WO2023132144A1 - 酸化物膜及び酸化物スパッタリングターゲット - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to oxide films and oxide sputtering targets.
- ZTO Zinc-Tin-Oxide
- Transparent conductive films are used, for example, in solar cells, liquid crystal surface elements, touch panels, and the like (Patent Document 1, etc.).
- an oxide semiconductor film is used as a semiconductor layer (channel layer) of a thin film transistor (TFT) (Patent Document 2, etc.).
- a ZTO-based film is usually formed using a sputtering target made of a Zn--Sn--O-based oxide sintered body.
- Patent Documents 3 and 4 disclose forming a thin film using an oxide sputtering target made from zinc oxide, gallium oxide, and tin oxide.
- the object is to produce an oxide sputtering target with low bulk resistance and high density, and to provide a transparent amorphous oxide semiconductor film that can be selectively etched with respect to a metal thin film. It is stated that
- Carrier mobility has a positive correlation with carrier concentration, and the higher the carrier concentration, the higher the carrier mobility. Therefore, in order to increase the carrier mobility, it is conceivable to increase the carrier concentration, but there is a problem that the power consumption increases when the carrier concentration increases. In recent years, with the miniaturization of semiconductor devices, the problem of power consumption has become apparent, and it is required to reduce it. There is a need.
- an object of the present disclosure is to provide an oxide film with a low carrier concentration and high carrier mobility, and an oxide sputtering target suitable for forming the oxide film.
- [3] The oxide according to [1] or [2], which has a carrier concentration of 1.0 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- [4] The oxide film according to any one of [1] to [3], which has a refractive index of 2.15 or less.
- [5] The oxide film according to any one of [1] to [4], which has an extinction coefficient of 0.02 or less.
- Al, Sn, and Zn each represent the atomic ratio of each element in the oxide sputtering target.
- an oxide film with a low carrier concentration and a high carrier mobility can be provided.
- an oxide sputtering target suitable for forming an oxide semiconductor film with a low carrier concentration and high carrier mobility can be provided.
- the oxide film according to the embodiment of the present disclosure contains zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), aluminum (Al), and oxygen (O), and satisfies the following formulas (1) to (3): It is an oxide film.
- Al, Sn, and Zn each represent the atomic ratio of each element in the oxide film. (1) 3 ⁇ Sn/Zn ⁇ Al (2) Al/(Al+Sn+Zn) ⁇ 0.10 (3) 0.33 ⁇ Sn/(Sn+Zn) ⁇ 0.60
- the oxide film according to the present embodiment contains ZTO and further Al (sometimes referred to as AZTO).
- the carrier concentration increases It is characterized in that it is possible to prevent , and increase the carrier mobility.
- the Al content is varied according to the Sn/Zn relationship. This is because when the Sn content increases, the effect of Al weakens, the carrier concentration increases, and as a result, the power consumption increases more than expected.
- the lower limit of the Al content is set to 3 ⁇ Sn/Zn ⁇ Al.
- the upper limit of the Al content is Al/(Al+Sn+Zn) ⁇ 0.10. This is because if Al/(Zn+Sn+Al) exceeds 0.10, there is a problem that the resistivity of the oxide film becomes too high.
- the content ratio of Sn to Zn is 0.33 ⁇ Sn/(Sn+Zn) ⁇ 0.60. If Sn/(Sn+Zn) is 0.33 or more, thermal fluctuations in film properties (carrier concentration, mobility, volume resistivity, etc.) can be suppressed within a certain range when the film is annealed. Further, when Sn/(Sn+Zn) is 0.60 or less, the carrier concentration can be kept low.
- the oxide film according to this embodiment preferably has a carrier mobility of 5.0 cm 2 /V ⁇ s or more. More preferably, it is 10.0 cm 2 /V ⁇ s or more. More preferably, it is 12.0 cm 2 /V ⁇ s or more.
- the carrier mobility is high, and if the mobility is within the above range, desired semiconductor characteristics can be obtained.
- the oxide film according to this embodiment preferably has a carrier concentration of 1.0 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or less. It is more preferably 1.0 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or less, still more preferably 1.0 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 or less. Since the carrier concentration is positively correlated with the carrier mobility, it is desired that the carrier concentration be high. Therefore, by adjusting the carrier concentration within the above range, power consumption can be sufficiently reduced.
- the oxide film according to the present embodiment preferably has a refractive index of 2.00 or more and 2.15 or less for light with a wavelength of 405 nm.
- a refractive index of 2.00 or more and 2.15 or less for light with a wavelength of 405 nm By setting the refractive index within the above numerical range, an effect of preventing scattering between media can be obtained, which is effective as a transparent conductive film.
- the oxide film according to the present embodiment preferably has an extinction coefficient of 0.02 or less for light with a wavelength of 405 nm. By setting the extinction coefficient within the above numerical range, an effect of high transparency can be obtained, which is effective as a transparent conductive film.
- the composition of the sputtering target can usually be adjusted so as to match the desired film composition. to determine the composition of the sputtering target.
- the oxide sputtering target according to the present embodiment contains zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), aluminum (Al), and oxygen (O), and satisfies the following formulas (4) to (6).
- Al, Sn, and Zn each represent the atomic ratio of each element in the oxide sputtering target.
- Formulas (4) and (5) can be adjusted so as to have the same composition as each metal element in the oxide semiconductor film.
- the formula (6) since the sputtering rate of Zn is lower than that of Sn, it is necessary to adjust the upper limit of Sn/(Sn+Zn) so that Sn/(Sn+Zn) ⁇ 0.50.
- the oxide sputtering target according to this embodiment preferably has a relative density of 97% or more. More preferably, it is 98% or more. More preferably, it is 99% or more.
- a high-density sputtering target can reduce the amount of particles generated during film formation.
- the reference density is a density value calculated from the theoretical density and mass ratio of the oxides of the elements other than oxygen among the constituent elements of the sputtering target, and the theoretical density of each oxide is as follows.
- Theoretical density of Al2O3 3.95 g/ cm3
- Theoretical density of SnO 6.95 g/cm 3
- Theoretical density of ZnO 5.61 g/ cm3
- the measured density is a value obtained by dividing the weight of the sputtering target by the volume, and is calculated using the Archimedes method.
- the oxide sputtering target according to this embodiment preferably has an average crystal grain size of 10 ⁇ m or less. More preferably, the average crystal grain size is 5 ⁇ m or less. If the structure of the sputtering target is fine, the amount of particles generated during sputtering deposition can be reduced.
- the sputtering target according to this embodiment preferably has a volume resistivity of 10 ⁇ cm or less. More preferably, the volume resistivity is 5 ⁇ cm or less. If the volume resistivity of the sputtering target is low, a film can be stably formed during DC (direct current) sputtering.
- An oxide sputtering target can be produced, for example, as follows. However, it should be understood that the following manufacturing method is an example and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited by this manufacturing method. Also, detailed descriptions of well-known processes are omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the manufacturing method.
- ZnO powder, SnO powder, and Al 2 O 3 powder are prepared as raw material powders, and these raw material powders are weighed, mixed, and pulverized so as to have a desired compounding ratio. After pulverization, the average particle size (D50) is preferably 1.5 ⁇ m or less.
- Hot press sintering The above mixed powder or calcined powder is filled in a carbon mold and subjected to pressure sintering (hot pressing) in vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. Hot pressing conditions are preferably sintering temperature: 950° C. to 1100° C., press pressure: 200 to 300 kgf/cm 2 , holding time: 1 to 4 hours. If the sintering temperature is too low, a high-density sintered body cannot be obtained.
- An oxide sputtering target can be manufactured by producing an oxide sintered body through the above steps and then performing machining such as cutting and polishing.
- Example 1-5 ZnO powder, SnO powder, and Al 2 O 3 powder were prepared, and these powders were blended so as to have the composition ratio of the sputtering target shown in Table 1, and then mixed.
- This mixed powder was pulverized to an average particle size (D50) of 1.5 ⁇ m or less by wet pulverization (using ZrO 2 beads), dried, and then sieved with a spread of 500 ⁇ m.
- a carbon mold is filled with pulverized powder, hot press sintering is performed under the conditions shown in Table 1, and the obtained sintered body is machined to form a sputtering target (diameter of 6 inches). ).
- Table 1 shows the results. As shown in Table 1, good results were obtained in relative density, average crystal grain size, and volume resistivity in all of Examples 1-5. Further, when DC sputtering was performed using this sputtering target, stable sputtering could be performed without causing arcing during sputtering.
- Example 6-17 A ZnSnO sputtering target and an Al 2 O 3 sputtering target were produced using a powder sintering method. These sputtering targets were attached to a sputtering apparatus, and simultaneous sputtering (co-sputtering) was performed to form a film. The Al concentration in the film was adjusted by changing the sputtering power for the ZnSnO and Al 2 O 3 sputtering targets. The concentrations of Zn and Sn in the film were adjusted using four types of ZnSnO sputtering targets with different compositions.
- Zn: Sn 66.7at%: 33.3at%, 60.0at%: 40.0at%, 50.0at%: 50.0at%, 40at%: 60at%, and composition was varied.
- the obtained films were analyzed for carrier concentration, carrier mobility, refractive index, and extinction coefficient.
- the carrier concentration was 1.0 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or less
- the carrier mobility was 10.0 cm 2 /V ⁇ s or more.
- good results were obtained with refractive indices of 2.15 or less and extinction coefficients of 0.02 or less. Those results are shown in Table 2. Although the refractive index and the extinction coefficient were not measured in Examples 6-11, it is assumed that the refractive index and the extinction coefficient satisfy 2.15 or less and 0.02 or less, respectively.
- Comparative Example 1-5) In Comparative Example 1-5, as in Example 6, a ZnSnO sputtering target and an Al 2 O 3 sputtering target were attached to the sputtering apparatus, and simultaneous sputtering (co-sputtering) was performed to form a film. The Al concentration in the film and the concentration ratio of Zn and Sn in the film were adjusted in the same manner as in Example 6. Table 2 shows the compositions of the films of Comparative Examples 1-5.
- the films of Comparative Examples 1-5 were analyzed for carrier concentration, carrier mobility, refractive index, and extinction coefficient. As a result, it was found that the film of Comparative Example 1-5 had a high carrier mobility but also a high carrier concentration.
- an oxide film with a low carrier concentration and a high carrier mobility can be provided.
- the oxide film according to the present invention is useful as a transparent conductive film for solar cells, liquid crystal surface elements, touch panels and the like, and as a semiconductor film such as a TFT channel layer.
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このような事情に鑑み、本開示は、低キャリア濃度、かつ、高キャリア移動度の酸化物膜、及び、当該酸化物膜の形成に適した酸化物スパッタリングターゲットを提供することを課題とする。
[1]亜鉛(Zn)、スズ(Sn)、アルミニウム(Al)、及び、酸素(O)を含有する酸化物膜であって、下記式(1)~(3)を満たす、酸化物膜。但し、式中、Al、Sn、Znは、それぞれ酸化物膜における各元素の原子比を表す。
(1)3×Sn/Zn<Al
(2)Al/(Al+Sn+Zn)≦0.10
(3)0.33≦Sn/(Sn+Zn)≦0.60
[2]キャリア移動度が5.0cm2/V・s以上である、[1]に記載の酸化物膜。
[3]キャリア濃度が1.0×1018cm-3以下である、[1]又は[2]に記載の酸化物。
[4]屈折率が2.15以下である、[1]~[3]のいずれかに記載の酸化物膜。
[5]消衰係数が0.02以下である、[1]~[4]のいずれかに記載の酸化物膜。
[6]亜鉛(Zn)、スズ(Sn)、アルミニウム(Al)、及び、酸素(O)を含有する酸化物スパッタリングターゲットであって、下記式(4)~(6)を満たす、酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。但し、式中、Al、Sn、Znは、それぞれ酸化物スパッタリングターゲットにおける各元素の原子比を表す。
(4)3×Sn/Zn<Al
(5)Al/(Al+Sn+Zn)≦0.10
(6)0.33≦Sn/(Sn+Zn)≦0.50
[7]相対密度が97%以上である、[6]に記載の酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。
[8]平均結晶粒径が10μm以下である、[6]又は[7]に記載の酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。
[9]体積抵抗率が10Ω・cm以下である、[6]~[8]のいずれかに記載の酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。
本開示の課題及び効果は、上記に具体的に記載したものに限らず、明細書の全体より当業者に明らかにされるものを含む。
本開示の実施形態に係る酸化物膜は、亜鉛(Zn)、スズ(Sn)、アルミニウム(Al)、及び、酸素(O)を含有し、下記の式(1)~(3)を満たす、酸化物膜である。但し、式中、Al、Sn、Znは、それぞれ酸化物膜における各元素の原子比を表す。
(1) 3×Sn/Zn<Al
(2) Al/(Al+Sn+Zn)≦0.10
(3) 0.33≦Sn/(Sn+Zn)≦0.60
スパッタリング法では、真空中で成膜するため、成膜過程でスパッタリングターゲットを構成する金属成分が一部消失したり、他の金属成分が混入したりすることがなく、スパッタリングターゲットの組成(金属成分の原子比)が、膜の組成に反映されることになる。そのため、通常、所望の膜組成に一致させるようにスパッタリングターゲットの組成を調整することができるが、構成元素や結晶相によって、スパッタレートが異なるため、膜組成が変動するため、その変動分を考慮して、スパッタリングターゲットの組成を決定することが必要である。
(4)3×Sn/Zn<Al
(5)Al/(Al+Sn+Zn)≦0.10
(6)0.33≦Sn/(Sn+Zn)≦0.50
相対密度は、相対密度(%)=(実測密度)/(基準密度)×100により算出する。
基準密度は、スパッタリングターゲットの各構成元素において、酸素を除いた元素の酸化物の理論密度と質量比から算出される密度の値であり、各酸化物の理論密度は以下の通りとする。
Al2O3の理論密度:3.95g/cm3
SnOの理論密度 :6.95g/cm3
ZnOの理論密度 :5.61g/cm3
実測密度は、スパッタリングターゲットの重量を体積で割った値であり、アルキメデス法を用いて算出する。
酸化物スパッタリングターゲットは、例えば、以下のようにして作製することができる。但し、以下の製造方法は例示的なものであって、本発明の実施形態がこの製造方法によって限定されるものでないことは理解されたい。また、製造方法が不必要に不明瞭になることを避けるために、周知の処理の詳細な説明については省略している。
原料粉として、ZnO粉、SnO粉、Al2O3粉を準備し、これらの原料粉を所望の配合比となるように秤量し、混合、粉砕する。粉砕後、平均粒子径(D50)が1.5μm以下とすることが好ましい。
粉砕後の混合粉を1000℃~1300℃で、4~7時間、仮焼を行う。仮焼を行うことで、複合酸化物(Zn2SnO4相、ZnAl2O4相)を得ることができる。但し、仮焼は、任意の工程である。
上記混合粉又は仮焼粉をカーボン製の型に充填し、真空中又は不活性ガス雰囲気で加圧焼結(ホットプレス)を行う。ホットプレスの条件は、焼結温度:950℃~1100℃、プレス圧力:200~300kgf/cm2、保持時間:1~4時間とすることが好ましい。焼結温度が低すぎると、高密度な焼結体が得られず、一方、焼結温度が高すぎると、ZnOの蒸発による組成ズレが生じるためである。
以上の工程により、酸化物焼結体を作製し、その後、切削、研磨等の機械加工を行うことで、酸化物スパッタリングターゲットを製造することができる。
スパッタリングターゲットを成膜装置に取り付けて、以下の条件でスパッタリングすることで、基板上に酸化物半導体膜を成膜することができる。但し、以下の成膜条件は例示的なものであって、この成膜条件に限定する意図はないことを理解されたい。
成膜原理:DCスパッタリング
成膜装置:ANELVA SPL-500
ターゲットサイズ:直径6インチ、厚さ5mm
基板:ガラス
膜厚:60~900nm
パワー:2.74~5.48W/cm2
雰囲気:Ar+2%O2、0.5Pa、28~50sccm
(膜の成分組成)
測定原理:FE-EPMA定量分析
測定装置:日本電子社製 JXA-8500F
測定条件:加速電圧15kV
照射電流2×10-7A
ビーム径100μm
測定原理:ホール測定
測定装置:Lake Shore社 8400型
測定条件:200℃でアニールした後のサンプルを測定した。
測定原理:ホール測定
測定装置:Lake Shore社 8400型
測定条件:200℃でアニールした後のサンプルを測定した。
方法:ICP-OES(高周波誘導結合プラズマ発光分析法)
装置:SII社製SPS3500DD
測定装置:抵抗率測定器 Σ-5+
測定方式:定電流印加方式
測定方法:直流4探針法
スパッタリングターゲットの表面について、中心部を1箇所、外周付近を90度間隔に4箇所について体積抵抗率を測定し、その平均値を求めた。
ZnO粉、SnO粉、Al2O3粉を用意し、これらの粉末を表1に記載されるスパッタリングターゲットの組成比となるように調合した後、混合した。この混合粉を、湿式微粉砕(ZrO2ビーズ使用)により、平均粒子径(D50)が1.5μm以下に粉砕し、乾燥させた後、見開き500μmの篩別を行った。
次に、カーボン製の型に粉砕粉を充填し、表1に記載される条件でホットプレス焼結を実施し、得られた焼結体を機械加工して、スパッタリングターゲットの形状(直径6インチ)に仕上げた。
粉末焼結法を用いて、ZnSnOスパッタリングターゲットと、Al2O3スパッタリングターゲットを作製した。これらのスパッタリングターゲットをスパッタ装置に取り付け、同時スパッタ(コ・スパッタ)を実施して成膜を行った。なお、膜中のAl濃度の調整を、ZnSnO、Al2O3スパッタリングターゲットに対するスパッタパワーを変更して行った。膜中のZnとSnの濃度調整は組成を変えた4種類のZnSnOスパッタリングターゲットを用いて行った。
前記4種類のZnSnOスパッタリングターゲットとして、Zn:Sn=66.7at%:33.3at%、60.0at%:40.0at%、50.0at%:50.0at%、40at%:60at%、と組成を変化させた。
比較例1-5では、実施例6と同様、ZnSnOスパッタリングターゲットとAl2O3スパッタリングターゲットをスパッタ装置に取り付け、同時スパッタ(コ・スパッタ)を実施して、成膜を行った。膜中のAl濃度、膜中のZnとSnの濃度比を実施例6と同様の方法で調整した。比較例1-5の膜の組成を表2に示す。
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- 亜鉛(Zn)、スズ(Sn)、アルミニウム(Al)、及び、酸素(O)を含有する酸化物膜であって、下記式(1)~(3)を満たすことを特徴とする酸化物膜。但し、式中、Al、Sn、Znは、それぞれ酸化物膜における各元素の原子比を表す。
(1)3×Sn/Zn<Al
(2)Al/(Al+Sn+Zn)≦0.10
(3)0.33≦Sn/(Sn+Zn)≦0.60 - キャリア移動度が5.0cm2/V・s以上であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の酸化物膜。
- キャリア濃度が1.0×1018cm-3以下であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の酸化物膜。
- 屈折率が2.15以下であることを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の酸化物膜。
- 消衰係数が0.02以下であることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の酸化物膜。
- 亜鉛(Zn)、スズ(Sn)、アルミニウム(Al)、及び、酸素(O)を含有する酸化物スパッタリングターゲットであって、下記式(4)~(6)を満たすことを特徴とする酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。但し、式中、Al、Sn、Znは、それぞれ酸化物スパッタリングターゲットにおける各元素の原子比を表す。
(4)3×Sn/Zn<Al
(5)Al/(Al+Sn+Zn)≦0.10
(6)0.33≦Sn/(Sn+Zn)≦0.50 - 相対密度が97%以上であることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。
- 平均結晶粒径が10μm以下であることを特徴とする請求項6又は7に記載の酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。
- 体積抵抗率が10Ω・cm以下であることを特徴とする請求項6~8のいずれか一項に記載の酸化物スパッタリングターゲット。
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