WO2018193664A1 - 成膜装置及びそのクリーニング方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a film forming apparatus and a cleaning method thereof.
- SiC silicon carbide
- a SiC film is formed on a SiC substrate by epitaxial growth in which a film having the same orientation as the substrate crystal is grown on a single crystal substrate.
- An apparatus for forming a SiC film by epitaxial growth includes a substrate holding unit that holds and heats a substrate to be processed, and a processing container that houses the substrate holding unit.
- a heat insulating material is provided between the substrate holding part and the processing container, and an exhaust device is connected to the processing container via an exhaust pipe such as an exhaust manifold. Is reduced to a reduced pressure atmosphere by an exhaust device during film formation.
- unnecessary reaction products adhere to portions other than the substrate to be processed, such as the substrate holding portion, the exhaust pipe, and the heat insulating material. If attached in this way, stress may be generated in the substrate holding portion.
- unnecessary reaction products may grow in the form of a tree in the vicinity of the opening serving as the substrate loading / unloading port and the gas introduction port, and may come into contact with the substrate to be processed during automatic transfer of the substrate to be processed. Therefore, in order to remove unnecessary attached reaction products, that is, for cleaning the film forming apparatus, conventionally, there are a method of periodically wiping and polishing, and a method of supplying hydrogen while heating the substrate holding part. It was taken.
- Patent Document 1 relates to a cleaning method of a film forming apparatus, and after forming a thin film of a metal substance such as amorphous SiC by a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method, cleaning of the CVD furnace is performed by chlorine trifluoride (ClF 3 ). And the like, and the removal of substances remaining in the furnace after the cleaning by flowing hydrogen (H 2 ) gas.
- CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
- Unnecessary reaction products adhering at the time of film formation in the SiC film formation apparatus include unstable and easily burned deposits such as silane (SiH X ), and therefore, as described above, wiping and polishing periodically.
- SiH X silane
- the work time including the cooling of the processing container becomes long, so that the apparatus downtime becomes long.
- hydrogen is supplied while heating the substrate holding part as described above, unnecessary silicon and 3C—SiC cannot be sufficiently removed.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, can be effectively cleaned in a short time, and has a film forming apparatus with few impurities and defects in the film formed after cleaning, and a cleaning method therefor The purpose is to provide.
- One embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems is to supply a raw material gas to a processing container in which a substrate holding portion for holding a substrate to be processed is provided and the inside of which is decompressed, and to heat the substrate to be processed.
- a reaction product removal step that is removed by supplying a fluorine-based cleaning gas, and a substance that remains in the reaction product removal step and that causes unnecessary impurities and defects during the next film formation are placed in the processing vessel.
- a residue removing step for removing the residue by supplying air.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to supply a raw material gas to a processing container provided with a substrate holding unit for holding a substrate to be processed and connected to an exhaust line, and heat the substrate to be processed.
- a film forming apparatus for forming a film on the substrate to be processed, a fluorine-based cleaning gas supply line for supplying a fluorine-based cleaning gas into the processing container, and an air introduction line for introducing the atmosphere into the processing container; And controlling the exhaust line to remove reaction products generated during film formation and adhering to portions other than the substrate to be processed by supplying a fluorine-based cleaning gas into the processing container after film formation.
- a control unit is provided that removes impurities that remain and cause unnecessary impurities and defects in the next film formation by supplying air into the processing container.
- cleaning can be performed effectively in a short time, and impurities and defects in the film formed after cleaning can be reduced.
- ClF is a diagram showing an impurity concentration distribution in the depth direction of the SiC epitaxial film formed before and after cleaning for removing only using 3 gas.
- ClF is a diagram illustrating a defect map of the surface of the SiC epitaxial film formed before and after cleaning for removing only using 3 gas. It is the figure which showed typically the outline of the structure of the film-forming apparatus of the cleaning target of the cleaning method which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the outline of the structure of the processing container of the film-forming apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the flowchart for demonstrating the board
- FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the flowchart for demonstrating the board
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the result of having imaged the surface of an Example and the comparative example 2 using the optical microscope. It is a figure which shows distribution of the defect in an Example and the comparative example 2.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the defect map of the surface in an Example and the comparative example 2.
- the present inventor When removing unnecessary reaction products adhering at the time of film formation in an SiC film deposition apparatus by epitaxial growth, the present inventor performs conventional regular wiping and polishing or heating the substrate holder. In the method of supplying hydrogen gas or the like, there are problems as described above. Therefore, in the SiC film deposition apparatus, it was examined to remove unnecessary reaction products by supplying ClF 3 gas after deposition. As a result of the examination, when removing the reaction product using ClF 3 gas, the temperature of the substrate holding part (see reference numeral 15 in FIG. 4) is set to a temperature higher than room temperature (for example, 500 ° C.). 3C-SiC formed on the substrate, SiH X deposit formed on the inner wall of the exhaust pipe (see reference numeral 12a in FIG. 3), and silicon (Si) deposit formed on the gas inlet into the substrate holder are removed. It was confirmed.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the impurity concentration distribution in the depth direction between an SiC film formed by epitaxial growth before cleaning using ClF 3 gas and an SiC film formed after cleaning, and the impurity concentration of boron (B) Show the distribution.
- the horizontal axis represents the depth from the substrate surface, and the vertical axis represents the concentration.
- the thickness of the formed SiC film is 7 ⁇ m.
- the boron concentration in the formed SiC film becomes about 10 times that before cleaning. Boron serves as a P-type dopant in the SiC epitaxial growth film.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a defect map on the surface of the SiC film formed by epitaxial growth
- FIG. 2A is a defect map on the surface of the SiC film formed before cleaning using ClF 3 gas
- (B) is a SiC film formed after cleaning.
- the defect map is a black mark at a position where a defect exists on the substrate. As shown in the figure, a very large number of defects exist on the surface of the SiC film formed after cleaning.
- the present inventors have studied to perform hydrogen annealing as cleaning after removing unnecessary reaction products using ClF 3 gas.
- the carrier concentration of the SiC film can be set to a desired value by performing hydrogen annealing in which the temperature of the susceptor is raised and maintained for a predetermined time while flowing hydrogen gas into the processing chamber. The concentration of unnecessary impurities could be reduced.
- the above-mentioned defects occur even when hydrogen annealing is performed for a long time, and also when dummy runs are performed a plurality of times instead of hydrogen annealing.
- the dummy run is a film forming process that is performed preliminarily before film formation as a product.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a schematic configuration of a film forming apparatus to be cleaned by the cleaning method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of the structure of the processing container of the film forming apparatus of FIG.
- the film forming apparatus 1 in FIG. 3 includes a processing container 11 on a substantially rectangular parallelepiped.
- An exhaust line 12 is connected to the processing container 11, and the processing container 11 can be adjusted to a predetermined reduced pressure state (pressure) by the exhaust line 12.
- the exhaust line 12 has an exhaust pipe 12 a with one end connected to the processing container 11.
- the exhaust pipe 12a is composed of an exhaust manifold or the like, and a vacuum pump 12b composed of a mechanical booster pump or the like is connected to the side opposite to the processing container side.
- a pressure adjusting unit 12c that adjusts the pressure in the processing vessel 11 is provided, which includes an APC (automatic pressure control) valve, a proportional control valve, and the like.
- the processing vessel 11 is provided with a pressure gauge 13, and the pressure in the processing vessel 11 is adjusted by the pressure adjustment unit 12 c based on the measurement result of the pressure gauge 13.
- the processing container 11 includes a hollow square columnar processing container main body 11a having openings at both ends, and a side wall 11b connected to the opening.
- a coil 14 connected to a high-frequency power source 14a is provided outside the processing container main body 11a.
- the coil 14 induction-heats the substrate to be processed in the processing container 11 and a substrate holding unit described later.
- a substrate holding unit 15 that holds and heats the SiC substrate W as a substrate to be processed is provided inside the processing container 11. Note that the surface orientation of the surface of the SiC substrate W is, for example, (0001).
- the substrate holding unit 15 includes a mounting table 15a on which a SiC substrate W (hereinafter referred to as a substrate W) is mounted, and a housing structure 15b that houses the mounting table 15a.
- the substrate holder 15 is induction-heated by the coil 14.
- the substrate W is heated by radiation and heat conduction from the substrate holder 15 that is induction-heated in addition to induction heating from the coil 14 of the substrate W itself. With such a configuration, the substrate W can be efficiently heated with good temperature uniformity.
- the processing container body 11a is made of a material (for example, quartz) that can withstand temperature rise and has a small dielectric loss.
- the mounting table 15a and the housing structure 15b of the substrate holding unit 15 are made of a conductive material that has high heat resistance and can be easily heated by induction heating.
- the surface is coated with a SiC film as a protective film. It is comprised from the member made from graphite.
- the housing structure 15b of the substrate holding unit 15 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having openings on two surfaces facing each other, and a film forming source gas is supplied from the opening on one surface, and the other surface The material gas is discharged from the opening.
- the source gas supplied onto the substrate W is supplied and discharged along a direction parallel to the substrate W.
- the substrate holding part 15 is formed using, for example, a carbon material that is so dense as to be called a so-called bulk material, and the heat insulating material 16 is made of, for example, a fibrous carbon material that has a significantly higher porosity than the bulk material. Formed using.
- maintaining this heat insulating material 16 in the state which spaced apart the heat insulating material 16 from the process container 11 is provided in the outer side of the heat insulating material 16. As shown in FIG.
- the processing container 11 is configured to be supplied with a raw material gas or the like as a raw material for film formation through a gas supply line 17.
- the gas supply line 17 includes a gas supply pipe 17a connected to the processing container 11, and gas supply pipes 17b 1 to 17b 5 connected to the gas supply pipe 17a.
- the gas supply pipes 17b 1 to 17b 5 are provided with mass flow controllers (MFC) 17c 1 to 17c 5 and valves 17d 1 to 17d 5 , respectively.
- the gas supply pipe 17b 1 is connected to a gas supply source 17e 1, SiH 4 gas is supplied from the wherein the source 17e 1.
- gas supply sources 17e 2 to 17e 5 are connected to the gas lines 17b 2 to 17b 5 , respectively. From the gas supply sources 17e 2 to 17e 5 , C 3 H 8 gas, H 2 gas, ClF 3 gas, Ar Gas is supplied.
- SiH 4 gas, C 3 H 8 gas, and H 2 gas are supplied from the gas supply pipes 17b 1 to 17b 3 as source gases for film formation. It is supplied to the processing container 11. Further, when the processing container 11 is cleaned, one of ClF 3 gas, H 2 gas, and Ar gas, or two or more of these gases are supplied from the gas supply pipes 17b 3 to 17b 5. It is mixed and supplied to the processing container 11.
- an atmosphere introduction line 18 is connected upstream of the pressure adjustment unit 12 c in the exhaust pipe 12 a in order to introduce the atmosphere into the treatment container 11 when cleaning the treatment container 11.
- the air introduction line 18 has a pipe 18a having one end connected to the exhaust pipe 12a and the other end formed with an air introduction port 18b.
- the pipe 18a is provided with a mass flow controller (MFC) 18c and a valve 18d in order from the exhaust pipe 12a side.
- MFC mass flow controller
- the air introduction line 18 is not limited to the exhaust pipe 12a as long as the inside of the processing vessel 11 can be in an air atmosphere.
- the pipe 18a is preferably provided with a filter (not shown) in order to remove dust and dirt from the atmosphere.
- the film forming apparatus 1 includes a control unit 100.
- the control unit 100 is, for example, a computer and has a program storage unit (not shown).
- the program storage unit also stores a program for controlling each device such as a valve, an MFC, a high frequency power supply, and a pressure adjustment unit to perform a film forming process and a cleaning process for the film forming apparatus 1.
- the above program is recorded on a computer-readable storage medium such as a computer-readable hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD), compact disk (CD), magnetic optical desk (MO), or memory card. May have been installed in the control unit 100 from the storage medium.
- a computer-readable storage medium such as a computer-readable hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD), compact disk (CD), magnetic optical desk (MO), or memory card. May have been installed in the control unit 100 from the storage medium.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the substrate processing according to the first embodiment.
- the substrate W is loaded into the processing container 11 through a gate valve (not shown) using a transfer means (not shown) and placed on the mounting table 15a (step S1).
- the source gas is supplied into the processing container 11 and the substrate W is induction-heated to form a SiC film on the substrate W by epitaxial growth (step S2). Specifically, the valves 17d 1 to 17d 3 are opened, the flow rates are adjusted by the MFCs 17c 1 to 17c 3 , and SiH 4 gas, C 3 H 8 gas, and H 2 gas are supplied into the processing vessel 11. Further, the substrate W is heated by applying high frequency power to the coil 14 from the high frequency power source 14a.
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 is, for example, 10 Torr to 600 Torr, and the flow rates of SiH 4 gas, C 3 H 8 gas, and H 2 gas are, for example, 10 to 600 sccm, 10 to 600 sccm, and 10 to 200 slm, respectively.
- the temperature of the substrate W is, for example, 1500 ° C. to 1700 ° C.
- N 2 gas may be added to the source gas, and when it is made p-type, TMA (trimethylaluminum) may be added to the source gas.
- step S3 the valves 17d 1 to 17d 3 are closed, the supply of the source gas is stopped, and then the substrate W is unloaded from the processing container 11 through a gate valve (not shown) (step S3). While the supply of the high frequency power to the coil 14 may be interrupted while the substrate W is being carried out, the high frequency power is supplied to the coil 14 while controlling the temperature of the substrate holding unit 15 to be optimal in the next process. Is preferred.
- ClF 3 gas is supplied into the processing container 11 to remove unnecessary reaction products attached to portions other than the substrate W during film formation (step S4). Specifically, the valves 17d 4 and 17d 5 are opened, the flow rate is adjusted by the MFCs 17c 4 and 17c 5 , and the ClF 3 gas and the Ar gas for dilution are supplied into the processing container 11.
- the pressure in the processing container 11 is, for example, 10 Torr to 100 Torr
- the flow rate of the ClF 3 gas is, for example, 100 to 2000 sccm
- the temperature of the substrate holder 15 is, for example, 400 ° C. to 600 ° C. ° C.
- the temperature of the substrate holding part 15 is preferably 400 ° C. or higher in order to increase the etching rate of the reaction product (SiC) adhering to the substrate holding part 15.
- SiC reaction product adhering to the substrate holding part 15.
- the temperature of surrounding members such as the processing container 11 also rises, and the surrounding members may be etched by the ClF 3 gas, so the temperature of the substrate holding part 15 is 600. C. or lower is preferable.
- the ClF 3 gas is discharged from the processing container 11 (step S5). Specifically, the left valve 17d 4 and the valve 117d 5 to the open state to the closed state, and adjust the flow rate in MFC17c 5, by supplying the Ar gas into the processing vessel 11, ClF in the processing vessel 11 3 gas is discharged.
- the atmosphere is introduced into the processing container 11, and thereby, a predetermined substance remaining after cleaning using the ClF 3 gas, that is, an unnecessary impurity and a factor of defects in the next film formation
- the material to be removed is removed (step S6).
- the pressure in the processing container 11 is controlled to be, for example, 10 kPa to 65 kPa, and the introduction of the atmosphere is performed for 0.5 to 2.0 hours.
- the introduction of air is performed for 0.5 to 2.0 hours from the time when the temperature is 350 ° C. or lower.
- hydrogen annealing is performed by supplying H 2 gas into the processing vessel 11 (step S7). Specifically, the valve 18 d is closed and the valve 17 d 3 is opened, the flow rate is adjusted by the MFC 17 c 3 , and H 2 gas is supplied into the processing container 11.
- high frequency power is applied to the coil 14 from the high frequency power source 14 a to heat the substrate holding unit 15.
- the flow rate of H 2 gas is, for example, 10 to 200 slm
- the temperature of the substrate holder 15 is, for example, 1500 ° C. or higher.
- step S1 After the hydrogen annealing, the process is returned to step S1, another SiC substrate is carried into the processing container 11, and the processes of steps S1 to S7 are repeated.
- the series of cleaning processes in steps S4 to S7 may be performed every time a film is formed on a plurality of SiC substrates.
- ClF 3 gas is supplied to the processing container 11 after the film formation, and therefore a variety of unnecessary reaction products in the film formation apparatus 1 are removed. be able to.
- this reaction product only the substrate holding part 15 is selectively heated by induction heating, so that the hard 3C—SiC polycrystal grown on the mounting table 15a of the substrate holding part 15 is removed at a high temperature, Depots that react easily with ClF 3 gas such as Si and Si-rich dendritic products adhering to the vicinity of the gas inlet of the housing structure 15b of the substrate holding unit 15 and SiH X adhering to the exhaust pipe 12a are removed at a low temperature.
- SiC, Si, and SiH X are considered to be removed by reacting with ClF 3 gas according to the following reaction formula.
- air is introduced into the processing container 11 after the reaction product removal step using ClF 3 gas, thereby remaining after the reaction product removal step.
- This material can be removed.
- the predetermined substance reacts with moisture in the atmosphere and is discharged from the processing container 11. Since the predetermined substance can be removed in this manner, the amount of unnecessary impurities and defects in the SiC film formed after a series of cleaning processes can be greatly reduced.
- the hydrogen annealing process is performed after the residual substance removing process by introducing air into the atmosphere, but it may be performed before the residual substance removing process.
- it is possible to remove substances that are generated in the reaction product removal process using ClF 3 gas and cannot be removed in the remaining substance removal process by introducing air.
- the surface of 3C—SiC on the mounting table 15a may be altered by ClF 3 gas, and the surface may become a carbon-rich layer.
- the existence of particles in the deposition atmosphere and the growth under high C / Si conditions are known as the cause of triangular defects, and carbon powder from the carbon-rich layer can become particles that cause triangular defects.
- the cleaning method of this embodiment includes a step of supplying Ar gas into the processing container 11 and discharging the atmosphere in the processing container 11 after removing the residual substances after the reaction product removing process by introducing the atmosphere. Also good. Thereby, it is possible to prevent moisture and oxygen in the atmosphere from reacting with hydrogen gas in the hydrogen annealing step, and it is possible to prevent nitrogen in the atmosphere from being taken in as a dopant during subsequent film formation.
- the gas used in the step of exhausting air may be other than Ar gas as long as it does not contain moisture or oxygen and is not taken in as a dopant during the subsequent film formation.
- the cleaning method of this embodiment may include a step of supplying Ar gas into the processing vessel 11 and discharging the hydrogen gas in the processing vessel 11 after the hydrogen annealing step.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the substrate processing according to the second embodiment.
- step S7 after the hydrogen annealing in step S7, the process is returned to step S1.
- a SiC film as a protective film is formed on the surface of the substrate holding unit 15, in other words, the surface of the substrate holding unit 15 is made of SiC.
- Coating with a film step S11). Specifically, after completion of the hydrogen annealing process in S7 (for example, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the supply of hydrogen gas during the hydrogen annealing process), the valves 17d 1 and 17d 2 are maintained while the valve 17d 3 is kept open.
- the flow rate is adjusted by the MFCs 17c 1 and 17c 2 , and SiH 4 gas and C 3 H 8 gas are supplied into the processing vessel 11. Thereby, a SiC film of about 10 ⁇ m, for example, is formed on the surface of the substrate holding part 15 on the substrate W side after the processing of step S1 to step S7 is performed.
- step S1 After the coating of the SiC film, the process returns to step S1, another SiC substrate is carried into the processing container 11, and the processes of steps S1 to S7 and step S11 are repeated.
- the hydrogen annealing step and the SiC film coating step are performed after the residual material removing step by introducing air, but may be performed before the residual material removing step.
- the substrate holding part 15 is composed of a graphite member whose surface is coated with a SiC film.
- the SiC film on the surface of the substrate holding part 15 is removed in the removal step using ClF 3 gas in step S5. Removed and exposed graphite.
- the surface of the substrate holding part 15 is coated with a SiC film in Step S11 after the removal process using ClF 3 gas in Step S5, graphite is formed in the substrate holding part 15 during film formation after cleaning. There is no exposure. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a defect caused by graphite particles constituting the substrate holding part 15 or an abnormality in impurity concentration caused by scattering of carbon atoms during film formation after cleaning.
- the lifetime of the substrate holding part 15 can be extended by coating the substrate holding part 15 with a SiC film of about 10 ⁇ m for each cleaning as in this embodiment.
- the pressure in the processing vessel 11 is, for example, 10 Torr to 600 Torr, and the flow rates of SiH 4 gas, C 3 H 8 gas, and H 2 gas are, for example, 10 to 600 sccm, 10 to 600 sccm, and 100, respectively.
- the temperature of the substrate holding unit 15 is, for example, 1600 to 1700 ° C. More specifically, the flow rates of the SiH 4 gas and the C 3 H 8 gas are adjusted such that, for example, the C / Si ratio is 0.5 for the first few minutes, and then the C / Si ratio is changed.
- the flow rate of the C 3 H 8 gas is increased so that becomes 0.8.
- C 3 H 8 after increase of the flow rate of the gas it is possible to form a desired film thickness of the SiC film on the surface of the substrate holder 15 by holding the SiH 4 gas and C 3 H 8 gas, for example 30 minutes.
- the C / Si ratio at the start of the SiC film formation is lowered to 0.5 or the like, whereby the graphite of the substrate holding portion 15 and the SiC formed in the coating process. Adhesion with the film can be improved.
- the SiC film may be formed on the SiC film as the protective film of the substrate holding unit 15 under the same conditions as in the film formation.
- the C / Si ratio is 1.2.
- the propane flow rate is increased to about 1.4 and a predetermined flow rate of dopant gas is allowed to flow, and this state is maintained for a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes).
- the substrate W is directly mounted on the mounting table 15a.
- the substrate W is carried in and out in units of flat plate holders capable of holding a plurality of substrates W.
- a holder may be mounted on the mounting table 15a.
- a holder that is maintained by polishing and does not hold the substrate W may be placed on the mounting table 15a.
- the accommodation structure and the holder of the substrate holding part 15 can be simultaneously coated with the SiC film.
- ClF 3 gas is used to remove unnecessary reaction products attached during film formation, but other fluorine-based cleaning gases such as ClF gas and ClF 5 gas may be used. Good.
- the source gas supplied onto the substrate W is supplied and discharged along the direction parallel to the substrate W.
- the source gas is supplied from the direction perpendicular to the substrate W.
- the cleaning method of this embodiment can also be applied to a film forming apparatus.
- An example is an SiC substrate W on which an SiC film is formed after the cleaning method of the first embodiment is performed on the film forming apparatus 1 of FIG.
- the cleaning method according to the embodiment after the reaction product removal step using ClF 3 gas, the step of removing the residual material by introducing air into the atmosphere is performed with an air flow rate of 7 slm, a pressure in the processing container 11 of 70 kPa, and the substrate holding unit 15. Was performed under the condition of room temperature.
- the SiC film is formed after the film forming apparatus 1 in FIG. 4 is subjected to the cleaning method including all the steps included in the cleaning method of the present embodiment except the residual substance removing step by introducing air.
- Comparative Example 2 is a SiC substrate W on which a SiC film is formed after performing a cleaning method including the following Ar gas introduction process on the film forming apparatus 1 of FIG.
- the cleaning method according to the comparative example includes a step of introducing Ar gas into the processing container 11 in place of the residual substance removing step by introducing the air in the cleaning method according to the first embodiment. Is the same as that of the cleaning method according to the first embodiment.
- the Ar gas introduction step is performed after the reaction product removal step using ClF 3 gas, the atmospheric flow rate is 7 slm, the pressure in the processing container 11 is 70 kPa, and the temperature of the substrate holding unit 15 is 550. It was performed under the condition of ° C.
- the thickness of the SiC film on the SiC substrate W of Example and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 is 7 ⁇ m.
- the reaction product removing process using the ClF 3 gas is performed using the Ar gas flow rate of 13 slm, the processing chamber 11 pressure of 5 kPa, and the substrate holding unit 15. The temperature was 550 ° C.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the impurity concentration distribution in the depth direction of the example and the comparative example 1, and shows the boron concentration. As shown in FIG. 7, the example has a very low boron concentration as compared with Comparative Example 1, and satisfies a reference level (0.01 ppm or less) that can be used as a device.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the results of imaging the surface of Example and Comparative Example 2 using an optical microscope
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the distribution of defects in Example and Comparative Example 2.
- FIGS. 8A and 9A in Comparative Example 2, triangular defects were observed over the entire SiC substrate W.
- FIGS. 8B and 9B almost no triangular defects were observed.
- FTIR Fast Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- FTIR analysis was performed on the gas exhausted from the vacuum pump 12b when Ar gas was introduced into the processing vessel 11 after removal of the reaction product using ClF 3 gas.
- Ar gas was supplied into the processing container 11 while controlling the flow rate of Ar gas to 7 slm, the pressure in the processing container 11 to 72 kPa, and the temperature of the containing structure 15b to 550 ° C.
- the SiF 4 gas when an atmosphere, that is, a gas containing moisture is introduced into the processing container 11, the SiF 4 gas rapidly increases immediately after the introduction, and when the pressure in the processing container 11 rises, appear. During the introduction of the atmosphere, the amount of these SiF 4 gas and HF gas gradually decreases. Further, when Ar gas is supplied into the processing container 11 after the introduction of the atmosphere, the SiF 4 gas increases immediately after the start of supply, but the amount of HF gas decreases regardless of whether or not Ar gas is supplied. Further, according to the FTIR analysis for comparison of the latter, when Ar gas, that is, a gas containing no moisture is introduced instead of the atmosphere immediately after cleaning using ClF 3 gas, the SiF 4 gas rapidly increases immediately after the introduction. However, HF gas is not generated even if the pressure in the processing container 11 increases.
- the above-described hydrogen annealing step may be performed without performing the residual material removal step by introducing atmospheric gas.
- the present invention is useful for a technique for forming a SiC film by epitaxial growth.
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本願は、2017年4月18日に日本国に出願された特願2017-81840号に基づき、優先権を主張し、その内容をここに援用する。
一方、不要な反応生成物を前述のように基板保持部を加熱しながら水素を供給する場合、シリコンや3C-SiC共に、十分除去することはできない。
図示するように、クリーニング後に成膜したSiC膜の表面には非常に多くの欠陥が存在する。
検討の結果、ClF3ガスを用いた上記除去及び水素アニール後に成膜した際に、SiC膜中に含まれる不要な不純物の量が少ないことが判明した。例えば、処理室内に水素ガスを流しながら、サセプタの温度を上げて所定時間保持する水素アニールを行うことにより、SiC膜のキャリア濃度を所望の値にすることができ、水素アニールによりSiC膜中の不要な不純物の濃度を減らすことができた。
例えば、ClF3ガスの流量が1000sccmと多い場合、水素アニール後に成膜したSiC膜の欠陥マップは、図2(B)の欠陥マップと同様になり、SiC膜の表面には非常に多くの欠陥が存在する。
処理容器11には、排気ライン12が接続されており、処理容器11は、排気ライン12により所定の減圧状態(圧力)に調整することが可能となっている。排気ライン12は、処理容器11に一端が接続される排気管12aを有する。排気管12aは、排気マニホールド等から成り、処理容器側とは反対側にメカニカルブースターポンプ等からなる真空ポンプ12bが接続されている。排気管12aにおける処理容器11と真空ポンプ12bとの間には、APC(自動圧力制御)バルブや比例制御弁等からなる、処理容器11内の圧力を調整する圧力調整部12cが設けられている。また、処理容器11には、圧力計13が設けられており、圧力調整部12cによる処理容器11内の圧力の調整は、圧力計13での計測結果に基づいて行われる。
処理容器11の内部には、図4に示すように、被処理基板としてのSiC基板Wを保持すると共に加熱する基板保持部15が設けられている。なお、SiC基板Wの表面の面方位は例えば(0001)である。
成膜装置1では、基板Wは、基板W自身のコイル14からの誘導加熱に加えて、誘導加熱された基板保持部15からの輻射や熱伝導により加熱される。このような構成にすることにより、基板Wを、効率的に、また、温度の均一性を良好に加熱することが可能になっている。なお、処理容器本体11aは、温度上昇に耐えるとともに、誘電損失が少ない材料(例えば石英)により構成される。また、基板保持部15の載置台15a及び収容構造体15bは、耐熱性が高くかつ誘導加熱による加熱が容易な導電性材料で形成されており、例えば、保護膜としてのSiC膜で表面がコーティングされたグラファイト製の部材から構成される。
基板保持部15は、例えば、いわゆるバルク材料と呼ばれる程度に密度が大きいカーボン材料を用いて形成され、断熱材16は、例えば、上記バルク材料に比べて空隙率が著しく大きい繊維状のカーボン材料を用いて形成される。
なお、図示は省略するが、断熱材16の外側には、断熱材16を処理容器11から離間させた状態で該断熱材16を保持するための保持構造体が設けられている。
処理容器11内には、ガス供給ライン17により成膜の原料となる原料ガス等が供給されるよう構成されている。ガス供給ライン17は、処理容器11に接続されるガス供給管17aと、該ガス供給管17aに接続されるガス供給管17b1~17b5とを有する。
ガス供給管17b1には、ガス供給源17e1が接続され、該供給源17e1からSiH4ガスが供給される。同様に、ガスライン17b2~17b5にはそれぞれガス供給源17e2~17e5が接続され、各ガス供給源17e2~17e5からC3H8ガス、H2ガス、ClF3ガス、Arガスが供給される。
また、処理容器11のクリーニングの際には、ガス供給管17b3~17b5からClF3ガス、H2ガス、Arガスのうちの1種が、または、これらのうちの2種以上のガスが混合されて、処理容器11に供給される。
なお、大気導入ライン18は、処理容器11内を大気雰囲気とすることができればよく、接続先は排気管12aに限られない。また、配管18aには大気から塵や埃等を除去するため不図示のフィルタを設けることが好ましい。
次に、成膜装置1を用いた、成膜処理と該成膜装置1のクリーニング処理とを含む基板処理を説明する。図5は、第1の実施形態に係る上記基板処理の一例を説明するためのフローチャートを示す図である。
まず、不図示の搬送手段を用いて、不図示のゲートバルブを介して、基板Wを処理容器11内に搬入し、載置台15a上に載置する(ステップS1)。
また、このClF3ガスを用いた除去工程では、断熱材16や処理容器11等については著しい劣化はない。成膜装置1では、誘導加熱により基板保持部15のみを選択的に加熱することができるからである。
3SiC+8ClF3→3SiF4+3CF4+4Cl2
3Si+4ClF3→3SiF4+2Cl2
3SiHX+4ClF3→3SiF4+4HCl+nH2
このように上記所定の物質を除去することできるため、一連のクリーニング処理の後に成膜したSiC膜中の不要な不純物及び欠陥の量を大幅に減らすことができる。
本発明者らの検討によれば、例えば、ClF3ガスにより載置台15a上の3C-SiCの表面が変質され、該表面がカーボンリッチ層となることがある。また、三角欠陥の原因として、成膜雰囲気中のパーティクルの存在や高C/Si条件での成長が知られており、カーボンリッチ層からの炭素の粉が三角欠陥の原因となるパーティクルとなる可能性や、カーボンリッチ層がエッチングされて発生したCH系ガスが成長雰囲気のカーボンリッチ化を促した可能性が考えられる。
水素アニールを行うことで、カーボンリッチ化した3C-SiCを除去することができる。
したがって、一連のクリーニング処理の後に成膜したSiC膜中の不要な不純物及び欠陥の量をさらに減らすことができる。
なお、この大気を排出する工程に用いるガスは、水分や酸素を含まず、上記後の成膜時にドーパントとして取り込まれることがなければ、Arガス以外であってもよい。
図6は、第2の実施形態に係る基板処理の一例を説明するためのフローチャートを示す図である。
図7に示すように、実施例は比較例1に比べてボロン濃度が非常に低く、デバイスとして使用可能な基準レベル(0.01ppm以下)を満たしている。
図8(A)及び図9(A)に示すように、比較例2では、三角欠陥がSiC基板W全体に亘って観察された。
それに対し、実施例では、図8(B)及び図9(B)に示すように、三角欠陥はほとんど観察されなかった。
図7~図9からも明らかなように、第1の実施形態のクリーニング方法のように、ClF3ガスを用いた反応生成物除去工程後に、大気導入による残留物質の除去工程を行うことにより、一連のクリーニング処理の後に成膜したSiC膜中の不要な不純物及び欠陥の量を大幅に減らすことができる。以下では、大気導入による残留物質の除去工程の作用効果について考察する。
また、比較のために、ClF3ガスを用いた反応生成物の除去後に、処理容器11内にArガスを導入したときに、真空ポンプ12bから排気された気体についてFTIR分析を行った。このFTIR分析の際、Arガスの流量が7slm、処理容器11内の圧力が72kPa、収容構造体15bの温度が550℃となるように制御しながら、Arガスを処理容器11内に供給した。
また、後者の比較のためのFTIR分析によれば、ClF3ガスを用いたクリーニング直後に大気に代えてArガスすなわち水分を含まないガスを導入した場合、同様に導入直後にSiF4ガスが急激に増加するが、処理容器11内の圧力が上昇してもHFガスは発生しない。
なお、処理容器11内の上記フッ素化合物の一例としてのCXFYは、例えば以下反応式に従って大気中の水分と反応し、HFガスとして排出されるものと考えられる。
CXFY+2H2O→CXF(Y-4)+4HF+O2
不要な反応生成物質の除去工程におけるClF3ガスが小さい場合は、大気ガスの導入による残留物質の除去工程を行わずに、上述の水素アニール工程のみを行うようにしてもよい。
11 処理容器
12 排気ライン
12a 排気管
12b 真空ポンプ
12c 圧力調整部
13 圧力計
14 コイル
14a 高周波電源
15 基板保持部
15a 載置台
15b 収容構造体
16 断熱材
17 ガス供給ライン
18 大気導入ライン
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18c 質量流量コントローラ
18d バルブ
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Claims (7)
- 被処理基板を保持する基板保持部が内部に設けられ該内部が減圧された処理容器に、原料ガスを供給すると共に、前記被処理基板を加熱し、該被処理基板上に成膜を行う成膜装置のクリーニング方法であって、
成膜中に生成され前記被処理基板以外の部分に付着した反応生成物を、成膜後に前記処理容器内にフッ素系クリーニングガスを供給することにより除去する反応生成物除去工程と、
該反応生成物除去工程で残留し、次の成膜時に不要な不純物及び欠陥の要因となる物質を、前記処理容器内に大気を供給することにより除去する残留物除去工程と、を含む。 - 請求項1に記載の成膜装置のクリーニング方法において、
前記反応生成物除去工程で残留し、前記残留物除去工程で除去することができない物質を、前記処理容器内に水素を供給することにより除去する追加除去工程を含む。 - 請求項2に記載の成膜装置のクリーニング方法において、
前記基板保持部は、加熱され、当該基板保持部からの伝熱及び/または輻射により当該基板保持部が保持する前記被処理基板を加熱し、
前記追加除去工程における前記基板保持部の温度は1500℃以上である。 - 請求項1に記載の成膜装置のクリーニング方法において、
前記処理容器に前記原料ガスを供給し、前記基板保持部の表面に保護膜を形成する保護膜形成工程を含む。 - 請求項3に記載の成膜装置のクリーニング方法において、
前記追加除去工程に続いて、前記処理容器に前記原料ガスを供給し、前記基板保持部の表面に保護膜を形成する保護膜形成工程を含む。 - 請求項1に記載の成膜装置のクリーニング方法において、
前記基板保持部は、加熱され、当該基板保持部からの伝熱及び/または輻射により当該基板保持部が保持する前記被処理基板を加熱し、
前記反応生成物除去工程における前記基板保持部の温度は、成膜時の温度より低く、400℃以上600℃以下である。 - 被処理基板を保持する基板保持部が内部に設けられ排気ラインが接続された処理容器に、原料ガスを供給すると共に、前記被処理基板を加熱し、該被処理基板上に成膜を行う成膜装置であって、
前記処理容器内にフッ素系クリーニングガスを供給するフッ素系クリーニングガス供給ラインと、前記処理容器内に大気を導入する大気導入ラインと、前記排気ラインと、を制御し、成膜中に生成され前記被処理基板以外の部分に付着した反応生成物を、成膜後に前記処理容器内にフッ素系クリーニングガスを供給することにより除去すると共に、残留し、次の成膜時に不要な不純物及び欠陥の要因となる物質を、前記処理容器内に大気を供給することにより除去する制御部を備える。
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