WO2012108080A1 - 炭化珪素半導体装置およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a silicon carbide semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-508806
- a semiconductor device having a silicon carbide substrate, a buffer layer on the silicon carbide substrate, and an N ⁇ drift region on the buffer layer is disclosed.
- the buffer layer and the drift region are usually deposited while heating the silicon carbide substrate.
- the temperature of the silicon carbide substrate is unstable, easily deviates from the desired temperature, and particularly tends to cause temperature overshoot.
- the concentration of the conductive impurity in the deposited film may deviate. For example, if deposition is performed at an excessively high temperature due to temperature overshoot, the impurity concentration may deviate from the desired value.
- the deposition is started after the temperature of the substrate is stabilized.
- the surface of the silicon carbide substrate being heated for a long time, desorption of Si atoms from this surface occurs. It is difficult to epitaxially grow a highly crystalline silicon carbide layer on a surface which is enriched with C atoms, ie, a carbonized surface, from which Si atoms have been eliminated.
- the drift layer As described above, there is a trade-off between the stabilization of the impurity concentration and the improvement of the crystallinity. However, it is desirable for the drift layer to have both the desired impurity concentration and high crystallinity.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a silicon carbide semiconductor device including a drift layer having a desired impurity concentration and high crystallinity, and a method of manufacturing the same.
- the silicon carbide semiconductor device of the present invention has a substrate, a buffer layer, and a drift layer.
- the buffer layer is provided on the substrate, made of impurity-containing silicon carbide, and has a thickness of more than 1 ⁇ m and less than 7 ⁇ m.
- the drift layer is provided on the buffer layer, and is made of silicon carbide having an impurity concentration smaller than that of the buffer layer.
- the thickness of the buffer layer is greater than 1 ⁇ m, a longer time has elapsed since the substrate started to be heated while depositing the buffer layer, as compared to the case where the thickness is 1 ⁇ m or less. Do. This further stabilizes the temperature of the substrate when the deposition of the drift layer starts. Thus, the accuracy of the temperature of the substrate in the step of depositing the buffer layer can be enhanced, and a drift layer having a desired impurity concentration can be obtained.
- the buffer layer is deposited rather than merely waiting for the passage of time. Therefore, the substrate temperature can be stabilized while the surface on the substrate is grown. Therefore, carbonization of the surface due to desorption of Si atoms can be avoided, unlike simply waiting for temperature stabilization. Thereby, the crystallinity of the surface of the buffer layer is enhanced, and the crystallinity of the drift layer deposited thereon is also enhanced.
- the thickness of the buffer layer is less than 7 ⁇ m, the time required to deposit the buffer layer does not become excessively long.
- the impurity concentration of the buffer layer is more than twice and less than 100 times the impurity concentration of the drift layer. More preferably, the impurity concentration of the buffer layer is less than 50 times the impurity concentration of the drift layer.
- the impurity contained in each of the buffer layer and the drift layer contains at least one of aluminum and nitrogen.
- the buffer layer comprises first and second layers.
- the first layer is provided on the substrate.
- the second layer is provided on the first layer and has an impurity concentration smaller than the impurity concentration of the first layer and larger than the impurity concentration of the drift layer. More preferably, the impurity concentration of the first layer is greater than 3 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the buffer layer may further include an additional layer in addition to the first and second layers. Also, the buffer layer may be composed of only a single layer.
- the method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device of the present invention has the following steps.
- the substrate begins to heat up. After the substrate has begun to be heated, a buffer layer made of impurity-containing silicon carbide and having a thickness of more than 1 ⁇ m and less than 7 ⁇ m is deposited on the substrate. On the buffer layer is deposited a drift layer made of silicon carbide having an impurity concentration less than that of the buffer layer.
- the thickness of the buffer layer is greater than 1 ⁇ m, it takes a longer time since the substrate starts to be heated while depositing the buffer layer, as compared to the case where the thickness is 1 ⁇ m or less. This further stabilizes the temperature of the substrate when the deposition of the drift layer starts. Thus, the accuracy of the temperature of the substrate in the step of depositing the buffer layer can be enhanced, and a drift layer having a desired impurity concentration can be obtained.
- the buffer layer is deposited rather than merely waiting for the passage of time. Therefore, the substrate temperature can be stabilized while the surface on the substrate is grown. Therefore, carbonization of the surface due to desorption of Si atoms can be avoided, unlike simply waiting for temperature stabilization. Thereby, the crystallinity of the surface of the buffer layer is enhanced, and the crystallinity of the drift layer deposited thereon is also enhanced.
- the thickness of the buffer layer is less than 7 ⁇ m, the time required to deposit the buffer layer does not become excessively long.
- the set temperature of the substrate is kept constant throughout the steps of depositing the buffer layer and depositing the drift layer. This can further improve the accuracy of the temperature of the substrate in the step of depositing the drift layer.
- the step of depositing each of the buffer layer and the drift layer is performed by chemical vapor deposition in which a process gas is supplied onto the substrate in the chamber.
- the process gas includes a source gas for forming silicon carbide and an impurity gas for adding an impurity into silicon carbide.
- the impurity gas contains at least one of trimethylaluminum, nitrogen and ammonia.
- the total pressure in the chamber is kept constant throughout both the step of depositing the buffer layer and the step of depositing the drift layer. This stabilizes the total pressure in the chamber when film formation of the drift layer is started.
- a silicon carbide semiconductor device including a drift layer having a desired impurity concentration and high crystallinity can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a silicon carbide semiconductor device in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows roughly the manufacturing method of the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a first step of a method of manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a second step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a third step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a fourth step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a silicon carbide semiconductor device in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows roughly the manufacturing method of the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG.
- FIG. 7
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a fifth step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a sixth step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a seventh step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing an eighth step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a ninth step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 17 is a cross sectional view schematically showing a tenth step of the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device of FIG. 1.
- the silicon carbide semiconductor device in the present embodiment is a junction field effect transistor (JFET).
- the JFET 3 has a substrate 30, a buffer layer 31, a drift layer 32, an n-type layer 33 and a p-type layer 34.
- Substrate 30 is an n-type substrate, preferably made of single crystal silicon carbide.
- the crystal structure of single crystal silicon carbide is hexagonal.
- the buffer layer 31 is a p-type semiconductor layer provided on the substrate 30.
- Buffer layer 31 is made of silicon carbide containing aluminum as a conductive impurity.
- the buffer layer 31 has a thickness of more than 1 ⁇ m and less than 7 ⁇ m. Preferably, the thickness of buffer layer 31 is greater than 2 ⁇ m.
- the buffer layer 31 includes the first layer 31 a and the second layer 31 b.
- the first layer 31 a is provided on the substrate 30.
- the second layer 31 b is provided on the first layer 31 a and has an impurity concentration smaller than the impurity concentration of the first layer 31 a and larger than the impurity concentration of the drift layer 32.
- the impurity concentration of the first layer 31a is greater than 3 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the impurity concentration of the buffer layer 31 is more than twice and less than 100 times the impurity concentration of the drift layer 32. More preferably, the impurity concentration of the buffer layer 31 is smaller than 50 times the impurity concentration of the drift layer 32.
- the drift layer 32 is a p-type semiconductor layer provided on the buffer layer 31.
- Drift layer 32 is made of silicon carbide containing aluminum as a conductive impurity.
- Drift layer 32 is made of silicon carbide having an impurity concentration smaller than that of buffer layer 31.
- the thickness of drift layer 32 is, for example, 10 ⁇ m.
- the impurity concentration of drift layer 32 is, for example, 7.5 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 .
- n-type layer 33 is, for example, a silicon carbide layer having a thickness of 0.45 ⁇ m and an n-type impurity concentration of 2 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 .
- P-type layer 34 is, for example, a silicon carbide layer having a thickness of 0.25 ⁇ m and a p-type impurity concentration of 2 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the p-type layer 34 and the n-type layer 33 contain an impurity (n-type impurity) whose conductivity type is higher than that of the n-type layer 33 (for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 )
- An n-type region 35 and a second n-type region 37 are formed, and higher than the drift layer 32 and the p-type layer 34 so as to be sandwiched between the first n-type region 35 and the second n-type region 37
- a first p-type region 36 is formed (for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 ) containing an impurity (p-type impurity) whose conductivity type of concentration is p-type.
- first n-type region 35, the first p-type region 36 and the second n-type region 37 are formed to penetrate the p-type layer 34 and reach the n-type layer 33, respectively.
- the bottoms of first n-type region 35, first p-type region 36 and second n-type region 37 are from the top surface of drift layer 32 (the interface between drift layer 32 and n-type layer 33). They are spaced apart.
- the upper surface 34A of the p-type layer 34 (the main surface on the opposite side to the n-type layer 33 side)
- a groove 71 is formed to penetrate the p-type layer 34 and reach the n-type layer 33. That is, the bottom wall 71A of the groove portion 71 is located inside the n-type layer 33 at a distance from the interface between the drift layer 32 and the n-type layer 33.
- p-type impurity is included at a higher concentration than drift layer 32 and p-type layer 34 so as to penetrate n-type layer 33 from bottom wall 71A of trench 71 to drift layer 32 (for example, 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3 )
- a second p-type region 43 is formed. The bottom of the second p-type region 43 is spaced apart from the top surface of the buffer layer 31 (the boundary between the buffer layer 31 and the drift layer 32).
- a source contact electrode as an ohmic contact electrode is brought into contact with the upper surfaces of first n-type region 35, first p-type region 36, second n-type region 37 and second p-type region 43.
- a gate contact electrode 41, a drain contact electrode 42, and a potential holding contact electrode 44 are formed.
- oxide film 38 is formed between the source contact electrode 39, which is an ohmic contact electrode, the gate contact electrode 41, the drain contact electrode 42, and another ohmic contact electrode adjacent to the potential holding contact electrode 44. More specifically, oxide film 38 as the insulating film is formed on source contact electrode 39, gate contact electrode 41, drain contact electrode 42, and on top surface 34A of p-type layer 34, bottom wall 71A and side wall 71B of groove 71. It is formed to cover the entire area other than the area where the potential holding contact electrode 44 is formed. Thereby, the adjacent ohmic contact electrodes are insulated.
- source interconnection 45, gate interconnection 46 and drain interconnection 47 are respectively formed to be in contact with the upper surfaces of source contact electrode 39, gate contact electrode 41 and drain contact electrode 42, and are electrically connected to each ohmic contact electrode It is done.
- Source interconnection 45 is also in contact with the upper surface of potential holding contact electrode 44 and is also electrically connected to potential holding contact electrode 44. That is, source interconnection 45 is formed to extend from the upper surface of source contact electrode 39 to the upper surface of potential holding contact electrode 44, whereby potential holding contact electrode 44 is a source contact electrode. It is held at the same potential as 39.
- Source interconnection 45, gate interconnection 46 and drain interconnection 47 are made of a conductor such as Al.
- Source contact electrode 39 and source interconnection 45 constitute source electrode 61
- gate contact electrode 41 and gate interconnection 46 constitute gate electrode 62
- drain contact electrode 42 and drain interconnection 47 constitute drain electrode 63.
- a passivation film 64 is formed to cover the upper surfaces of the source electrode 61, the gate electrode 62, the drain electrode 63, and the oxide film 38.
- the passivation film 64 is made of, for example, SiO 2 and has functions of electrically insulating the source electrode 61, the gate electrode 62 and the drain electrode 63 from the outside and protecting the JFET 3.
- the operation of the JFET 3 will be described.
- the voltage of the gate electrode 62 is 0 V
- a region sandwiched by the first p-type region 36 and the second n-type region 37, and the sandwiched region and the drift layer 32 are not depleted, and the first n-type region 35 and the second
- the n-type region 37 is electrically connected via the n-type layer 33. Therefore, a current flows by moving electrons from the first n-type region 35 toward the second n-type region 37.
- first n-type region 35 and second n-type region 37 are electrically connected. It is blocked by the Therefore, electrons can not move from the first n-type region 35 toward the second n-type region 37, and no current flows.
- step S210 substrate 30 is prepared.
- step S220 the epitaxial growth process described below is performed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD: Chemical Vapor Deposition) in which the process gas is supplied onto the substrate 30 in the chamber 100 (FIG. 4). It takes place.
- the process gas used for CVD includes a carrier gas, a source gas for forming silicon carbide, and an impurity gas for adding an impurity.
- the carrier gas is, for example, hydrogen (H 2 ) gas.
- the source gases are, for example, silane (SiH 4 ) gas and propane (C 3 H 8 ) gas.
- the set temperature of substrate 30 is set to a predetermined value.
- the set temperature is, for example, 1550.degree.
- TMA trimethylaluminum
- drift layer 32 is deposited on buffer layer 31 by further reducing the supply amount of TMA gas.
- the supply of TMA gas is stopped.
- the set temperature of the substrate 30 is kept constant throughout the steps of depositing the buffer layer 31 and depositing the drift layer 32.
- the total pressure in the chamber 100 is kept constant throughout the steps of depositing the buffer layer 31 and depositing the drift layer 32.
- the process gas includes an impurity gas for forming an n-type impurity instead of TMA gas.
- the n-type layer 33 is deposited on the drift layer 32.
- the impurity gas can be used, for example nitrogen (N 2) or ammonia (NH 3).
- the impurity gas is then switched to that for forming p-type impurities.
- the p-type layer 34 is deposited on the n-type layer 33.
- step S210 the epitaxial growth step of step S210 (FIG. 2) is performed.
- a groove forming process is performed as step S230. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, a groove 71 is formed to penetrate from p-type layer 34 from upper surface 34 A of p-type layer 34 to reach n-type layer 33.
- the groove 71 can be formed, for example, by dry etching using SF6 gas after a mask layer having an opening at a desired formation position of the groove 71 is formed on the upper surface 34A of the p-type layer 34.
- an ion implantation step is performed as step S240.
- an oxide film made of SiO 2 is formed on upper surface 34A of p-type layer 34 and the bottom wall of trench 71, for example, by CVD.
- a resist is applied on the oxide film
- exposure and development are performed, and a resist film having an opening in a region corresponding to the shape of the desired first n-type region 35 and second n-type region 37 Is formed.
- the oxide film is partially removed by, for example, RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) to form a mask made of an oxide film having an opening pattern on upper surface 34A of p-type layer 34.
- a layer is formed. Thereafter, the resist film is removed, and ion implantation is performed on the n-type layer 33 and the p-type layer 34 using the mask layer as a mask.
- the ion species to be implanted can be, for example, P, N or the like. Thereby, the first n-type region 35 and the second n-type region 37 which penetrate the p-type layer 34 and reach the n-type layer 33 are formed.
- the upper surface 34A of the p-type layer 34 and the bottom of the groove 71 are similarly processed.
- a mask layer having an opening in a region corresponding to the shape of the desired first p-type region 36 and second p-type region 43 is formed on the wall.
- ion implantation is performed on the drift layer 32, the n-type layer 33, and the p-type layer 34 using the mask layer as a mask.
- the ion species to be implanted can be, for example, Al, B or the like.
- an activation annealing step is performed as step S250.
- heating is performed at 1700 ° C. for 30 minutes in an inert gas atmosphere such as argon.
- the impurities such as P and Al introduced in step S240 can be activated to function as n-type impurities or p-type impurities.
- an oxide film forming step is performed as step S260.
- thermal oxidation treatment is performed, for example, by heating to about 1300 ° C. in an oxygen atmosphere and holding for about 90 minutes, whereby upper surface 34A of p-type layer 34 and the groove portion
- An oxide film 38 (field oxide film) as an insulating film covering bottom wall 71A and side wall 71B of 71 is formed.
- the thickness of oxide film 38 is, for example, about 0.1 ⁇ m.
- an ohmic electrode forming step is performed as step S270.
- a resist is applied on oxide film 38, and exposure and development are performed to form source contact electrode 39, gate contact electrode 41, drain contact electrode 42, and potential holding.
- oxide film 38 is partially removed, for example, by RIE using resist film 91 as a mask.
- a Ti film 51 made of Ti, an Al film 52 made of Al, and a Si film 53 made of Si are formed on the resist film 91 and a region exposed from the resist film 91.
- the Ti film 51, the Al film 52 and the Si film 53 on the resist film 91 are removed (lifted off), and the first n-type region 35 and the first p-type region are removed.
- the Ti film 51, the Al film 52, and the Si film 53 remain so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the second n-type region 37 and the second p-type region 43.
- heating is performed at a temperature of 550 ° C. to 1200 ° C., preferably 900 ° C. to 1100 ° C., for example, 1000 ° C., for 10 minutes or less in an inert gas atmosphere such as Ar.
- an alloying process is performed which is held for 2 minutes.
- Ti, Al, Si contained in the Ti film 51, the Al film 52 and the Si film 53, and Si and C contained in the n-type layer 33 or the p-type layer 34 are alloyed.
- Step S270 is completed according to the above procedure.
- a wire forming process is performed as step S280.
- source interconnection 45, gate interconnection 46 and drain interconnection 47 are formed in contact with the upper surfaces of source contact electrode 39, gate contact electrode 41 and drain contact electrode 42, respectively.
- Source interconnection 45, gate interconnection 46 and drain interconnection 47 are formed, for example, of a resist layer having an opening in a desired region where source interconnection 45, gate interconnection 46 and drain interconnection 47 are to be formed, Al is deposited, and then resist layer It can form by removing Al on a resist layer (lift off).
- a passivation film forming step is performed as step S290.
- passivation film 64 made of, for example, SiO 2 is formed to cover the upper surfaces of source electrode 61, gate electrode 62, drain electrode 63, and oxide film 38.
- the formation of passivation film 64 can be performed, for example, by CVD.
- JFET 3 (FIG. 1) is obtained.
- the thickness of buffer layer 31 is greater than 1 ⁇ m, it takes a longer time after substrate 30 starts to be heated while depositing buffer layer 31 as compared to the case where the thickness is 1 ⁇ m or less. Has passed.
- the temperature of the substrate 30 is more stabilized when the deposition of the drift layer 32 is started. Therefore, since the accuracy of the temperature of the substrate 30 in the step of depositing the buffer layer 31 can be enhanced, the drift layer 32 having a desired impurity concentration can be obtained. If the thickness of the buffer layer 31 is larger than 2 ⁇ m, this accuracy can be more sufficiently enhanced.
- the buffer layer 31 is deposited rather than merely waiting for the passage of time until the temperature of the substrate 30 is stabilized.
- stabilization of the temperature of the substrate 30 can be waited. Therefore, carbonization of the surface due to desorption of Si atoms can be avoided, unlike simply waiting for temperature stabilization.
- the crystallinity of the surface of the buffer layer 31 is enhanced, and the crystallinity of the drift layer 32 deposited thereon is also enhanced.
- the thickness of the buffer layer 31 is smaller than 7 ⁇ m, the time required for the deposition of the buffer layer 31 does not become excessively long.
- the set temperature of the substrate 30 is kept constant throughout the steps of depositing the buffer layer 31 and depositing the drift layer 32. Thereby, the accuracy of the temperature of the substrate 30 in the step of depositing the drift layer 32 can be further enhanced.
- the total pressure in the chamber 100 is kept constant throughout the steps of depositing the buffer layer 31 and depositing the drift layer 32. Thereby, the total pressure in the chamber 100 when the deposition of the drift layer 32 is started is stabilized.
- a device including buffer layer 31 having a thickness of 6 ⁇ m was manufactured as an example of the JFET of this embodiment (FIG. 1).
- the concentration of Al as a conductive impurity in the drift layer 32 was substantially constant, and particularly in the region CB near the buffer layer 31.
- the Al concentration in drift layer 32 is smaller as the position is deeper, particularly in a region CA closer to buffer layer 31Z.
- the value was significantly smaller than the desired value (the value of the broken line in the figure).
- the actual temperature of the substrate 30 was measured when the set temperature of the substrate 30 was 1550 ° C.
- the temperature rise accompanied by the overshoot OS may occur as indicated by the solid line in the figure, not the ideal temperature increase as indicated by the broken line in the figure.
- the decrease in the impurity concentration in the above-described area CA (FIG. 14) is considered to be caused by this overshoot OS. That is, it is considered that the impurity concentration is reduced because the temperature of the substrate 30 is too high.
- the buffer layer 31 deposition time is long even if the overshoot OS (FIG. 15) occurs. During the deposition of 31 the overshoot OS is eliminated. Therefore, the decrease in the impurity concentration of the drift layer 32 caused by the overshoot OS can be suppressed.
- the p-type and n-type in the configuration of the present embodiment may be interchanged with each other.
- nitrogen can be used as a conductive impurity of the buffer layer and the drift layer.
- Nitrogen can be added to silicon carbide, for example, by using nitrogen or ammonia as impurity gas of CVD.
- the silicon carbide semiconductor device may be of another type, for example, a MISFET (Metal Insulator Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) such as a MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor), an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor, Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor), or a diode.
- MISFET Metal Insulator Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
- MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
- IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- diode Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- 3 JFET 30 substrate, 31 buffer layer, 31a, 31b first and second layers, 32 drift layer, 33 n-type layer, 34 p-type layer, 34A upper surface, 35 first n-type region, 36 first P-type region, 37 second n-type region, 38 oxide film, 39 source contact electrode, 41 gate contact electrode, 42 drain contact electrode, 43 second p-type region, 44 potential holding contact electrode, 45 source wiring, 46 gate wiring, 47 drain wiring, 51 Ti film, 52 Al film, 53 Si film, 61 source electrode, 62 gate electrode, 63 drain electrode, 64 passivation film, 71 trench, 71 A bottom wall, 71 B sidewall, 91 resist film, 91A opening.
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基板が加熱され始める。基板が加熱され始めた後に、不純物を含有する炭化珪素から作られ、1μmより大きく7μmより小さい厚さを有するバッファ層が基板上に堆積される。バッファ層上に、バッファ層の不純物濃度よりも小さい不純物濃度を有する炭化珪素から作られたドリフト層が堆積される。
図1を参照して、本実施の形態における炭化珪素半導体装置は接合型電界効果トランジスタ(Junction Field Effect Transistor:JFET)である。JFET3は、基板30と、バッファ層31と、ドリフト層32と、n型層33と、p型層34とを有する。
図2および図3を参照して、まずステップS210として、基板30が準備される。
次に、図2を参照して、ステップS230として、溝部形成工程が実施される。具体的には、図8に示すように、p型層34の上部表面34Aからp型層34を貫通してn型層33に至るように、溝部71が形成される。溝部71の形成は、たとえば所望の溝部71の形成位置に開口を有するマスク層をp型層34の上部表面34A上に形成した後、SF6ガスを用いたドライエッチングにより実施することができる。
本実施の形態によればバッファ層31の厚さが1μmより大きいので、厚さが1μm以下の場合に比して、バッファ層31を堆積する間に、基板30が加熱され始めてからより長い時間が経過する。これにより、ドリフト層32の堆積が開始される時点で、基板30の温度がより安定化されている。よってバッファ層31を堆積する工程における基板30の温度の精度を高めることができるので、所望の不純物濃度を有するドリフト層32が得られる。バッファ層31の厚さが2μmよりも大きい場合、この精度をより十分に高めることができる。
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- 基板(30)と、
前記基板上に設けられ、不純物を含有する炭化珪素から作られ、1μmより大きく7μmより小さい厚さを有するバッファ層(31)と、
前記バッファ層上に設けられ、前記バッファ層の不純物濃度よりも小さい不純物濃度を有する炭化珪素から作られたドリフト層(32)とを備える、炭化珪素半導体装置(3)。 - 前記バッファ層の不純物濃度は前記ドリフト層の不純物濃度の2倍よりも大きく100倍よりも小さい、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記バッファ層および前記ドリフト層の各々が含有する不純物はアルミニウムおよび窒素の少なくともいずれかを含む、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記バッファ層は、
前記基板上に設けられた第1の層(31a)と、
前記第1の層上に設けられ、前記第1の層の不純物濃度よりも小さくかつ前記ドリフト層の不純物濃度よりも大きい不純物濃度を有する第2の層(31b)とを含む、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。 - 前記第1の層の不純物濃度は3×1016cm-3よりも大きい、請求項4に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 基板(30)を加熱し始める工程と、
前記基板を加熱し始める工程の後に、不純物を含有する炭化珪素から作られ、1μmより大きく7μmより小さい厚さを有するバッファ層(31)を前記基板上に堆積する工程と、
前記バッファ層上に、前記バッファ層の不純物濃度よりも小さい不純物濃度を有する炭化珪素から作られたドリフト層(32)を堆積する工程とを備える、炭化珪素半導体装置(3)の製造方法。 - 前記バッファ層を堆積する工程および前記ドリフト層を堆積する工程の両工程を通して前記基板の設定温度が一定に保たれる、請求項6に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記バッファ層および前記ドリフト層の各々を堆積する工程は、チャンバ(100)内において前記基板上へプロセスガスの供給を行なう化学気相成長法によって行なわれ、前記プロセスガスは、炭化珪素を形成するための原料ガスと、炭化珪素中に不純物を添加するための不純物ガスとを含み、前記不純物ガスは、トリメチルアルミニウム、窒素、およびアンモニアの少なくともいずれかを含む、請求項6に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記バッファ層を堆積する工程および前記ドリフト層を堆積する工程の両工程を通して前記チャンバ内の全圧が一定に保たれる、請求項8に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
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