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- the present disclosurerelates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a substrate processing apparatus, and a recording medium.
- Some embodiments of the present disclosureprovide a technique capable of improving the properties of a film formed on a substrate.
- a technique for forming a film, which contains a first element and a second element, on a substrateby performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle sequentially performing:
- FIG. 1is a schematic configuration view of a vertical process furnace of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a portion of the process furnace is illustrated in a vertical cross-sectional view.
- FIG. 2is a schematic configuration view of the vertical process furnace of the substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a portion of the process furnace is illustrated in a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3is a schematic configuration diagram of a controller of the substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a control system of the controller is illustrated in a block diagram.
- FIG. 4is a diagram showing a flow of substrate processing process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5is a diagram showing a gas supply timing in a film-forming process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6is a diagram showing a modified example of the gas supply timing in the film-forming process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7Ais a partially enlarged view of the surface of a substrate after a first precursor gas is supplied by performing step a
- FIG. 7Bis a partially enlarged view of the surface of the substrate after a second precursor gas is supplied by performing step b
- FIG. 7Cis a partially enlarged view of the surface of the substrate after a reaction precursor gas is supplied by performing step c.
- FIG. 8is a table showing evaluation results of a film formed on the substrate.
- FIG. 9is a table showing evaluation results of a film formed on the substrate.
- FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7A to 7COne embodiment of the present disclosure will now be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7A to 7C .
- a process furnace 202includes a heater 207 as a heating mechanism (a temperature adjustment part).
- the heater 207has a cylindrical shape and is supported by a support plate so as to be vertically installed.
- the heater 207also functions as an activation mechanism (an excitation part) configured to thermally activate (excite) a gas.
- a reaction tube 203is disposed inside the heater 207 to be concentric with the heater 207 .
- the reaction tube 203is made of, for example, a heat resistant material such as quartz (SiO 2 ), silicon carbide (SiC) or the like, and has a cylindrical shape with its upper end closed and its lower end opened.
- a process chamber 201is formed in a hollow cylindrical portion of the reaction tube 203 .
- the process chamber 201is configured to be capable of accommodating wafers 200 as substrates. The wafers 200 are processed in the process chamber 201 .
- Nozzles 249 a and 249 bare installed in the process chamber 201 so as to penetrate through a lower sidewall of the reaction tube 203 .
- Gas supply pipes 232 a and 232 bare connected to the nozzles 249 a and 249 b , respectively.
- Mass flow controllers (MFCs) 241 a and 241 bwhich are flow rate controllers (flow rate control parts), and valves 243 a and 243 b , which are opening/closing valves, are installed in the gas supply pipes 232 a and 232 b , respectively, sequentially from the upstream side of a gas flow.
- a gas supply pipe 232 cis connected to the gas supply pipe 232 a at the downstream side of the valve 243 a .
- a MFC 241 c and a valve 243 care installed in the gas supply pipe 232 c sequentially from the upstream side of the gas flow.
- Gas supply pipes 232 e and 232 dare connected to the gas supply pipes 232 a and 232 b at the downstream sides of the valves 243 a and 243 b , respectively.
- MFCs 241 e and 241 d and valves 243 e and 243 dare installed in the gas supply pipes 232 e and 232 d from the upstream side of the gas flow, respectively.
- each of the nozzles 249 a and 249 bis disposed in a space having an annular shape in a plane view between an inner wall of the reaction tube 203 and the wafers 200 such that the nozzles 249 a and 249 b extend upward along an arrangement direction of the wafers 200 from a lower portion of the inner wall of the reaction tube 203 to an upper portion of the inner wall of the reaction tube 203 .
- each of the nozzles 249 a and 249 bis installed at a lateral side of a wafer arrangement region, in which the wafers 200 are arranged, namely in a region which horizontally surrounds the wafer arrangement region, to extend along the wafer arrangement region.
- Gas supply holes 250 a and 250 b for supplying a gasare installed on side surfaces of the nozzles 249 a and 249 b , respectively. Each of the gas supply holes 250 a and 250 b is opened to face a center of the reaction tube 203 , so as to allow the gas to be supplied toward the wafers 200 .
- the supply holes 250 a and 250 bare formed in a plural number between a lower portion of the reaction tube 203 and an upper portion of the reaction tube 203 .
- a first precursor gas containing a first elementfor example, a halosilane-based gas, which contains silicon (Si) as the first element and a halogen element, is supplied from the gas supply pipe 232 a into the process chamber 201 via the MFC 241 a , the valve 243 a , and the nozzle 249 a .
- a precursor gasrefers to a gaseous precursor, for example, a precursor which remains in a gas state at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, or a gas obtained by vaporizing a precursor which remains in a liquid state at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.
- Halosilaneis a silane having a halogen group.
- the halogen groupincludes a chloro group, a fluoro group, a bromo group, an iodo group, and the like. That is, the halogen group includes halogen elements such as chlorine (Cl), fluorine (F), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and the like.
- the halosilane-based gasfor example, a precursor gas containing Si and Cl, that is, a chlorosilane-based gas can be used.
- a chlorosilane-based gas in which the number of Si atoms contained in one molecule is one, for example, tetrachlorosilane (SiCl 4 ) gascan be used.
- the SiCl 4 gasacts as a Si source in a film-forming process to be described later.
- a temperature at which the first precursor gas is pyrolyzedmay be referred to as a first temperature.
- the first temperatureis a predetermined temperature within a range of 800 degrees C. or higher.
- a second precursor gas containing the first element and having a pyrolysis temperature lower than a pyrolysis temperature of the first precursor gasfor example, a halosilane-based gas, which contains Si as the first element and a halogen element, is supplied from the gas supply pipe 232 c into the process chamber 201 via the MFC 241 c , the valve 243 c , and the nozzle 249 a .
- a chlorosilane-based gas having two or more Si atoms contained in one molecule and having a Si—Si bondfor example, a hexachlorodisilane (Si 2 Cl 6 , abbreviation: HCDS) gas can be used.
- the Si 2 Cl 6 gasacts as a Si source in the film-forming process to be described later.
- a temperature at which the second precursor gas is pyrolyzedmay be referred to as a second temperature.
- the second temperatureis a predetermined temperature within a range of 500 degree C. or higher.
- a reaction gas containing a second element different from the first elementfor example, a nitride gas containing nitrogen as the second element, is supplied from the gas supply pipe 232 b into the process chamber 201 via the MFC 241 b , the valve 243 b , and the nozzle 249 b .
- a nitride gasmay include an ammonia (NH 3 ) gas.
- the NH 3 gasacts as an N source in the film-forming process to be described.
- a nitrogen (N 2 ) gasis supplied from the gas supply pipes 232 d and 232 e into the process chamber 201 via the MFCs 241 d and 241 e , the valves 243 d and 243 e , the gas supply pipes 232 a and 232 b , and the nozzles 249 a and 249 b , respectively.
- the N 2 gasacts as a purge gas, a carrier gas, a dilution gas, or the like.
- a first precursor gas supply systemmainly includes the gas supply pipe 232 a , the MFC 241 a , and the valve 243 a .
- a second precursor gas supply systemmainly includes the gas supply pipe 232 c , the MFC 241 c , and the valve 243 c .
- a reaction gas supply systemmainly includes the gas supply pipe 232 b , the MFC 241 b , and the valve 243 b .
- An inert gas supply systemmainly includes the gas supply pipes 232 d and 232 e , the MFCs 241 d and 241 e , and the valves 243 d and 243 e.
- One or all of the above-described various supply systemsmay be configured as an integrated-type supply system 248 in which the valves 243 a to 243 e , the MFCs 241 a to 241 e , and so on are integrated.
- the integrated-type supply system 248is connected to each of the gas supply pipes 232 a to 232 e .
- the integrated-type supply system 248may be configured such that operations of supplying various gases into the gas supply pipes 232 a to 232 e , that is, opening/closing operation of the valves 243 a to 243 e , flow rate adjustment operation by the MFCs 241 a to 241 e , and the like are controlled by a controller 121 which will be described later.
- the integrated-type supply system 248is configured as an integral type or a division type integrated unit, and is also configured so that it is detachable from the gas supply pipes 232 a to 232 e , and the like on an integrated unit basis, so that the maintenance, replacement, extension, etc. of the integrated-type supply system 248 can be performed on an integrated unit basis.
- An exhaust pipe 231 configured to exhaust an internal atmosphere of the process chamber 201is installed below a sidewall of the reaction tube 203 .
- a vacuum pump 246as a vacuum-exhausting device, is connected to the exhaust pipe 231 via a pressure sensor 245 , which is a pressure detector (pressure detecting part) which detects an internal pressure of the process chamber 201 , and an auto pressure controller (APC) valve 244 , which is a pressure regulator (pressure adjustment part).
- APCauto pressure controller
- the APC valve 244is configured so that a vacuum exhaust and a vacuum exhaust stop of the interior of the process chamber 201 can be performed by opening or closing the valve while the vacuum pump 246 is actuated, and so that the internal pressure of the process chamber 201 can be adjusted by adjusting an opening degree of the valve based on pressure information detected by the pressure sensor 245 while the vacuum pump 246 is actuated.
- An exhausting systemmainly includes the exhaust pipe 231 , the pressure sensor 245 , and the APC valve 244 .
- the exhausting systemmay include the vacuum pump 246 .
- a seal cap 219which serves as a furnace opening lid configured to hermetically seal a lower end opening of the reaction tube 203 , is installed under the reaction tube 203 .
- the seal cap 219is made of, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (SUS) or the like, and is formed in a disc shape.
- An O-ring 220which is a seal member making contact with the lower end of the reaction tube 203 , is installed on an upper surface of the seal cap 219 .
- a rotation mechanism 267configured to rotate a boat 217 , which will be described later, is installed under the seal cap 219 .
- a rotary shaft 255 of the rotation mechanism 267which penetrates through the seal cap 219 , is connected to the boat 217 .
- the rotation mechanism 267is configured to rotate the wafers 200 by rotating the boat 217 .
- the seal cap 219is configured to be vertically moved up and down by a boat elevator 115 which is an elevator mechanism installed outside the reaction tube 203 .
- the boat elevator 115is configured as a transfer device (transfer mechanism) which loads and unloads (transfers) the wafers 200 into and out of the process chamber 201 by moving the seal cap 219 up and down.
- the boat 217 serving as a substrate supportis configured to support a plurality of wafers 200 , for example, 25 to 200 wafers, in such a state that the wafers 200 are arranged in a horizontal posture and in multiple stages along a vertical direction with the centers of the wafers 200 aligned with one another. As such, the boat 217 is configured to arrange the wafers 200 in a spaced-apart relationship.
- the boat 217is made of a heat resistant material such as quartz or SiC.
- Heat insulating plates 218 made of a heat resistant material such as, for example, quartz or SiC,are supported in a horizontal posture and in multiple stages at a lower portion of the boat 217 .
- a temperature sensor 263 serving as a temperature detectoris installed in the reaction tube 203 . Based on temperature information detected by the temperature sensor 263 , a state of supplying electric power to the heater 207 is adjusted such that an interior of the process chamber 201 has a desired temperature distribution.
- the temperature sensor 263is installed along the inner wall of the reaction tube 203 .
- a controller 121which is a control part (control means), may be configured as a computer including a central processing unit (CPU) 121 a , a random access memory (RAM) 121 b , a memory device 121 c , and an I/O port 121 d .
- the RAM 121 b , the memory device 121 c , and the I/O port 121 dare configured to exchange data with the CPU 121 a via an internal bus 121 e .
- An input/output device 122formed of, e.g., a touch panel or the like, is connected to the controller 121 .
- the memory device 121 cis composed of, for example, a flash memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), or the like.
- a control program for controlling operations of a substrate processing apparatus, a process recipe, in which sequences and conditions of a film-forming process to be described later are written, or the likeis readably stored in the memory device 121 c .
- the process recipefunctions as a program for causing the controller 121 to execute each sequence in the film-forming process, which will be described later, to obtain a predetermined result.
- the process recipe and the control programmay be collectively and simply referred to as a “program.” Furthermore, the process recipe may be simply referred to as a “recipe.”
- programmay indicate a case of including only the recipe, a case of including only the control program, or a case of including both the recipe and the control program.
- the RAM 121 bis configured as a memory area (work area) in which a program or data read by the CPU 121 a is temporarily stored.
- the I/O port 121 dis connected to the MFCs 241 a to 241 e , the valves 243 a to 243 e , the pressure sensor 245 , the APC valve 244 , the vacuum pump 246 , the temperature sensor 263 , the heater 207 , the rotation mechanism 267 , the boat elevator 115 , and the like.
- the CPU 121 ais configured to read the control program from the memory device 121 c and execute the same.
- the CPU 121 aalso reads the recipe from the memory device 121 c according to an input of an operation command from the input/output device 122 .
- the CPU 121 ais configured to control, according to contents of the recipe thus read, the flow rate adjusting operation of various kinds of gases by the MFCs 241 a to 241 e , the opening/closing operation of the valves 243 a to 243 e , the opening/closing operation of the APC valve 244 , the pressure adjusting operation by the APC valve 244 based on the pressure sensor 245 , the driving and stopping of the vacuum pump 246 , the temperature adjusting operation by the heater 207 based on the temperature sensor 263 , the operation of rotating the boat 217 with the rotation mechanism 267 and adjusting the rotation speed of the boat 217 , the operation of moving the boat 217 up and down by the boat elevator 115 , and the like.
- the controller 121may be configured by installing, in the computer, the aforementioned program stored in an external memory device 123 .
- the external memory device 123includes, for example, a magnetic disk such as an HDD, an optical disc such as a CD, a magneto-optical disc such as an MO, a semiconductor memory such as a USB memory, and the like.
- the memory device 121 c or the external memory device 123is configured as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.
- the memory device 121 c and/or the external memory device 123may be generally and simply referred to as a “recording medium.”
- the term “recording medium”may indicate a case of including only the memory device 121 c , a case of including only the external memory device 123 , or a case of including both the memory device 121 c and the external memory device 123 .
- the programmay be provided to the computer using communication means such as the Internet or a dedicated line, instead of using the external memory device 123 .
- a substrate processing sequence example of forming a film on a wafer 200 as a substrate by using the aforementioned substrate processing apparatuswhich is one of the processes for manufacturing a semiconductor device, that is, a film-forming sequence example, will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 7A to 7C .
- the operations of the respective parts constituting the substrate processing apparatusare controlled by the controller 121 .
- a silicon nitride film (SiN film) as a film containing Si and Nis formed on a wafer 200 by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times (n times, n being an integer equal to or greater than 1), the cycle including sequentially performing:
- a step c of supplying an NH 3 gas as a reaction gas to the wafer 200a step c of supplying an NH 3 gas as a reaction gas to the wafer 200 .
- steps a, b, and care represented as a, b, and c, respectively.
- FIGS. 4 and 5may be denoted as follows. The same denotation may be used in other embodiments to be described later.
- waferWhen the term “wafer” is used in the present disclosure, it may refer to “a wafer itself” or “a laminated body of a wafer and a predetermined layers or films formed on a surface of the wafer.” When the phrase “a surface of a wafer” is used in the present disclosure, it may refer to “a surface of a wafer itself” or “a surface of a predetermined layer formed on a wafer”.
- a predetermined layeris formed on a wafer
- itmay mean that “a predetermined layer is formed directly on a surface of a wafer itself” or that “a predetermined layer is formed on a layer formed on a wafer.”
- substrateis used in the present disclosure, it may be synonymous with the term “wafer.”
- a plurality of wafers 200are charged on the boat 217 (wafer charging). Then, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , the boat 217 supporting the plurality of wafers 200 is lifted up by the boat elevator 115 and is loaded into the process chamber 201 (boat loading). In this state, the seal cap 219 seals the lower end of the reaction tube 203 through the O-ring 220 .
- the interior of the process chamber 201namely, a space in which the wafers 200 are placed, is vacuum-exhausted (depressurization-exhausted) by the vacuum pump 246 to reach a desired pressure (degree of vacuum).
- a desired pressuredegree of vacuum
- the APC valve 244is feedback-controlled based on the measured pressure information.
- the wafers 200 in the process chamber 201are heated by the heater 207 to a desired processing temperature (film-forming temperature).
- the state of supplying electric power to the heater 207is feedback-controlled based on the temperature information detected by the temperature sensor 263 such that the interior of the process chamber 201 has a desired temperature distribution.
- the rotation of the wafers 200 by the rotation mechanism 267is then initiated.
- the driving of the vacuum pump 246 and heating and rotating of the wafers 200may be continuously performed at least until the processing of the wafers 200 is completed.
- a SiCl 4 gasis supplied to the wafers 200 in the process chamber 201 .
- the valve 243 ais opened to allow the SiCl 4 gas to flow into the gas supply pipe 232 a .
- the flow rate of the SiCl 4 gasis adjusted by the MFC 241 a , and the SiCl 4 gas is supplied into the process chamber 201 via the nozzle 249 a and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 .
- the SiCl 4 gasis supplied to the wafers 200 .
- the valves 243 d and 243 eare simultaneously opened to allow an N 2 gas to flow into the gas supply pipes 232 d and 232 e .
- the flow rate of the N 2 gasis adjusted by the MFCs 241 d and 241 e .
- the N 2 gas with its flow rate adjustedis supplied into the process chamber 201 together with the SiCl 4 gas and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 .
- SiCl 4 gas supply flow rate1 to 2,000 sccm, specifically 100 to 1,000 sccm
- N 2 gas supply flow rate(for each gas supply pipe): 1.00 to 20,000 sccm.
- Gas supply time10 to 300 seconds, specifically 30 to 120 seconds
- Processing temperature(temperature lower than the first temperature, specifically temperature lower than the first temperature and higher than the second temperature): 400 to 800 degrees C., specifically 500 to 800 degrees C., more specifically 600 to 750 degrees C.
- Processing pressure1 to 2,666 Pa, specifically 10 to 1,333 Pa
- a pre-flow for supplying a reaction gas such as an NH 3 gas to the wafers 200 in advanceis performed.
- a reaction gassuch as an NH 3 gas
- an adsorption site by hydrogen (H)is formed on the surfaces of the wafers 200 , which results in becoming a state in which Si atoms are easily adsorbed (i.e., a state having high reactivity with Si atoms) in this step or step b to be described later.
- the pre-flow procedurecan be performed, for example, in the same manner as step c to be described later.
- Si having a dangling bondis adsorbed on the adsorption site on the surfaces of the wafers 200 .
- the uncut Si—Cl bond in SiCl 4can be retained as it is. For example, in a state where Cl is bonded to each of three bonding hands among four bonding hands of Si constituting SiCl 4 , Si having a dangling bond can be adsorbed on the adsorption site on the surfaces of the wafers 200 .
- Cl separated from Siconstitutes a gaseous substance such as HCl or Cl 2 and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 .
- the Si adsorption reactionproceeds and there are no more adsorption sites remaining on the surfaces of the wafers 200 , the adsorption reaction is saturated, but, it is desirable to finish this step with the adsorption sites remaining by stopping the supply of SiCl 4 gas before the adsorption reaction is saturated.
- FIG. 7Ais a partially enlarged view of the surface of a wafer 200 on which the first layer is formed.
- a layer having a thickness of less than one atomic layermeans an atomic layer formed discontinuously, and a layer having a thickness of one atomic layer means an atomic layer formed continuously.
- the fact that the layer having a thickness of less than one atomic layer is substantially uniformmeans that atoms are adsorbed on the surface of the wafer 200 at substantially a uniform density. Since the first layer is formed on the wafer 200 to have substantially a uniform thickness, it is excellent in step coverage characteristics and wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity.
- the processing temperatureWhen the processing temperature is lower than 400 degrees C., it becomes difficult for Si to be adsorbed on the wafer 200 , which may make it difficult to form the first layer.
- the processing temperatureBy setting the processing temperature to 400 degrees C. or higher, it is possible to form the first layer on the wafer 200 .
- the processing temperatureBy setting the processing temperature to 500 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be reliably obtained.
- the processing temperatureBy setting the processing temperature to 600 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be more reliably obtained.
- the processing temperatureexceeds 800 degrees, it becomes difficult to retain the uncut Si—Cl bond in SiCl 4 as it is, and a pyrolysis rate of SiCl 4 increases. As a result, Si is multiple-deposited on the wafer 200 , which may make it difficult to form a Si-containing layer having substantially a uniform thickness of less than one atomic layer as the first layer.
- the processing temperatureBy setting the processing temperature to 800 degrees C. or lower, it becomes possible to form a Si-containing layer having substantially a uniform thickness of less than one atomic layer as the first layer.
- the processing temperatureBy setting the processing temperature to 750 degrees C. or lower, the above effect can be reliably obtained.
- the valve 243 ais closed to stop the supply of SiCl 4 gas into the process chamber 201 . Then, the interior of the process chamber 201 is vacuum-exhausted to remove a gas and the like remaining in the process chamber 201 from the interior of the process chamber 201 . At this time, the valves 243 d and 243 e are kept open to maintain the supply of N 2 gas as the inert gas into the process chamber 201 .
- the N 2 gasacts as a purge gas, which can enhance an effect of removing the gas or the like remaining in the process chamber 201 from the process chamber 201 .
- a halosilane precursor gassuch as a dichlorosilane (SiH 2 Cl 2 , abbreviation: DCS) gas, a trichlorosilane (SiHCl 3 , abbreviation: TCS) gas, or the like can be used.
- DCSdichlorosilane
- TCStrichlorosilane
- a rare gassuch as an Ar gas, a He gas, a Ne gas, a Xe gas, or the like can be used. This also applies to steps b and c to be described below.
- a Si 2 Cl 6 gasis supplied to the wafer 200 in the process chamber 201 , that is, the first layer formed on the wafer 200 .
- the valve 243 cis opened to allow the Si 2 Cl 6 gas to flow into the gas supply pipe 232 a .
- the flow rate of the Si 2 Cl 6 gasis controlled by the MFC 241 c , and the Si 2 Cl 6 gas is supplied into the process chamber 201 via the nozzle 249 a and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 . In this operation, the Si 2 Cl 6 gas is supplied to the wafer 200 .
- Si 2 Cl 6 gas supply flow rate1 to 2,000 sccm, specifically 100 to 1,000 sccm
- Si 2 Cl 6 gas supply time0.5 to 60 seconds, specifically 1 to 30 seconds
- Processing temperature(temperature higher than the second temperature, specifically temperature higher than the second temperature and lower than the first temperature): 500 to 1,000 degrees C., specifically 600 to 800 degrees C., more specifically 650 to 750 degrees C.
- the other process conditionsare the same as the process conditions in step a.
- a Si-containing layer as a second layeris formed with substantially a uniform thickness on the basis of the first layer formed with substantially the uniform thickness.
- Si atoms having dangling bonds due to the pyrolysis of the Si 2 Cl 6are bonded to each other to form a Si—Si bond.
- Si—Si bondBy reacting this Si—Si bond with the adsorption site and the like remaining on the surface of the wafer 200 , it becomes possible to include the Si—Si bond in the second layer to form a layer in which Si is multiple-deposited. That is, in this step, an amount (content ratio) of Si—Si bonds contained in the second layer is made larger than an amount (content ratio) of Si—Si bonds contained in the first layer.
- Cl separated from Siconstitutes a gaseous substance such as HCl or Cl 2 and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 .
- the pyrolysis temperature of the second precursor gasis lower than the pyrolysis temperature of the first precursor gas.
- the second precursor gasa gas which is more likely to form a Si—Si bond under the same conditions than the first precursor gas is desirable.
- the Si—Si bondis contained in the molecule of the second precursor gas, or the composition ratio of Si to a halogen element such as Cl in the molecule of the second precursor gas is higher than that of the first precursor gas, etc.
- step aselection of the process conditions such as the processing temperature in each step or selection of the first precursor gas and the second precursor gas is performed so that it is more likely to form a Si—Si bond that react with an adsorption site and the like remaining on the wafer surface than in step a.
- FIG. 7Bis a partially enlarged view of the surface of the wafer 200 on which the second layer is formed.
- the second layermeans a Si-containing layer on the wafer 200 formed by performing steps a and b once.
- the Si 2 Cl 6 gasis less likely to be pyrolyzed, which may make it difficult to form the second layer.
- the second layercan be formed on the first layer.
- the processing temperatureis set to 600 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be reliably obtained.
- the processing temperatureis set to 650 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be more reliably obtained.
- the processing temperatureexceeds 1,000 degrees C.
- the pyrolysis of the Si 2 Cl 6 gasbecomes excessive and the deposition of Si that is not easily self-saturated progresses rapidly, which may make it difficult to form the second layer substantially uniformly.
- the Si 2 Cl 6 gasis prevented from being excessively thermally decomposed, and the deposition of Si that does not self-saturate is controlled, whereby the second layer can be formed substantially uniformly.
- the processing temperatureto 800 degrees C. or lower, the above effect can be reliably obtained.
- the processing temperatureBy setting the processing temperature to 750 degrees C. or lower, the above effect can be more reliably obtained.
- the temperature conditions in steps a and bare substantially the same. This makes it unnecessary to perform a change of the temperature of the wafer 200 , that is, a change of the internal temperature of the process chamber 201 (change of the set temperature of the heater 207 ) between steps a and b. As a result, it is not needed to stand by until the temperature of the wafer 200 becomes stabilized between steps, thereby improving the throughput of substrate processing. Therefore, in both steps a and b, the temperature of the wafer 200 may be set to a predetermined temperature within the range of, for example, 500 to 800 degrees C., specifically 600 to 800 degrees C., more specifically 650 to 750 degrees C.
- the temperature conditions in steps a and bare substantially the same, the temperature conditions, the first precursor gas, and the second precursor gas are selected such that the pyrolysis of the first precursor gas does is not substantially caused (that is, suppressed) in step a and the pyrolysis of the second precursor gas is caused (that is, promoted) in step b.
- the valve 243 cis closed to stop the supply of Si 2 Cl 6 gas into the process chamber 201 . Then, the gas and the like remaining in the process chamber 201 are removed from the process chamber 201 by the same processing procedure and process conditions as those in the step of removing the residual gas in the above step a.
- a silicon hydride-based precursor gassuch as a monosilane (SiH 4 , abbreviation: MS) gas, an aminosilane-based precursor gases such as a trisdimethylaminosilane (Si[N(CH 3 ) 2 ] 3 H, abbreviation: 3DMAS) gas or a bisdiethylaminosilane (SiH 2 [N(C 2 H 5 ) 2 ] 2 , abbreviated as BDEAS) gas, or the like can be used.
- a non-halogen gasas the second precursor gas, it becomes possible to avoid mixing of halogen into a SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200 .
- an NH 3 gasis supplied to the wafer 200 in the process chamber 201 , that is, a layer formed by stacking the first layer and the second layer on the wafer 200 .
- the valve 243 bis opened to allow the NH 3 gas to flow into the gas supply pipe 232 b .
- the flow rate of the NH 3 gasis controlled by the MFC 241 b , and the NH 3 gas is supplied into the process chamber 201 via the nozzle 249 b and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 . In this operation, the NH 3 gas is supplied to the wafer 200 .
- NH 3 gas supply flow rate100 to 10,000 sccm, specifically 1,000 to 5,000 sccm
- NH 3 gas supply time1 to 120 seconds, specifically 10 to 60 seconds
- Processing pressure1 to 4,000 Pa, specifically 10 to 1,000 Pa
- the other process conditionsare the same as the process conditions in step a.
- the temperature conditions in step care desirably the same as those in steps a and b from the viewpoint of improving the productivity of the film-forming process, but may be different from these conditions.
- the second layercan be nitrided.
- Cl contained in the second layerconstitutes a gaseous substance such as HCl and Cl 2 and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 .
- FIG. 7Cis a partially enlarged view of the surface of the wafer 200 on which the third layer is formed.
- the valve 243 bis closed to stop the supply of NH 3 gas into the process chamber 201 . Then, the gas and the like remaining in the process chamber 201 are removed from the process chamber 201 by the same processing procedure and process conditions as those in the step of removing the residual gas in the above step a.
- a hydrogen nitride-based gassuch as a diazene (N 2 H 2 ) gas, a hydrazine (N 2 H 4 ) gas, an N 3 H 8 gas, or the like can be used.
- a cycle including the above steps a to cis performed a predetermined number of times (n times, n being an integer equal to or greater than 1) to form a SiN film having a predetermined composition and a predetermined film thickness on the wafer 200 .
- This cyclemay be repeated multiple times. That is, a thickness of the SiN layer formed per cycle may be set to be smaller than a desired film thickness, and the above cycle may be repeated multiple times to reach the desired film thickness.
- an N 2 gas as an inert gasis supplied into the process chamber 201 from each of the gas supply pipes 232 d and 232 e and is exhausted via the exhaust pipe 231 .
- the interior of the process chamber 201is purged and the residual gas and the reaction byproducts remaining in the process chamber 201 are removed from the interior of the process chamber 201 (after-purge).
- the internal atmosphere of the process chamber 201is then substituted with an inert gas (inert gas substitution) and the internal pressure of the process chamber 201 is returned to an atmospheric pressure (returning to atmospheric pressure).
- the seal cap 219is then moved down by the boat elevator 115 to open the lower end of the reaction tube 203 .
- the processed wafers 200 supported by the boat 217are unloaded from the lower end of the reaction tube 203 to the outside of the reaction tube 203 (boat unloading). After the boat unloading, the processed wafers 200 are discharged from the boat 217 (wafer discharging).
- step a of supplying the SiCl 4 gas and step b of supplying the Si 2 Cl 6 gasare performed in one cycle, it is possible to achieve both the effect of improving the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film formed on the wafer 200 and the effect of increasing the film formation rate of this film.
- the Si-containing layer (the first layer) having a substantially uniform thickness of less than one atomic layeris formed on the wafer 200 .
- a cyclewhich sequentially performs step a of supplying the SiCl 4 gas and step c of supplying the NH 3 gas without performing step b, is performed a predetermined number of times, since the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycle is uniform over the wafer in-plane, it is possible to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200 . On the other hand, since the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycle is thin, it may be difficult to increase the deposition rate of the SiN film formed on the wafer 200 .
- the Si-containing layer (the second layer) having a Si—Si bond and having a thickness of more than one atomic layeris formed on the wafer 200 . If a cycle, which sequentially performs step b of supplying the Si 2 Cl 6 gas and step c of supplying the NH 3 gas without performing step a, is performed a predetermined number of times, since the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycle is thick, it is possible to improve the deposition rate of the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200 .
- the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycletends to be non-uniform in the wafer plane, it may be difficult to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film formed on the wafer 200 .
- both steps a and bsince both steps a and b are performed, it is possible to achieve both the effects obtained from each step. For example, by completing step a before the adsorption reaction of Si is saturated and proceeding to step b having a relatively large deposition rate, it is possible to improve the deposition rate as compared with a case where only step a is performed for the same time. Further, after forming the first layer having a relatively excellent thickness uniformity in step a, by forming the second layer based on the first layer in step b, it is possible to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film formed on the wafer 200 , as compared to a case where only step b is performed.
- step a before step b and then performing step bit is possible to increase the deposition rate of the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200 while sufficiently exhibiting the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity thereof.
- step bwhen step b is performed before step a and then step a is performed, since Si containing a Si—Si bond generated by pyrolysis is likely to be irregularly adsorbed on the surface of the wafer 200 in step b, a layer that tends to have a non-uniform thickness in the wafer plane may be formed as a base of the Si-containing film to be formed in step a. Therefore, the technical significance of step a of forming a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness during the film-forming process is likely to be lost.
- step ain each cycle, since step a is performed before step b, and step b is then performed, it is possible to form a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness as a base of the Si-containing film to be formed in step b. Therefore, it is possible to fully exert the technical significance of step a of forming a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness during the film-forming process.
- the ratio (B/A) of a supply amount (B) of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas per cycle to the substrate to a supply amount (A) of the SiCl 4 gas per cycle to the substratea ratio of Si—Si bond contained in the second layer is reduced so that the thickness of the second layer can be controlled so as to be thin.
- the composition ratio of the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200can be controlled so as to reduce the Si composition ratio.
- the thickness of the second layerbecomes thin, e.g., within the range of thickness exceeding one atomic layer.
- the ratio of Si—Si bonds contained in the second layercan be increased so that the thickness of the second layer can be controlled so as to be thick.
- the composition ratio of the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200can be controlled so as to increase the Si composition ratio.
- the thickness of the second layerbecomes thick within the range of thickness exceeding one atomic layer.
- itcan be controlled so as to increase the composition ratio of Si (that is, to be Si-rich) with respect to the composition ratio in the stoichiometric composition of the SiN film.
- the above-mentioned B/Acan be controlled, for example, by adjusting the magnitude of the ratio (TB/TA) of the supply time (TB) of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas per cycle to the supply time (TA) of the SiCl 4 gas per cycle, that is, by adjusting the supply time of the SiCl 4 gas and the Si 2 Cl 6 gas per cycle.
- the above-mentioned B/Acan be controlled by adjusting the magnitude of the ratio (FB/FA) of the supply flow rate (FB) of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas to the supply flow rate (FA) of the SiCl 4 gas.
- the composition ratiowhich is the ratio between the content of Si and the content of N, in the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200 can be controlled.
- the thickness of the second layercan be controlled so as to be thin.
- the composition ratio in the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200can be controlled so that the Si composition ratio becomes smaller.
- the thickness of the second layercan be controlled so as to be thick.
- the composition ratio in the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200can be controlled so that the Si composition ratio becomes larger.
- step asince the processing temperature in step a is made lower than the pyrolysis temperature (the first temperature) of the SiCl 4 gas and the processing temperature in step b is made higher than the pyrolysis temperature (the second temperature) of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas, the above-mentioned effect can be reliably obtained.
- step asince the processing temperature is set to be lower than the first temperature, the pyrolysis of the SiCl 4 gas can be suppressed, which makes it possible to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200 . Further, it is possible to control the composition ratio of the SiN film so as to approach Si 3 N 4 .
- step bsince the processing temperature is made higher than the second temperature, the pyrolysis of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas can be appropriately maintained, which makes it possible to improve the deposition rate of the SiN film finally formed on the wafer 200 . Further, it is possible to control the composition ratio of the SiN film so as to be Si-rich.
- Nis taken as an example of the second element
- the NH 3 gasis taken as an example of the reaction gas containing the second element.
- oxygen (O)may be used as the second element
- an O 2 gas, an ozone (O 3 ) gas, water vapor (H 2 O gas), an O 2 +H 2 gas, a nitric oxide (NO) gas, a nitrous oxide (N 2 O) gas, a nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) gas, etc.may be used.
- the reaction gasboth of these 0-containing gases and the above-mentioned NH 3 gas may be used.
- a silicon oxide filmmay be formed on the wafer 200 by the following film-forming sequences.
- a silicon oxynitride film(SiON film) may be formed on the wafer 200 by the following film-forming sequences.
- the processing procedure and process conditions in each step of these film-forming sequencescan be the same processing procedure and process conditions as those in the above-described embodiment, for example. These cases can also achieve the same effects as the above-described embodiment.
- a period (a) of performing step a and a period (b) of performing step b do not overlap with each otherfor example, an example in which the supply of SiCl 4 gas is stopped in step a, and step b is then started after the performance period (a) is finished, has been described in the above-described embodiment (see FIG. 5 ).
- the present disclosuremay not be limited thereto.
- the period (a) of performing the step aoverlaps with at least a portion of the period (b) of performing the step b such as starting step b to supply the Si 2 Cl 6 gas while the supply of SiCl 4 gas is continued in step a (see FIG. 6 ).
- processing procedure and processing condition at this timecan be the same as the processing procedure and processing condition of the above-described embodiments, for example.
- the substrate processing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1was used to form a SiN film on a wafer.
- Sample 1was prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing step a and step c in this order without performing step b.
- Samples 2 to 5were prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing steps a to c in this order.
- a supply time of the SiCl 4 gas in step awas set to 60 seconds. Further, in Samples 2 to 5, a supply time of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas in step b was set to 1.5 seconds, 4.5 seconds, 9 seconds, and 18 seconds, respectively.
- the other process conditions, including the number of times of cycles and the gas supply amount,were common conditions within the process conditions range in the above-described embodiments.
- the wafer in-plane average film thickness of the SiN films in Samples 2 to 5is larger than the wafer in-plane average film thickness of the SiN film in Sample 1. That is, it can be seen that a deposition amount of the SiN film per cycle increases (that is, the deposition rate improves) in a case where both the SiCl 4 gas and the Si 2 Cl 6 gas are supplied as the precursor gas more than in a case where only the SiCl 4 gas is supplied as the precursor gas without supplying the Si 2 Cl 6 gas.
- the wafer in-plane average film thickness of the SiN films in Samples 2 to 5becomes thicker as the supply time of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas becomes longer. It is understood from this that the longer the supply time of the Si 2 Cl 6 gas is, the more the deposition amount of the SiN film per cycle is increased, that is, the deposition rate of the SiN film formed on the wafer 200 is improved.
- the refractive index of the SiN film in Samples 2 to 5is larger than the refractive index of the SiN film in Sample 1. That is, it can be seen that the refractive index of the SiN film becomes larger in a case where both the SiCl 4 gas and the Si 2 Cl 6 gas are supplied as the precursor gas than in a case where only the SiCl 4 gas is supplied as the precursor gas without supplying the Si 2 Cl 6 gas.
- the Si composition ratio of the SiN film formed on the wafer 200is higher in a case where both the SiCl 4 gas and the Si 2 Cl 6 gas are supplied as the precursor gas than in a case where only the SiCl 4 gas is supplied as the precursor gas without supplying the Si 2 Cl 6 gas.
- the refractive index of the SiN film in Samples 2 to 5increases as the Si 2 Cl 6 gas supply time increases. That is, it can be seen that the Si composition ratio of the SiN film formed on the wafer 200 increases as the Si 2 Cl 6 gas supply time increases.
- the substrate processing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1was used to form a SiN film on the wafer.
- Samples 6 and 7were prepared by performing the following process on a wafer having a trench structure with a groove width of about 50 nm, a groove depth of about 10 ⁇ m, and an aspect ratio of about 200 in a surface of the wafer.
- Sample 6was prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing step b and step c in this order without performing step a.
- Sample 7was prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing steps a to c in this order.
- the SiCl 4 gas supply time in step awas set to 60 seconds.
- the Si 2 Cl 6 gas supply time in step bwas set to 9 seconds.
- the other process conditions, including the number of times of cycles and the gas supply amount,were common conditions within the process conditions range in the above-described embodiment.
- the “Top/Bottom ratio (%)”represents, by percentage, a ratio of a thickness of a film formed on an upper portion of the groove of the trench structure to a thickness of a film formed on a lower portion of the groove of the trench structure.
- the Top/Bottom ratio (%)is calculated by a formula C/D ⁇ 100, where C and D are thicknesses of the films formed on the upper and lower portions of the groove of the trench structure, respectively.
- the “Range (%)”represents, by percentage, a difference between a value of a thickness of a film formed on the upper portion of the groove and a value of a thickness of a film formed on the lower portion of the groove with respect to an average value of a thickness values of films formed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the groove of the trench structure.
- the Range (%)is calculated by a formula
- the Top/Bottom ratio in Sample 7is larger than the Top/Bottom ratio in Sample 6. Further, it can be seen that the Range in Sample 7 is smaller than the Range in Sample 6. That is, it can be understood that the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity are better in a case where both the SiCl 4 gas and the Si 2 Cl 6 gas are supplied than in a case where only the Si 2 Cl 6 gas is supplied without supplying the SiCl 4 gas.
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Description
- This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/021,738, filed on Sep. 15, 2020, which is a Bypass Continuation Application of PCT international Application No. PCT/JP2019/036572, filed on Sep. 18, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a substrate processing apparatus, and a recording medium.
- As a process of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a process of forming a film on a substrate is often carried out.
- Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a technique capable of improving the properties of a film formed on a substrate.
- According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a technique for forming a film, which contains a first element and a second element, on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle sequentially performing:
- (a) supplying a first precursor gas containing the first element to the substrate in a process chamber;
- (b) supplying a second precursor gas, which contains the first element and has a pyrolysis temperature lower than a pyrolysis temperature of the first precursor gas to the substrate; and
- (c) supplying a reaction gas, which contains the second element that is different from the first element, to the substrate.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration view of a vertical process furnace of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a portion of the process furnace is illustrated in a vertical cross-sectional view.FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration view of the vertical process furnace of the substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a portion of the process furnace is illustrated in a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A inFIG. 1 .FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a controller of the substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a control system of the controller is illustrated in a block diagram.FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of substrate processing process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a gas supply timing in a film-forming process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modified example of the gas supply timing in the film-forming process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 7A is a partially enlarged view of the surface of a substrate after a first precursor gas is supplied by performing step a,FIG. 7B is a partially enlarged view of the surface of the substrate after a second precursor gas is supplied by performing step b, andFIG. 7C is a partially enlarged view of the surface of the substrate after a reaction precursor gas is supplied by performing step c.FIG. 8 is a table showing evaluation results of a film formed on the substrate.FIG. 9 is a table showing evaluation results of a film formed on the substrate.- One embodiment of the present disclosure will now be mainly described with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7A to 7C . - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , aprocess furnace 202 includes aheater 207 as a heating mechanism (a temperature adjustment part). Theheater 207 has a cylindrical shape and is supported by a support plate so as to be vertically installed. Theheater 207 also functions as an activation mechanism (an excitation part) configured to thermally activate (excite) a gas. - A
reaction tube 203 is disposed inside theheater 207 to be concentric with theheater 207. Thereaction tube 203 is made of, for example, a heat resistant material such as quartz (SiO2), silicon carbide (SiC) or the like, and has a cylindrical shape with its upper end closed and its lower end opened. Aprocess chamber 201 is formed in a hollow cylindrical portion of thereaction tube 203. Theprocess chamber 201 is configured to be capable of accommodatingwafers 200 as substrates. Thewafers 200 are processed in theprocess chamber 201. Nozzles process chamber 201 so as to penetrate through a lower sidewall of thereaction tube 203.Gas supply pipes nozzles - Mass flow controllers (MFCs)241aand241b, which are flow rate controllers (flow rate control parts), and
valves gas supply pipes gas supply pipe 232aat the downstream side of thevalve 243a. A MFC241cand avalve 243care installed in the gas supply pipe232csequentially from the upstream side of the gas flow.Gas supply pipes gas supply pipes valves MFCs valves gas supply pipes - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , each of thenozzles reaction tube 203 and thewafers 200 such that thenozzles wafers 200 from a lower portion of the inner wall of thereaction tube 203 to an upper portion of the inner wall of thereaction tube 203. Specifically, each of thenozzles wafers 200 are arranged, namely in a region which horizontally surrounds the wafer arrangement region, to extend along the wafer arrangement region.Gas supply holes nozzles gas supply holes reaction tube 203, so as to allow the gas to be supplied toward thewafers 200. Thesupply holes reaction tube 203 and an upper portion of thereaction tube 203. - As a first precursor gas containing a first element, for example, a halosilane-based gas, which contains silicon (Si) as the first element and a halogen element, is supplied from the
gas supply pipe 232ainto theprocess chamber 201 via the MFC241a, thevalve 243a, and thenozzle 249a. A precursor gas refers to a gaseous precursor, for example, a precursor which remains in a gas state at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, or a gas obtained by vaporizing a precursor which remains in a liquid state at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Halosilane is a silane having a halogen group. The halogen group includes a chloro group, a fluoro group, a bromo group, an iodo group, and the like. That is, the halogen group includes halogen elements such as chlorine (Cl), fluorine (F), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and the like. As the halosilane-based gas, for example, a precursor gas containing Si and Cl, that is, a chlorosilane-based gas can be used. As the first source gas, a chlorosilane-based gas in which the number of Si atoms contained in one molecule is one, for example, tetrachlorosilane (SiCl4) gas can be used. The SiCl4gas acts as a Si source in a film-forming process to be described later. In the present disclosure, when the first source gas exists alone in theprocess chamber 201, a temperature at which the first precursor gas is pyrolyzed may be referred to as a first temperature. When the SiCl4gas is used as the first precursor gas, the first temperature is a predetermined temperature within a range of 800 degrees C. or higher. - As a second precursor gas containing the first element and having a pyrolysis temperature lower than a pyrolysis temperature of the first precursor gas, for example, a halosilane-based gas, which contains Si as the first element and a halogen element, is supplied from the gas supply pipe232cinto the
process chamber 201 via the MFC241c, thevalve 243c, and thenozzle 249a. As the second precursor gas, a chlorosilane-based gas having two or more Si atoms contained in one molecule and having a Si—Si bond, for example, a hexachlorodisilane (Si2Cl6, abbreviation: HCDS) gas can be used. The Si2Cl6gas acts as a Si source in the film-forming process to be described later. In the present disclosure, when the second precursor gas exists alone in theprocess chamber 201, a temperature at which the second precursor gas is pyrolyzed may be referred to as a second temperature. When the Si2Cl6gas is used as the second precursor gas, the second temperature is a predetermined temperature within a range of 500 degree C. or higher. - A reaction gas containing a second element different from the first element, for example, a nitride gas containing nitrogen as the second element, is supplied from the
gas supply pipe 232binto theprocess chamber 201 via the MFC241b, thevalve 243b, and thenozzle 249b. An example of the nitride gas may include an ammonia (NH3) gas. The NH3gas acts as an N source in the film-forming process to be described. - As an inert gas, a nitrogen (N2) gas is supplied from the
gas supply pipes process chamber 201 via theMFCs valves gas supply pipes nozzles - When the above gases flow from the corresponding gas supply pipes, respectively, a first precursor gas supply system mainly includes the
gas supply pipe 232a, theMFC 241a, and thevalve 243a. A second precursor gas supply system mainly includes the gas supply pipe232c, the MFC241c, and thevalve 243c. A reaction gas supply system mainly includes thegas supply pipe 232b, the MFC241b, and thevalve 243b. An inert gas supply system mainly includes thegas supply pipes MFCs valves - One or all of the above-described various supply systems may be configured as an integrated-
type supply system 248 in which thevalves 243ato243e, theMFCs 241ato241e, and so on are integrated. The integrated-type supply system 248 is connected to each of thegas supply pipes 232ato232e. In addition, the integrated-type supply system 248 may be configured such that operations of supplying various gases into thegas supply pipes 232ato232e, that is, opening/closing operation of thevalves 243ato243e, flow rate adjustment operation by theMFCs 241ato241e, and the like are controlled by acontroller 121 which will be described later. The integrated-type supply system 248 is configured as an integral type or a division type integrated unit, and is also configured so that it is detachable from thegas supply pipes 232ato232e, and the like on an integrated unit basis, so that the maintenance, replacement, extension, etc. of the integrated-type supply system 248 can be performed on an integrated unit basis. - An
exhaust pipe 231 configured to exhaust an internal atmosphere of theprocess chamber 201 is installed below a sidewall of thereaction tube 203. Avacuum pump 246, as a vacuum-exhausting device, is connected to theexhaust pipe 231 via apressure sensor 245, which is a pressure detector (pressure detecting part) which detects an internal pressure of theprocess chamber 201, and an auto pressure controller (APC)valve 244, which is a pressure regulator (pressure adjustment part). TheAPC valve 244 is configured so that a vacuum exhaust and a vacuum exhaust stop of the interior of theprocess chamber 201 can be performed by opening or closing the valve while thevacuum pump 246 is actuated, and so that the internal pressure of theprocess chamber 201 can be adjusted by adjusting an opening degree of the valve based on pressure information detected by thepressure sensor 245 while thevacuum pump 246 is actuated. An exhausting system mainly includes theexhaust pipe 231, thepressure sensor 245, and theAPC valve 244. The exhausting system may include thevacuum pump 246. - A
seal cap 219, which serves as a furnace opening lid configured to hermetically seal a lower end opening of thereaction tube 203, is installed under thereaction tube 203. Theseal cap 219 is made of, for example, a metal material such as stainless steel (SUS) or the like, and is formed in a disc shape. An O-ring220, which is a seal member making contact with the lower end of thereaction tube 203, is installed on an upper surface of theseal cap 219. Arotation mechanism 267 configured to rotate aboat 217, which will be described later, is installed under theseal cap 219. Arotary shaft 255 of therotation mechanism 267, which penetrates through theseal cap 219, is connected to theboat 217. Therotation mechanism 267 is configured to rotate thewafers 200 by rotating theboat 217. Theseal cap 219 is configured to be vertically moved up and down by aboat elevator 115 which is an elevator mechanism installed outside thereaction tube 203. Theboat elevator 115 is configured as a transfer device (transfer mechanism) which loads and unloads (transfers) thewafers 200 into and out of theprocess chamber 201 by moving theseal cap 219 up and down. - The
boat 217 serving as a substrate support is configured to support a plurality ofwafers 200, for example, 25 to 200 wafers, in such a state that thewafers 200 are arranged in a horizontal posture and in multiple stages along a vertical direction with the centers of thewafers 200 aligned with one another. As such, theboat 217 is configured to arrange thewafers 200 in a spaced-apart relationship. Theboat 217 is made of a heat resistant material such as quartz or SiC. Heat insulatingplates 218 made of a heat resistant material such as, for example, quartz or SiC, are supported in a horizontal posture and in multiple stages at a lower portion of theboat 217. - A
temperature sensor 263 serving as a temperature detector is installed in thereaction tube 203. Based on temperature information detected by thetemperature sensor 263, a state of supplying electric power to theheater 207 is adjusted such that an interior of theprocess chamber 201 has a desired temperature distribution. Thetemperature sensor 263 is installed along the inner wall of thereaction tube 203. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , acontroller 121, which is a control part (control means), may be configured as a computer including a central processing unit (CPU)121a, a random access memory (RAM)121b, amemory device 121c, and an I/O port 121d. TheRAM 121b, thememory device 121c, and the I/O port 121dare configured to exchange data with theCPU 121avia aninternal bus 121e. An input/output device 122 formed of, e.g., a touch panel or the like, is connected to thecontroller 121. - The
memory device 121cis composed of, for example, a flash memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), or the like. A control program for controlling operations of a substrate processing apparatus, a process recipe, in which sequences and conditions of a film-forming process to be described later are written, or the like is readably stored in thememory device 121c. The process recipe functions as a program for causing thecontroller 121 to execute each sequence in the film-forming process, which will be described later, to obtain a predetermined result. Hereinafter, the process recipe and the control program may be collectively and simply referred to as a “program.” Furthermore, the process recipe may be simply referred to as a “recipe.” When the term “program” is used herein, it may indicate a case of including only the recipe, a case of including only the control program, or a case of including both the recipe and the control program. In addition, theRAM 121bis configured as a memory area (work area) in which a program or data read by theCPU 121ais temporarily stored. - The I/
O port 121dis connected to theMFCs 241ato241e, thevalves 243ato243e, thepressure sensor 245, theAPC valve 244, thevacuum pump 246, thetemperature sensor 263, theheater 207, therotation mechanism 267, theboat elevator 115, and the like. - The
CPU 121ais configured to read the control program from thememory device 121cand execute the same. TheCPU 121aalso reads the recipe from thememory device 121caccording to an input of an operation command from the input/output device 122. In addition, theCPU 121ais configured to control, according to contents of the recipe thus read, the flow rate adjusting operation of various kinds of gases by theMFCs 241ato241e, the opening/closing operation of thevalves 243ato243e, the opening/closing operation of theAPC valve 244, the pressure adjusting operation by theAPC valve 244 based on thepressure sensor 245, the driving and stopping of thevacuum pump 246, the temperature adjusting operation by theheater 207 based on thetemperature sensor 263, the operation of rotating theboat 217 with therotation mechanism 267 and adjusting the rotation speed of theboat 217, the operation of moving theboat 217 up and down by theboat elevator 115, and the like. - The
controller 121 may be configured by installing, in the computer, the aforementioned program stored in anexternal memory device 123. Theexternal memory device 123 includes, for example, a magnetic disk such as an HDD, an optical disc such as a CD, a magneto-optical disc such as an MO, a semiconductor memory such as a USB memory, and the like. Thememory device 121cor theexternal memory device 123 is configured as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. Hereinafter, thememory device 121cand/or theexternal memory device 123 may be generally and simply referred to as a “recording medium.” When the term “recording medium” is used herein, it may indicate a case of including only thememory device 121c, a case of including only theexternal memory device 123, or a case of including both thememory device 121cand theexternal memory device 123. Furthermore, the program may be provided to the computer using communication means such as the Internet or a dedicated line, instead of using theexternal memory device 123. - A substrate processing sequence example of forming a film on a
wafer 200 as a substrate by using the aforementioned substrate processing apparatus, which is one of the processes for manufacturing a semiconductor device, that is, a film-forming sequence example, will be described with reference toFIGS. 4, 5 and 7A to 7C . In the following descriptions, the operations of the respective parts constituting the substrate processing apparatus are controlled by thecontroller 121. - In the film-forming sequence illustrated in
FIGS. 4 and 5 , a silicon nitride film (SiN film) as a film containing Si and N is formed on awafer 200 by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times (n times, n being an integer equal to or greater than 1), the cycle including sequentially performing: - a step a of supplying a SiCl4gas as a first precursor gas to the
wafer 200 in aprocess chamber 201; - a step b of supplying a Si2Cl6gas as a second precursor gas into the
wafer 200; - and
- a step c of supplying an NH3gas as a reaction gas to the
wafer 200. In addition, inFIG. 5 , periods of performing steps a, b, and c are represented as a, b, and c, respectively. - In the present disclosure, for the sake of convenience, the film-forming sequence illustrated in
FIGS. 4 and 5 may be denoted as follows. The same denotation may be used in other embodiments to be described later.
(SiCl4→Si2Cl6→NH3)×n⇒SiN- When the term “wafer” is used in the present disclosure, it may refer to “a wafer itself” or “a laminated body of a wafer and a predetermined layers or films formed on a surface of the wafer.” When the phrase “a surface of a wafer” is used in the present disclosure, it may refer to “a surface of a wafer itself” or “a surface of a predetermined layer formed on a wafer”. When the expression “a predetermined layer is formed on a wafer” is used in the present disclosure, it may mean that “a predetermined layer is formed directly on a surface of a wafer itself” or that “a predetermined layer is formed on a layer formed on a wafer.” When the term “substrate” is used in the present disclosure, it may be synonymous with the term “wafer.”
- A plurality of
wafers 200 are charged on the boat217 (wafer charging). Then, as illustrated inFIG. 1 , theboat 217 supporting the plurality ofwafers 200 is lifted up by theboat elevator 115 and is loaded into the process chamber201 (boat loading). In this state, theseal cap 219 seals the lower end of thereaction tube 203 through the O-ring220. - The interior of the
process chamber 201, namely, a space in which thewafers 200 are placed, is vacuum-exhausted (depressurization-exhausted) by thevacuum pump 246 to reach a desired pressure (degree of vacuum). In this operation, the internal pressure of theprocess chamber 201 is measured by thepressure sensor 245. TheAPC valve 244 is feedback-controlled based on the measured pressure information. Thewafers 200 in theprocess chamber 201 are heated by theheater 207 to a desired processing temperature (film-forming temperature). In this operation, the state of supplying electric power to theheater 207 is feedback-controlled based on the temperature information detected by thetemperature sensor 263 such that the interior of theprocess chamber 201 has a desired temperature distribution. The rotation of thewafers 200 by therotation mechanism 267 is then initiated. The driving of thevacuum pump 246 and heating and rotating of thewafers 200 may be continuously performed at least until the processing of thewafers 200 is completed. - Thereafter, the following steps a to c are sequentially performed.
- [Step a]
- In this step, a SiCl4gas is supplied to the
wafers 200 in theprocess chamber 201. Specifically, thevalve 243ais opened to allow the SiCl4gas to flow into thegas supply pipe 232a. The flow rate of the SiCl4gas is adjusted by theMFC 241a, and the SiCl4gas is supplied into theprocess chamber 201 via thenozzle 249aand is exhausted via theexhaust pipe 231. In this operation, the SiCl4gas is supplied to thewafers 200. At this time, thevalves gas supply pipes MFCs process chamber 201 together with the SiCl4gas and is exhausted via theexhaust pipe 231. - An example of the process conditions of this step may be described as follows.
- SiCl4gas supply flow rate: 1 to 2,000 sccm, specifically 100 to 1,000 sccm
- N2gas supply flow rate (for each gas supply pipe): 1.00 to 20,000 sccm.
- Gas supply time: 10 to 300 seconds, specifically 30 to 120 seconds
- Processing temperature (temperature lower than the first temperature, specifically temperature lower than the first temperature and higher than the second temperature): 400 to 800 degrees C., specifically 500 to 800 degrees C., more specifically 600 to 750 degrees C.
- Processing pressure: 1 to 2,666 Pa, specifically 10 to 1,333 Pa
- In the present disclosure, the notation of a numerical range such as “400 to 800 degrees C.” means that a lower limit value and an upper limit value are included in the range. Therefore, “400 to 800 degrees C.” means “400 degrees C. or higher and 800 degrees C. or lower”. The same applies to other numerical ranges.
- In the present embodiment, as a pre-processing of this step, a pre-flow for supplying a reaction gas such as an NH3gas to the
wafers 200 in advance is performed. By supplying the NH3gas to thewafers 200 in the pre-flow, an adsorption site by hydrogen (H) is formed on the surfaces of thewafers 200, which results in becoming a state in which Si atoms are easily adsorbed (i.e., a state having high reactivity with Si atoms) in this step or step b to be described later. The pre-flow procedure can be performed, for example, in the same manner as step c to be described later. - Under the aforementioned conditions, it is possible to cut a portion of the Si—Cl bond in SiCl4so that Si having a dangling bond is adsorbed on the adsorption site on the surfaces of the
wafers 200. Further, under the aforementioned conditions, the uncut Si—Cl bond in SiCl4can be retained as it is. For example, in a state where Cl is bonded to each of three bonding hands among four bonding hands of Si constituting SiCl4, Si having a dangling bond can be adsorbed on the adsorption site on the surfaces of thewafers 200. Further, since Cl retained without being cut from Si adsorbed on the surfaces of thewafers 200 inhibits Si from being bonded to other Si that has a dangling bond, it is possible to avoid multiple deposition of Si on thewafers 200. Cl separated from Si constitutes a gaseous substance such as HCl or Cl2and is exhausted via theexhaust pipe 231. When the Si adsorption reaction proceeds and there are no more adsorption sites remaining on the surfaces of thewafers 200, the adsorption reaction is saturated, but, it is desirable to finish this step with the adsorption sites remaining by stopping the supply of SiCl4gas before the adsorption reaction is saturated. - As a result, a layer containing Si and Cl having substantially a uniform thickness of less than one atomic layer, that is, a Si-containing layer containing Cl is formed as a first layer on the
wafers 200.FIG. 7A is a partially enlarged view of the surface of awafer 200 on which the first layer is formed. Here, a layer having a thickness of less than one atomic layer means an atomic layer formed discontinuously, and a layer having a thickness of one atomic layer means an atomic layer formed continuously. The fact that the layer having a thickness of less than one atomic layer is substantially uniform means that atoms are adsorbed on the surface of thewafer 200 at substantially a uniform density. Since the first layer is formed on thewafer 200 to have substantially a uniform thickness, it is excellent in step coverage characteristics and wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity. - When the processing temperature is lower than 400 degrees C., it becomes difficult for Si to be adsorbed on the
wafer 200, which may make it difficult to form the first layer. By setting the processing temperature to 400 degrees C. or higher, it is possible to form the first layer on thewafer 200. By setting the processing temperature to 500 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be reliably obtained. By setting the processing temperature to 600 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be more reliably obtained. - When the processing temperature exceeds 800 degrees, it becomes difficult to retain the uncut Si—Cl bond in SiCl4as it is, and a pyrolysis rate of SiCl4increases. As a result, Si is multiple-deposited on the
wafer 200, which may make it difficult to form a Si-containing layer having substantially a uniform thickness of less than one atomic layer as the first layer. By setting the processing temperature to 800 degrees C. or lower, it becomes possible to form a Si-containing layer having substantially a uniform thickness of less than one atomic layer as the first layer. By setting the processing temperature to 750 degrees C. or lower, the above effect can be reliably obtained. - After forming the first layer on the
wafer 200, thevalve 243ais closed to stop the supply of SiCl4gas into theprocess chamber 201. Then, the interior of theprocess chamber 201 is vacuum-exhausted to remove a gas and the like remaining in theprocess chamber 201 from the interior of theprocess chamber 201. At this time, thevalves process chamber 201. The N2gas acts as a purge gas, which can enhance an effect of removing the gas or the like remaining in theprocess chamber 201 from theprocess chamber 201. - As the first precursor gas, in addition to the SiCl4gas, a halosilane precursor gas such as a dichlorosilane (SiH2Cl2, abbreviation: DCS) gas, a trichlorosilane (SiHCl3, abbreviation: TCS) gas, or the like can be used.
- As the inert gas, in addition to the N2gas, a rare gas such as an Ar gas, a He gas, a Ne gas, a Xe gas, or the like can be used. This also applies to steps b and c to be described below.
- [Step b]
- In this step, a Si2Cl6gas is supplied to the
wafer 200 in theprocess chamber 201, that is, the first layer formed on thewafer 200. Specifically, thevalve 243cis opened to allow the Si2Cl6gas to flow into thegas supply pipe 232a. The flow rate of the Si2Cl6gas is controlled by the MFC241c, and the Si2Cl6gas is supplied into theprocess chamber 201 via thenozzle 249aand is exhausted via theexhaust pipe 231. In this operation, the Si2Cl6gas is supplied to thewafer 200. - An example of the process conditions of this step may be described as follows.
- Si2Cl6gas supply flow rate: 1 to 2,000 sccm, specifically 100 to 1,000 sccm
- Si2Cl6gas supply time: 0.5 to 60 seconds, specifically 1 to 30 seconds
- Processing temperature (temperature higher than the second temperature, specifically temperature higher than the second temperature and lower than the first temperature): 500 to 1,000 degrees C., specifically 600 to 800 degrees C., more specifically 650 to 750 degrees C.
- The other process conditions are the same as the process conditions in step a.
- Under the aforementioned conditions, most of the molecular structure of the Si2Cl6gas is pyrolyzed, so that Si having a dangling bond by the pyrolysis can be adsorbed on the surface of the
wafer 200 by reacting with an adsorption site on the surface of thewafer 200, which is left without the formation of the first layer in step a. On the other hand, since there is no adsorption site in the portion where the first layer is formed, the adsorption of Si on the first layer is suppressed. As a result, in this step, a Si-containing layer as a second layer is formed with substantially a uniform thickness on the basis of the first layer formed with substantially the uniform thickness. Further, Si atoms having dangling bonds due to the pyrolysis of the Si2Cl6are bonded to each other to form a Si—Si bond. By reacting this Si—Si bond with the adsorption site and the like remaining on the surface of thewafer 200, it becomes possible to include the Si—Si bond in the second layer to form a layer in which Si is multiple-deposited. That is, in this step, an amount (content ratio) of Si—Si bonds contained in the second layer is made larger than an amount (content ratio) of Si—Si bonds contained in the first layer. Cl separated from Si constitutes a gaseous substance such as HCl or Cl2and is exhausted via theexhaust pipe 231. - In order to make the amount of Si—Si bonds contained in the second layer to be larger than the amount of Si—Si bonds contained in the first layer in this step, as described above, it is suitable that the pyrolysis temperature of the second precursor gas is lower than the pyrolysis temperature of the first precursor gas. In other words, as the second precursor gas, a gas which is more likely to form a Si—Si bond under the same conditions than the first precursor gas is desirable. For example, it is suitable that the Si—Si bond is contained in the molecule of the second precursor gas, or the composition ratio of Si to a halogen element such as Cl in the molecule of the second precursor gas is higher than that of the first precursor gas, etc. In this way, in this step, selection of the process conditions such as the processing temperature in each step or selection of the first precursor gas and the second precursor gas is performed so that it is more likely to form a Si—Si bond that react with an adsorption site and the like remaining on the wafer surface than in step a.
- As a result, in this step, a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness exceeding the thickness of the first layer is formed as the second layer. From the viewpoint of improving the film-forming rate and the like, particularly in the present embodiment, a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness exceeding one atomic layer is formed as the second layer.
FIG. 7B is a partially enlarged view of the surface of thewafer 200 on which the second layer is formed. In the present disclosure, the second layer means a Si-containing layer on thewafer 200 formed by performing steps a and b once. - When the processing temperature is lower than 500 degrees C., the Si2Cl6gas is less likely to be pyrolyzed, which may make it difficult to form the second layer. By setting the processing temperature to 500 degrees C. or higher, the second layer can be formed on the first layer. By setting the processing temperature to 600 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be reliably obtained. By setting the processing temperature to 650 degrees C. or higher, the above effect can be more reliably obtained.
- When the processing temperature exceeds 1,000 degrees C., the pyrolysis of the Si2Cl6gas becomes excessive and the deposition of Si that is not easily self-saturated progresses rapidly, which may make it difficult to form the second layer substantially uniformly. By setting the processing temperature to 1,000 degrees C. or lower, the Si2Cl6gas is prevented from being excessively thermally decomposed, and the deposition of Si that does not self-saturate is controlled, whereby the second layer can be formed substantially uniformly. By setting the processing temperature to 800 degrees C. or lower, the above effect can be reliably obtained. By setting the processing temperature to 750 degrees C. or lower, the above effect can be more reliably obtained.
- It is desirable that the temperature conditions in steps a and b are substantially the same. This makes it unnecessary to perform a change of the temperature of the
wafer 200, that is, a change of the internal temperature of the process chamber201 (change of the set temperature of the heater207) between steps a and b. As a result, it is not needed to stand by until the temperature of thewafer 200 becomes stabilized between steps, thereby improving the throughput of substrate processing. Therefore, in both steps a and b, the temperature of thewafer 200 may be set to a predetermined temperature within the range of, for example, 500 to 800 degrees C., specifically 600 to 800 degrees C., more specifically 650 to 750 degrees C. In the present embodiment, when the temperature conditions in steps a and b are substantially the same, the temperature conditions, the first precursor gas, and the second precursor gas are selected such that the pyrolysis of the first precursor gas does is not substantially caused (that is, suppressed) in step a and the pyrolysis of the second precursor gas is caused (that is, promoted) in step b. - After forming the second layer on the
wafer 200, thevalve 243cis closed to stop the supply of Si2Cl6gas into theprocess chamber 201. Then, the gas and the like remaining in theprocess chamber 201 are removed from theprocess chamber 201 by the same processing procedure and process conditions as those in the step of removing the residual gas in the above step a. - As the second precursor gas, in addition to the Si2Cl6gas, a silicon hydride-based precursor gas such as a monosilane (SiH4, abbreviation: MS) gas, an aminosilane-based precursor gases such as a trisdimethylaminosilane (Si[N(CH3)2]3H, abbreviation: 3DMAS) gas or a bisdiethylaminosilane (SiH2[N(C2H5)2]2, abbreviated as BDEAS) gas, or the like can be used. By using a non-halogen gas as the second precursor gas, it becomes possible to avoid mixing of halogen into a SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200. - [Step c]
- In this step, an NH3gas is supplied to the
wafer 200 in theprocess chamber 201, that is, a layer formed by stacking the first layer and the second layer on thewafer 200. Specifically, thevalve 243bis opened to allow the NH3gas to flow into thegas supply pipe 232b. The flow rate of the NH3gas is controlled by the MFC241b, and the NH3gas is supplied into theprocess chamber 201 via thenozzle 249band is exhausted via theexhaust pipe 231. In this operation, the NH3gas is supplied to thewafer 200. - An example of the process conditions in this step may be described as follows:
- NH3gas supply flow rate: 100 to 10,000 sccm, specifically 1,000 to 5,000 sccm
- NH3gas supply time: 1 to 120 seconds, specifically 10 to 60 seconds
- Processing pressure: 1 to 4,000 Pa, specifically 10 to 1,000 Pa
- The other process conditions are the same as the process conditions in step a. However, the temperature conditions in step c are desirably the same as those in steps a and b from the viewpoint of improving the productivity of the film-forming process, but may be different from these conditions.
- Under the aforementioned conditions, at least a portion of the second layer can be nitrided. Cl contained in the second layer constitutes a gaseous substance such as HCl and Cl2and is exhausted via the
exhaust pipe 231. - As a result, a SiN layer containing Si and N is formed as a third layer on the
wafer 200.FIG. 7C is a partially enlarged view of the surface of thewafer 200 on which the third layer is formed. - After forming the third layer on the
wafer 200, thevalve 243bis closed to stop the supply of NH3gas into theprocess chamber 201. Then, the gas and the like remaining in theprocess chamber 201 are removed from theprocess chamber 201 by the same processing procedure and process conditions as those in the step of removing the residual gas in the above step a. - As the reaction gas, in addition to the NH3gas, a hydrogen nitride-based gas such as a diazene (N2H2) gas, a hydrazine (N2H4) gas, an N3H8gas, or the like can be used.
- A cycle including the above steps a to c is performed a predetermined number of times (n times, n being an integer equal to or greater than 1) to form a SiN film having a predetermined composition and a predetermined film thickness on the
wafer 200. This cycle may be repeated multiple times. That is, a thickness of the SiN layer formed per cycle may be set to be smaller than a desired film thickness, and the above cycle may be repeated multiple times to reach the desired film thickness. - After the above-described film-forming process is completed, an N2gas as an inert gas is supplied into the
process chamber 201 from each of thegas supply pipes exhaust pipe 231. Thus, the interior of theprocess chamber 201 is purged and the residual gas and the reaction byproducts remaining in theprocess chamber 201 are removed from the interior of the process chamber201 (after-purge). The internal atmosphere of theprocess chamber 201 is then substituted with an inert gas (inert gas substitution) and the internal pressure of theprocess chamber 201 is returned to an atmospheric pressure (returning to atmospheric pressure). - The
seal cap 219 is then moved down by theboat elevator 115 to open the lower end of thereaction tube 203. In addition, the processedwafers 200 supported by theboat 217 are unloaded from the lower end of thereaction tube 203 to the outside of the reaction tube203 (boat unloading). After the boat unloading, the processedwafers 200 are discharged from the boat217 (wafer discharging). - According to the present embodiment, one or more effects set forth below may be achieved.
- (a) In this embodiment, since both step a of supplying the SiCl4gas and step b of supplying the Si2Cl6gas are performed in one cycle, it is possible to achieve both the effect of improving the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film formed on the
wafer 200 and the effect of increasing the film formation rate of this film. - This is because when the SiCl4gas, which has a higher pyrolysis temperature than that of the Si2Cl6gas and is less likely to be pyrolyzed, is supplied to the
wafer 200 under the aforementioned process conditions, the Si-containing layer (the first layer) having a substantially uniform thickness of less than one atomic layer is formed on thewafer 200. If a cycle, which sequentially performs step a of supplying the SiCl4gas and step c of supplying the NH3gas without performing step b, is performed a predetermined number of times, since the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycle is uniform over the wafer in-plane, it is possible to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film finally formed on thewafer 200. On the other hand, since the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycle is thin, it may be difficult to increase the deposition rate of the SiN film formed on thewafer 200. - On the other hand, when the Si2Cl6gas, which has a lower pyrolysis temperature than that of the SiCl4gas and is more likely to be pyrolyzed, is supplied to the
wafer 200 under the aforementioned process conditions, the Si-containing layer (the second layer) having a Si—Si bond and having a thickness of more than one atomic layer is formed on thewafer 200. If a cycle, which sequentially performs step b of supplying the Si2Cl6gas and step c of supplying the NH3gas without performing step a, is performed a predetermined number of times, since the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycle is thick, it is possible to improve the deposition rate of the SiN film finally formed on thewafer 200. On the other hand, since the thickness of the Si-containing layer formed per cycle tends to be non-uniform in the wafer plane, it may be difficult to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film formed on thewafer 200. - In the present embodiment, since both steps a and b are performed, it is possible to achieve both the effects obtained from each step. For example, by completing step a before the adsorption reaction of Si is saturated and proceeding to step b having a relatively large deposition rate, it is possible to improve the deposition rate as compared with a case where only step a is performed for the same time. Further, after forming the first layer having a relatively excellent thickness uniformity in step a, by forming the second layer based on the first layer in step b, it is possible to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film formed on the
wafer 200, as compared to a case where only step b is performed. - (b) In the present embodiment, in each cycle, by performing step a before step b and then performing step b, it is possible to increase the deposition rate of the SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200 while sufficiently exhibiting the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity thereof. - For example, in each cycle, when step b is performed before step a and then step a is performed, since Si containing a Si—Si bond generated by pyrolysis is likely to be irregularly adsorbed on the surface of the
wafer 200 in step b, a layer that tends to have a non-uniform thickness in the wafer plane may be formed as a base of the Si-containing film to be formed in step a. Therefore, the technical significance of step a of forming a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness during the film-forming process is likely to be lost. - On the other hand, in this embodiment, in each cycle, since step a is performed before step b, and step b is then performed, it is possible to form a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness as a base of the Si-containing film to be formed in step b. Therefore, it is possible to fully exert the technical significance of step a of forming a Si-containing layer having a substantially uniform thickness during the film-forming process.
- (c) In this embodiment, it is possible to widely control the composition ratio of Si and N in the SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200. - This is because by reducing the ratio (B/A) of a supply amount (B) of the Si2Cl6gas per cycle to the substrate to a supply amount (A) of the SiCl4gas per cycle to the substrate, a ratio of Si—Si bond contained in the second layer is reduced so that the thickness of the second layer can be controlled so as to be thin. By thinning the second layer, that is, a layer to be nitrided in step c, the composition ratio of the SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200 can be controlled so as to reduce the Si composition ratio. For example, by reducing the ratio (B/A), the thickness of the second layer becomes thin, e.g., within the range of thickness exceeding one atomic layer. Thus, it can be controlled so as to reduce the composition ratio of Si with respect to the composition ratio in the stoichiometric composition of the SiN film (that is, Si:N=3:4). - Further, by increasing B/A, the ratio of Si—Si bonds contained in the second layer can be increased so that the thickness of the second layer can be controlled so as to be thick. By increasing the thickness of the second layer, that is, a layer to be nitrided in step c, the composition ratio of the SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200 can be controlled so as to increase the Si composition ratio. For example, by increasing the ratio B/A, the thickness of the second layer becomes thick within the range of thickness exceeding one atomic layer. Thus, it can be controlled so as to increase the composition ratio of Si (that is, to be Si-rich) with respect to the composition ratio in the stoichiometric composition of the SiN film. - In addition, the above-mentioned B/A can be controlled, for example, by adjusting the magnitude of the ratio (TB/TA) of the supply time (TB) of the Si2Cl6gas per cycle to the supply time (TA) of the SiCl4gas per cycle, that is, by adjusting the supply time of the SiCl4gas and the Si2Cl6gas per cycle. Further, the above-mentioned B/A can be controlled by adjusting the magnitude of the ratio (FB/FA) of the supply flow rate (FB) of the Si2Cl6gas to the supply flow rate (FA) of the SiCl4gas.
- Further, by adjusting the magnitude of the internal pressure (PB) of the
process chamber 201 in step b to control the pyrolysis rate of the Si2Cl6gas, the composition ratio, which is the ratio between the content of Si and the content of N, in the SiN film finally formed on thewafer 200 can be controlled. - For example, by reducing the pressure (PB), the thickness of the second layer can be controlled so as to be thin. By thinning the second layer, that is, the layer to be nitrided in step c, the composition ratio in the SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200 can be controlled so that the Si composition ratio becomes smaller. - Further, by increasing the pressure (PB) over the internal pressure (PA) of the
process chamber 201 in step a, the thickness of the second layer can be controlled so as to be thick. By thickening the second layer, that is, the layer to be nitrided in step c, the composition ratio in the SiN film finally formed on thewafer 200 can be controlled so that the Si composition ratio becomes larger. - (d) In this embodiment, since the processing temperature in step a is made lower than the pyrolysis temperature (the first temperature) of the SiCl4gas and the processing temperature in step b is made higher than the pyrolysis temperature (the second temperature) of the Si2Cl6gas, the above-mentioned effect can be reliably obtained.
- This is because in step a, since the processing temperature is set to be lower than the first temperature, the pyrolysis of the SiCl4gas can be suppressed, which makes it possible to improve the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity of the SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200. Further, it is possible to control the composition ratio of the SiN film so as to approach Si3N4. - Further, in step b, since the processing temperature is made higher than the second temperature, the pyrolysis of the Si2Cl6gas can be appropriately maintained, which makes it possible to improve the deposition rate of the SiN film finally formed on the
wafer 200. Further, it is possible to control the composition ratio of the SiN film so as to be Si-rich. - (e) The above-mentioned effects can be similarly obtained even when the first precursor gas other than the SiCl4gas is used, when the second precursor gas other than the Si2Cl6gas is used, when the reaction gas other than the NH3gas is used, The same can be obtained when an inert gas other than N2gas is used.
- Some embodiments of the present disclosure have been specifically described above. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present disclosure.
- In the above-described embodiments, N is taken as an example of the second element, and the NH3gas is taken as an example of the reaction gas containing the second element. However, the present disclosure may not be limited thereto. For example, oxygen (O) may be used as the second element, and as the reaction gas containing the second element, an O2gas, an ozone (O3) gas, water vapor (H2O gas), an O2+H2gas, a nitric oxide (NO) gas, a nitrous oxide (N2O) gas, a nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas, etc. may be used. Further, as the reaction gas, both of these 0-containing gases and the above-mentioned NH3gas may be used.
- For example, a silicon oxide film (SiO film) may be formed on the
wafer 200 by the following film-forming sequences.
(SiCl4→Si2Cl6→O2)×n⇒SiO
(SiCl4→Si2Cl6→O3)×n⇒SiO
(SiCl4→Si2Cl6→H2O)×n⇒SiO
(SiCl4→Si2Cl6→O2+H2)×n⇒SiO- Further, for example, a silicon oxynitride film (SiON film) may be formed on the
wafer 200 by the following film-forming sequences.
(SiCl4→Si2Cl6→NH3→O2)×n⇒SiON
(SiCl4→Si2Cl6→O2→NH3)×n⇒SiON- The processing procedure and process conditions in each step of these film-forming sequences can be the same processing procedure and process conditions as those in the above-described embodiment, for example. These cases can also achieve the same effects as the above-described embodiment.
- An example in which a period (a) of performing step a and a period (b) of performing step b do not overlap with each other, for example, an example in which the supply of SiCl4gas is stopped in step a, and step b is then started after the performance period (a) is finished, has been described in the above-described embodiment (see
FIG. 5 ). The present disclosure may not be limited thereto. For example, the period (a) of performing the step a overlaps with at least a portion of the period (b) of performing the step b such as starting step b to supply the Si2Cl6gas while the supply of SiCl4gas is continued in step a (seeFIG. 6 ). By doing so, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, the cycle time can be shortened to improve the throughput of substrate processing. - Further, the above-described embodiments and the like can be used in proper combination. The processing procedure and processing condition at this time can be the same as the processing procedure and processing condition of the above-described embodiments, for example.
- As
Samples 1 to 5, the substrate processing apparatus illustrated inFIG. 1 was used to form a SiN film on a wafer. Sample 1 was prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing step a and step c in this order without performing step b.Samples 2 to 5 were prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing steps a to c in this order.- In
Samples 1 to 5, a supply time of the SiCl4gas in step a was set to 60 seconds. Further, inSamples 2 to 5, a supply time of the Si2Cl6gas in step b was set to 1.5 seconds, 4.5 seconds, 9 seconds, and 18 seconds, respectively. The other process conditions, including the number of times of cycles and the gas supply amount, were common conditions within the process conditions range in the above-described embodiments. - Then, in
Samples 1 to 5, the wafer in-plane average film thickness (A) of the SiN film and the refractive index (RI) with respect to light having a wavelength of 633 nm were measured. The results are shown inFIG. 8 . - According to
FIG. 8 , it can be seen that the wafer in-plane average film thickness of the SiN films inSamples 2 to 5 is larger than the wafer in-plane average film thickness of the SiN film inSample 1. That is, it can be seen that a deposition amount of the SiN film per cycle increases (that is, the deposition rate improves) in a case where both the SiCl4gas and the Si2Cl6gas are supplied as the precursor gas more than in a case where only the SiCl4gas is supplied as the precursor gas without supplying the Si2Cl6gas. - In addition, according to
FIG. 8 , it can be seen that the wafer in-plane average film thickness of the SiN films inSamples 2 to 5 becomes thicker as the supply time of the Si2Cl6gas becomes longer. It is understood from this that the longer the supply time of the Si2Cl6gas is, the more the deposition amount of the SiN film per cycle is increased, that is, the deposition rate of the SiN film formed on thewafer 200 is improved. - Further, according to
FIG. 8 , it can be seen that the refractive index of the SiN film inSamples 2 to 5 is larger than the refractive index of the SiN film inSample 1. That is, it can be seen that the refractive index of the SiN film becomes larger in a case where both the SiCl4gas and the Si2Cl6gas are supplied as the precursor gas than in a case where only the SiCl4gas is supplied as the precursor gas without supplying the Si2Cl6gas. Considering that Si has the refractive index of 3.882 with respect to light having a wavelength of 633 nm, it can be seen that the Si composition ratio of the SiN film formed on thewafer 200 is higher in a case where both the SiCl4gas and the Si2Cl6gas are supplied as the precursor gas than in a case where only the SiCl4gas is supplied as the precursor gas without supplying the Si2Cl6gas. - Further, it can be seen that the refractive index of the SiN film in
Samples 2 to 5 increases as the Si2Cl6gas supply time increases. That is, it can be seen that the Si composition ratio of the SiN film formed on thewafer 200 increases as the Si2Cl6gas supply time increases. - As
Samples FIG. 1 was used to form a SiN film on the wafer. Samples Sample 6 was prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing step b and step c in this order without performing step a.Sample 7 was prepared by performing a cycle n times, the cycle of performing steps a to c in this order.- Specifically, in
Sample 7, the SiCl4gas supply time in step a was set to 60 seconds. InSamples - Then, a Top/Bottom ratio (%) and a Range (%) of the SiN films of
Samples FIG. 9 . The “Top/Bottom ratio (%)” represents, by percentage, a ratio of a thickness of a film formed on an upper portion of the groove of the trench structure to a thickness of a film formed on a lower portion of the groove of the trench structure. The Top/Bottom ratio (%) is calculated by a formula C/D×100, where C and D are thicknesses of the films formed on the upper and lower portions of the groove of the trench structure, respectively. The “Range (%)” represents, by percentage, a difference between a value of a thickness of a film formed on the upper portion of the groove and a value of a thickness of a film formed on the lower portion of the groove with respect to an average value of a thickness values of films formed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the groove of the trench structure. The Range (%) is calculated by a formula |C−D|/{(C+D)/2}×100, where C and D are thicknesses of films formed on the upper and lower portions of the groove of the trench structure, respectively. - According to
FIG. 9 , it can be seen that the Top/Bottom ratio inSample 7 is larger than the Top/Bottom ratio inSample 6. Further, it can be seen that the Range inSample 7 is smaller than the Range inSample 6. That is, it can be understood that the step coverage characteristics and the wafer in-plane film thickness uniformity are better in a case where both the SiCl4gas and the Si2Cl6gas are supplied than in a case where only the Si2Cl6gas is supplied without supplying the SiCl4gas. - According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a technique capable of improving the properties of a film formed on a substrate.
- While certain embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosures. Indeed, the embodiments described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms. Furthermore, various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the disclosures. The accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover such forms or modifications as would fall within the scope and spirit of the disclosures.
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1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a film containing a first element on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including performing:
(a) forming a first layer containing the first element on the substrate by supplying a first precursor gas containing the first element and not containing a bond between atoms of the first element to the substrate;
(b) forming a second layer containing the first element on the substrate by supplying a second precursor gas containing the first element and containing a bond between atoms of the first element to the substrate on which the first layer is formed; and
(c) supplying a reaction gas to the substrate on which the second layer is formed.
2. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the first layer is a layer that suppresses the first element from being adsorbed on the first layer, and
wherein in (b), the second layer is formed on the substrate by adsorbing the first element on an adsorption site left on the substrate.
3. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the first layer has no adsorption site on which the first element is adsorbed.
4. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the first precursor gas contains a halogen element, and
wherein bonding hands other than bonding hands adsorbed on a surface of the substrate, among a plurality of bonding hands of atoms of the first element constituting the first layer, are terminated by atoms of the halogen element.
5. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein halosilane-based gases different from each other are used as the first precursor gas and the second precursor gas, respectively.
6. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein in the first precursor gas, a number of atoms of the first element contained in one molecule is one.
7. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein a gas, which contains at least any one selected from the group of a nitriding gas and an oxidizing gas, is used as the reaction gas.
8. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second layer is greater than a thickness of the first layer.
9. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the second layer is a layer containing a bond between atoms of the first element.
10. The method ofclaim 9 , wherein the bond between atoms of the first element contained in the second layer is formed by bonding the first element having a dangling bond, which is generated by pyrolysis of the second precursor gas, to each other.
11. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the substrate has a recess structure on its surface, and
wherein the film containing the first element is formed within the recess structure.
12. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein a ratio of the first element contained in the film containing the first element is controlled by changing a ratio of a supply amount of the second precursor gas per cycle to a supply amount of the first precursor gas per cycle.
13. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the method ofclaim 1 .
14. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the method ofclaim 2 .
15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes, by a computer, a substrate processing apparatus to perform a process in a process chamber of the substrate processing apparatus, the process comprising:
forming a film containing a first element on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including performing:
(a) forming a first layer containing the first element on the substrate by supplying a first precursor gas containing the first element and not containing a bond between atoms of the first element to the substrate;
(b) forming a second layer containing the first element on the substrate by supplying a second precursor gas containing the first element and containing a bond between atoms of the first element to the substrate on which the first layer is formed; and
(c) supplying a reaction gas to the substrate on which the second layer is formed.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium ofclaim 15 , wherein the first layer is a layer that suppresses the first element from being adsorbed on the first layer, and
wherein in (b), the second layer is formed on the substrate by adsorbing the first element on an adsorption site left on the substrate.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium ofclaim 15 , wherein the second layer is a layer containing a bond between atoms of the first element.
18. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:
a process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated;
a first precursor gas supply system configured to supply a first precursor gas containing a first element into the process chamber;
a second precursor gas supply system configured to supply a second precursor gas containing the first element into the process chamber;
a reaction gas supply system configured to supply a reaction gas into the process chamber; and
a controller configured to be capable of controlling the first precursor gas supply system, the second precursor gas supply system, and the reaction gas supply system so as to perform a process including forming a film containing the first element on the substrate in the process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including performing:
(a) forming a first layer containing the first element on the substrate by supplying a first precursor gas containing the first element and not containing a bond between atoms of the first element to the substrate;
(b) forming a second layer containing the first element on the substrate by supplying a second precursor gas containing the first element and containing a bond between atoms of the first element to the substrate on which the first layer is formed; and
(c) supplying a reaction gas to the substrate on which the second layer is formed.
19. The substrate processing apparatus ofclaim 18 , wherein the first layer is a layer that suppresses the first element from being adsorbed on the first layer, and
wherein in (b), the second layer is formed on the substrate by adsorbing the first element on an adsorption site left on the substrate.
20. The substrate processing apparatus ofclaim 18 , wherein the second layer is a layer containing a bond between atoms of the first element.
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