WO2010067571A1 - 複合酸化物焼結体及びそれからなるスパッタリングターゲット - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a composite oxide sintered body containing In, Zn, and Sn, a sputtering target comprising the same, an amorphous oxide film obtained using the target, and a thin film transistor including the oxide film.
- Field effect transistors are widely used as unit electronic elements, high frequency signal amplifying elements, liquid crystal driving elements and the like of semiconductor memory integrated circuits, and are the most widely used electronic devices at present. Among them, with the remarkable development of display devices in recent years, not only in liquid crystal display devices (LCD) but also in various display devices such as electroluminescence display devices (EL) and field emission displays (FED), they are used as display elements. Thin film transistors (TFTs) are frequently used as switching elements that drive a display device by applying a driving voltage.
- TFTs Thin film transistors
- a silicon semiconductor compound As a material for the thin film transistor, a silicon semiconductor compound is most widely used.
- a silicon single crystal is used for a high-frequency amplifier element, an integrated circuit element, and the like that require high-speed operation, and amorphous silicon is used for a liquid crystal driving element and the like because of a demand for a large area.
- a crystalline silicon-based thin film requires a high temperature of, for example, 800 ° C. or higher when crystallization is performed, and is difficult to form on a glass substrate or an organic substrate. For this reason, the crystalline silicon-based thin film can be formed only on an expensive substrate having high heat resistance such as a silicon wafer or quartz, and there is a problem that a large amount of energy and the number of steps are required for production.
- the element configuration of a TFT using a crystalline silicon-based thin film is usually limited to a top gate configuration, it is difficult to reduce costs such as a reduction in the number of masks.
- amorphous silicon semiconductor which can be formed at a relatively low temperature, has a lower switching speed than crystalline silicon-based thin films. Therefore, when used as a switching element for driving a display device, a high-speed moving image The display may not be followed.
- Such silicon-based thin films are generally manufactured by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method.
- a conventional thin film transistor is formed by laminating a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer such as hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H), a source and a drain electrode on a substrate such as glass. Inverted stagger structure.
- TFTs having this structure are used as drive elements for flat panel displays such as active matrix liquid crystal displays.
- a high-speed operation is required as the functionality increases.
- an oxide semiconductor thin film using an oxide which is more stable than a silicon-based semiconductor thin film, has attracted attention.
- the transparent semiconductor thin film made of the above metal oxide in particular, the transparent semiconductor thin film formed by crystallizing zinc oxide at a high temperature has a field effect mobility (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “mobility”) of 1 cm 2 / Since it is as low as about V ⁇ sec, the on-off ratio is small, and a leakage current is likely to occur, it has been difficult to put it to practical industrial use.
- mobility field effect mobility
- oxide semiconductors containing zinc oxide and containing a crystalline material Numerous studies have been made on oxide semiconductors containing zinc oxide and containing a crystalline material.
- a film is formed by a sputtering method generally used in the industry, there are the following problems.
- a conductive transparent oxide oxide semiconductor film containing zinc oxide as a main component is likely to have oxygen defects, a large number of carrier electrons are generated, and it is difficult to reduce the electrical conductivity.
- abnormal discharge occurs during film formation by sputtering, and there is a problem that the stability of the film formation is impaired, and the uniformity and reproducibility of the obtained film are lowered.
- an oxide semiconductor film of conductive transparent oxide mainly composed of zinc oxide is used as, for example, an active layer (channel layer) of a TFT, the source terminal and the drain even when no gate voltage is applied.
- a large current flows between the terminals, and there is a problem that the normally-off operation of the TFT cannot be realized. It was also difficult to increase the on / off ratio of the transistor.
- the TFT has low mobility, low on-off ratio, large leakage current, unclear pinch-off, and is likely to be normally on. Therefore, there are limitations on the manufacturing process and use environment such as difficult wet etching.
- Conductive transparent oxide oxide semiconductor films containing zinc oxide as the main component need to be deposited at a high pressure in order to improve performance, the deposition rate is slow, and high-temperature treatment at 700 ° C or higher is required. Therefore, there was a problem in industrialization.
- TFTs using conductive transparent oxide oxide semiconductor films containing zinc oxide as a main component have low TFT performance such as electrolytic mobility in the bottom gate configuration.
- the TFT element configuration such as the need to make the thickness 100 nm or more.
- Patent Document 1 A thin film transistor using an amorphous oxide semiconductor film made of indium oxide, tin oxide and zinc oxide that does not contain gallium is disclosed (Patent Document 1, Non-Patent Document 1). Further, a sputtering target for optical information recording media mainly composed of tin oxide has been studied (Patent Document 2). However, specific studies for putting a sputtering target for an oxide semiconductor into practical use have not been made.
- Patent Document 3 the effect of reduced agglomeration of tin has been studied (Patent Document 3), 2.6 / mm 2 approximately at most good targets Therefore, the effect in the oxide semiconductor application when the amount is reduced to less than that has not been studied.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a composite oxide sintered body from which a TFT panel with good TFT characteristic uniformity, TFT characteristic reproducibility and TFT yield can be obtained, and a sputtering target comprising the same.
- an amorphous oxide film obtained using a sputtering target composed of a composite oxide sintered body containing indium, tin and zinc having a small crystal grain size has uniform TFT characteristics, It has been found that the reproducibility of TFT characteristics and the yield of the TFT are improved (particularly, the yield of the TFT is improved).
- an amorphous oxide film obtained by using a sputtering target made of a composite oxide sintered body containing indium, tin and zinc having a small number of aggregated particles of tin oxide and a small average number of pores has uniform TFT characteristics. It has been found that the TFT, the reproducibility of the TFT characteristics and the TFT yield are improved (particularly, the TFT yield is improved).
- the following oxide sintered bodies and the like are provided.
- Aggregated number of tin oxide particles containing In, Zn and Sn, having a sintered body density of 90% or more in relative density, an average crystal grain size of 10 ⁇ m or less, a bulk resistance of 30 m ⁇ cm or less, and a diameter of 10 ⁇ m or more Is a composite oxide sintered body having 2.5 or less per 1.00 mm 2 .
- the composite oxide sintered body according to 1 or 2 wherein an atomic ratio of In, Zn, and Sn satisfies the following formula. 0 ⁇ In / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.75 0.25 ⁇ Zn / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.75 0 ⁇ Sn / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.50 4). 4.
- Indium oxide powder having a specific surface area of 4 ⁇ 14m 2 / g, tin oxide powder having a specific surface area of 4 ⁇ 14m 2 / g, and a specific surface area of the molded body of zinc oxide powder is 2 ⁇ 13m 2 / g as a raw material And producing the composite oxide sintered body by sintering the compact at 1200 to 1550 ° C. 6).
- Indium oxide powder having a specific surface area of 6 to 10 m 2 / g, tin oxide powder having a specific surface area of 5 to 10 m 2 / g, and zinc oxide powder having a specific surface area of 2 to 4 m 2 / g are mixed and mixed.
- a mixed powder having a specific surface area of 5 to 8 m 2 / g as a whole powder is prepared, and the mixed powder is mixed and pulverized by a wet medium stirring mill to obtain a specific surface area of 1.0 to 3 as a whole.
- the composite oxide according to 5, wherein the mixed powder having a specific surface area increased by 0.0 m 2 / g is molded to prepare a molded body, and the molded body is sintered at 1250 to 1450 ° C. in an oxygen atmosphere.
- a sputtering target comprising the composite oxide sintered body according to any one of 1 to 4 above. 8). 8.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a composite oxide sintered body from which a TFT panel with good TFT characteristic uniformity, TFT characteristic reproducibility and TFT yield can be obtained, and a sputtering target comprising the same.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention contains In, Zn, and Sn, the sintered body density is 90% or more in terms of the average value of the relative density, the average crystal grain size is 10 ⁇ m or less, and the bulk resistance is 30 m ⁇ cm. It is as follows.
- the complex oxide sintered body of the present invention contains In, Zn, and Sn as metal atoms.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention may contain oxygen vacancies and may not satisfy the stoichiometric ratio.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention may further contain metal atoms such as Ga, Al, Ge, Si, Zr, Hf, and Cu.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention may consist essentially of In, Zn and Sn, and optionally Ga, Al, Ge, Si, Zr, Hf, Cu metal atoms and oxygen, You may consist only of these components.
- “Substantially” means that the oxide sintered body is composed only of In, Zn, and Sn, and optionally metal atoms of Ga, Al, Ge, Si, Zr, Hf, and Cu, and oxygen.
- other components may be included as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention has a relative density of 90% or more, preferably 95% or more, more preferably 98% or more. If the density of the composite oxide sintered body is less than 90% in relative density, the target may break during film formation, and the film formation rate may be slow.
- the relative density is a “value obtained by dividing the theoretical density obtained by weight distribution of the mixed oxide density by the actually measured density”.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention has an average crystal grain size of 10 ⁇ m or less, preferably 6 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 4 ⁇ m or less.
- the bulk resistance of the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention is 30 m ⁇ cm or less, preferably 10 m ⁇ cm or less, more preferably 1 m ⁇ cm or more and 5 m ⁇ cm or less.
- the number of aggregated particles of tin oxide having a diameter of 10 ⁇ m or more is preferably 2.5 or less per 1.00 mm 2 , more preferably 2 or less, and further preferably 1 or less, particularly preferably 0.5 or less.
- the aggregated particles of tin oxide refer to particulate portions made of tin oxide. Aggregated particles of tin oxide are generated for the reason that raw material tin oxide remains separated, and can be confirmed by surface analysis of the composition using an X-ray microanalyzer (EPMA) or the like.
- the maximum peak intensity I2 existing in the range is preferably I1 / I2 ⁇ 1, more preferably I1 / I2 ⁇ 0.1. More preferably, the peak intensity I1 of the tin oxide phase (110) cannot be confirmed.
- I1 / I2 ⁇ 1 the number of aggregated particles of tin oxide can be reduced.
- the complex oxide sintered body of the present invention preferably has a relative density variation of 1% or less in the planar direction and an average number of pores of 800 / mm 2 or less.
- the variation of the relative density in the planar direction of the composite oxide sintered body is more preferably 0.5% or less, and further preferably 0.4% or less.
- the plane direction of the composite oxide sintered body refers to the surface direction on which the composite oxide sintered body is scraped (erosion side) and is irradiated with plasma when the target is manufactured.
- the “variation in relative density in the planar direction of the composite oxide sintered body” refers to a variation in the density of a plurality of sintered body pieces cut out along the surface irradiated with plasma.
- the average number of pores of the composite oxide sintered body is more preferably 500 pieces / mm 2 or less, still more preferably 300 pieces / mm 2 or less, and particularly preferably 100 pieces / mm 2 or less.
- the atomic ratio of In, Zn and Sn contained in the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention preferably satisfies the following formula. 0 ⁇ In / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.75 0.25 ⁇ Zn / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.75 0 ⁇ Sn / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.50 More preferably, the following formula is satisfied. 0.05 ⁇ In / (In + Zn + Sn) ⁇ 0.60 0.35 ⁇ Zn / (In + Zn + Sn) ⁇ 0.65 0.05 ⁇ Sn / (In + Zn + Sn) ⁇ 0.30 More preferably, the following formula is satisfied. 0.18 ⁇ In / (In + Zn + Sn) ⁇ 0.45 0.45 ⁇ Zn / (In + Zn + Sn) ⁇ 0.60 0.10 ⁇ Sn / (In + Zn + Sn) ⁇ 0.22
- the TFT characteristics of the obtained thin film transistor can be improved.
- wet etching can be facilitated when a thin film transistor is manufactured.
- the atomic ratio of In, Zn and Sn contained in the composite oxide sintered body preferably satisfies the following formula. 0 ⁇ In / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.40 0.25 ⁇ Zn / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.70 0.05 ⁇ Sn / (In + Sn + Zn) ⁇ 0.25 More preferably, the following formula is satisfied.
- the composite oxide sintering of the present invention preferably has a nitrogen content of 5 ppm (atomic) or less.
- the nitrogen content of the obtained semiconductor film is reduced, and the reliability and uniformity of the TFT can be improved.
- the nitrogen content of the composite oxide sintered body exceeds 5 ppm, abnormal discharge during sputtering of the obtained target and the amount of adsorbed gas on the target surface may not be sufficiently suppressed, and nitrogen in the target And indium react at the time of sputtering to generate black indium nitride (InN), which may be mixed into the semiconductor film and reduce the yield. This is presumably because when nitrogen atoms exceed 5 ppm, the nitrogen atoms become mobile ions and gather at the semiconductor interface due to gate voltage stress to generate traps, or nitrogen acts as a donor and degrades performance.
- the complex oxide sintered body of the present invention preferably contains a spinel structure compound represented by Zn 2 SnO 4 .
- a spinel structure compound represented by Zn 2 SnO 4 By including the spinel structure compound represented by Zn 2 SnO 4 in the composite oxide sintered body, the relative density can be increased and the bulk resistance can be decreased. The presence of the spinel structure compound represented by Zn 2 SnO 4 in the composite oxide sintered body can be confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
- indium oxide powder, zinc oxide powder and tin oxide powder are used as raw material powder.
- composite oxides of these compounds may be used as the raw material powder.
- the purity of each raw material powder is usually 99.9% (3N) or higher, preferably 99.99% (4N) or higher, more preferably 99.995% or higher, particularly preferably 99.999% (5N) or higher. is there.
- the purity of each raw material powder is less than 99.9% (3N)
- the Na content of each raw material powder is less than 100 ppm because reliability is improved when a thin film transistor is manufactured.
- an indium oxide powder having a specific surface area of 4 ⁇ 14m 2 / g, tin oxide powder having a specific surface area of 4 ⁇ 14m 2 / g, and a specific surface area of the 2 ⁇ 13m 2 / g such as zinc oxide powder as a starting material the zinc oxide is preferably indium oxide powder having a specific surface area of 6 ⁇ 10m 2 / g, tin oxide powder having a specific surface area of 5 ⁇ 10m 2 / g, and a specific surface area of 2 ⁇ 4m 2 / g
- a mixed powder composed of powder and having a specific surface area of 5 to 8 m 2 / g as a whole is used as a starting material.
- the number of aggregated particles of tin oxide in the obtained composite oxide sintered body can be reduced, and the yield of TFT can be improved. Further, by using the above starting material, variation in relative density of the obtained composite oxide sintered body can be reduced, and uniformity of TFT characteristics and reproducibility of TFT characteristics can be improved.
- the specific surface area of each raw material powder is preferably substantially the same. Thereby, the pulverization mixing mentioned later can be performed more efficiently.
- the ratio of the specific surface area of each raw material powder is preferably within a range of 1/4 to 4 times, more preferably within a range of 1/2 to 2 times. When the ratio of the specific surface area of each raw material powder is not in the above range, efficient pulverization and mixing may not be performed, and the raw material powder particles may remain in the sintered body.
- the mixing ratio of indium oxide powder, tin oxide powder and zinc oxide powder is not particularly limited, and is preferably 25 to 65: 5 to 30: 5 to 70, more preferably 35 to 55:10 to 25:20 to 55. It is. When the blending ratio of indium oxide powder, tin oxide powder and zinc oxide powder is within the above range, efficient mixing is facilitated.
- the above starting materials are mixed and ground using, for example, a wet medium stirring mill to prepare a mixed powder.
- the pulverization is preferably performed so that the specific surface area of the entire mixed powder after mixing and pulverization is increased by 1.0 to 3.0 m 2 / g from the specific surface area of the entire mixed powder before mixing and pulverizing.
- the mixed powder is pulverized so that the average median diameter is about 0.6 to 1 ⁇ m.
- the mixing method is not particularly limited, and a dry method may be used.
- a high-density composite oxide sintered body can be obtained without going through the calcination step and the reduction step. Since the calcination step can be omitted, not only the manufacturing process is simplified, but also the production of tin oxide aggregated particles in the calcination step can be prevented, and the number of tin oxide aggregated particles can be reduced. In addition, an increase in composition variation and relative density variation due to zinc sublimation in the calcination step can be prevented.
- the increase in the specific surface area of the mixed powder after mixing and pulverization is less than 1.0 m 2 / g or the average median diameter of the mixed powder after mixing and pulverization is more than 1 ⁇ m, the sintered density of the obtained composite oxide sintered body May not be large enough.
- the increase in the specific surface area of the mixed powder after mixing and grinding exceeds 3.0 m 2 / g or the average median diameter of the mixed powder after mixing and grinding is less than 0.6 ⁇ m, Contamination (impurity contamination) may increase.
- the specific surface area can be measured by the BET method, and the average median diameter can be measured by a particle size distribution meter. These values can be adjusted by pulverizing the mixed powder by a dry pulverization method, a wet pulverization method or the like.
- a molded body is prepared by molding the mixed powder.
- various wet methods or dry methods can be used for the preparation of the molded body.
- the dry method include a cold press method and a hot press method.
- the pulverized mixed powder is dried with a spray dryer or the like and then molded to prepare a compact.
- known methods such as pressure molding, cold isostatic pressing, mold molding, and cast molding injection molding can be employed.
- CIP cold isostatic pressure
- drying is preferably performed with a spray dryer.
- Granulation can also be performed by natural drying, but when granulation is performed by natural drying, the settling speed varies depending on the specific gravity difference of the raw material powder, so that the separation of SnO 2 powder, In 2 O 3 powder, and ZnO powder occurs. There is a possibility that a fine granulated powder cannot be obtained.
- tin oxide agglomeration may occur, or the variation in relative density may increase, resulting in a decrease in TFT yield or an increase in variation.
- the above problem does not occur because rapid drying is possible.
- a filtration molding method for example, a filtration molding method (see JP-A-11-286002) can be used.
- this filtration type forming method water is drained from the ceramic raw material slurry under reduced pressure to prepare a formed body.
- a molding aid such as polyvinyl alcohol, methylcellulose, polywax, or oleic acid may be used.
- the prepared compact is sintered to produce a composite oxide sintered body.
- Sintering can be performed in an oxygen atmosphere by circulating oxygen or under pressure.
- the oxygen flow rate is preferably 2 to 20 L / min, and more preferably 3 to 15 L / min.
- transpiration of zinc can be suppressed, the number of average vacancies is small, the number of aggregated tin oxide particles is small, the relative density is high, the variation in relative density is small, and voids (voids)
- a composite oxide sintered body having no) is obtained.
- the nitrogen concentration in the sintered body can be lowered and the density can be increased, so that the generation of nodules and particles during sputtering is suppressed, and the oxide has excellent film characteristics A semiconductor film can be formed.
- oxygen flow rate is out of the above range, oxygen deficiency is suppressed by introduction of oxygen, and the specific resistance of the sintered body may be increased.
- the sintering temperature is 1200 to 1550 ° C, preferably 1250 to 1450 ° C.
- the sintering temperature is 1200 to 1550 ° C, preferably 1250 to 1450 ° C.
- the sintering time is usually 1 to 60 hours, preferably 2 to 40 hours, particularly preferably 3 to 30 hours.
- the sintering time is usually 1 to 60 hours, preferably 2 to 40 hours, particularly preferably 3 to 30 hours.
- the temperature rising rate at 1000 ° C. or higher is preferably 30 ° C./h or higher, and the temperature lowering rate during cooling is 30 ° C./h or higher.
- the heating rate at 1000 ° C. or higher is less than 30 ° C./h, decomposition of the oxide proceeds and the number of holes (number of pinholes) may increase.
- the cooling rate during cooling is less than 30 ° C./h, the composition ratio of the obtained composite oxide sintered body may change.
- the method for producing a composite oxide sintered body of the present invention may include a reduction step.
- the reduction process is an optional process that is performed to reduce the obtained sintered body so as to uniformize the bulk specific resistance of the sintered body as a whole.
- Examples of the reduction method that can be applied include a method using a reducing gas, a method of baking in a vacuum, and a reduction using an inert gas.
- a reducing gas for example, hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, a mixed gas of these gas and oxygen, or the like can be used.
- an inert gas nitrogen, argon, a mixed gas of these gases and oxygen, or the like can be used.
- the temperature of the reduction treatment is usually 300 to 1200 ° C., preferably 500 to 800 ° C.
- the reduction treatment time is usually 0.01 to 10 hours, preferably 0.05 to 5 hours.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention can be used as a target by performing processing such as polishing.
- the complex oxide sintered body is ground with a surface grinder so that the surface roughness Ra is 5 ⁇ m or less, preferably Ra is 0.3 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably Ra is 0.1 ⁇ m or less. .
- the target surface obtained by grinding may be further mirror-finished so that the average surface roughness Ra is 1000 angstroms or less.
- a known polishing technique such as mechanical polishing, chemical polishing, and mechanochemical polishing (a combination of mechanical polishing and chemical polishing) can be used.
- polishing to # 2000 or more with a fixed abrasive polisher (polishing liquid: water) or lapping with loose abrasive lapping (abrasive: SiC paste, etc.), and then lapping by changing the abrasive to diamond paste Can be obtained by: There is no restriction
- cleaning, etc. can be used for the cleaning process of a target.
- cleaning, etc. can be used for the cleaning process of a target.
- ultrasonic cleaning and the like can also be performed.
- a method of performing multiple oscillation at a frequency of 25 to 300 KHz is effective.
- the target By processing the obtained target and bonding it to the backing plate, the target becomes a sputtering target that can be used by being attached to the film forming apparatus.
- the backing plate is preferably made of copper. It is preferable to use indium solder for bonding.
- the above processing is an arbitrary step of cutting the target into a shape suitable for mounting on the sputtering apparatus, or cutting to attach a mounting jig such as a backing plate.
- the thickness of the target is usually 2 to 20 mm, preferably 3 to 12 mm, particularly preferably 4 to 6 mm. Further, a plurality of targets may be attached to one backing plate to make a substantially single target.
- the target surface is preferably finished with a diamond grindstone of No. 200 to 10,000, more preferably with a diamond grindstone of No. 400 to 5,000. If a diamond grindstone of less than 200 or more than 10,000 is used, the target may be easily broken.
- the amorphous oxide film of the present invention is obtained by sputtering a sputtering target comprising the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention at a film formation temperature of room temperature to 450 ° C., and the electron carrier concentration is less than 10 18 / cm 3. It is.
- the composition of the amorphous oxide film of the present invention generally matches the composition of the sputtering target used.
- the deposition temperature is preferably 50 ° C. or higher and 300 ° C. or lower.
- the film formation temperature is less than room temperature, the film obtained by condensation may contain moisture.
- the film forming temperature is higher than 450 ° C., the substrate may be deformed or the film may be left with stress and cracked.
- Examples of the sputtering include a DC (direct current) sputtering method, an AC (alternating current) sputtering method, an RF (high frequency) magnetron sputtering method, an electron beam evaporation method, an ion plating method, and the like, and a DC sputtering method is preferable.
- the pressure in the chamber at the time of sputtering is usually 0.1 to 2.0 MPa, preferably 0.3 to 0.8 MPa.
- the RF sputtering method it is usually 0.1 to 2.0 MPa, preferably 0.3 to 0.8 MPa.
- the power output input at the time of sputtering is usually 10 to 1000 W, preferably 100 to 300 W.
- the RF sputtering method it is usually 10 to 1000 W, preferably 50 to 250 W.
- the power supply frequency of the RF sputtering method is, for example, 50 Hz to 50 MHz, preferably 10 k to 20 MHz.
- Examples of the carrier gas at the time of sputtering include oxygen, helium, argon, xenon, and krypton, and a mixed gas of argon and oxygen is preferable.
- the substrate glass, resin (PET, PES, or the like) can be used.
- the thickness of the obtained amorphous oxide film varies depending on the film formation time and the sputtering method, but is, for example, 5 to 300 nm, preferably 10 to 120 nm.
- the amorphous oxide film of the present invention can be suitably used as a channel layer of a thin film transistor.
- a thin film transistor in which the amorphous oxide film of the present invention is a channel layer (semiconductor layer) will be described.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a thin film transistor (field effect transistor) of the present invention.
- the thin film transistor 1 has a gate electrode 20 formed on a substrate 10.
- a gate insulating film 30 is provided so as to cover the gate electrode 20, and a channel layer 40 is further stacked thereon.
- a source electrode 50 and a drain electrode 60 are formed opposite to each other at both ends of the channel layer 40.
- the thin film transistor 1 is covered with a protective film 70 except for part of the source electrode 50 and the drain electrode 60.
- the channel layer is the amorphous oxide film of the present invention. Since the amorphous oxide film of the present invention is amorphous, adhesion with an insulating film and a protective layer is improved, and uniform transistor characteristics can be easily obtained even in a large area. Note that it can be confirmed by X-ray crystal structure analysis that the semiconductor layer is an amorphous film. If no clear peak is observed, the semiconductor layer is amorphous.
- the amorphous oxide film of the present invention has an electron carrier concentration of less than 10 18 / cm 3 , the amorphous oxide film tends to be a non-degenerate semiconductor, and the balance between mobility and on / off ratio is good. Note that whether the semiconductor layer is a non-degenerate semiconductor can be determined by measuring the temperature change in mobility and carrier density using the Hall effect.
- the electron carrier concentration of the semiconductor layer (amorphous oxide film) is preferably 10 13 / cm 3 or more and less than 10 18 / cm 3 , more preferably 10 14 to 10 17 / cm 3 .
- the semiconductor layer can be made into a non-degenerate semiconductor by adjusting the oxygen partial pressure during film formation or by post-processing to control the amount of oxygen defects and adjusting the carrier density.
- the semiconductor layer is not a non-degenerate semiconductor but a degenerate semiconductor, there is a possibility that off-state current / gate leakage current increases and the threshold value becomes negative due to too many carriers, resulting in normally-on.
- the band gap of the semiconductor layer is preferably 2.0 to 6.0 eV, more preferably 2.8 to 5.0 eV.
- the band gap of the semiconductor layer is less than 2.0 eV, the field effect transistor may malfunction due to absorption of visible light.
- the band gap of the semiconductor layer exceeds 6.0 eV, there is a possibility that carriers are not supplied and the field effect transistor does not function.
- the surface roughness (RMS) of the semiconductor layer is preferably 1 nm or less, more preferably 0.6 nm or less, and further preferably 0.3 nm or less. When the RMS of the semiconductor layer is more than 1 nm, the mobility may decrease.
- the semiconductor layer is preferably an amorphous film that maintains at least part of the edge sharing structure of the bixbite structure of indium oxide.
- the fact that the amorphous film containing indium oxide maintains at least part of the edge-sharing structure of the bixbite structure of indium oxide is that small-angle incident X-ray scattering (GIXS) using synchrotron radiation with high brightness, etc. It can be confirmed from the radial distribution function (RDF) determined by the fact that the peak representing In-X (X is In, Zn) is between 0.30 and 0.36 nm (F. Utsuno, et al. , Thin Solid Films, Volume 496, 2006, Pages 95-98).
- the interatomic distance is preferably A / B. > 0.7, more preferably A / B> 0.85, even more preferably A / B> 1, and particularly preferably A / B> 1.2. Fulfill.
- a / B is 0.7 or less, when the semiconductor layer is used as an active layer of a transistor, there is a possibility that the mobility is lowered or the threshold value and the S value are too large. This is considered to reflect that the short-range order of the amorphous film is poor.
- the average bond distance of In—In is preferably 0.3 to 0.322 nm, and more preferably 0.31 to 0.32 nm.
- the average bond distance of In—In can be determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
- EXAFS X-ray absorption wide-area microstructure
- EXAFS is caused by backscattering of electrons by atoms around the excited atom. Interference effect between the flying electron wave and the back-scattered wave occurs. Interference depends on the wavelength of the electronic state and the optical path length to and from surrounding atoms.
- a radial distribution function (RDF) is obtained by Fourier transforming EXAFS, and an average coupling distance can be estimated from the peak of RDF.
- the semiconductor layer is preferably an amorphous film, and the energy width (E 0 ) of the delocalized level is 14 meV or less.
- the energy width (E 0 ) of the non-localized level of the semiconductor layer is more preferably 10 meV or less, further preferably 8 meV or less, and particularly preferably 6 meV or less.
- the energy width (E 0 ) of the delocalized level is more than 14 meV, when the semiconductor layer is used as the active layer of the transistor, the mobility may be lowered, or the threshold value or the S value may be too large. This is considered to reflect that the short-range order of the amorphous film is poor.
- the film thickness of the semiconductor layer is usually 0.5 to 500 nm, preferably 1 to 150 nm, more preferably 3 to 80 nm, and particularly preferably 10 to 60 nm.
- TFT characteristics such as mobility and on / off ratio are particularly good.
- the film thickness of the semiconductor layer is less than 0.5 nm, it may be difficult to form an industrially uniform film.
- the film thickness of the semiconductor layer is more than 500 nm, there is a possibility that the film formation time becomes long and cannot be adopted industrially.
- the substrate is not particularly limited, and a known substrate can be used.
- glass substrates such as alkali silicate glass, non-alkali glass and quartz glass, silicon substrates, resin substrates such as acrylic, polycarbonate and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polymer film bases such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyamide Materials can be used.
- the thickness of the substrate or base material is generally 0.1 to 10 mm, preferably 0.3 to 5 mm.
- a glass substrate those chemically or thermally reinforced are preferred.
- a glass substrate and a resin substrate are preferable, and a glass substrate is particularly preferable.
- weight reduction is required, a resin substrate or a polymer material is preferable.
- the field effect transistor preferably has a protective film for the semiconductor layer.
- oxygen in the surface layer of the semiconductor may be desorbed in a vacuum or under a low pressure, resulting in a high off-current and a negative threshold voltage.
- the field-effect transistor is affected by surroundings such as humidity, and there is a risk that variations in transistor characteristics such as threshold voltage will increase.
- Material forming the protective film of the semiconductor layer is not particularly limited, for example SiO 2, SiN x, Al 2 O 3, Ta 2 O 5, TiO 2, MgO, ZrO 2, CeO 2, K 2 O, Li 2 O Na 2 O, Rb 2 O, Sc 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Hf 2 O 3 , CaHfO 3 , PbTi 3 , BaTa 2 O 6 , SrTiO 3 , AlN, or the like can be used.
- the number of oxygen in these oxides does not necessarily match the stoichiometric ratio (for example, it may be SiO 2 or SiO x ).
- SiN x may contain a hydrogen element.
- the protective film may have a structure in which two or more different insulating films are stacked.
- the protective film may be crystalline, polycrystalline, or amorphous, but is preferably polycrystalline or amorphous, more preferably non-crystalline from the viewpoint of industrial ease of production. It is crystalline.
- the protective film is not an amorphous film, the smoothness of the interface is poor, the mobility may be lowered, and the threshold voltage or S value may be too large.
- the protective film of the semiconductor layer is preferably an amorphous oxide or an amorphous nitride, and more preferably an amorphous oxide.
- the protective film for the semiconductor layer may be an organic insulating film such as poly (4-vinylphenol) (PVP) or parylene.
- the protective film for the semiconductor layer may have a laminated structure of two or more layers of an inorganic insulating film and an organic insulating film.
- SiO 2, SiN x, Al 2 O 3, Ta 2 O 5, TiO 2, MgO, ZrO 2, CeO 2, K 2 O, Li 2 O, Na 2 O, Rb 2 O, Sc 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Hf 2 O 3 , CaHfO 3 , PbTi 3 , BaTa 2 O 6 , SrTiO 3 , AlN, or the like can be used.
- the number of oxygen in these oxides does not necessarily match the stoichiometric ratio (for example, it may be SiO 2 or SiO x ).
- SiN x may contain a hydrogen element.
- the gate insulating film may have a structure in which two or more different insulating films are stacked.
- the gate insulating film may be crystalline, polycrystalline, or amorphous, but is polycrystalline or amorphous from the viewpoint of industrial manufacturing ease.
- an organic insulating film such as poly (4-vinylphenol) (PVP) or parylene may be used.
- the gate insulating film may have a stacked structure of two or more layers of an inorganic insulating film and an organic insulating film.
- each of the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode there are no particular limitations on the material for forming each of the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode.
- transparent electrodes such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide, ZnO, SnO 2 ; Al, Ag, A metal electrode such as Cr, Ni, Mo, Au, Ti, Ta, or Cu; or a metal electrode of an alloy containing these can be used.
- the electrode has a laminate of two or more layers to reduce contact resistance or improve interface strength.
- the resistance of the interface with the electrode of the semiconductor layer may be adjusted by plasma treatment, ozone treatment, or the like.
- a contact layer may be provided between the semiconductor layer and the source / drain electrodes.
- the contact layer preferably has a lower resistance than the semiconductor layer.
- a composite oxide having the same composition as that of the semiconductor layer described above can be used. That is, the contact layer preferably contains each element such as In, Zn, and Sn. When the contact layer does not contain these elements, element movement occurs between the contact layer and the semiconductor layer, and a threshold voltage shift may increase when a stress test or the like is performed.
- an oxide resistance layer having a higher resistance than that of the semiconductor layer is preferably provided between the semiconductor layer and the gate insulating film and / or between the semiconductor layer and the protective film. Without an oxide resistance layer, off current may be generated, the threshold voltage may be negative and normally on, and the semiconductor layer may be altered during the post-treatment process such as protective film formation or etching to deteriorate characteristics. .
- oxide resistance layer examples include the following films. (1) Amorphous oxide film having the same composition as the semiconductor layer formed at a higher oxygen partial pressure than that at the time of stacking the semiconductor layers. (2) Amorphous oxidation having the same composition as the semiconductor layer but with a different composition ratio. (3) Amorphous oxide film containing In and Zn and containing an element X different from the semiconductor layer (4) Polycrystalline oxide film containing indium oxide as a main component (5) Indium oxide as a main component, Zn Polycrystalline oxide film doped with one or more positive divalent elements such as Cu, Co, Ni, Mn, Mg
- the In composition ratio is preferably smaller than the In composition ratio of the semiconductor layer.
- the oxide resistance layer is preferably an oxide containing In and Zn. In the case where the oxide semiconductor layer does not contain this oxide, element movement occurs between the oxide resistance layer and the semiconductor layer, and a threshold voltage shift may increase when a stress test or the like is performed.
- the thin film transistor of the present invention preferably has a structure for shielding the semiconductor layer (for example, a light shielding layer).
- a structure for shielding the semiconductor layer for example, a light shielding layer.
- light may enter the semiconductor layer to excite carrier electrons, which may increase the off current.
- the light shielding layer is preferably a thin film having absorption at 300 to 800 nm.
- the light shielding layer may be provided on either the upper part or the lower part of the semiconductor layer.
- the light shielding layer may also be used as a gate insulating film, a black matrix, or the like.
- the light shielding layer is only on one side of the semiconductor layer, it is necessary to devise a structure so that the semiconductor layer is not irradiated with light from the side without the light shielding layer.
- Each constituent layer of the above-described field effect transistor can be formed by a method known in this technical field.
- a film formation method a chemical film formation method such as a spray method, a dip method, or a CVD method, or a physical film formation method such as a sputtering method, a vacuum evaporation method, an ion plating method, or a pulse laser deposition method is used.
- a physical film formation method is preferably used, and a sputtering method is more preferably used because of high productivity.
- a method using a sintered target of a complex oxide a method using co-sputtering using a plurality of sintered targets, a method using reactive sputtering using an alloy target, etc. can be used, preferably a sintered target of a complex oxide
- the method using is used.
- the uniformity and reproducibility deteriorate, or the energy width (E 0 ) of the delocalized level is large.
- the transistor characteristics may be deteriorated, for example, the mobility may be reduced or the threshold voltage may be increased.
- the formed layer can be patterned by various etching methods.
- the semiconductor layer is preferably formed by DC or AC sputtering using the sputtering target of the present invention.
- DC or AC sputtering damage during film formation can be reduced as compared with the case of using RF sputtering. For this reason, in the field effect transistor, effects such as a reduction in threshold voltage shift, an improvement in mobility, a reduction in threshold voltage, and a reduction in S value can be expected.
- heat treatment is preferably performed at 70 to 350 ° C. after the semiconductor layer is formed.
- the heat treatment temperature is less than 70 ° C., the thermal stability and heat resistance of the obtained transistor may decrease, mobility may decrease, S value may increase, and threshold voltage may increase.
- the heat treatment temperature is higher than 350 ° C., there is a possibility that a heat-resistant equipment cost may be required because a substrate having no heat resistance cannot be used.
- the heat treatment temperature is preferably 80 to 260 ° C, more preferably 90 to 180 ° C, and further preferably 100 to 150 ° C. In particular, it is preferable to set the heat treatment temperature to 180 ° C. or lower because a resin substrate having low heat resistance such as PEN can be used as the substrate.
- the heat treatment time is usually 1 second to 24 hours, and can be adjusted by the heat treatment temperature.
- the heat treatment time is preferably 10 minutes to 24 hours, more preferably 20 minutes to 6 hours, and further preferably 30 minutes to 3 hours.
- the heat treatment time is preferably 6 minutes to 4 hours, more preferably 15 minutes to 2 hours.
- the heat treatment time is preferably 30 seconds to 4 hours, more preferably 1 minute to 2 hours.
- the heat treatment time is preferably 1 second to 1 hour, more preferably 2 seconds to 30 minutes.
- the heat treatment is preferably performed in an inert gas in an environment having an oxygen partial pressure of 10 ⁇ 3 Pa or less, or after the semiconductor layer is covered with a protective layer. By performing heat treatment under these conditions, reproducibility can be improved.
- the thin film transistor of the present invention has a contact layer
- a contact layer having the same composition ratio as the semiconductor layer can be formed by changing the film formation conditions, or the composition ratio of the semiconductor layer can be increased.
- the contact layer is formed by forming a contact layer by increasing the resistance of the contact portion with the electrode of the semiconductor layer by plasma treatment or ozone treatment, or when the semiconductor layer is formed, such as oxygen partial pressure.
- the contact layer may be configured as a layer whose resistance is higher than that of the semiconductor layer depending on deposition conditions.
- the mobility of the thin film transistor of the present invention is preferably 1 cm 2 / Vs or more, more preferably 3 cm 2 / Vs or more, and further preferably 8 cm 2 / Vs or more.
- the mobility of the transistor is less than 1 cm 2 / Vs, there is a possibility that the switching speed becomes slow and cannot be used for a large-screen high-definition display.
- the on / off ratio of the thin film transistor of the present invention is preferably 10 6 or more, more preferably 10 7 or more, and still more preferably 10 8 or more.
- the off-current is preferably 2 pA or less, more preferably 1 pA or less. When the off-current exceeds 2 pA, when the thin film transistor of the present invention is used for a display, the contrast may be deteriorated and the uniformity of the screen may be deteriorated.
- the gate leakage current is preferably 1 pA or less. When the gate leakage current exceeds 1 pA, the contrast may deteriorate when the thin film transistor of the present invention is used for a display.
- the threshold voltage is usually ⁇ 5 to 10V, preferably 0 to 4V, more preferably 0 to 3V, and further preferably 0 to 2V. When the threshold voltage is less than ⁇ 5V, it is normally on, and it is necessary to apply a voltage when it is off, which may increase power consumption. On the other hand, when the threshold voltage is more than 10V, there is a possibility that the drive voltage increases and the power consumption increases or high mobility is required.
- the S value of the thin film transistor of the present invention is preferably 0.8 V / dec or less, more preferably 0.3 V / dec or less, still more preferably 0.25 V / dec or less, and particularly preferably 0.2 V. / Dec or less.
- the S value exceeds 0.8 V / dec, the drive voltage may increase and the power consumption may increase.
- the S value be 0.3 V / dec or less because of direct current drive, because power consumption can be greatly reduced.
- the S value is a value indicating the steepness of the drain current that rises sharply from the off state to the on state when the gate voltage is increased from the off state.
- S value dVg / dlog (Ids)
- the smaller the S value, the sharper the rise (All about Thin Film Transistor Technology", Ikuhiro Ukai, 2007, Industrial Research Committee).
- the S value is large, it is necessary to apply a high gate voltage when switching from on to off, and power consumption may increase.
- the shift amount of the threshold voltage before and after the thin film transistor of the present invention is applied with a DC voltage of 10 ⁇ A at 50 ° C. for 100 hours is preferably 1.0 V or less, more preferably 0.5 V or less.
- the shift amount of the threshold voltage exceeds 1 V, the image quality may change when the thin film transistor of the present invention is used in an organic EL display. Further, it is preferable that the hysteresis is small when the gate voltage is raised or lowered on the transfer curve.
- the ratio W / L of the channel width W and the channel length L of the thin film transistor of the present invention is usually from 0.1 to 100, preferably from 0.5 to 20, more preferably from 1 to 8.
- W / L exceeds 100, the leakage current may increase or the on-off ratio may decrease.
- W / L is less than 0.1, the field effect mobility may be lowered, or pinch-off may be unclear.
- the channel length L is usually 0.1 to 1000 ⁇ m, preferably 1 to 100 ⁇ m, and more preferably 2 to 10 ⁇ m. When the channel length L is less than 0.1 ⁇ m, it is difficult to manufacture industrially and the leakage current may increase. On the other hand, if the channel length L exceeds 1000 ⁇ m, the element may become too large.
- Example 1 [Production of sintered complex oxide] The following oxide powders were used as starting material powders. The specific surface areas of these oxide powders were measured by the BET method.
- the specific surface area of the prepared raw material mixed powder was 6.3 m 2 / g.
- the prepared raw material mixed powder was mixed and ground using a wet medium stirring mill while confirming the specific surface area of the mixed powder.
- the specific surface area of the obtained mixed powder after pulverization was increased by 2 m 2 / g from the specific surface area of the raw material mixed powder.
- 1 mm ⁇ zirconia beads were used as a grinding medium for the wet medium agitation mill.
- the obtained mixed powder after pulverization was dried with a spray dryer, filled in a mold (150 mm ⁇ 20 mm thickness), and pressure-molded with a cold press machine to prepare a molded body.
- the molded body was sintered at 1400 ° C. for 4 hours in an oxygen atmosphere while circulating oxygen to produce a sintered body.
- Table 1 shows the production conditions of the sintered body.
- the manufactured sintered body was analyzed by X-ray diffraction. As a result, it was confirmed that the sintered body contained a spinel structure compound represented by Zn 2 SnO 4 , and the peak intensity I1 of the tin oxide phase (110) was not confirmed. Further, the nitrogen content in the sintered body was 5 ppm or less.
- the nitrogen content in the sintered body was measured with a trace total nitrogen analyzer (TN).
- the trace total nitrogen analyzer uses only nitrogen (N) or only nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) as the target element in elemental analysis, and is used for analysis to determine the amount of nitrogen or the amount of nitrogen and carbon.
- N nitrogen-containing inorganic substances or nitrogen-containing organic substances are decomposed in the presence of a catalyst, N is converted into nitrogen monoxide (NO), this NO gas is reacted with ozone in a gas phase, light is emitted by chemiluminescence, and the light emission. N is determined from the intensity.
- the measurement conditions for the X-ray diffraction are as follows. Equipment: Ultimate-III manufactured by Rigaku Corporation X-ray: Cu-K ⁇ ray (wavelength 1.5406mm, monochromatized with graphite monochromator) 2 ⁇ - ⁇ reflection method, continuous scan (1.0 ° / min) Sampling interval: 0.02 ° Slit DS, SS: 2/3 °, RS: 0.6 mm
- a target sintered body was cut out from the manufactured sintered body.
- the side of the cut target sintered body was cut with a diamond cutter, and the surface was ground with a surface grinder to obtain a target material having a surface roughness Ra of 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the surface of the target material was blown with air, and 12 types of frequencies were oscillated in 25 KHz increments between frequencies of 25 to 300 KHz for ultrasonic cleaning for 3 minutes.
- the target material was bonded to an oxygen-free copper backing plate with indium solder to obtain a sputtering target.
- the surface roughness of the sputtering target was Ra ⁇ 0.5 ⁇ m and had a non-directional ground surface.
- a bottom gate type TFT device was fabricated by the following process. On the glass substrate, 200 nm of molybdenum metal was laminated by RF sputtering at room temperature, and then patterned by wet etching to produce a gate electrode. Next, SiOx was formed on the substrate on which the gate electrode was formed using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus (PECVD) to form a gate insulating film.
- PECVD plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus
- the manufactured sputtering target was mounted on a DC magnetron sputtering film forming apparatus which is one of the DC sputtering methods, and an amorphous oxide film was formed on the gate insulating film at a film forming temperature of 50 ° C.
- the electron carrier concentration was 5 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 .
- the amorphous oxide film was patterned by dry etching to form a semiconductor layer (film thickness 40 nm).
- a SiOx film was formed using PECVD and patterned by dry etching (RIE) to form a first protective layer (etch stopper).
- RIE dry etching
- a Ti / Al / Ti laminated film was formed by DC sputtering.
- patterning was performed by dry etching (RIE) to form source and drain electrodes.
- the field effect mobility was in the range of 12 to 16 cm 2 / (V ⁇ sec) and the threshold voltage was in the range of 0 to 1.0 V, except for those in which a short circuit was observed. In particular, there was almost no difference in characteristics between adjacent TFT elements.
- TFTs were produced for 5 batches using the produced sputtering target, and the characteristics were evaluated by the following methods. The results are shown in Table 1.
- TFT yield With respect to panels for 10 consecutive batches, driving of 100 TFTs (1000 in total) in each same panel was confirmed, and the number of driven TFTs was counted. However, TFTs that were not driven due to a short circuit were excluded. The number of driven TFTs was classified and evaluated according to the following criteria: 999 or more driven: ⁇ 995 or more and less than 999 drives: ⁇ Drive from 990 to less than 995: ⁇ Drive less than 990: ⁇
- Examples 2 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 to 8 Using the starting material powders shown in Tables 1 and 2, a sintered body was produced and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the sintered body was produced under the production conditions shown in Tables 1 and 2, and a TFT panel was produced. evaluated. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- the sintered body was manufactured by including a calcination step. The calcination step was performed at 900 ° C. for 8 hours in the atmosphere after pulverizing the mixed powder. In Example 1, granulation was performed with a spray dryer, while in Comparative Example 1, for example, granulation was performed by natural drying, but natural drying was performed for 12 hours.
- Examples 8 to 13 A sintered body and a target were produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the oxide powder was weighed to have an atomic ratio as shown in Table 3 and sintered under the following conditions. The results are shown in Table 3. Temperature increase rate: 1 ° C / min Sintering temperature: 1480 ° C Sintering time: 12 hours Processing: Grinding both sides of a 9mm thick sintered body 2mm each
- Example 8 A bixbite structure compound represented by In 2 O 3 and a spinel structure compound represented by Zn 2 SnO 4 were main components.
- Example 9-13 A spinel structure compound represented by Zn 2 SnO 4 was a main component.
- the composite oxide sintered body of the present invention can be used as a sputtering target.
- a thin film formed using the sputtering target of the present invention can be used as a channel layer of a transistor.
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そのなかでも、近年における表示装置のめざましい発展に伴い、液晶表示装置(LCD)のみならず、エレクトロルミネッセンス表示装置(EL)や、フィールドエミッションディスプレイ(FED)等の各種の表示装置において、表示素子に駆動電圧を印加して表示装置を駆動させるスイッチング素子として、薄膜トランジスタ(TFT)が多用されている。
また、結晶性シリコン系薄膜を用いたTFTの素子構成は、通常、トップゲート構成に限定されるため、マスク枚数の削減等のコストダウンが困難であった。
このような状況下、近年にあっては、シリコン系半導体薄膜よりも安定性が優れる、酸化物を用いた酸化物半導体薄膜が注目されている。
例えば、酸化亜鉛を主成分とした伝導性透明酸化物の酸化物半導体膜は、酸素欠陥が入りやすく、キャリア電子が多数発生し、電気伝導度を小さくすることが難しいかった。加えて、スパッタリング法による成膜の際に、異常放電が発生し、成膜の安定性が損なわれ、得られる膜の均一性及び再現性が低下する問題があった。
また、上記TFTは、移動度が低い、on-off比が低い、漏れ電流が大きい、ピンチオフが不明瞭、ノーマリーオンになりやすい等、TFTの性能が低くなるおそれがあるうえ、耐薬品性が劣るため、ウェットエッチングが難しい等製造プロセスや使用環境の制限があった。
1.In、Zn及びSnを含み、焼結体密度が相対密度で90%以上であり、平均結晶粒径が10μm以下であり、バルク抵抗が30mΩcm以下であり、直径10μm以上の酸化スズの凝集粒子数が、1.00mm2あたり2.5個以下である複合酸化物焼結体。
2.平面方向における相対密度のばらつきが1%以下であり、平均空孔数が800個/mm2以下である1に記載の複合酸化物焼結体。
3.In、Zn及びSnの原子比が、下記式を満たす1又は2に記載の複合酸化物焼結体。
0<In/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.75
0.25≦Zn/(In+Sn+Zn)≦0.75
0<Sn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.50
4.窒素含有量が5ppm以下である1~3のいずれかに記載の複合酸化物焼結体。
5.比表面積が4~14m2/gである酸化インジウム粉、比表面積が4~14m2/gである酸化錫粉、及び比表面積が2~13m2/gである酸化亜鉛粉を原料として成形体を調製し、前記成形体を1200~1550℃で焼結する複合酸化物焼結体の製造方法。
6.比表面積が6~10m2/gである酸化インジウム粉、比表面積が5~10m2/gである酸化錫粉、及び比表面積が2~4m2/gである酸化亜鉛粉を混合して混合粉体全体の比表面積が5~8m2/gである混合粉体を調製し、前記混合粉体を湿式媒体撹拌ミルにより混合粉砕して、混合粉体全体の比表面積を1.0~3.0m2/g増加させ、前記比表面積を増加させた混合粉体を成形して成形体を調製し、前記成形体を酸素雰囲気中1250~1450℃で焼結する5に記載の複合酸化物焼結体の製造方法。
7.上記1~4のいずれかに記載の複合酸化物焼結体からなるスパッタリングターゲット。
8.前記複合酸化物焼結体に含まれる金属原子が、実質的にIn原子、Sn原子及びZn原子であり、前記金属原子の比率が下記式を満たす7に記載のスパッタリングターゲット。
0<In/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.40
0.25≦Zn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.70
0.05<Sn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.25
9.上記7又は8に記載のスパッタリングターゲットを室温以上450℃以下の成膜温度でスパッタリングして得られるアモルファス酸化物膜であって、
電子キャリア濃度が1018/cm3未満であるアモルファス酸化物膜。
10.上記9に記載のアモルファス酸化物膜がチャネル層である薄膜トランジスタ。
また、本発明の複合酸化物焼結体は、さらにGa、Al、Ge、Si、Zr、Hf、Cu等の金属原子を含んでいてもよい。
尚、本発明の複合酸化物焼結体は、In、Zn及びSn、及び任意にGa、Al、Ge、Si、Zr、Hf、Cuの金属原子及び酸素から実質的になっていてもよく、これら成分のみからなってもよい。「実質的になる」とは、上記酸化物焼結体が、In、Zn及びSn、及び任意にGa、Al、Ge、Si、Zr、Hf、Cuの金属原子及び酸素のみからなり、これら成分のほかに本発明の効果を損なわない範囲で他の成分を含みうることである。
尚、上記相対密度とは、「混合した酸化物の密度を重量配分して得られる理論密度を実測密度で割った値」である。
尚、酸化錫の凝集粒子とは、酸化錫からなる粒子状部分をいう。酸化錫の凝集粒子は、原料酸化錫が分離したまま残ってしまう等の理由により生成し、X線マイクロアナライザー(EPMA)等を用いて、組成の面分析をすることにより確認することができる。
「複合酸化物焼結体の平面方向における相対密度のばらつき」とは、プラズマを照射する面に沿って複数切り出した焼結体片の密度のばらつきをいう。
0<In/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.75
0.25≦Zn/(In+Sn+Zn)≦0.75
0<Sn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.50
より好ましくは下記式を満たす。
0.05≦In/(In+Zn+Sn)≦0.60
0.35≦Zn/(In+Zn+Sn)≦0.65
0.05≦Sn/(In+Zn+Sn)≦0.30
さらに好ましくは下記式を満たす。
0.18≦In/(In+Zn+Sn)≦0.45
0.45≦Zn/(In+Zn+Sn)≦0.60
0.10≦Sn/(In+Zn+Sn)≦0.22
0<In/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.40
0.25≦Zn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.70
0.05<Sn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.25
より好ましくは下記式を満たす。
0.2≦In/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.33
0.25≦Zn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.70
0.05<Sn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.15
上記範囲を満たすことで、希少金属であるIn量を削減した状態で、相対密度が高く、比抵抗が低いターゲットが得られる。また、上記範囲のターゲットを用いて得られる薄膜トランジスタのTFT特性を良好にすることができる。
一方、複合酸化物焼結体の窒素含有量が5ppm超の場合、得られるターゲットのスパッタリング時の異常放電、及びターゲット表面への吸着ガス量を十分に抑制できないおそれがあるうえ、ターゲット中の窒素とインジウムがスパッタリング時に反応して黒色窒化インジウム(InN)を生成して、半導体膜中に混入して歩留まりが低下するおそれがある。これは、窒素原子が5ppm超含まれる場合、窒素原子が可動イオンとなりゲート電圧ストレスにより半導体界面に集まりトラップを生成するため、あるいは窒素がドナーとして働き性能を低下させるためと推測される。
尚、複合酸化物焼結体中にZn2SnO4で表されるスピネル構造化合物が存在することはX線回折により確認することができる。
尚、混合方法は特に限定されず、乾式法で行ってもよい。
乾式法としては、コールドプレス(Cold Press)法やホットプレス(Hot Press)法等を挙げることができる。
尚、成形に際して、ポリビニルアルコールやメチルセルロース、ポリワックス、オレイン酸等の成形助剤を用いてもよい。
焼結は、酸素を流通することにより酸素雰囲気中で、又は加圧下にて行うことができる。
還元工程は、得られた焼結体を還元処理して、焼結体のバルク比抵抗を全体で均一化するために行う任意工程である。
上記還元性ガスとしては、例えば、水素、メタン、一酸化炭素、これらガスと酸素の混合ガス等を用いることができる。
また、上記不活性ガスとしては、窒素、アルゴン、これらガスと酸素の混合ガス等を用いることができる。
エアーブローや流水洗浄の他に、超音波洗浄等を行なうこともできる。超音波洗浄では、周波数25~300KHzの間で多重発振させて行なう方法が有効である。例えば周波数25~300KHzの間で、25KHz刻みに12種類の周波数を多重発振させて超音波洗浄を行なうのがよい。
尚、本発明のアモルファス酸化物膜の組成は、通常、用いるスパッタリングターゲットの組成とほぼ一致する。
成膜温度が室温未満の場合、結露によって得られる膜が水分を含むおそれがある。一方、成膜温度が450℃超の場合、基板が変形したり膜に応力が残って割れるおそれがある。
RFスパッタ法の電源周波数は、例えば50Hz~50MHzであり、好ましくは10k~20MHzである。
得られたアモルファス酸化物膜の膜厚は、成膜時間及びスパッタ法によっても異なるが、例えば5~300nmであり、好ましくは10~120nmである。
薄膜トランジスタ1は、基板10上にゲート電極20が形成されている。ゲート電極20を覆うようにゲート絶縁膜30を有し、その上にチャネル層40がさらに積層されている。チャネル層40の両端部には、ソース電極50及びドレイン電極60がそれぞれ対向して形成されている。薄膜トランジスタ1は、ソース電極50及びドレイン電極60の一部を除いて、保護膜70で覆われている。
本発明のアモルファス酸化物膜は非晶質であるので、絶縁膜や保護層との密着性が改善され、大面積でも均一なトランジスタ特性が容易に得ることができる。
尚、半導体層が非晶質膜であることは、X線結晶構造解析により確認できる。明確なピークが観測されない場合、半導体層は非晶質である。
半導体層(アモルファス酸化物膜)の電子キャリア濃度は、好ましくは1013/cm3以上1018/cm3未満であり、より好ましくは1014~1017/cm3である。
一方、半導体層が、非縮退半導体ではなく、縮退半導体である場合、キャリアが多すぎることにより、オフ電流・ゲートリーク電流が増加して閾値が負となり、ノーマリーオンとなるおそれがある。
A/Bが0.7以下の場合、半導体層をトランジスタの活性層として用いた場合において、移動度が低下したり、閾値及びS値が大きくなりすぎるおそれがある。これは、非晶質膜の近距離秩序性が悪いことを反映しているものと考えられる。
上記X線吸収分光法により、立ち上がりから数百eVも高いエネルギーのところまで広がったX線吸収広域微細構造(EXAFS)を測定する。EXAFSは励起された原子の周囲の原子による電子の後方散乱によって引き起こされる。飛び出していく電子波と後方散乱された波との干渉効果が起こる。干渉は電子状態の波長と周囲の原子へ行き来する光路長に依存する。EXAFSをフーリエ変換することで動径分布関数(RDF)が得られ、RDFのピークから平均結合距離を見積もることができる。
半導体層の膜厚が0.5nm未満の場合、工業的に均一に成膜することが難しくなるおそれがある。一方、半導体層の膜厚が500nm超の場合、成膜時間が長くなり工業的に採用できないおそれがある。
基板や基材の厚さは0.1~10mmが一般的であり、0.3~5mmが好ましい。ガラス基板の場合は、化学的に、或いは熱的に強化させたものが好ましい。透明性や平滑性が求められる場合は、ガラス基板、樹脂基板が好ましく、ガラス基板が特に好ましい。軽量化が求められる場合は樹脂基板や高分子機材が好ましい。
これらの酸化物の酸素数は、必ずしも化学量論比と一致していなくともよい(例えば、SiO2でもSiOxでもよい)。また、SiNxは水素元素を含んでもよい。
保護膜は、結晶質、多結晶質、非晶質のいずれであってもよいが、工業的な製造しやすさの観点から、好ましくは多結晶質又は非晶質であり、より好ましくは非晶質である。保護膜が非晶質膜でない場合、界面の平滑性が悪く、移動度が低下したり、閾値電圧やS値が大きくなりすぎるおそれがある。
また、半導体層の保護膜は、ポリ(4-ビニルフェノール)(PVP)、パリレン等の有機絶縁膜でもよい。半導体層の保護膜は無機絶縁膜及び有機絶縁膜の2層以上積層構造を有してもよい。
これらの酸化物の酸素数は、必ずしも化学量論比と一致していなくともよい(例えば、SiO2でもSiOxでもよい)。また、SiNxは水素元素を含んでもよい。
ゲート絶縁膜は、結晶質、多結晶質、非晶質のいずれであってもよいが、工業的な製造しやすさの観点から、多結晶質又は非晶質である。
また、電極は、2層以上積層体とすることにより、接触抵抗を低減したり、界面強度を向上させることが好ましい。ソ-ス電極及びドレイン電極の接触抵抗を低減させるため、半導体層の電極との界面をプラズマ処理、オゾン処理等で抵抗を調整してもよい。
コンタクト層の形成材料は、上述した半導体層と同様の組成の複合酸化物が使用できる。即ち、コンタクト層は、好ましくはIn,Zn,Sn等の各元素を含む。コンタクト層が、これらの元素を含まない場合、コンタクト層と半導体層の間で元素の移動が発生し、ストレス試験等を行った際に閾値電圧のシフトが大きくなるおそれがある。
酸化物抵抗層が無い場合、オフ電流が発生する、閾値電圧が負となりノーマリーオンとなる、及び保護膜成膜やエッチング等の後処理工程時に半導体層が変質し特性が劣化するおそれがある。
(1)半導体層の積層時よりも高い酸素分圧で成膜した半導体層と同一組成の非晶質酸化物膜
(2)半導体層と同一組成であるが組成比を変えた非晶質酸化物膜
(3)In及びZnを含み半導体層と異なる元素Xを含む非晶質酸化物膜
(4)酸化インジウムを主成分とする多結晶酸化物膜
(5)酸化インジウムを主成分とし、Zn、Cu、Co、Ni、Mn、Mg等の正二価元素を1種以上ドープした多結晶酸化物膜
酸化物抵抗層は、好ましくはIn及びZnを含む酸化物である。酸化物半導体層がこの酸化物を含まない場合、酸化物抵抗層と半導体層の間で元素の移動が発生し、ストレス試験等を行った際に閾値電圧のシフトが大きくなるおそれがある。
遮光層を、ゲート絶縁膜、ブラックマトリックス等として兼用してもよい。遮光層が半導体層の片側だけにある場合は、遮光層が無い側から光が半導体層に照射しないよう構造上の工夫が必要がある。
成膜方法としては、スプレー法、ディップ法、CVD法等の化学的成膜方法、又はスパッタ法、真空蒸着法、イオンプレーティング法、パルスレーザーディポジション法等の物理的成膜方法を用いることができる。キャリア密度が制御し易い、及び膜質向上が容易であることから、好ましくは物理的成膜方法を用い、より好ましくは生産性が高いことからスパッタ法を用いる。
RF、DC、ACスパッタリング等公知のスパッタリングが利用できるが、均一性や量産性(設備コスト)の観点から、DCスパッタリング又はACスパッタリングが好ましい。
形成した層は、各種エッチング法によりパターニングできる。
熱処理温度が70℃未満の場合、得られるトランジスタの熱安定性や耐熱性が低下したり、移動度が低くなったり、S値が大きくなったり、閾値電圧が高くなるおそれがある。一方、熱処理温度が350℃超の場合、耐熱性のない基板が使用できない、熱処理用の設備費用がかかるおそれがある。
熱処理温度が70~180℃の場合、熱処理時間は好ましくは10分~24時間であり、より好ましくは20分~6時間であり、さらに好ましくは30分~3時間である。
熱処理温度が180~260℃の場合、熱処理時間は好ましくは6分~4時間であり、より好ましくは15分~2時間である。
熱処理温度が260~300℃の場合、熱処理時間は好ましくは30秒~4時間であり、、より好ましくは1分~2時間である。
熱処理温度が300~350℃の場合、熱処理時間は好ましくは1秒~1時間であり、より好ましくは2秒~30分である。
オフ電流は、好ましくは2pA以下であり、より好ましくは1pA以下である。オフ電流が2pA超の場合、本発明の薄膜トランジスタをディスプレイに用いた場合において、コントラストが悪くなる、及び画面の均一性が悪くなるおそれがある。
閾値電圧は、通常-5~10Vであり、好ましくは0~4Vであり、より好ましくは0~3Vであり、さらに好ましくは0~2Vである。閾値電圧が-5V未満の場合、ノーマリーオンとなり、オフ時に電圧をかける必要になり消費電力が大きくなるおそれがある。一方、閾値電圧が10V超の場合、駆動電圧が大きくなって消費電力が大きくなったり、高い移動度が必要となるおそれがある。
S値=dVg/dlog(Ids)
S値が小さいほど急峻な立ち上がりとなる(「薄膜トランジスタ技術のすべて」、鵜飼育弘著、2007年刊、工業調査会)。S値が大きいと、オンからオフに切り替える際に高いゲート電圧をかける必要があり、消費電力が大きくなるおそれがある。
また、伝達曲線でゲート電圧を昇降させた場合のヒステリシスが小さい方が好ましい。
チャンネル長Lは通常0.1~1000μmであり、好ましくは1~100μmであり、さらに好ましくは2~10μmである。チャンネル長Lが0.1μm未満の場合、工業的に製造が難しくなり、また漏れ電流が大きくなるおそれがある。一方、チャンネル長Lが1000μm超の場合、素子が大きくなりすぎてしまうおそれがある。
[複合酸化物焼結体の製造]
出発原料粉末として、下記の酸化物粉末を使用した。尚、これら酸化物粉末の比表面積はBET法で測定した。
(a)酸化インジウム粉:4N、比表面積8m2/g
(b)酸化錫粉 :4N、比表面積8m2/g
(c)酸化亜鉛粉 :4N、比表面積5m2/g
上記酸化物粉末を原子比で(a):(b):(c)=35:15:50となるように秤量して混合し、(a)、(b)及び(c)からなる原料混合粉体を調製した。調製した原料混合粉体の比表面積は6.3m2/gであった。
尚、湿式媒体攪拌ミルの粉砕媒体としては、1mmφのジルコニアビーズを使用した。
このように、仮焼工程を行うことなく、スパッタリングターゲット用焼結体を得ることができた。
TNでは、含窒素無機物又は含窒素有機物を触媒存在下で分解させ、Nを一酸化窒素(NO)に変換し、このNOガスをオゾンと気相反応させ、化学発光により光を発し、その発光強度からNの定量を行う。
装置:(株)リガク製Ultima-III
X線:Cu-Kα線(波長1.5406Å、グラファイトモノクロメータにて単色化)
2θ-θ反射法、連続スキャン(1.0°/分)
サンプリング間隔:0.02°
スリット DS、SS:2/3°、RS:0.6mm
最初に、得られた焼結体から分析用の小片を切り出し、この小片の観察面を研磨した。この研磨面をX線マイクロアナライザー(EPMA)を用いて酸化錫の凝集粒子の存在を調べた。分析装置としてJXA-8621MX(日本電子社製)を用い、倍率200倍の条件で錫の特性X像の面分析を行い、得られた結果を画像に出力した後、直径10μm以上の凝集錫粒子を数えた。1つの焼結体に対して上記作業を10回繰り返し、平均することにより1.00mm2あたりの酸化錫の平均凝集粒子数とした。
焼結体の任意の10箇所を切り出して、その密度をアルキメデス法で求め、その密度の平均値を焼結体の相対密度とした。
焼結体の任意の10箇所を切り出して、その密度をアルキメデス法で求め、その密度の平均値、最大値及び最小値を基に下記式から算出した。
相対密度のばらつき=(最大-最小)/平均×100(%)
焼結体を樹脂に包埋し、その表面を粒径0.05μmのアルミナ粒子で研磨した後、X線マイクロアナライザー(EPMA)であるJXA-8621MX(日本電子社製)を用いて研磨面を5000倍に拡大し、焼結体表面の30μm×30μm四方の枠内で観察される結晶粒子の最大径を測定した。この結晶粒子の最大径を平均結晶粒径とした。
・抵抗率計(三菱化学(株)製、ロレスタ)を使用して、四探針法(JIS R 1637)に基づき、焼結体の任意の10箇所についてバルク抵抗を測定し、その平均値を焼結体のバルク抵抗とした
焼結体の任意の方向にて鏡面研磨後、エッチングし、組織をSEMで観察し、単位面積当たりの直径1μm以上の空孔の個数を数えた。
北窓昼光下、50cm離れた場所から焼結体を目視し、下記に分類した。
◎:色むらが全くない
○:色むらがほとんどない
△:色むらが若干ある
×:色むらがある
北窓昼光下、50cm離れた場所から焼結体を目視し、クラック発生の有無を確認した。
○:なし
×:あり
製造した焼結体から、ターゲット用焼結体を切り出した。切り出したターゲット用焼結体の側辺をダイヤモンドカッターで切断し、表面を平面研削盤で研削して表面粗さRa5μm以下のターゲット素材とした。次に、ターゲット素材の表面をエアーブローし、さらに周波数25~300KHzの間で25KHz刻みに12種類の周波数を多重発振させて3分間超音波洗浄を行なった。この後、ターゲット素材をインジウム半田にて無酸素銅製のバッキングプレートにボンディングしてスパッタリングターゲットとした。スパッタリングターゲットの表面粗さは、Ra≦0.5μmであり、方向性のない研削面を備えていた。
以下の工程でボトムゲート型TFT素子を作製した。
ガラス基板上に、室温でRFスパッタリングしてモリブデン金属を200nm積層した後、ウェットエッチングでパターニングして、ゲート電極を作製した。次に、ゲート電極を作製した基板上にプラズマ化学気相成長装置(PECVD)を用いて、SiOxを成膜してゲート絶縁膜とした。製造したスパッタリングターゲットを、DCスパッタ法の一つであるDCマグネトロンスパッタリング法の成膜装置に装着し、成膜温度50℃でゲート絶縁膜上にアモルファス酸化物膜を成膜した。アモルファス酸化物膜は、ホール効果測定装置(東洋テクニカ製)で測定した結果、電子キャリア濃度が5×1017/cm3であった。その後、アモルファス酸化物膜をドライエッチでパターニングして半導体層(膜厚40nm)を形成した。PECVDを用いてSiOxを成膜し、ドライエッチ(RIE)でパターニングして、第一の保護層(エッチストッパー)とした。続いて、DCスパッタリングでTi/Al/Ti積層膜を成膜した。成膜後、ドライエッチ(RIE)でパターニングしてソース電極・ドレイン電極を形成した。さらに、第二の保護層として、PECVDを用いてSiNxを成膜した後、コンタクトホールを形成して外部配線と接続した。その後、大気下、280℃で1時間熱処理し、チャネル長が10μmで、チャネル幅が100μmのトランジスタを作製した。基板(TFTパネル)内には10×10=100個のTFTを等間隔で配列して形成した。
同一パネル内のVg=6Vにおけるオン電流の最大値と最小値の比(最大値/最小値)を測定した。最大値と最小値の比を以下の基準で分類し、評価した。
1.05以内:◎
1.10以内:○
1.20以内:△、
1.20超 :×
連続5バッチ分における第1バッチと第100バッチの平均電界効果移動度の比(第1バッチ/第100バッチ)を測定した。
連続10バッチ分のパネルについて、各同一パネル内の100個のTFT(合計1000個)の駆動確認を行い、駆動したTFTの数を数えた。但し、短絡して駆動しなかったTFTは除いた。駆動したTFTの数を以下の基準で分類し、評価した
999個以上駆動:◎
995個以上999個未満駆動:○
990個以上995個未満駆動:△
990個未満駆動:×
表1及び2に示す出発原料粉末を用い、表1及び2に示す製造条件で焼結体を製造した他は実施例1と同様にして焼結体を作製し評価し、TFTパネルを作製し評価した。結果を表1及び2に示す。
尚、例えば比較例1では、焼結体の製造に仮焼工程を含むが、仮焼工程は、混合粉体を粉砕した後に、大気下900℃で8時間行った。また、実施例1ではスプレードライヤーで造粒しているのに対し、例えば比較例1では自然乾燥で造粒しているが、自然乾燥は12時間行った。
酸化物粉末を原子比で表3のようになるように秤量し、下記条件で焼結した他は、実施例1と同様にして、焼結体及びターゲットを作製した。結果を表3に示す。
昇温速度:1℃/分
焼結温度:1480℃
焼結時間:12時間
加工:厚み9mmの焼結体の両面を各2mm研削
実施例8:In2O3で表されるビックスバイト構造化合物とZn2SnO4で表されるスピネル構造化合物が主成分であった。
実施例9-13:Zn2SnO4で表されるスピネル構造化合物が主成分であった。
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- In、Zn及びSnを含み、
焼結体密度が相対密度で90%以上であり、平均結晶粒径が10μm以下であり、バルク抵抗が30mΩcm以下であり、
直径10μm以上の酸化スズの凝集粒子数が、1.00mm2あたり2.5個以下である複合酸化物焼結体。 - 平面方向における相対密度のばらつきが1%以下であり、平均空孔数が800個/mm2以下である請求項1に記載の複合酸化物焼結体。
- In、Zn及びSnの原子比が、下記式を満たす請求項1又は2に記載の複合酸化物焼結体。
0<In/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.75
0.25≦Zn/(In+Sn+Zn)≦0.75
0<Sn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.50 - 窒素含有量が5ppm以下である請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の複合酸化物焼結体。
- 比表面積が4~14m2/gである酸化インジウム粉、比表面積が4~14m2/gである酸化錫粉、及び比表面積が2~13m2/gである酸化亜鉛粉を原料として成形体を調製し、
前記成形体を1200~1550℃で焼結する複合酸化物焼結体の製造方法。 - 比表面積が6~10m2/gである酸化インジウム粉、比表面積が5~10m2/gである酸化錫粉、及び比表面積が2~4m2/gである酸化亜鉛粉を混合して混合粉体全体の比表面積が5~8m2/gである混合粉体を調製し、
前記混合粉体を湿式媒体撹拌ミルにより混合粉砕して、混合粉体全体の比表面積を1.0~3.0m2/g増加させ、
前記比表面積を増加させた混合粉体を成形して成形体を調製し、
前記成形体を酸素雰囲気中1250~1450℃で焼結する請求項5に記載の複合酸化物焼結体の製造方法。 - 請求項1~4のいずれかに記載の複合酸化物焼結体からなるスパッタリングターゲット。
- 前記複合酸化物焼結体に含まれる金属原子が、実質的にIn原子、Sn原子及びZn原子であり、前記金属原子の比率が下記式を満たす請求項7に記載のスパッタリングターゲット。
0<In/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.40
0.25≦Zn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.70
0.05<Sn/(In+Sn+Zn)<0.25 - 請求項7又は8に記載のスパッタリングターゲットを室温以上450℃以下の成膜温度でスパッタリングして得られるアモルファス酸化物膜であって、
電子キャリア濃度が1018/cm3未満であるアモルファス酸化物膜。 - 請求項9に記載のアモルファス酸化物膜がチャネル層である薄膜トランジスタ。
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