WO2016002386A1 - 炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device.
- Silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors have a breakdown electric field strength that is about 10 times higher than conventional semiconductor materials, silicon (Si) semiconductors and GaAs (gallium arsenide) semiconductors, and have high thermal conductivity. ing. For this reason, silicon carbide semiconductors attract attention in recent years as semiconductor materials capable of manufacturing (manufacturing) MOSFETs (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors) for power devices that have both breakdown voltage maintenance and miniaturization. Are collecting
- energy loss during operation of the MOSFET mainly includes drift resistance (resistance component of drift layer), channel resistance (resistance component of inversion layer (channel) formed in the base region), and contact resistance (semiconductor portion and metal) It is dominated by the loss due to the electrical contact resistance component with the electrode.
- the contact resistance needs to be sufficiently lower than the drift resistance and the channel resistance.
- the ohmic contact between the silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode uses a method for forming a contact between the silicon semiconductor portion and the metal electrode, and a metal film such as nickel (Ni) or titanium (Ti) formed on the surface of the semiconductor portion Is formed by silicidation by annealing (heat treatment).
- a metal film such as nickel (Ni) or titanium (Ti) formed on the surface of the semiconductor portion Is formed by silicidation by annealing (heat treatment).
- the contact resistance between the n-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode obtained by this contact formation method is approximately 10 -4 ⁇ cm 2 , which is sufficiently smaller than the channel resistance or the like.
- Non-Patent Document 1 shows that the interface characteristics between a semiconductor layer of one layer (single layer) and a metal film can be controlled by a dipole formed at the interface. That is, it is an interface characteristic control method which exceeds the characteristics of the bonding interface between the semiconductor portion and the metal electrode which are formed by simply depositing the metal electrode on the semiconductor portion.
- Patent Document 1 paragraphs 0023 to 0037, paragraph 0037 discloses that graphene is used for a source electrode and a drain electrode of a silicon carbide MOSFET.
- Patent Document 1 a metal film or a carbon (C) film is deposited on a silicon carbide semiconductor portion, and a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed by reacting the silicon carbide semiconductor portion with a metal film or a carbon film by annealing contact. doing.
- Patent Document 2 a carbon (C) layer and a metal layer are sequentially deposited on a silicon carbide semiconductor portion, and contact annealing is performed to cause a reaction between the metal layer and the silicon carbide semiconductor portion or the carbon layer. It is disclosed to form an ohmic contact.
- Patent Document 3 paragraphs 0061 to 0068
- a carbon layer and a tantalum (Ta) layer are sequentially formed on the C surface of a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, and the carbon layer and the tantalum layer are reacted by heat treatment to It is disclosed to form an ohmic contact made of TaC).
- Patent Document 2 paragraph 0063
- Patent Document 3 paragraph 0071 below disclose that graphene is used as the carbon layer.
- the silicon carbide semiconductor has a band gap (width of forbidden band) much larger than that of the silicon semiconductor, the properties at the junction interface between the silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode are p-type and n-type. It is different. That is, in a silicon semiconductor, a metal having a Fermi level close to an energy level at the top of a valence band is present. By forming the metal electrode using such a metal, the potential difference (Schottky barrier height) generated at the junction interface between the silicon semiconductor portion and the metal electrode can be substantially the same between p-type and n-type. .
- the original cause of the increase in the contact resistance between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode originates in the deep energy level at the top of the valence band in the silicon carbide semiconductor. Therefore, even if it is inferred from the principle that a Schottky barrier occurs at the junction interface between the semiconductor portion and the metal electrode, a method of forming a contact between the semiconductor portion and the metal electrode by simply depositing the metal electrode on the semiconductor portion Then, it is understood that it is very difficult to reduce the resistance of the contact between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode.
- Non-Patent Document 1 it is possible to control the ion valence of an oxide film (SrRuO 3 film) which is an ionic crystal (crystal by ion bonding between atoms) by the Nb-doped SrTiO 3 layer and the SrRuO 3 film Has become an important principle of the control of the properties of the bonding
- the silicon carbide semiconductor which is a covalent bond crystal crystal by covalent bond between atoms
- the bonding interface between the silicon carbide semiconductor and the metal electrode The charge transfer does not occur so easily as to form a dipole. Therefore, it is difficult to apply the contact formation method by element substitution like the said nonpatent literature 1 to a silicon carbide semiconductor, a metal electrode, and contact formation.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- the present inventors conducted intensive studies, and as a result, by providing a graphene layer between the silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode, the silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal are provided. It was found that a dipole was formed at the junction interface with the electrode.
- Graphene is a semiconductor having no band gap, and its Fermi level is easily changed by charge transfer from a material layer in contact with the graphene layer. According to this principle, electrons move from the graphene layer formed on the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion to the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion, and effectively, positive charges (holes) are generated from the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion to the graphene layer. ) Seems to move. It is widely known that a graphene layer on a silicon carbide semiconductor portion is formed of carbon atoms left by heating a silicon carbide semiconductor portion at high temperature to evaporate silicon atoms. The present invention has been made based on such findings.
- a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device is a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device forming a contact between a p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and a metal electrode.
- the method has the following features. First, a first step of forming a graphene layer for reducing the potential difference generated at the junction interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode is performed on the surface of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion. Next, a second step of forming the metal electrode on the surface of the graphene layer is performed.
- the graphene layer having a single layer or more and three layers or less is formed in the first step.
- the coverage of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion by the graphene layer is the same as that of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion. 30% or more of the surface area.
- the carrier concentration of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion is 1 ⁇ 10 16 / cm 3 or more.
- the electrode material of the metal electrode is gold, silver, platinum, titanium, nickel, iron, cobalt, copper, chromium, aluminum or palladium Alternatively, it is an alloy containing one or more of these metals.
- the surface of the graphene layer is further made of hexagonal boron nitride.
- a third step of forming an insulator layer is performed.
- the metal electrode is formed on the surface of the insulator layer.
- a single layer or two layers of the insulator layer are formed.
- a dipole can be formed at the bonding interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode, and the bonding interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode Potential difference can be reduced.
- the low resistance ohmic contact between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode can be formed with high reproducibility.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the structure of the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the structure of the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a chart showing voltage-current characteristics of the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the present invention.
- n and p in the layer or region having n or p, it is meant that electrons or holes are majority carriers, respectively.
- + and-attached to n and p mean that the impurity concentration is higher and the impurity concentration is lower than that of the layer or region to which it is not attached, respectively.
- the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted.
- "-" means a bar attached to the index immediately after that, and adding "-" before the index represents a negative index.
- Embodiment 1 The cross-sectional structure of the semiconductor element (silicon carbide semiconductor element) made of silicon carbide (SiC) according to the first embodiment will be described.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the structure of the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- the metal electrode 2 vicinity provided in the surface of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor part 1 is expanded and shown (it is the same also in FIG. 2).
- the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 is, for example, a semiconductor substrate made of a p-type silicon carbide semiconductor (hereinafter referred to as a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate (semiconductor chip)), a p-type silicon carbide semiconductor laminated on a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate Layer or a p-type silicon carbide semiconductor region provided in the surface layer of the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate.
- a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate semiconductor chip
- the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 may be a six-layer periodic hexagonal crystal (6H-SiC), a four-layer periodic hexagonal crystal (4H-SiC), or a three-layer periodic cubic crystal (3H-SiC) of silicon carbide. .
- the surface of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 is, for example, subjected to surface planarization processing to such an extent that atomic level flatness can be obtained.
- the planarized surface of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 has a thickness corresponding to one carbon atom in which graphene (carbon: C) atoms, which are semiconductors having no band gap, are bonded in a hexagonal lattice shape.
- a sheet-like substance having a thickness (hereinafter referred to as a graphene layer) 11 is provided (dot-like hatching portion).
- the crystal plane orientation of the surface of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 in contact with the graphene layer 11 may be, for example, a (0001) plane, a (000-1) plane, or a (11-20) plane.
- the carrier concentration of the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 is preferably, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 16 / cm 3 or more.
- the graphene layer 11 may have a single-layer structure of one layer of graphene or a stacked structure of three or less layers of stacked graphene.
- a dipole can be reliably formed at the junction interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 and the metal electrode 2.
- the potential difference (Schottky barrier height) generated at the junction interface between p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 and metal electrode 2 is reduced. It can be done.
- the graphene layer 11 more preferably has a single layer structure. The reason is that the single layer has no gap and the Fermi level can easily move.
- FIG. 1 shows a graphene layer 11 having a single layer structure.
- a plurality of carbon atoms constituting the graphene layer 11 are respectively shown in a circular shape, and covalent bonds of carbon atoms are shown in a linear shape connecting adjacent circular portions.
- graphene layer 11 in order to clarify each junction interface position of p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1, graphene layer 11 and metal electrode 2, graphene layer 11 and p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 and metal electrode 2 However, the graphene layer 11 is in contact with the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 and the metal electrode 2 respectively.
- the metal electrode 2 is provided on the graphene layer 11.
- the metal electrode 2 forms an ohmic contact with the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 by the graphene layer 11 provided between the metal electrode 2 and the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1.
- the metal electrode 2 may be a surface electrode constituting a general device structure, such as a source electrode or a drain electrode of a MOSFET, for example.
- gold (Au), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), chromium ( Cr), aluminum (Al) or palladium (Pd), or an alloy containing one or more of these metals may be used.
- the metal electrode 2 may be a laminated film formed by laminating a plurality of metal films made of any one of the above-described metals and alloys in different combinations.
- a method of manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the description of the process for forming the element structure other than the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 is omitted, but the element structure other than the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 may be formed at a predetermined timing by a general method.
- a semiconductor wafer hereinafter referred to as a p-type SiC wafer
- the thickness of the p-type SiC wafer may be, for example, 430 ⁇ m.
- the main surface of the SiC wafer may be, for example, a (0001) plane having an off angle of about 4 to 8 degrees in the ⁇ 11-20> direction.
- a p-type epitaxial layer is deposited (formed) on the main surface of the p-type SiC wafer by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method.
- the carrier concentration and thickness of this p-type epitaxial layer may be, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 19 / cm 3 and 10 ⁇ m, respectively.
- a p-type epitaxial wafer formed by depositing a p-type epitaxial layer on a p-type SiC wafer is formed.
- This p-type epitaxial wafer is diced into chips at a predetermined timing, and a p-type semiconductor chip (p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1: hereinafter referred to as p-type semiconductor chip 1) having a chip size of 10 mm, for example, is formed.
- p-type semiconductor chip p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1: hereinafter referred to as p-type semiconductor chip 1 having a chip size of 10 mm, for example
- a single-layer graphene layer 11 is grown (formed) on the front surface of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 by heat treatment.
- a method of forming the graphene layer 11 silicon atoms are desorbed from the silicon carbide semiconductor constituting the p-type semiconductor chip 1 by heating the p-type semiconductor chip 1 to, for example, about 1200.degree.
- a method of forming a graphene layer 11 composed of carbon atoms may be used.
- the graphene layer 11 is formed as follows. First, the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is inserted into the reaction furnace (chamber) of the infrared condensing type ultra-high temperature heating apparatus. Next, the inside of the reaction furnace is evacuated to, for example, about 6.6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 1 Pa. Next, for example, argon (Ar) gas is introduced into the reaction furnace until atmospheric pressure, and the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is exposed to an argon gas atmosphere by continuing the flow at a predetermined flow rate.
- argon (Ar) gas is introduced into the reaction furnace until atmospheric pressure, and the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is exposed to an argon gas atmosphere by continuing the flow at a predetermined flow rate.
- the temperature in the reaction furnace is heated, for example, from room temperature (for example, about 25 ° C.) to about 1650 ° C. (maximum temperature) at a temperature rising rate (heating rate) of 20 ° C./min Is maintained at the maximum temperature, for example, for about 5 minutes.
- a single-layer graphene layer 11 is formed on the front surface of the p-type semiconductor chip 1.
- the maintenance time at the maximum temperature may be further extended after the temperature in the reactor reaches the maximum temperature.
- the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is taken out from the reaction furnace.
- a gold electrode is formed on the graphene layer 11 as the metal electrode 2 to complete a semiconductor device in which the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 are sequentially formed on the p-type semiconductor chip 1 shown in FIG.
- the metal electrode 2 can be formed by, for example, a vapor deposition method, an MBE method, or the like.
- the metal electrode 2 is formed by a film formation (formation) method with high kinetic energy of target atoms (molecules) such as sputtering, there is a risk that the graphene layer 11 etc. may be destroyed during film formation of the metal electrode 2 Unfavorable.
- the case where the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 are formed on each p-type semiconductor chip 1 after forming the chip by dicing is described as an example. However, after the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 are formed on the p-type epitaxial wafer, the p-type epitaxial wafer may be diced.
- the graphene layer is inserted into the junction interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode, whereby the junction interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode Can form a dipole.
- the potential difference (Schottky barrier height) generated at the junction interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode can be reduced, and the resistance between the junction interface between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode is low.
- An ohmic contact can be formed with high reproducibility.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the structure of the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the second embodiment.
- the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the second embodiment differs from the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the first embodiment in that hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), which is an insulator, is interposed between the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2. ) (Hereinafter referred to as h-BN layer) 12 is provided.
- the h-BN layer 12 may have a single layer structure or a laminated structure.
- the h-BN layer 12 has a function of preventing the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 from interacting to cause an adverse effect.
- nickel that can be used as an electrode material of the metal electrode 2 is known to strongly interact with the graphene layer 11.
- the energy band of the graphene layer 11 is modulated, and an ohmic contact between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 and the metal electrode 2 is formed between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion 1 and the metal electrode 2.
- Charge transfer is less likely to occur. Therefore, the h-BN layer 12 is formed between the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2, and the interaction between the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 is cut off by the h-BN layer 12.
- the method for manufacturing the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the first embodiment includes a method of directly forming the graphene layer 11 by MBE or CVD after forming the graphene layer; After the formation of 11, a single h-BN layer 12 may be formed on the graphene layer 11 before the formation of the metal electrode 2.
- the h-BN layer 12 can be formed, for example, by the CVD method, the MBE method, and a method of transferring the preformed h-BN layer 12 onto the graphene layer 11.
- a p-type SiC wafer mirror-polished on both sides by chemical mechanical polishing is prepared, and the steps up to formation of the graphene layer 11 are sequentially performed.
- a single-layered h-BN layer 12 is formed on the graphene layer 11, for example.
- a film-like h-BN layer transferred to the graphene layer 11 12 may be formed as follows. First, as a support substrate for forming the film-like h-BN layer 12, a chemically-mechanically polished copper foil having a thickness of, for example, 100 ⁇ m in 10 mm square is prepared. The average surface roughness of the copper foil may be, for example, 1 nm. Next, the copper foil is inserted into the reactor of the CVD apparatus, and the copper foil is inserted into the reactor. Next, the inside of the reaction furnace is evacuated to, for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 Pa.
- the temperature in the reaction furnace is heated, for example, from room temperature to about 1000 ° C. at a temperature rising rate of 50 ° C./min.
- the introduction of hydrogen gas into the reactor is stopped.
- argon gas is introduced into the reaction furnace, and the p-type semiconductor chip 1 which continues flowing at a predetermined flow rate is exposed to an argon gas atmosphere.
- ammonia borane H 3 NBH 3
- argon borane is used as a carrier gas
- ammonia borane is 666 Pa (about 5 Torr) in the reactor.
- the single-layered h-BN layer 12 is formed (formed) on the copper foil by maintaining the temperature and gas pressure of the copper foil for 10 minutes, for example.
- the maintenance time in the state where the temperature (temperature of copper foil) and the gas pressure in the reaction furnace are maintained is longer do it. Then, the temperature in the reactor is quenched at a cooling rate (cooling rate) of 100 ° C./sec. Next, the copper foil on which the h-BN layer 12 is formed is taken out from the reactor. Next, an acrylic resin film such as, for example, a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) film (not shown) is formed on the h-BN layer 12.
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- a PMMA solution in which PMMA is dissolved in dichlorobenzene at a rate of 10 wt% is dropped about 20 ⁇ l on the h-BN layer 12 and spin coated at a rotation speed of 4000 rpm for 60 seconds, and then 40 ° C. It may be formed by drying at a certain temperature for 30 minutes.
- the copper foil is removed by etching. Specifically, for example, a mixture of 10 ml of hydrochloric acid (HCl), 10 ml of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and 50 ml of pure water until the copper foil on which the h-BN layer 12 and the PMMA film are formed is completely eliminated. Soak.
- the film-like h-BN layer 12 supported by the PMMA film is formed by drying after running water cleaning for 5 minutes, for example.
- the h-BN layer 12 is supported by an acrylic resin film such as a PMMA film.
- the h-BN layer 12 supported by the PMMA film is pressed against the graphene layer 11 on the p-type semiconductor chip 1. Then, next, for example, while heating to a temperature of 80 ° C., the h-BN layer 12 is pressure bonded to the graphene layer 11 at a pressure of 49 kPa.
- the PMMA film is softened by heat treatment at a temperature of 180 ° C. for 30 minutes, and the h-BN layer 12 is adhered to the graphene layer 11.
- the p-type semiconductor chip 1 in which the h-BN layer 12 is in close contact with the graphene layer 11 is immersed in, for example, acetone (CH 3 COCH 3 ) for 5 minutes to dissolve the PMMA film.
- the entire p-type semiconductor chip 1 on which the graphene layer 11 and the h-BN layer 12 are formed is washed, for example, with ultrapure water for about 5 minutes.
- the h-BN layer 12 is transferred onto the graphene layer 11.
- the metal electrode 2 is formed on the h-BN layer 12, a semiconductor element in which the graphene layer 11, the h-BN layer 12 and the metal electrode 2 are sequentially formed on the p-type semiconductor chip 1 shown in FIG. Complete.
- the method of forming the metal electrode 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- the h-BN layer is formed between the graphene layer and the metal electrode, and the interaction between the graphene layer and the metal electrode is cut off by the h-BN layer, whereby the energy of the graphene layer is obtained. Bands can be prevented from being modulated. Therefore, even when a metal that strongly interacts with the graphene layer is used as an electrode material of the metal electrode, an ohmic contact can be formed between the p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion and the metal electrode.
- FIG. 3 is a chart showing voltage-current characteristics of the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the present invention.
- the manufacturing method of the silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the first and the second embodiments described above, the materials and the amounts and the mixing ratios of the materials and the materials exemplified in the examples 1 to 13 described later, the processing contents, the processing procedures and the processing devices Or the orientation of the member or the specific arrangement is an example, and various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the range of the following Examples 1 to 13. First, seven samples were manufactured according to the method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device in accordance with the first embodiment described above (hereinafter referred to as Examples 1 to 6 and 12).
- Examples 1 to 6 the number of stacked graphene layers 11, the coverage of the graphene layers 11, and the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 (p-type epitaxial layer) (in FIG. 3, p-SiC carrier concentration) And one or more are different.
- a single-layer structure is formed on the p-type semiconductor chip 1 with a carrier concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 / cm 3 under the above conditions exemplified in the method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the first embodiment described above.
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- Example 2 the graphene layer 11 having a two-layer structure was formed by setting the maintenance time at the maximum temperature in the reaction furnace of the infrared ray condensing ultrahigh temperature heating device for 10 minutes.
- the production method of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the maintenance time at the maximum temperature in the reaction furnace of the infrared condensing ultra-high temperature heating apparatus.
- the graphene layer 11 having a three-layer structure was formed by setting the maintenance time at the maximum temperature in the reaction furnace of the infrared ray condensing ultrahigh temperature heating device for 30 minutes.
- the production method of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the maintenance time at the maximum temperature in the reaction furnace of the infrared condensing ultra-high temperature heating device.
- Example 4 the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is set to 1 ⁇ 10 18 / cm 3 .
- the manufacturing method of the fourth embodiment other than the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is set to 1 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 .
- the manufacturing method of the fifth embodiment other than the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- Example 6 the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is set to 1 ⁇ 10 16 / cm 3 .
- the manufacturing method of the sixth embodiment other than the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- Example 12 the single-layer graphene layer 11 was formed with the maintenance time at the maximum temperature in the reaction furnace of the infrared condensing ultrahigh-temperature heating device being 2 minutes, and the coverage of the graphene layer 11 was 30%. .
- the production method other than the coverage of the graphene layer 11 of Example 12 is the same as that of Example 1.
- Examples 7 to 11 and 13 differ in any one or more of the coverage of the graphene layer 11, the number of stacked layers of the h-BN layer 12, and the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1, respectively.
- the single-layered h-BN layer 12 formed under the above conditions exemplified in the method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the second embodiment described above was transferred onto the graphene layer 11.
- the electrode material of the metal electrode 2 was nickel.
- the manufacturing method is the same as that of Example 1 except that the h-BN layer 12 of Example 7 is formed, and the electrode material of the metal electrode 2 is changed to nickel.
- Example 8 after the source gas was introduced into the reactor, the two-layer h-BN layer 12 was formed with the maintenance time in the reactor temperature and the gas pressure maintained for 30 minutes.
- the production method of Example 8 is the same as that of Example 7 except the maintenance time in the state where the temperature and gas pressure in the reactor are maintained.
- the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is 1 ⁇ 10 18 / cm 3 .
- the manufacturing method of the ninth embodiment other than the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is the same as that of the seventh embodiment.
- the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is 1 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 .
- the manufacturing method of the tenth embodiment other than the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is the same as that of the seventh embodiment.
- Example 11 the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is set to 1 ⁇ 10 16 / cm 3 .
- the manufacturing method other than the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 of the eleventh embodiment is the same as that of the seventh embodiment.
- Example 13 the single-layer graphene layer 11 was formed with the maintenance time at the maximum temperature in the reaction furnace of the infrared condensing ultra-high temperature heating device being 2 minutes, and the coverage of the graphene layer 11 was 30%. .
- the production method other than the coverage of the graphene layer 11 of Example 13 is the same as that of Example 7.
- Comparative Example 1 a sample in which a gold electrode was directly formed as the metal electrode 2 on the p-type semiconductor chip 1 without forming the graphene layer 11 was produced (hereinafter, referred to as Comparative Example 1).
- the manufacturing method of Comparative Example 1 except that the graphene layer 11 is not formed is the same as that of Example 1.
- Comparative Example 2 a sample in which a nickel layer was directly formed as the metal electrode 2 on the graphene layer 11 without forming (transferring) the h-BN layer 12 was produced (hereinafter referred to as Comparative Example 2).
- the manufacturing method of Comparative Example 2 except that the h-BN layer 12 is not formed is the same as that of Example 7.
- the measurement results of the IV characteristics (IV characteristics of the contact between the p-type semiconductor chip 1 and the metal electrode 2) of Examples 1 to 13 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 are shown in FIG.
- the IV characteristics exhibited ohmic properties (by the graphene layer 11 It is confirmed that the ohmic contact between the p-type semiconductor chip 1 and the metal electrode 2 is formed) and the contact resistance is lowered.
- Comparative Example 1 in which the graphene layer 11 is not formed between the p-type semiconductor chip 1 and the metal electrode 2, the IV characteristic exhibits a Schottky property (the p-type semiconductor chip 1 and the metal electrode It is confirmed that a Schottky contact with 2) is formed, and the contact resistance becomes high.
- Comparative Example 2 in which a nickel layer which strongly interacts with the graphene layer 11 as the metal electrode 2 is formed on the graphene layer 11, the IV characteristic shows a Schottky property, and it is confirmed that the contact resistance becomes high.
- the h-BN layer 12 is formed between the graphene layer 11 and the metal electrode 2 manufactured as Examples 7 and 9 to 11, and the carrier concentration of the p-type semiconductor chip 1 is 1 ⁇ 10 16 / cm 3.
- the IV characteristics show ohmic properties and the contact resistance becomes low.
- the single layer graphene layer 11 formed as Example 12 was formed with a coverage of 30% and the gold electrode (metal electrode 2) was formed, the IV characteristics exhibited ohmic properties, and the contact resistance was Was confirmed to be lower.
- Example 13 a sample in which the monolayer graphene layer 11 was formed with a coverage of 30%, the h-BN layer 12 was formed on the graphene layer 11, and the nickel electrode (metal electrode 2) was formed as Example 13 It was confirmed that the IV characteristic shows ohmic property and the contact resistance becomes low. From the above results, it was demonstrated that the present invention can realize low contact resistance.
- the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
- the dimensions of each part, the impurity concentration, and the like are variously set according to the required specifications.
- the above-described embodiments and examples are merely examples, and the effects of the present invention can be obtained also in a modification in which the above-described embodiments and examples and other configurations are combined without departing from the scope of the present invention. Is obtained.
- the present invention is applicable to, for example, a semiconductor element which forms an ohmic contact between a metal electrode and a p-type silicon carbide semiconductor portion such as MOSFET or IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor).
- the method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device according to the present invention is useful for a silicon carbide semiconductor device having an ohmic contact between a p-type silicon carbide semiconductor and a metal.
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実施の形態1にかかる炭化珪素(SiC)からなる半導体素子(炭化珪素半導体素子)の断面構造について説明する。図1は、実施の形態1にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子の構造の要部を示す断面図である。図1には、p型炭化珪素半導体部1の表面に設けられた金属電極2付近を拡大して示す(図2においても同様)。p型炭化珪素半導体部1は、例えば、p型の炭化珪素半導体からなる半導体基板(以下、炭化珪素半導体基板(半導体チップ)とする)、炭化珪素半導体基板上に積層されたp型炭化珪素半導体層、または炭化珪素半導体基板の表面層に設けられたp型炭化珪素半導体領域である。
次に、実施の形態2にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子の断面構造について説明する。図2は、実施の形態2にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子の構造の要部を示す断面図である。実施の形態2にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子が実施の形態1にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子と異なる点は、グラフェン層11と金属電極2との間に、絶縁体である六方晶窒化ホウ素(h-BN)の層(以下、h-BN層とする)12が設けられている点である。h-BN層12は、単層構造であってもよいし、積層構造であってもよい。h-BN層12は、グラフェン層11と金属電極2とが相互に作用して悪影響が及ぶことを防止する機能を有する。
次に、本発明にかかる半導体素子の電圧-電流特性(I-V特性)について検証した。図3は、本発明にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子の電圧-電流特性を示す図表である。上述した実施の形態1,2にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法や後述する実施例1~13に例示した材料、材料の使用量や混合比、また、処理内容、処理手順、処理装置(要素または部材)の向きや具体的な配置等は一例であり、本発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲で種々変更可能である。このため、本発明は、以下の実施例1~13の範囲に限定されるものではない。まず、上述した実施の形態1にかかる炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法にしたがい、7つの試料を作製した(以下、実施例1~6,12とする)。
2 金属電極
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- p型炭化珪素半導体部と金属電極とのコンタクトを形成する炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法であって、
前記p型炭化珪素半導体部の表面に、前記p型炭化珪素半導体部と前記金属電極と接合界面に生じる電位差を低減させるグラフェン層を形成する第1工程と、
前記グラフェン層の表面に前記金属電極を形成する第2工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法。 - 前記第1工程では、単層以上3層以下の前記グラフェン層を形成することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記第1工程では、前記グラフェン層による前記p型炭化珪素半導体部の被覆率を、前記p型炭化珪素半導体部の表面積の30%以上とすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記p型炭化珪素半導体部のキャリア濃度は、1×1016/cm3以上であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記金属電極の電極材料は、金、銀、白金、チタン、ニッケル、鉄、コバルト、銅、クロム、アルミニウムまたはパラジウム、もしくはこれらの金属を1つ以上含む合金であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記第1工程の後、前記第2工程の前に、前記グラフェン層の表面に、六方晶窒化ホウ素からなる絶縁体層を形成する第3工程をさらに含み、
前記第2工程では、前記絶縁体層の表面に前記金属電極を形成することを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれか一つに記載の炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法。 - 前記第3工程では、単層または2層の前記絶縁体層を形成することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の炭化珪素半導体素子の製造方法。
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