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- the present invention relates to a MOSFET and a method for manufacturing the MOSFET.
- Patent Document 1 a semiconductor device using silicon carbide (SiC) is known (for example, International Publication WO01 / 018872 pamphlet (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 1)).
- MOSFET Metal-Oxide Field-Effect Transistor
- 4H Long-Effect Transistor
- the gate oxide film is formed by dry oxidation (thermal oxidation).
- Patent Document 1 describes that such a MOSFET can achieve a large channel mobility (about 100 cm 2 / Vs).
- the channel mobility may not be sufficiently increased in the MOSFET described above. If the channel mobility does not increase, the excellent characteristics of the semiconductor device using SiC cannot be stably exhibited.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a MOSFET having improved channel mobility and a method for manufacturing the MOSFET.
- the present inventor has completed the present invention as a result of intensive studies on the cause of the decrease in channel mobility in order to achieve high channel mobility with high reproducibility in the MOSFET as described above. That is, the channel mobility is reduced due to traps (hereinafter also referred to as interface state density or interface state density) present at the interface between the gate insulating film and the SiC semiconductor film located under the gate insulating film. I found something to do. Therefore, the present inventor has found the present invention as a result of diligent research to realize a MOSFET in which the influence of the interface state is reduced.
- the MOSFET in one aspect of the present invention is formed on a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate having a main surface with an off angle of 50 ° or more and 65 ° or less with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ plane, and the main surface of the SiC substrate.
- the semiconductor layer and an insulating film formed to be in contact with the surface of the semiconductor layer and having a thickness of 30 nm to 46 nm and a threshold voltage is 2.3 V or less.
- a MOSFET manufacturing method comprising: preparing a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate having a main surface having an off angle of 50 ° to 65 ° with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ plane; And a step of forming a semiconductor layer on the surface and a step of forming an insulating film having a thickness of 30 nm to 46 nm so as to be in contact with the surface of the semiconductor layer, and the threshold voltage is 2.3 V or less.
- a MOSFET includes a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate having a main surface with an off angle of 50 ° to 65 ° with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ plane, and a semiconductor formed on the main surface of the SiC substrate.
- SiC silicon carbide
- a method for manufacturing a MOSFET comprising: preparing a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate having a main surface having an off angle of 50 ° to 65 ° with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ plane; A step of forming a semiconductor layer on the surface, and a step of forming an insulating film having a thickness of more than 46 nm and less than 100 nm so as to be in contact with the surface of the semiconductor layer, and the threshold voltage exceeds 2.3 V 4.9V or less.
- SiC silicon carbide
- the present inventor has paid attention to the threshold voltage having a relationship with the interface state, and intensively studied the range of the threshold voltage in which the mobility is improved.
- the threshold voltage is set to 2.3 V or less.
- the threshold voltage is 2 It has been found that the interface state density in the vicinity of the interface between the insulating film and the semiconductor layer can be reduced with good reproducibility by exceeding .3 V and not exceeding 4.9 V. Thereby, in the region facing the insulating film in the semiconductor layer, it is possible to suppress trapping of many carriers serving as the inversion channel layer at the interface state. Therefore, channel mobility can be improved.
- the lower limit of the off angle is set to 50 ° because the off angle increases from the (01-14) surface having an off angle of 43.3 ° to the (01-13) surface having an off angle of 51.5 ° as the off angle increases. This is because a significant increase in mobility was observed and there was no natural surface in the range of the off angle between the (01-14) plane and the (01-13) plane.
- the upper limit of the off-angle is 65 ° because the off-angle increases and the carrier mobility increases from the (01-12) plane with an off-angle of 62.1 ° to the (01-10) plane with an off-angle of 90 °. This is due to the fact that there is a significant decrease in the above-mentioned values and that there is no natural surface in the range of the off angle between the (01-12) surface and the (01-10) surface.
- the “threshold voltage” means a threshold voltage when the acceptor density is converted to 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the subthreshold slope is preferably 0.4 V or less.
- the present inventor has paid attention to the subthreshold slope having a relationship with the interface state, and intensively studied the range of the subthreshold slope where the mobility is improved. As a result, it was found that the interface state density in the vicinity of the interface between the insulating film and the semiconductor layer can be reduced with good reproducibility by setting the subthreshold slope to 0.4 V / Decade or less. Thereby, in the region facing the insulating film in the semiconductor layer, it is possible to suppress trapping of many carriers serving as the inversion channel layer at the interface state. Therefore, channel mobility can be further improved.
- a region containing nitrogen atoms is further provided between the semiconductor layer and the insulating film.
- the maximum value of the nitrogen concentration in a region within 10 nm from the interface between the semiconductor layer and the insulating film is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 21 cm ⁇ 3 or more.
- the step of forming the insulating film includes a step of forming the insulating film by dry oxidation, and a heat treatment using the gas containing nitrogen atoms as the atmosphere gas. Including the step of.
- the present inventor has found that the influence of the interface state is reduced by increasing the nitrogen atom concentration in the vicinity of the interface between the semiconductor layer and the insulating film. For this reason, a MOSFET with further improved channel mobility can be realized.
- the semiconductor layer is preferably made of SiC.
- SiC has a large band gap, and a maximum dielectric breakdown electric field and thermal conductivity are larger than those of silicon (Si), while carrier mobility is as large as that of silicon, and an electron saturation drift velocity and breakdown voltage are also large. . For this reason, MOSFET with high efficiency, high voltage, and large capacity can be realized.
- the off orientation of the main surface of the SiC substrate may be in a range of ⁇ 11-20> direction ⁇ 5 ° or less.
- the ⁇ 11-20> direction is a typical off orientation in the SiC substrate. Then, by setting the variation in the off orientation due to slicing variations in the substrate manufacturing process to ⁇ 5 °, the formation of an epitaxial layer on the SiC substrate is facilitated, and the MOSFET is easily manufactured. be able to.
- the off orientation of the main surface of the SiC substrate may be in the range of ⁇ 01-10> direction ⁇ 5 ° or less.
- the ⁇ 01-10> direction is a typical off orientation in the SiC substrate, similar to the ⁇ 11-20> direction. Then, by setting the variation in the off orientation due to slicing variations in the substrate manufacturing process to ⁇ 5 °, the formation of an epitaxial layer on the SiC substrate is facilitated, and the MOSFET is easily manufactured. be able to.
- the plane orientation of the main surface of the SiC substrate can be set to an off angle of ⁇ 3 ° to + 5 ° with respect to the plane orientation ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ .
- the channel mobility can be further improved.
- the off angle with respect to the plane orientation ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ is set to ⁇ 3 ° or more and + 5 ° or less.
- the channel mobility is particularly high within this range. Is based on the obtained.
- the state that “the off angle is ⁇ 3 ° or more and + 5 ° or less with respect to the plane orientation ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ ” means that the ⁇ 0001> direction and the ⁇ 01-10> direction as a reference for the off orientation are stretched.
- This means that the angle formed between the normal projection of the principal surface to the plane and the normal of the ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ plane is -3 ° or more and + 5 ° or less, and the sign is The case where it approaches parallel to the ⁇ 01-10> direction is positive, and the case where the orthographic projection approaches parallel to the ⁇ 0001> direction is negative.
- the surface orientation of the main surface is more preferably ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ , and the surface orientation of the main surface is more preferably ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ .
- the surface orientation of the main surface is substantially ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ , taking into account the processing accuracy of the substrate, etc., the substrate is within an off-angle range where the surface orientation can be substantially regarded as ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ .
- the off angle range is, for example, a range of ⁇ 2 ° with respect to ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ .
- the main surface of the SiC substrate may have an off angle with respect to the (0-33-8) plane in the ⁇ 01-10> direction of ⁇ 3 ° to + 5 °. .
- the (0001) plane of hexagonal single crystal silicon carbide is defined as the silicon plane
- the (000-1) plane is defined as the carbon plane.
- the “off angle with respect to the (0-33-8) plane in the ⁇ 01-10> direction” refers to the above described plane extending in the ⁇ 01-10> direction as a reference for the ⁇ 000-1> direction and the off orientation. This is the angle formed between the orthogonal projection of the normal of the principal surface and the normal of the (0-33-8) surface, and the sign is that the orthogonal projection may approach parallel to the ⁇ 01-10> direction. It is positive and negative when the orthographic projection approaches parallel to the ⁇ 000-1> direction.
- the main surface having an off angle with respect to the (0-33-8) plane in the ⁇ 01-10> direction of -3 ° or more and + 5 ° or less is a carbon surface satisfying the above conditions in a silicon carbide crystal. It means the side surface.
- the (0-33-8) plane includes an equivalent carbon plane-side plane whose expression differs depending on the setting of an axis for defining a crystal plane, and does not include a silicon plane-side plane.
- the thickness of the insulating film when the thickness of the insulating film is not less than 30 nm and not more than 46 nm, the thickness of the insulating film exceeds 46 nm by setting the threshold voltage to 2.3 V or less. In the case of 100 nm or less, the channel mobility can be improved by setting the threshold voltage to more than 2.3 V and 4.9 V or less.
- Example 2 it is a figure which shows the relationship between a threshold voltage and an interface state density.
- Example 3 it is a figure which shows the relationship between a gate voltage and a mobility.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a MOSFET fabricated in Example 4.
- Example 4 it is a figure which shows the relationship between a mobility and a subthreshold slope.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a MOS capacitor manufactured in Example 5.
- Example 5 it is a figure which shows the relationship between energy and an interface state density.
- Example 6 it is a figure which shows the relationship between channel mobility and an interface state density.
- MOSFET 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- MOSFET 1 in the present embodiment is a vertical MOSFET.
- MOSFET 1 includes substrate 2, semiconductor layer 21, well region 23, source region 24, contact region 25, insulating film 26, gate electrode 10, source electrode 27, interlayer insulating film 28, and drain electrode. 12.
- the substrate 2 is, for example, an n + SiC substrate.
- the substrate 2 has a main surface with an off angle of 50 ° or more and 65 ° or less, preferably a ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ plane, with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ plane.
- the ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ plane is a plane having an inclination of about 55 ° (54.7 °) with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ plane.
- the ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ plane is a plane having an inclination of about 35 ° (35.3 °) with respect to the ⁇ 0001> axis direction.
- the off orientation of the main surface of the substrate 2 may be in the range of ⁇ 11-20> direction ⁇ 5 ° or less, or in the range of ⁇ 01-10> direction ⁇ 5 ° or less.
- the plane orientation of the main surface of the substrate 2 may be an off angle of ⁇ 3 ° to + 5 ° with respect to the plane orientation ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ .
- the main surface of the substrate 2 may have an off angle of not less than ⁇ 3 ° and not more than + 5 ° with respect to the (0-33-8) plane in the ⁇ 01-10> direction.
- channel mobility can be improved.
- the plane orientation of the main surface of the substrate 2 to (0-33-8)
- the channel mobility can be further improved.
- a semiconductor layer 21 made of, for example, n-type SiC is formed on the main surface of the substrate 2.
- the well region 23 is located on a part of the main surface of the semiconductor layer 21 so as to form a pn junction with the semiconductor layer 21.
- Well region 23 is, for example, p-type SiC.
- the source region 24 is located on a part of the main surface in the well region 23 so as to form a pn junction with the well region 23.
- Source region 24 is, for example, SiC.
- the contact region 25 is located on a part of the main surface in the well region 23 so as to form a pn junction with the source region 24.
- Contact region 25 is, for example, SiC.
- the semiconductor layer 21 has the same conductivity type (n) as the source region 24 and has a lower impurity concentration than the source region 24.
- the semiconductor layer 21 has a thickness of 10 ⁇ m, for example.
- the level of the impurity concentration of the semiconductor layer 21 and the source region 24 is not particularly limited.
- the impurity concentration of the source region 24 is preferably higher than the impurity concentration of the semiconductor layer 21 and has an impurity concentration of, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 .
- As the n-type impurity for example, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), or the like can be used.
- the well region 23 has a second conductivity type (p) different from that of the semiconductor layer 21.
- p a second conductivity type
- the p-type impurity for example, aluminum (Al), boron (B), or the like can be used.
- Well region 23 has an impurity concentration of, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 to 5 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 .
- a region sandwiched between the source region 24 and the semiconductor layer 21 in the well region 23 becomes a channel of the MOSFET 1.
- the conductivity type is determined so that the n-channel is formed, but the first and second conductivity types may be determined in reverse to the above-described contents so that the p-channel is formed.
- the insulating film 26 is for insulating the semiconductor layer 21 and the gate electrode 10 and is formed so as to contact at least the well region 23 sandwiched between the source region 24 and the semiconductor layer 21.
- the insulating film 26 has a thickness of 30 nm to 100 nm.
- the gate electrode 10 is formed on the insulating film 26 and is formed so as to face at least the well region 23 sandwiched between the source region 24 and the semiconductor layer 21.
- the gate electrode 10 may be further formed on other regions as long as the gate electrode 10 is formed so as to face the well region 23 located between the source region 24 and the semiconductor layer 21.
- a source electrode 27 is formed on the source region 24 and the contact region 25 so as to be electrically connected to the source region 24 and the contact region 25.
- the source electrode 27 is electrically insulated from the gate electrode 10 by the insulating film 26.
- a drain electrode 12 is formed on the surface of the substrate 2 opposite to the surface in contact with the semiconductor layer 21 so as to be electrically connected to the substrate 2.
- the threshold voltage of the MOSFET 1 is 2.3 V or less, preferably 1.5 V or more and 2.3 V or less.
- the threshold voltage of the MOSFET exceeds 2.3 V and is 4.9 V or less, preferably 2.5 V or more and 4.9 V or less.
- the threshold voltage means a minimum gate voltage necessary for forming a strong inversion channel layer in the channel.
- the epsilon 0 is the vacuum dielectric constant
- k is the Boltzmann constant
- T is the absolute temperature
- the acceptor density and N a the intrinsic carrier density and n i
- the threshold voltage V th is expressed by the following equation 1, where ox is q, elementary charge is q, work function difference is ⁇ m ⁇ s, and effective fixed charge is Q eff .
- V Qeff in Equation 1 is expressed by Equation 2 below, where d ox is the thickness of the insulating film and ⁇ ox is the dielectric constant of the insulating film.
- the subthreshold slope of the MOSFET 1 is preferably 0.4 V / Decade or less. Thereby, the interface state density can be further reduced, so that the mobility can be further increased.
- Sub-threshold slope (also referred to as sub-threshold swing, S value)” means a gate voltage required to increase the current flowing between the source and the drain by an order of magnitude below the threshold voltage.
- the subthreshold slope is expressed by the following Equation 3 where the gate voltage is V G and the drain current is ID .
- a region containing nitrogen atoms is preferably formed at the interface between the semiconductor layer 21 and the insulating film 26.
- the maximum value of the nitrogen concentration in a region within 10 nm from the interface between the semiconductor layer 21 and the insulating film 26 is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 21 cm ⁇ 3 or more.
- mobility (channel mobility) in a channel region having a channel length (a region between the well regions 23 in the semiconductor layer 21) can be set to a sufficiently large value.
- a substrate preparation step (S10) is performed.
- the conductivity type whose principal surface is a plane whose off-angle with respect to the plane orientation ⁇ 0001 ⁇ is 50 ° to 65 °, for example, the plane orientation (03-38) or (0-33-8) is n-type.
- the SiC substrate is prepared as the substrate 2.
- Such a substrate is obtained by, for example, a method of cutting the substrate 2 from an ingot having the (0001) plane as the main surface so that the (03-38) plane or the (0-33-8) plane is exposed as the main plane. Can do.
- the substrate 2 whose (0-33-8) plane is the main surface from the viewpoint of further improving the channel mobility of the MOSFET 1 to be manufactured.
- the substrate 2 for example, a substrate having a specific resistance of 0.02 ⁇ cm may be used.
- a semiconductor layer forming step (S20) is performed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the semiconductor layer 21 is formed on the main surface of the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor layer 21 is made of, for example, n-type SiC and has a thickness of 10 ⁇ m. Further, as the concentration of the n-type impurity in the semiconductor layer 21, a value of 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 can be used.
- an injection step (S30) is performed. Specifically, by using an oxide film formed by photolithography and etching as a mask, a p-type impurity (for example, Al) is implanted into the semiconductor layer 21, thereby forming a well as shown in FIG. Region 23 is formed. Further, after removing the used oxide film, an oxide film having a new pattern is formed again by photolithography and etching. Then, using the oxide film as a mask, an n-type conductive impurity (for example, P) is implanted into a predetermined region, thereby forming the source region 24. Further, a contact region 25 is formed by implanting a p-type conductive impurity by the same method. As a result, a structure as shown in FIG. 5 is obtained.
- a p-type impurity for example, Al
- activation annealing treatment is performed.
- this activation annealing treatment for example, argon (Ar) gas is used as an atmospheric gas, and conditions such as a heating temperature of 1700 to 1800 ° C. and a heating time of 30 minutes can be used.
- Ar argon
- the impurities in the ion implantation region can be activated and the crystallinity can be recovered.
- the insulating film 26 to be formed has a thickness of 30 nm to 100 nm.
- an insulating film 26 is formed so as to cover the semiconductor layer 21, the well region 23, the source region 24, and the contact region 25.
- a condition for forming the insulating film 26 for example, dry oxidation (thermal oxidation) may be performed.
- a heating temperature of 1200 ° C. and a heating time of 30 minutes can be used.
- a nitrogen annealing step (S50) is performed. Specifically, heat treatment is performed using a gas containing nitrogen (N) atoms such as nitrogen monoxide (NO) gas or dinitrogen monoxide (N 2 O) gas as the atmosphere gas.
- the atmospheric gas is preferably nitrogen oxide.
- a heating temperature of 1100 ° C. to 1300 ° C. and a heating time of 30 minutes to 120 minutes can be used.
- nitrogen atoms can be introduced near the interface between the insulating film 26 and the underlying semiconductor layer 21, well region 23, source region 24, and contact region 25.
- annealing using Ar gas which is an inert gas may be further performed.
- Ar gas may be used as the atmosphere gas, and the heating temperature may be 1100 ° C. and the heating time may be 60 minutes.
- surface cleaning such as organic cleaning, acid cleaning, and RCA cleaning may be further performed.
- an electrode formation step (S60) is performed. Specifically, a layer to be the gate electrode 10 such as high-concentration n-type poly-Si is formed on the insulating film 26 by a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method or the like. On this layer, a photolithography method is used to form a resist film having a pattern in which a region other than the region to be the gate electrode 10 is opened. Using the resist film as a mask, the layer exposed from the pattern is removed by RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) or the like. Thereby, the gate electrode 10 can be formed as shown in FIG.
- RIE Reactive Ion Etching
- an insulating film to be the interlayer insulating film 28 made of SiO 2 or the like is formed by CVD or the like so as to cover the gate electrode 10.
- silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) or silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) may be deposited by CVD or plasma CVD.
- a source gas of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and oxygen (O 2 ) may be used and deposited at a heating temperature of 350 ° C., for example, 1 ⁇ m.
- a resist film having a pattern in which a region other than the region to be the interlayer insulating film 28 is opened is formed on the insulating film by using a photolithography method.
- the resist film as a mask, the insulating film exposed from the pattern is removed by RIE or the like. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, an interlayer insulating film 28 having an opening can be formed.
- a resist film having a pattern in which a part of the source region 24 and the contact region 25 are opened is formed on the interlayer insulating film 28 by photolithography.
- a conductor film such as Ni is formed on the pattern and the resist.
- the resist is removed (lifted off), so that a part of the source electrode 27 in contact with the source region 24 and the contact region 25 opened from the insulating film 26 and the interlayer insulating film 28 can be formed.
- a drain electrode 12 is formed on the back surface of the substrate 2.
- nickel (Ni) can be used for the drain electrode 12.
- heat treatment for alloying is performed. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of the source electrode 27 and the drain electrode 12 can be formed.
- the upper source electrode 27 is formed on the part of the source electrode 27 previously formed.
- the upper source electrode 27 can be formed using, for example, lift-off or etching. Thereby, MOSFET 1 shown in FIG. 1 can be manufactured.
- MOSFET 1 in the present embodiment includes SiC substrate 2 having a principal surface, preferably a ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ surface, with an off angle of 50 ° or more and 65 ° or less with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ surface, and SiC.
- a semiconductor layer 21 formed on the substrate 2 and an insulating film 26 formed so as to be in contact with the surface of the semiconductor layer 21 are provided.
- the threshold voltage when the thickness of the insulating film 26 is 30 nm or more and 46 nm or less is 2.3 V or less, and the threshold voltage when the thickness of the insulating film 26 exceeds 46 nm and 100 nm or less exceeds 2.3 V and exceeds 4 .9V or less.
- the manufacturing method of MOSFET 1 in the present embodiment prepares SiC substrate 2 having a main surface having an off angle of 50 ° to 65 ° with respect to the ⁇ 0001 ⁇ plane, preferably a ⁇ 03-38 ⁇ plane as a main surface.
- the threshold voltage when the thickness of the insulating film 26 is 30 nm or more and 46 nm or less is 2.3 V or less, and the threshold voltage when the thickness of the insulating film 26 exceeds 46 nm and 100 nm or less exceeds 2.3 V and exceeds 4 .9V or less.
- the inventor of the present invention has a threshold voltage of 2.3 V or less when the thickness of the insulating film 26 is 30 nm or more and 46 nm or less, and a threshold voltage of 2 or more when the thickness of the insulating film 26 exceeds 46 nm and is 100 nm or less. It has been found that the interface state density in the vicinity of the interface between the insulating film 26 and the semiconductor layer 21 can be effectively reduced by setting the voltage in the vicinity of .3 V to 4.9 V or less. Thereby, in the region facing the insulating film 26 in the semiconductor layer 21, it is possible to suppress trapping many of the carriers serving as the inversion channel layer at the interface state. Furthermore, it is possible to suppress trapped carriers from acting as fixed charges.
- MOSFET 1 that can improve channel mobility is obtained.
- the excellent characteristics of MOSFET 1 can be stably exhibited.
- the relationship between the thickness of the insulating film and the threshold voltage was examined.
- the threshold voltage in which the thickness of the insulating film 26 is 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less is simulated in the MOSFET structure under the following conditions shown in FIG.
- the MOSFET was subjected to the nitrogen annealing step (S50).
- the main surface of the SiC substrate was the (03-38) plane.
- the acceptor density was 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the gate electrode was made of poly-Si.
- the fixed charge density Q eff due to electrons trapped at the interface state was set to ⁇ 5 ⁇ 10 11 cm ⁇ 2 .
- the channel direction (the direction in which drain current flows) was defined as the ⁇ 11-20> direction. The results are shown in Table 1 below.
- Comparative Example 1 In Comparative Example 1, a SiC substrate having a main surface with an off angle of 8 ° with respect to the (0001) plane in the MOSFET structure shown in FIG. 1 was used. Therefore, the fixed charge density Q eff due to electrons trapped in the interface state of Comparative Example 1 is set to ⁇ 2 ⁇ 10 12 cm ⁇ 2 . The results are shown in Table 1 below.
- Comparative Example 2 In Comparative Example 2, the MOSFET having the insulating film thickness of 46 nm and the channel direction of ⁇ 11-20> in Example 4 of Patent Document 1 was used as the MOSFET of Comparative Example 2.
- the MOSFET of Example 4 of Patent Document 1 has an insulating film thickness of 35 to 46 nm and an acceptor density of 5 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the nitrogen annealing step (S50) is not performed.
- the MOSFET of Patent Document 1 when the acceptor density is converted to 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 , the fixed charge density Q eff due to electrons trapped at the interface state is estimated to be ⁇ 7.5 ⁇ 10 11 cm ⁇ 2. Can do. From this, the threshold voltage of 2.3 to 2.5 V described in FIG. 11 of Patent Document 1 was converted to the threshold voltage when the acceptor density was converted to 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 . The results are shown in Table 2 below.
- a MOSFET having an insulating film thickness of 46 nm and a channel direction of ⁇ 11-20> was defined as Comparative Example 2.
- the threshold voltage when the acceptor density is converted to 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 is compared between the invention example 3 in which the thickness of the insulating film is 46 nm and the comparative example 2, the invention example 3 is compared. This could be reduced as compared with Example 2. Further, as shown in Table 2, when the threshold voltages of all MOSFETs disclosed in Patent Document 1 are converted to acceptor density of 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 , the threshold voltage is the thickness of the insulating film. Was larger than the threshold voltage of Invention Example 3 which is the same or larger.
- the threshold voltage can be 2.3 V or less, and when the thickness of the insulating film exceeds 46 nm and is 100 nm or less, the threshold voltage is reduced. It was confirmed that a MOSFET capable of exceeding 2.3 V and 4.9 V or less could be realized. In order to realize such a MOSFET, it has been confirmed that it is effective to heat-treat the insulating film 26 using a gas containing nitrogen atoms as an atmospheric gas (nitrogen annealing step (S50)).
- the relationship between the thickness of the insulating film and the threshold voltage was investigated, and the effect of reducing the interface state density of the MOSFET by examining the threshold voltage was investigated.
- the threshold voltage when the acceptor density is converted to 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 is 2 as shown in Invention Example 3 and Comparative Example 2 when the thickness of the insulating film is 46 nm or less. It was found that the interface state density can be greatly reduced to 5 ⁇ 10 11 cm ⁇ 2 eV ⁇ 1 or less by setting the voltage to .3 V or less.
- the interface state density can be reduced, it is considered that the following effects are obtained. That is, in the region facing the insulating film in the semiconductor layer, it is possible to suppress trapping many carriers serving as the inversion channel layer at the interface state. Therefore, the channel mobility of the MOSFET can be improved with good reproducibility.
- the threshold voltage and the interface state density were examined when the thickness of the insulating film was 46 nm or less, but the same applies to the case where the thickness of the insulating film exceeds 46 nm. In other words, the interface state density can be effectively reduced with the low threshold voltage of the present invention.
- an SiC substrate having the (03-38) plane as the principal surface was used as the substrate 2 of Invention Example 3, but an SiC substrate having the (0-33-8) plane as the principal surface was used.
- the present inventor has the knowledge that a lower threshold voltage can be realized and the interface state density can be more effectively reduced by using it.
- Example 8 a MOSFET having an insulating film thickness of 37 nm, a threshold voltage of 1.8 V, and a channel direction of ⁇ 11-20> direction was prepared.
- the MOSFET was subjected to the nitrogen annealing step (S50). About this MOSFET, the gate voltage was applied and the channel mobility was measured. The result is shown in FIG.
- the channel mobility of the MOSFET of Example 8 of the present invention was 100 cm 2 / Vs.
- the mobility in the same channel direction ( ⁇ 11-20>) as Example 8 of the present invention was 96 cm 2 / Vs at the maximum. From this, it was found that the channel mobility of the MOSFET of Example 8 of the present invention was improved as compared with the channel mobility of the MOSFET of Patent Document 1.
- the channel mobility can be improved by reducing the threshold voltage.
- the effect of improving the mobility of the MOSFET was investigated by setting the subthreshold slope to 0.4 V / Decade or less.
- a 4H—SiC substrate having a (03-38) plane as a main surface was prepared as the substrate 2.
- a p-type SiC layer having a thickness of about 0.8 ⁇ m and an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 was formed as the semiconductor layer 31.
- the main surface of this p-type SiC layer was the (03-38) plane.
- SiO 2 was used as a mask material. Further, a source region 24 and a drain region 29 having an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 were formed using P as an n-type impurity. Further, a contact region 25 having an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 was formed using Al as a p-type impurity.
- activation annealing treatment was performed.
- Ar gas was used as the atmosphere gas, and the heating temperature was 1700 to 1800 ° C. and the heating time was 30 minutes.
- the gate oxide film is formed as the insulating film 26 by dry oxidation under the conditions of a heating temperature of 1200 ° C. and a heating time of 30 minutes in Invention Example 9 and 45 minutes in Invention Example 10. A film was formed. Moreover, surface cleaning was performed.
- a gate electrode 10 made of poly-Si, a source electrode 27 made of Ni, and a drain electrode 12 made of Ni were formed.
- MOSFETs 3 of Invention Examples 9 and 10 were manufactured.
- Comparative Example 3 The MOSFET of Comparative Example 3 had basically the same configuration as the MOSFET manufacturing method of Inventive Example 9, except that the main surface of the substrate was the (0001) plane, and the nitrogen annealing step (S50). In the gate insulating film forming step (S40), the heating temperature was 1300 ° C. and the heating time was 20 minutes.
- Comparative Example 4 The MOSFET of Comparative Example 4 had basically the same configuration as the MOSFET manufacturing method of Inventive Example 9, but the main surface of the substrate was the (0001) plane, and the gate insulating film forming step ( The difference was that the heating temperature was 1300 ° C. and the heating time was 30 minutes in S40), and the heating temperature was 1300 ° C. and the heating time was 60 minutes in the nitrogen annealing step (S50).
- Comparative Example 5 The MOSFET of Comparative Example 5 had basically the same configuration as the MOSFET manufacturing method of Inventive Example 9, but the main surface of the substrate was the (0001) plane, and the gate insulating film forming step ( The difference was that the heating temperature was 1300 ° C. and the heating time was 30 minutes in S40), and the heating temperature was 1200 ° C. and the heating time was 60 minutes in the nitrogen annealing step (S50).
- the subthreshold slope was measured from the above equation 3 in the linear region in the semilog plot against voltage. The result is shown in FIG.
- the MOSFETs of Examples 9 and 10 of the present invention having a subthreshold slope of 0.4 were able to realize a high mobility of 74 (cm 2 / Vs) or more and 92 (cm 2 / Vs) or less.
- the MOSFETs of Comparative Examples 3 to 5 having a subthreshold slope of 0.9 to 1.0 had a low mobility of 2.5 (cm 2 / Vs) to 20 (cm 2 / Vs).
- the mobility can be improved by setting the subthreshold slope to 0.4 V / Decade or less.
- an SiC substrate having a (03-38) plane as a main surface was used as the substrate 2 of Invention Examples 9 and 10, but an SiC having a (0-33-8) plane as a main surface.
- the inventor has the knowledge that mobility can be further improved by using a substrate.
- the interface state capacity Cit can be calculated, and the interface state density Dit can be derived.
- the Dit accuracy calculated from the above equation 4 is not so high. Therefore, in this example, as shown below, the MOS capacitor 30 shown in FIG. 12 was fabricated, and the interface state density Dit was examined with improved accuracy from the capacitance-voltage characteristics.
- an insulating film 26 similar to that in the gate insulating film forming step (S40) of Example 9 of the present invention was formed on the semiconductor layer 21.
- Example 9 a nitrogen annealing step similar to Example 9 of the present invention was performed except that the heating temperature was 1100 ° C. and the heating time was 60 minutes.
- the MOS capacitor of Invention Example 11 was manufactured.
- the MOS capacitor of Comparative Example 6 had basically the same configuration as the manufacturing method of the MOS capacitor of Inventive Example 11, but the heating temperature was 1200 ° C. and the heating time was set in the gate insulating film forming step (S40). The difference was that the time was 30 minutes and the nitrogen annealing step (S50) was not performed.
- the MOS capacitor of Comparative Example 7 had basically the same configuration as the method of manufacturing the MOS capacitor of Inventive Example 11, but the main surface of the substrate was the (0001) plane, and the nitrogen annealing step ( In S50), the heating temperature was 1300 ° C. and the heating time was 60 minutes.
- the interface state density was measured by the High-Low method from the capacitance C-voltage V characteristics. The result is shown in FIG.
- the interface state at the MOS interface was low. This indicates that the interface state density can be reduced by heat-treating the insulating film 26 using a gas containing nitrogen atoms as an atmospheric gas.
- the subthreshold slope was 0.4 or less. From this, it was found that the interface state density can be reduced by setting the subthreshold slope to 0.4 or less.
- the interface state density When the interface state density is reduced, it is considered that the following effects are obtained. That is, inversion electrons trapped at the interface state without contributing to the source-drain current can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the application to the gate voltage necessary for forming the inversion channel electrons necessary for flowing a sufficient current between the source and the drain, that is, the threshold voltage. From the above, it is considered that the mobility can be improved because the interface state density can be reduced by setting the subthreshold slope to 0.4 or less.
- the interface state density which is the basis for improving the mobility, can be reduced by setting the subthreshold slope to 0.4 V / Decade or less. It is also considered that a large channel mobility can be realized with good reproducibility.
- the MOS capacitors of Invention Example 9, Comparative Example 3 and Comparative Example 5 described in Example 4 were prepared.
- the acceptor density was 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 and the thickness of the insulating film was 40 nm.
- Example 9 of the present invention had higher mobility than Comparative Examples 3 and 5 having a higher interface state density than Example 9 of the present invention. Further, FIG. 14 indicates that the channel mobility increases as the interface state density decreases.
- the present invention is advantageously applied to a MOSFET formed by contacting an insulating film with a semiconductor layer made of SiC.
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まず、図3に示すように、基板準備工程(S10)を実施する。この工程においては、面方位{0001}に対するオフ角が50°以上65°以下、たとえば面方位(03-38)または(0-33-8)である面を主面とする導電型がn型のSiC基板を基板2として準備する。このような基板は、たとえば(0001)面を主面とするインゴットから(03-38)面または(0-33-8)面が主面として露出するように基板2を切り出すといった手法により得ることができる。この工程では、製造するMOSFET1のチャネル移動度を一層向上させる観点から、(0-33-8)面が主面の基板2を準備することが特に好ましい。また、この基板2としては、たとえば基板の比抵抗が0.02Ωcmといった基板を用いてもよい。
(本発明例1~7)
本発明例1~7は、図1に示す以下の条件のMOSFETの構造において、絶縁膜26の厚みが30nm以上100nm以下のしきい値電圧をシュミレーションした。なお、本発明例1~7では、窒素アニール工程(S50)を実施したMOSFETとした。また、SiC基板の主表面を(03-38)面とした。アクセプタ密度を1×1016cm-3とした。ゲート電極をポリSiとした。界面準位にトラップされた電子による固定電荷密度Qeffを-5×1011cm-2とした。チャネル方向(ドレイン電流が流れる方向)を<11-20>方向とした。その結果を下記の表1に示す。
比較例1は、図1に示すMOSFETの構造において、(0001)面に対しオフ角が8°である主表面を有するSiC基板を用いた。このため、比較例1の界面準位にトラップされた電子による固定電荷密度Qeffを-2×1012cm-2とした。その結果を下記の表1に示す。
比較例2は、上記特許文献1の実施例4において絶縁膜の厚みが46nmで、チャネル方向が<11-20>であるMOSFETを比較例2のMOSFETとした。
表1に示すように、絶縁膜の厚みが同じ本発明例3と比較例1とをそれぞれ比較すると、本発明例3のしきい値電圧は、比較例1のしきい値電圧よりも低減できた。
本発明例8では、絶縁膜の厚みが37nmで、しきい値電圧が1.8Vで、チャネル方向が<11-20>方向のMOSFETを準備した。なお、本発明例8では、窒素アニール工程(S50)を実施したMOSFETとした。このMOSFETについて、ゲート電圧を印加して、チャネル移動度を測定した。その結果を図9に示す。
本発明例9、10のMOSFETは、基本的には図10に示す横型のMOSFET3を製造した。
比較例3のMOSFETは、本発明例9のMOSFETの製造方法と基本的には同様の構成を備えていたが、基板の主面が(0001)面であった点、窒素アニール工程(S50)を実施しなかった点、ゲート絶縁膜形成工程(S40)において、加熱温度を1300℃、加熱時間を20分の条件とした点において異なっていた。
比較例4のMOSFETは、本発明例9のMOSFETの製造方法と基本的には同様の構成を備えていたが、基板の主面が(0001)面であった点、ゲート絶縁膜形成工程(S40)において加熱温度を1300℃、加熱時間を30分とした点、窒素アニール工程(S50)において加熱温度を1300℃、加熱時間を60分とした点において異なっていた。
比較例5のMOSFETは、本発明例9のMOSFETの製造方法と基本的には同様の構成を備えていたが、基板の主面が(0001)面であった点、ゲート絶縁膜形成工程(S40)において加熱温度を1300℃、加熱時間を30分とした点、窒素アニール工程(S50)において加熱温度を1200℃、加熱時間を60分とした点において異なっていた。
本発明例9、10および比較例3~5のMOSFETについて、移動度およびサブスレッショルドスロープを測定した。
(ここで、L:ゲート長、d:絶縁膜厚、W:ゲート幅、ε:絶縁膜の誘電率)
という式から、移動度のゲート電圧に対する最大値を求めた。
具体的には、まず、基板2として、本発明例9の基板準備工程(S10)と同様の基板を用いた。
(比較例6)
比較例6のMOSキャパシタは、本発明例11のMOSキャパシタの製造方法と基本的には同様の構成を備えていたが、ゲート絶縁膜形成工程(S40)において加熱温度を1200℃、加熱時間を30分とした点、窒素アニール工程(S50)を実施しなかった点において異なっていた。
比較例7のMOSキャパシタは、本発明例11のMOSキャパシタの製造方法と基本的には同様の構成を備えていたが、基板の主面が(0001)面であった点、窒素アニール工程(S50)において加熱温度を1300℃、加熱時間を60分とした点において異なっていた。
本発明例11、比較例6および7のMOSキャパシタについて、エネルギーと、界面準位密度とを測定した。なお、エネルギーとは、MOS界面(半導体層21と絶縁膜26との界面)の半導体層側における導電帯の底を基準とした、バンドギャップ内のエネルギーとした。
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- {0001}面に対しオフ角が50°以上65°以下である主面を有する炭化ケイ素基板(2)と、
前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面上に形成された半導体層(21、31)と、
前記半導体層(21、31)の表面に接触するように形成され、かつ30nm以上46nm以下の厚みを有する絶縁膜(26)とを備え、
しきい値電圧が2.3V以下である、MOSFET(1、3)。 - サブスレッショルドスロープが0.4V以下である、請求の範囲第1項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記半導体層(21、31)と、前記絶縁膜(26)との間に、窒素原子を含む領域をさらに備えた、請求の範囲第1項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記半導体層(21、31)と、前記絶縁膜(26)との界面から10nm以内の前記領域における窒素濃度の最大値が1×1021cm-3以上である、請求の範囲第3項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記半導体層(21、31)は炭化ケイ素よりなる、請求の範囲第1項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面のオフ方位が<11-20>方向±5°以下の範囲である、請求の範囲第1項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面のオフ方位が<01-10>方向±5°以下の範囲である、請求の範囲第1項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面の面方位は、面方位{03-38}に対してオフ角が-3°以上+5°以下である、請求の範囲第7項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面は、<01-10>方向における(0-33-8)面に対するオフ角が-3°以上+5°以下である、請求の範囲第7項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- {0001}面に対しオフ角が50°以上65°以下である主面を有する炭化ケイ素基板(2)と、
前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面上に形成された半導体層(21、31)と、
前記半導体層(21、31)の表面に接触するように形成され、かつ46nm超えて100nm以下の厚みを有する絶縁膜(26)とを備え、
しきい値電圧が2.3Vを超えて4.9V以下である、MOSFET(1、3)。 - サブスレッショルドスロープが0.4V以下である、請求の範囲第10項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記半導体層(21、31)と、前記絶縁膜(26)との間に、窒素原子を含む領域をさらに備えた、請求の範囲第10項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記半導体層(21、31)と、前記絶縁膜(26)との界面から10nm以内の前記領域における窒素濃度の最大値が1×1021cm-3以上である、請求の範囲第12項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記半導体層(21、31)は炭化ケイ素よりなる、請求の範囲第10項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面のオフ方位が<11-20>方向±5°以下の範囲である、請求の範囲第10項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面のオフ方位が<01-10>方向±5°以下の範囲である、請求の範囲第10項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面の面方位は、面方位{03-38}に対してオフ角が-3°以上+5°以下である、請求の範囲第16項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- 前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面は、<01-10>方向における(0-33-8)面に対するオフ角が-3°以上+5°以下である、請求の範囲第16項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)。
- {0001}面に対しオフ角が50°以上65°以下である主面を有する炭化ケイ素基板(2)を準備する工程と、
前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面上に半導体層(21、31)を形成する工程と、
前記半導体層(21、31)の表面に接触するように、30nm以上46nm以下の厚みを有する絶縁膜(26)を形成する工程とを備え、
しきい値電圧が2.3V以下である、MOSFET(1、3)の製造方法。 - 前記絶縁膜(26)を形成する工程は、前記絶縁膜(26)をドライ酸化により形成する工程と、前記絶縁膜(26)を窒素原子を含有するガスを雰囲気ガスとして用いて熱処理する工程とを含む、請求の範囲第19項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)の製造方法。
- {0001}面に対しオフ角が50°以上65°以下である主面を有する炭化ケイ素基板(2)を準備する工程と、
前記炭化ケイ素基板(2)の前記主面上に半導体層(21、31)を形成する工程と、
前記半導体層(21、31)の表面に接触するように、46nm超えて100nm以下の厚みを有する絶縁膜(26)を形成する工程とを備え、
しきい値電圧が2.3Vを超えて4.9V以下である、MOSFET(1、3)の製造方法。 - 前記絶縁膜(26)を形成する工程は、前記絶縁膜(26)をドライ酸化により形成する工程と、前記絶縁膜(26)を窒素原子を含有するガスを雰囲気ガスとして用いて熱処理する工程とを含む、請求の範囲第21項に記載のMOSFET(1、3)の製造方法。
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