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본 발명은 화학기상증착방법을 이용한 티타늄 질화물 박막의 형성방법에 있어서, (a) 반도체 기판상에 티탄과 질소를 함유하는 금속유기 공급원을 사용하여 제1티타늄 질화막을 형성하는 단계; (b) 상기 결과물상에 티탄과 질소를 함유하는 금속 유기 공급원과 암모니아 가스를 함께 사용하여 제2티타늄 질화막을 형성하는 단계를 교대로 반복하는 것을 특징으로 하는 티타늄 질화물 박막의 형성방법을 제공한다. 본 발명에 따르면, 우수한 단차도포성, 비저항 및 안정성을 갖는 티타늄 질화물 박막을 얻을 수 있다.A method of forming a titanium nitride thin film using a chemical vapor deposition method, the method comprising: (a) forming a first titanium nitride film on a semiconductor substrate using a metal organic source containing titanium and nitrogen; (b) forming a second titanium nitride film by alternately using a metal organic source containing titanium and nitrogen and ammonia gas on the resultant in turn to provide a method of forming a titanium nitride thin film. According to the present invention, a titanium nitride thin film having excellent step coverage, specific resistance and stability can be obtained.
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제1도는 본 발명에 따라 반도체 기판 상부에 형성된 티타늄 질화물 박막의 구조를 나타낸 도면이고, 제2도는 제1티타늄 질화막과 제2티타늄 질화막이 반복적으로 적층되어 있는 티타늄 질화물 박막의 구조를 나타낸 도면이다.1 is a view showing a structure of a titanium nitride thin film formed on the semiconductor substrate according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a structure of a titanium nitride thin film in which the first titanium nitride film and the second titanium nitride film are repeatedly stacked.
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1 : 반도체 기판 2 : 제1티타늄 질화막DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Semiconductor substrate 2: 1st titanium nitride film
3 : 제2티타늄 질화막3: second titanium nitride film
본 발명은 티타늄 질화물 박막의 제조방법 및 그 방법에 따라 형성된 티타늄 질화물 박막에 관한 것으로서, 상세하기로는 대기 노출시막의 열화현상이 저하되고 단차 도포성(step coverage) 및 비저항이 우수한 티타늄 질화물 박막의 형성방법 및 그 방법에 따라 형성된 티타늄 질화물 박막에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a titanium nitride thin film and a titanium nitride thin film formed according to the method, and more particularly, to the formation of a titanium nitride thin film having excellent step coverage and specific resistance, which degrades the atmospheric exposure film. A method and a titanium nitride thin film formed according to the method.
고집적회로, 특히 높은 어스펙트비를 갖는 콘택과 비아(via)의 제조에 있어서 안정적이고 신뢰성있는 금속배선공정이 점차 중요해지고 있다. 다층 금속배선공정은 낮은 콘택저항과 신뢰성있는 도전선을 제공한다. 현재는, TiN과 같은 장벽층(barrier layer)과 티타늄(Ti)층이 형성된 콘택이 상부에 스퍼터된 알루미늄 합금이나 화학기상증착(CVD)된 텅스텐을 형성하여 금속배선공정을 진행한다. 상기 TiN층은 알루미늄과 실리콘사이의 상호확산을 방지하거나 텅스텐을 증착시키는 동안 실리콘상에 텅스텐 헥사플로라이드(WF6)가 침투하는 것을 방지하는 역할을 한다.Stable and reliable metallization processes are becoming increasingly important in the manufacture of highly integrated circuits, particularly contacts and vias with high aspect ratios. The multi-layer metallization process provides low contact resistance and reliable conductors. At present, a metallization process is performed by forming a sputtered aluminum alloy or a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) tungsten on top of which a barrier layer such as TiN and a titanium (Ti) layer are formed. The TiN layer prevents interdiffusion between aluminum and silicon or prevents tungsten hexafluoride (WF 6 ) from penetrating on silicon during deposition of tungsten.
높은 어스펙트비를 갖는 콘택홀이나 비아홀과 같은 미세 형상의 코너나 엣지(edge)에서 장벽층 특성의 저하가 유발되는데, 이를 방지하기 위하여 낮은 저항과 우수한 장벽 특성을 갖는 TiN 박막을 균일하게 증착하는 것이 요구된다. CVD 방법은 서브마이크론(sub-micron)급의 형성에서도 우수한 종착균일성을 갖는 막을 형성할 수 있는 기술이다. 특히, 플라즈마증대 CVD (Plasma Enhanced CVD : 이하 FECVD)공정이나 전자사이클론 공명 CVD (Electron Cyclotron Resonance CVD : 이하 ECRCVD )공정은 양질의 TiN 박막을 낮은 기판 온도에서 형성하기 위하여 널리 사용되어지는 기술이다.Degradation of barrier layer properties occurs at the corners or edges of fine shapes such as contact holes or via holes with high aspect ratios. In order to prevent this, a TiN thin film having low resistance and excellent barrier properties is uniformly deposited. Is required. The CVD method is a technique capable of forming a film having excellent uniformity even in the form of sub-micron class. In particular, plasma enhanced CVD (FECVD) or electron cyclone resonance CVD (ECRCVD) processes are widely used to form high quality TiN thin films at low substrate temperatures.
상기 공정을 이용하여 TiN 박막을 형성하는 경우, 사용되는 프리커서(Precusor)에 따라 박막 형성조건에 큰 변화가 있다. 예를 들면 프리커서로서 사염화티타늄(TiCl4)을 사용하면 박막 증착 온도가 높고, 충분한 박막 형성 에너지가 제공되지 않을 경우에는 박막내에 염소기가 포함되어 후속공정에서 부식의 원인이 된다. 또한 높은 박막 형성온도는 소자 및 회로의 신뢰성을 저하시키는 요인이 된다.When the TiN thin film is formed using the above process, there is a large change in the thin film forming conditions depending on the precursor used. For example, when titanium tetrachloride (TiCl 4 ) is used as a precursor, when the thin film deposition temperature is high and sufficient thin film formation energy is not provided, chlorine groups are included in the thin film to cause corrosion in subsequent processes. In addition, the high thin film formation temperature is a factor that lowers the reliability of the device and the circuit.
최근에는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 금속유기 공급원(matalorganic source)를 사용하는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 금속유기 공급원으로 테트라키스디메틸아미노 티타늄(TetrakisDiMethylamino Titanium:이하 TDMAT), 테트라키스디에틸아미노 티타늄(TetrakisDiEthylamino Titanium : 이하 TDEAT)등을 사용한다. 이러한 물질을 이용하여 TiN 박막을 형성하는 경우 파티클(particle) 생성이 거의 없고 단차 도포성은 우수하지만, 막질의 다공성이고 카본이 박막으로 침투하여 박막의 비저항이 증가한다. 또한 이러한 박막이 공기중에 노출되면 공기중의 수분이나 산소를 흡수하여 박막이 여화되는 단점을 가지고 있다.Recently, researches using metalorganic sources have been actively conducted to solve these problems. Tetrakis DiMethylamino Titanium (TDMAT), Tetrakis DiEthylamino Titanium (TDEAT) and the like are used as metal organic sources. When the TiN thin film is formed using such a material, there is almost no particle generation and excellent coating property. However, the film has a high porosity and carbon penetrates into the thin film, thereby increasing the specific resistance of the thin film. In addition, when such a thin film is exposed to air, the thin film absorbs moisture or oxygen in the air and thus has a disadvantage of being thinned.
이러한 단점을 억제하기 위하여 상기 금속유기 공급원과 암모니아 가스를 이용하여 TiN 박막을 형성하는 방법이 알려져 있다. 이 방법에 따라 형성된 TiN 박막은 막질이 조밀하고 카본 등의 불순물 함량을 낮출 수 있고 대기노출에 따른 막질의 열화가 없다는 장점을 가지고 있지만, 파티클 생성이 용이하고 물질이동(mass transfer) 제한영역에서의 공정이기 때문에 단차 도포성이 불량하다는 문제점을 가지고 있다.In order to suppress this disadvantage, a method of forming a TiN thin film using the metal organic source and ammonia gas is known. The TiN thin film formed by this method has the advantages of compact film quality, low impurity content such as carbon, and no deterioration of film quality due to air exposure, but it is easy to generate particles and is limited in mass transfer. Since it is a process, there exists a problem that a level | step difference coating property is bad.
이에 본 발명은 상기 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 상기 CVD방법의 단점을 상호보완하고 장점을 취하여 대기 노출시 막의 열화현상이 저하되고 단차 도포성(step coverage) 및 비저항이 우수한 티타늄 질화물 박막의 형성방법을 제공함에 그 목적을 두고 있다.In order to solve the above problems, the present invention complements the disadvantages of the CVD method and takes an advantage to provide a method of forming a titanium nitride thin film having excellent step coverage and specific resistance when deteriorating the film when exposed to air. The purpose is to.
본 발명의 다른 목적은 상기 방법에 따라 제조된 티타늄 질화물 박막을 제공하는 것이다.Another object of the present invention is to provide a titanium nitride thin film prepared according to the above method.
상기 목적을 달성하기 위하여 본 발명에서는 화학기상증착방법을 이용한 티타늄 질화물 박막의 형성방법에 있어서, (a) 반도체 기판상에 티탄과 질소를 함유하는 금속유기 공급원을 사용하여 제1티타늄 질화막을 형성하는 단계; (b) 상기 결과물상에 티탄과 질소를 함유하는 금속 유기 공급원과 암모니아 가스를 함께 사용하여 제2티타늄 질화막을 형성하는 단계를 교대로 반복하는 것을 특징으로 하는 티타늄 질화물 박막의 형성방법을 제공한다.In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for forming a titanium nitride thin film using a chemical vapor deposition method, comprising: (a) forming a first titanium nitride film on a semiconductor substrate using a metal organic source containing titanium and nitrogen; step; (b) forming a second titanium nitride film by alternately using a metal organic source containing titanium and nitrogen and ammonia gas on the resultant in turn to provide a method of forming a titanium nitride thin film.
본 발명은 다른 목적은 상기 방법에 따라 형성된 티타늄 질화물 박막을 제공하는 것이다.Another object of the present invention is to provide a titanium nitride thin film formed according to the above method.
상기 금속유기 공급원으로는 TDMAT 및 TDEAT중에서 선택되며, 상기 티타늄 질화물의 박막 특성은 제1티타늄 질화막과 제2티타늄 질화막의 두께를 조절함으로써 변화시킬 수 있다.The metal organic source is selected from TDMAT and TDEAT, and the thin film characteristics of the titanium nitride can be changed by adjusting the thicknesses of the first titanium nitride film and the second titanium nitride film.
본 발명에서는 TDMAT 또는 TDEAT 공급원을 이용한 CVD 방법과 TDMAT 또는 TDEAT 공급원과 질소가스를 이용한 CVD방법을 함께 사용하여 티타늄 질화물 박막을 형성한 것이다. 이러한 방법을 형성된 티타늄 질화물 박막의 구조는 제1도에 도시되어 있고, 이러한 막이 반복적으로 적층되어 있는 티타늄 질화물 박막의 구조가 제2도에 도시되어 있다.In the present invention, a titanium nitride thin film is formed using a CVD method using a TDMAT or TDEAT source and a CVD method using a TDMAT or TDEAT source and nitrogen gas. The structure of the titanium nitride thin film in which this method is formed is shown in FIG. 1, and the structure of the titanium nitride thin film in which such films are repeatedly stacked is shown in FIG.
제2도로부터 티타늄 질화물 박막은 반도체 기판 (1) 상부에 티탄과 질소를 함유하고 있는 금속유기 공급원을 사용한 CVD방법을 이용하여 형성된 제1티타늄 질화막(2)과 티탄과 질소를 함유하고 있는 금속유기 공급원과 암모니아 가스를 사용한 CVD 방법을 이용하여 형성된 제2티타늄 질화막(3)이 반복되어 형성되어 있는 구조를 가지고 있다. 이때 제1티타늄 질화막(1)은 무정형(amorphous phase)의 티타늄 질화물로 이루어져 있으며, 이 막은 단차 도포성 및 장벽 특성이 우수하다. 또한 제2티타늄 질화막(3)은 주형(columar) 다결정(polycrystalline)의 티타늄 질화물로 이루어져 있으며, 이 막은 비저항이 낮고 대기 노출시 막 열화가 거의 없는 특성을 가지고 있다. 이러한 티타늄 질화막(2)및 (3)를 반복적으로 형성하고, 특히 대기중에서 안정한 제2티타늄 질화막을 최상부에 캡핑(capping)함으로 전체적인 막의 안정성을 도모한다.From FIG. 2, the titanium nitride thin film is formed of a first titanium nitride film 2 and a metal organic compound containing titanium and nitrogen formed by a CVD method using a metal organic source containing titanium and nitrogen on the semiconductor substrate 1. The second titanium nitride film 3 formed by the CVD method using a source and ammonia gas has a structure in which it is formed repeatedly. At this time, the first titanium nitride film 1 is made of titanium nitride in an amorphous phase, and the film has excellent step coating property and barrier property. In addition, the second titanium nitride film 3 is formed of a titanium nitride of a mold (columar), and has a characteristic of low resistivity and almost no film degradation upon exposure to air. Such titanium nitride films 2 and 3 are formed repeatedly, and the overall film stability is achieved by capping a second titanium nitride film that is stable in the air at the top.
티타늄 질화물 박막의 단차 도포성 및 비저항은 제1티타늄 질화막(3)과 제2티타늄 질화막(4)의 두께를 조절함으로써 최적화시킬 수 있다.The step coatability and specific resistance of the titanium nitride thin film can be optimized by adjusting the thicknesses of the first titanium nitride film 3 and the second titanium nitride film 4.
이상, 전술한 바와 같이 본 발명에 따르면, TDMAT 또는 TDEAT 중에서 선택된 금속유기 공급원을 사용한 CVD방법과 상기 금속유기 공급원과 암모니아 가스를 사용한 CVD방법을 교대로 실시하여 티타늄 질화물 박막을 형성하고, 이때 각 방법을 형성된 티타늄 질화막의 두께를 조절함으로써 우수한 단차도포성, 비저항 및 안정성을 갖는 티타늄 질화물 박막을 얻을 수 있다.As described above, according to the present invention, a titanium nitride thin film is formed by alternately performing a CVD method using a metal organic source selected from TDMAT or TDEAT and a CVD method using the metal organic source and ammonia gas, wherein each method By controlling the thickness of the formed titanium nitride film can be obtained a titanium nitride thin film having excellent step coverage, specific resistance and stability.
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