WO2003103034A1 - Method for forming inorganic porous film - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for forming an inorganic porous membrane. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for forming a low dielectric inorganic porous film used in a semiconductor device. Background art
- interlayer insulating film for example, there is a film obtained by forming a sol obtained by hydrolyzing tetraalkoxysilane by a SOG (Spin on Glass) method.
- this interlayer insulating film had a three-dimensional network structure having a siloxane bond (—Si—O—Si) as a main skeleton, and a relative dielectric constant of about 4.0.
- organic materials such as polyallyl ether derivatives and organic groups such as methyl groups (_CH 3 ) are introduced into silicon dioxide (Si 2 ) to reduce the density and reduce the relative dielectric constant.
- SOG type is also known. However, their relative dielectric constants are around 2.6 to 2.9, and they have more miniaturized design rules. For next-generation semiconductor devices, further reduction in relative permittivity is required.
- a porous material is formed by applying an insulating film material to which an appropriate porosifying agent is added to a substrate, and then decomposing and evaporating the porosifying agent by heat treatment to introduce pores into the film. It is done by doing.
- the polymerization of the insulating film material simultaneously proceeds, so that the vaporized porosifying agent may be confined in the crosslinked structure of the polymer. .
- the porosifier is a nano-scale fine particle, but the trapped gas goes out of the membrane with a small explosion. It is larger than the particle size and irregular.
- the polymer is physically damaged by breaking the cross-linking around the pores.
- mechanical properties such as Young's modulus and hardness of the film are reduced.
- the temperature of the heat treatment performed in a subsequent process had to be increased in order to recover the mechanical properties.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a low dielectric inorganic porous film having pores of uniform size and excellent mechanical properties.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a low-dielectric inorganic porous film capable of lowering the heat treatment temperature.
- the method for forming an inorganic porous membrane according to the present invention comprises the steps of: forming an inorganic material composition obtained by mixing at least one hydrolyzable silane compound with a manganese oxide precursor and a porosifying agent on a support; Forming a coating film by coating the coating film with a supercritical fluid; and removing the porosifying agent by contacting the dried coating film with a supercritical fluid. Baking the coating film after removing the agent. this thing Can form pores without thermally decomposing the porosifying agent, thereby forming a low dielectric inorganic porous film having pores of uniform size and good mechanical properties. Can be Also, the heat treatment temperature can be lower than before. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of forming an insulating film according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of the results of measuring the profiles of the ratio of carbon to gay in the depth direction for the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 3 is an example of the results of measuring the dielectric constant of the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 4 is an example of the results of measuring the Young's modulus of the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 5 is an example of the results of measuring the hardness of the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of the results of measuring the pore size distribution of the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 2.
- an inorganic material composition including a template ( ⁇ type), which is a nano-scale fine particle, is applied as a porosifying agent onto a substrate, dried to form a coating film, and then subjected to supercritical fluid (S). It is characterized by making the insulating film porous by dissolving the template using uppercritical fluid).
- the supercritical fluid refers to a fluid placed at a temperature and pressure higher than the critical point of a substance. The fluid in this state has the same dissolving ability as a liquid, and has diffusivity and viscosity close to that of a gas.
- capillary force can be suppressed without generating surface tension even in minute gaps, specific substances can be extracted and removed from the fine structure. Therefore, according to the supercritical fluid, it is possible to remove the template that has entered the minute gaps between the molecules, and to form vacancies without thermally decomposing the template. be able to.
- an insulating inorganic material composition is prepared. Specifically, a silicon oxide precursor containing at least one hydrolyzable silane compound and a template as a porosifying agent are mixed with a solvent. For example, a predetermined amount of a template agent is added to a solution in which an alkoxysilane such as TEOS (tetraethoxysilane) or TMOS (tetramethoxysilane) or water is mixed with ethanol.
- the hydrolyzable silane compound may be any compound capable of forming silica by condensation polymerization by hydrolysis, and may be a mixture of several types of silane compounds.
- the template agent include an organic template having a functional group such as one or more amino groups at the terminal or inside of the molecule.
- the particle size of the template agent is preferably 10 nm or less.
- the solvent may be any solvent that is suitable for forming a coating film on a semiconductor substrate, and is not limited to the above-mentioned solvents.
- a catalyst such as hydrochloric acid and other additives such as a surfactant can be added.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of forming an insulating film according to the present invention.
- the molecule 2 forms a cluster, and the template 4 inserted between the molecule 2 and the molecule 2 forms a solvent 3 It has a dispersed structure.
- drying by heat treatment is performed to remove the solvent contained in the inorganic material composition.
- a semiconductor substrate to which an inorganic material composition is applied is heated in an oven.
- the temperature of the heat treatment may be any temperature at which the contained solvent can be removed, but it is lower than the temperature at which the template decomposes and evaporates. Specifically, the temperature is preferably 100: 250. This makes it possible to evaporate the solvent and remove the solvent from the inorganic material composition.
- the polymerization reaction between the molecules progresses to some extent due to the heat treatment, but the template is not removed because the decomposition / evaporation reaction of the template does not occur. That is, As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the template 4 remains in the coating film in the form of a gap formed between the molecules 2.
- the semiconductor substrate is brought into contact with a supercritical fluid.
- the contact can be performed, for example, by immersing the semiconductor substrate in a supercritical fluid.
- the temperature of the supercritical fluid may be at least the critical temperature, and the pressure may be at least the critical pressure.
- the supercritical fluid usable in the present invention include hydrocarbons such as methane, ethane, propane, butane and benzene; alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and propanol; and ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone. , Ethers such as getyl ether, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. These can be used alone or in combination.
- carbon dioxide is most preferable in terms of low critical temperature, easy handling, and low cost.
- the temperature is preferably in the range of room temperature (25 ° C.) to 100, and the pressure is preferably in the range of 10 MPa to 10 OMPa.
- alcohol such as isopropyl alcohol
- the solubility of the template can be improved and the removal thereof can be more complete.
- the holes formed after the template is pulled out have a hole diameter corresponding to the size of the template, and the hole diameter does not become larger due to the template coming off.
- post-bake After removing the template, it is baked by heat treatment (post-bake) at a higher temperature to promote the polymerization reaction between the molecules and form a three-dimensional crosslinked structure. I do.
- the heating can be performed, for example, by placing the semiconductor substrate in an oven.
- the processing conditions are preferably at a temperature of 35 °: 40 Ot: for 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
- a glass-like inorganic porous film having pores in the molecule is formed as shown in FIG. 1 (d).
- a coating solution (trade name: IPS) obtained by mixing a commercially available silica (Si 2 ) component with a template was spin-coated on a silicon substrate using a spinner.
- the membrane prebaked at a temperature of 150 to 250 ° C is converted into carbon dioxide in a supercritical state at a temperature of 80 and a pressure of 15 MPa. After immersion for 120 minutes to make it porous, post-baking was performed at 350 ° C or 400 ° C. Comparative example 1.
- a coating solution obtained by mixing a commercially available silica (Si 2 ) component with a template was spin-coated on a silicon substrate using a spinner. Next, after pre-baking at 150, the substrate was baked at 400 without performing the porous treatment. Comparative example 2.
- the C / S i value is smaller in the SCF-treated film than in the film without the SCF treatment. Since the base inorganic polymer is the same, this result indicates that the amount of carbon in the SCF-treated film is small. On the other hand, carbon is the main component of the template. Therefore, it can be seen that the template was removed from the film by performing the SCF treatment.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of the results of measuring the dielectric constant of the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 1, respectively. The measurement was performed by the mercury probe method. The figure shows that the dielectric constant of the S ⁇ G film treated with SCF decreases by about 10% compared to the SOG film without SCF treatment.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show examples of the results obtained by measuring the Young's modulus and the hardness of the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 2 while changing the temperature of the boss bar, respectively. Each measurement was performed by the nanoindentation method. From these results, it can be seen that by performing the SCF treatment, a Young's modulus and hardness of 2.5 times or more as compared with the case where the SCF treatment is not performed can be obtained.
- the porous film with SCF treatment heat-treated at 350 ° C (Example) is twice as large as the porous film without SCF treatment (Comparative Example 2) heat-treated at 400 by the conventional method. It has the above Young's modulus and hardness. Therefore, by performing the SCF treatment according to the present invention, it is possible to further lower the temperature of the postbak below 350 ° C.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of the pore size distribution of the films formed in Example and Comparative Example 2 measured at different postbaking temperatures. The measurement was performed by the X-ray diffuse scattering method. As can be seen from the figure, the pore diameter showing the maximum distribution frequency is about 3 nm when the SCF treatment is performed and about 5 nm when the SCF treatment is not performed. Also, comparing the average pore diameter, when heat treatment is performed at 350, it is 5.90 nm with SCF treatment and 6.06 nm without SCF treatment. When heat treatment is performed at 400 ° C, the thickness is 6.00 nm without SCF treatment and 6.27 nm without SCF treatment. From these results, it is understood that the holes formed by the SCF treatment are smaller than the holes formed by the conventional heat treatment as a whole. Industrial applicability
- pores can be formed without performing thermal decomposition of a template by using a supercritical fluid.
- a low dielectric inorganic porous film having good mechanical properties can be formed. It is also possible to lower the post-bake temperature.
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