摘要:
A barrier metal film production method comprising: supplying a source gas containing a halogen to an interior of a chamber between a substrate and a metallic etched member; converting an atmosphere within the chamber into a plasma to generate a source gas plasma so that the etched member is etched with the source gas plasma to form a precursor from a metal component contained in the etched member and the source gas; exciting a nitrogen-containing gas in a manner isolated from the chamber accommodating the substrate; forming a metal nitride upon reaction between excited nitrogen and the precursor; and making a temperature of the substrate lower than a temperature of means for formation of the metal nitride to form the metal nitride as a film on the substrate.
摘要:
A metal film production apparatus, comprising: a chamber accommodating a substrate; a metallic etched member provided in the chamber at a position opposed to the substrate; halogen gas supply means for supplying a source gas containing a halogen to an interior of the chamber between the substrate and the etched member; barrier plasma generation means which converts an atmosphere within the chamber into a plasma to generate a source gas plasma so that the etched member is etched with the source gas plasma to form a precursor from a metal component contained in the etched member and the source gas; excitation means for exciting a gas containing nitrogen in a manner isolated from the chamber; formation means for forming a metal nitride upon reaction between nitrogen excited by the excitation means and the precursor; control means which makes a temperature of the substrate lower than a temperature of the formation means to form the metal nitride as a film on the substrate for use as a barrier metal film; diluent gas supply means for supplying a diluent gas to a site above a surface of the substrate; and surface treatment plasma generation means which converts the atmosphere within the chamber into a plasma to generate a diluent gas plasma so that the barrier metal film on the surface of the substrate is etched with the diluent gas plasma to flatten the barrier metal film.
摘要:
A metal film production apparatus, comprising: a chamber accommodating a substrate having a barrier metal film of a metal nitride formed thereon; diluent gas supply means for supplying a diluent gas to an interior of the chamber above a surface of the substrate; surface treatment plasma generation means which converts an atmosphere within the chamber into a plasma to generate a diluent gas plasma so that the barrier metal film on the surface of the substrate is etched with the diluent gas plasma to flatten the barrier metal film; a metallic etched member provided in the chamber; source gas supply means for supplying a source gas containing a halogen to an interior of the chamber between the substrate and the etched member; plasma generation means which converts the source gas containing the halogen into a plasma to generate a source gas plasma so that the etched member is etched with the source gas plasma to form a precursor from a metal component contained in the etched member and the source gas; and control means which makes a temperature of the substrate lower than a temperature of the etched member to form the metal component of the precursor as a film on the flattened barrier metal film.
摘要:
A metal film production apparatus, comprising: a chamber accommodating a substrate having a barrier metal film of a metal nitride formed thereon; silicon-containing gas supply means for supplying a gas containing silicon to a site above a surface of the substrate; surface treatment plasma generation means which generates a gas plasma containing silicon to form nuclei of silicon atoms on a surface of the barrier metal film on the surface of the substrate; a metallic etched member provided in the chamber; source gas supply means for supplying a source gas containing a halogen to an interior of the chamber between the substrate and the etched member; plasma generation means which converts the source gas containing the halogen into a plasma to generate a source gas plasma so that the etched member is etched with the source gas plasma to form a precursor from a metal component contained in the etched member and the source gas; and control means which makes a temperature of the substrate lower than a temperature of the etched member to form the metal component of the precursor as a film on the barrier metal film having the nuclei of silicon atoms formed on the surface thereof.
摘要:
A barrier metal film production apparatus, comprising: a chamber accommodating a substrate; a metallic etched member provided in the chamber at a position opposed to the substrate; source gas supply means for supplying a source gas containing a halogen into the chamber; plasma generation means which converts an atmosphere within the chamber into a plasma to generate a source gas plasma so that the etched member is etched with the source gas plasma to form a precursor from a metal component contained in the etched member and the source gas; excitation means for exciting a gas containing nitrogen in a manner isolated from the chamber; formation means for forming a metal nitride upon reaction between nitrogen excited by the excitation means and the precursor; control means which makes a temperature of the substrate lower than a temperature of the formation means to form the metal nitride as a film on the substrate for use as a barrier metal film; oxygen gas supply means for supplying an oxygen gas into the chamber immediately before formation of the most superficial layer of the barrier metal film is completed; and oxygen plasma generation means which converts the atmosphere within the chamber into a plasma to generate an oxygen gas plasma so that an oxide layer is formed on the most superficial layer of the barrier metal film.
摘要:
A Cl 2 gas plasma is generated at a site within a chamber between a substrate and a metal member. The metal member is etched with the Cl 2 gas plasma to form a precursor. A nitrogen gas is excited in a manner isolated from the chamber accommodating the substrate. A metal nitride is formed upon reaction between excited nitrogen and the precursor, and formed as a film on the substrate. After film formation of the metal nitride, a metal component of the precursor is formed as a film on the metal nitride on the substrate. In this manner, a barrier metal film with excellent burial properties and a very small thickness is produced at a high speed, with diffusion of metal being suppressed and adhesion to the metal being improved. Surface treatment is performed for decreasing the nitrogen content of the superficial layer of a barrier metal film relative to the interior of the matrix of the barrier metal film. As a result, an oxide layer is formed on the surface to improve wettability, and hydroxyl groups are formed on the surface to increase hydrophilicity. Thus, a barrier metal film with excellent burial properties and a very small thickness is produced at a high speed, with increased adhesion to metal to be formed as a film thereon. In a further method a surface treatment is performed for removing N atoms in a superficial TaN layer of a barrier metal film to decrease the nitrogen content of the superficial layer relative to the interior of the matrix of the barrier metal film. As a result, a metal layer is substantially formed on the superficial layer, and the substantial metal layer and the metal nitride layer are formed with a single-layer thickness. In this manner, a barrier metal film with a very small thickness is produced, with diffusion of metal being prevented and adhesion to the metal being retained, to stabilize a metal wiring process.