WO2014013773A1 - SiC単結晶のインゴット及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the flow of the Si—C solution from the central portion immediately below the interface of the crystal growth surface to the outer peripheral portion causes the Si—C solution to flow from the deep portion of the Si—C solution toward the crystal growth surface, and further from the central portion to the outer peripheral portion.
- the Si—C solution can be made to flow and flow so that the Si—C solution circulates from the outer peripheral portion to the deep portion.
- the growth rate of the SiC single crystal advances by controlling the speed of the outer peripheral portion of the seed crystal substrate, the growth crystal generally grows with the same or larger diameter with respect to the growth surface of the seed crystal substrate.
- the rotation speed of the outer periphery of the crystal is the same as or higher than the speed of the outer periphery of the seed crystal substrate. Therefore, by controlling the speed of the outer peripheral portion of the seed crystal substrate within the above range, the flow of the Si—C solution directly under the grown crystal can be continued even when the crystal growth proceeds.
- the speed of the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal may be controlled within the above speed range.
- the grown crystal grows generally with the same or larger diameter with respect to the growth surface of the seed crystal substrate, and the speed of the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal increases.
- the number of revolutions per minute (rpm) may be maintained, or the number of revolutions per minute (rpm) may be decreased so that the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal has a constant speed.
- the inventor of the present application also sets the time for rotating the seed crystal substrate in the same direction (rotation holding time) longer than a predetermined time when the rotation direction of the seed crystal substrate is periodically switched. It was found that the solution can be stabilized and the entrainment of the solution in the outer periphery can be suppressed.
- the rotation holding time in the same direction is preferably longer than 30 seconds, more preferably 200 seconds or more, and further preferably 360 seconds or more. Inclusion can be more easily suppressed by setting the rotation holding time in the same direction of the seed crystal substrate within the above range.
- the stop time of the seed crystal substrate when the rotation direction is reversed is better as it is shorter, preferably 10 seconds or less, more preferably 5 seconds or less, and even more preferably. Is 1 second or less, even more preferably substantially 0 seconds.
- Si, Cr, Ni, or the like can be charged into the crucible to form a Si—Cr solution, a Si—Cr—Ni solution, or the like.
- the surface temperature of the Si—C solution is preferably 1800 to 2200 ° C. with little variation in the amount of C dissolved in the Si—C solution.
- the Si—C solution 24 is prepared by charging a raw material into a crucible and dissolving C in a melt of Si or Si / X prepared by heating and melting.
- a carbonaceous crucible such as a graphite crucible or an SiC crucible
- C is dissolved in the melt by melting the crucible 10 to form a Si—C solution.
- the supply of C may be performed by, for example, a method of injecting hydrocarbon gas or charging a solid C supply source together with the melt raw material, or combining these methods with melting of a crucible. Also good.
- the outer periphery of the crucible 10 is covered with a heat insulating material 18. These are collectively accommodated in the quartz tube 26.
- a high frequency coil 22 for heating is disposed on the outer periphery of the quartz tube 26.
- the high frequency coil 22 may be composed of an upper coil 22A and a lower coil 22B, and the upper coil 22A and the lower coil 22B can be independently controlled.
- the crucible 10 is provided with an opening 28 through which the seed crystal holding shaft 12 passes, and by adjusting a gap (interval) between the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 in the opening 28, the Si—C
- the degree of radiation heat removal from the surface of the solution 24 can be changed.
- the inside of the crucible 10 needs to be kept at a high temperature.
- the gap between the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 in the opening 28 is set large, the radiation heat from the surface of the Si—C solution 24 is increased. If the gap between the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 in the opening 28 is narrowed, the radiation heat from the surface of the Si—C solution 24 can be reduced. When the meniscus is formed, radiation heat can also be removed from the meniscus portion.
- a temperature gradient can be formed in the Si—C solution 24 so that the upper part of the solution is low and the lower part of the solution is high.
- the temperature gradient is preferably 1 to 100 ° C./cm, more preferably 10 to 50 ° C./cm, for example, in the range of the depth from the solution surface to approximately 30 mm.
- C dissolved in the Si—C solution 24 is dispersed by diffusion and convection.
- the vicinity of the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 has a lower temperature than the inside of the Si—C solution 24 due to output control of the heating device, heat radiation from the surface of the Si—C solution 24, heat removal through the seed crystal holding shaft 12, and the like.
- a temperature gradient can be formed.
- the meltback can be performed by forming a temperature gradient in the Si—C solution in which the temperature increases from the inside of the Si—C solution toward the surface of the solution, that is, a temperature gradient opposite to the SiC single crystal growth. it can.
- the temperature gradient in the reverse direction can be formed by controlling the output of the high frequency coil.
- the Si—C solution may be heated to a temperature at which the crystal is grown after contacting the seed crystal with a relatively low temperature Si—C solution. This case is also effective for preventing heat shock dislocation and growing a high-quality SiC single crystal.
- the graphite crucible 10 was heated by adjusting the outputs of the upper coil 22A and the lower coil 22B to form a temperature gradient in which the temperature decreased from the inside of the Si—C solution 24 toward the surface of the solution.
- the temperature of the Si—C solution 24 is measured by using a thermocouple in which a zirconia-coated tungsten-rhenium strand is placed in a graphite protective tube that can be moved up and down. was done by.
- the temperature on the surface of the Si—C solution 24 was set to 2000 ° C. by controlling the outputs of the high frequency coils 22A and 22B.
- the temperature difference between the temperature at the surface of the Si—C solution and the temperature at a depth of 10 mm in the vertical direction from the surface of the Si—C solution 24 to the inside of the solution with the surface of the Si—C solution being the low temperature side is 25. C.
- Example 1 A cylindrical graphite seed crystal holding shaft 12 having a diameter of 12 mm and a length of 200 mm was prepared.
- the upper surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 was bonded to the substantially central portion of the end surface of the seed crystal holding shaft 12 using a graphite adhesive so that the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 became the (000-1) plane.
- the seed crystal holding shaft 12 and the seed crystal substrate 14 were arranged so that the seed crystal holding shaft 12 was passed through an opening 28 having a diameter of 20 mm opened at the top of the crucible 10.
- the gap between the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 in the opening 28 was 4.0 mm.
- the seed crystal holding shaft 12 holding the seed crystal substrate 14 is lowered, and the seed crystal substrate 14 is made into the Si—C solution 24 so that the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 coincides with the surface position of the Si—C solution 24.
- the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 was wetted with the Si—C solution 24.
- the seed crystal substrate 14 is pulled up so that the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 is located 1.0 mm above the surface of the Si—C solution 24 to form a meniscus of the Si—C solution, and the SiC crystal is formed for 10 hours. Grown up.
- the seed crystal holding shaft 12 is rotated at a speed of 150 rpm so that the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 is rotated at a speed of 126 mm / second, and the seed crystal substrate 14 is moved in the same direction.
- the rotation holding time for continuous rotation was 36000 seconds
- the stop time of the seed crystal substrate 14 at the time of switching the rotation direction was 5 seconds
- the rotation direction was periodically switched.
- the obtained SiC single crystal is cut out together with the seed crystal substrate 14 to a thickness of 1 mm so as to include the central portion of the growth surface in the horizontal direction in the growth direction, and further cut in half at the center portion. Then, mirror polishing was performed, and the cross section of the grown crystal cut out was observed with an optical microscope in a transmission mode.
- FIG. 10 shows an optical micrograph of a cross section of the obtained grown crystal.
- Example 2 The seed crystal substrate 14 having a diameter of 45 mm is used, the gap between the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 in the opening 28 is set to 3.0 mm, and the seed crystal substrate 14 is lifted from the liquid surface of the Si—C solution 24. A meniscus is formed at a position of 3.0 mm, the seed crystal holding shaft 12 is rotated at a speed of 100 rpm, the rotational speed of the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 is 236 mm / sec, and the seed crystal substrate 14 is rotated in the same direction. Crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the holding time was 360 seconds and the crystal growth time was 14 hours.
- FIG. 11 shows an optical micrograph of the cross section of the obtained grown crystal.
- the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal had a larger growth film thickness than the central portion, and a concave crystal growth surface was obtained.
- a SiC single crystal in which no black portion was observed and no inclusion was obtained in region A.
- region B the grown crystal contained inclusions.
- the inclination angle ⁇ of the concave crystal growth surface with respect to the (000-1) just surface of the obtained growth crystal is 8.0 ° at the outermost peripheral portion of the region A, and the inclination angle ⁇ at the outer peripheral side is more than that. It was greater than 8.0 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the concave growth crystal surface was 2.7 mm, and the diameter of the growth surface in region A was 33.6 mm.
- Example 3 The meniscus was formed by setting the pulling position of the seed crystal substrate 14 from the liquid surface of the Si—C solution 24 to 1.7 mm, the same crystal rotation holding time of the seed crystal substrate was 7200 seconds, and the crystal growth time was 2 hours. The crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except for the above.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a cross section of the grown crystal was cut out and mirror-polished, and observed with an optical microscope in a transmission mode.
- the obtained SiC single crystal had a concave crystal growth surface 20 in which the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal was thicker than the central portion. In the grown crystal, no black portion was observed and no inclusion was included.
- the maximum inclination angle ⁇ of the concave crystal growth surface with respect to the (000-1) just surface of the obtained growth crystal was 2.0 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 1.2 mm, and the diameter of the growth surface of the growth crystal was 15.6 mm.
- Example 4 The meniscus is formed by setting the pulling position of the seed crystal substrate 14 from the liquid surface of the Si—C solution 24 to 1.3 mm, the rotation speed of the seed crystal holding shaft is 120 rpm, the outer peripheral speed of the seed crystal substrate is 101 mm / s, and the same Crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the direction rotation holding time was 360 seconds and the crystal growth time was 20 hours.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a cross section of the grown crystal was cut out and mirror-polished, and observed with an optical microscope in a transmission mode.
- the obtained SiC single crystal had a concave crystal growth surface 20 in which the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal was thicker than the central portion. In the grown crystal, no black portion was observed and no inclusion was included.
- Example 5 A seed crystal substrate having a diameter of 12 mm is used, a meniscus is formed by setting the pulling position of the seed crystal substrate 14 from the liquid surface of the Si—C solution 24 to 1.3 mm, and the rotation speed of the seed crystal holding shaft is 100 rpm.
- the crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the outer peripheral speed was 63 mm / s, the same direction rotation holding time was 18000 seconds, and the crystal growth time was 5 hours.
- FIG. 12 shows an optical micrograph of a cross section of the obtained grown crystal.
- the obtained SiC single crystal had a concave crystal growth surface 20 in which the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal was thicker than the central portion. In the grown crystal, no black portion was observed and no inclusion was included.
- the maximum inclination angle ⁇ of the concave crystal growth surface with respect to the (000-1) just surface of the obtained growth crystal was 2.0 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 2.3 mm, and the diameter of the growth surface of the growth crystal was 16.0 mm.
- Example 6 Crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 5 except that the same crystal rotation holding time of the seed crystal substrate was 3600 seconds and the crystal growth time was 10 hours.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a cross section of the grown crystal was cut out and mirror-polished, and observed with an optical microscope in a transmission mode.
- the obtained SiC single crystal had a concave crystal growth surface 20 in which the outer peripheral portion of the grown crystal was thicker than the central portion. In the grown crystal, no black portion was observed and no inclusion was included.
- the maximum inclination angle ⁇ of the concave crystal growth surface with respect to the (000-1) just surface of the obtained growth crystal was 4.0 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 4.5 mm, and the diameter of the growth surface of the growth crystal was 26.0 mm.
- Example 7 A meniscus was formed by setting the pulling position of the seed crystal substrate 14 from the liquid surface of the Si—C solution 24 to 1.5 mm, the same crystal rotation holding time of the seed crystal substrate was 360 seconds, and the crystal growth time was 30 hours. Except for the above, crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 5.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a cross section of the grown crystal was cut out and mirror-polished, and observed with an optical microscope in a transmission mode.
- the maximum inclination angle ⁇ of the concave crystal growth surface with respect to the (000-1) just surface of the obtained growth crystal was 6.0 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 2.5 mm, and the diameter of the growth surface of the growth crystal was 19.0 mm.
- the seed crystal substrate 14 having a diameter of 25 mm was used, the gap between the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 in the opening 28 was set to 1.5 mm, and the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 was brought into contact with the Si—C solution 24.
- the subsequent pulling position is 1.3 mm, and during crystal growth, the seed crystal holding shaft 12 is rotated at a speed of 40 rpm, and the outermost peripheral portion of the lower surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 is rotated at a speed of 52 mm / sec. 10 is rotated in the same direction at 5 rpm, the rotation holding time for continuously rotating the seed crystal substrate in the same direction is 15 seconds, and the stop time of the seed crystal holding shaft 12 when the rotation direction is switched is 5 seconds.
- the crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the rotation direction was changed to and the crystal growth time was 18 hours.
- the obtained SiC crystal is cut to a thickness of 1 mm so that the center portion of the growth surface is included in the horizontal direction in the growth direction, mirror-polished, and the cross section of the cut-out growth crystal is transmitted in the transmission mode.
- FIG. 13 shows an optical micrograph of the obtained grown crystal.
- the obtained SiC crystal had a slightly convex growth surface with a plurality of small irregularities. Discontinuous steps were observed throughout the grown crystal, and inclusions were observed in the step part.
- the maximum inclination angle ⁇ of the crystal growth plane with respect to the (000-1) just plane of the obtained growth crystal was ⁇ 0.6 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 8.0 mm, and the diameter of the growth surface of the growth crystal was 35.0 mm.
- the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 are arranged in such a manner that the seed crystal holding shaft 12 is passed through the opening 28 opened in the upper part of the crucible 10, and a 20 mm thick heat insulating material is arranged in the opening 28.
- the clearance from the surface of the Si—C solution surface is reduced while the heat removal through the seed crystal holding shaft 12 is substantially maintained while the heat removal from the surface of the Si—C solution is reduced.
- the bottom surface of the seed crystal substrate 14 was brought into contact with the Si—C solution 24 and maintained at the same height as the liquid surface of the Si—C solution 24, and the crystal growth time was set to 5 hours. Crystal growth was performed under the following conditions.
- FIG. 15 shows an optical micrograph of the obtained grown crystal.
- the obtained SiC crystal had a convex crystal growth surface. In addition, it was confirmed that inclusions were mixed at locations where there was a growth difference in the grown crystal.
- Example 7 (Comparative Example 3) Example 7 except that a seed crystal substrate with a diameter of 16 mm was used, the gap between the crucible 10 and the seed crystal holding shaft 12 in the opening 28 was 2.0 mm, and the crystal growth time was 10 hours. Crystal growth was performed under conditions.
- FIG. 16 shows an optical micrograph of the obtained grown crystal.
- the obtained SiC crystal had a substantially flat crystal growth surface. Moreover, it was confirmed that inclusion was mixed in the grown crystal.
- the maximum inclination angle ⁇ of the crystal growth surface of the obtained grown crystal with respect to the (000-1) just surface was 0.0 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 3.8 mm, and the diameter of the growth surface of the growth crystal was 17.1 mm.
- Example 4 A meniscus is formed by setting the pulling position of the seed crystal substrate 14 from the liquid surface of the Si—C solution 24 to 1.7 mm, the rotation speed of the seed crystal holding shaft is 40 rpm, the outer peripheral speed of the seed crystal substrate is 25 mm / s, Crystal growth was performed under the same conditions as in Example 5 except that the crucible 10 was rotated in the same direction at 5 rpm.
- FIG. 17 shows an optical micrograph of the obtained grown crystal.
- the obtained SiC growth crystal had a substantially flat crystal growth surface, a black portion was observed, and inclusion was included.
- the maximum inclination angle ⁇ of the crystal growth plane with respect to the (000-1) just plane of the obtained growth crystal was ⁇ 0.5 °.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 2.8 mm, and the maximum diameter of the grown crystal was 16.6 mm.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a cross section of the grown crystal was cut out and mirror-polished, and observed with an optical microscope in a transmission mode.
- the obtained SiC growth crystal had a convex crystal growth surface, a black portion was seen, and inclusion was included.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a cross section of the grown crystal was cut out and mirror-polished, and observed with an optical microscope in a transmission mode.
- the obtained SiC growth crystal had a concave crystal growth surface, a black portion was seen, and inclusion was included.
- the maximum tilt angle ⁇ of the crystal growth plane with respect to the (000-1) just plane of the obtained grown crystal was ⁇ 10.0 °, and the maximum tilt angle ⁇ exceeded 8 ° in the majority of the crystal growth plane.
- the crystal growth thickness at the center of the crystal growth surface was 4.9 mm, and the maximum diameter of the grown crystal was 12.2 mm.
- Example 1 Under the conditions of Example 1 where the crystal rotation speed is as high as 126 mm / sec, the Si—C solution flows from the deep part of the Si—C solution 24 toward the central part immediately below the seed crystal substrate 14 as shown in FIG. In addition, a flow from the central portion toward the outer peripheral portion was observed, and a circulation of the Si—C solution flowing from the outer peripheral portion to the deep portion was observed, and no stagnation portion was observed immediately below the growth interface. On the other hand, in the case of the condition of Comparative Example 4 where the crystal rotation speed is as low as 25 mm / second, as shown in FIG. 20, the flow of the Si—C solution is small. In contrast to the case of Example 1, a weak flow from the outer peripheral portion toward the central portion was observed.
- FIG. 21 is a graph showing the relationship between the presence / absence of inclusion of the grown crystal obtained in Examples 1 and 3 to 7 and Comparative Examples 4 to 8, the peripheral speed of the seed crystal substrate, and the same direction rotation holding time.
- FIG. 22 shows a graph in which the region having the short rotation holding time in the same direction in FIG.
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結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部におけるSi-C溶液の温度より、結晶成長面の界面直下の外周部におけるSi-C溶液の温度を低くし、且つ結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部から外周部にSi-C溶液を流動させることを含む、
SiC単結晶の製造方法である。
前記坩堝の周囲に配置された加熱装置と、
上下方向に移動可能に配置された種結晶保持軸とを備え、
前記種結晶保持軸に保持された種結晶基板を、内部から表面に向けて温度低下する温度勾配を有するように加熱された前記Si-C溶液に接触させて、前記種結晶基板を基点としてSiC単結晶を成長させる、溶液法によるSiC単結晶の製造装置であって、
結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部における前記Si-C溶液の温度より、前記結晶成長面の界面直下の外周部における前記Si-C溶液の温度を低くする温度制御手段と、
前記結晶成長面の界面直下の前記中央部から前記外周部に前記Si-C溶液を流動させる流動手段と
を備えた、SiC単結晶の製造装置である。
結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部におけるSi-C溶液の温度より、結晶成長面の界面直下の外周部におけるSi-C溶液の温度を低くし、且つ結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部から外周部にSi-C溶液を流動させることを含む、SiC単結晶の製造方法を対象とする。
前記坩堝の周囲に配置された加熱装置と、
上下方向に移動可能に配置された種結晶保持軸とを備え、
前記種結晶保持軸に保持された種結晶基板を、内部から表面に向けて温度低下する温度勾配を有するように加熱された前記Si-C溶液に接触させて、前記種結晶基板を基点としてSiC単結晶を成長させる、溶液法によるSiC単結晶の製造装置であって、
結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部における前記Si-C溶液の温度より、前記結晶成長面の界面直下の外周部における前記Si-C溶液の温度を低くする温度制御手段と、
前記結晶成長面の界面直下の前記中央部から前記外周部に前記Si-C溶液を流動させる流動手段と
を備えた、SiC単結晶の製造装置を対象とする。
実施例及び比較例に共通する条件を示す。各例において、図9に示す単結晶製造装置100を用いた。Si-C溶液24を収容する内径70mm、高さ125mmの黒鉛坩堝10にSi/Cr/Niを原子組成百分率で56:40:4の割合で融液原料として仕込んだ。単結晶製造装置の内部の空気をアルゴンで置換した。黒鉛坩堝10の周囲に配置された高周波コイル22に通電して加熱により黒鉛坩堝10内の原料を融解し、Si/Cr/Ni合金の融液を形成した。そしてSi/Cr/Ni合金の融液に黒鉛坩堝10から十分な量のCを溶解させて、Si-C溶液24を形成した。
直径が12mm及び長さが200mmの円柱形状の黒鉛の種結晶保持軸12を用意した。昇華法により作成された厚み1mm、直径16mmの(000-1)ジャスト面を有する円盤状4H-SiC単結晶を用意して種結晶基板14として用いた。
直径が45mmの種結晶基板14を用い、開口部28における坩堝10と種結晶保持軸12との間の隙間を3.0mmとし、Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を3.0mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶保持軸12を100rpmの速度で回転させて種結晶基板14の下面の外周部の回転速度を236mm/秒とし、種結晶基板14の同一方向回転保持時間を360秒間とし、結晶成長時間を14時間としたこと以外は、実施例1と同様の条件にて結晶成長を行った。
Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.7mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶基板の同一方向回転保持時間を7200秒とし、結晶成長時間を2時間としたこと以外は実施例1と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.3mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶保持軸の回転速度を120rpmとして種結晶基板の外周速度を101mm/sとし、同一方向回転保持時間を360秒とし、結晶成長時間を20時間としたこと以外は実施例1と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
直径が12mmの種結晶基板を用い、Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.3mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶保持軸の回転速度を100rpmとして種結晶基板の外周速度を63mm/sとし、同一方向回転保持時間を18000秒とし、結晶成長時間を5時間としたこと以外は実施例1と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
種結晶基板の同一方向回転保持時間を3600秒とし、結晶成長時間を10時間としたこと以外は実施例5と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.5mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶基板の同一方向回転保持時間を360秒とし、結晶成長時間を30時間としたこと以外は、実施例5と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
坩堝10の上部に開けた開口部28に種結晶保持軸12を通すようにして配置し、開口部28に20mm厚の断熱材を配置して、開口部28における坩堝10と種結晶保持軸12との間の隙間を0.5mmとして、種結晶保持軸12を介した抜熱を実質的に維持しつつ、Si-C溶液表面からの輻射抜熱が低減するようにした。そして、種結晶基板14の下面をSi-C溶液24に接触させSi-C溶液24の液面と同じ高さに保持し、結晶成長時間を5時間としたこと以外は、実施例7と同様の条件にて結晶成長を行った。
直径が16mmの種結晶基板を用い、開口部28における坩堝10と種結晶保持軸12との間の隙間を2.0mmとし、結晶成長時間を10時間としたこと以外は実施例7と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.7mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶保持軸の回転速度を40rpmとして種結晶基板の外周速度を25mm/sとし、同時に坩堝10を同方向に5rpmで回転させたこと以外は実施例5と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.0mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶保持軸の回転速度を40rpmとして、種結晶基板の外周速度を25mm/sとし、同時に坩堝10を同方向に5rpmで回転させ、同一方向回転保持時間を15秒とし、結晶成長時間を10時間としたこと以外は実施例5と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
(比較例6)
Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.0mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、種結晶保持軸の回転速度を0.4rpmとして種結晶基板の外周速度を0.3mm/sとし、同一方向回転保持時間を36000秒とし、結晶成長時間を10時間としたこと以外は実施例5と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
種結晶基板の同一方向回転保持時間を15秒とし、同時に坩堝10を同方向に5rpmで回転させたこと以外は実施例5と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
Si-C溶液24の液面からの種結晶基板14の引き上げ位置を1.5mmとしてメニスカスを形成し、同一方向回転保持時間を30秒とし、結晶成長時間を10時間としたこと以外は実施例4と同様の条件で結晶成長を行った。
Si-C溶液の流動方向について、CG SIMを用いてシミュレーションを行った。図19及び20にそれぞれ、実施例1及び比較例4の条件でSi-C溶液の流動が安定したときの成長界面直下のSi-C溶液の流動状態について、シミュレーションを行った結果を示す。
10 坩堝
12 種結晶保持軸
14 種結晶基板
16 種結晶基板のジャスト面
18 断熱材
20 凹形状の結晶成長面
22 高周波コイル
22A 上段高周波コイル
22B 下段高周波コイル
24 Si-C溶液
26 石英管
28 坩堝上部の開口部
34 メニスカス
40 SiC成長結晶
42 切り出した成長結晶
46 成長結晶中のインクルージョン部分
48 成長結晶中のSiC単結晶部分
50 種結晶保持軸の側面部
52 種結晶保持軸の中心部
54 種結晶保持軸の中心部に配置された断熱材
56 高熱伝導率材料
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- 内部から表面に向けて温度低下する温度勾配を有するSi-C溶液に、種結晶保持軸に保持させた種結晶基板を接触させてSiC単結晶を結晶成長させる、溶液法によるSiC単結晶の製造方法であって、
結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部における前記Si-C溶液の温度より、前記結晶成長面の界面直下の外周部における前記Si-C溶液の温度を低くし、且つ前記結晶成長面の界面直下の前記中央部から前記外周部に前記Si-C溶液を流動させることを含む、
SiC単結晶の製造方法。 - 前記Si-C溶液を流動させることが、前記種結晶基板の外周に沿う方向に回転方向を切り替えながら前記種結晶基板を回転させることを含み、前記種結晶基板を回転させることが、前記種結晶基板の外周部を25mm/秒よりも速い速度で、且つ同一方向に連続して30秒よりも長い時間、回転させることを含む、請求項1に記載のSiC単結晶の製造方法。
- 前記種結晶基板の外周部を63mm/秒以上の速度で回転させることを含む、請求項2に記載のSiC単結晶の製造方法。
- 前記種結晶基板を同一方向に連続して360秒以上の時間、回転させることを含む、請求項2または3に記載のSiC単結晶の製造方法。
- 前記Si-C溶液の温度を低くすることが、前記種結晶基板と前記Si-C溶液との間にメニスカスを形成することを含む、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載のSiC単結晶の製造方法。
- 前記種結晶保持軸の側面部が中心部よりも高い熱伝導率を示す構成を有する、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載のSiC単結晶の製造方法。
- 前記種結晶保持軸の前記中心部が空洞を有する、請求項6に記載のSiC単結晶の製造方法。
- 前記種結晶保持軸の前記空洞の少なくとも一部に断熱材が配置されている、請求項7に記載のSiC単結晶の製造方法。
- Si-C溶液を収容する坩堝と、
前記坩堝の周囲に配置された加熱装置と、
上下方向に移動可能に配置された種結晶保持軸とを備え、
前記種結晶保持軸に保持された種結晶基板を、内部から表面に向けて温度低下する温度勾配を有するように加熱された前記Si-C溶液に接触させて、前記種結晶基板を基点としてSiC単結晶を成長させる、溶液法によるSiC単結晶の製造装置であって、
結晶成長面の界面直下の中央部における前記Si-C溶液の温度より、前記結晶成長面の界面直下の外周部における前記Si-C溶液の温度を低くする温度制御手段と、
前記結晶成長面の界面直下の前記中央部から前記外周部に前記Si-C溶液を流動させる流動手段と
を備えた、SiC単結晶の製造装置。 - 種結晶基板及び前記種結晶基板を基点として溶液法により成長させたSiC成長結晶を含むSiC単結晶のインゴットであって、前記成長結晶が凹形状の結晶成長面を有し且つインクルージョンを含まない、SiC単結晶のインゴット。
- 前記成長結晶の成長ジャスト面に対する前記凹形状の結晶成長面の傾き最大角θが、0<θ≦8°の範囲内である、請求項10に記載のSiC単結晶のインゴット。
- 前記成長結晶の成長厚みが3mm以上である、請求項10または11に記載のSiC単結晶のインゴット。
- 前記成長結晶の直径が6mm以上である、請求項10~12のいずれか一項に記載のSiC単結晶のインゴット。
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