WO2012070368A1 - 炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法および炭化珪素半導体装置の製造装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing method and a SiC semiconductor manufacturing apparatus.
- SiC has a large band gap, and a maximum dielectric breakdown electric field and thermal conductivity are larger than those of silicon (Si), while carrier mobility is as large as that of silicon, and an electron saturation drift velocity and breakdown voltage are also large. . Therefore, application to a semiconductor device that is required to have high efficiency, high breakdown voltage, and large capacity is expected.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that after annealing for activating impurities implanted into the SiC substrate, RCA cleaning is performed as a pretreatment method for surface cleaning, and then surface etching using plasma is performed. . Patent Document 1 discloses that RCA cleaning was performed according to the following procedure.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing an SiC semiconductor device and an apparatus for manufacturing an SiC semiconductor device that reduce problems related to chemicals and increase the cleaning effect.
- the manufacturing method of the SiC semiconductor device of the present invention includes a step of forming an oxide film on the surface of SiC and a step of removing the oxide film, and ozone (O 3 ) gas is used in the step of forming the oxide film.
- the oxide film is formed using ozone gas. Since ozone gas has high energy (activity) to be oxidized, an oxide film can be easily formed on the surface of a SiC semiconductor which is a stable compound. Thereby, it is possible to easily form an oxide film by taking in impurities, particles, and the like adhering to the surface. By removing this oxide film, the incorporated impurities, particles, and the like can be removed. For this reason, the cleaning effect can be enhanced as compared with the RCA cleaning.
- halogen plasma or hydrogen (H) plasma is used in the step of removing the oxide film.
- the oxide film is removed by halogen plasma or H plasma, the influence of anisotropy due to the plane orientation of SiC can be reduced. For this reason, the oxide film formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be removed while reducing in-plane variation. Further, since the SiC semiconductor is a stable compound, even if halogen plasma is used, the damage to the SiC semiconductor is small. Therefore, it is possible to clean the surface of the SiC semiconductor while maintaining good surface characteristics of the SiC semiconductor.
- fluorine (F) plasma is used as the halogen plasma in the step of removing the oxide film.
- F plasma has high etching efficiency and low possibility of metal contamination. For this reason, the surface of the SiC semiconductor can be cleaned so that the surface characteristics become better.
- the step of removing the oxide film is performed at a temperature of 20 ° C. or higher and 400 ° C. or lower. Thereby, damage to the SiC semiconductor can be reduced.
- the step of removing the oxide film is performed at a pressure of 0.1 Pa to 20 Pa.
- the reactivity between the halogen plasma or H plasma and the oxide film can be increased, so that the oxide film can be easily removed.
- HF hydrogen fluoride
- the method for manufacturing an SiC semiconductor device further includes a step of heat-treating the SiC semiconductor in an atmosphere containing an inert gas between the step of forming the oxide film and the step of removing the oxide film.
- carbon (C) may be deposited on the surface.
- C carbon
- the carbon existing on the surface can be dispersed inside the SiC semiconductor. For this reason, a surface close to the stoichiometric composition can be formed.
- the SiC semiconductor manufacturing method further includes a step of implanting at least one kind of inert gas ions and hydrogen ions into the surface of the SiC semiconductor prior to the step of forming the oxide film.
- crystal defects can be introduced in the vicinity of the surface by implantation of at least one kind of inert gas ions and hydrogen ions.
- active oxygen by ozone gas is supplied through this crystal defect. For this reason, an oxide film can be easily formed in a range where crystal defects are introduced. Therefore, the cleaning effect can be further enhanced.
- the SiC semiconductor in the method of manufacturing the SiC semiconductor device, in the step of forming the oxide film, is heated to 20 ° C. or higher and 600 ° C. or lower.
- the oxidation reaction rate between the surface 1a and the ozone gas can be increased by setting the temperature to 20 ° C. or higher, an oxide film can be formed more easily.
- the temperature 600 ° C. or lower decomposition of ozone gas can be suppressed, so that an oxide film can be formed more easily.
- the step of forming the oxide film is performed at a pressure of 0.1 Pa to 50 Pa. Thereby, an oxide film can be formed more easily.
- the step of forming the oxide film is performed in an atmosphere containing at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, argon, helium, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide.
- the decomposition of the ozone gas can be effectively suppressed, so that the oxide film can be formed more easily.
- An apparatus for manufacturing an iC semiconductor device includes a forming unit, a removing unit, and a connecting unit.
- the forming unit forms an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor.
- the removal unit removes the oxide film using ozone gas.
- the connecting part connects the forming part and the removing part so that the SiC semiconductor can be transported. The region where the SiC semiconductor is transported in the connection portion can be shut off from the atmosphere.
- An apparatus for manufacturing a SiC semiconductor device includes a forming unit for forming an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor using ozone gas, and a removing unit for removing the oxide film. And the removal unit are the same.
- the SiC semiconductor is exposed to the atmosphere while the oxide film is formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor in the forming unit and then the oxide film is removed in the removing unit. Can be suppressed. Thereby, it can suppress that the impurity in air
- the oxide film is formed using ozone gas having high activity, the oxide film can be easily formed. Thereby, the cleaning effect can be enhanced as compared with RCA cleaning.
- an oxide film can be formed without using a chemical solution. For this reason, the problem regarding the chemical
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a SiC semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a SiC semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- the SiC semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 10 includes a formation unit 11, a removal unit 12, a heat treatment unit 13, and a connection unit 14.
- the forming unit 11, the removing unit 12, and the heat treatment unit 13 are connected to each other by a connection unit 14.
- the inside of the formation part 11, the removal part 12, the heat processing part 13, and the connection part 14 is interrupted
- the forming unit 11 forms an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor using ozone gas.
- an apparatus for forming an oxide film using an ozone gas generator is used as the forming unit 11.
- the removal unit 12 removes the oxide film formed by the formation unit 11.
- a plasma generator a device that removes the oxide film using a solution capable of reducing the oxide film, such as HF, a thermal decomposition device, or the like is used as the removing unit 12.
- the removal unit 12 preferably removes the oxide film using halogen plasma or H plasma.
- the halogen plasma it is more preferable to remove the oxide film using fluorine plasma.
- the removing unit 12 is a plasma generator, for example, a parallel plate RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) apparatus, an ICP (Inductive Coupled Plasma) RIE apparatus, or an ECR (Electron Cyclotron Resonance) is used.
- RIE Reactive Ion Etching
- ICP Inductive Coupled Plasma
- ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance
- Electron cyclotron resonance type RIE apparatus, SWP (Surface Wave Plasma) type RIE apparatus, CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) apparatus, etc. are used.
- the heat treatment part 13 is disposed between the formation part 11 and the removal part 12, and heats the SiC semiconductor in an atmosphere containing an inert gas.
- the connecting unit 14 connects the forming unit 11 and the removing unit 12 so that the SiC semiconductor can be transported. In the present embodiment, they are arranged between the formation part 11 and the heat treatment part 13 and between the heat treatment part 13 and the removal part 12. The region (internal space) where the SiC semiconductor is transported in the connecting portion 14 can be blocked from the atmosphere.
- the interruption of the atmosphere means an atmosphere in which no atmosphere is mixed, for example, in a vacuum or an atmosphere made of inert gas or nitrogen gas.
- the atmosphere in which the air is shut off is, for example, in a vacuum, or nitrogen (N), helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon ( Rn) or an atmosphere filled with a gas composed of a combination thereof.
- connection part 14 connects the inside of the formation part 11 and the inside of the heat treatment part 13, and also connects the inside of the heat treatment part 13 and the inside of the removal part 12.
- connection part 14 of this invention should just connect the inside of the formation part 11 and the inside of the removal part 12. FIG. That is, the connection part 14 should just have the space for conveying the SiC semiconductor carried out from the formation part 11 to the removal part 12 inside.
- the connection unit 14 is installed to transport the SiC semiconductor from the formation unit 11 to the removal unit 12 so as not to open the SiC semiconductor to the atmosphere.
- the connecting portion 14 has such a size that the SiC semiconductor can be transported inside. Moreover, the connection part 14 may have a magnitude
- the connection portion 14 is, for example, a load lock chamber that connects the outlet of the forming portion 11 and the inlet of the heat treatment portion 13, or a load lock chamber that connects the outlet of the heat treatment portion 13 and the inlet of the removal portion 12.
- the manufacturing apparatus 10 may further include a first transport unit that is disposed inside the connection unit 14 and transports the SiC semiconductor from the formation unit 11 to the removal unit 12.
- the manufacturing apparatus 10 takes out the SiC semiconductor from which the oxide film has been removed by the removing unit 12 to the outside of the manufacturing apparatus 10, or in an atmosphere in which the atmosphere is shut off to the oxide film forming unit that forms the oxide film constituting the SiC semiconductor device. You may further provide the 2nd conveyance part for conveying.
- the first transport unit and the second transport unit may be the same or different.
- the manufacturing apparatus 10 may further include a vacuum pump for discharging the internal atmospheric gas and a replacement gas cylinder for replacing the internal atmospheric gas.
- the vacuum pump and the replacement gas cylinder may be connected to each of the forming unit 11, the removing unit 12, and the connecting unit 14, or may be connected to at least one of them.
- the manufacturing apparatus 10 may include various elements other than the above, illustration and description of these elements are omitted for convenience of explanation.
- connection unit 14 the shape of connecting the forming portion 11 and the removing portion 12 as the connecting portion 14 is shown, but the shape is not particularly limited thereto.
- a chamber in which the atmosphere is shut off may be used as the connection unit 14, and the formation unit 11 and the removal unit 12 may be disposed in the chamber.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of manufacturing the SiC semiconductor device according to the present embodiment.
- 3 to 15 are cross-sectional views schematically showing each manufacturing process of the SiC semiconductor device according to the present embodiment.
- a method of manufacturing an SiC semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- a method for manufacturing a vertical MOSFET as a SiC semiconductor device will be described.
- SiC semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 is used.
- SiC substrate 1 having a surface 1a is prepared (step S1).
- SiC substrate 1 is not particularly limited, but can be prepared, for example, by the following method.
- HVPE Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy
- MBE Molecular Beam Epitaxy
- OMVPE Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy
- sublimation method A SiC ingot grown by a vapor phase growth method such as a CVD method, a liquid phase growth method such as a flux method or a high nitrogen pressure solution method is prepared. Thereafter, a SiC substrate having a surface is cut out from the SiC ingot.
- the cutting method is not particularly limited, and the SiC substrate is cut from the SiC ingot by slicing or the like. Next, the cut surface of the SiC substrate is polished.
- the surface to be polished may be only the front surface, or the back surface opposite to the front surface may be further polished.
- the method of polishing is not particularly limited, but, for example, CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) is employed in order to flatten the surface and reduce damage such as scratches.
- CMP Chemical Mechanical Polishing
- colloidal silica is used as an abrasive, diamond
- chromium oxide is used as abrasive grains
- an adhesive, wax, or the like is used as a fixing agent.
- other polishing such as an electric field polishing method, a chemical polishing method, and a mechanical polishing method may be further performed. Polishing may be omitted.
- SiC substrate 1 having surface 1a shown in FIG. 3 can be prepared.
- SiC substrate 1 for example, a substrate having an n-type conductivity and a resistance of 0.02 ⁇ cm is used.
- the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 is cleaned (steps S2 to S5, S10).
- the cleaning method is performed as follows, for example.
- inert gas ions and hydrogen ions include helium ion (He + ), neon ion (Ne + ), argon ion (Ar + ), krypton ion (Kr + ), xenon ion (Xe + ), radon ion (Rn + ), or these Is a combination of ions.
- step S2 ions are implanted into a region where an oxide film is formed in step S3 described later.
- ions are implanted into the entire surface 1 a of SiC substrate 1.
- step S3 an oxide film 3 is formed on the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 using ozone gas (step S3).
- the oxide film 3 is formed by the forming unit 11 of the manufacturing apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
- this step S3 it is preferable to heat the SiC semiconductor to 20 ° C. or more and 600 ° C. or less. By making it 20 degreeC or more, the oxidation reaction rate of the surface 1a and ozone gas can be raised. By making the temperature 600 ° C. or lower, decomposition of ozone gas can be suppressed.
- step S3 it is preferable to supply ozone gas at a pressure of 0.1 Pa to 50 Pa.
- the pressure 0.1 Pa or more decomposition of ozone gas can be suppressed.
- the oxidation reaction rate between the surface 1a and the ozone gas can be increased.
- this step S3 is preferably performed in an atmosphere containing at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, argon, helium, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide. Thereby, decomposition
- the partial pressure (concentration) of ozone gas is preferably 2% or more and 90% or less. By setting it to 2% or more, the oxidation reaction rate between the surface 1a and ozone gas can be increased. By making it 90% or less, decomposition of ozone gas can be suppressed.
- the oxide film 3 having a thickness of 1 molecular layer or more and 30 nm or less is formed.
- impurities, particles and the like on the surface 1a can be taken into the oxide film.
- the oxide film 3 of 30 nm or less the oxide film 3 is easily removed in step S5 described later.
- the oxide film 3 is, for example, silicon oxide.
- SiC substrate 1 on which oxide film 3 is formed in formation unit 11 is transferred to heat treatment unit 13 through connection unit 14. At this time, the SiC substrate 1 is transported in the connection portion 14 that is an atmosphere in which air is blocked. In other words, between step S2 for forming oxide film 3 and step S4 for performing inert gas annealing, which will be described later, SiC substrate 1 is placed in an atmosphere in which air is blocked. Thereby, after oxide film 3 is formed, it can control that impurities contained in the atmosphere adhere to SiC substrate 1.
- the SiC substrate 1 is heat-treated in an atmosphere containing an inert gas (step S4).
- the heat treatment is preferably performed in an atmosphere containing argon. Moreover, it is preferable to heat-process at 1300 degreeC or more and 1500 degrees C or less.
- step S4 carbon may be deposited on the surface 1a during the step S3 in which the oxide film 3 is formed, resulting in point defects.
- step S4 carbon existing on the surface 1a can be dispersed inside the SiC substrate 1. For this reason, when step S5 for removing the oxide film 3 described later is performed, a surface close to the stoichiometric composition can be formed.
- SiC substrate 1 on which oxide film 3 is formed in formation unit 11 is transferred to removal unit 12 via connection unit 14.
- the SiC substrate 1 is transported in the connection portion 14 that is an atmosphere in which air is blocked.
- SiC substrate 1 is placed in an atmosphere in which air is blocked. That is, between step S2 for forming oxide film 3 and step S3 for removing oxide film 3, SiC substrate 1 is placed in an atmosphere in which air is blocked. Thereby, after oxide film 3 is formed, it can control that impurities contained in the atmosphere adhere to SiC substrate 1.
- step S5 of the present embodiment the oxide film 3 is removed by the removing unit 12 of the manufacturing apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
- the method for removing the oxide film 3 is not particularly limited, and for example, halogen plasma, H plasma, thermal decomposition, dry etching, wet etching, or the like can be used.
- Halogen plasma means plasma generated from a gas containing a halogen element.
- the halogen element is fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I).
- Removing the oxide film 3 with halogen plasma means that the oxide film 3 is etched with plasma using a gas containing a halogen element. In other words, it means that the oxide film 3 is removed by processing with plasma generated from a gas containing a halogen element.
- F plasma means plasma generated from a gas containing F element.
- F element For example, carbon tetrafluoride (CF 4 ), trifluoromethane (CHF 3 ), chlorofluorocarbon (C 2 F 6 ), sulfur hexafluoride.
- Supply single or mixed gas of (SF 6 ), nitrogen trifluoride (NF 3 ), xenon difluoride (XeF 2 ), fluorine (F 2 ), and chlorine trifluoride (ClF 3 ) to the plasma generator Can be generated.
- “Removing oxide film 3 by F plasma” means removing oxide film 3 by plasma using a gas containing F element. In other words, it means that the oxide film 3 is removed by processing with plasma generated from a gas containing F element.
- H plasma means plasma generated from a gas containing H element, and can be generated, for example, by supplying H 2 gas to a plasma generator. “Removing the oxide film 3 with H plasma” means that the oxide film 3 is etched with plasma using a gas containing H element. In other words, it means that the oxide film 3 is removed by processing with plasma generated from a gas containing H element.
- the oxide film 3 When using halogen plasma or H plasma in this step S5, it is preferable to remove the oxide film 3 at a temperature of 20 ° C. or higher and 400 ° C. or lower. In this case, damage to the SiC substrate 1 can be reduced.
- step S5 when halogen plasma or H plasma is used in step S5, it is preferable to remove the oxide film 3 at a pressure of 0.1 Pa or more and 20 Pa or less. In this case, the reactivity between the halogen plasma or H plasma and the oxide film 3 can be increased, so that the oxide film 3 can be easily removed.
- the thermal decomposition is preferably performed by thermally decomposing the oxide film 3 in an atmosphere not containing O and at a temperature of 1200 ° C. or higher and lower than the sublimation temperature of SiC.
- the oxide film 3 When the oxide film 3 is heated in an atmosphere not containing O at 1200 ° C. or higher, the oxide film 3 can be easily thermally decomposed. Deterioration of the SiC substrate 1 can be suppressed by setting the temperature to a sublimation temperature of SiC or lower.
- the oxide film 3 is removed using at least one of hydrogen (H 2 ) gas and hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas at a temperature of 1000 ° C. or higher and lower than the sublimation temperature of SiC.
- Hydrogen gas and hydrogen chloride gas at 1000 ° C. or higher have a high effect of reducing the oxide film 3.
- the oxide film is SiO x
- hydrogen gas decomposes SiO x into H 2 O and SiH y
- hydrogen chloride gas decomposes SiO x into H 2 O and SiCl z .
- Degradation of the epitaxial wafer 100 can be suppressed by setting the temperature to a sublimation temperature of SiC or lower.
- dry etching is preferably performed under reduced pressure from the viewpoint of promoting the reaction.
- the oxide film 3 is removed using a solution such as HF or NH 4 F (ammonium fluoride).
- a solution such as HF or NH 4 F (ammonium fluoride).
- HF is preferably used, and dilute HF (DHF) of 1% to 10% is more preferable.
- DHF dilute HF
- the oxide film 3 can be removed by storing HF in a reaction vessel and immersing the SiC substrate 1 in HF, for example.
- the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 may be cleaned with pure water after the wet cleaning.
- the pure water is preferably ultrapure water. You may wash by applying an ultrasonic wave to pure water. Note that this step may be omitted.
- the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 may be dried (drying step).
- drying step the method of drying is not specifically limited, For example, it dries with a spin dryer etc. This drying step may be omitted.
- step S5 When step S5 is performed, the oxide film 3 that has taken in impurities, particles, and the like in step S2 can be removed, so that impurities, particles, and the like that have adhered to the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 prepared in step S1 can be removed. it can.
- SiC substrate 2 having surface 2a close to the stoichiometric composition can be formed.
- the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 can be cleaned by performing the above steps (steps S2 to S5, S10). Steps S2 and S4 may be omitted. By cleaning in this way, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, SiC substrate 2 having surface 2a with reduced impurities and particles can be realized.
- steps S2 to S5 may be repeated. However, RCA cleaning is not performed between steps S2 to S5. Moreover, you may further provide the process of etching the surface 2a with the gas containing a fluorine atom alone or the mixed gas containing a fluorine atom.
- an epitaxial layer 120 is formed on the surface 2a of the SiC substrate 2 by vapor phase growth, liquid phase growth, or the like (step S6).
- epitaxial layer 120 is formed as follows, for example.
- buffer layer 121 is formed on surface 2 a of SiC substrate 2.
- Buffer layer 121 is an epitaxial layer made of, for example, n-type SiC and having a thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m, for example.
- the concentration of conductive impurities in the buffer layer 121 is, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 .
- a breakdown voltage holding layer 122 is formed on the buffer layer 121.
- a layer made of SiC of n-type conductivity is formed by a vapor phase growth method, a liquid phase growth method, or the like.
- the thickness of the breakdown voltage holding layer 122 is, for example, 15 ⁇ m.
- the concentration of the n-type conductive impurity in the breakdown voltage holding layer 122 is, for example, 5 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 .
- ions are implanted into the epitaxial layer 120 (step S7).
- a p-type well region 123, an n + source region 124, and a p + contact region 125 are formed as follows.
- a well region 123 is formed by selectively injecting p-type impurities into a part of the breakdown voltage holding layer 122.
- a source region 124 is formed by selectively injecting an n-type conductive impurity into a predetermined region, and a contact is formed by selectively injecting a p-type conductive impurity into the predetermined region.
- Region 125 is formed.
- the impurity is selectively implanted using a mask made of an oxide film, for example. This mask is removed after the implantation of impurities.
- Activating annealing treatment may be performed after such an implantation step.
- annealing is performed in an argon atmosphere at a heating temperature of 1700 ° C. for 30 minutes.
- an epitaxial wafer 100 including SiC substrate 2 and epitaxial layer 120 formed on SiC substrate 2 can be prepared.
- step S10 the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 is cleaned (steps S2 to S5, S10).
- the process of cleaning the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 is basically the same as the process of cleaning the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1.
- the connection part 14 is a shape which can convey the epitaxial wafer 100 or the susceptor in which the epitaxial wafer 100 was mounted.
- step S2 At least one kind of inert gas ion and hydrogen ion is implanted into the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 (step S2).
- an oxide film 3 is formed on the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 (step S3).
- This step S3 is the same as step S3 in which oxide film 3 is formed on surface 1a of SiC substrate 1.
- the damaged layer may be oxidized for the purpose of removing the damaged layer.
- the surface is oxidized from the surface 100a toward the SiC substrate 2, for example, exceeding 10 nm to 100 nm or less.
- step S4 the epitaxial wafer 100 is heat-treated in an atmosphere containing an inert gas (step S4).
- step S4 in addition to the step of forming the oxide film 3 (step S3), also in the step of ion implantation (step S7), carbon may be deposited on the surface 1a and become point defects.
- the carbon existing on the surface 100a can be dispersed inside the epitaxial wafer 100 by heat-treating the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 in step S4. For this reason, when the oxide film 3 is removed, a surface close to the stoichiometric composition can be formed.
- step S5 the oxide film 3 formed on the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 is removed.
- step S2 to S5, S10 impurities, particles, and the like attached to the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 can be removed, and a surface close to the stoichiometric composition is formed.
- a surface close to the stoichiometric composition is formed.
- an epitaxial wafer 101 having a surface 101a in which impurities and particles are reduced and which is close to the stoichiometric composition can be realized.
- a gate oxide film 126 which is an oxide film constituting the SiC semiconductor device is formed on the cleaned surface 101a of the epitaxial wafer 101 (step S8). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, a gate oxide film 126 is formed on the surface 101a so as to cover the breakdown voltage holding layer 122, the well region 123, the source region 124, and the contact region 125. .
- This formation can be performed, for example, by thermal oxidation (dry oxidation). In the thermal oxidation, for example, heating is performed at a high temperature in an atmosphere containing an oxygen element such as O 2 , O 3 , and N 2 O.
- the thermal oxidation conditions are, for example, a heating temperature of 1200 ° C. and a heating time of 30 minutes.
- gate oxide film 126 is not limited to thermal oxidation, and may be formed by, for example, a CVD method or a sputtering method.
- Gate oxide film 126 is made of a silicon oxide film having a thickness of 50 nm, for example.
- the SiC semiconductor device When the SiC semiconductor device is manufactured by forming the gate oxide film 126 constituting the SiC semiconductor device on the surface 101a in which impurities, particles, and the like are reduced as described above, the characteristics of the gate oxide film 126 can be improved and the surface 101a and the gate can be improved. Impurities, particles, etc. existing in the interface with the oxide film 126 and in the gate oxide film 126 can be reduced. Therefore, the breakdown voltage when a reverse voltage is applied to the SiC semiconductor device can be improved, and the stability and long-term reliability of the operation when a forward voltage is applied can be improved.
- the epitaxial wafer 101 is in the atmosphere from which air
- nitrogen annealing is performed (step S9). Specifically, an annealing process is performed in a nitrogen monoxide (NO) atmosphere.
- the heating temperature is 1100 ° C. and the heating time is 120 minutes.
- nitrogen atoms can be introduced in the vicinity of the interface between each of the breakdown voltage holding layer 122, the well region 123, the source region 124, and the contact region 125 and the gate oxide film 126.
- an annealing process using argon gas which is an inert gas may be further performed (step S11).
- the conditions for this treatment are, for example, a heating temperature of 1100 ° C. and a heating time of 60 minutes.
- step S9 surface cleaning such as organic cleaning, acid cleaning, and RCA cleaning may be further performed.
- source electrodes 111 and 127 are formed (step S12). Specifically, a resist film having a pattern is formed on the gate oxide film 126 by using a photolithography method. Using this resist film as a mask, portions of gate oxide film 126 located on source region 124 and contact region 125 are removed by etching. As a result, an opening 126 a is formed in the gate oxide film 126.
- a conductor film is formed by vapor deposition so as to be in contact with each of the source region 124 and the contact region 125 in the opening 126a.
- the conductor film may be a metal film, and is made of nickel (Ni), for example. As a result of this lift-off, the source electrode 111 is formed.
- heat treatment for alloying is preferably performed.
- heat treatment is performed for 2 minutes at a heating temperature of 950 ° C. in an atmosphere of argon (Ar) gas that is an inert gas.
- Ar argon
- an upper source electrode 127 is formed on the source electrode 111 by, for example, vapor deposition.
- the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 is back-ground (BG), and the back surface 2b is smoothed.
- the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 is cleaned (steps S2 to S5, S10).
- the process of cleaning the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 (step S10) is basically the same as the process of cleaning the front surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1.
- the manufacturing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 is used when cleaning the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2
- the epitaxial wafer 101 on which the source electrodes 111 and 127 are formed is transferred to the connection portion 14 of the manufacturing apparatus 10. Is done.
- the connecting portion 14 has a shape capable of transporting the epitaxial wafer 100 on which the source electrodes 111 and 127 are formed or the susceptor on which the epitaxial wafer 100 is placed.
- step S2 at least one kind of inert gas ion and hydrogen ion is implanted into the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 (step S2).
- step S3 oxide film 3 is formed on back surface 2b of SiC substrate 2 (step S3).
- step S4 the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 is heat-treated in an atmosphere containing an inert gas (step S4).
- step S5 oxide film 3 formed on back surface 2b of SiC substrate 2 is removed (step S5).
- step S2 to S5, S10 impurities, particles, etc. attached to the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 can be removed.
- the damaged layer due to the back grind can be oxidized in step S3 for forming the oxide film 3, the damaged layer can also be removed by the back grind.
- the surface can be made close to the stoichiometric composition.
- the drain electrode 112 is formed on the back surface of the SiC substrate 2 (step S13).
- the method for forming the drain electrode 112 is not particularly limited, but can be formed by, for example, vapor deposition.
- a gate electrode 110 is formed (step S14).
- the formation method of the gate electrode 110 is not specifically limited, For example, it forms as follows. A resist film having an opening pattern located in a region on the gate oxide film 126 is formed in advance, and a conductor film constituting a gate electrode is formed so as to cover the entire surface of the resist film. Then, by removing the resist film, the conductor film other than the portion of the conductor film to be the gate electrode is removed (lifted off). As a result, the gate electrode 110 can be formed on the gate oxide film 126 as shown in FIG.
- MOSFET 102 as the SiC semiconductor device shown in FIG. 15 can be manufactured.
- the surface 1a of the SiC substrate 1 before the epitaxial layer 120 is formed, the ions in the epitaxial wafer 100, as the surface of the SiC semiconductor to be cleaned (steps S2 to S5, S10).
- the implanted surface 100a and the back surface 2b opposite to the surface on which the epitaxial layer of the SiC substrate 2 is formed in the epitaxial wafer 100 have been described as examples.
- the surface of the SiC semiconductor to be cleaned is not limited to the above.
- the surface 100a of the epitaxial wafer 100 before ion implantation shown in FIG. 7 may be cleaned. Further, only one of the above surfaces may be cleaned.
- a configuration in which the conductivity types in the present embodiment are switched that is, a configuration in which the p-type and the n-type are switched can be used.
- the SiC substrate 2 is used to manufacture the MOSFET 102, the material of the substrate is not limited to SiC, and may be manufactured using crystals of other materials. Further, the SiC substrate 2 may be omitted.
- the method for manufacturing MOSFET 102 as an example of the SiC semiconductor device in the present embodiment includes the step of forming an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor (step S3) and the step of removing the oxide film (step S5).
- step S3 ozone gas is used.
- the oxide film 3 is formed using ozone gas. Since ozone gas has high energy (activity) to be oxidized, the oxide film 3 can be easily formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor which is a highly stable compound. Thereby, it is possible to easily form the oxide film 3 by taking in impurities, particles and the like adhering to the surface. By removing the oxide film 3, the incorporated impurities, particles, and the like can be removed. For this reason, the cleaning effect can be enhanced compared to RCA cleaning with low activity.
- step S3 the oxide film 3 is formed in a dry atmosphere, so there is no need to use a chemical solution. For this reason, the problem regarding the chemical
- the dry atmosphere means that the oxide film 3 is formed in the gas phase, and may include an unintended liquid phase component.
- step S3 by performing the step of forming an oxide film (step S3) and the step of removing the oxide film (step S5) in the present embodiment, C can be removed as CO or CO 2 on a carbon-rich surface.
- Si and C can form a surface close to the stoichiometric composition. For this reason, since the characteristics of the surface to be cleaned can be improved, the characteristics of the SiC semiconductor device having this surface can also be improved.
- the SiC semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 10 includes a forming unit 11 for forming the oxide film 3 on the surface of the SiC semiconductor, a removing unit 12 for removing the oxide film 3 using ozone gas,
- the connection part 14 which connects the formation part 11 and the removal part 12 so that a SiC semiconductor can be conveyed is provided, and the area
- the SiC semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus 10 in the present embodiment after forming oxide film 3 on the SiC semiconductor in forming unit 11, the SiC semiconductor is exposed to the atmosphere while removing oxide film 3 in removing unit 12. It is the can be suppressed. Thereby, it can suppress that the impurity in air
- the oxide film is formed using ozone gas having high activity, the oxide film can be easily formed. Therefore, the cleaning effect can be enhanced as compared with RCA cleaning with low activity.
- the oxide film 3 can be formed without using a chemical solution. For this reason, the problem regarding the chemical
- the vertical MOSFET manufacturing method has been described as an example of the SiC semiconductor device.
- the semiconductor device is not particularly limited.
- a lateral MOSFET or IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- the present invention can be applied to semiconductor devices having an insulated gate field effect section such as a bipolar transistor) and SiC semiconductor devices such as a JFET (Junction Field-Effect Transistor).
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a SiC semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG. 16, the manufacturing apparatus of the SiC semiconductor device of this Embodiment is demonstrated.
- the manufacturing apparatus 20 of the present embodiment includes a chamber 21, a first gas supply unit 22, a second gas supply unit 23, and a vacuum pump 24.
- the first gas supply unit 22, the second gas supply unit 23, and the vacuum pump 24 are connected to the chamber 21.
- the chamber 21 accommodates a SiC semiconductor inside.
- the first gas supply unit 22 supplies a gas for forming an oxide film on the surface of the SiC semiconductor to the chamber 21.
- the first gas supply unit 22 supplies a gas containing ozone gas.
- the second gas supply unit 23 supplies a gas for removing the oxide film 3 formed on the SiC semiconductor.
- the second gas supply unit 23 supplies a gas containing, for example, halogen or H. Therefore, the second gas supply unit 23 can generate halogen plasma or H plasma in the chamber 21, thereby removing the oxide film 3 formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor.
- the vacuum pump 24 evacuates the inside of the chamber 21. For this reason, after forming oxide film 3 on the surface of the SiC semiconductor with ozone gas, the inside of chamber 21 can be evacuated and oxide film 3 can be removed.
- the vacuum pump 24 may be omitted.
- the manufacturing apparatus 20 may include a third gas supply unit (not shown).
- the third gas supply unit supplies an inert gas and makes it possible to heat-treat the SiC semiconductor in the chamber 21.
- manufacturing apparatus 20 shown in FIG. 16 may include various elements other than the above, illustration and description of these elements are omitted for convenience of explanation.
- the manufacturing method of the SiC semiconductor device according to the present embodiment basically has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the manufacturing apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment is used.
- the step of removing oxide film 3 (step S5) is performed in a dry atmosphere.
- SiC semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus 20 includes a formation part for forming oxide film 3 on the surface of the SiC semiconductor using ozone gas and a removal part for removing oxide film 3.
- the forming part and the removing part are the same (chamber 21).
- the SiC semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus 20 in the present embodiment after forming oxide film 3 on the SiC semiconductor in the forming portion, it is not necessary to transport the SiC semiconductor while removing oxide film 3 in the removing portion. Therefore, the SiC semiconductor is not exposed to the atmosphere.
- the SiC semiconductor is disposed in an atmosphere in which air is blocked. Thereby, it is possible to prevent impurities in the atmosphere from reattaching to the surface of the SiC semiconductor during the cleaning of the SiC semiconductor.
- the oxide film 3 is formed by ozone gas having high activity, the oxide film 3 can be easily formed on the surface of the SiC semiconductor which is a stable compound. Therefore, the cleaning effect can be enhanced as compared with RCA cleaning with low activity.
- the oxide film 3 can be formed and the oxide film 3 can be removed in a dry atmosphere without using a chemical solution. For this reason, the problem regarding the chemical
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the epitaxial wafer 130 to be cleaned in this embodiment.
- a p-type SiC layer 131 having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m and an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm ⁇ 3 was grown by the CVD method (step S6).
- a source region 124 and a drain region 129 having an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 were formed using phosphorus (P) as an n-type impurity. Further, a contact region 125 having an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 is formed using aluminum (Al) as a p-type impurity (step S7). Note that the mask was removed after each ion implantation.
- activation annealing treatment was performed.
- Ar gas was used as the atmosphere gas, and the heating temperature was 1700 to 1800 ° C. and the heating time was 30 minutes.
- step S10 an epitaxial wafer 130 having a surface 130a was prepared. Subsequently, the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned using the manufacturing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 (step S10).
- step S3 an oxide film was formed using ozone gas.
- the epitaxial wafer 130 was heated to 400 ° C. in an atmosphere containing argon at 5 Pa. This confirmed that an oxide film having a thickness of 1 nm could be formed on the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130.
- the epitaxial wafer 130 was heat-treated in an atmosphere containing an inert gas in the heat treatment part 13 through the connection part 14 (step S4).
- argon was used as an inert gas, and the epitaxial wafer 130 was heated at 1300 ° C. or higher.
- step S5 the oxide film formed on the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was removed by the removal unit 12 through the connection unit 14 (step S5).
- step S5 it was removed with 10% concentration of hydrofluoric acid. Thereby, it was confirmed that the oxide film formed in step S3 could be removed.
- the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned by the above processes (Steps S3 to S5, S10).
- the surface of the epitaxial wafer 130 after the cleaning of Example 1 of the present invention had less impurities and particles than the surface 130a before the cleaning.
- the surface of the epitaxial wafer 130 after cleaning in Example 1 of the present invention was a SiC surface close to the stoichiometric composition.
- step S3 the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 was back-ground.
- step S3 an oxide film was formed on the back surface 2b (step S3).
- step S4 heat treatment was performed (step S4).
- step S5 the oxide film was removed (step S5).
- the conditions of steps S3 to S5 were the same as those of Example 1 of the present invention.
- step S3 to S5 the back surface 2b of the SiC substrate 2 of the epitaxial wafer 130 was cleaned. Impurities and particles were reduced on the back surface of the SiC substrate 2 after cleaning in Example 2 of the invention compared to the back surface 2b before cleaning. Further, the back surface of the SiC substrate 2 after the cleaning in Example 2 of the present invention was a SiC surface close to the stoichiometric composition.
- Inventive Example 3 was basically performed in the same manner as Inventive Example 1, but prior to the step of forming an oxide film (step S3), inert gas ions and hydrogen ions were formed on the surface 130a of the epitaxial wafer 130. The difference was that it further had a step of implanting at least one kind of ions (step S2). Specifically, hydrogen ions were used as inert gas ions, and hydrogen ions were implanted into the entire surface 130a. By injecting the inert gas ions, it was confirmed that the oxide film could be formed more easily when the surface 130a was oxidized using ozone gas in step S3.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1におけるSiC半導体装置の製造装置10の模式図である。図1を参照して、本発明の一実施の形態におけるSiC半導体装置の製造装置10を説明する。
図16は、本発明の実施の形態2のSiC半導体装置の製造装置の模式図である。図16を参照して、本実施の形態のSiC半導体装置の製造装置を説明する。
まず、SiC基板2として、表面2aを有する4H-SiC基板を準備した(ステップS1)。
本発明例2では、まず、本発明例1と同様の図17に示すエピタキシャルウエハ130を準備した(ステップS1、S6、S7)。
本発明例3は、基本的には本発明例1と同様に行なったが、酸化膜を形成する工程(ステップS3)に先立って、エピタキシャルウエハ130の表面130aに不活性ガスイオンおよび水素イオンの少なくとも1種のイオンを注入する工程(ステップS2)をさらに備えていた点において異なっていた。具体的には、不活性ガスイオンとして水素イオンを用い、表面130a全体に水素イオンを注入した。不活性ガスイオンを注入することで、ステップS3でオゾンガスを用いて表面130aを酸化させたときに、酸化膜をより容易に形成できたことを確認できた。
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- 炭化珪素半導体(1)の表面に酸化膜(3)を形成する工程と、
前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程とを備え、
前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程では、オゾンガスを用いる、炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程では、ハロゲンプラズマまたは水素プラズマを用いる、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程では、前記ハロゲンプラズマとしてフッ素プラズマを用いる、請求項2に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程では、20℃以上400℃以下の温度で行なう、請求項2に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程では、0.1Pa以上20Pa以下の圧力で行なう、請求項2に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程では、フッ化水素を用いる、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程と前記酸化膜(3)を除去する工程との間に、不活性ガスを含む雰囲気で前記炭化珪素半導体(1)を熱処理する工程をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程に先立って、前記炭化珪素半導体(1)の前記表面に不活性ガスイオンおよび水素イオンの少なくとも1種のイオンを注入する工程をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程では、前記炭化珪素半導体(1)を20℃以上600℃以下に加熱する、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程では、0.1Pa以上50Pa以下の圧力で行なう、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化膜(3)を形成する工程では、窒素、アルゴン、ヘリウム、二酸化炭素、および一酸化炭素からなる群より選ばれた少なくとも一種を含む雰囲気で行なう、請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
- 炭化珪素半導体(1)の表面に酸化膜(3)を形成するための形成部(11)と、
オゾンガスを用いて前記酸化膜(3)を除去するための除去部(12)と、
前記炭化珪素半導体(1)を搬送可能に前記形成部(11)と前記除去部(12)とを接続する接続部(14)とを備え、
前記接続部(14)における前記炭化珪素半導体(1)を搬送させる領域は、大気の遮断が可能である、炭化珪素半導体装置の製造装置。 - オゾンガスを用いて炭化珪素半導体(1)の表面に酸化膜(3)を形成するための形成部(11,21)と、
前記酸化膜(3)を除去するための除去部(12,21)とを備え、
前記形成部(11,21)と前記除去部(12,21)とは同一である、炭化珪素半導体装置の製造装置。
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