WO2015141641A1 - プラズマcvd装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a plasma CVD apparatus.
- a plasma film forming process using plasma or a plasma etching process has been adopted from the viewpoint of refinement and thinning. These processes are performed using a plasma processing apparatus.
- Plasma processing by a plasma processing apparatus is generally performed by generating plasma in a vacuum processing chamber (chamber).
- the plasma processing apparatus is provided with a power introduction terminal (current introduction terminal) for introducing electric power (current) into the chamber.
- Power (current) can be introduced into the chamber from an external power source via the power introduction terminal, and the gas in the chamber can be turned into plasma.
- Examples of conventional plasma processing apparatuses and power introduction terminals include those disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, for example.
- the power introduction terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 below an insulator having one end attached to a terminal introduction hole formed through the wall of the chamber and the other end opposite to the one end, and the insulation And a rod-shaped conductor inserted through a through-hole penetrating the insulator.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a power introduction terminal corresponding to a high-temperature environment and high power, but does not disclose a technical idea that suppresses abnormal discharge (arc discharge).
- the present inventors intend to solve the problem of such abnormal discharge, and the plasma space in which the plasma in the chamber generates a contact between the insulator and the rod-shaped conductor, that is, a portion that is particularly easily charged up. I found it to be placed away from
- the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a plasma CVD apparatus capable of suppressing the occurrence of abnormal discharge even when a high voltage is used.
- a plasma CVD apparatus includes a chamber that forms a plasma space, and a power introduction terminal that is disposed in a terminal introduction hole that penetrates the wall of the chamber.
- a gap between the inner wall of the insulating member and the conductor is less than 2 mm, and the insulating member starts from one end of the insulating member disposed in the plasma space in the chamber.
- the distance between the contact point and the conductor is greater than 10 mm.
- the gap between the inner wall of the insulating member and the conductor is made smaller than a certain value, so that the intrusion of the electric field (lines of electric force) from the gap is suppressed. Can do. Since plasma is generated in a place where an electric field exists, suppressing the penetration of the electric field from the gap leads to suppressing the generation of plasma near the contact point between the insulating member and the conductor. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of abnormal discharge due to electrons being charged up at the contacts.
- the contact point is defined as the plasma in the chamber. Can be kept away from space.
- the contact can be hardly exposed to the plasma space in the chamber, it is possible to suppress the charge-up of electrons to the contact even when a high voltage is used. As a result, the occurrence of abnormal discharge can be suppressed.
- the contact point is provided at a position away from a region facing the plasma space.
- the conductor is provided to protrude on the surface thereof, includes a protruding portion that comes into contact with the inner wall of the insulating member, and a part of the conductor is recessed in the inner wall of the insulating member.
- the contact between the projecting portion and the insulating member formed inside the chamber among the portions having the formed recess and where the projecting portion and the inner wall of the insulating member abut is located in the recessed portion. Is also preferable.
- the contact point is provided at a position away from the region facing the plasma space by bending the conductor and the insulating member.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a plasma CVD apparatus capable of suppressing the occurrence of abnormal discharge even when a high voltage is used.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a plasma CVD apparatus 100.
- the plasma CVD apparatus 100 is an apparatus that forms a thin film on the surface of a substrate placed in a vacuum processing chamber by applying a voltage to turn the source gas into plasma.
- the present invention is not limited to the plasma CVD apparatus 100 in this embodiment.
- the plasma CVD apparatus 100 includes a sealable chamber 61, a gas introduction part 91 for introducing a reaction gas into the chamber 61, a pump P for exhausting the reaction gas from the chamber 61, and a chamber 61.
- a discharge unit 83 comprising a set of a cathode electrode 81 and an anode electrode 82 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “electrode”) that is disposed and plasma-discharged therebetween, a power source E that supplies power to the discharge unit 83, and the electrodes 81, 82.
- a power introduction line 121 current introduction line that electrically connects the power source E and the power introduction terminal 10.
- a substrate 71 is placed on the cathode electrode 81.
- the chamber 61 is a box-shaped airtight container made of, for example, aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- the chamber 61 is provided with a loading / unloading port (not shown) having a shutter mechanism for loading and unloading the substrate 71 therein.
- the chamber 61 is provided with a support (not shown) for supporting the cathode electrode 81 and the anode electrode 82 at a predetermined interval, and the chamber 61 is evacuated to a predetermined vacuum degree on the wall 61a of the chamber 61.
- the pump P to be connected is connected.
- the anode electrode 82 is made of a metal material such as stainless steel or aluminum alloy.
- the anode 82 has a hollow inside, and a large number of through holes (not shown) are formed on the plasma discharge surface facing the opposite cathode electrode 81 and connected to the hollow portion.
- the dimension of the anode electrode 82 is set to an appropriate value according to the dimension of the substrate 71 on which the film is formed, and is designed with substantially the same dimensions as the cathode electrode 81.
- the anode electrode 82 is grounded.
- one end surface of the anode electrode 82 is connected to the gas introduction part 91 via the gas introduction pipe 131, and the gas introduction part 91 is connected to the gas supply source G. Accordingly, the reaction gas supplied from the gas supply source G is supplied to the inside of the anode electrode 82 via the gas introduction part 91 and the gas introduction pipe 131, and the cathode electrode from the numerous through holes formed in the anode electrode 82. The reaction gas is uniformly ejected toward the surface of the substrate 71 held at 81.
- reaction gas (raw material gas) for film formation supplied to the substrate 71 it is desirable to use a reaction gas for forming a conductive film on the substrate 71.
- a reaction gas for forming a conductive film on the substrate 71 For example, a hydrocarbon-based gas is used.
- the cathode electrode 81 has a heater inside, and a substrate 71 is placed on the side surface facing the paired anode electrode 82, and heats the substrate 71 during film formation under plasma discharge.
- the cathode electrode 81 is made of a material having conductivity and heat resistance, such as stainless steel, aluminum alloy, and carbon.
- the cathode electrode 81 has a built-in heater.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the heater and the cathode electrode 81 may be separated and installed.
- the substrate 71 is generally a glass substrate or a semiconductor substrate, but is not particularly limited thereto.
- the anode electrode 82 and the cathode electrode 81 have a one-to-one correspondence.
- the plasma processing apparatus to which the power introduction terminal of the present embodiment can be applied is not limited thereto.
- An apparatus configuration in which two cathode electrodes 81 are installed for one electrode 82 can also be adopted.
- the present invention can be applied to a plasma processing apparatus in which the anode electrode 82 and the cathode electrode 81 are not limited to being installed in the horizontal direction but are installed in the vertical direction.
- the pump P is a vacuum pump connected to the chamber 61 and capable of reducing the pressure in the chamber 61.
- the inside of the chamber 61 can be adjusted to a predetermined pressure by adjusting the exhaust by the vacuum pump. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the pressure in the chamber 61 in the film forming process is adjusted to, for example, 10 Pa.
- a bias power source for example, a bias power source is used, and types of the bias power source include a DC power source, an AC power source, a high frequency power source, a microwave power source and the like.
- the power source E is electrically connected to the power introduction terminal 10 attached to the wall 61 a of the chamber 61, and can supply a high voltage bias or the like into the chamber 61 through the power introduction terminal 10.
- the bias power source any power source capable of supplying a high voltage bias of, for example, 1000 V or more into the chamber 61 may be used.
- the bias power source may be any power source that can supply a predetermined direct current or direct current in the chamber 61 by superimposing alternating current, high frequency, microwave, or the like.
- the power introduction line 121 electrically connects an end portion (the other end 11b to be described later) of the power introduction terminal 10 protruding outside from the chamber 61 and the power source E.
- the power supplied from the power source E is It is supplied to the discharge part 83 arranged in the chamber 61 through the power introduction line 121 and the power introduction terminal 10.
- the electric power introduction line 121 is accommodated in the accommodation case (not shown) which has the function to interrupt
- FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the power introduction terminal 10.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG.
- the power introduction terminal 10 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is fixed and disposed in a terminal introduction hole 62 that penetrates the wall 61a of the chamber 61, as shown in FIG. *
- the power introduction terminal 10 includes a rod-shaped conductor 11 for introducing power into the chamber 61 and an insulator 21 (insulating member) that covers the rod-shaped conductor 11.
- the rod-shaped conductor 11 is a cylindrical rod (electrode) having one end 11a inserted into the through hole 22 of the insulator 21 and the other end 11b electrically connected to the power source E shown in FIG. ).
- the rod-shaped conductor 11 is formed of a metal material containing, for example, copper, aluminum, nickel, silver, gold or the like. Since the rod-shaped conductor 11 is thus provided, the power supplied from the power source E is supplied to the discharge unit 83 in the chamber 61 via the power introduction line 121 and the rod-shaped conductor 11.
- the insulator 21 is a substantially cylindrical member provided so as to cover the periphery of the rod-shaped conductor 11.
- the insulator 21 is formed of, for example, an insulating material such as ceramics, and is fixed (for example, using a heat-resistant adhesive) to the terminal introduction hole 62 that penetrates the wall 61a of the chamber shown in FIG. Therefore, the insulator 21 and the wall 61a of the chamber 61 are insulated from each other by the insulator 21.
- the insulator 21 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the insulator 21 is not limited to this and may have a function of insulating between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the wall 61a of the chamber 61. For example, various shapes and sizes can be selected.
- the end face 21a (one end facing the plasma space) located in the chamber 61 of the insulator 21 will be described.
- the insulator 21 is fixed to the terminal introduction hole 62 penetrating the wall 61a of the chamber 61 shown in FIG. More specifically, the insulator 21 is a state in which an end surface 21 a located in the chamber 61 (not shown in FIG. 3) of the insulator 21 protrudes into the chamber 61 from the terminal introduction hole 62 that penetrates the wall 61 a of the chamber 61.
- the terminal introduction hole 62 is fixed. For this reason, at least the end face 21a of the insulator 21 is exposed to the plasma generated in the chamber 61 during the plasma CVD process.
- the power introduction terminal 10 is airtightly fixed to the terminal introduction hole 62 of the wall 61a (the wall of the chamber 61 in FIG. 1) indicated by a solid line in FIG.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the power introduction terminal 10 may be airtightly fixed to the terminal introduction hole 62aa of the wall 61aa indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 3, and can be appropriately selected.
- the insulator 21 is formed with a stepped through-hole 22 into which the rod-shaped conductor 11 is inserted at the center, and the through-hole 22 has a gap d from the rod-shaped conductor 11.
- a large-diameter through-hole 22a to be inserted and a small-diameter through-hole 22b that contacts the rod-shaped conductor 11 and holds the rod-shaped conductor 11 are configured.
- the large-diameter through hole 22a is formed on the center side of the insulator 21 so as to be inserted through the rod-shaped conductor 11 with a predetermined gap d.
- a gap d is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter through hole 22 a (the inner wall surface 211 of the insulator 21) and the rod-shaped conductor 11.
- the gap d is set to a value greater than 0.2 mm and less than 2.0 mm. If the value of the gap d is 0.2 mm or less, there is a possibility that the large-diameter through hole 22a is blocked by the film deposited on the inner wall surface 211. Therefore, the lower limit value may be set for the gap d in this way. preferable.
- the contact 221 where the insulator 21 and the rod-shaped conductor 11 are in contact will be described.
- the rod-shaped conductor 11 is inserted into the small-diameter through hole 22b, and the rod-shaped conductor 11 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the small-diameter through-hole 22b.
- the surface where the small diameter through hole 22b and the rod-shaped conductor 11 abut one end located inside the chamber 61 (upper side in FIG. 3), in other words, of the portion where the insulator 21 and the rod-shaped conductor 11 are in contact
- One end located inside the chamber 61 is referred to as a contact 221.
- the dimension of the distance L from the contact 221 to the end face 21a (the upper end face of the insulator 21 in FIG. 3) located in the chamber 61 of the insulator 21 is set to a value larger than 10 mm.
- the dimension of the distance L is set to a value larger than 10 mm and smaller than 1000 mm. If the value of the distance L is 1000 mm or more, the power introduction terminal 10 is increased in size or requires high processing accuracy. Therefore, it is preferable to set an upper limit value for the distance L in this way.
- the stepped through-holes 22 (the large-diameter through-hole 22a and the small-diameter through-hole 22b) that cover the periphery of the rod-shaped conductor 11 are formed in the insulator 21.
- the insulator 21 provided in the direction inside the chamber 61 (upward in FIG. 3) from the contact 221 opens a gap d with the rod-shaped conductor 11 and extends from the contact 221 by a distance L. Yes.
- the edge distance of the insulator 21 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the edge surface distance of the insulator 21 is the length of the side surface 21c of the insulator 21, the length of the end surface 21a of the insulator 21, the length of the inner wall surface 211 of the insulator 21, and the large diameter of the insulator 21 when the insulator 21 is viewed in cross section. It is represented by a distance obtained by adding all the lengths of the bottom surface 21d in the through hole.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of the power introduction terminal 10 in the first modification.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of the power introduction terminal 10 in the second modification.
- the power introduction terminal 10 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is obtained by changing the shapes of the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21 in the above-described power introduction terminal 10, and other configurations and functions are the same as those of the above-described power introduction terminal 10. Is the same. Therefore, the same reference numerals as those of the power introduction terminal 10 are used for the same parts as those of the power introduction terminal 10 described above, and description thereof will be omitted.
- the inner wall surface 211 (the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter through hole 22a) of the insulator 21 in the first modification is provided with a bent portion that is bent at a right angle twice from one end side to the other end side. .
- the inner wall surface 211 of the insulator 21 has a concave portion 321 in which the side away from the plasma space of the inner wall surface 211 (the lower side of the inner wall surface 211 in FIG. 4) is recessed. Is formed.
- the rod-shaped conductor 11 includes a protruding portion 311 provided to protrude from the surface to the inner wall surface 211 side (left and right direction in FIG. 4), and the outer edge side 311b of the protruding portion 311 is the inner wall surface. 211 abuts.
- the contact 221 is provided at a position away from the region facing the plasma space in the chamber 61 (the region ⁇ in the protruding portion 311 in FIG. 4).
- the protrusion part 311 to be formed with the same material as the rod-shaped conductor 11, various things can be selected about the material, a shape, a magnitude
- the contact 221 is located in the recessed portion 321 having the recessed shape of the inner wall surface 211 of the insulator 21, in other words, the contact 221 is provided at a position away from the region ⁇ facing the plasma space in the chamber 61. Therefore, the electric field entering through the gap d between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21 can be further suppressed. As a result, plasma reaching the contact 221 via the gap d can be further suppressed, and abnormal discharge resulting from charge-up of electrons to the contact 221 can be further suppressed. Further, in the power introduction terminal 10 shown in FIG. 3, the conductive film is deposited in the region facing the plasma space in the chamber 61 (the region including the bottom surface 21d in FIG.
- the deposition of the conductive film proceeds in the region ⁇ of the protrusion 311 facing the plasma space.
- the progress of deposition of the conductive film is suppressed at least in the recess 321 formed in the inner wall surface 211.
- the power introduction terminal 10 shown in FIG. 4 suppresses current leakage from the contact 221 through the conductive film deposited on the surface of the insulator 21. be able to.
- the bent conductor 11 and the inner wall surface 211 of the insulator 21 are bent once at a right angle from one end side to the other end side.
- the rod-shaped conductor 11 is provided with a bent portion 411 where a portion of the rod-shaped conductor 11 located in the direction inside the chamber 61 (left side in FIG. 5) is bent.
- the insulator 21 is provided with a bent portion 421 where a portion of the insulator 21 located in the direction inside the chamber 61 (left side in FIG. 5) is bent.
- the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21 are formed to be bent, so that the contact point 221 between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21 is opposed to the plasma space in the chamber 61 (see FIG. 1). It can be provided at a position deviating from the region ⁇ .
- the size of the distance L (the distance from the contact 221 to the end face 21a of the insulator 21) described with reference to FIG. 3 is represented by the sum of L1 and L2 shown in FIG. 5 in the second modification. That is, in the second modification, the distance (L1) from the contact 221 to the bent portion 411 of the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the end surface 21a (inside the chamber 61 in the insulator 21 from the bent point 411a of the rod-shaped conductor 11) ( It is represented by the sum of the distance (L2) to one end facing the plasma space.
- the contact 221 is provided at a position away from the region ⁇ facing the plasma space.
- the electric field that reaches the contact point 221 via the gap with the insulator 21 can be further suppressed. Since plasma is generated in a place where an electric field exists, the generation of plasma in the vicinity of the contact 221 can be suppressed by suppressing the penetration of the electric field in this way. As a result, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of abnormal discharge due to the charging of electrons to the contact 221.
- the conductive film is deposited in the region ⁇ facing the plasma space, but since the contact 221 is provided at a position away from the region ⁇ facing the plasma space, at least the contact In the vicinity of 221, deposition of a conductive film is suppressed. As a result, current leakage from the contact 221 through the conductive film deposited on the surface of the insulator 21 can be suppressed.
- the film-forming residue When the size of the film-forming residue from the chamber 61 is larger than the gap d between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21, for example, the film-forming residue accumulates between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21. Will be.
- the deposited film residue is conductive, a bias voltage is applied to the film residue via the rod-shaped conductor 11 and a short circuit occurs at the contact point between the film residue and the insulator 21. Even if the film residue is an insulating system, the film residue comes into contact with the rod-shaped conductor 11 to which the bias voltage is applied, so that the contact between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulation film-forming residue is present. Will be exposed to the plasma, causing a short circuit.
- the power introduction terminal 10 in order to prevent the occurrence of the short circuit as described above, it is preferable to install the power introduction terminal 10 with the gap between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21 facing downward.
- the power introduction terminal 10 By installing the power introduction terminal 10 in this way, it is possible to prevent film-forming residue generated in the chamber 61 from falling into the gap between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the insulator 21, for example.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the results of experiments on the presence or absence of abnormal discharge when plasma CVD treatment is performed. 6 indicates the distance L from the contact 221 to the end surface 21a of the insulator 21, and the vertical axis in FIG. 6 indicates the gap d between the rod-shaped conductor 11 and the inner wall surface 211 of the insulator 21. .
- the presence or absence of abnormal discharge after 10,000 cycles was verified in a state where a hydrocarbon gas was used as the source gas, the inside of the chamber 61 was set to 10 Pa, and a bias voltage of 1000 V to 3000 V was applied. Further, the abnormal discharge in this experiment means a case where stable glow discharge does not occur at all or a time during which it does not occur continues for 1 second or more. In the experiment shown in FIG. 6, the structure of the power introduction terminal 10 shown in FIG. 4 or 5 is not used.
- ⁇ indicates that abnormal discharge did not occur even at 3000 V
- ⁇ indicates that abnormal discharge did not occur at 1000 V
- ⁇ indicates that abnormal discharge did not occur at 1000 V
- ⁇ indicates that abnormal discharge did not occur at 1000 V
- ⁇ indicates It shows that abnormal discharge occurred at 1000V.
- FIG. 7 is a table showing the results of experiments using the power introduction terminal 10 shown in FIG. 5 and the power introduction terminal 10 shown in FIG. 3 with respect to the number of cycles until the occurrence of abnormal discharge when the plasma CVD process is performed.
- 3000 V was used as the bias voltage
- the pressure in the chamber 61 was set to 10 Pa
- L 10 mm
- L1 8.0 mm
- L2 2.0 mm
- d 2.0 mm.
- Power introduction terminal 11 Rod-shaped conductor (conductor) 21: Insulator (insulating member) 21a: End face 22: Through hole 61: Chamber 61a: Wall 62: Terminal introduction hole 71: Substrate 81: Cathode electrode 82: Anode electrode 91: Gas introduction part 100: Plasma CVD apparatus 121: Power introduction line 131: Gas introduction pipe 211 : Inner wall surface (inner wall) 221: Contact point 311: Protruding part 321: Concave part 411, 421: Bent part
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11:棒状導電体(導電体)
21:碍子(絶縁部材)
21a:端面
22:貫通孔
61:チャンバー
61a:壁
62:端子導入孔
71:基板
81:カソード電極
82:アノード電極
91:ガス導入部
100:プラズマCVD装置
121:電力導入線
131:ガス導入管
211:内壁面(内壁)
221:接点
311:突出部
321:凹部
411、421:屈曲部
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- プラズマ空間を形成するチャンバーと、
前記チャンバーの壁を貫通する端子導入孔に配置される電力導入端子と、を備え、
前記電力導入端子は、貫通孔を有する絶縁部材と、前記貫通孔に挿通される導電体と、を有し、
前記導電体の一端は前記チャンバー内に配置され、前記導電体の他端は前記チャンバー内に電力を供給する電源と電気的に接続され、
前記絶縁部材の内壁と前記導電体との隙間は2mm未満であり、
前記絶縁部材における前記チャンバー内の前記プラズマ空間に配置される一端から、前記絶縁部材と前記導電体との接点までの距離は10mmより大きいことを特徴とするプラズマCVD装置。 - 前記接点は、前記プラズマ空間に対向する領域から外れた位置に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のプラズマCVD装置。
- 前記導電体は、その表面に突出して設けられ、前記絶縁部材の内壁に当接する突出部を備え、
前記絶縁部材の内壁に、その一部を窪ませて形成される凹部を有し、
前記突出部と前記絶縁部材の内壁とが当接する部分のうち前記チャンバー内側に形成される前記突出部と前記絶縁部材との接点は、前記凹部内に位置することを特徴とする請求項2に記載のプラズマCVD装置。 - 前記導電体及び前記絶縁部材が屈曲して形成されることにより前記接点が前記プラズマ空間に対向する領域から外れた位置に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項2に記載のプラズマCVD装置。
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