WO2006106665A1 - 基板の窒化処理方法および絶縁膜の形成方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a substrate nitriding method and an insulating film forming method of processing a target substrate such as a semiconductor substrate using plasma to form a silicon nitride film.
- a silicon nitride film is formed as a gate insulating film of a transistor.
- a method of forming a silicon nitride film the power of a method of depositing a silicon nitride film by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition), for example, introducing nitrogen into the silicon oxide film by plasma processing to form a silicon oxynitride film.
- CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
- Patent Document 2 As a method of directly introducing nitrogen into a silicon substrate to form a silicon nitride film on the surface, a method has been proposed in which the silicon substrate is heated and irradiated with ultraviolet rays while ammonia gas is introduced into the processing chamber.
- This Patent Document 2 also discloses a method of directly nitriding a silicon substrate by forming a plasma of ammonia gas using a parallel plate type plasma processing apparatus.
- Patent Document 2 proposes a nitriding treatment using ultraviolet rays without using plasma in order to avoid a problem in nitriding a silicon substrate with plasma.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-274148 (Claims)
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-243387 (Claims, paragraphs 0008 to 0015, FIG. 8)
- Patent Document 2 in the method of forming a nitride film by directly nitriding silicon with plasma, ions having very high energy are implanted into the film, There is a problem of so-called plasma damage that deteriorates the film quality. There is a concern that such plasma damage may adversely affect the characteristics of devices such as transistors and reduce their performance.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of directly nitriding silicon using plasma to form a high-quality thin nitride film.
- nitriding is performed by applying nitrogen-containing plasma to silicon on the substrate surface in the processing chamber of the plasma processing apparatus.
- Sheath voltage near the substrate (V f p f dc), which is the potential difference (V -V) from the ing potential (V)
- nitriding treatment method of the substrate Is controlled to 3.5 [eV] or less, and a nitriding treatment method of the substrate is provided, in which the nitriding treatment with the nitrogen-containing plasma is performed.
- the sheath voltage (V) it is preferable to control the sheath voltage (V) to 0 to 2 [eV].
- the nitrogen-containing plasma is transmitted to the processing chamber by a planar antenna having a plurality of slots. It is preferable to be formed by introducing a microwave.
- the processing is performed with a dielectric plate having a plurality of through-openings interposed between the plasma generation region in the processing chamber and the substrate to be processed.
- the hole diameter of the through-opening is 2.5 to LOmm
- the ratio of the total opening area of the through-opening to the area of the substrate in the area of the dielectric plate corresponding to the substrate Is preferably 10 to 50%.
- the treatment pressure is 1.33 Pa to 1333 Pa. Force S is preferable, and 66.7 Pa to 266.6 Pa is force.
- the processing pressure when the dielectric plate is not used is preferably 93.3 Pa to 1333 Pa.
- the treatment temperature is preferably 600 ° C to 900 ° C.
- the silicon nitride film preferably has a thickness of 1 to 5 nm.
- an insulating film is formed by directly nitriding silicon by exposing the substrate surface from which silicon is exposed to a nitrogen-containing plasma to form a silicon nitride film on the substrate surface.
- a forming method comprising:
- the plasma potential (V) of the nitrogen-containing plasma and the floating potential of the substrate are the plasma potential (V) of the nitrogen-containing plasma and the floating potential of the substrate.
- the sheath voltage (V) in the vicinity of the substrate which is the potential difference (V—V) with respect to the tension (V), is 3.5 f p f dc
- a method for forming an insulating film in which a silicon nitride film is formed on the surface of the substrate by nitriding the silicon under the control of [eV] or less.
- the nitrogen-containing plasma is preferably a plasma of a mixed gas of a rare gas and a nitrogen gas! /.
- V sheath voltage
- the nitrogen-containing plasma is preferably formed by microwaves propagated through a planar antenna having a plurality of slots.
- the nitrogen-containing plasma is formed above a dielectric plate having a plurality of through-openings, passes through the through-openings, moves below the dielectric plate, and reaches the substrate surface. It is preferable. In this case, in the region of the dielectric plate corresponding to the substrate, the total area ratio of the through openings to the area of the substrate is preferably 10 to 50%.
- the pressure for generating the nitrogen-containing plasma is preferably 1.33 Pa to 1333 Pa.
- the electron temperature of the nitrogen-containing plasma formed on the dielectric plate is preferably 0.7 to 2 [eV], more preferably 1.5 [eV] or less.
- the electron temperature of the nitrogen-containing plasma transferred below the dielectric plate is 1 [eV] or less, and more preferably 0.7 [eV] or less.
- the processing temperature is preferably 600 ° C to 900 ° C.
- the plasma potential (V) in the plasma generation region and the silicon potential on the surface of the substrate in the processing chamber of the plasma processing apparatus, when operating on a computer, and the execution time are Potential difference from floating potential (V) on the substrate
- Nitrogen p f dc by controlling the sheath voltage (V) near the substrate, which is (V ⁇ V), to 3.5 eV or less.
- a control program for controlling the plasma processing apparatus is provided so that a substrate nitriding method for nitriding with a contained plasma is performed.
- a computer-readable storage medium storing a control program that operates on a computer, and the control program is executed in a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus at the time of execution.
- the control program is executed in a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus at the time of execution.
- the sheath voltage (V) in the vicinity of the substrate which is a potential difference (V—V) from V), is 3.5 eV or less.
- a computer-readable storage medium for controlling the plasma processing apparatus so as to perform a nitriding method of a substrate that is controlled by nitriding with nitrogen-containing plasma.
- a plasma supply source for generating plasma for generating plasma
- Nitrogen p f dc by controlling the sheath voltage (V) near the substrate, which is (V ⁇ V), to 3.5 eV or less.
- a plasma processing apparatus is provided.
- the nitrogen-containing plasma dc is controlled by controlling the sheath voltage (V) to 3.5 [eV] or less.
- the silicon nitride film obtained by the method of the present invention is a thin film having a thickness of 5 nm or less, for example, it is possible to maintain a high N concentration stably without the occurrence of acid oxidation.
- the method of the present invention capable of forming a stable nitride film as described above is a thin gate insulating film of, for example, about 1 to 5 nm (preferably l to 2 nm) in the process of manufacturing a semiconductor device that is increasingly miniaturized. Etc. can be advantageously used for the purpose of forming the.
- the electron temperature and ion energy of the plasma are further reduced, and plasma damage to the substrate is further reduced. It can be further reduced.
- the sheath voltage (V) can be reduced.
- the processing pressure can be selected from 6.7 Pa to 1333 Pa, and the processing temperature can be selected from 600 to 900 ° C. Can be adjusted to a value. That is, plasma processing equipment
- the sheath voltage (V) can be controlled more finely and easily.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of a plasma processing apparatus that can be used in the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a plan view for explaining a plate.
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of an essential part for explaining the plate.
- FIG. 3 is a drawing for explaining a planar antenna member.
- FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram for explaining V in the plasma processing apparatus.
- FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram for explaining V in a plasma processing apparatus having a plate.
- FIG. 5A This is a dala dc dc drawing that shows basic data on V and shows the relationship between the hole diameter of the plate and V.
- FIG.5B Graph showing basic data on V and the relationship between processing pressure and V dc dc
- FIG. 6A is a graph showing the relationship between the N concentration in the film and the SiN film thickness by XPS analysis, and shows the result when the standing time is 3 hours.
- FIG. 6B is a graph showing the relationship between the N concentration in the film and the SiN film thickness by XPS analysis. Results are shown for 24 hours.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the change rate of N concentration in the film and the SiN film thickness after 3 to 24 hours of standing time by XPS analysis.
- FIG. 8A is a graph showing the relationship between the O concentration and the film thickness in the SiN film by XPS analysis, and shows the result when the storage time is 3 hours.
- FIG. 8B is a graph showing the relationship between the O concentration in the SiN film and the film thickness by XPS analysis, and shows the result when the standing time is 24 hours.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing the relationship between the change rate of O concentration in the film and the SiN film thickness after standing time of 3 to 24 hours by XPS analysis.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the relationship between N concentration and V in SiN film by XPS analysis.
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the relationship between nitriding time and SiN film thickness.
- FIG. 12A This is a graph showing the relationship between the N concentration in the film and the SiN film thickness by XPS analysis, showing the result of a standing time of 3 hours.
- FIG. 12B is a graph showing the relationship between the N concentration in the film and the SiN film thickness by XPS analysis, and shows the results when the standing time is 24 hours.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the relationship between the change rate of N concentration in the film and the SiN film thickness after 3 to 24 hours of standing time by XPS analysis.
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the relationship between the change rate of the O concentration in the SiN film and the film thickness after standing time of 3 to 24 hours by XPS analysis.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a plasma processing apparatus that can be suitably used in the present invention.
- This plasma processing apparatus 100 has a high density and high density by generating a plasma by introducing a microwave into a processing chamber using a planar antenna having a plurality of slots, in particular, an RLSA (Radial Line Slot Antenna). It is configured as an RLSA microwave plasma processing device that can generate low-electron temperature microwave plasma, with a plasma density of l X 10 lc> ⁇ 5 X 10 12 Zcm 3 , and 0.7-2 [eV] It is possible to process with plasma having an electron temperature of.
- MOS transistors, MOSF It can be suitably used for the purpose of forming a gate insulating film in the manufacturing process of various semiconductor devices such as ET (field effect transistor).
- the plasma processing apparatus 100 has a substantially cylindrical chamber 11 that is airtight and grounded.
- a circular opening 10 is formed in a substantially central portion of the bottom wall la of the chamber 11, and an exhaust chamber 11 that communicates with the opening 10 and protrudes downward is provided in the bottom wall la. ing.
- a mounting table 2 made of ceramics such as A1N for horizontally supporting a silicon wafer (hereinafter simply referred to as “wafer”) W as a substrate to be processed.
- the mounting table 2 is supported by a support member 3 having a ceramic force such as a cylindrical A1N extending upward from the bottom center force of the exhaust chamber 11.
- a guide ring 4 for guiding the wafer W is provided on the outer edge of the mounting table 2.
- a resistance heating type heater 5 is embedded in the mounting table 2, and the heater 5 heats the mounting table 2 by being supplied with power from a heater power supply 6, and the wafer W which is a substrate to be processed is heated by the heat. Heat.
- a cylindrical liner 7 having a quartz force is provided on the inner periphery of the chamber 11.
- a baffle plate 8 having a large number of exhaust holes 8a is provided in a ring shape on the outer peripheral side of the mounting table 2 in order to uniformly exhaust the inside of the chamber 1, and this baffle plate 8 is supported by a plurality of support columns 9. Has been.
- wafer support pins (not shown) for supporting the wafer W and moving it up and down are provided so as to protrude and retract with respect to the surface of the mounting table 2.
- a plate 60 for attenuating ion energy in the plasma and reducing V with respect to the wafer W is provided.
- This plate 60 is for example stone dc
- Ceramic dielectrics such as UK, Safaya, SiN, SiC, AlO, A1N, polysilicon,
- the plate 60 is supported by engaging the outer peripheral portion of the plate 60 with the support portion 70 protruding from the liner 7 in the chamber 1 toward the inside.
- the plate 60 can be supported by other methods.
- the mounting position of the plate 60 is preferably a position close to the wafer W.
- the distance (height H) between the plate 60 and the wafer W is preferably about 25 to 35 mm, for example, 3 to 50 mm. Do It is more preferable.
- the distance (height H) between the upper surface of the plate 60 and the lower surface of the transmission plate 28 (described later) is, for example, preferably 30 to 150 mm, more preferably about 50 to LOO mm.
- a first plasma region S is formed above the plate 60 as a boundary, and a second plasma region S is formed below it.
- the volume of the main region S is the same, or the second plasma region S is smaller.
- the ratio (H ZH) between the height H of the first plasma region S and the height H of the second plasma region S is, for example, 0.6-50.
- the plate 60 is formed with a plurality of through holes 60a.
- 2A and 2B are drawings showing details of the plate 60.
- FIG. FIG. 2A shows the state of the plate 60 as viewed from above, and
- FIG. 2B shows a cross section of the main part of the plate 60.
- the through holes 60a of the plate 60 are arranged substantially evenly so that the arrangement region of the through holes 60a is slightly larger than the placement region of the wafer W indicated by the broken line in FIG. 2A.
- a length L force corresponding to the diameter of a circle connecting the extension of the arrangement region of the through-hole 60a to the 300-mm diameter wafer W.
- the pitch of the through-hole 60a from the outer peripheral edge of the wafer W As described above, for example, the through-hole 60a is disposed so as to expand to the outside of about 5 to 30 mm.
- the through-hole 60a may be disposed on the entire surface of the plate 60.
- the diameter D of the through hole 60a can be arbitrarily set, and is preferably 2 to 15 mm, for example, and more preferably 2.5 to 10 mm.
- FIG. 2A shows an example in which the diameter of the through hole 60a is 10 mm.
- the arrangement of the through holes 60a can be selected from any arrangement such as concentric circles, radial shapes, and spiral shapes, and the size of the holes may be changed depending on the positions of the through holes 60a in the plate 60.
- the thickness (T) of the plate 60 is preferably set to about 2 to 5 mm, for example, preferably about 2 to 20 mm.
- the plate 60 acts as a means for reducing ion energy to reduce the total ion energy of plasma.
- the dielectric plate 60 by providing the dielectric plate 60, it is possible to pass mainly radicals in the plasma and block many ions.
- the opening area of the through hole 60a of the plate 60, the diameter D of the through hole 60a, the shape and arrangement of the through hole 60a, the thickness T of the plate 60 (that is, the wall 60b It is preferable to comprehensively consider the height of the plate), the installation position of the plate 60 (the distance from Ueno, W), and the like.
- the hole diameter of the through hole 60a is 2.5 to 10 mm
- the total opening of the through holes 60a with respect to the area of the wafer W is within the region of the plate 60 corresponding to the wafer W (that is, the range overlapping the wafer W).
- the mouth area ratio is preferably 10 to 50%.
- An annular gas introduction member 15 is provided on the side wall of the chamber 11, and a gas supply system 16 is connected to the gas introduction member 15.
- the gas introduction member may be arranged in a shower shape.
- This gas supply system 16 includes, for example, an Ar gas supply source 17 and an N gas supply source 18.
- gases reach the gas introduction member 15 through the gas lines 20 and are introduced into the chamber 11 from the gas introduction member 15.
- Each of the gas lines 20 is provided with a mass flow controller 21 and front and rear opening / closing valves 22.
- the nitrogen-containing gas include NH gas, a mixed gas of N and H, and hydra.
- Gin etc. can also be used.
- a rare gas such as Kr, Xe, or He is used.
- An exhaust pipe 23 is connected to a side surface of the exhaust chamber 11, and an exhaust device 24 including a high-speed vacuum pump is connected to the exhaust pipe 23. Then, by operating the exhaust device 24, the gas force in the chamber 11 is uniformly discharged into the space 11 a of the exhaust chamber 11 and is exhausted through the exhaust pipe 23. As a result, the inside of the chamber 11 can be depressurized at a high speed to a predetermined degree of vacuum, for example, 0.133 Pa.
- a loading / unloading port 25 for loading / unloading the wafer W to / from a transfer chamber (not shown) adjacent to the plasma processing apparatus 100, and the loading / unloading port 25 are opened and closed.
- a gate valve 26 is provided!
- the upper portion of the chamber 11 is an opening, and a ring-shaped support 27 is provided along the peripheral edge of the opening.
- a dielectric such as quartz or the like is provided on the support 27.
- a disc-shaped planar antenna member 31 is provided above the transmission plate 28 so as to face the mounting table 2.
- the planar antenna member 31 is locked to the upper end of the side wall of the chamber 11.
- the planar antenna member 31 is also formed by, for example, a copper plate or aluminum plate force with a surface plated with gold or silver, and a plurality of slot-like holes 32 that radiate microwaves are penetrated in a predetermined pattern. It has a configuration.
- the holes 32 have, for example, a long groove shape as shown in FIG. 3.
- the adjacent holes 32 are arranged in a “T” shape, and the plurality of holes 32 are arranged concentrically. .
- the lengths and arrangement intervals of the holes 32 are determined according to the wavelength ( ⁇ g) of the microwave.
- the intervals of the holes 32 are arranged to be gZ4 or g.
- the interval between adjacent holes 32 formed concentrically is indicated by Ar.
- the hole 32 may have another shape such as a circular shape or an arc shape.
- the arrangement form of the holes 32 is not particularly limited, and the holes 32 may be arranged concentrically, for example, spirally or radially.
- a slow wave member 33 having a dielectric constant larger than that of a vacuum is provided on the upper surface of the planar antenna member 31.
- the slow wave material 33 has a function of adjusting the plasma by shortening the wavelength of the microwave because the wavelength of the microwave becomes longer in vacuum. Note that the planar antenna member 31 and the transmission plate 28, and the slow wave member 33 and the planar antenna member 31 may be in close contact with each other or separated from each other.
- a shield lid 34 made of a metal material such as aluminum or stainless steel is provided on the upper surface of the chamber 11 so as to cover the planar antenna member 31 and the slow wave material 33.
- the upper surface of the chamber 11 and the shield cover 34 are sealed by a seal member 35.
- a cooling water flow path 34a is formed in the shield lid 34, and cooling water is allowed to flow therethrough to cool the shield lid 34, the slow wave material 33, the planar antenna member 31, and the transmission plate 28. It has become.
- the shield lid 34 is grounded.
- An opening 36 is formed in the center of the upper wall of the shield lid 34.
- a waveguide 37 is connected.
- a microwave generator 39 for generating microwaves is connected to the end of the waveguide 37 via a matching circuit 38. Thereby, for example, a microwave having a frequency of 2.45 GHz generated by the microwave generator 39 is propagated to the planar antenna member 31 through the waveguide 37.
- a microwave frequency 8.35 GHz, 1.98 GHz, or the like can be used.
- the waveguide 37 includes a coaxial waveguide 37a having a circular cross section extending upward from the opening 36 of the shield lid 34, and a mode converter 40 at the upper end of the coaxial waveguide 37a. And a rectangular waveguide 37b extending in the horizontal direction.
- the mode change 40 between the rectangular waveguide 37b and the coaxial waveguide 37a has a function of converting the microphone mouth wave propagating in the TE mode in the rectangular waveguide 37b into the TEM mode.
- An inner conductor 41 extends in the center of the coaxial waveguide 37a, and the inner conductor 41 is connected and fixed to the center of the planar antenna member 31 at the lower end thereof. Thereby, the microwave is efficiently and uniformly propagated radially and uniformly to the planar antenna member 31 through the inner conductor 41 of the coaxial waveguide 37a.
- Each component of the plasma processing apparatus 100 is connected to and controlled by a process controller 50 having a CPU.
- the process controller 50 includes a keyboard that allows the process manager to input commands to manage the plasma processing apparatus 100, a display that displays and displays the operating status of the plasma processing apparatus 100, and the like.
- One interface 51 is connected!
- the process controller 50 stores a control program (software) for realizing various processes executed by the plasma processing apparatus 100 under the control of the process controller 50, and recipes in which processing condition data is recorded.
- the stored storage unit 52 is connected.
- the gate valve 26 is opened, and the Ueno and W having a silicon layer formed from the loading / unloading port 25 are loaded into the chamber 1 and mounted on the mounting table 2. Then, Ar gas and N gas are supplied from the Ar gas supply source 17 and the N gas supply source 18 of the gas supply system 16 at a predetermined flow rate.
- the flow rate of a rare gas such as Ar is set to 250 to 2000 mL Zmin (sccm), N gas.
- the microwave from the microwave generator 39 is guided to the waveguide 37 through the matching circuit 38, and sequentially passes through the rectangular waveguide 37b, the mode converter 40, and the coaxial waveguide 37a. Then, it is supplied to the planar antenna member 31 via the inner conductor 41 and radiated from the slot of the planar antenna member 31 to the space above the wafer W in the chamber 11 via the transmission plate 28.
- the microwave propagates in the TE mode in the rectangular waveguide 37b, and the TE mode microwave is converted into the TEM mode by the mode converter 40, and the inside of the coaxial waveguide 37a is directed to the planar antenna member 31. Propagated.
- An electromagnetic field is formed in the chamber 1 by the microwaves radiated from the planar antenna member 31 to the chamber 1 through the transmission plate 28, and Ar gas and N gas are turned into plasma.
- the microwave plasma is a planar antenna member.
- a high electron density plasma of about 1 ⁇ 10 1G to 5 ⁇ 10 12 Zcm 3 and a low electron temperature plasma of about 1.5 [eV] or less in the vicinity of the wafer W Become.
- the microwave plasma formed in this way has little plasma damage caused by ions or the like to the underlying film.
- a dielectric plate 60 is provided in the chamber 11 to generate plasma.
- the plasma electron temperature can be reduced to 1 [eV] or less, more preferably 0.7 [eV] or less, and plasma damage can be further reduced.
- N is directly introduced into silicon by the action of active species in the plasma, mainly nitrogen radicals (N *), and a uniform SiN film is formed.
- an ArZN mixed gas is mixed with a planar antenna unit.
- the plasma P generated by the action of the electromagnetic field generated by the microwave supplied from the material 31 descends toward the wafer W mounted on the mounting table 2 through the space in the chamber 1.
- the plasma potential (spatial potential) of plasma P is V and grounded.
- V The potential at the boundary layer (sheath) Ps formed between the plasma P and the wall of the chamber 1 and the mounting table 2 when the floating potential of the chamber 1 and the mounting table 2 is defined as V.
- the energy of ions implanted into the insulating film is increased (the speed of ions is accelerated), and the total amount of ion energy is also increased.
- the bond energy of the Si-Si bond is approximately 2.3 [eV] and the bond energy of the Si-O bond. Since it is smaller than LIG, it is possible to process with lower energy when nitriding silicon directly, compared with nitriding a silicon oxide film, and the ion energy should be reduced accordingly.
- the plasma processing apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 includes a plate 60 having a through hole 60a as one means for reducing ion energy.
- ions in the plasma descending toward the wafer W are attenuated by the plate 60 or disappear.
- argon ions (Ar +) and the like contained in the plasma are attenuated or deactivated when passing through a plate 60 having a dielectric force such as force quartz, which is a charged particle having large energy. This means that the ion energy can be controlled as ions pass through the plate 60.
- V in the vicinity of W is smaller than that without plate 60 (Fig. 4A).
- the plate 60 made of a dielectric makes it possible to reduce V to a desired value by attenuating plasma ion energy.
- FIG. 5A shows the relationship between the diameter of the through hole 60a of the plate 60 and V when the plasma processing is performed using the plasma processing apparatus 100 having the same configuration as FIG. 1, while changing the processing pressure. Show the result It is a drawing.
- the vertical axis of the graph in Fig. 5A is V, and the horizontal axis indicates the diameter of the through hole 60a.
- the opening area ratio (that is, the plate corresponding to the wafer W)
- the total opening area ratio of the through holes 60a to the area of the wafer W in the area of 60) is approximately 48%.
- the opening area ratio is approximately 28% and the diameter of the through hole 60a.
- the opening area ratio is about 13%.
- Wafer W used was cleaned with a 1% dilute hydrofluoric acid (DHF) solution.
- the plasma treatment conditions in this test are as follows: ArZN gas is used as the treatment gas at a flow rate of 1000Z40mLZmin (scc)
- the wafer temperature is room temperature
- the pressure is 6.7Pa (50mTorr), 13.3Pa (100mTorr), 26.6Pa (200mTorr), 40.0Pa (300mTorr) or 66.7Pa (500mTorr)
- the power supplied was 1.5 kW and the processing time was 60 seconds.
- the measurement of V is the la dc
- V can be reduced by dc by providing the plate 60 compared to the case where the plate 60 is not provided (“none”). Also, depending on the hole diameter (opening area ratio) of the through hole 60a in the plate 60, there is a difference in the effect of reducing V. If the pressure is the same, the hole diameter (opening area ratio) dc
- V decreases according to the reason that the ion ratio in the plasma is high when the pressure is low.
- the plate 60 reduces the V between the plate 60 and wafer W in the plasma processing apparatus 100. It has been shown that it can be used as a means to reduce ion energy
- V is dc in the hard structure such as the hole diameter of the through hole 60a of the plate 60 or the opening area ratio.
- the desired value can be controlled by the combination of the hardware configuration and the processing pressure.
- FIG. 5B shows the change in V when the pressure is further increased to 266.6 Pa. This trial dc
- V is 3.5 Controlled to 5 [eV] or less It is more preferable to control to 2 [eV] or less, but from FIG. 5B, when the hole diameter of the through hole 60a of the plate 60 is 10 mm, the purpose of reducing V In dc
- V can be reduced to 2 [dc eV] or less by increasing the preferred pressure to 133.3 Pa or higher as the pressure is increased.
- V is lower dc when the hole diameter of the through hole 60a is smaller.
- the silicon substrate is directly nitrided to form a silicon nitride film, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the N concentration and O concentration in the film are determined by the X-ray photoelectron content. Measured by photoanalysis (XPS analysis).
- the wafer W used was cleaned with a 1% dilute hydrofluoric acid (DHF) solution.
- DHF dilute hydrofluoric acid
- ArZN gas is flowed as the treatment gas.
- the pressure was C., the pressure was 0.75, and the pressure was 6.7 to 266.6 Pa (50 to 2000 mTorr), the power supplied to the plasma was 1.5 kW, and the treatment time was 10 to 60 seconds.
- the through-holes 60a of the plate 60 are evenly arranged with 626 holes of ⁇ 10mm and 2701 holes of ⁇ 2.5mm so as to correspond to the mounting area of the wafer W. In the region corresponding to W, the ratio of the total opening area of the through holes 60a to the area of the wafer W was about 48% for ⁇ 10mm and about 14% for ⁇ 2.5mm.
- the N concentration and O concentration were measured in the same manner for a film formed by nitriding without the plate 60.
- FIG. 6A shows the relationship between N concentration and film thickness after leaving it in the atmosphere for 3 hours
- Fig. 6B shows the relationship between N concentration and film thickness after 24 hours. It was.
- FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the change rate of N concentration ( ⁇ N) and the film thickness from 3 to 24 hours after the standing time (Q time) force based on the data of FIGS. 6A and 6B.
- FIG. 8A As for the ability to form a nitride film, the O concentration after standing in the atmosphere for 3 hours is shown in Fig. 8A, and the O concentration after standing for 24 hours is shown in Fig. 8B.
- Figure 9 shows the data from Figure 8A and Figure 8B. The relationship between the change rate of O concentration ( ⁇ O) and the film thickness after 3 to 24 hours of standing time (Q time) was shown.
- FIG. 7 shows that the N concentration in the nitride film tends to be maintained higher when the plate 60 is disposed than when the plate 60 is not disposed.
- the N concentration change rate ( ⁇ ) in the standing time from 3 to 24 hours can suppress the concentration change close to zero smaller than the case where the plate 60 is not arranged. It was. 6A and 6B, this tendency is clear as the standing time (Q time) increases and the N film is removed with time in the nitride film formed without the plate 60. It was confirmed that this occurred.
- the nitride film formed without the plate 60 is large when V is large.
- the plate 60 is disposed and nitriding is performed by reducing V, Si
- N-bonds were formed stably, and a stable nitride film with small N loss was formed.
- silicon is nitrided to form Si—N bonds, and then the Si—N bonds are re-cut by high energy ions, so that N is removed from the silicon nitride film. Is thought to increase.
- the Si-N bonds nitrided by radicals are not broken, and it is considered that N loss is reduced.
- FIG. 9 shows that the arrangement of the plate 60 tends to maintain the O concentration in the nitride film lower than when the plate 60 is not arranged. This trend is clear from the comparison between Fig. 8A and Fig. 8B as the waiting time (Q time) increases. Place plate 60 The nitride film formed without the dc has a high ion energy because of the high V near the wafer W.
- the plasma damage caused by the plasma and the generated Si—N bonds are cut to form defects (for example, Si—Si bonds, Si—, etc.) in the film. It is probable that O concentration increased due to the progress of ⁇ .
- the plate 60 is placed, and the dc of the plasma treatment with V suppressed in the vicinity of the wafer W is suppressed.
- the plate 60 made of a dielectric is placed in the processing container, and the ion energy is attenuated to reduce the Veno in the vicinity of the Weno and W. dc
- a silicon nitride film having a good film quality can be obtained even if the film thickness is thin. Therefore, a thin film in a next-generation device, for example, a gate insulating film having a thickness of 5 nm or less, preferably 2 nm or less. It is particularly useful for forming films.
- the silicon nitride film generally formed by plasma nitriding treatment becomes thicker, it is exposed to high ion energy plasma for a long time. As a result, traps are formed in the nitride film due to N omission and damage. As a result, oxygen is easily taken into the film. On the other hand, in the present invention, even when the silicon nitride film is formed thick, a stable silicon nitride film with less damage can be formed if N is not removed.
- FIG. 10 shows the relationship between V and N concentration in the nitride film in the plasma nitriding process. This The vertical axis in Fig. 10 shows the N concentration normalized by the film thickness, and the horizontal axis shows V. Processing condition dc
- ArZN mixed gas is used at a flow rate of 1000Z40mLZmin (sccm).
- the target V in plasma treatment is 3 dc.
- a Si substrate was directly nitrided to form a nitride film, and the relationship between the nitride film formation rate (nitriding rate) and the processing temperature was examined.
- Wafer W was used after cleaning with a 1% dilute hydrofluoric acid (DHF) solution and removing the oxide film.
- DHF dilute hydrofluoric acid
- ArZN mixed gas is used as the processing gas.
- the nitriding treatment can be performed by controlling the nitriding rate by performing the treatment at a temperature of 400 ° C force and 800 ° C. Furthermore, it was confirmed that a nitride film having a desired film thickness can be formed in a shorter time at a high temperature at which the nitriding rate is faster when treated at 800 ° C. As for the pressure, compared with 6.7 Pa and 266.6 Pa, the lower the pressure, the faster the nitriding speed, because this is because the ion ratio is high on the low-pressure side, so that nitriding is likely. Thus, by adjusting the temperature, pressure and time of the nitriding treatment, for example, FIG. It was confirmed that the nitride film thickness can be controlled in the range of 0.6 to 2.3 nm as shown in FIG.
- the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS analysis) is used to determine the N concentration and O concentration in the film after a predetermined time has passed. It evaluated by measuring more.
- FIG. 12A shows the relationship between the N concentration and the film thickness after standing in the atmosphere for 3 hours
- Fig. 12B shows the relationship between the N concentration and the film thickness after 24 hours in the atmosphere.
- FIG. 13 shows the relationship between the change rate of N concentration ( ⁇ ) and the film thickness from 3 to 24 hours after the standing time (Q time) based on the data in FIGS. 12A and 12B.
- Fig. 14 shows the relationship between the change rate of O concentration ( ⁇ ) and the film thickness after 3 to 24 hours of standing time (Q time).
- the high-temperature treatment at 800 ° C. is a stable nitride film with small fluctuations in N concentration.
- a stable nitride film with a smaller N concentration change rate ( ⁇ ) was formed at a high pressure of 266.6 Pa.
- FIG. 14 shows that the high-temperature treatment at 800 ° C. tends to keep the O concentration in the nitride film low, and a stable nitride film is formed.
- the high pressure of 266.6 Pa had a smaller O concentration change rate ( ⁇ O), and a stable nitride film that was less likely to be oxidized was formed.
- the treatment temperature is preferably 600 to 900 ° C. force S, more preferably 600 to 800 ° C.
- the processing pressure is ⁇ , 26.6Pa ⁇ 400Pa force is preferred, 66.7Pa ⁇ 2666.6Pa force ⁇ more preferred! / ⁇ .
- a high-frequency plasma processing apparatus that excites plasma using a high-frequency power of 30 kHz to 30 OMHz using a microwave plasma processing apparatus 100 that excites a plasma with microwaves having a frequency of 300 MHz to 300 GHz is used. Click here.
- the force exemplified by the RLSA type plasma processing apparatus 100 can be applied to any plasma processing equipment such as a plasma plasma system, ICP system, ECR system, surface reflection wave system, CCP system, magnetron system, etc., where a plate with a dielectric or Si-based material force is placed.
- a plasma plasma system ICP system, ECR system, surface reflection wave system, CCP system, magnetron system, etc.
- a plate with a dielectric or Si-based material force is placed.
- the force with which one plate 60 is arranged is arranged.
- two or more plates can be arranged to overlap each other.
- the opening area of the through-hole 60a and the ratio and the ratio thereof can be appropriately adjusted according to the target of the plasma nitriding process, the processing conditions, and the like.
- the present invention can be suitably used when a silicon nitride film is formed by nitriding silicon in the manufacturing process of various semiconductor devices.
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