WO2001083859A1 - Procede et appareil de mesure du niveau de bain de fusion - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid level height (melt level) of a raw material melt in a Czochralski type 1 single crystal bow upper apparatus, a height of a predetermined furnace member such as a heat shield (a member position level), and a melt.
- the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting a distance between a level and a bottom surface of a predetermined furnace member (particularly, a distance between a melt level and a bottom surface of a heat shield).
- CZ method In the Czochralski method (CZ method), a single crystal ingot is pulled from a melt of a raw material such as silicon in a crucible. In order to perform good crystal growth, the liquid level of the raw material melt ( It is necessary to accurately detect the melt level and adjust it.
- Proper detection and adjustment of the melt level in the CZ-type single crystal bow I device can be achieved by controlling the relative position between the heat shield and the melt level, or the relative position between the heat shield and the melt level, and stabilizing it. It is also useful for promoting crystal growth.
- a heat shield (a rectifier of gas passing through the furnace at the same time as controlling heat radiation from the silicon melt and the silicon melt) is used.
- a heat shield is installed, and the relative positional relationship between the bottom surface of the heat shield and the melt surface (that is, the distance between them; hereinafter, referred to as “melt surface-heat shield gap”).
- melt surface-heat shield gap By controlling the temperature, the thermal history and impurity concentration (oxygen concentration, etc.) of the pulled silicon single crystal can be kept constant.
- melt surface-heat shield gap In this regard, in order to be able to stably produce defect-free crystals (also referred to as “perfect crystals”) that do not contain any grown-in defects such as void defects and dislocation clusters, this melt surface-heat shield gap is required. It is imperative to make the right adjustments to Therefore, it is necessary to accurately track the melt surface-heat shield gap.
- melt level detecting device As a technology of the melt level detecting device, there is a device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-17804. This conventional device detects the melt level based on the principle of triangulation, and uses a laser beam to average out measurement variations caused by minute ripples on the melt surface. The light is received after the enlarged projection.
- the present inventors reversely utilize the liquid surface shape constantly generated on the melt liquid surface, scan in the radial direction of the crucible, and irradiate the irradiated laser beam.
- a melt level detection device and a melt level detection method for detecting the melt level based on the principle of triangulation and filed a patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. Hei. 1-0 7 1 1 4 9).
- Japanese Patent Application No. 11-071 149 According to the melt level detecting device and the melt level detecting method according to Japanese Patent Application No. 11-071 149, the scanning of the laser beam is performed to a range over both the melt surface and the heat shield.
- the liquid level of the melt surface (mel level) and the height of the heat shield (position level) can be measured. Then, by calculating based on those values, the distance between the bottom surface of the heat shield and the melt surface (melt surface-heat shield gap) can be obtained.
- the perimeter of the single crystal and the inner perimeter of the heat shield surrounding it are too close to each other, and the effect of the meniscus in the vicinity of the crystal increases in such a part, or conversely, the raw material melt If the unevenness of the melt surface is lost by applying a magnetic field to the (silicon melt), the position where the laser-reflected light is guided to the receiver even by scanning in the radial direction is searched. Measurement, the measurement of the melt level, the melt surface and the heat shield gap may be difficult. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a melt level and a melt surface-heat shield gap that are more accurate than ever, regardless of the state of the melt surface. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method capable of measuring the temperature.
- the laser reflected light from the melt surface is heated.
- a more accurate melt level detecting device can be obtained.
- -It is also possible to switch to a thermal shield gap detection device.
- the CZ single crystal bow raising device is provided with a laser single light irradiator and a light receiver at predetermined positions of the CZ furnace, and is emitted from the laser single light irradiator.
- the laser beam is projected onto the surface of the melt or a predetermined furnace member (for example, a heat shield), and the laser beam directly reflected from the melt surface or the predetermined furnace member (primary).
- Reflected light is received by the photodetector, and based on the principle of triangulation, detection of the liquid level (melt level) of the melt surface in the CZ furnace, and the predetermined furnace member (for example, The detection of the height (member position level) of the heat shield) is performed in the same manner as the melt level detection device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 11-071149.
- the laser beam reflected from the melt surface is projected on the bottom surface of a predetermined furnace member (for example, a heat shield), and the “melt surface is determined to be the bottom surface of a predetermined furnace member (for example, a heat shield).
- a predetermined furnace member for example, a heat shield
- the “melt surface is determined to be the bottom surface of a predetermined furnace member (for example, a heat shield).
- melt level the liquid level of the melt liquid level in the CZ furnace is detected based on the principle of triangulation.
- Heat shield the height of the bottom (bottom position level), and the distance between the melt surface and the bottom position level calculated from these detected values (the specified furnace members are heat shields).
- detection of the melt surface-heat shield gap can be performed.
- the distance between the melt level and the bottom position level is detected at the liquid level (melt level).
- a predetermined furnace member eg, a heat shield
- a predetermined furnace member is set in advance. It may be determined in consideration of the position of the bottom surface.
- the present invention provides the following melt level detection device and detection method.
- a laser light irradiator and a light receiver are provided at a predetermined position of the CZ furnace, and a laser light emitted from this laser light irradiator is projected onto the melt surface or a predetermined furnace member.
- Detection of the distance between the melt surface and the bottom surface of the predetermined in-furnace member It may be calculated in consideration of the position of the bottom surface of a predetermined furnace member set in advance at the time of formation. At this time, not only the height position of the predetermined furnace internal member, but also the shape, size, positional relationship, and the like are comprehensively considered.
- the “predetermined furnace member” is typically a heat shield, but can scatter laser light reflected from the melt surface, such as a cooler installed in a CZ furnace. Any object can be used.
- the laser beam reflected from the melt surface is received by the receiver by moving the projection position of the laser beam irradiator in the radial direction of the crucible in the CZ furnace.
- first optical path changing means for changing the path of the laser beam emitted from the laser beam irradiator and projecting the laser beam onto the melt surface; and Alternatively, one or both of second optical path changing means for changing the path of the laser beam reflected from the predetermined furnace member and guiding the laser light to the light receiver is provided.
- second optical path changing means for changing the path of the laser beam reflected from the predetermined furnace member and guiding the laser light to the light receiver is provided.
- the level detection device according to (3) or (4), further including an angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting a projection angle of the laser beam irradiator.
- the level detector according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the light receiver includes a two-dimensional optical sensor that detects two-dimensional positions simultaneously.
- a laser beam irradiator and a photodetector are provided at predetermined positions in the CZ furnace, and the laser beam emitted from this laser beam irradiator is projected onto the melt surface or a predetermined furnace member.
- a CZ method single crystal pulling device equipped with a mechanism for receiving light.
- the present invention can also be considered as the following method.
- a laser beam irradiator that projects a laser beam onto the melt surface, and a photodetector that receives the laser beam reflected from the melt surface are positioned at a predetermined position in the CZ furnace.
- the CZ method single crystal pulling apparatus equipped with a melt level detector for detecting the liquid level of the melt in the CZ furnace based on the principle of triangulation,
- the laser beam reflected from the heat shield is reflected on the bottom surface of the heat shield, and the laser beam is guided to the photodetector through a predetermined path.
- a laser light irradiator and a light receiver are provided at a predetermined position of the CZ furnace, and the laser light emitted from the laser light irradiator is projected on the melt surface, and the projection is performed.
- a melt level detector that receives the laser light reflected from the location by the receiver and detects the level of the melt surface in the CZ furnace based on the principle of triangulation. The laser reflected light from the surface is projected onto the bottom surface of the heat shield, and the reflected light that has been reflected from the bottom surface via the melt surface is picked up. Or a method of switching to the melt surface-heat shield gap detection device.
- (11) Includes a mirror plate that reflects one laser beam and transmits heat rays, and a heat ray absorbing plate body that is arranged on the back side of the mirror body and that is paired so as to be slidable with each other. , Reflector for level detector.
- a first mirror plate that reflects laser light and transmits heat rays
- a second mirror plate that is disposed on the back side of the first mirror plate and transmits a part of visible light, Level detection, including pairs that are slidable together Reflector for equipment.
- the phrase “the pair is slidable in a mutually slidable manner” can be configured by, for example, inserting a ball between two plates to form a pair.
- the laser beam 2 of the distance measurement unit 8 based on triangulation is reflected once on the melt surface 3 once, and the heat shield 16
- the measurement spot 31 is brought into contact with the back surface of the lower end of the sample, and the image of the measurement spot is again specularly reflected on the melt surface 3 and received by the distance measurement unit 8.
- Melt surface 3 becomes almost flat when a magnetic field is applied, convection of the silicon melt is suppressed, and the micro vibration of the liquid surface is almost eliminated. Can be used.
- the measurement spot 3 1 measures equivalent to the image formed at point 3 on the virtual image 16 'of the thermal shield 16 with the melt surface 3 as the symmetric surface. Therefore, the distance measurement unit 8 can determine the distance 21 to the melt surface 3 and the distance 21 to the melt surface 3 and the lower end of the heat shield 16 from the melt surface 3 in addition to the distance to the back surface of the lower end of the heat shield 16. The distance 2 to the back will be measured.
- the distances 2 1 and 2 1 ′ mean the melt surface-heat shield gap (distance between the melt surface and the bottom position level of the heat shield 16), respectively.
- the distance from the back surface of the lower end is twice as long as the gap between the melt surface and the heat shield.
- the same distance measurement unit 8 measures the distance to the upper surface 25 of the lower end of the heat shield 16 and adds the thickness 26 of the lower end of the heat shield 16 to the lower end of the heat shield 16.
- the melt surface-heat shield gap By subtracting the distance of the lower surface (bottom surface) at the lower end of the heat shield 16 from Dw) and dividing by 2, the melt surface-heat shield gap can be obtained (Equation (1) below).
- Melt surface-heat shield gap (Dw-D s) / 2 You may.
- heat shield If there is no edge at the lower end of the body 16, the method of obtaining D s by measuring the distance to the upper surface 25 of the lower end of the heat shield 16 may increase the error, so the predetermined D The value of s may be used to calculate the melt surface-heat shield gap by equation (1).
- the measurement spots 31 on the back surface of the lower end of the heat shield 16 are reflected as scattered light, all reflected light is reflected on the partial structure of the pulling device chamber 11 such as the gate valve 22. Will not be kicked, and stable measurement will always be possible.
- the measurement spot is scanned by rotating or moving the distance measurement unit 8 and the scan mirror 124 in parallel. Then, at the time of scanning of the measurement spot by turning and parallel movement of the distance measurement unit 8 and the scan mirror 24, the edge of the lower end of the heat shield 16 is identified from the obtained measurement value and the scan position, Using this position as a reference, the measurement position is moved from this reference position by a predetermined amount of movement, and mirrored back on the upper surface of the lower end of the heat shield 16 or the melt surface 3, and the heat shield 16 The measurement spot 31 may be irradiated to an appropriate place on the back surface of the lower end (the bottom surface of the heat shield 16) to perform each measurement.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing algorithm for irradiating a measurement spot to an appropriate position on the back surface of the lower end portion of the heat shield or on the upper surface of the heat shield.
- FIG. 6 is a view showing a case where the scan mirror is rotated to perform the operation.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a case where the scan mirror is moved in parallel.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the measurement unit 8 and a measurement method based on triangulation.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the light intensity distribution of the image formed on the line CCD.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a reflector suitable for carrying out the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a reflector according to another embodiment different from the reflector of FIG. Note that FIGS. 11A and 11C are cross-sectional views taken along a line AA in FIG. 11B. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIGS. 1 and 3 are block diagrams showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the CZ method single crystal pulling apparatus according to the first embodiment employs a distance measurement unit 8 based on the principle of triangulation, and a laser beam is applied to the distance measurement unit 8 on the melt surface. 3 (melt surface 3), and a light receiver for receiving the laser light reflected from the melt surface 3 (melt surface 3).
- the laser beam 2 output from the distance measurement unit 8 is reflected by the scan mirror 24, passes through the entrance window 18, and is placed in the chamber 17 of the pulling device. Through 0, it is projected on melt surface 3.
- the laser beam 2 projected on the melt surface 3 is once specularly reflected here, and the measurement spot 31 hits the back surface (bottom surface) at the lower end portion of the heat shield 16.
- the laser beam 2 radiated as a measurement spot 3 1 on the bottom surface of the heat shield 16 is scattered here, and a part of the reflected scattered light is specularly reflected on the melt surface 3 (secondary reflected light).
- the light enters the distance measurement unit 8 via the prism 20, the entrance window 18, and the scan mirror 24.
- the distance measurement unit 8 based on the principle of triangulation measures the distance (Dw) based on the distance between the laser light irradiator and the receiver, and the irradiation angle and the reception angle of one laser beam. ) Is calculated.
- the measurement spot 31 is moved to the upper surface 25 at the lower end of the heat shield 16 and the reflected light therefrom is moved. (Primary reflected light) is received by the distance measurement unit 8 via the prism 20, the entrance window 18, and the scan mirror 24 (the path indicated by the broken line in the figure). Then, the distance to the upper surface of the lower end of the heat shield 16 is calculated by the same method as when Dw is calculated, and the thickness 26 of the lower end of the heat shield 16 is added to obtain the heat shield. Calculate the distance (D s) to the back (bottom) of the lower end of body 16.
- the distance (melt surface-heat shield gap) 21 between the melt surface and the bottom position level of the heat shield 16 is calculated by the following equation (1).
- the measurement spot 31 is formed on the bottom surface of the heat shield 16.
- the laser beam 1 is scattered on the bottom surface of the heat shield 16. Further, in the present invention, since any one of the laser-scattered light only has to be picked up, there is an advantage that it is strong against fluctuation.
- the scan mirror 124 may be a dichroic mirror that is tuned to the wavelength of the laser used by the measurement unit 8, and in this way, the scan mirror 124 can be used.
- the inside of the entrance window 18 can be observed.
- the scan mirror 24 is made of a material having a small heat-penetrating ratio.
- FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 are block diagrams showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the second embodiment shows an embodiment in which the lower end of the heat shield 16 has no edge (FIG. 4), and as shown in FIG.
- the laser beam 2 output from the distance measuring unit 8 is transmitted through the entrance window 18 and set in the bow lifting apparatus chamber 17.
- the light is reflected by the silicon mirror 20 and projected on the melt surface 3.
- the reflected light (scattered light) of the measurement spot is The light is reflected by the mirror 3 and is received by the distance measurement unit 8 via the mirror 20 and the entrance window 18, and the distance (D w) at that time is measured.
- the measurement spot 31 can be moved to an appropriate measurement location by rotating or moving the distance measurement unit 8 itself.
- the second embodiment is an embodiment in which the lower end of the heat shield 16 has no edge, and measures the distance to the upper surface of the lower end of the heat shield 16. Then, instead of calculating the distance (D s) to the bottom surface of the lower end of the heat shield, use the previously measured or calculated D s value and calculate the gap between the melt surface and the heat shield by the equation (1). Calculate 1.
- FIG. 5 shows a processing algorithm for irradiating the measurement spot 31 to an appropriate location on the back surface of the lower end of the heat shield 16 by turning the mirror back on the melt surface 3 and
- FIG. 7 shows a case in which this is performed by rotating the scan mirror 24 in parallel.
- the scan mirror 24 is rotated or moved in parallel, but the measurement unit 8 itself may be rotated or moved instead of the scan mirror 24.
- the search may be performed by combining the rotation and the movement, instead of performing the rotation and the movement independently.
- scanning is started by moving the position of the laser to a predetermined scanning start position (S101, S102). Then, scanning is performed with the preset maximum width (S103), and if there is no response from the inside of the chamber 117, an "error message" is displayed (S150). If there is a response, distance measurement is performed (S104), and it is confirmed whether or not the measured distance is within a preset distance for the heat shield 16. (S105). Here, if the distance measured in S 104 is not within the preset distance for the heat shield 16, the process returns to S 103 and the scanning with the maximum width is performed again. The search for the heat shield end is repeated until the distance falls within the preset distance.
- the distance measured in S 104 falls within the predetermined distance for the heat shield 16. If so, it is considered that the end of the heat shield has been searched, and the stage for confirming the heat shield is entered. More specifically, when the distance measured in S 104 is within the distance set in advance for the heat shield 16, one laser scan is temporarily stopped (S 106) Then, distance measurement is performed n times (S107). If m of the n measurement results are within the preset distance and the difference between the maximum and minimum of the measurement values is within the allowable measurement error range (S10 8), this position is recognized as the end of the heat shield 16 (S109).
- the condition that “m times out of n measurement results are within the preset distance” and the condition that “the difference between the maximum and minimum of the measurement values is within the allowable measurement error range” If any one of them is not satisfied (S109), the projection position of the laser is moved by the minimum step (fine movement count + 1) (S130) and the position is changed. The distance measurement is performed n times (S107), and the minimum step movement (small motive force +1) is performed until both of the two conditions set in S109 are satisfied. The round distance measurement (S13 0 S13 1 ⁇ S10 7 S10 8 ⁇ 13 0) is performed.
- the heat shield 16 measures the distance 31 and displays the screen at an appropriate position on the upper surface of the lower end, for example, in the vicinity of the center, and measures the distance (S111). If it is necessary to rewrite the parameters of the position, it is executed (S112, S113).
- This algorithm is controlled by a measuring instrument controller 29 shown in FIG.
- the search may be performed once after the dismantling of the heat shield 16 or when it is newly installed, or may be performed periodically during the lifting process. Further, when the horizontal position of the edge of the lower end portion of the heat shield 16 identified by the search exceeds the normal range, the operator may be alerted.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the measuring unit 8 and a measuring method based on the principle of triangulation, and the laser light 2 output from the laser light source 1 includes a melt surface 3 and the like.
- the measurement spot 31 is projected on the surface to be measured, and the reflected light 4 from the melt surface 3 passes through the optical filter 6 and the imaging 5 lens, and then forms the imaging point 2 on the line CCD sensor 7. Image on 3.
- the measurement spot 31 moves to 31 and correspondingly, the imaging point on the line CCD sensor 7 Since 23 also moves to 23, the distance to the surface to be measured can be obtained from the position of the imaging point on the line CCD sensor 7.
- a function for converting the position of the imaging point on the line CCD sensor 7 to the actual measurement distance is actually prepared. It is preferable to perform this by substituting the value of the pixel that has become the image forming point.
- the line CCD 7 is arranged obliquely with respect to the optical axis of the lens 5 because the image of the measurement spot 31 that changes depending on the distance of the surface to be measured does not depend on the distance to the surface to be measured. This is because the image is always focused on the line CCD.
- the image formed on the line CCD has a Gaussian distribution of light intensity as shown in Fig.
- the center of the image is obtained.
- the position (pixel) can be determined accurately.
- the value of the center position (pixel) of the imaging point obtained by this processing is substituted into a conversion function to the measured distance expressed by, for example, a quartic equation, and the actual measured distance is obtained.
- the measuring instrument controller 29 adjusts the intensity of the laser beam or the light receiving sensitivity of the line CCD 7 If no effective intensity image is formed on the line CCD within a predetermined period of time, it is processed as an error. Notify board 30.
- the measuring instrument controller 29 calculates the change in the optical path length (geometric distance) to the measured object caused by the rotation or movement of the scan mirror 24 or the measurement unit 8, and calculates the distance measurement value. It is desirable to make corrections.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a reflector 100 suitable for carrying out the present invention.
- the reflector 100 is composed of a first mirror plate 101 and a second mirror plate 103 in pairs.
- the ball 102 is sandwiched between them.
- a frame 104 is mounted around the pair of end plates 101 and 103, but the reflector 100 has a slight length in order to provide such a configuration.
- the first end plate 101 and the second end plate 103 can slide in the lateral direction with respect to each other.
- the first end plate 101 and the first mirror plate 101 are formed by the amount of the thermal expansion. Since the second end plate 103 only extends freely in the lateral direction, there is no need to worry about warping or distortion due to temperature rise.
- the first mirror plate 101 reflects only laser light and transmits heat rays and visible light.
- the second mirror plate 103 reflects or absorbs heat rays and transmits a part of visible light. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 10 (C), when a mixed light beam 110 of "laser one light + heat ray + visible light" is incident as light emitted from the melt surface, However, only the laser beam 111 is reflected by the first mirror plate 101, and only the laser beam 111 is guided to the measurement unit 8.
- the mixed light beam 1 12 of “heat ray + visible light” transmitted through the first end plate 101 hits the second end plate 103, the heat ray is reflected or absorbed there and partially Visible light is transmitted.
- Such a reflector 100 can be used, for example, as the scan mirror 24 in the above embodiment. Further, such a reflector 100 is not limited to the reflector of the present invention, and can be generally used for a level detecting device using a measuring method based on triangulation. By using it, the function as a level detection device can be extremely easily added to the existing CZ method pulling device.
- FIG. 11 shows an embodiment in which the reflector 100 is rectangular.
- the same members as those of the reflector 100 of FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals in the reflector 100 of FIG. 11, but as is clear from FIG.
- a mirror plate (first mirror plate 101) that reflects and transmits heat rays, and a heat ray absorbing plate or a heat ray absorbing / reflecting member (second mirror plate 103) disposed behind this mirror body.
- first mirror plate 101 that reflects and transmits heat rays
- second mirror plate 103 disposed behind this mirror body.
- the shape of the entire reflector 100 and the shape of the mirror body may be any shape as long as they are slid in a mutually slidable manner.
- the melt surface It is possible to accurately guide the laser beam irradiated to the optical receiver to the light receiver, and to more accurately measure the melt level and the melt surface-heat shield gap than before.
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