WO2011158529A1 - 炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for cleaning a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor, and more particularly to a method for cleaning an SiC semiconductor used for a semiconductor device having an oxide film.
- SiC silicon carbide
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-4-354334
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-6-314679
- the semiconductor substrate cleaning method disclosed in Patent Document 2 is performed as follows. That is, a silicon (Si) substrate is washed with ultrapure water containing ozone to form a Si oxide film, and particles and metal impurities are taken into the inside and the surface of the Si oxide film. Next, the Si substrate is washed with a dilute hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution to remove the Si oxide film by etching, and at the same time, particles and metal impurities are removed.
- Patent Document 3 JP-A-2002-33300
- Patent Document 3 ozone-containing pure water is supplied to an ozone water contact device under a condition including a temperature of approximately 22 ° C. or higher and a dissolved ozone concentration of approximately 30 ppm or higher, and the photoresist film remains.
- a technique for removing a photoresist film by bringing ozone-containing pure water into contact with a substrate is disclosed.
- SiC has a large band gap, and a maximum dielectric breakdown electric field and thermal conductivity are larger than those of Si, while carrier mobility is as large as that of Si, and an electron saturation drift velocity and withstand voltage are also large. Therefore, application to a semiconductor device that is required to have high efficiency, high breakdown voltage, and large capacity is expected. Therefore, the present inventor has focused on using SiC semiconductors for semiconductor devices. For this reason, when using a SiC semiconductor for a semiconductor device, it is necessary to wash
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 when the cleaning methods of Patent Documents 1 and 2 are applied to a SiC semiconductor, the present inventor has revealed for the first time that the surface of the SiC semiconductor is difficult to oxidize because SiC is a thermally stable compound than Si. did. That is, the cleaning methods of Patent Documents 1 and 2 can oxidize the surface of Si, but cannot sufficiently oxidize the surface of SiC. For this reason, the surface of SiC cannot be washed sufficiently.
- the photoresist film removal method of Patent Document 3 above, conditions for peeling the photoresist film are disclosed, and a method for removing impurities and particles adhering to the semiconductor surface is not disclosed.
- the photoresist film removing method of Patent Document 3 is a technique for removing a photoresist film, and is for removing impurities and particles present on the surface of a semiconductor such as Si or SiC. It does not disclose a cleaning method.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method of cleaning a SiC semiconductor that can exhibit a cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning method of the present invention includes a step of forming an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor and a step of removing the oxide film.
- ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more is used. To form an oxide film.
- the inventor of the present invention paid attention to using ozone water having strong oxidizing power as an oxidizing agent for oxidizing the surface of the SiC semiconductor which is a stable compound.
- the surface of a SiC semiconductor which is a stable compound, can be oxidized by setting the concentration of ozone water to 30 ppm or more. Therefore, according to the SiC semiconductor cleaning method of the present invention, the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be effectively oxidized, so that an oxide film can be formed by taking in impurities, particles, etc. adhering to the surface. .
- impurities, particles and the like on the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be removed. Alternatively, impurities and particles on the surface can be directly oxidized and removed from the surface. Therefore, the SiC semiconductor cleaning method of the present invention can exhibit a cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- the forming step includes a step of heating at least one of the surface of the SiC semiconductor and ozone water.
- the heating step includes a step of heating ozone water to 25 ° C. or higher and 90 ° C. or lower.
- the heating step includes a step of heating the surface of the SiC semiconductor to 25 ° C. or more and 90 ° C. or less.
- the present inventors have found the above conditions. When it is 25 ° C. or higher, the oxidation reaction can be promoted, and when it is 90 ° C. or lower, decomposition of ozone can be suppressed.
- the oxide film is removed using hydrogen fluoride (HF).
- the oxide film can be easily removed, the oxide film remaining on the surface can be reduced.
- the forming step and the removing step are performed simultaneously.
- the oxide film can be removed while forming the oxide film by taking in impurities, particles, etc., and therefore the time for cleaning the SiC semiconductor can be shortened.
- the forming step includes a step of mixing carbon dioxide gas with ozone water.
- the pH of the ozone water can be lowered, so that the decomposition of ozone can be suppressed and an oxide film can be formed by taking in more impurities such as metal and particles.
- An effect of directly oxidizing impurities and particles is also expected. Therefore, the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be cleaned more effectively.
- the cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor can be exhibited by forming an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor using ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more. .
- FIG. 1 It is a side view which shows schematically the SiC semiconductor prepared in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows schematically the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows schematically the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus in the modification of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows schematically the SiC semiconductor in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows roughly 1 process of the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor in embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows roughly the epitaxial wafer wash
- FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a SiC semiconductor prepared in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the SiC semiconductor cleaning method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor of one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. In the present embodiment, a method of cleaning SiC substrate 2 shown in FIG. 1 as an SiC semiconductor will be described.
- SiC substrate 2 having a surface 2a is prepared (step S1).
- SiC substrate 2 is not particularly limited, but can be prepared, for example, by the following method.
- HVPE Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy
- MBE Molecular Beam Epitaxy
- OMVPE Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy
- sublimation method A SiC ingot grown by a vapor phase growth method such as a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method, a liquid phase growth method such as a flux method or a high nitrogen pressure solution method is prepared. Thereafter, a SiC substrate having a surface is cut out from the SiC ingot.
- the cutting method is not particularly limited, and the SiC substrate is cut from the SiC ingot by slicing or the like. Next, the cut surface of the SiC substrate is polished.
- the surface to be polished may be only the front surface, or the back surface opposite to the front surface may be further polished.
- the polishing method is not particularly limited, but for example, CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) is performed to flatten the surface and reduce damage such as scratches.
- CMP Chemical Mechanical Polishing
- colloidal silica is used as an abrasive, diamond
- chromium oxide is used as abrasive grains
- an adhesive, wax, or the like is used as a fixing agent.
- other polishing such as an electric field polishing method, a chemical polishing method, and a mechanical polishing method may be further performed. Polishing may be omitted.
- SiC substrate 2 having surface 2a shown in FIG. 1 can be prepared.
- As such SiC substrate 2 for example, a substrate having an n-type conductivity and a resistance of 0.02 ⁇ cm is used.
- an oxide film is formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 using ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more (step S2).
- step S2 by oxidizing the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2, particles, metal impurities, etc. adhering to the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 are taken into the surface or inside of the oxide film.
- the oxide film is, for example, silicon oxide.
- an oxide film is formed using ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more.
- the reaction rate between the surface 2a and ozone can be increased, so that an oxide film can be substantially formed on the surface 2a.
- SiC is a chemically stable compound, the higher the dissolved ozone concentration of ozone water, the better the oxidation reaction is promoted.
- the upper limit is, for example, 180 ppm. From such a viewpoint, the concentration of ozone water is preferably 50 ppm or more and 100 ppm or less.
- the ozone water is not particularly limited as long as it contains 30 ppm or more of ozone, but is preferably ultrapure water containing 30 ppm or more of ozone.
- the concentration of the ozone water is the concentration when supplied to the surface 2 a of the SiC substrate 2.
- this step S2 it is preferable to heat at least one of the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 and ozone water.
- the wetted surface of the surface 2a and ozone water will be heated.
- the temperature of the liquid contact surface is high, the oxidation reaction can be promoted.
- it is preferable to heat the liquid contact surface to be 25 ° C. or higher and 90 ° C. or lower. That is, it is preferable to heat at least one of the surface 2a and the ozone water so as to be 25 ° C. or higher and 90 ° C. or lower.
- it is 25 ° C. or higher the oxidation reaction can be promoted, and when it is 90 ° C. or lower, decomposition of ozone can be suppressed.
- the heating method of SiC substrate 2 is not particularly limited, for example, a heater can be disposed on the back side of SiC substrate 2 and heated from the back side.
- the heating method of ozone water is not specifically limited, For example, the supply part which supplies ozone water can be heated.
- the redox potential of ozone water is preferably 500 mV or more.
- the oxidation-reduction potential is 1 V or more, the oxidizing power of ozone water is further increased, so that the oxidation reaction on the surface 2a can be further promoted.
- step S2 carbon dioxide gas may be mixed with ozone water.
- the pH of the ozone water can be lowered, the ozone decomposition can be suppressed, and the metal adhering to the surface 2a can be effectively removed.
- it is preferable to adjust the pH of the ozone water by adjusting the pH of the ozone water using carbon dioxide gas so that the carbon dioxide gas is mixed so as to promote the oxidation reaction of the surface 2a.
- ozone water is applied to the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 by using, for example, a cleaning device for wafer cleaning, and the entire surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 by using a swinging ozone water supply nozzle for 30 seconds. Supply for 3 minutes or less. In the case of 30 seconds or more, the oxide film can be reliably formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2. In the case of 3 minutes or less, the throughput of cleaning the SiC substrate 2 can be increased. Actually, it depends on the supply functionality in the cleaning system, such as the outer diameter size of the SiC substrate 1, the flow rate of ozone water supply, the number of nozzles, etc. It is.
- an oxide layer having a thickness of, for example, one molecular layer or more and 30 nm or less is formed.
- impurities, particles, and the like on the surface 2a can be taken into the oxide film.
- an oxide film of 30 nm or less the oxide film can be easily removed in step S3 described later.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing an apparatus that can be used to form an oxide film in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus mainly includes an ozone water supply unit 205 and a reaction vessel 251 connected to the ozone water supply unit 205.
- the ozone water supply unit 205 holds the ozone water 215 described above and supplies it to the reaction vessel 251.
- Reaction vessel 251 contains ozone water 215 and SiC substrate 2 inside.
- the reaction vessel 251 has an opening 251a for flowing ozone water 215 from the ozone water supply unit 205 and an opening 251b for discharging ozone water 215 to the outside.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus may include various elements other than those described above, but illustration and description of these elements are omitted for convenience of description.
- the above-described ozone water is supplied from the opening 251a of the ozone water supply unit 205 into the reaction vessel 251 at a flow rate of several L / m as indicated by the arrow in FIG. And ozone water is made to overflow from the opening part 251b of the reaction container 251 as the arrow of FIG. Thereby, the ozone water 215 can be stored inside the reaction vessel 251.
- SiC substrate 2 is accommodated inside reaction vessel 251.
- the number of SiC substrates 2 to be accommodated is not particularly limited, but is preferably a plurality from the viewpoint of improving throughput. Thereby, since surface 2a of SiC substrate 2 immersed in ozone water can be made to react with ozone water, an oxide film can be formed on surface 2a of SiC substrate 2.
- the pure water is preferably ultrapure water. You may wash by applying an ultrasonic wave to pure water. Note that this step may be omitted.
- the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 is dried (drying process).
- drying process the method of drying is not specifically limited, For example, it dries with a spin dryer etc. Note that this step may be omitted.
- step S3 the oxide film is removed.
- impurities, particles, etc. on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 prepared in step S1 can be removed.
- HF preferably 5% or more and 10% or less of diluted HF (DHF) is used for removal.
- DHF diluted HF
- the method for removing the oxide film is not limited to HF, and may be removed using another solution such as NH 4 F (ammonium fluoride) or may be removed in a dry atmosphere.
- the dry atmosphere means that the oxide film is removed in a gas phase such as dry etching or plasma, and may include an unintended liquid phase.
- step S2 for forming the oxide film and step S3 for removing the oxide film may be performed simultaneously.
- at least a part of the steps may be duplicated. That is, at least one of the start and end may be the same timing, and the start and end timings may be different.
- step S2 for forming the oxide film and step S3 for removing the oxide film at the same time for example, ozone water and HF are simultaneously supplied. Thereby, the oxide film can be removed while forming the oxide film on the surface 2 a of the SiC substrate 2.
- the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 is washed with pure water (pure water rinsing step).
- the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 is dried (drying process).
- the pure water rinsing step and the drying step are the same as those described above, and may be omitted.
- steps S1 to S3 By performing the above steps (steps S1 to S3), impurities, particles, and the like attached to the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 can be removed. Note that steps S2 and S3 may be repeated. Further, after step S1, a cleaning process with another chemical solution, a pure water rinsing process, a drying process, and the like may be additionally performed as necessary. Examples of the other chemical liquid include SPM containing sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide solution. When washing with SPM before step S2, organic substances can be removed. Further, RCA cleaning or the like may be performed before step S2.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram schematically showing an apparatus that can be used for forming an oxide film in a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the cleaning method of the SiC substrate of a modification is demonstrated.
- the SiC substrate cleaning method in the modification is different in that the SiC semiconductor cleaning device shown in FIG. 4 is used instead of the SiC semiconductor cleaning device shown in FIG.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 4 mainly includes a chamber 201, a substrate holding unit 202, a support base 203, a driving unit 204, an ozone water supply unit 205, and an HF supply unit 206.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is also an apparatus for removing an oxide film formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2.
- the chamber 201 includes a substrate holding unit 202, a support base 203, and a driving unit 204 inside.
- Substrate holding unit 202 holds SiC substrate 2.
- the number of SiC substrates 2 to be held is not particularly limited, but is one, for example, from the viewpoint of forming an oxide film with improved in-plane uniformity.
- the support table 203 is connected to the substrate holding unit 202 and holds the substrate holding unit 202.
- the drive unit 204 is connected to the support table 203 and rotates the substrate holding unit 202 via the support table 203. That is, the drive unit 204 can rotate the SiC substrate 2 placed on the substrate holding unit 202 as shown by an arrow in FIG.
- the drive unit 204 is, for example, a motor.
- the ozone water supply unit 205 holds the above-described ozone water 215 inside, and supplies ozone water to the surface 2 a of the SiC substrate 2 placed on the substrate holding unit 202.
- the ozone water supply unit 205 has a nozzle 205 a for discharging the ozone water 215.
- the distance L between the tip of the nozzle 205a and the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 is preferably 3 cm or less, for example. In this case, since ozone decomposition due to the difference between the pressure when ozone water is discharged from the nozzle and the pressure when supplied to the SiC substrate 2 can be reduced, ozone is decomposed before the reaction with the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2. This can be suppressed, and the oxidation reaction on the surface can be performed efficiently.
- the HF supply unit 206 holds the above-described HF 216 and supplies HF to the surface 2 a of the SiC substrate 2 placed on the substrate holding unit 202.
- the HF supply unit 206 includes a nozzle 206 a for discharging the HF 216.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 4 may include various elements other than those described above, but illustration and description of these elements are omitted for convenience of description. Moreover, the SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is not particularly limited to a single wafer type.
- the SiC substrate 2 is placed on the substrate holding unit 202 so that the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 prepared in step S1 faces the ozone water supply unit 205 and the HF supply unit 206.
- the above-described ozone water 215 is supplied from the nozzle 205 a of the ozone water supply unit 205 to the surface 2 a of the SiC substrate 2.
- the SiC substrate 2 placed on the substrate holding unit 202 is rotated by the driving unit 204 at, for example, 200 rpm.
- the nozzles may be supplied while swinging left and right.
- ozone water can be uniformly supplied to the surface 2 a of the SiC substrate 2.
- the supplied ozone water can be reacted with the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2, so that an oxide film can be formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2.
- the supply of ozone water from the ozone water supply unit 205 is stopped.
- step S3 for removing the oxide film the HF described above is supplied from the HF supply unit 206 to the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2.
- the SiC substrate 2 is similarly rotated by the drive unit 204.
- HF can be supplied uniformly to the surface 2 a of the SiC substrate 2.
- the supplied HF can be reacted with the oxide film formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2, so that the oxide film formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 can be removed.
- the apparatus of FIG. 4 when the apparatus of FIG. 4 is provided with the pure water supply part (not shown), you may supply a pure water to the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 after step S2 or step S3. In this case, a pure water rinse process can be performed.
- the step S2 for forming the oxide film and the step S3 for removing the oxide film are performed simultaneously, the ozone water discharged from the ozone water supply unit 205 and the HF discharged from the HF supply unit 206 are simultaneously applied to the SiC substrate. 2 is supplied. Thereby, the reaction for forming the oxide film and the reaction for removing the formed oxide film can be simultaneously generated.
- the SiC substrate has a property that it is less likely to be oxidized than the Si substrate, and therefore, an oxide film is hardly formed on the SiC substrate.
- the cleaning methods of Patent Documents 1 and 2 are applied to an SiC substrate, ozone is decomposed and hardly contributes to oxidation of the surface of the SiC substrate, so that the cleaning effect on the SiC substrate 2 is extremely low. .
- the SiC substrate is cleaned by a conventional Si substrate cleaning method, the surface of the SiC substrate is not sufficiently cleaned. Thus, there has been no established technique for cleaning the SiC substrate.
- the present inventors paid attention to the fact that the SiC substrate is chemically stable, and found that the SiC substrate is hardly damaged even when an oxidation method that causes damage to the Si substrate is used for the SiC substrate. . Therefore, as a result of intensive studies on conditions for oxidizing the surface of the SiC substrate, the present inventor has found a method for cleaning the SiC substrate in the present embodiment described above. That is, the cleaning method of SiC substrate 2 as the SiC semiconductor in the present embodiment includes step S2 for forming an oxide film on surface 2a of SiC substrate 2, and step S3 for removing the oxide film, and forming step S2 Then, an oxide film is formed using ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more. At the same time, the removal effect can be enhanced by causing an oxidizing power that causes damage to the Si substrate to act directly on the impurities and particles.
- step S2 by using ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more, an oxide film can be formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 that is chemically and thermally stable. For this reason, metal impurities such as titanium (Ti), particles, and the like adhering to the surface 2a are taken into the oxide film and the surface thereof. Further, since the metal can be ionized in ozone water, it can be detached from the surface 2a by ionizing the metal adhering to the surface 2a. In this state, when the oxide film is removed in step S3, impurities taken in or on the surface of the oxide film, particles, and impurities detached from the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 can be removed.
- ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more an oxide film can be formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 that is chemically and thermally stable. For this reason, metal impurities such as titanium (Ti), particles, and the like adhering to the surface 2a are taken into the oxide
- the particles and the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 have the same polarity, the particles are less likely to reattach to the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 due to the repulsive force of each other. Therefore, according to the method for cleaning an SiC substrate in the present embodiment, a cleaning effect on SiC substrate 2 can be exhibited.
- FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a SiC semiconductor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method of cleaning an SiC semiconductor in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view schematically showing one step in the method for cleaning an SiC semiconductor in the embodiment of the present invention.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning method in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
- a method of cleaning an epitaxial wafer 100 including an SiC substrate 2 and an epitaxial layer 120 formed on the SiC substrate 2 as an SiC semiconductor as shown in FIG. 5 will be described.
- Step S1 is the same as that in the first embodiment, and therefore description thereof will not be repeated.
- step S2 an oxide film is formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 (step S2), and then the oxide film is removed (step S3). Since steps S2 and S3 are the same as in the first embodiment, description thereof will not be repeated. Thereby, surface 2a of SiC substrate 2 can be cleaned. Cleaning of surface 2a of SiC substrate 2 (that is, steps S2 and S3) may be omitted.
- an epitaxial layer 120 is formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 by vapor phase growth, liquid phase growth, or the like (step S4).
- epitaxial layer 120 is formed as follows, for example.
- buffer layer 121 is formed on surface 2 a of SiC substrate 2.
- Buffer layer 121 is an epitaxial layer made of, for example, n-type SiC and having a thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m, for example.
- the concentration of conductive impurities in the buffer layer 121 is, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 .
- a breakdown voltage holding layer 122 is formed on the buffer layer 121.
- a layer made of SiC of n-type conductivity is formed by a vapor phase growth method, a liquid phase growth method, or the like.
- the thickness of the breakdown voltage holding layer 122 is, for example, 15 ⁇ m.
- the concentration of the n-type conductive impurity in the breakdown voltage holding layer 122 is, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 .
- a p-type well region 123, an n + source region 124, and a p + contact region 125 are formed as follows. First, a well region 123 is formed by selectively injecting p-type impurities into a part of the breakdown voltage holding layer 122. Thereafter, a source region 124 is formed by selectively injecting an n-type conductive impurity into a predetermined region, and a contact is formed by selectively injecting a p-type conductive impurity into the predetermined region. Region 125 is formed. The impurity is selectively implanted using a mask made of an oxide film, for example.
- Activating annealing treatment may be performed after such an implantation step.
- annealing is performed in an argon atmosphere at a heating temperature of 1700 ° C. for 30 minutes.
- the epitaxial wafer 100 including the SiC substrate 2 and the epitaxial layer 120 formed on the SiC substrate 2 can be prepared.
- step S2 the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 is cleaned. Specifically, an oxide film is formed on the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 using ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more (step S2). Since step S2 is similar to step S2 in which an oxide film is formed on surface 2a of SiC substrate 2 in the first embodiment, description thereof will not be repeated.
- step S3 the oxide film formed on the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 is removed (step S3). Since step S3 is similar to step S3 for removing the oxide film formed on surface 2a of SiC substrate 2 in the first embodiment, description thereof will not be repeated.
- the method for cleaning epitaxial wafer 100 in the present embodiment even if SiC wafer is difficult to oxidize, by using ozone water having a concentration of 30 ppm or more, it is possible to oxidize impurities, particles, and the like.
- a film can be formed on the surface 100a. Then, by removing the oxide film, impurities, particles, and the like attached to the surface 100a can be removed. Thereby, the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 can be cleaned.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning method of the present invention is particularly preferably used for the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 before the gate oxide film is formed.
- the epitaxial wafer 100 cleaned in the present embodiment can be suitably used for a semiconductor device having an insulating film because the characteristics of the insulating film can be improved by forming the insulating film on the cleaned surface 100a. Therefore, the epitaxial wafer 100 cleaned in the present embodiment has an insulated gate field effect portion such as a MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) or an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor). It can be suitably used for a semiconductor device or a JFET (Junction Field-Effect Transistor).
- MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
- IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- SiC substrate 2 and SiC epitaxial layer 120 formed on SiC substrate 2 are provided, and SiC epitaxial layer 120 has a method for cleaning surface 100a of epitaxial wafer 100 having ion-implanted surface 100a.
- the cleaning method of the present invention can also be applied to a SiC epitaxial layer having a surface that is not ion-implanted.
- cleaning epitaxial wafer 100 at least one of surface 2a of SiC substrate 2 constituting epitaxial wafer 100 or surface 100a of epitaxial wafer 100 may be cleaned.
- the SiC semiconductor cleaning method of the present invention is for (i) cleaning an SiC substrate and (ii) cleaning an epitaxial wafer having an SiC substrate and an SiC epitaxial layer formed on the SiC substrate.
- the SiC epitaxial layer of (ii) includes one that is ion-implanted from the surface and one that is not ion-implanted.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the epitaxial wafer 130 to be cleaned in Examples 1 and 2 of the present invention and Comparative Example 1.
- a 4H—SiC substrate having a surface was prepared as the SiC substrate 2 (step S1).
- a p-type SiC layer 131 having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m and an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 was grown by the CVD method (step S4).
- a source region 124 and a drain region 129 having an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 were formed using phosphorus (P) as an n-type impurity by using SiO 2 as a mask. Further, a contact region 125 having an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 is formed using aluminum (Al) as a p-type impurity (step S5). Note that the mask was removed after each ion implantation.
- 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.
- an epitaxial wafer 130 having a surface 130a was prepared.
- ultrapure water containing ozone having a concentration of 30 ppm is heated to 25 ° C. and supplied to the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 at a flow rate of 1 slm using the single wafer SiC semiconductor cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. did.
- the rotational speed of the epitaxial wafer 100 was 200 rpm. This confirmed that an oxide film could be formed on the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 (step S2).
- the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was washed with ultrapure water for 1 minute (pure water rinsing step).
- step S3 dilute HF having a concentration of 5% or more and 10% or less was supplied to the surface 130 a of the epitaxial wafer 130. Thereby, it was confirmed that the oxide film formed in step S2 can be removed (step S3).
- the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was washed with ultrapure water for 1 minute (pure water rinsing step).
- the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned by the above processes (Steps S1 to S5). Impurities and particles were reduced on the cleaned surface 130a.
- Invention Example 2 was basically the same as Invention Example 1, except that 80 ppm of ozone water was heated to 50 ° C. and supplied to the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 in step S2 for forming an oxide film. Was different. Also in this case, it was confirmed that an oxide film was formed on the surface 130a. Also in step S3, it was confirmed that the oxide film formed on the surface 130a was removed.
- Comparative Example 1 was basically the same as Example 1 of the present invention, except that 20 ppm of ozone water was supplied to the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 in Step S2. In this case, it was confirmed that no oxide film was formed on the surface 130a. For this reason, impurities and particles were hardly reduced on the cleaned surface 130a of Comparative Example 1.
- an oxide film can be formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor by using ozone water of 30 ppm or more. It has also been found that an oxide film can be formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor, and by removing this oxide film, impurities, particles, etc. adhering to the surface can be reduced.
- 2 SiC substrate 2a surface, 100, 130 epitaxial wafer, 100a, 130a surface, 120 epitaxial layer, 121 buffer layer, 122 breakdown voltage holding layer, 123 well region, 124 source region, 125 contact region, 129 drain region, 131 p-type SiC layer, 201 chamber, 202 substrate holding part, 203 support base, 204 driving part, 205 ozone water supply part, 205a, 206a nozzle, 206 HF supply part, 215 ozone water, 251 reaction vessel, 251a, 251b opening.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1において準備するSiC半導体を概略的に示す側面図である。図2は、本発明の実施の形態1におけるSiC半導体の洗浄方法を示すフローチャートである。図1および図2を参照して、本発明の一実施の形態のSiC半導体の洗浄方法を説明する。本実施の形態では、SiC半導体として、図1に示すSiC基板2を洗浄する方法を説明する。
図4は、本発明の実施の形態1の変形例における酸化膜の形成に使用可能な装置を概略的に示す模式図である。図4を参照して、変形例のSiC基板の洗浄方法について説明する。変形例におけるSiC基板の洗浄方法は、図3に示すSiC半導体洗浄装置の代わりに図4に示すSiC半導体洗浄装置を用いる点において異なる。
図5は、本発明の実施の形態2におけるSiC半導体を概略的に示す断面図である。図6は、本発明の実施の形態2におけるSiC半導体の洗浄方法を示すフローチャートである。図7は、本発明の実施の形態におけるSiC半導体の洗浄方法の一工程を概略的に示す断面図である。図2、図5~図7を参照して、本実施の形態におけるSiC半導体の洗浄方法について説明する。本実施の形態では、SiC半導体として、図5に示すように、SiC基板2と、SiC基板2上に形成されたエピタキシャル層120とを含むエピタキシャルウエハ100を洗浄する方法を説明する。
本発明例1のSiC半導体として、図8に示すエピタキシャルウエハ130を洗浄した。なお、図8は、本発明例1、2および比較例1で洗浄するエピタキシャルウエハ130を概略的に示す断面図である。
次に、30ppmの濃度を有するオゾンを含む超純水を25℃に加熱して、図4に示す枚葉式のSiC半導体洗浄装置を用いて、エピタキシャルウエハ130の表面130aに1slmの流量で供給した。このとき、エピタキシャルウエハ100の回転速度は200rpmであった。これにより、エピタキシャルウエハ130の表面130aに酸化膜を形成できる(ステップS2)ことを確認した。
本発明例2は、基本的には本発明例1と同様であったが、酸化膜を形成するステップS2において80ppmのオゾン水を50℃に加熱してエピタキシャルウエハ130の表面130aに供給した点において異なっていた。この場合にも、表面130aに酸化膜が形成されていたことを確認した。また、ステップS3においても、表面130aに形成された酸化膜を除去したことを確認した。
比較例1は、基本的には本発明例1と同様であったが、ステップS2において、20ppmのオゾン水をエピタキシャルウエハ130の表面130aに供給した点において異なっていた。この場合には、表面130aに酸化膜が形成されないことを確認した。このため、比較例1の洗浄後の表面130aは、不純物およびパーティクルがほとんど低減されていなかった。
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- 炭化珪素半導体(2)の表面(2a)に酸化膜を形成する工程と、
前記酸化膜を除去する工程とを備え、
前記形成する工程では、30ppm以上の濃度を有するオゾン水を用いて前記酸化膜を形成する、炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。 - 前記形成する工程は、前記炭化珪素半導体(2)の前記表面(2a)および前記オゾン水の少なくとも一方を加熱する工程を含む、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記加熱する工程は、前記オゾン水を25℃以上90℃以下に加熱する工程を含む、請求項2に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記加熱する工程は、前記炭化珪素半導体(2)の前記表面(2a)を25℃以上90℃以下に加熱する工程を含む、請求項2に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記除去する工程では、フッ化水素を用いて前記酸化膜を除去する、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記形成する工程と、前記除去する工程とを、同時に行なう、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記形成する工程は、前記オゾン水に炭酸ガスを混合する工程を含む、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
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