced to a V 6 O 13 film. These thin films are suitable as bolometer materials, and in particular, the temperature coefficient of resistance of the VO 2 film is as large as 0.035 K −1 . VO in this way
Two films 7 can be formed. Next, a sol solution is spin-coated on the VO 2 film 7, dried, and treated in air at 400 ° C. for 10 minutes to form a V 2 O 5 protective film 8 with a thickness of about 20 nm. Here, the specific resistance of the V 2 O 5 protective film 8 is about 1000 times larger than the specific resistance of the VO 2 film 7, and the V 2 O 5 protective film 8 is stable in an oxidizing atmosphere. Therefore, it was confirmed that most of the bias current flows through the VO 2 film 7 and the bolometer operates normally.

【0014】これらの酸化バナジウム薄膜は、露光・現
像・エッチング工程によりパターニングされ、2次元ア
レイセンサの受光部となる。次に、この受光部はSi基
板1からの熱分離をよくするため、ポリシリコンの犠牲
膜は最終工程でヒドラジンでエッチング除去され空隙3
が形成される。この際、VO2 膜7とV2 5 保護膜8
を酸化シリコン膜または窒化シリコン膜で保護する必要
がある。本実施例では、プラズマCVDによりSiO2
膜9を基板温度350℃で約50nmの厚さに成膜し
た。同工程の雰囲気はVO2 膜7によって酸化雰囲気に
近いが、V2 5保護膜8で被覆されているためVO2
膜7は酸化されず抵抗の温度係数は劣化しない。
These vanadium oxide thin films are patterned by the exposure, development and etching steps to become the light receiving portion of the two-dimensional array sensor. Next, in order to improve the thermal separation from the Si substrate 1 in this light receiving portion, the sacrificial film of polysilicon is removed by etching with hydrazine in the final step, and the gap 3
Is formed. At this time, the VO 2 film 7 and the V 2 O 5 protective film 8
Must be protected with a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film. In the present embodiment, SiO 2 is formed by plasma CVD.
The film 9 was formed at a substrate temperature of 350 ° C. to a thickness of about 50 nm. Is close to an oxidizing atmosphere the atmosphere in the same step by VO 2 layer 7, because it is covered with V 2 O 5 protective film 8 VO 2
The film 7 is not oxidized and the temperature coefficient of the resistance does not deteriorate.

【0015】次に、SiO2 膜9の上に赤外線吸収層と
してTiN膜10を室温の反応性スパッタにより20n
mの厚さに成膜してパターニングし、TiN膜10が経
時変化したり、酸やアルカリに侵されないようにTiN
膜10を含む表面にプラズマCVDによりSiO2 膜1
1を100nmの厚さに堆積して保護膜を形成し、犠牲
膜をヒドラジンで除去して空隙3を形成してボロメータ
をSi基板1から熱的に分離し赤外線センサを構成す
る。
Next, a TiN film 10 as an infrared absorption layer is formed on the SiO 2 film 9 by a reactive sputtering at room temperature to a thickness of 20 nm.
m, and patterned to prevent the TiN film 10 from changing with time or being attacked by acid or alkali.
SiO 2 film 1 on the surface including film 10 by plasma CVD
1 is deposited to a thickness of 100 nm to form a protective film, the sacrificial film is removed with hydrazine to form a gap 3, and the bolometer is thermally separated from the Si substrate 1 to constitute an infrared sensor.

【0016】ここで、赤外線吸収層であるTiN膜10
と金属反射板2との間の距離は、検出したい波長(10
μm)の1/4の間隔(2.5μm)に設定している。
Here, the TiN film 10 which is an infrared absorption layer is used.
The distance between the metal reflector 2 and the wavelength to be detected (10
μm) (2.5 μm).

【0017】なお、酸化バナジウム膜は、ゾルゲル法以
外にRFマグネトロンスパッタにより成膜することもで
きる。
The vanadium oxide film can be formed by RF magnetron sputtering other than the sol-gel method.

【0018】この場合、SiO2 支持膜4の上にTi電
極5を形成した基板をスパッタ装置内に装着し、基板温
度を400℃に加熱して1×10-6Torr以下まで真
空にした後、Arガスを100SCCMの流量と10m
Torrの圧力で導入して金属バナジウムターゲットを
クリーニングし、次にこのArガス中に2.5%のO2
ガスを加えた状態で基板上にVO2 膜7を100nmの
厚さに成膜する。次に、O2 ガスを10%まで増やして
2 5 保護膜8を20nmの厚さに形成する。なお、
成膜中のRFパワーは10Wcm-2程度に設定した。
In this case, the substrate having the Ti electrode 5 formed on the SiO 2 support film 4 is mounted in a sputtering apparatus, and the substrate temperature is heated to 400 ° C. to evacuate to 1 × 10 -6 Torr or less. , Ar gas at a flow rate of 100 SCCM and 10 m
The metal vanadium target is cleaned by introducing at a pressure of Torr, and then 2.5% O 2
The VO 2 film 7 is formed to a thickness of 100 nm on the substrate with the gas added. Next, the V 2 O 5 protective film 8 is formed to a thickness of 20 nm by increasing the O 2 gas to 10%. In addition,
The RF power during the film formation was set to about 10 Wcm −2 .

【0019】[0019]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように本発明は、ボロメー
タ材料としての酸化バナジウム膜の表面を被覆する五酸
化バナジウム膜からなる保護膜を形成することにより、
ボロメータ型赤外線センサの感度を高めることができる
という効果を有する。
As described above, according to the present invention, a protective film made of a vanadium pentoxide film covering the surface of a vanadium oxide film as a bolometer material is formed.
This has the effect of increasing the sensitivity of the bolometer-type infrared sensor.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の一実施例を示す模式的断面図。FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】従来の赤外線センサの一例を示す模式的断面
図。
FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of a conventional infrared sensor.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 Si基板 2 金属反射膜 3 空隙 4 SiO2 支持膜 5 Ti電極 7,13 VO2 膜 8 V2 5 保護膜 9,11 SiO2 膜 10 TiN膜 12 Si3 4 支持膜 13 Si3 4 膜 14 Si3 4 保護膜1 Si substrate 2 Metal reflective film 3 Void 4 SiO 2 support film 5 Ti electrode 7, 13 VO 2 film 8 V 2 O 5 protective film 9, 11 SiO 2 film 10 TiN film 12 Si 3 N 4 support film 13 Si 3 N 4 film 14 Si 3 N 4 protective film

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 基板上に設けた空隙を介して熱的に分離
された支持膜の上に形成したボロメータ用の酸化バナジ
ウム膜と、前記酸化バナジウム膜の表面を被覆して形成
した五酸化バナジウム膜からなる第1の保護膜と、前記
第1の保護膜を含む表面に設けた第2の保護膜とを有す
ることを特徴とする赤外線センサ。
1. A vanadium oxide film for a bolometer formed on a supporting film thermally separated through a gap provided on a substrate, and a vanadium pentoxide formed by covering the surface of the vanadium oxide film. An infrared sensor comprising: a first protective film made of a film; and a second protective film provided on a surface including the first protective film.
【請求項2】 第2の保護膜が酸化シリコン膜および窒
化シリコン膜の少くとも一つの膜からなる請求項1記載
の赤外線センサ。
2. The infrared sensor according to claim 1, wherein the second protective film comprises at least one of a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film.
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