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- the present invention relates to a thermal plasma treatment in which a substrate is treated by irradiating the substrate with thermal plasma, or a low temperature plasma treatment in which the substrate is treated by simultaneously irradiating the substrate with plasma or a plasma and a reactive gas flow by a reactive gas.
- the present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus and method for performing plasma processing.
- poly-Si polycrystalline silicon
- the poly-Si TFT has high carrier mobility and can be manufactured on a transparent insulating substrate such as a glass substrate.
- a poly-Si TFT is widely used as a switching element constituting a pixel circuit of a liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal projector, an organic EL display device or the like, or as a circuit element of a liquid crystal driving driver. .
- high temperature process As a method for producing a high-performance TFT on a glass substrate, there is a manufacturing method generally called “high temperature process”.
- a process using a high temperature with a maximum temperature of about 1000 ° C. is generally called a “high temperature process”.
- the characteristics of the high temperature process are that a relatively good quality polycrystalline silicon film can be formed by solid phase growth of silicon, a good quality gate insulating layer can be obtained by thermal oxidation of silicon, and a clean process. This is that an interface between the polycrystalline silicon and the gate insulating layer can be formed.
- high-performance TFT with high mobility and high reliability can be stably manufactured due to these characteristics.
- the high-temperature process is a process of crystallizing a silicon film by solid phase growth
- a long-time heat treatment of about 48 hours is required at a temperature of about 600 ° C. This is a very long process, and in order to increase the process throughput, a large number of heat treatment furnaces are inevitably required, and it is difficult to reduce the cost.
- quartz glass must be used as an insulating substrate with high heat resistance, so that the cost of the substrate is high and it is not suitable for large area.
- a technique for lowering the maximum temperature in the process and producing a poly-Si TFT on an inexpensive large-area glass substrate is a technique called “low temperature process”.
- a process for manufacturing poly-Si TFTs on a heat-resistant glass substrate that is relatively inexpensive in a temperature environment where the maximum temperature is approximately 600 ° C. or lower is generally called a “low-temperature process”.
- a laser crystallization technique for crystallizing a silicon film using a pulse laser having an extremely short oscillation time is widely used.
- Laser crystallization is a technology that uses the property that a silicon thin film on a substrate is melted instantaneously by irradiating a high-power pulsed laser beam and crystallizes in the process of solidification of the molten silicon thin film. is there.
- laser crystallization technology generally uses a laser shaped in a line, and crystallization is performed by scanning this laser.
- This line beam is shorter than the width of the substrate because of its limited laser output, and it is necessary to scan the laser several times in order to crystallize the entire surface of the substrate.
- a line beam seam area is generated in the substrate, and an area that is scanned twice is formed.
- This region is significantly different in crystallinity from the region crystallized by one scan. For this reason, the element characteristics of the two are greatly different, which causes a large variation in devices.
- the laser crystallization apparatus has a problem that the apparatus configuration and running cost are high because the apparatus configuration is complicated and the cost of consumable parts is high. As a result, a TFT using a polysilicon film crystallized by a laser crystallization apparatus becomes an element with a high manufacturing cost.
- thermo plasma jet crystallization method In order to overcome the problems such as the limitation of the substrate size and the high apparatus cost, a crystallization technique called “thermal plasma jet crystallization method” has been studied (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1). The technology is briefly described below. When a tungsten (W) cathode and a water-cooled copper (Cu) anode are opposed to each other and a DC voltage is applied, arc discharge occurs between the two electrodes. By flowing argon gas between these electrodes under atmospheric pressure, thermal plasma is ejected from the ejection holes vacated in the copper anode.
- W tungsten
- Cu water-cooled copper
- the thermal plasma is a thermal equilibrium plasma, and is an ultra-high temperature heat source in which the temperatures of ions, electrons, neutral atoms, and the like are approximately equal and those temperatures are about 10,000K.
- the thermal plasma can easily heat the object to be heated to a high temperature, and the substrate on which the a-Si film is deposited scans the front surface of the ultra-high temperature thermal plasma at a high speed. Can be crystallized.
- the apparatus configuration is very simple and the crystallization process is performed under atmospheric pressure, it is not necessary to cover the apparatus with an expensive member such as a chamber, and the apparatus cost can be expected to be extremely low.
- utilities required for crystallization are argon gas, electric power, and cooling water, which is a crystallization technique with low running cost.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram for explaining a semiconductor film crystallization method using this thermal plasma.
- the thermal plasma generator 31 includes a cathode 32 and an anode 33 disposed opposite to the cathode 32 with a predetermined distance.
- the cathode 32 is made of a conductor such as tungsten, for example.
- the anode 33 is made of a conductor such as copper, for example. Further, the anode 33 is formed in a hollow shape, and is configured to be cooled through water through the hollow portion.
- the anode 33 is provided with an ejection hole (nozzle) 34.
- the thermal plasma 35 can be ejected from the ejection hole 34.
- the “thermal plasma” is a thermal equilibrium plasma, and is an ultra-high temperature heat source in which the temperatures of ions, electrons, neutral atoms, and the like are approximately equal and those temperatures are about 10,000K.
- Such thermal plasma can be used for heat treatment for crystallization of a semiconductor film.
- a semiconductor film 37 for example, an amorphous silicon film
- thermal plasma (thermal plasma jet) 35 is applied to the semiconductor film 37.
- the thermal plasma 35 is applied to the semiconductor film 37 while relatively moving along a first axis (left and right direction in the illustrated example) parallel to the surface of the semiconductor film 37. That is, the thermal plasma 35 is applied to the semiconductor film 37 while scanning in the first axis direction.
- “relatively move” means that the semiconductor film 37 (and the substrate 23 supporting it) and the thermal plasma 35 are relatively moved, and only one of them is moved and both are moved together. Any of the cases are included.
- the semiconductor film 37 is heated by the high temperature of the thermal plasma 35 to obtain a crystallized semiconductor film 38 (polysilicon film in this example) (for example, see Patent Document 1). ).
- FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the depth from the outermost surface and the temperature. As shown in FIG. 17, by moving the thermal plasma 35 on the substrate 36 at a high speed, only the vicinity of the surface of the substrate 36 can be processed at a high temperature. After the thermal plasma 35 passes, the heated region is quickly cooled, so that the vicinity of the surface becomes high temperature for a very short time.
- Such a thermal plasma is generally generated in a dotted region.
- the thermal plasma is maintained by thermionic emission from the cathode 32, and thermionic emission becomes more active at a position where the plasma density is high. Therefore, positive feedback is applied, and the plasma density becomes higher. That is, arc discharge is concentrated on one point of the cathode, and thermal plasma is generated in a dotted region.
- a method of broadening a plasma jet by simultaneously jetting a widening gas for widening the plasma jet from two locations in a direction intersecting the central axis of the outer nozzle onto a plasma jet ejected from the outer nozzle of the plasma torch Is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2).
- a plasma nozzle is provided in which the mouth of the nozzle passage is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the axis of the nozzle passage, and a casing constituting the nozzle passage, or a part of the casing is provided.
- a method of rotating the plasma nozzle around the longitudinal axis at high speed and moving the plasma nozzle along the workpiece is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 3).
- a rotating head having at least one eccentrically arranged plasma nozzle see, for example, Patent Document 4).
- the low-temperature plasma processing apparatus is an apparatus capable of performing plasma processing such as etching or film formation by converting an etching gas or a gas for CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) into plasma.
- JP 2008-53634 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-118027 JP 2001-68298 A Special Table 2002-500818 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-284974 Special table 2009-545165 JP 2007-287454 A
- the conventional technology for generating a large area of thermal plasma has not been effective for applications in which the vicinity of the surface of the substrate is subjected to high-temperature treatment for a very short time, such as semiconductor crystallization.
- the thermal plasma is generated in a large area, and the heat plasma is essentially oscillated. Since the time is shorter than when scanning without rotating, the time for processing a large area is not particularly shortened. Further, for uniform processing, it is necessary to make the rotation speed sufficiently higher than the scanning speed, and it is inevitable that the nozzle configuration becomes complicated.
- Patent Document 5 shown in the conventional example is a welding technique, and is not a configuration for uniformly processing a large area. Even if this is applied to a large area processing application, in this configuration, since a point-like arc vibrates along the strip electrode, plasma is generated uniformly when time averaged, but instantaneously non-uniform plasma is generated. Has occurred. Therefore, it cannot be applied to large area uniform processing.
- Patent Document 6 shown in the conventional example is an inductively coupled high-frequency plasma torch, unlike the technique using DC arc discharge disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 1. It is a feature. Since it is an electrodeless discharge, it has the advantages of excellent thermal plasma stability (small time change) and less contamination (contamination) of electrode material into the substrate.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus and method capable of processing the entire desired region of the base material in a short time when the base material is subjected to low temperature plasma processing.
- the present invention is configured as follows to achieve the above object.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a cylindrical chamber having a slit-shaped opening, A gas supply device for supplying gas into the chamber through a gas inlet; A solenoid coil having a coil extending direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the opening and generating a high-frequency electromagnetic field in the chamber; A high frequency power source for supplying high frequency power to the coil; A substrate mounting table disposed facing the opening and mounting the substrate on the substrate mounting surface; A moving device that relatively moves the chamber and the substrate mounting table while maintaining a state in which the longitudinal direction of the opening is parallel to the substrate mounting surface of the substrate mounting table. It is characterized by that.
- the moving device may relatively move the chamber and the substrate mounting table along a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the opening. If it does in this way, the whole desired to-be-processed area
- the cylindrical chamber may be formed of a dielectric cylinder, and the coil may be provided outside the chamber.
- the cylindrical chamber may be configured by a metal cylinder, and the coil may be provided inside the chamber.
- the solenoid coil is not positioned between the plasma injection port and the substrate mounting table, so that there is an advantage that the uniformity of processing in the longitudinal direction is increased.
- a plurality of gas inlets for supplying gas from the gas supply device to the chamber are provided in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the opening and on a surface facing the opening. You may comprise so that it may be provided. It is desirable.
- Such a configuration has the advantage that the gas flow from the gas outlet toward the substrate mounting table becomes smooth and easily laminarized, enabling stable plasma treatment.
- the linear portions at both ends of the coil are bent in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the coil, and the direction opposite to the opening of the cylindrical chamber, And you may comprise so that it may be drawn out of the said chamber.
- Such a configuration makes it possible to realize an apparatus that is easy to assemble.
- a space inside the chamber may be configured to be annular in a cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting the chamber along a plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the coil.
- the space inside the chamber is configured to be U-shaped in a cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting the chamber along a plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the coil. Also good.
- the gas flow from the gas ejection port toward the substrate mounting table becomes smooth and is easily made into a laminar flow, thereby enabling stable plasma processing.
- the coil is housed in a space of a coil case of an insulating member, the coil is immersed in an insulating fluid in the space, and the insulating fluid is in the space.
- the coil may be cooled by flowing.
- the gas supply system supplied from the gas supply apparatus into the chamber via the gas inlet is composed of two or more systems for sheath gas and plasma gas. It may be made to become.
- the gas type or gas flow rate is adjusted as appropriate by dividing it into plasma gas suitable for plasma generation and sheath gas that protects the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber or the wall surface of the insulating member housing the solenoid coil.
- the number of turns per unit length of the coil may be configured so that the coil is not uniform in the extending direction, or the solenoid coil may be plural in the extending direction of the coil. It may be configured to be divided.
- Such a configuration can improve the uniformity of processing in the longitudinal direction.
- the plasma processing method is the substrate placed on the substrate placing surface of the substrate placing table from the slit-shaped opening formed in the chamber while supplying the gas into the cylindrical chamber.
- a high-frequency electromagnetic field is generated in the chamber by ejecting a gas toward the solenoid valve and supplying high-frequency power to a solenoid coil having a coil extending direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the opening, while maintaining the state in which the longitudinal direction of the opening and the substrate mounting surface of the substrate mounting table are parallel, the chamber and the substrate mounting table are moved relatively, This is a plasma processing method for heat-treating the surface.
- the substrate may be processed in a state in which the wall forming the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical chamber is made of a dielectric and the solenoid coil is provided outside the cylindrical chamber, or
- the base material may be processed in a state where the wall forming the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical chamber is made of metal and the solenoid coil is provided inside the cylindrical chamber.
- the solenoid coil is not positioned between the plasma injection port and the substrate mounting table, so that there is an advantage that the uniformity of processing in the longitudinal direction is increased.
- a plurality of gas inlets for supplying gas from the gas supply device to the chamber are provided in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the opening and on a surface facing the opening. It is desirable to treat the substrate in the provided state.
- Such a configuration has the advantage that the gas flow from the gas outlet toward the substrate mounting table becomes smooth and easily laminarized, enabling stable plasma treatment.
- the linear portions at both ends of the coil are bent in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the coil, and the direction opposite to the opening of the cylindrical chamber, And it is desirable to process a base material in the state pulled out of the said chamber.
- the substrate is processed in a state in which the space inside the chamber is annular among the cross-sectional shape of the chamber cut by a plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the coil.
- the space inside the chamber is U-shaped and the substrate is processed. Also good.
- the gas flow from the gas ejection port toward the substrate mounting table becomes smooth and is easily made into a laminar flow, thereby enabling stable plasma processing.
- the coil is housed in a space of a coil case of an insulating member, the coil is immersed in an insulating fluid in the space, and the insulating fluid is in the space. It is good also as a structure which processes a base material in the state by which the said coil is cooled by flowing.
- the gas supply system supplied from the gas supply device into the chamber through the gas inlet is composed of two or more systems for sheath gas and plasma gas. It is desirable to treat the substrate in such a state.
- the gas type or gas flow rate is appropriately adjusted by dividing the gas suitable for plasma generation into the gas that protects the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber or the wall of the insulating member that houses the solenoid coil.
- the gas type or gas flow rate is appropriately adjusted by dividing the gas suitable for plasma generation into the gas that protects the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber or the wall of the insulating member that houses the solenoid coil.
- the number of turns per unit length of the coil may be processed in a state where the coil is uneven in the extending direction, or the solenoid coil may be
- the substrate may be processed in a state of being divided into a plurality of pieces in the extending direction of the coil.
- Such a configuration can improve the uniformity of processing in the longitudinal direction.
- the entire desired region to be treated of the base material can be processed in a short time.
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing a relationship between the plasma processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a square base material, and a base material mounting table
- FIG. 1C is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing a relationship between the plasma processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a circular base material, and a base material mounting table
- 2A is a cutaway end view of the AA line in FIG.
- FIG. 1A showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing the moving device of the plasma processing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention
- 4 is a cross-sectional end view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3, showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing the relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the base material, and the base material mounting table in the second embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 5A;
- FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing the relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the base material,
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional end view taken along the line CC of FIG. 5A, showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional end view taken along the line DD of FIG. 7, showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the fourth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 9B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing a relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the base material, and the base material mounting table in the fourth embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9A;
- FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus, the base material, and the base material mounting table in the fourth embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9A;
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional end view taken along line EE of FIG. 9A, showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing a relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the base material, and the base material mounting table in the fourth embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9A;
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the plasma processing apparatus in 6th Embodiment of this invention, FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15A is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the ninth and eighth embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 15B shows multiple helical coils that can be used in place of the helical solenoid coil in the various embodiments of the present invention;
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram for explaining a conventional method for crystallizing a semiconductor film using thermal plasma
- FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the depth from the outermost surface and the temperature in the conventional example.
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15A is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the ninth and eighth embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 15B shows multiple helical coils that can be used in place of the helical solenoid coil in the various embodiments of
- FIG. 19A is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a first modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the first modification of the embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a first modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a second modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a third modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the first modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a first modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a fourth modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a fifth modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in a sixth modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the seventh modification example of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1A shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing the relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the square base material 2 and the base material mounting table 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- 1A and 1B are cut in a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3 and including the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9 and perpendicular to the surface of the substrate 2. It is sectional drawing.
- FIG. 2A is an end view of the cut section taken along the broken line AA shown in FIG. 1A.
- the base material 2 is described as a quadrangle, but as shown in FIG. 1C, the plasma processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a circular base material 2A (the base material mounting table 1 is (Not shown).
- An example of the base material 2 is a semiconductor substrate.
- the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3 includes a cylindrical chamber 7, a gas outlet 8 as an example of a gas inlet, and a solenoid coil 9.
- the cylindrical chamber 7 is provided with a rectangular slit-shaped plasma outlet 4 (sometimes referred to as an “opening”) at the lower end surface, and a cylinder 5 made of an insulating material, and the cylinder 5. It is comprised with the lid
- the gas ejection port 8 is constituted by a gas ejection pipe inserted into the cylindrical chamber 7 from the center of each lid 6 and supplies gas from the gas supply device 40 into the cylindrical chamber 7 at a constant flow rate.
- the solenoid coil 9 is disposed outside the cylinder 5 concentrically with the central axis 10 of the cylinder 5, and supplies high-frequency power from a high-frequency power source 41 to generate a high-frequency electromagnetic field in the cylindrical chamber 7.
- the substrate mounting table 1 (or the substrate 2 mounted on the substrate mounting surface 1a of the substrate mounting table 1) is disposed so as to face the plasma ejection port 4.
- high-frequency power is supplied from the high-frequency power source 41 to the solenoid coil 9 while supplying gas from the gas outlet 8 into the cylindrical chamber 7 and jetting the gas from the plasma outlet 4 toward the substrate 2.
- plasma P is generated in the cylindrical chamber 7, and the substrate 2 is irradiated with the plasma P from the plasma outlet 4.
- the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9, the longitudinal direction of the plasma outlet 4 (opening), and the substrate mounting surface 1 a (the surface of the substrate 2) of the substrate mounting table 1 are arranged in parallel. ing.
- the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9 means the direction in which the solenoid coil 9 extends (coil extending direction).
- the direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the plasma ejection port 4 (opening) for example, from the viewpoint of improving the production efficiency, the direction perpendicular (orthogonal) to the longitudinal direction of the plasma ejection port 4 (opening).
- the plasma torch unit 3 including the cylindrical chamber 7 and the substrate mounting table 1 are relatively moved at a uniform speed by the moving device 42 (in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1A and in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2A).
- the surface of the substrate can be heat-treated. In this way, the surface vicinity 11 of the substrate 2 can be uniformly heat-treated.
- FIG. 2B shows an example of a moving device 42 that moves the plasma torch unit 3 at a uniform speed relative to the base material 2 on the fixed base table 1.
- the moving device 42 includes a bracket 42b to which a plasma torch unit support arm 42a that supports the plasma torch unit 3 at both ends is fixed, and a rail that extends along the moving direction (coil extending direction) of the moving device 42. 42c and the bracket 42b are fixed, and the movement drive motor 42d provided as an example of the movement drive device is rotated forward and backward to move the bracket 42b along the rail 42c to which the screw shaft engaged with the motor 42d is fixed.
- the moving stage 42e is moved at a uniform speed.
- the moving drive motor 42d rotates forward to move the moving stage 42e forward or backward along the rail 42c at a uniform speed, via the bracket 42b and the pair of support arms 42a.
- the plasma torch unit 3 can be moved relative to the substrate 2.
- the plasma processing can be performed while the plasma torch unit 33 is moved on the substrate 2 at a uniform speed by the moving device 42.
- the moving direction When moving the plasma torch unit 33 on the substrate 2 by the moving device 42, the moving direction may be one direction or may be reciprocated.
- the moving device 42 can be applied to other embodiments or modifications described later.
- the control device 43 controls the operations of the gas supply device 40, the high-frequency power source 41, the moving device 42, and the like so as to perform desired plasma processing.
- the solenoid coil 9 is a spiral copper tube disposed coaxially with the cylinder 5 and outside the cylinder 5, and is cooled by flowing cooling water therein.
- the surface of the solenoid coil 9 is covered with an insulating film in order to prevent copper from being mixed into the plasma and to suppress arc discharge.
- water cooling pipes are also provided inside the members constituting the cylinder 5 and the inside of the lid 6, respectively, and cooling the cylinder 5 and the lid 6 by flowing cooling water through the water cooling pipes, and the heat from the plasma P Damage has been reduced.
- a water-cooled pipe may be constituted by a gap between the two cylindrical members.
- the wall that forms the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical chamber 7 is formed of a dielectric (cylinder 5), the solenoid coil 9 is provided outside the cylindrical chamber 7, and the plasma injection port 4 and the substrate are mounted. A part of the solenoid coil 9 is positioned between the base 1 and the mounting base 1.
- the length of the plasma injection port 4 in the longitudinal direction is larger than the width of the base material 2, one-time scanning (moving the plasma torch unit 3 and the base material mounting table 1 relatively)
- the entire surface vicinity 11 of the substrate 2 can be heat-treated.
- gas outlets 8 for supplying gas into the cylindrical chamber 7 are provided on both the two lids 6 on a surface perpendicular to the central axis direction (extending direction) of the solenoid coil 9.
- the cooling water is allowed to flow inside the solenoid coil 9 and the cooling water is also allowed to flow into the water cooling pipes inside the cylinder 5 and the lid 6, respectively.
- a high frequency power of 13.56 MHz is supplied to the solenoid coil 9 from the high frequency power supply 41 while Ar or Ar + H 2 gas is supplied from the gas outlet 8 and gas is jetted from the plasma outlet 4 toward the substrate 2.
- the plasma P is generated in the cylindrical chamber 7, and the substrate 2 is irradiated with the plasma P from the plasma outlet 4 and scanned, whereby heat treatment such as crystallization of the semiconductor film can be performed.
- the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9, the longitudinal direction of the plasma ejection port 4, and the substrate mounting surface 1 a (the surface of the substrate 2) of the substrate mounting table 1 are arranged in parallel. Since the cylindrical chamber 7 and the substrate mounting table 1 are moved relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plasma outlet 4, the length of the plasma P to be generated and the processing length of the substrate 2 are maintained. Can be configured to be substantially equal. If comprised in this way, if the cylindrical chamber 7 and the base material mounting base 1 are relatively moved once, since the heat processing of the base material 2 will be complete
- the width of the cross section obtained by cutting the cylindrical chamber 7 along a plane perpendicular to the central axis thereof is the width of the plasma ejection port 4 (FIG. 2A and FIG. It is only necessary to be a little larger than the length of the gap in FIG. That is, the volume of the plasma P to be generated can be made extremely small as compared with the conventional case. As a result, power efficiency is dramatically increased.
- the reason why the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9 and the longitudinal direction of the plasma outlet 4 are arranged in parallel is to ensure the uniformity of the thermal plasma in the longitudinal direction. . If this parallel relationship is greatly broken, the thermal plasma becomes non-uniform in the longitudinal direction, which is not preferable.
- the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9, the longitudinal direction of the plasma ejection port 4, and the substrate mounting surface 1 a (the surface of the substrate 2) of the substrate mounting table 1 are arranged in parallel.
- the purpose of maintaining is to increase production efficiency. Therefore, the parallel relationship among the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9, the longitudinal direction of the plasma ejection port 4, and the substrate mounting surface 1 a (the surface of the substrate 2) of the substrate mounting table 1 is the present embodiment. In addition, it is preferable to maintain not only in other embodiments.
- the arrangement direction of the gas outlets 8 for supplying gas into the cylindrical chamber 7 is parallel to the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9 (in other words, the gas outlet 8
- the gas outlet 8 It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the gas is ejected from the surface in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9 and on the surface facing the plasma ejection port 4 (opening). In this configuration, the direction of gas flow in the cylindrical chamber 7 is perpendicular to the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional end view taken along the broken line BB shown in FIG.
- a window made of an insulator material is provided in a cylinder made of a metal material.
- the structure constituting the cylinder 5 may be used. For example, a plurality of strip windows parallel to the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9 can generate plasma without reducing the transmission efficiency of the high frequency electromagnetic field.
- the width of the plasma nozzle 4 is 1 mm and the moving speed is 1 to several mm / sec.
- the entire desired region to be treated of the base material 2 can be processed in a short time.
- FIG. 5A shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention, which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3A and includes the central axis 10A of the solenoid coil 9A. And it is sectional drawing cut by the surface perpendicular
- FIG. 5B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing the relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the base material, and the base material mounting table in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 5A. 6 is an end view of the cut portion taken along the broken line CC shown in FIG. 5A.
- the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3A includes a cylindrical chamber 7A, a gas outlet 8A as an example of a gas inlet, and a solenoid coil 9A.
- the cylindrical chamber 7A is a cylinder in which a rectangular slit-shaped plasma outlet 4A (opening) is provided at the center of the lower end surface, is made of a metal material, has a quadrangular prism shape, and has a circular space inside. 12 and a lid 6A made of a metal material and closing both ends of the cylinder 12.
- the gas ejection port 8A is constituted by a gas ejection pipe inserted into the cylindrical chamber 7A from the top of each lid 6A, and supplies gas into the cylindrical chamber 7A.
- the solenoid coil 9A is disposed concentrically with the central axis 10A of the cylinder 12 in a circular space inside the cylinder 12, and supplies high-frequency power from the high-frequency power source 41 to generate a high-frequency electromagnetic field in the cylindrical chamber 7A.
- a bush 13 made of an insulating material is inserted in the center of the two lids 6A in the axial direction, and is made of a conductive material such as copper at both ends of the solenoid coil 9A for power supply to the solenoid coil 9A.
- the linear portion 14 is drawn out of the cylindrical chamber 7A.
- Plasma P is generated in the cylindrical chamber 7, and the substrate 2 is irradiated with the plasma P from the plasma jet outlet 4A.
- the direction of the central axis 10A of the solenoid coil 9A, the longitudinal direction of the plasma outlet 4A (opening), and the substrate mounting surface 1a (the surface of the substrate 2) of the substrate mounting table 1 are arranged in parallel. ing.
- the direction of the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9A means the direction in which the solenoid coil 9A extends (coil extending direction).
- the direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the plasma jet outlet 4A (opening) for example, from the viewpoint of improving the production efficiency, the direction perpendicular (orthogonal) to the longitudinal direction of the plasma jet outlet 4 (opening).
- the plasma torch unit 3 ⁇ / b> A including the cylindrical chamber 7 ⁇ / b> A and the substrate mounting table 1 are moved while being relatively moved by the moving device 42 in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 5A and the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6.
- the material surface can be heat-treated. In this way, the surface vicinity 11 of the substrate 2 can be uniformly heat-treated.
- the solenoid coil 9A is a spiral copper tube that is coaxial with the cylinder 12 and disposed in a circular space inside the cylinder 12, and is cooled by flowing cooling water therein.
- the surface of the solenoid coil 9A is covered with an insulating film.
- water cooling pipes are also provided inside the members constituting the cylinder 12 and the inside of the lid 6A, respectively, and cooling the cylinder 12 and the lid 6A by flowing the cooling water into the water cooling pipe, and the heat from the plasma P Damage has been reduced.
- the longitudinal wall of the cylindrical chamber 7A is made of metal (cylinder 12), the solenoid coil 9A is provided inside the cylindrical chamber 7A, and the plasma injection port 4A and the substrate mounting table are provided. Therefore, there is an advantage that the uniformity of processing in the longitudinal direction is higher than that of the configuration of the first embodiment.
- the length of the plasma injection port 4A in the longitudinal direction is larger than the width of the base material 2, one-time scanning (moving the plasma torch unit 3A and the base material mounting table 1 relatively)
- the entire surface vicinity 11 of the substrate 2 can be heat-treated.
- gas outlets 8A for supplying gas into the cylindrical chamber 7A are provided on both surfaces of the two lids 6A on a surface perpendicular to the central axis direction (extending direction) of the solenoid coil 9A.
- the high-frequency power source 41 is jetted from the plasma outlet 4A toward the substrate 2.
- high frequency power of 13.56 MHz to the solenoid coil 9A, plasma P is generated in the cylindrical chamber 7A, and the substrate 2 is irradiated with the plasma P from the plasma outlet 4A and scanned.
- Heat treatment such as crystallization of the semiconductor film can be performed.
- the solenoid coil 9 is coupled to the plasma via the cylinder 5 made of an insulating material having a cooling water flow path inside.
- the solenoid coil 9A is coupled to the plasma in such an arrangement that the solenoid coil 9A is in direct contact with the plasma, so that there is an advantage that the power efficiency is superior to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus in the third embodiment of the present invention, which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3B and includes the central axis 10B of the solenoid coil 9B. And it is sectional drawing cut by the surface perpendicular
- FIG. FIG. 8 is an end view of the cut section taken along the broken line DD shown in FIG.
- the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3B is roughly constituted by a cylindrical chamber 7B and a coil case 16 of an insulating member having a downward convex shape and a semicircular tip.
- the cylindrical chamber 7 ⁇ / b> B includes a base block 15 and an elongated ring 17.
- the base block 15 is a rectangular columnar metal material (for example, brass) having a rectangular slit-shaped plasma outlet 4B (opening) provided at the lower end surface and having a concave portion 15a that opens at the upper surface and is curved downward. ).
- a plasma outlet 4B (opening) is formed at the lower end surface of the recess 15a.
- the elongated ring 17 is a rectangular frame-shaped member disposed between the base block 15 and the coil case 16, and has a large number of sheath gas outlets 18 and a large number of plasma gas jets for supplying gas into the cylindrical chamber 7B.
- the outlet 19 is formed so as to be discharged downward, that is, toward the substrate mounting table 1.
- Each of the sheath gas jet port 18 and the plasma gas jet port 19 is constituted by a gas jet pipe inserted into the elongated ring 17, and the gas from the gas supply device 40 is independently supplied at a constant flow rate into the cylindrical chamber 7 ⁇ / b> B. Supply.
- the sheath gas outlet 18 and the plasma gas outlet 19 for example, a plurality of openings are arranged in parallel with the coil extending direction, or one or a plurality of slit-shaped openings are respectively extended in the coil. It is preferable to arrange parallel to the direction.
- the sheath gas supplied from the gas supply device 40 through the sheath gas outlet 18 at a constant flow rate is supplied to protect the wall surface of the insulating member (coil case 16) housing the solenoid coil 9B, and Ar + H 2 gas or the like is used.
- the plasma gas supplied at a constant flow rate from the gas supply device 40 through the plasma gas outlet 19 is supplied because it is necessary for plasma generation, and Ar gas or the like is used.
- the coil case 16 is made of an insulating material (for example, a dielectric (ceramic, quartz, etc.)) with a built-in solenoid coil 9B.
- the coil case 16 is inserted into the recess 15 a of the base block 15 from above, and forms a space 45 having a U-shaped cross section between the bottom surface of the recess 15 a and the coil case 16.
- the solenoid coil 9 generates a high-frequency electromagnetic field in the cylindrical chamber 7.
- the coil case 16 is made of a dielectric, for example.
- the linear portions 14B at both ends of the solenoid coil 9B are bent in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the central axis 10B of the solenoid coil 9B, and the direction opposite to the plasma outlet 4B To the outside of the coil case 16.
- the coil case 16, the base block 15, and the ring 17 can be assembled in a state in which the solenoid coil 9B is pre-installed in the coil case 16, so that an apparatus that can be easily assembled can be realized.
- a solenoid is supplied from a high-frequency power supply 41 while gas is jetted from the plasma jet port 4B toward the substrate 2 while gas is supplied from the gas jet port 18 and 19 from the gas feed port 40 into the cylindrical chamber 7B at a constant flow rate.
- the plasma P is generated in the space 45 of the cylindrical chamber 7B, and the substrate 2 is irradiated with the plasma P from the plasma ejection port 4B.
- the direction of the central axis 10B of the solenoid coil 9B, the longitudinal direction of the plasma ejection port 4B (opening), and the substrate mounting surface 1a of the substrate mounting table 1 are arranged in parallel.
- a plasma torch unit 3B including a cylindrical chamber 7B and a base material in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plasma outlet 4B (opening) (perpendicular direction penetrating the paper surface in FIG. 7, direction of arrow in FIG. 8)
- the substrate surface can be heat-treated while being moved relative to the mounting table 1 by the moving device 42. In this way, the surface vicinity 11 of the substrate 2 can be uniformly heat-treated.
- the solenoid coil 9B is a spiral copper tube and is cooled by flowing cooling water therein. Thereby, cooling of the coil case 16 is also realized. Further, water cooling pipes are also provided inside the base block 15 and the ring 17, respectively, and cooling the base block 15 and the ring 17 by flowing the cooling water in the water cooling pipe, thereby causing thermal damage from the plasma P. Reduced.
- the longitudinal wall of the cylindrical chamber 7B is made of metal (base block 15 and ring 17), the solenoid coil 9B is provided inside the cylindrical chamber 7B, and the plasma injection port 4B and There is no obstacle between the substrate mounting table 1 and the processing uniformity in the longitudinal direction is increased.
- the length of the plasma injection port 4B in the longitudinal direction is larger than the width of the base material 2, one-time scanning (moving the plasma torch unit 3B and the base material mounting table 1 relatively)
- the entire surface vicinity 11 of the substrate 2 can be heat-treated.
- Gas jets 18 and 19 for supplying gas into the cylindrical chamber 7B at a constant flow rate are provided on a surface parallel to the direction of the central axis 10B of the solenoid coil 9B and facing the plasma jet 4B. Yes.
- the direction of gas flow in the cylindrical chamber 7B is perpendicular to the central axis 10B of the solenoid coil 9B.
- a plurality of shield gas injection ports 20 are provided on the surface of the base block 15 facing the substrate mounting surface 1a of the substrate mounting table 1 so as to sandwich the plasma injection port 4B. ing.
- a plurality of shield gases are provided to the plasma jet port 4B along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plasma jet port 4B (opening) (a vertical direction penetrating the paper surface in FIG. 7, the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8). It is preferable that the injection ports 20 are arranged at equal intervals (in other words, symmetrically with respect to the central axis in the longitudinal direction of the plasma injection port 4B).
- the shield gas supplied at a constant flow rate from the gas supply device 40B controlled by the control device 43 through the plurality of shield gas injection ports 20 is a gas that is unnecessary or adversely affects processing, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. N 2 gas or the like is used to reduce contamination of the plasma irradiation surface.
- the shield gas injection port 20 has, for example, a plurality of openings arranged in parallel with the coil extending direction (see FIG. 9B), or one or a plurality of slit-shaped openings, respectively. It is preferable to arrange parallel to the direction.
- the gas type is divided into a plasma gas suitable for plasma generation and a sheath gas that protects the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber 7B or the wall surface of the insulating member (coil case 16) housing the solenoid coil 9B.
- a plasma gas suitable for plasma generation and a sheath gas that protects the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber 7B or the wall surface of the insulating member (coil case 16) housing the solenoid coil 9B.
- shield gas is separately supplied from the plurality of shield gas injection ports 20 to eliminate oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc. in the atmosphere, Alternatively, it is possible to reduce the mixing of harmful gas into the plasma irradiation surface.
- the solenoid coil 9B is coupled to the plasma in an arrangement close to the plasma, there is an advantage that the power efficiency is excellent. Further, since the solenoid coil 9B is housed in the coil case 16, the plasma P and the solenoid coil 9B are not in contact with each other, so that copper or arc discharge in the plasma P hardly occurs.
- the longitudinal section of the space 45 inside the cylindrical chamber 7B in a cross section (FIG. 8) obtained by cutting the cylindrical chamber 7B along a plane perpendicular to the central axis 10B of the solenoid coil 9B has a U-shape.
- the flow of gas from the gas ejection ports 18 and 19 toward the substrate mounting table 1 side becomes extremely smooth and is easy to be laminarized, and extremely stable plasma processing is possible.
- FIG. 9A shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3C and includes the central axis 10C of the solenoid coil 9C. And it is sectional drawing cut by the surface perpendicular
- FIG. 9B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing the relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the base material, and the base material mounting table in the fourth embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9A, and shows the arrangement of the shield gas injection ports. It is. 10A is an end view of the cut section taken along the broken line EE shown in FIG. 9A.
- 10B is a bottom view of the plasma processing apparatus showing the relationship between the plasma processing apparatus, the base material, and the base material mounting table in the fourth embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 9A, and the illustration of the shield gas injection port 20 is omitted. Instead, it is a diagram showing the arrangement relationship between the sheath gas outlet 18 and the plasma gas outlet 19.
- the coil case 16 has a space 16Ca in which the solenoid coil 9C is accommodated, and the space 16Ca is filled with the insulating fluid 21. Therefore, the solenoid coil 9C is immersed in the insulating fluid 21, and the insulating fluid 21 circulates by the chiller and flows through the coil case 16C, whereby the solenoid coil 9C and the coil case 16C are cooled.
- both the solenoid coil 9C and the coil case 16C as an insulating member storing the solenoid coil 9C can be effectively cooled. Further, since it is not necessary to use a tube-shaped pipe as the solenoid coil 9C, there is an advantage that molding is easy.
- As the insulating fluid 21 city water, pure water, reduced water, insulating oil, or the like can be used.
- FIG. 11 and 12 show the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- it is an end view of a cut portion taken along a plane perpendicular to the central axis of the solenoid coil 9D.
- An end view of the cut portion taken along a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3D and including the central axis of the solenoid coil 9D and perpendicular to the substrate 2 is shown in the third embodiment.
- 7 and FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are end views of the cut section taken along the broken line DD shown in FIG.
- the base block 15 ⁇ / b> D is made of a quadrangular columnar metal material (for example, brass) having a recess 15 ⁇ / b> Da that is open on the upper surface and is recessed downward.
- the inner shape of the concave portion 15Da of the base block 15D is configured by a pair of side walls 15Db that are straight downward from the upper part to the central part in the longitudinal cross-sectional shape, and is arranged at the center of the lower end surface from the central part toward the lower end. It is comprised by a pair of inclined surface 15Dc so that it may become so narrow that it is near the slit-shaped plasma jet nozzle 4B.
- the inner cross section of the base block 15 has an arc shape.
- a pair of straight lines downward from the top to the center is provided in the base block 15 of the fifth embodiment.
- a side wall 15Db is formed, and a pair of inclined surfaces 15Dc are formed in a triangular shape so as to become narrower toward the lower end surface from the center portion toward the lower end surface as it is closer to the slit-like plasma jet port 4B. ing.
- the flow of gas from the gas ejection ports 18 and 19 toward the substrate mounting table 1 side becomes smoother and easier to be laminarized, and extremely stable plasma processing is possible.
- the internal shape of the base block 15 made of a metal material is configured so as to become narrower as it approaches the slit-like plasma ejection port 4 as described above, and in addition, the coil case 16D.
- the outer shape is a downward convex shape and the tip is formed in a triangular shape so as to become narrower as it is closer to the plasma outlet 4.
- the outer cross section of the coil case 16 is arcuate, but in the fifth embodiment, it is triangular as shown in FIG.
- the lower portion of the space 45D formed between the bottom surface of the concave portion 15Da of the base block 15 and the coil case 16D has a V-shaped cross section, and the gas outlets 18 and 19 move toward the substrate mounting table 1 side.
- the gas flow toward it becomes even smoother and easier to laminarize, enabling extremely stable plasma processing.
- the solenoid coil 9D may have a triangular prism shape instead of a cylindrical spiral shape.
- FIG. 13 shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus in the sixth embodiment of the present invention, which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3E and includes the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9E. And it is sectional drawing cut by the surface perpendicular
- FIG. 13 shows the configuration of a thermal plasma processing apparatus when the width of the base material 2 to be processed is large (for example, the width or diameter is 100 mm or more).
- the difference from FIG. 7 in the third embodiment is that the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3E is elongated in the longitudinal direction, the length of the solenoid coil 9E is increased, and the number of turns of the solenoid coil 9E is increased. . Since the other configuration is the same as that of the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.
- FIG. 14 shows the configuration of a thermal plasma processing apparatus in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3F, includes the central axis 10 of the solenoid coil 9F, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a plane perpendicular to the substrate 2.
- FIG. 14 shows the configuration of a thermal plasma processing apparatus when the width of the base material 2 to be processed is large (for example, the width or diameter is 100 mm or more).
- the difference from FIG. 13 in the sixth embodiment is how to wind the solenoid coil 9F.
- the number of turns per unit length of both end portions 9Fb is larger than the number of turns per unit length of the central portion 9Fa of the solenoid coil 9F. That is, the number of turns per unit length of the solenoid coil 9F is intentionally non-uniform in the longitudinal direction of the solenoid coil 9F.
- both end portions 9Fb are configured to be denser than the central portion 9Fa of the solenoid coil 9F.
- the torch unit 3F has a structure in which the plasma density in the cylindrical chamber 7 tends to be low at both ends in the longitudinal direction. This is because plasma is lost to the inner wall surface of the base block 15 at both ends. Therefore, in the seventh embodiment, by winding the solenoid coil 9F so that the both end portions 9Fb are denser than the central portion 9Fa of the solenoid coil 9F, the plasma generation amount at both end portions is increased, and the longitudinal processing is performed. Improves uniformity.
- the winding method of the solenoid coil 9F (how to make the number of windings per unit length non-uniform in the longitudinal direction) can be appropriately selected depending on the size of the cylindrical chamber 7, the type of gas used, and the like. . Since the other configuration is the same as that of the sixth embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.
- FIG. 15A shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus according to the ninth embodiment and the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the thermal plasma processing apparatus is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3G and includes solenoid coils 22, 23, 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along a plane that includes 24 central axes 10 and is perpendicular to the substrate 2.
- FIG. 15A shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus according to the ninth embodiment and the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the thermal plasma processing apparatus is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit 3G and includes solenoid coils 22, 23, 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along a plane that includes 24 central axes 10 and is perpendicular to the substrate 2.
- FIG. 15A shows the configuration of the thermal plasma processing apparatus when the width of the base material 2 to be processed is large (for example, the width or diameter is 100 mm or more).
- a torch unit 3G is constituted by three solenoid coils 22, 23, and 24. That is, the solenoid coils 22, 23, and 24 divided into a plurality in the longitudinal direction are used.
- These solenoid coils 22 to 24 are controlled by separate high-frequency power sources 41a, 41b, and 41c, and can control the plasma density distribution in the cylindrical chamber 7 in the longitudinal direction. In this case as well, with respect to the number of turns per unit length of the solenoid coil, as shown in FIG. May be.
- FIG. 18 shows the configuration of the plasma processing apparatus in the ninth embodiment of the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the inductively coupled plasma torch unit T, and corresponds to FIG. 19A. .
- the quartz block 64 is provided with a long hole provided in parallel with the long chamber and surrounded by a dielectric, and a long solenoid coil 63 is accommodated therein.
- the plasma gas passes from the side of the torch unit T to the space 67 inside the long chamber from the plasma gas manifold 69 via the plasma gas supply pipe 70 and the plasma gas supply hole 71 that penetrate the brass block 65 and the quartz block 64.
- a quartz block 64 is housed inside a brass block 65 as a grounded conductor case via an air layer.
- the number of quartz parts can be reduced, and a plasma processing apparatus having a simple configuration can be realized. Furthermore, it is possible to effectively avoid abnormal discharge that may be generated when an inert gas such as Ar enters the gap between the quartz block 64 and the brass block 65 or the brass lid 66.
- an inert gas such as Ar
- a hole that allows the air layer to communicate with the space outside the torch unit is provided, or a fan or the like is used to create a space between the air layer gas and the space outside the torch unit. It is also effective to promote exchange with a certain gas.
- the explanation was made on the assumption that the atmosphere in the space outside the torch unit is air, but the atmosphere in the space outside the torch unit is an inert gas such as N 2 that has a high discharge start voltage at atmospheric pressure. In some cases, there is a similar effect. Alternatively, it is also effective to supply air, N 2 or the like to the air layer using a flow rate control device and avoid retention of an inert gas such as Ar.
- the plasma gas supply hole 71 may be a slit-like gas outlet parallel to the plasma outlet 68 or may be a number of hole-like gas outlets arranged in parallel to the plasma outlet 68. .
- FIGS. 19A to 26 show various modified examples of the embodiment.
- 61 is a substrate mounting table
- 62 is a substrate
- 66 is a brass lid
- 72 is a quartz tube
- 73 is a shield gas nozzle
- 74 is a shield gas manifold
- 75 is a cooling water pipe
- 76 is a brass block
- 77 is a resin case.
- 78 is a cooling water manifold
- 79 is a copper block
- 80 is a plasma gas supply pipe
- 81 is a thin film
- 82 is a quartz pipe.
- the plasma gas supply pipe 70 may be surrounded by a grounded conductor.
- the plasma gas supply pipe 70 is made of a dielectric, a high frequency electromagnetic field is irradiated inside the pipe, and an undesirable discharge may occur inside the pipe.
- a configuration in which the plasma gas supply pipe 70 is surrounded by a grounded conductor such an undesirable discharge can be effectively suppressed.
- thermal plasma processing apparatus described above is merely a typical example of the application range of the present invention.
- Various configurations of the present invention enable high-temperature treatment of the vicinity of the surface of the substrate 2, but can be applied to the crystallization of the TFT semiconductor film or the modification of the semiconductor film for the solar cell described in detail in the conventional example.
- the protective layer of the plasma display panel is cleaned or reduced in degassing, or the surface of the dielectric layer composed of an aggregate of silica fine particles is reduced or reduced in degassing, or various electronic devices are used. It can be applied to various surface treatments such as reflow or plasma doping using a solid impurity source.
- the present invention can also be applied to a method for obtaining a polycrystalline silicon film by applying a powder obtained by pulverizing a silicon ingot on a substrate and irradiating it with a plasma to melt it in a solar cell manufacturing method. It is.
- the fixed plasma torch units 3, 3A, 3B, or T are scanned with respect to the fixed substrate mounting table 1 or 61 .
- the spiral solenoid coils 9, 9A to 9F, 22 to 24, etc. are multiple spiral coils 9H as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-83696 as shown in FIG. 15B. May be.
- the inductance of a solenoid coil can be reduced and power efficiency can be improved. This is particularly effective when the width of the base material 2 to be treated is large, that is, when the inductively coupled plasma torch unit or the solenoid coil is elongated in the longitudinal direction.
- gas when gas is supplied from the gas supply devices 40, 40B to the gas outlets 18, 19, 20, the gas is supplied from a plurality of openings of the gas outlets 18, 19, 20 through a manifold. You may make it supply.
- the gas outlets 18, 19, and 20 may be arranged with a plurality of dot-like openings arranged in parallel to the coil extending direction.
- a linear (slit-shaped) opening may be arranged in parallel with the outgoing direction.
- the part which hits the inner wall of the cylindrical chamber 7 among the components comprised with a metal material is coated with an insulator material, The metal to a plasma It is possible to prevent mixing of materials and suppress arc discharge.
- an ignition source in order to facilitate plasma ignition.
- an ignition source an ignition spark device used for a gas water heater or the like can be used.
- thermal plasma is used for the sake of simplicity, but it is strictly difficult to distinguish between thermal plasma and low-temperature plasma.
- non-patent literature Yama Tanaka et al., As described in "Non-equilibrium in thermal plasma", Journal of Plasma Fusion, Vol.82, No.8 (2006) pp.479-483
- the types of plasma are classified only by thermal equilibrium. It is also difficult.
- One object of the present invention is to heat-treat the substrate 2, and the present invention can be applied to a technique for irradiating high-temperature plasma without being bound by terms such as thermal plasma, thermal equilibrium plasma, and high-temperature plasma.
- Etching or CVD can be realized by irradiating the base material with plasma by the reactive gas by mixing the reactive gas with the plasma gas or the sheath gas.
- a gas containing a reactive gas is supplied as a shielding gas, so that the plasma and the reactive gas flow can be simultaneously formed on the substrate.
- plasma processing such as etching or CVD or doping.
- a gas mainly composed of helium is used as the plasma gas or the sheath gas
- a relatively low temperature plasma can be generated.
- reaction gases used for etching include SF 6, it is possible to etch a silicon or silicon compound. If O 2 is used as the reaction gas, it is possible to remove organic substances, resist ashing, and the like. Examples of the reaction gas used for CVD include monosilane and disilane, and silicon or a silicon compound can be formed.
- a silicon oxide film can be formed by using a mixed gas of O 2 and an organic gas containing silicon typified by TEOS (Tetraethoxysilane).
- various low-temperature plasma treatments such as a surface treatment for modifying water repellency or hydrophilicity are possible.
- TEOS Tetraethoxysilane
- various low-temperature plasma treatments such as a surface treatment for modifying water repellency or hydrophilicity are possible.
- Patent Document 7 since it is an inductive coupling type, even if a high power density per unit volume is applied, it is difficult to shift to arc discharge, so a higher density plasma is generated. As a result, a high reaction rate can be obtained, and the entire desired region to be treated of the substrate can be processed in a short time.
- the plasma processing apparatus and method according to the present invention can be applied to the crystallization of the semiconductor film for TFT or the modification of the semiconductor film for solar cell, as well as the cleaning of the protective layer of the plasma display panel.
- various surface treatments such as degassing reduction, surface planarization or degassing reduction of a dielectric layer composed of aggregates of silica fine particles, or reflow of various electronic devices, the vicinity of the surface of the substrate
- This invention is useful for treating the entire desired region to be treated of the substrate in a short time when performing a high temperature heat treatment uniformly for a very short time.
- the plasma processing apparatus and method according to the present invention can provide a desired entire processing region of a substrate in a short time in low temperature plasma processing such as etching or film formation or surface modification in the manufacture of various electronic devices. This invention is useful for processing.
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前記チャンバ内にガス導入口を介してガスを供給するガス供給装置と、
前記開口部の長手方向と平行なコイル延出方向を有しかつ前記チャンバ内に高周波電磁界を発生させるソレノイドコイルと、
前記コイルに高周波電力を供給する高周波電源と、
前記開口部と対向して配置され、かつ基材を基材載置面に載置する基材載置台と、
前記開口部の長手方向と前記基材載置台の前記基材載置面とが平行な状態を維持しながら、前記チャンバと前記基材載置台とを相対的に移動させる移動装置と、を備えることを特徴とする。
前記開口部の長手方向と前記基材載置台の前記基材載置面とが平行な状態を維持しながら、前記チャンバと前記基材載置台とを相対的に移動しながら、前記基材の表面を熱処理するプラズマ処理方法である。
以下、本発明の第1実施形態について、図1A~図4を参照して説明する。
以下、本発明の第2実施形態について、図5A~図6を参照して説明する。
以下、本発明の第3実施形態について、図7~図8を参照して説明する。
以下、本発明の第4実施形態について、図9A~図10Bを参照して説明する。
以下、本発明の第5実施形態について、図11~図12を参照して説明する。
以下、本発明の第6実施形態について、図13を参照して説明する。なお、この第6実施形態においては、制御装置43とガス供給装置40と高周波電源41と移動装置42となどとの関係は先の実施形態と同様であるため、図示は省略する。
以下、本発明の第7実施形態について、図14を参照して説明する。なお、この第7実施形態においては、制御装置43とガス供給装置40と高周波電源41と移動装置42となどとの関係は先の実施形態と同様であるため、図示は省略する。
以下、本発明の第9実施形態第8実施形態について、図15Aを参照して説明する。
以下、本発明の第9実施形態について、図18を参照して説明する。
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- スリット状の開口部を備える筒状チャンバと、
前記チャンバ内にガス導入口を介してガスを供給するガス供給装置と、
前記開口部の長手方向と平行なコイル延出方向を有しかつ前記チャンバ内に高周波電磁界を発生させるソレノイドコイルと、
前記コイルに高周波電力を供給する高周波電源と、
前記開口部と対向して配置され、かつ基材を基材載置面に載置する基材載置台と、
前記開口部の長手方向と前記基材載置台の前記基材載置面とが平行な状態を維持しながら、前記チャンバと前記基材載置台とを相対的に移動させる移動装置と、を備えるプラズマ処理装置。 - 前記移動装置は、前記開口部の長手方向に対して直交する方向沿いに、前記チャンバと前記基材載置台とを相対的に移動させる、請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記筒状チャンバは誘電体の円筒で構成されるとともに、前記チャンバの外側に前記コイルが設けられてなる、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記筒状チャンバは金属の円筒で構成されるとともに、前記チャンバの内側に前記コイルが設けられてなる、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記ガス供給装置から前記チャンバにガスを供給する複数のガス導入口は、前記開口部の長手方向と平行に設けられ、かつ前記開口部と対向する面に設けられている、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記コイルの両端部の線状部は、前記コイルの延出方向に対して垂直な向きに曲げられ、前記筒状チャンバの開口部とは逆の向き、かつ前記チャンバの外側に引出されている、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記チャンバを前記コイルの延出方向に対して垂直な面で切った断面形状のうち、前記チャンバ内部の空間は、環状である、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記チャンバを前記コイルの延出方向に対して垂直な面で切った断面形状のうち、前記チャンバ内部の空間は、U字状である、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記コイルは絶縁部材のコイルケースの空間内に収納され、前記空間内の絶縁性流体に前記コイルが浸され、かつ、前記絶縁性流体が前記空間内で流れることによって前記コイルが冷却される、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記ガス供給装置から前記ガス導入口を介して前記チャンバ内に供給する前記ガスの供給系統は、シースガス用とプラズマガス用との2系統以上で構成されてなる、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記コイルの単位長さ当たりの巻き数は、前記コイルが延出方向において不均一である、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記ソレノイドコイルは、前記コイルの延出方向において複数に分割されて構成されてなる、請求項1又は2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 筒状チャンバ内にガスを供給しつつ、前記チャンバに形成されたスリット状の開口部から、基材載置台の基材載置面に載置された基材に向けてガスを噴出すると共に、前記開口部の長手方向と平行なコイル延出方向を有するソレノイドコイルに高周波電力を供給することで、前記チャンバ内に高周波電磁界を発生させ、
前記開口部の長手方向と前記基材載置台の前記基材載置面とが平行な状態を維持しながら、前記チャンバと前記基材載置台とを相対的に移動しながら、前記基材の表面を熱処理するプラズマ処理方法。
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