METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device includes conversion step of converting amorphous silicon into single-crystal silicon. The conversion step includes first step of forming silicide to contact the amorphous silicon by forming, by treatment with heating, first film containing first material to cover the amorphous silicon, second step of forming compound formed by Si, the first material, and second material to contact the silicide by forming, by treatment with heating, second film containing the second material to cover the silicide, and third step of changing the silicide remaining after the second step to the compound by annealing. The first material is one of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn. The second material is one of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
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This application is a Continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2024/014280, filed Apr. 8, 2024, which claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2023-115732, filed Jul. 14, 2023, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a semiconductor device.
Background ArtAs one of methods of solving performance degradation caused by an increase in channel resistance or the like with respect to a semiconductor device (for example, a thin-film transistor or a semiconductor storage device), there is provided a method of single-crystallizing amorphous silicon or polysilicon in a channel. As a single crystallization method, there is a MILC (Metal Induced Lateral Crystallization) process in which Ni silicide is used for the growth end of crystallization. As an example of the MILC process, “Thin-Film Transistor Using Metal Induced Lateral Crystallization Method and Method of Manufacturing the Same” described in PTL 1 will be explained with reference to
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PTL 2 discloses a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device that includes a semiconductor substrate, a first layer, a second conductive layer, a memory film, and a semiconductor layer, and includes a metal layer contacting the semiconductor layer and containing Ni, Co, Al, or Pd, in order to make an attempt to relax operation control and circuit layout design while improving an operation speed such as a read speed, a write speed, and a removal speed. In addition, PTL 2 discloses as follows. “In a case where the a metal layer 70 is made of a material not forming a silicide, such as Al, after annealing, a portion near a lower end portion of a semiconductor pillar SP may contain an Al alloy and a portion near an upper end portion of the semiconductor pillar SP may contain an Al alloy. Without limitation to the portions near the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the semiconductor pillar SP, the semiconductor pillar SP may contain an Al alloy.”
PTL 3 discloses a semiconductor storage device including a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, and a memory pillar in order to improve processing capability. Furthermore, according to PTL 3, since the lattice parameter of NiSi2 has a mismatch of only about 0.3% with respect to the lattice parameter of Si, NiSi2 is suitable for forming single-crystal silicon by the MILC method. It is disclosed that examples of a metal material for crystallizing a semiconductor pillar (for example, silicon, silicon germanium, or germanium) by the MILC method are Ni, Co, Al and Pd.
NPL 1 relates to the lattice parameter of Si, that of NiSi2, and that of NiSi2-XAlX. The abscissa of
- PTL 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-159307
- PTL 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-175348
- PTL 3: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2019-165178
- NPL 1: Klaus et al. “Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 497(2003)” pp. 497-499
The present invention provides a technique of converting amorphous silicon into single-crystal silicon by a silicide having a lattice parameter closer to the lattice parameter of the single-crystal silicon.
A first aspect of the present invention is related to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including a conversion step of converting amorphous silicon into single-crystal silicon, and in the method of manufacturing, the conversion step includes: a first step of forming a silicide to contact the amorphous silicon by forming, by treatment with heating, a first film containing a first material to cover the amorphous silicon, a second step of forming a compound formed by Si, the first material, and a second material to contact the silicide by forming, by treatment with heating, a second film containing the second material to cover the silicide after the first step, and a third step of changing the silicide remaining after the second step to the compound by annealing, the first material is one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn, and the second material is one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
A second aspect of the present invention is related to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including a conversion step of converting amorphous silicon into single-crystal silicon, and in the method of manufacturing, the conversion step includes: a first step of forming a first film containing a first material to cover the amorphous silicon, a second step of forming a second film containing a second material to cover the first film after the first step, and a third step of forming a compound containing Si, the first material, and the second material by annealing after the second step, the first material is one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn, and the second material is one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
A third aspect of the present invention is related to a semiconductor device including a stacked structure of amorphous silicon, a compound, and single-crystal silicon, and in the semiconductor device, the compound is a compound of Si, a first material, and a second material, the first material is one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn, and the second material is one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. Note, the following embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention. Multiple features are described in the embodiments, but limitation is not made to an invention that requires all such features, and multiple such features may be combined as appropriate. Furthermore, in the attached drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same or similar configurations, and redundant description thereof is omitted.
The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment can include the conversion step of converting the amorphous silicon 1 into the single-crystal silicon 10. The amorphous silicon 1 can form part of a substrate. The conversion step can include
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- a first step S1 of forming Ni silicide as a silicide 4 contacting the amorphous silicon 1 by forming, by annealing with heating, a first film 3 containing Ni (nickel) as a first material to cover the amorphous silicon 1,
- a second step S2 of forming NiAlSi as a compound 7 containing Si (silicon), Ni (first material), and Al (second material) to contact the silicide 4 by forming, by treatment with heating, a second film 6 containing Al (aluminum) as the second material to cover the silicide 4 after the first step S1, and
- a third step S3 of changing the silicide 4 remaining after the second step S2 to an NiAlSi film as a compound 9 containing Si, Ni (first material), and Al (second material) by annealing.
This can create a structure in which NiAlSi as the compound 9 is arranged to contact the amorphous silicon 1.
As the first material, instead of Ni, Pd (palladium), Ti (titanium), Cu (copper), Pt (platinum), Co (cobalt), Mo (molybdenum), Mg (magnesium), W (tungsten), Cr (chromium), or Mn (manganese) may be used. That is, the first material can be one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn.
As the second material, instead of Al, Au (gold), Sb (antimony), In (indium), Ag (silver), or Ga (gallium) may be used. That is, the second material can be one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
A compound containing Si, the first material, and the second material is preferably, for example, NiAuSi, NiSbSi, NiInSi, NiAgSi, or NiGaSi, instead of NiAlSi.
The conversion step of converting the amorphous silicon 1 into the single-crystal silicon 10 can further include a fourth step S4 of changing at least part of the amorphous silicon 1 remaining after the third step S3 to the single-crystal silicon 10 by annealing.
The substrate subject to the first step can include an insulating film 2 (for example, SiO2: silicon dioxide) in addition to the amorphous silicon 1. The amorphous silicon 1 and the insulating film 2 can be arranged to contact each other or close to each other. In the first step S1, in addition to the silicide 4 contacting the amorphous silicon 1, a first material film 3′ may be formed to contact the insulating film 2 by forming, by treatment with heating, the first film 3 containing the first material (for example, Ni) to cover the insulating film 2 in addition to the amorphous silicon 1.
In this case, the conversion step can further include, between the first step S1 and the second step S2, a step of removing the first material film 3′ contacting the insulating film 2 by chemical etching or the like.
A thickness T2 of the second film 6 formed in the second step S2 (a thickness of the second film 6 in a portion covering the Ni silicide 4) is preferably larger than a thickness T1 of the first film 3 formed in the first step S1, and smaller than four times the thickness T1 of the first film 3 formed in the first step S1. That is, 0<T2<4T1 is preferably satisfied.
T2=0 indicates that the value of X on the abscissa of
If 0<T2<4T1 is satisfied, the lattice parameter of NiSi2-XAlX is given by the following expression.
Therefore, since the lattice parameter of NiSi2-XAlX is close to the lattice parameter of Si=5.430, as compared with the lattice parameter (5.406) of NiSi2, it is known that this is suitable for forming single-crystal silicon by the MILC process.
This can reduce channel resistance that is a problem for a semiconductor device such as a thin-film transistor or a semiconductor storage device (for example, a 3D NAND memory).
Matters not mentioned as the second embodiment can comply with the first embodiment.
In the second embodiment, a first material film 3′ contacting an insulating film 2 is not removed between the first step S1 and the second step S2. Therefore, in the second step S2, by forming, by treatment with heating, a second film 6 containing Al as a second material to cover a silicide 4 and the first material film 3′, a second compound 11 of a first material and the second material is obtained to contact the insulating film 2 in addition to a compound 7 contacting the silicide 4.
In the second embodiment, the conversion step can include, between the second step S2 and the third step S3, a step of removing the second compound 11 contacting the insulating film 2. By removing the second compound 11, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the silicide 4 laterally grows to be associated with another silicide 4 and thus electrical short-circuit occurs.
In the third embodiment, a first material film 3′ contacting an insulating film 2 is not removed between the first step S1 and the second step S2. Therefore, in the second step S2, by forming, by treatment with heating, a second film 6 containing Al as a second material to cover a silicide 4 and the first material film 3′, a second compound 11 of a first material and the second material is obtained to contact the insulating film 2 in addition to a compound 7 contacting the silicide 4. In the second embodiment, the second compound 11 contacting the insulating film 2 is not removed between the second step S2 and the third step S3.
In the third embodiment, the conversion step can include, after the third step S3 and more specifically between the third step S3 and the fourth step S4, a step of removing the second compound 11 contacting the insulating film 2. By removing the second compound 11, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the silicide 4 laterally grows to be associated with another silicide 4 and thus electrical short-circuit occurs.
In each of the first to third embodiments, the referred drawings show that the first film and the second film are formed on the amorphous silicon 1. These drawings merely show that the first film and the second film are formed on the amorphous silicon 1 in the posture shown in the drawings. The formation of the first film and the second film on the amorphous silicon 1 does not limit the present invention to formation of the first film and the second film above the amorphous silicon 1 in a film forming apparatus. The formation of the first film and the second film on the amorphous silicon 1 includes formation of the first film and the second film below the amorphous silicon 1 in a film forming apparatus, as exemplified in
The fourth embodiment of a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device will be described next with reference to
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The fifth embodiment of the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device can include a conversion step of converting amorphous silicon 1 into single-crystal silicon 10. The amorphous silicon 1 can form part of a substrate. The conversion step can include a first step S1′ of forming a first film 3 containing Ni as a first material to cover the amorphous silicon 1, a second step S2′ of forming a second film 6 containing Al as a second material to cover the first film 3 after the first step S1′, and a third step S3′ of changing the first and second film into an NiAlSi film as a compound 9 containing Si, Ni (first material), and Al (second material) by annealing after the second step S2′.
This can create a structure in which NiAlSi as the compound 9 is arranged to contact the amorphous silicon 1.
As the first material, instead of Ni, Pd (palladium), Ti (titanium), Cu (copper), Pt (platinum), Co (cobalt), Mo (molybdenum), Mg (magnesium), W (tungsten), Cr (chromium), or Mn (manganese) may be used. That is, the first material can be one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn.
As the second material, instead of Al, Au (gold), Sb (antimony), In (indium), Ag (silver), or Ga (gallium) may be used. That is, the second material can be one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
A compound containing Si (silicon), Ni (first material), and Al (second material) is preferably, for example, NiAuSi, NiSbSi, NiInSi, NiAgSi, or NiGaSi, instead of NiAlSi.
The conversion step of converting the amorphous silicon 1 into the single-crystal silicon 10 can further include a fourth step S4′ of changing at least part of the amorphous silicon 1 remaining after the third step S3′ to the single-crystal silicon 10 by annealing. The conversion step may include, between the third step S3′ and the fourth step S4′, a step of removing a second compound 11 contacting an insulating film 2.
A stacked structure of the amorphous silicon 1, the compound 9, and the single-crystal silicon 10 is formed via the fourth step S4′. The fourth step S4′ can include a MILC (Metal Induced Lateral Crystallization) process. The thickness of the second film 6 formed in the second step S2′ is preferably larger than the thickness of the first film 3 formed in the first step S1′, and smaller than four times the thickness of the first film 3 formed in the first step S1′.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various changes and modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, to apprise the public of the scope of the present invention, the following claims are made.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST1: amorphous silicon, 2: insulating film, 3: first film (for example, Ni film), 3′; first material film (for example, Ni film), 4: silicide (for example, Ni silicide), 6: second film (for example, Al film), 7: compound (for example, NiAlSi), 8: second material film (for example, Al film), 9: compound (for example, NiAlSi), 10: single-crystal silicon, 11: second compound (for example, NiAl)
Claims
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including a conversion step of converting amorphous silicon into single-crystal silicon, wherein
- the conversion step includes:
- a first step of forming a silicide to contact the amorphous silicon by forming, by treatment with heating, a first film containing a first material to cover the amorphous silicon,
- a second step of forming a compound formed by Si, the first material, and a second material to contact the silicide by forming, by treatment with heating, a second film containing the second material to cover the silicide after the first step, and
- a third step of changing the silicide remaining after the second step to the compound by annealing,
- the first material is one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn, and
- the second material is one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
2. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 1, wherein
- the conversion step further includes a fourth step of changing at least part of the amorphous silicon remaining after the third step to a single-crystal silicon by annealing.
3. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 2, wherein
- a stacked structure of the amorphous silicon, the compound, and the single-crystal silicon is formed via the fourth step.
4. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 3, wherein
- the fourth step includes a MILC (Metal Induced Lateral Crystallization) process.
5. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 1, wherein
- a thickness of the second film formed in the second step is larger than a thickness of the first film formed in the first step, and is smaller than four times the thickness of the first film formed in the first step.
6. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 1, wherein
- the second material is Al.
7. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 1, wherein
- the first material is Ni.
8. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 1, wherein
- the first material is Ni and the second material is Al.
9. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 1, wherein
- in the first step, a first material film contacting an insulating film is formed in addition to the silicide contacting the amorphous silicon by forming, by treatment with heating, the first film containing the first material to cover the insulating film in addition to the amorphous silicon.
10. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 9, wherein
- the conversion step further includes, between the first step and the second step, a step of removing the first material film contacting the insulating film.
11. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 10, wherein
- in the second step, a second material film contacting the insulating film is formed in addition to the compound contacting the silicide by forming, by treatment with heating, the second film containing the first material to cover the insulating film in addition to the silicide.
12. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 11, wherein
- the conversion step further includes, between the second step and the third step, a step of removing the second material film contacting the insulating film.
13. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 9, wherein
- in the second step, a second compound of the first material and the second material, contacting the insulating film, is obtained in addition to the compound contacting the silicide by forming, by treatment with heating, the second film containing the second material to cover the silicide and the first material film.
14. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 13, wherein
- the conversion step includes, between the second step and the third step, a step of removing the second compound contacting the insulating film.
15. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 13, wherein
- the conversion step further includes, after the third step, a step of removing the second compound contacting the insulating film.
16. A semiconductor device containing single-crystal silicon created by a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, defined in claim 1.
17. The semiconductor device according to claim 16, wherein the single-crystal silicon forms part of one of a thin-film transistor and a semiconductor storage device.
18. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including a conversion step of converting amorphous silicon into single-crystal silicon, wherein
- the conversion step includes:
- a first step of forming a first film containing a first material to cover the amorphous silicon,
- a second step of forming a second film containing a second material to cover the first film after the first step, and
- a third step of forming a compound containing Si, the first material, and the second material by annealing after the second step,
- the first material is one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn, and
- the second material is one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
19. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 18, wherein
- the conversion step further includes a fourth step of changing at least part of the amorphous silicon remaining after the third step to a single-crystal silicon by annealing.
20. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 19, wherein
- a stacked structure of the amorphous silicon, the compound, and the single-crystal silicon is formed via the fourth step.
21. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 20, wherein
- the fourth step includes a MILC (Metal Induced Lateral Crystallization) process.
22. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 18, wherein
- a thickness of the second film formed in the second step is larger than a thickness of the first film formed in the first step, and is smaller than four times the thickness of the first film formed in the first step.
23. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 18, wherein
- the second material is Al.
24. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 18, wherein
- the first material is Ni.
25. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, according to claim 18, wherein
- the first material is Ni and the second material is Al.
26. A semiconductor device containing single-crystal silicon created by a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, defined in claim 18.
27. The semiconductor device according to claim 26, wherein the single-crystal silicon forms part of one of a thin-film transistor and a semiconductor storage device.
28. A semiconductor device including a stacked structure of amorphous silicon, a compound, and single-crystal silicon, wherein
- the compound is a compound of Si, a first material, and a second material,
- the first material is one material selected from a group consisting of Ni, Pd, Ti, Cu, Pt, Co, Mo, Mg, W, Cr, and Mn, and
- the second material is one material selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Sb, In, Ag, and Ga.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 11, 2024
Publication Date: Mar 6, 2025
Applicant: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION (Kawasaki-shi)
Inventors: Naoko MATSUI (Tokyo), Yuto YOSHIDA (Tokyo), Toshikazu IRISAWA (Kanagawa)
Application Number: 18/943,526