WO2011158558A1 - 炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法および炭化珪素半導体の洗浄装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cleaning method for silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors and a cleaning apparatus for SiC semiconductors, and more particularly to a cleaning method for SiC semiconductors used for a semiconductor device having an oxide film and a cleaning apparatus for SiC semiconductors.
- SiC silicon carbide
- the method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate disclosed in Patent Document 1 is performed as follows. First, 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 aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid to etch away the Si oxide film, and at the same time, particles and metal impurities are removed.
- the foreign matter component adhering to the surface is removed by the oxidizing action of ozone by spraying pure water containing 1 to 5 ppm of ozone onto the semiconductor.
- JP-A-2002-33300 Patent Document 3
- the ozone water containing pure water is supplied to the ozone water contact device under conditions including a temperature of about 22 ° C. or more and a dissolved ozone concentration of about 30 ppm or more, and the photoresist film remains.
- a technique is disclosed in which a photoresist film is removed by bringing ozone-containing pure water into contact with a substrate.
- SiC has a large band gap, and the maximum dielectric breakdown field and thermal conductivity are large compared to Si, while the mobility of carriers is as high as that of Si, and the saturation drift velocity and withstand voltage of electrons are also large. Therefore, application to semiconductor devices that require high efficiency, high breakdown voltage, and high capacity is expected. Therefore, the inventor focused on using a SiC semiconductor for a semiconductor device. Therefore, when using a SiC semiconductor for a semiconductor device, it is necessary to clean the surface of the SiC semiconductor.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 when the cleaning method of Patent Documents 1 and 2 is applied to a SiC semiconductor, the surface of the SiC semiconductor is less likely to be oxidized because SiC is a more thermally stable compound than Si. That is, the cleaning methods of Patent Documents 1 and 2 can oxidize the surface of Si but can not sufficiently oxidize the surface of SiC. Therefore, the surface of SiC can not be cleaned sufficiently.
- the photoresist film removing method of Patent Document 3 described above, conditions for peeling the photoresist film are disclosed, and a method for removing impurities and particles attached to the semiconductor surface is not disclosed.
- the photoresist film removing method of Patent Document 3 is a technique aiming to remove the photoresist film, and is for removing impurities and particles existing on the surface of the semiconductor such as Si and SiC. It does not disclose the cleaning method.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning method of an SiC semiconductor and an apparatus for cleaning an SiC semiconductor that can exhibit a cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor of the present invention comprises the steps of forming an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor and the step of removing the oxide film, and in the step of forming the oxide film, oxygen (O) plasma is used.
- the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor of the present invention by using the O plasma, an oxide film can be easily formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor which is a strong and stable compound. Therefore, impurities, particles and the like adhering to the surface can be easily taken into the oxide film. By removing the oxide film, impurities, particles and the like on the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be removed. In addition, since the SiC semiconductor is a stable compound, damage to the SiC semiconductor is small even if O plasma is used. Therefore, the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor of the present invention can exhibit the cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- the oxide film is formed at a temperature of 200 ° C. or more and 700 ° C. or less in the step of forming the oxide film.
- the throughput can be improved and an oxide film can be formed. Further, since the power can be reduced, the cost can be reduced and the oxide film can be formed. Furthermore, the uniformity of the formed oxide film can also be improved.
- the oxide film is formed at a pressure of 0.1 Pa or more and 20 Pa or less in the step of forming the oxide film.
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- the oxide film can be easily removed, so that the oxide film remaining on the surface can be reduced.
- the SiC semiconductor is disposed in an atmosphere shielded from the atmosphere between the step of forming the oxide film and the step of removing the oxide film.
- a cleaning apparatus for a SiC semiconductor includes a formation unit, a removal unit, and a connection unit.
- the forming unit forms an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor using O plasma.
- the removal unit removes the oxide film.
- the connection portion connects the formation portion and the removal portion such that the SiC semiconductor can be transported. The region carrying the SiC semiconductor at the connection can be shielded from the atmosphere.
- An apparatus for cleaning a SiC semiconductor according to another aspect of the present invention includes a forming unit for forming an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor using O plasma, and a removing unit for removing the oxide film, and the forming unit And the removal unit are identical.
- an oxide film can be easily formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor which is a stable compound by the formation portion using O plasma.
- impurities, particles and the like adhering to the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be easily taken into the oxide film.
- impurities, particles and the like on the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be removed.
- the cleaning apparatus of the SiC semiconductor in one and other aspects of the present invention can exhibit the cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- the cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor can be exhibited by forming the oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor using O plasma.
- FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a state in which an oxide film is formed on a SiC semiconductor in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a state in which the oxide film is removed in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- It is a schematic diagram of the cleaning apparatus of the SiC semiconductor in the modification of Embodiment 1 of this invention.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing one step in the method for cleaning a SiC semiconductor in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing one step in the method for cleaning a SiC semiconductor in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing one step in the method for cleaning a SiC semiconductor in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an epitaxial wafer to be cleaned in the embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a cleaning apparatus 10 for an SiC semiconductor according to a first embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG. 1, a cleaning apparatus 10 for an SiC semiconductor in an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- the cleaning apparatus 10 for a SiC semiconductor includes a forming unit 11, a removing unit 12, and a connection unit 13.
- the formation portion 11 and the removal portion 12 are connected by the connection portion 13.
- the insides of the formation portion 11, the removal portion 12 and the connection portion 13 are shielded from the atmosphere, and the insides can be communicated with each other.
- the forming unit 11 forms an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor.
- the forming unit 11 forms an oxide film using O plasma.
- a plasma generator or the like is used as the forming unit 11.
- the removing unit 12 removes the oxide film formed in the forming unit 11.
- the removing unit 12 is, for example, a plasma generating device, a device that removes an oxide film using a solution that can reduce an oxide film such as HF, a thermal decomposition device, or the like.
- the removing unit 12 preferably removes the oxide film using halogen plasma or H plasma.
- the plasma generating apparatus used in the forming unit 11 and the removing unit 12 is not particularly limited.
- a parallel plate type RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) apparatus, an ICP (Inductive Coupled Plasma: inductively coupled plasma) type RIE apparatus, An ECR (Electron Cyclotron Resonance) -type RIE apparatus, a SWP (Surface Wave Plasma: surface wave plasma) -type RIE apparatus, a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) apparatus, or the like is used.
- connection portion 13 connects the formation portion 11 and the removal portion 12 so that the SiC substrate 1 can be transported.
- a region (internal space) for transporting the SiC substrate 1 in the connection portion 13 can be shielded from the atmosphere.
- shutoff from the atmosphere means an atmosphere in which the atmosphere does not enter, and is, for example, in vacuum, or an atmosphere composed of an inert gas or nitrogen gas.
- the atmosphere isolated from the atmosphere is, for example, under vacuum or in nitrogen (N), helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon (Rn), or an atmosphere filled with a gas consisting of a combination thereof.
- the connecting portion 13 connects the inside of the forming portion 11 and the inside of the removing portion 12.
- the connection portion 13 internally has a space for transporting the SiC semiconductor unloaded from the formation portion 11 to the removal portion 12. That is, the connection portion 13 is provided to transport the SiC semiconductor from the formation portion 11 to the removal portion 12 so as not to expose the SiC semiconductor to the air.
- Connecting portion 13 has a size such that SiC substrate 1 can be transported therein. Further, connection portion 13 may have a size capable of being transported in a state where SiC substrate 1 is mounted on a susceptor.
- the connecting portion 13 is, for example, a load lock chamber that connects the outlet of the forming portion 11 and the inlet of the removing portion 12.
- Cleaning device 10 may further include a first transport unit which is disposed inside connection portion 13 and transports the SiC semiconductor from formation unit 11 to removal unit 12.
- the cleaning apparatus 10 takes out the SiC semiconductor from which the oxide film has been removed by the removal section 12 to the outside of the cleaning apparatus 10 or an atmosphere shielded from the atmosphere to the oxide film forming section forming the oxide film constituting the semiconductor device.
- the apparatus may further include a second transport unit for transporting internally.
- the first transport unit and the second transport unit may be the same or different.
- the cleaning apparatus 10 is further provided with a first blocking unit disposed between the forming unit 11 and the connecting unit 13 and for blocking the inside of the forming unit 11 and the inside of the connecting unit 13. Good. Further, the cleaning apparatus 10 is further provided with a second blocking unit disposed between the removing unit 12 and the connecting unit 13 and for blocking the inside of the removing unit 12 from the inside of the connecting unit 13. Good.
- a valve or a door capable of closing each communication portion can be used as the blocking portion.
- the cleaning apparatus 10 may further include a vacuum pump for discharging the atmosphere gas inside, and a replacement gas cylinder for replacing the atmosphere gas inside.
- the vacuum pump or the replacement gas cylinder may be connected to each of the formation unit 11, the removal unit 12, and the connection unit 13, or may be connected to at least one of them.
- cleaning apparatus 10 may include various elements other than the above, illustration and description of these elements are abbreviate
- connection part 13 a chamber in which the atmosphere is shut off may be used as the connection portion 13, and the formation portion 11 and the removal portion 12 may be disposed in the chamber.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the SiC semiconductor prepared in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a state in which an oxide film is formed on a SiC semiconductor in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a state in which the oxide film is removed in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a method of cleaning a SiC semiconductor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- a method of cleaning the SiC substrate 1 shown in FIG. 2 as a SiC semiconductor will be described.
- the cleaning apparatus 10 for the SiC semiconductor shown in FIG. 1 is used.
- a SiC substrate 1 having a surface 1a is prepared (step S1).
- the SiC substrate 1 is not particularly limited, but can be prepared, for example, by the following method.
- HVPE Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy
- MBE Molecular Beam Epitaxy: molecular beam epitaxy
- OMVPE Organic Metal vapor phase epitaxy
- sublimation method Prepare a SiC ingot grown by vapor phase growth method such as CVD method, flux method, liquid phase growth method such as high nitrogen pressure solution method, or the like. Thereafter, a SiC substrate having a surface is cut out from the SiC ingot. The method of cutting out is not particularly limited, and a SiC substrate is cut out from the SiC ingot by slicing or the like. Next, the surface of the cut out SiC substrate is polished.
- the surface to be polished may be only the surface or the back surface opposite to the surface may be further polished.
- CMP Chemical Mechanical Polishing
- colloidal silica as an abrasive, diamond, chromium oxide as an abrasive, an adhesive as an adhesive, wax and the like are used.
- 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 1 having surface 1a shown in FIG. 2 can be prepared.
- a substrate having n type conductivity and a resistance of 0.02 ⁇ cm is used.
- oxide film 3 is formed on surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 (step S2).
- the oxide film 3 is formed by O plasma.
- oxide film 3 is formed at formation portion 11 of cleaning apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
- O plasma means plasma generated from a gas containing O element, and can be generated, for example, by supplying O gas to the plasma generator.
- “To form the oxide film 3 by O plasma” means to form the oxide film 3 by plasma using a gas containing O element. In other words, it means that the oxide film 3 is formed by being processed by plasma generated from a gas containing O element.
- the oxide film 3 it is preferable to form the oxide film 3 at 200 ° C. or more and 700 ° C. or less.
- Forming oxide film 3 at 200 ° C. or more and 700 ° C. or less can be realized, for example, by heating the back surface opposite to surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 at 200 ° C. or more and 700 ° C. or less.
- the oxide film 3 is formed at 200 ° C. or more and 700 ° C. or less, the throughput can be improved and the oxide film 3 can be formed. Further, since the power can be reduced, the cost can be reduced and the oxide film 3 can be formed. Also, the oxide film 3 can be formed uniformly.
- the oxide film 3 is formed in an atmosphere of 0.1 Pa or more and 20 Pa or less. In this case, the reactivity with the surface 1 a of the SiC substrate 1 can be enhanced.
- step S2 oxide film 3 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 1 a can be taken into the oxide film 3.
- the oxide film 3 of 30 nm or less the oxide film 3 is easily removed in step S3 described later.
- Oxide film 3 is, for example, silicon oxide.
- SiC substrate 1 having oxide film 3 formed in formation portion 11 is transported to removal portion 12. At this time, the SiC substrate 1 is transported in the connection portion 13 which is an atmosphere shielded from the atmosphere. In other words, between the step S2 of forming the oxide film 3 and the step S3 of removing the oxide film 3, the SiC substrate 1 is placed in an atmosphere shielded from the atmosphere. Thereby, after oxide film 3 is formed, adhesion of impurities contained in the air to SiC substrate 1 can be suppressed.
- step S3 of the present embodiment the oxide film 3 is removed by the removing unit 12 of the cleaning apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
- the method of removing the oxide film 3 is not particularly limited, and for example, halogen plasma, H plasma, thermal decomposition, dry etching, wet etching or the like can be used.
- a halogen plasma means a plasma generated from a gas containing a halogen element.
- the halogen element is fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br) and iodine (I).
- F fluorine
- Cl chlorine
- Br bromine
- I iodine
- the F plasma means a plasma generated from a gas containing an F element, for example, carbon tetrafluoride (CF 4 ), methane trifluoride (CHF 3 ), fluorocarbon (C 2 F 6 ), sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ), nitrogen trifluoride (N It can be generated by supplying a single gas or mixed gas of F 3 ), xenon difluoride (XeF 2 ), fluorine (F 2 ), and chlorine trifluoride (ClF 3 ) to the plasma generator.
- “To remove the oxide film 3 by F plasma” means to remove the oxide film 3 by plasma using a gas containing an F element. In other words, “removing the oxide film 3 by F plasma” means removing the oxide film 3 by a process using plasma generated from a gas containing F element.
- the H plasma means a plasma generated from a gas containing an H element, and can be generated, for example, by supplying H 2 gas to a plasma generator.
- “To remove the oxide film 3 by H plasma” means to etch the oxide film 3 by plasma using a gas containing H element.
- “removing the oxide film 3 by H plasma” means that the oxide film 3 is removed by being processed by plasma generated from a gas containing H element.
- halogen plasma or H plasma it is preferable to remove the oxide film 3 at a temperature of 20 ° C. or more and 400 ° C. or less. In this case, damage to the SiC substrate 1 can be reduced.
- the oxide film 3 In the case of using halogen plasma or H plasma in this step S3, it is preferable to remove the oxide film 3 at a pressure of 0.1 Pa or more and 20 Pa or less. In this case, since the reactivity between the halogen plasma or the H plasma and the oxide film 3 can be enhanced, the oxide film 3 can be easily removed.
- the thermal decomposition it is preferable to thermally decompose the oxide film 3 at a temperature not less than 1200 ° C. and a sublimation temperature of SiC in an atmosphere not containing O.
- the oxide film 3 is heated in an atmosphere not containing O at 1200 ° C. or more, the oxide film 3 can be easily thermally decomposed.
- the thermal decomposition is preferably performed under reduced pressure from the viewpoint of promoting the reaction.
- Dry etching is, for example, hydrogen (H 2 ) at a temperature of 1000 ° C. or more and a sublimation temperature of SiC or less.
- Oxide film 3 is removed using at least one of gas and hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas.
- Hydrogen gas and hydrogen chloride gas at 1000 ° C. or higher have a high effect of reducing the oxide film 3.
- the oxide film is SiO x
- hydrogen gas decomposes SiO x into H 2 O and SiH y
- hydrogen chloride gas decomposes SiO x into H 2 O and SiCl z .
- dry etching is preferably performed under reduced pressure from the viewpoint of promoting the reaction.
- the oxide film 3 is removed using a solution such as HF or NH 4 F (ammonium fluoride), for example.
- a solution such as HF or NH 4 F (ammonium fluoride), for example.
- the wet etching is preferably performed using HF, and more preferably using 1% to 10% diluted HF (DHF).
- DHF 1% to 10% diluted HF
- HF can be stored in a reaction vessel, and oxide film 3 can be removed by immersing SiC substrate 1 in HF.
- the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 may be cleaned with pure water after the wet cleaning (pure water rinse step).
- the pure water is preferably ultrapure water. Ultrasonic waves may be applied to pure water for cleaning. Note that this pure water rinse step may be omitted.
- the surface 1 a of the SiC substrate 1 may be dried (drying step).
- drying step the method to dry is not specifically limited, For example, it dries with a spin dryer etc. Note that this drying step may be omitted.
- step S3 the oxide film 3 which has taken in impurities, particles and the like in step S2 can be removed, so the impurities, particles and the like adhering to the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 prepared in step S1 can be removed. it can.
- step S1 to S3 By performing the above steps (steps S1 to S3), for example, as shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to realize the SiC substrate 2 having the surface 2a with reduced impurities and particles.
- step S2 may be repeated.
- step S1 if necessary, a cleaning process with another chemical solution, a pure water rinse process, a drying process, and the like may be additionally performed.
- Other chemical solutions include, for example, SPM containing sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide solution.
- organic substances can also be removed.
- RCA cleaning may be performed before step S2.
- the step of forming oxide film 3 on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 step S2
- the step of removing oxide film 3 step S2
- O plasma is used.
- the present inventor has noted that when the cleaning method of Patent Document 1 is applied to a SiC semiconductor, the surface of the SiC semiconductor is less likely to be oxidized because SiC is a thermally more stable compound than Si. That is, the cleaning method of Patent Document 1 can oxidize the surface of Si, but can not sufficiently oxidize the surface of SiC, so the surface of the SiC semiconductor can not be sufficiently cleaned. Therefore, as a result of intensive studies by the present inventor for oxidizing the surface of the SiC semiconductor, it was found that the oxide film 3 can be easily formed by using the active O by using the O plasma. Further, since SiC is crystallographically strong, damage to the SiC substrate 1 does not easily occur even if O plasma causing damage is used in the Si substrate.
- metal impurities such as titanium (Ti) attached to the surface 1a, particles and the like can be easily taken into the oxide film 3 in step S2.
- oxide film 3 in step S3 impurities, particles and the like on surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 can be removed. Therefore, the cleaning method of SiC substrate 1 in the present embodiment can exhibit the cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- step S2 the formation of the oxide film 3 is performed by O plasma in a dry atmosphere. Since the plasma is clean, it is also environmentally friendly. Further, in the step of forming oxide film 3 by plasma, post-processing such as water washing and drying can be omitted compared to the case of forming the oxide film in a wet atmosphere (atmosphere including liquid phase), so SiC substrate 1 can be simplified. Can be cleaned. Furthermore, since there is no need for post-processing of water washing, generation of water marks on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 after step S3 can be suppressed.
- post-processing such as water washing and drying can be omitted compared to the case of forming the oxide film in a wet atmosphere (atmosphere including liquid phase), so SiC substrate 1 can be simplified. Can be cleaned. Furthermore, since there is no need for post-processing of water washing, generation of water marks on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 after step S3 can be suppressed.
- halogen plasma or H plasma is used in the step of removing oxide film 3 (step S3).
- oxide film 3 formed on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 can be removed to reduce in-plane variation. That is, the oxide film 3 can be uniformly removed without being affected by the film quality of the oxide film 3. Therefore, impurities, particles and the like on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 can be removed so as to reduce in-plane variation of surface 1 a. In addition, the local remaining of oxide film 3 formed on surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 can also be suppressed.
- the SiC substrate 1 can be cleaned so that the surface characteristics become good.
- oxide film 3 is formed on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 by O plasma (step S2), and oxide film 3 is formed by halogen plasma or H plasma. It removes (step S3).
- surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 can be cleaned in a dry atmosphere (in the vapor phase).
- metal ions may be contained in a liquid phase, an instrument and the like used for the washing.
- particles tend to increase from the cleaning chamber. For this reason, the cleaning in the dry atmosphere can reduce metal impurities and particles on the surface more than the wet atmosphere (the atmosphere including the liquid phase).
- cleaning apparatus 10 for SiC substrate 1 as a SiC semiconductor in the present embodiment formation portion 11 for forming oxide film 3 on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 using O plasma, and oxide film 3 are removed.
- the connecting portion 13 connects the forming portion 11 and the removing portion 12 to enable the SiC substrate 1 to be transported, and the region for transporting the SiC substrate 1 can block the air. Is equipped.
- oxide film 3 can be easily formed on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 which is a SiC semiconductor which is a stable compound by O plasma. Thereby, impurities, particles and the like adhering to the surface 1 a can be easily taken into the oxide film 3. By removing oxide film 3, impurities, particles and the like on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 can be removed. Therefore, cleaning device 10 of SiC substrate 1 in the present embodiment can exhibit the cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a cleaning apparatus 20 for a SiC semiconductor according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG. 6, the cleaning apparatus 20 of the SiC semiconductor in the modification of this Embodiment is demonstrated.
- the cleaning apparatus 20 of the modification includes a chamber 21, a first gas supply unit 22, a second gas supply unit 23, and a vacuum pump 24.
- the first gas supply unit 22, the second gas supply unit 23 and the vacuum pump 24 are connected to the chamber 21.
- the chamber 21 is a plasma generator which accommodates the SiC substrate 1 therein.
- a plasma generating apparatus a parallel plate type RIE apparatus, an ICP type RIE apparatus, an ECR type RIE apparatus, a SWP type RIE apparatus, a CVD apparatus or the like is used.
- the first and second gas supplies 22 and 23 supply the gas of the plasma generation source to the chamber 21.
- the first gas supply unit 22 supplies a gas containing O. Therefore, the first gas supply unit 22 can generate O plasma in the chamber 21, whereby the oxide film 3 can be formed on the surface 1 a of the SiC substrate 1.
- the second gas supply unit 23 supplies, for example, a gas containing halogen or H. Therefore, the second gas supply unit 23 can generate halogen plasma or H plasma in the chamber 21, thereby removing the oxide film 3 formed on the surface 1 a of the SiC substrate 1. it can.
- the vacuum pump 24 evacuates the inside of the chamber 21. Therefore, after the oxide film 3 is formed on the surface 1 a of the SiC substrate 1 by O plasma, the inside of the chamber 21 can be evacuated and the oxide film 3 can be removed by halogen plasma or H plasma.
- the vacuum pump 24 may be omitted.
- cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 6 may contain various elements other than the above, illustration and description of these elements are abbreviate
- cleaning apparatus 20 for the SiC semiconductor in the modification of the present embodiment uses a forming portion for forming oxide film 3 on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 as the SiC semiconductor using O plasma. And a removing unit for removing the oxide film 3, and the forming unit and the removing unit are the same (chamber 21). That is, in the cleaning device 20, the forming unit and the removing unit are used in common.
- the oxide film 3 can be easily formed on the surface 1 a of the SiC substrate 1 which is a stable compound by O plasma. Thereby, impurities, particles and the like adhering to the surface 1 a can be easily taken into the oxide film 3. By removing oxide film 3, impurities, particles and the like on surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 can be removed. Therefore, cleaning device 20 of SiC substrate 1 in the modification can exhibit the cleaning effect on the SiC semiconductor.
- the SiC substrate 1 is not exposed to the atmosphere because it is not necessary to transport the SiC substrate 1 while removing the oxide film 3 in the removal portion. .
- the SiC substrate is placed in an atmosphere shielded from the atmosphere. Thereby, impurities in the air can be prevented from reattaching to surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 during cleaning of SiC substrate 1.
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view schematically showing an SiC semiconductor to be cleaned in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 are cross sectional views schematically showing a step of the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4, 5, and 7 to 11.
- a method of cleaning epitaxial wafer 100 including SiC substrate 2 and epitaxial layer 120 formed on SiC substrate 2 as a SiC semiconductor will be described.
- step S1 the SiC substrate 1 is prepared (step S1). Since step S1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description will not be repeated.
- oxide film 3 is formed on surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 (step S2), and thereafter oxide film 3 is removed as shown in FIGS. Step S3). Since steps S2 and S3 are the same as in the first embodiment, the description will not be repeated. Thereby, surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 can be cleaned, and SiC substrate 2 having surface 2a reduced in impurities and particles can be prepared. The cleaning of surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1 may be omitted.
- epitaxial layer 120 is formed on surface 2a of SiC substrate 2 by a vapor phase growth method, a liquid phase growth method or the like (step S4).
- epitaxial layer 120 is formed, for example, as follows.
- buffer layer 121 is formed on surface 2 a of SiC substrate 2.
- Buffer layer 121 is made of, for example, SiC having n type conductivity, and is an epitaxial layer having a thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m, for example.
- the concentration of conductive impurities in buffer layer 121 is, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 .
- withstand voltage holding layer 122 is formed on buffer layer 121.
- a layer made of SiC having n-type conductivity is formed by a vapor phase growth method, a liquid phase growth method, or the like.
- the thickness of withstand voltage holding layer 122 is, for example, 15 ⁇ m.
- the concentration of the n-type conductive impurity in breakdown voltage holding layer 122 is, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 .
- ions are implanted into the epitaxial layer 120 (step S5).
- the p-type well region 123, the n + source region 124, and the p + contact region 125 are formed as follows.
- a p-type impurity is selectively implanted into a part of the breakdown voltage holding layer 122 to form the well region 123.
- source region 124 is formed by selectively implanting n-type conductive impurities into a predetermined region, and a contact is selectively applied by selectively implanting p-type conductive impurities into a predetermined region.
- Region 125 is formed.
- the selective implantation of the impurity is performed, for example, using a mask made of an oxide film. The masks are respectively removed after the implantation of the impurities.
- An activation annealing process may be performed after such an implantation step.
- annealing is performed at a heating temperature of 1700 ° C. for 30 minutes in an argon atmosphere.
- an 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 100 a of the epitaxial wafer 100 is cleaned. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, oxide film 3 is formed on surface 100a of epitaxial wafer 100 using O plasma (step S2).
- This step S2 is similar to step S2 of forming oxide film 3 on surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 in the first embodiment.
- the damaged layer may be oxidized for the purpose of removing the damaged layer.
- the surface 100a is oxidized toward the SiC substrate 2 by more than 10 nm and not more than 100 nm.
- step S3 oxide film 3 formed on surface 100a of epitaxial wafer 100 is removed.
- This step S3 is similar to step S3 of removing oxide film 3 formed on surface 1a of SiC substrate 1 in the first embodiment, and therefore description thereof will not be repeated.
- steps S1 to S5 By performing the above steps (S1 to S5), impurities, particles and the like attached to the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 can be cleaned. As in the first embodiment, steps S2 and S3 may be repeated, and another cleaning step may be further included. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, an epitaxial wafer 101 having a surface 101a with reduced impurities and particles can be realized.
- connection portion 13 has a shape that allows the epitaxial wafer 100 or the susceptor on which the epitaxial wafer 100 is mounted to be transported.
- the cleaning method of epitaxial wafer 100 in the present embodiment since SiC is crystallographically strong, surface 100a of epitaxial wafer 100 can be obtained by O plasma that can not be adopted due to damage by Si.
- the oxide film 3 is formed on the The oxide film 3 can be easily formed by using the active O by O plasma. Therefore, impurities, particles and the like adhering to the surface 100 a can be easily taken into the oxide film 3. By removing oxide film 3, impurities, particles and the like on surface 100a of epitaxial wafer 100 can be removed.
- the SiC semiconductor is a stable compound, damage to the epitaxial wafer 100 is small even if O plasma is used. Therefore, the cleaning method according to the present embodiment can exhibit the cleaning effect on surface 100 a of epitaxial wafer 100.
- epitaxial wafer 101 having surface 101a with reduced impurities, particles and the like can be manufactured.
- an insulating film forming a semiconductor device such as a gate oxide film
- the characteristics of the insulating film can be improved, and the interface between the surface 101a and the insulating film, and in the insulating film Impurities, particles, etc. present can be reduced. Therefore, the withstand voltage at the time of reverse voltage application of the semiconductor device can be improved, and the stability and long-term reliability of the operation at the time of forward voltage application can be improved. Therefore, the cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor of the present invention is particularly suitably applied to the surface 100 a of the epitaxial wafer 100 before the formation of the gate oxide film.
- epitaxial wafer 101 cleaned by the cleaning method of 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 101 a. it can. Therefore, epitaxial wafer 101 cleaned in the present embodiment is, for example, an insulated gate field effect portion such as MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) or IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor). It can be suitably used for a semiconductor device having the same, a JFET (Junction Field-Effect Transistor), or the like.
- MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
- IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- the method of cleaning the surface 1 a of the SiC substrate 1 has been described.
- the cleaning method of the present invention can also be applied to a SiC epitaxial layer having a non-ion implanted surface.
- 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 cleaning method of the SiC semiconductor according to the present invention includes (i) cleaning the SiC substrate, and (ii) cleaning the epitaxial wafer having the SiC substrate and the SiC epitaxial layer formed on the SiC substrate.
- the SiC epitaxial layer of (ii) includes those implanted with ions from the surface and those not implanted with ions.
- FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view schematically showing an epitaxial wafer 130 to be cleaned in the embodiment.
- 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 S 4).
- 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. Further, a contact region 125 having an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 was formed using aluminum (Al) as a p-type impurity (step S 5). The mask was removed after each ion implantation.
- activation annealing was performed.
- Ar gas was used as an atmosphere gas, and the heating temperature was set to 1700 to 1800 ° C., and the heating time was set to 30 minutes.
- the epitaxial wafer 130 having the surface 130a was prepared.
- the surface 130 a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned using the cleaning apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1.
- an oxide film was formed on the surface 130a of the prepared epitaxial wafer 130 using O plasma (step S2).
- a parallel plate type RIE is used as the formation portion 11, the epitaxial wafer 130 is disposed inside the formation portion 11, and O plasma is performed under the following conditions.
- an oxide film having a thickness of 1 nm could be formed on the surface 130 a of the epitaxial wafer 130.
- the epitaxial wafer 130 on which the oxide film was formed in the forming unit 11 was transferred to the removing unit 12. At this time, the epitaxial wafer 130 was transported in the connection portion 13 which is an atmosphere shielded from the atmosphere.
- step S3 the oxide film was removed using HF (step S3).
- HF is stored in the removal unit 12, and the epitaxial wafer 130 is immersed in HF to remove the oxide film 3.
- the oxide film formed in step S2 could be removed.
- the epitaxial wafer 130 was taken out of the cleaning apparatus 10, and the surface of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned with pure water (pure water rinse step). Then, the epitaxial wafer 130 was dried by a spin method (drying step).
- step S2 of forming an oxide film using O plasma described above, step S3 of removing an oxide film, pure water rinse step and drying step were repeated.
- the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned by the above steps (steps S1 to S5).
- the surface after cleaning of Inventive Example 1 had impurities and particles reduced more than the surface 130a before cleaning.
- the cleaning method of the epitaxial wafer 130 of Inventive Example 2 is basically the same as the cleaning method of the epitaxial wafer 130 of Inventive Example 1, but F plasma is used instead of HF in step S3 of removing the oxide film. It differs in the point used and the point which used the washing device 20 shown in FIG. 6 instead of the washing device 10 shown in FIG.
- an oxide film was formed using O plasma by using the cleaning device 20 of parallel plate type RIE shown in FIG. 6 (step S2).
- the epitaxial wafer 130 was placed inside the chamber 21 shown in FIG. 6, and O plasma was generated under the same conditions as in the first example of the present invention.
- the first gas supply unit 22 supplies 50 seconds of O 2 gas.
- the oxide film is supplied at ccm, the pressure of the atmosphere in the chamber 21 is 1.0 Pa, the heating temperature of the back surface of the SiC substrate 2 in the epitaxial wafer 130 is 400.degree. C., and the power of 500 W is applied. It formed.
- an oxide film having a thickness of 1 nm could be formed on the surface 130 a of the epitaxial wafer 130.
- step S3 the oxide film was removed using F plasma (step S3).
- the supply of O from the first gas supply unit 22 is stopped, and the second gas supply unit 23 sets the F 2 gas at 30 sccm.
- the pressure of the atmosphere in the chamber 21 is 1.0 Pa
- the heating temperature of the back surface of the SiC substrate 2 in the epitaxial wafer 130 is 400 ° C.
- the power of 300 W is applied to remove the oxide film. did.
- the oxide film formed in step S2 could be removed.
- the oxide film formed in step S2 could be removed more uniformly (with reduced in-plane variation) than in Inventive Example 1.
- the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned by the above steps (steps S1 to S5).
- the surface after cleaning of Inventive Example 2 had impurities and particles reduced more than the surface 130a before cleaning. Moreover, the oxide film did not remain locally on the surface after cleaning.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1におけるSiC半導体の洗浄装置10の模式図である。図1を参照して、本発明の一実施の形態におけるSiC半導体の洗浄装置10を説明する。
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フッ化メタン(CHF3)、フロン(C2F6)、六フッ化硫黄(SF6)、三フッ化窒素(N
F3)、二フッ化キセノン(XeF2)、フッ素(F2)、および三フッ化塩素(ClF3)の単独
ガスあるいは混合ガスをプラズマ発生装置に供給することにより発生させることができる。「Fプラズマにより酸化膜3を除去する」とは、F元素を含むガスを用いたプラズマにより酸化膜3を除去することを意味する。言い換えると、「Fプラズマにより酸化膜3を除去する」とは、F元素を含むガスから生成されるプラズマを用いた処理により、酸化膜3を除去することを意味する。
スをプラズマ発生装置に供給することにより発生させることができる。「Hプラズマにより酸化膜3を除去する」とは、H元素を含むガスを用いたプラズマにより酸化膜3をエッチングすることを意味する。言い換えると、「Hプラズマにより酸化膜3を除去する」とは、H元素を含むガスから生成されるプラズマによって処理されることにより、酸化膜3を除去することを意味する。
ガスおよび塩化水素(HCl)ガスの少なくとも一方のガスを用いて、酸化膜3を除去する。1000℃以上の水素ガスおよび塩化水素ガスは、酸化膜3を還元する効果が高い。酸化膜がSiOxの場合、水素ガスはSiOxをH2OとSiHyとに分解し、塩化水素ガスはSiOxをH2OとSiClzとに分解する。SiCの昇華温度以下にすることで、エピ
タキシャルウエハ100の劣化を抑制できる。また、ドライエッチングは、反応を促進できる観点から、減圧下で行なうことが好ましい。
用いて酸化膜3を除去する。ウエットエッチングは、HFを用いることが好ましく、1%以上10%以下の希HF(DHF)を用いることがより好ましい。HFを用いて除去する場合には、たとえば反応容器にHFを貯留させて、SiC基板1をHFに浸漬させることで酸化膜3を除去することができる。
図6は、本発明の実施の形態1の変形例におけるSiC半導体の洗浄装置20の模式図である。図6を参照して、本実施の形態の変形例におけるSiC半導体の洗浄装置20を説明する。
図7は、本発明の実施の形態2における洗浄するSiC半導体を概略的に示す断面図である。図8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9~図11は、本発明の実施の形態2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4、図5、図7~図11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7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。
ス領域124と、p+コンタクト領域125とを、以下のように形成する。まず導電型が
p型の不純物を耐圧保持層122の一部に選択的に注入することで、ウエル領域123を形成する。その後、n型の導電性不純物を所定の領域に選択的に注入することによってソース領域124を形成し、また導電型がp型の導電性不純物を所定の領域に選択的に注入することによってコンタクト領域125を形成する。なお不純物の選択的な注入は、たとえば酸化膜からなるマスクを用いて行われる。このマスクは、不純物の注入後にそれぞれ除去される。
具体的には、まず、SiC基板2として、表面2aを有する4H-SiC基板を準備した(ステップS1)。
本発明例2は、まず、本発明例1と同様の図12に示すエピタキシャルウエハ130を準備した。
ccmで供給し、チャンバ21内の雰囲気の圧力が1.0Paで、エピタキシャルウエハ130におけるSiC基板2の裏面の加熱温度を400℃とし、500Wの電力(パワー)を印加した状態で、酸化膜を形成した。これにより、エピタキシャルウエハ130の表面130aに1nmの厚みの酸化膜を形成できたことを確認した。
で供給し、チャンバ21内の雰囲気の圧力が1.0Paで、エピタキシャルウエハ130におけるSiC基板2の裏面の加熱温度を400℃とし、300Wの電力(パワー)を印加した状態で、酸化膜を除去した。これにより、ステップS2で形成した酸化膜が除去できたことを確認した。また、ステップS2で形成した酸化膜が、本発明例1よりも均一に(面内バラツキを低減して)除去できたことを確認した。
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- 炭化珪素半導体(1)の表面に酸化膜(3)を形成する工程と、
前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程とを備え、
前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程では、酸素プラズマを用いる、炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。 - 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程では、前記酸化膜(3)の形成を200℃以上700℃以下の温度で行なう、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程では、前記酸化膜(3)の形成を0.1Pa以上20Pa以下の圧力で行なう、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程では、フッ化水素を用いる、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程と前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程との間では、前記炭化珪素半導体(1)は大気から遮断された雰囲気内に配置される、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体の洗浄方法。
- 酸素プラズマを用いて、炭化珪素半導体(1)の表面に酸化膜(3)を形成するための形成部(11)と、
前記酸化膜(3)を除去するための除去部(12)と、
前記炭化珪素半導体(1)を搬送することができるように前記形成部(11)と前記除去部(12)とを接続する接続部(13)とを備え、
前記接続部(13)における前記炭化珪素半導体(1)を搬送するための領域は、大気から遮断され得る、炭化珪素半導体の洗浄装置。 - 酸素プラズマを用いて、炭化珪素半導体(1)の表面に酸化膜(3)を形成するための形成部(11)と、
前記酸化膜(3)を除去するための除去部(12)とを備え、
前記形成部(11)と前記除去部(12)とは同一である、炭化珪素半導体の洗浄装置。
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