JPS62256738A - Production of quartz glass - Google Patents

Production of quartz glass

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JPS62256738A
JPS62256738A JP9734486A JP9734486A JPS62256738A JP S62256738 A JPS62256738 A JP S62256738A JP 9734486 A JP9734486 A JP 9734486A JP 9734486 A JP9734486 A JP 9734486A JP S62256738 A JPS62256738 A JP S62256738A
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quartz glass
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Hirohito Kitabayashi
北林 宏仁
Motoyuki Toki
元幸 土岐
Satoru Miyashita
悟 宮下
Tetsuhiko Takeuchi
哲彦 竹内
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    • C03GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03BMANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B19/00Other methods of shaping glass
    • C03B19/12Other methods of shaping glass by liquid-phase reaction processes
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    • C03GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03CCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C1/00Ingredients generally applicable to manufacture of glasses, glazes, or vitreous enamels
    • C03C1/006Ingredients generally applicable to manufacture of glasses, glazes, or vitreous enamels to produce glass through wet route

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To produce quartz glass which has extremely little Ti impurities and excellent in the transmittance of ultraviolet light by using both alkylsilicate and high-purity ultrafine powdery silica as a raw material and adopting a sol-gel process as the producing method. CONSTITUTION:After mixing ethylsilicate of 0.02ppm Ti content, pure water and hydrochloric acid and violently stirring the mixture, ultrafine powdery silica of 0.01ppm Ti content is slowly added and this mixture is fully stirred to make it a sol soln. and thereafter the sol soln. is regulated to 4.3pH by aq. ammonia and left at rest, allowed to gel and aged in a thermostatic chamber at 30 deg.C. After drying this wet gel to obtain dry gel, it is sintered to produce quartz glass and this is subjected to high temp. treatment at 1,780 deg.C for 10min. the obtained quartz glass has extremely small amount of <=0.05ppm Ti or Ti compd. of impurities, >=90% transmittance for ultraviolet light having 200nm wavelength and excellent performance as the substrate of a photomask for an IC.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明はICフォトマスク基板である石英ガラス基板の
純度に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to the purity of a quartz glass substrate that is an IC photomask substrate.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来のICフォトマスクガラス基板は、無アルカリガラ
スや石英ガラスであった。ところで、半導体産業は最近
高密度化が進み4M−DRAMも試作されるようになつ
九。このように高密度化が進むと、7オトリンに使用す
る光源として紫外光のような短波長の光が必要になる。
Conventional IC photomask glass substrates have been made of alkali-free glass or quartz glass. By the way, the semiconductor industry has recently become more densely packed, and 4M-DRAMs have also been prototyped. As the density increases in this way, short wavelength light such as ultraviolet light becomes necessary as a light source for use in 7-otoline.

無アルカリガラスは紫外光の透過率が低いために使用で
きず、今では紫外光の透過率の高い石英ガラスが主流を
占めるようになっている。上のような理由から、石英ガ
ラスのICフォトマスク基板の紫外光の透過率は、20
0t+mの光で90−以上(基板の厚み2−5.)が求
められている。
Alkali-free glass cannot be used because it has a low transmittance for ultraviolet light, and quartz glass, which has a high transmittance for ultraviolet light, is now the mainstream. For the above reasons, the ultraviolet light transmittance of a quartz glass IC photomask substrate is 20
A value of 90- or more (substrate thickness 2-5.) is required for light at 0t+m.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

しかし、前述の石英ガラスは檀々の不純物を含んでいる
ため、天然石英ガラスは、200nmの紫外光の透過率
はほぼ80%程度で、90%を越えるものは製造上困難
なために製造コヌトが渇くつきほとんど使用されていな
い。また、合成石英ガラスは高純度であるため200n
mの透過率はほとんど90%を越えている。しかし、原
料の精製や製造工程を高度にコントロールする必要があ
るため製造コストが高く、天然石英より高コストになる
という問題点を有する。
However, since the aforementioned quartz glass contains various impurities, the transmittance of natural quartz glass for 200 nm ultraviolet light is approximately 80%, and it is difficult to manufacture products with a transmittance of more than 90%. It is rarely used because it is dry. In addition, synthetic quartz glass has a high purity of 200nm.
The transmittance of m is almost over 90%. However, since it is necessary to highly control the refining of raw materials and the manufacturing process, the manufacturing cost is high, resulting in a problem that the cost is higher than natural quartz.

そこで本発明はこのような問題点を解決するもので、そ
の目的とするところは、ゾル−ゲル法で安価に紫外光2
00nmの透過率の高い(90%以上)石英ガラスを提
供することにある。
The present invention is intended to solve these problems, and its purpose is to inexpensively produce ultraviolet light 2 using the sol-gel method.
An object of the present invention is to provide quartz glass having a high transmittance (90% or more) at 00 nm.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

本発明の石英ガラスは、ガラス中の不純物であるチタン
、あるいはチタン化合物の量が(LO5ppm以下であ
ることを特徴とする。またチタン不純物量をコントロー
ルし易いアルキルシリケートと高純度(、T I量(L
O5p pm以下)の超微粉末シリカを原料とするゾル
−ゲル法により得られる石英ガラスであることを特徴と
する。
The quartz glass of the present invention is characterized in that the amount of titanium or titanium compounds, which are impurities in the glass, is (LO5 ppm or less).It is also characterized by having alkyl silicate and high purity (TI amount), which makes it easy to control the amount of titanium impurities. (L
It is characterized in that it is a quartz glass obtained by a sol-gel method using ultrafine powdered silica of 05 ppm or less) as a raw material.

〔作用〕[Effect]

波長200nm程度の紫外光の吸収については、石英ガ
ラス成分である81−ではほとんど吸収はないと考えら
れ、主に吸収に起因するのはT1化合物としての不純物
である。その他の不純物では、少しの吸収はあるかもし
れないがppmオーダーの存在量では透過率を大きく下
げるようなことはない。
Regarding the absorption of ultraviolet light with a wavelength of about 200 nm, it is thought that there is almost no absorption in 81-, which is a silica glass component, and the absorption is mainly caused by impurities as a T1 compound. Other impurities may have some absorption, but their presence on the order of ppm will not significantly reduce the transmittance.

従って、不純物中のTI元木のみ注意して除くことがで
きれば、他の不純物がppmオーダーで存在しても20
0nrnの光透過率を90%以上にすることはできる。
Therefore, if only the TI source tree among impurities can be carefully removed, even if other impurities exist in ppm order, 20%
It is possible to increase the light transmittance of 0nrn to 90% or more.

つまシ製造時の原料精製は極端に高純度にする必要はな
く、TIのみに注意して精製すれば良いので精製工程は
従来よシ簡略化でき製造コストを下げることができる。
It is not necessary to purify the raw materials at the time of producing the pickles to an extremely high degree of purity, and it is only necessary to refine the raw materials by paying attention to TI, so that the purification process can be simplified compared to the conventional method, and the production cost can be lowered.

また超微粉末シリカについてもTi量のみに注意を払い
精製すればよい。
Further, ultrafine powdered silica may be purified by paying attention only to the amount of Ti.

ところで、200nmで90%以上(ガラスの厚さ2.
5 m )の透過率を達成するのに必要なTIの不純物
量は、我々の実験、分析測定によるとほぼ1105pp
以下であることがわかった。つまシガラス原料の精製に
おいては、TI不不純重重合計005ppm以下にすれ
ばよい。
By the way, 90% or more at 200 nm (glass thickness 2.
According to our experimental and analytical measurements, the amount of impurities in TI required to achieve a transmittance of 5 m) is approximately 1105 pp.
It was found that the following. In the purification of the raw material for crushed glass, the total weight of TI impurities may be reduced to 005 ppm or less.

〔実施例1〕 市販のエチルシリケート、市販の超微粉末シリカとして
レオロシールQS−102(徳山ソーダ製)をICP(
Inductivety Coupt@d Ptaam
a)によシ純度分析を行なうと、Ti量はそれぞれαO
2ppm。
[Example 1] Commercially available ethyl silicate and commercially available ultrafine powdered silica, Rheolosil QS-102 (manufactured by Tokuyama Soda), were subjected to ICP (
Inductivity Coupt@d Ptaam
When the purity analysis is performed according to a), the amount of Ti is αO
2ppm.

αO1ppmであった。αO was 1 ppm.

上述のエチルシリケート5.4tと6.91の純水に塩
@6.9−を加えた水溶液を激しく攪拌し、無色透明の
均一溶液を得た。そこにレオロシールQS−102,1
,86Kfを徐々ニ添加L、充分1c 攪拌した。
An aqueous solution of 5.4 t of the above-mentioned ethyl silicate and 6.91 grams of pure water to which salt@6.9- was added was vigorously stirred to obtain a colorless and transparent homogeneous solution. There Rheoloseal QS-102,1
, 86 Kf was gradually added to the mixture, and the mixture was stirred thoroughly for 1 c.

さらにこのゾル溶液に超音波を3時間照射して超微粉末
シリカの分散を確実なものとした。該ゾル溶液に150
0Gの遠心力を15分間かけ、ゾル溶液中のダマ状物を
取シ除いて均質度の高いゾル溶液を得た。
Further, this sol solution was irradiated with ultrasonic waves for 3 hours to ensure the dispersion of the ultrafine powdered silica. 150 to the sol solution
A centrifugal force of 0 G was applied for 15 minutes to remove lumps in the sol solution to obtain a highly homogeneous sol solution.

該ゾル溶液なCL1規定のアンモニア水でPH4,3に
調整してから、ポリプロピレン製容器(幅30αX 3
0 es X高さ10画)に750艷の量を仕込みフタ
をして静置ゲル化させた。5日間、30℃の恒温室内で
熟成させた。
After adjusting the pH of the sol solution to 4.3 with ammonia water specified by CL1, transfer it to a polypropylene container (width 30α
0 es x height 10 strokes) was prepared in an amount of 750 ml, covered with a lid, and left to gel. It was aged for 5 days in a thermostatic chamber at 30°C.

熟成したウェットゲルに開孔率(L5%のフタをして5
6℃の乾燥室内で乾燥させた。
The aged wet gel was covered with a lid with a porosity of 5% (L5%).
It was dried in a drying room at 6°C.

該ドライゲルを適当な条件で焼結し石英ガラスとした後
、1780℃で10分間高温処理した。
The dry gel was sintered to form quartz glass under appropriate conditions, and then subjected to high temperature treatment at 1780° C. for 10 minutes.

得られた石英ガラスを5インチ角X(109インチ厚の
大きさに研磨し、200nmの光透過率を測定すると9
0%であった。これはIC用フォトマスク基板として十
分使用できるものであった。
The obtained quartz glass was polished to a size of 5 inches square (109 inches thick) and the light transmittance at 200 nm was measured to be 9.
It was 0%. This could be fully used as a photomask substrate for IC.

石英ガラスの純度分析を行うと、Ti量は[1103p
pであった。
When the purity of quartz glass is analyzed, the amount of Ti is [1103p
It was p.

〔実施例2〕 市販のエチルシリケート、市販の超微粉末シリカとして
キャボシルL−90(キャボット社製)をICPによシ
純度分析を行なうと、Tinはともにα01ppI!I
であった。
[Example 2] Commercially available ethyl silicate and commercially available ultrafine powdered silica CABOSIL L-90 (manufactured by Cabot Corporation) were analyzed for purity by ICP, and both Tin values were α01ppI! I
Met.

上記のエチルシリケートとキャボシルL−90を使って
実施例1と全く同じ方法でゾル溶液を調製し、ゲル化工
程、乾燥工程、焼結工程を経て石英ガラスを得た。
A sol solution was prepared using the above ethyl silicate and Cabosil L-90 in exactly the same manner as in Example 1, and quartz glass was obtained through a gelling process, a drying process, and a sintering process.

該石英ガラスを5インチ角Xα09インチ厚の大きさに
研磨し、200nmの光透過率な測定すると90%であ
った。これはIC用フォトマスク基板として十分使用で
きるものであった。
The quartz glass was polished to a size of 5 inches square x α09 inches thick, and the light transmittance at 200 nm was measured to be 90%. This could be fully used as a photomask substrate for IC.

石英ガラスの純度分析を行うと、Tl−1tはα02p
pcnであった。
When quartz glass is analyzed for purity, Tl-1t is α02p.
It was pcn.

〔実施例3〕 市販のエチルシリケート、市販の超微粉末7リカとして
アエロジル130(日本アエロジル社製)をICPによ
υ純度分析を行なうと、Ti量はそれぞれ1101pp
、αO4ppmであった。
[Example 3] Commercially available ethyl silicate and Aerosil 130 (manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) as a commercially available ultrafine powder were analyzed for purity by ICP, and the amount of Ti was 1101pp for each.
, αO was 4 ppm.

上記のエチルシリケートとアエロジル130を使って実
施例1と全く同じ方法でゾル溶液を調製し、ゲル化工程
、乾燥工程、焼結工程を経て石英ガラスを得た。
A sol solution was prepared using the above ethyl silicate and Aerosil 130 in exactly the same manner as in Example 1, and quartz glass was obtained through a gelling process, a drying process, and a sintering process.

該石英ガラスを5インチ角×109インチ厚の大きさに
研磨し、200nmの光透過率を測定すると89%であ
った。これはIC用フォトマスク基板として使用できる
ものであった。
The quartz glass was polished to a size of 5 inches square x 109 inches thick, and the light transmittance at 200 nm was measured to be 89%. This could be used as a photomask substrate for IC.

石英ガラスの純度分析を行うと、Tjfはα05ppn
iであった。
When the purity of quartz glass is analyzed, Tjf is α05ppn
It was i.

〔比較例1〕 市販のエチルシリケート、市販の超微粉末シリカとじて
アエロジルox−so(デグサ社製)をICPKよシ純
度分析を行なうと、Ti量はそれぞれrJ、01ppr
n、 1pPrnであった。
[Comparative Example 1] Purity analysis of commercially available ethyl silicate and commercially available ultrafine powdered silica Aerosil ox-so (manufactured by Degussa) by ICPK revealed that the amount of Ti was rJ and 01ppr, respectively.
n, 1pPrn.

上記のエチルシリケートとアエロジルox−s。The above ethyl silicate and Aerosil ox-s.

を°使って実施例1と全く同じ方法でゾル溶液を調製し
、ゲル化工程、乾燥工程、焼結工程を経て石英ガラスを
得た。
A sol solution was prepared in exactly the same manner as in Example 1 using .

該石英ガラスを5インチ角×009インチ厚の大きさに
研磨し、200nmの光透過率を測定すると65チであ
った。これはIC用フォトマスク基板には使えないもの
であった。
The quartz glass was polished to a size of 5 inches square x 0.9 inches thick, and the light transmittance at 200 nm was measured to be 65 inches. This could not be used as a photomask substrate for IC.

石英ガラスの純度分析を行うと、Tlfiは1ppI!
Iであった。
When we analyze the purity of quartz glass, Tlfi is 1 ppI!
It was I.

〔比較例2〕 市販のエチルシリケート、市販の超微粉末シリカとして
キャボシルL−90(キャボット社製)をrcpによシ
純度分析を行なうと、Ti量はそれぞれα”Ppm+0
01ppmであった。
[Comparative Example 2] Commercially available ethyl silicate and commercially available ultrafine powdered silica CABOSIL L-90 (manufactured by Cabot) were analyzed for purity by RCP, and the Ti content was α”Ppm+0, respectively.
It was 01 ppm.

上記のエチルシリケートとキャボシルL−90を使って
実施例1と全く同じ方法でゾル溶液な調製し、ゲル化工
程、乾燥工程、焼結工程を経て石英ガラスを得た。
A sol solution was prepared using the above ethyl silicate and CABOSIL L-90 in exactly the same manner as in Example 1, and quartz glass was obtained through a gelation process, a drying process, and a sintering process.

該石英ガラスを5身ンチ角xlO9インチ厚の大きさに
研磨し、200nmの光透過率を測定すると80%であ
った。これはIC用フォトマスク基板にはやや使いにく
いものであつ九。
The quartz glass was polished to a size of 5 inches square x 9 inches thick, and the light transmittance at 200 nm was measured to be 80%. This is somewhat difficult to use for IC photomask substrates.

石英ガラスの純度分析を行うと、Tijllは[L08
PPrnであつ九。
When analyzing the purity of quartz glass, Tijll found [L08
Atsuku in PPrn.

〔実施例4〕 市販の試薬用テトラエチルオルソシリケート、市販の超
微粉末シリカとしてレオロシールQS−102(徳山ソ
ーダR)をICPによシ純度分析を行うと、Tl量はそ
れぞれ0pprn、1l101ppであった。
[Example 4] Purity analysis of commercially available reagent grade tetraethyl orthosilicate and commercially available ultrafine powdered silica Rheolosil QS-102 (Tokuyama Soda R) was performed by ICP, and the amounts of Tl were 0 pprn and 1 l 101 pp, respectively. .

上記のテトラエチルオルソシリケートとレオロシールQ
S−102を使って実施例と全く同じ方法でゾル溶液を
調製し、ゲル化工程、乾燥工程、焼結工程乞経て石英ガ
ラスを得た。
The above tetraethyl orthosilicate and Rheolosil Q
A sol solution was prepared using S-102 in exactly the same manner as in the example, and quartz glass was obtained through a gelation process, a drying process, and a sintering process.

該石英ガラスを5インチ角×009インチ厚の大きさに
研磨し、200n+nの光透過率を測定すると91%で
あった。これはIC用フォトマスク基板として十分使用
できるものであった。
The quartz glass was polished to a size of 5 inches square x 009 inches thick, and the light transmittance of 200n+n was measured to be 91%. This could be fully used as a photomask substrate for IC.

石英ガラスの純度分析を行うと、Ti量はα01ppe
aであった。本製造方法では高純度の試薬用テトラエチ
ルオルソシリケートを使つ九ためコスト面では非常に高
くつい九。
When the purity of quartz glass was analyzed, the amount of Ti was α01ppe.
It was a. This production method uses highly purified reagent-grade tetraethyl orthosilicate, which is extremely costly.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上述べたように本発明によれば、石英ガラス中のTI
不純物を(LO5ppm以下にすることによシ、200
nmの光透過率を90%以上(厚み2−3■)にするこ
とができ、ゾル−ゲル法で安価にrc用フォトマスク石
英憂板を提供することができる。
As described above, according to the present invention, TI in quartz glass
By reducing impurities to (LO5ppm or less),
It is possible to increase the light transmittance of 90% or more (thickness: 2-3 cm), and it is possible to provide a quartz plate for photomasks for RC at low cost using the sol-gel method.

以上that's all

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)ガラス中の不純物であるチタン、あるいはチタン
化合物の量が0.05ppm以下であることを特徴とす
る石英ガラスの製造方法。
(1) A method for producing quartz glass, characterized in that the amount of titanium or a titanium compound as an impurity in the glass is 0.05 ppm or less.
(2)上記石英ガラスが、少なくともアルキルシリケー
トと超微粉末シリカを原料とするゾル−ゲル法により得
られる石英ガラスであることを特徴とする特許請求の範
囲第1項記載の石英ガラスの製造方法。
(2) The method for producing quartz glass according to claim 1, wherein the quartz glass is obtained by a sol-gel method using at least an alkyl silicate and ultrafine powdered silica as raw materials. .
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0354123A (en) * 1989-07-20 1991-03-08 Shin Etsu Chem Co Ltd Quartz glass for ultraviolet ray and production thereof

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0354123A (en) * 1989-07-20 1991-03-08 Shin Etsu Chem Co Ltd Quartz glass for ultraviolet ray and production thereof

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