WO2015137275A1 - 酸化物焼結体、スパッタリング用ターゲット、及びそれを用いて得られる酸化物半導体薄膜 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an oxide sintered body, a target, and an oxide semiconductor thin film obtained by using the oxide sintered body, and more specifically, allows the carrier concentration of an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film to be reduced by containing nitrogen.
- Sputtering target to be obtained, oxide sintered body containing nitrogen optimum for obtaining the same, and amorphous semiconductor containing amorphous nitrogen having low carrier concentration and high carrier mobility obtained by using the same It relates to a thin film.
- a thin film transistor is one type of a field effect transistor (hereinafter referred to as FET).
- a TFT is a three-terminal element having a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal as a basic structure, and a semiconductor thin film formed on a substrate is used as a channel layer in which electrons or holes move and is used as a gate terminal.
- the active element has a function of switching a current between a source terminal and a drain terminal by applying a voltage to control a current flowing in a channel layer.
- a TFT is an electronic device that is most frequently put into practical use, and a typical application is a liquid crystal driving element.
- the most widely used TFT is a metal-insulator-semiconductor-FET (MIS-FET) using a polycrystalline silicon film or an amorphous silicon film as a channel layer material. Since the MIS-FET using silicon is opaque to visible light, a transparent circuit cannot be formed. For this reason, when the MIS-FET is applied as a switching element for liquid crystal driving of a liquid crystal display, the device has a small aperture ratio of display pixels.
- MIS-FET metal-insulator-semiconductor-FET
- Patent Document 1 discloses a transparent amorphous oxide thin film formed by vapor phase film formation and composed of elements of In, Ga, Zn, and O.
- the composition of the product is InGaO 3 (ZnO) m (m is a natural number less than 6) when crystallized, and carrier mobility (also referred to as carrier electron mobility) is added without adding impurity ions.
- a thin film transistor characterized by using the transparent semi-insulating amorphous oxide thin film as a channel layer has been proposed.
- the transparent amorphous oxide formed by vapor phase deposition method of either sputtering method or pulse laser deposition method proposed in Patent Document 1 and composed of elements of In, Ga, Zn and O It has been pointed out that the electron carrier mobility of the thin film (a-IGZO film) remains in the range of approximately 1 to 10 cm 2 V ⁇ 1 sec ⁇ 1 and the carrier mobility is insufficient for further high definition display. ing.
- Patent Document 2 gallium is dissolved in indium oxide and the atomic ratio Ga / (Ga + In) is 0.001 to 0.12, and indium with respect to all metal atoms
- a thin film transistor characterized by using an oxide thin film having a gallium content of 80 atomic% or more and an In 2 O 3 bixbite structure has been proposed, and gallium is dissolved in indium oxide as a raw material.
- the atomic ratio Ga / (Ga + In) is 0.001 to 0.12
- the content ratio of indium and gallium with respect to all metal atoms is 80 atomic% or more
- the In 2 O 3 has a bixbite structure.
- An oxide sintered body characterized by this has been proposed.
- the carrier concentration described in Examples 1 to 8 of Patent Document 2 is on the order of 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 , and the problem remains that it is too high as an oxide semiconductor thin film applied to a TFT.
- Patent Documents 3 and 4 disclose sputtering targets made of an oxide sintered body containing nitrogen at a predetermined concentration in addition to In, Ga, and Zn.
- Patent Documents 3 and 4 since a molded body containing indium oxide is sintered under an oxygen-free atmosphere and a temperature of 1000 ° C. or higher, indium oxide is decomposed and indium is generated. . As a result, the target oxynitride sintered body cannot be obtained.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a sputtering target capable of reducing the carrier concentration of an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film by containing nitrogen and not containing zinc, and an oxide containing nitrogen that is optimal for obtaining the sputtering target.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a sintered body, and an oxide semiconductor thin film containing amorphous nitrogen that exhibits a low carrier concentration and a high carrier mobility.
- the present inventors made a trial production of an oxide sintered body in which various elements were added in minute amounts to an oxide made of indium and gallium. Furthermore, the oxide sintered body is processed into a sputtering target to perform sputtering film formation, and the obtained amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film has an atomic weight ratio similar to that of the oxide sintered body, and good wet etching. It has been newly found that it exhibits high properties, low carrier concentration and high carrier mobility.
- an important result was obtained by further adding nitrogen to an oxide sintered body containing indium and gallium as oxides. That is, (1) When the above oxide sintered body is used as a sputtering target, for example, the formed amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film also contains nitrogen, and further, the amorphous after heat treatment It is possible to reduce the carrier concentration and improve the carrier mobility of the oxide semiconductor thin film, and (2) increase the sintering temperature by not containing zinc in the oxide sintered body containing nitrogen.
- the density of the sintered body is improved, and nitrogen is efficiently replaced by solid solution at the lattice position of oxygen in the bixbite structure of the oxide sintered body, and (3) oxygen volume fraction Adopting the atmospheric pressure sintering method in an atmosphere exceeding 20% improves the sintered compact density of the oxide sintered compact and the oxygen rating of the bixbite structure of the oxide sintered compact. Nitrogen was found to replace efficiently dissolved into position.
- the first of the present invention contains indium and gallium as an oxide, the gallium content is in a Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.60 or less, contains nitrogen, An oxide sintered body that does not contain zinc and that does not substantially contain a GaN phase having a wurtzite structure.
- the second of the present invention is the oxide sintered body according to claim 1, wherein the gallium content is in a Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.35 or less.
- a third aspect of the present invention is the oxide sintered body according to the first or second aspect, wherein the nitrogen concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3 or more.
- the fourth aspect of the present invention is the In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite type structure and a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type GaInO 3 phase or ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type as a generation phase other than the In 2 O 3 phase.
- the fifth aspect of the present invention is the fourth aspect of the present invention in which the X-ray diffraction peak intensity ratio of the GaInO 3 phase of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure defined by the following formula 1 is in the range of 30% to 98%.
- a sixth aspect of the present invention is an oxide sintered body according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, which does not include a Ga 2 O 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure.
- a seventh aspect of the present invention is the oxide sintered body according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, which is sintered by an atmospheric pressure sintering method in an atmosphere having an oxygen volume fraction exceeding 20%.
- the eighth of the present invention is a sputtering target obtained by processing the oxide sintered body according to any one of the first to seventh inventions.
- a ninth aspect of the present invention is an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film formed on a substrate by a sputtering method using the sputtering target according to the eighth aspect of the present invention and then heat-treated.
- a tenth aspect of the present invention is an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film containing indium and gallium as oxides, nitrogen and no zinc, and the gallium content is Ga / (In + Ga) atoms.
- An eleventh aspect of the present invention is the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film according to the tenth aspect, wherein the gallium content is from 0.20 to 0.60 in terms of a Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio.
- a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film according to any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects, wherein the carrier concentration is 3 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film according to any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects, wherein the carrier mobility is 20 cm 2 V ⁇ 1 sec ⁇ 1 or more.
- the oxide sintered body containing indium and gallium of the present invention as oxide, containing nitrogen and not containing zinc is formed by sputtering film formation, for example, when used as a sputtering target, and then subjected to heat treatment.
- the resulting amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention can also contain nitrogen.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film has sufficient amorphous properties because it does not generate microcrystals due to the effect of containing a predetermined amount of gallium and nitrogen, and thus has a desired shape by wet etching. Patterning can be performed.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention exhibits low carrier concentration and high carrier mobility.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention can be applied as a channel layer of a TFT. Therefore, together with the oxide sintered body and the target of the present invention, the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film according to the present invention obtained using them is extremely useful industrially.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention the sputtering target, and the amorphous oxide thin film obtained using the same will be described in detail.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention is an oxide sintered body containing indium and gallium as oxides and containing nitrogen, and is characterized by not containing zinc.
- gallium is in a Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.60 or less, and preferably 0.20 or more and 0.35 or less.
- Gallium has the effect of increasing the crystallization temperature of the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention. Further, gallium has a strong bonding force with oxygen and has an effect of reducing the amount of oxygen vacancies in the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention.
- Gallium has a strong bonding force with oxygen and has an effect of reducing the amount of oxygen vacancies in the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention.
- gallium content is less than 0.20 in terms of Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio, these effects cannot be obtained sufficiently.
- gallium exceeds 0.60, gallium is excessive, so that a sufficiently high carrier mobility cannot be obtained as an oxide semiconductor thin film.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention contains nitrogen in addition to indium and gallium in the composition range defined as described above.
- the nitrogen concentration is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3 or more.
- the nitrogen concentration of the oxide sintered body is less than 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3 , the resulting amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film contains a sufficient amount of nitrogen to obtain a carrier concentration reducing effect. It will disappear.
- the concentration of nitrogen is preferably measured by D-SIMS (Dynamic-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry).
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention does not contain zinc.
- zinc When zinc is contained, volatilization of zinc begins before reaching the temperature at which sintering proceeds, and thus the sintering temperature must be lowered.
- the decrease in the sintering temperature makes it difficult to increase the density of the oxide sintered body and prevents solid solution of nitrogen in the oxide sintered body.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention is preferably composed mainly of an In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite structure.
- gallium is preferably dissolved in the In 2 O 3 phase.
- Gallium substitutes for the lattice position of indium, which is a positive trivalent ion.
- it is not preferable to form a Ga 2 O 3 phase of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure without causing gallium to dissolve in the In 2 O 3 phase. Since the Ga 2 O 3 phase has poor conductivity, it causes abnormal discharge.
- Nitrogen is preferably substituted and dissolved in a lattice position of oxygen which is a negative divalent ion of In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite structure. Nitrogen may be present at the interstitial position of the In 2 O 3 phase or at the crystal grain boundary. As will be described later, since the sintering process is exposed to a high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere of 1300 ° C. or higher, it has the effect of deteriorating the properties of the oxide sintered body of the present invention or the formed amorphous oxide semiconductor. It is considered that a large amount of nitrogen cannot be present at the above position.
- the oxide sintered body used in the present invention is mainly composed of a bixbite type In 2 O 3 phase and a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type GaInO 3 phase.
- In) 2 O 3 phase may be included to some extent.
- gallium is preferably dissolved in the In 2 O 3 phase or constitutes a GaInO 3 phase and a (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase.
- gallium which is a positive trivalent ion, replaces the lattice position of indium, which is also a positive trivalent ion, when it is dissolved in the In 2 O 3 phase.
- Ga When forming the GaInO 3 phase and the (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase, Ga basically occupies the original lattice position, but it may be slightly substituted and dissolved as a defect in the In lattice position. Absent. In addition, gallium hardly dissolves in the In 2 O 3 phase due to the fact that sintering does not proceed, or a GaInO 3 phase and a (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure are formed. As a result, it is not preferable to form a Ga 2 O 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure. Since the Ga 2 O 3 phase has poor conductivity, it causes abnormal discharge.
- the oxide sintered body used in the present invention is mainly composed of a GaInO 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure, and may contain some (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phases.
- the phase crystal grains preferably have an average grain size of 5 ⁇ m or less. Since the crystal grains of these phases are less likely to be sputtered than the In 2 O 3 phase crystal grains having a bixbite type structure, nodules are generated when left unexposed, which may cause arcing.
- the oxide sintered body used in the present invention is mainly composed of an In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite structure and a GaInO 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 structure, and (Ga, In) 2 O 3.
- the phase may contain some phase, but particularly for the GaInO 3 phase of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure, the X-ray diffraction peak intensity ratio defined by the following formula 1 is included in the range of 30% to 98%. It is preferable.
- the GaInO 3 phase and the (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure may contain nitrogen.
- gallium nitride powder as a raw material of the oxide sintered body of the present invention.
- the oxide sintered body does not substantially contain a GaN phase having a wurtzite structure. It is preferable. “Substantially not contained” means that the weight ratio of the GaN phase of the wurtzite structure to all the generated phases is 5% or less, more preferably 3% or less, and even more preferably 1% or less. % Is even more preferable.
- the weight ratio can be obtained by Rietveld analysis by X-ray diffraction measurement.
- the weight ratio of the GaN phase having a wurtzite structure to all the generated phases is 5% or less, there is no problem in the film formation by the direct current sputtering method.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention includes an oxide powder composed of indium oxide powder and gallium oxide powder, and a nitride powder composed of gallium nitride powder, indium nitride powder, or a mixed powder thereof. Is used as a raw material powder.
- gallium nitride powder is more preferable because the temperature at which nitrogen dissociates is higher than that of indium nitride powder.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention In the manufacturing process of the oxide sintered body of the present invention, these raw material powders are mixed and then molded, and the molded product is sintered by a normal pressure sintering method.
- the formation phase of the oxide sintered body structure of the present invention strongly depends on the production conditions in each step of the oxide sintered body, for example, the particle diameter of the raw material powder, the mixing conditions, and the sintering conditions.
- GaInO 3 phase of In 2 O 3 phase other than the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 -type structure bixbite type structure forming the oxide sintered body of the present invention furthermore (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase of each crystal
- the average particle diameter of the grains is controlled to be 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the average particle size of the raw material powder is preferably 1.5 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 1.0 ⁇ m or less. In particular, when it is produced in a large amount, it may cause a decrease in the film formation rate.
- the average particle size of each raw material powder should be 1.0 ⁇ m or less. Is preferred.
- Indium oxide powder is a raw material of ITO (indium-tin oxide), and the development of fine indium oxide powder excellent in sinterability has been promoted along with the improvement of ITO. Since indium oxide powder is continuously used in large quantities as a raw material for ITO, it is possible to obtain a raw material powder having an average particle size of 0.8 ⁇ m or less recently. However, in the case of gallium oxide powder, it is still difficult to obtain a raw material powder having an average particle diameter of 1.0 ⁇ m or less because the amount used is still smaller than that of indium oxide powder. Therefore, when only coarse gallium oxide powder is available, it is necessary to grind to an average particle size of 1.0 ⁇ m or less. The same applies to gallium nitride powder, indium nitride powder, or a mixed powder thereof.
- the weight ratio of the gallium nitride powder to the total amount of gallium oxide powder and gallium nitride powder in the raw material powder (hereinafter referred to as the gallium nitride powder weight ratio) is preferably more than 0 and 0.60 or less. If it exceeds 0.60, it becomes difficult to form and sinter, and if it is 0.70, the density of the oxide sintered body is significantly reduced.
- the atmospheric pressure sintering method is a simple and industrially advantageous method, and is also a preferable means from the viewpoint of low cost.
- a molded body is first prepared as described above.
- the raw material powder is put in a resin pot and mixed with a binder (for example, PVA) by a wet ball mill or the like.
- the oxide sintered body used in the present invention includes an In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite type structure and a GaInO 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure, and further includes a (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase.
- the crystal grains of these phases are finely dispersed by controlling the average grain size to 5 ⁇ m or less.
- (Ga, In) 2 O 3 generation of phase are preferably as much as possible suppressed.
- the ball mill mixing is preferably performed for 18 hours or more.
- a hard ZrO 2 ball may be used as the mixing ball.
- the slurry is taken out, filtered, dried and granulated. Thereafter, the granulated product obtained was molded by applying a pressure of about 9.8MPa (0.1ton / cm 2) ⁇ 294MPa (3ton / cm 2) cold isostatic pressing, the molded body.
- an atmosphere in which oxygen is present is preferable, and the oxygen volume fraction in the atmosphere is more preferably more than 20%.
- the oxygen volume fraction exceeds 20%, the oxide sintered body is further densified. Due to the excessive oxygen in the atmosphere, the sintering of the surface of the compact proceeds first in the early stage of sintering. Subsequently, sintering in a reduced state inside the molded body proceeds, and finally a high-density oxide sintered body is obtained.
- the dissociated nitrogen from the raw powder gallium nitride and / or indium nitride is replaced with the lattice position of oxygen which is a negative divalent ion of the In 2 O 3 phase of the bixbite structure.
- Solid solution. In addition to the In 2 O 3 phase, a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type GaInO 3 phase, or a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type GaInO 3 phase and a (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase are generated. May be substituted and dissolved in the lattice position of oxygen in which nitrogen is a negative divalent ion of these phases.
- the temperature range of atmospheric pressure sintering is 1300 to 1550 ° C., more preferably 1350 to 1450 ° C. in an atmosphere in which oxygen gas is introduced into the atmosphere in the sintering furnace.
- the sintering time is preferably 10 to 30 hours, more preferably 15 to 25 hours.
- Oxidation powder composed of indium oxide powder and gallium oxide powder adjusted to the above-mentioned sintering temperature within the above range and an average particle size of 1.0 ⁇ m or less, and nitridation composed of gallium nitride powder, indium nitride powder, or a mixed powder thereof by using the object powder as raw material powder, mainly composed by GaInO 3 phase of in 2 O 3 phase and the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 -type structure bixbite type structure, GaInO of ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 -type structure 3 It is possible to obtain an oxide sintered body containing nitrogen in which the generation of the phase and the (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase is suppressed as much as possible.
- the sintering temperature of the oxide sintered body of the present invention is preferably 1450 ° C. or lower. This is because the (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase is remarkably formed in a temperature range around 1500 ° C.
- the heating rate up to the sintering temperature is preferably in the range of 0.2 to 5 ° C./min in order to prevent cracking of the sintered body and to proceed with debinding. If it is this range, you may heat up to sintering temperature combining a different temperature increase rate as needed.
- the binder In the temperature raising process, the binder may be held for a certain time at a specific temperature for the purpose of progressing debinding and sintering. After sintering, when introducing oxygen, the introduction of oxygen is stopped, and the temperature can be lowered to 1000 ° C. at a rate of 0.2 to 5 ° C./min, particularly 0.2 ° C./min or more and less than 1 ° C./min. preferable.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention is used as a target for forming a thin film, and is particularly suitable as a sputtering target.
- the oxide sintered body can be obtained by cutting the oxide sintered body into a predetermined size, polishing the surface, and bonding it to a backing plate.
- the target shape is preferably a flat plate shape, but may be a cylindrical shape. When a cylindrical target is used, it is preferable to suppress particle generation due to target rotation.
- the density of the oxide sintered body of the present invention In order to use as a sputtering target, it is important to increase the density of the oxide sintered body of the present invention.
- the density of the oxide sintered body decreases as the gallium content increases, the preferred density varies depending on the gallium content.
- the content of gallium is 0.20 or more and 0.60 or less in terms of Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio, it is preferably 6.0 g / cm 3 or more.
- the density is as low as less than 6.0 g / cm 3 , it causes nodules when sputtering film formation is used in mass production.
- the oxide sintered body of the present invention is also suitable as a vapor deposition target (or tablet).
- a deposition target it is necessary to control the oxide sintered body at a lower density than the sputtering target. Specifically, it is preferably 3.0 g / cm 3 or more and 5.5 g / cm 3 or less.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention is formed by once forming an amorphous oxide thin film on a substrate by sputtering using the sputtering target, Obtained by heat treatment.
- the sputtering target is obtained from an oxide sintered body, and is basically formed by the oxide sintered body structure, that is, the In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite type structure and the GaInO 3 phase having a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type structure.
- the organized organization is important.
- the oxide semiconductor thin film after film formation exhibits a high crystallization temperature, that is, a crystallization temperature of 300 ° C. or higher, more preferably 350 ° C. or higher, and becomes a stable amorphous state.
- a crystallization temperature of 300 ° C. or higher, more preferably 350 ° C. or higher
- the low crystallization temperature of about 200 ⁇ 250 ° C.
- Amorphousness becomes unstable.
- crystallization occurs when heat treatment is performed at 250 ° C. or higher, further 300 ° C. or higher.
- microcrystals are already generated after the film formation and the amorphousness is not maintained, and patterning processing by wet etching becomes difficult. This is well known in general ITO (tin-added indium oxide) transparent conductive films.
- a general sputtering method is used.
- a direct current (DC) sputtering method the thermal influence during film formation is small and high speed is achieved. Since film formation is possible, it is industrially advantageous.
- a mixed gas composed of an inert gas and oxygen, particularly argon and oxygen as a sputtering gas.
- the substrate is typically a glass substrate and is preferably alkali-free glass, but any resin plate or resin film that can withstand the temperature of the above process can be used.
- the substrate temperature is preferably set to 600 ° C. or lower in the sputtering film formation, and particularly preferably set to a temperature of about room temperature or higher and 300 ° C. or lower.
- a mixed gas composed of argon and oxygen is introduced, and the gas pressure is set to 0.2 to 0.8 Pa.
- Pre-sputtering can be performed by generating direct current plasma by applying direct current power so that the direct current power with respect to the area of the target, that is, the direct current power density is in the range of about 1 to 7 W / cm 2 . After performing this pre-sputtering for 5 to 30 minutes, it is preferable to perform sputtering after correcting the substrate position if necessary. Note that, in the sputtering film formation in the film formation step, in order to improve the film formation rate, the DC power to be input is increased within a range that does not adversely affect the film quality.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film according to the present invention can be obtained by heat-treating the amorphous oxide thin film.
- One method up to the heat treatment is to form an amorphous oxide thin film once at a low temperature such as near room temperature, and then heat-treat below the crystallization temperature to maintain the amorphous semiconductor. Get a thin film.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film is formed by heating the substrate to a temperature lower than the crystallization temperature, preferably 100 to 300 ° C. This may be followed by further heat treatment.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film according to the present invention can be obtained by once forming an amorphous oxide thin film and then performing a heat treatment.
- the heat treatment condition is a temperature lower than the crystallization temperature in an oxidizing atmosphere.
- an atmosphere containing oxygen, ozone, water vapor, nitrogen oxide, or the like is preferable.
- the heat treatment temperature is 250 to 600 ° C., preferably 300 to 550 ° C., and more preferably 350 to 500 ° C.
- the heat treatment time is preferably 1 to 120 minutes, more preferably 5 to 60 minutes, which is maintained at the heat treatment temperature.
- the composition of indium and gallium in the amorphous thin film and the crystalline oxide semiconductor thin film is almost the same as the composition of the oxide sintered body of the present invention. That is, an oxide-burned semiconductor thin film containing indium and gallium as oxides and nitrogen.
- the gallium content is Ga0 (In + Ga) atomic ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.60 or less, and is preferably 0.20 or more and 0.35 or less.
- the concentration of nitrogen contained in the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or more, as in the oxide sintered body of the present invention.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention is formed by using an oxide sintered body having a controlled composition and structure as described above as a sputtering target and heat-treating it under the appropriate conditions described above.
- the carrier concentration decreases to less than 3 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 , more preferably a carrier concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or less, and particularly preferably 8 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film containing a large amount of indium has a carrier concentration of 4 ⁇ 10 6.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film according to the present invention is convenient because the carrier concentration is controlled in a range in which the above TFT shows normally-off.
- the carrier mobility is 10 cm 2 V ⁇ 1 sec ⁇ 1 or more, and more preferably the carrier mobility is 20 cm 2 V ⁇ 1 sec ⁇ 1 or more.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention is subjected to fine processing necessary for applications such as TFT by wet etching or dry etching.
- fine processing by wet etching can be performed.
- the etchant any weak acid can be used, but a weak acid mainly composed of oxalic acid or hydrochloric acid is preferred.
- commercially available products such as ITO-06N manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd. can be used.
- dry etching may be selected.
- the thickness of the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention is not limited, but is 10 to 500 nm, preferably 20 to 300 nm, and more preferably 30 to 100 nm. If it is less than 10 nm, sufficient crystallinity cannot be obtained, and as a result, high carrier mobility cannot be realized. On the other hand, if it exceeds 500 nm, a problem of productivity occurs, which is not preferable.
- the average transmittance in the visible region (400 to 800 nm) is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 85% or more, and further preferably 90% or more. It is.
- the average transmittance is less than 80%, the light extraction efficiency of a liquid crystal element or an organic EL element as a transparent display device is lowered.
- the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention has low light absorption in the visible range and high transmittance. Since the a-IGZO film described in Patent Document 1 contains zinc, it absorbs light particularly on the short wavelength side in the visible region. On the other hand, since the amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film of the present invention does not contain zinc, the absorption of light on the short wavelength side of the visible region is small. For example, the extinction coefficient at a wavelength of 400 nm is 0.05 or less. Show. Accordingly, the transmittance of blue light in the vicinity of a wavelength of 400 nm is high, and the color development of a liquid crystal element, an organic EL element, or the like is enhanced. Therefore, it is suitable for a channel layer material for these TFTs.
- the composition of the obtained oxide thin film was examined by ICP emission spectroscopy.
- the film thickness of the oxide thin film was measured with a surface roughness meter (manufactured by Tencor).
- the film formation rate was calculated from the film thickness and the film formation time.
- the carrier concentration and mobility of the oxide thin film were determined by a Hall effect measuring device (manufactured by Toyo Technica).
- the formation phase of the film was identified by X-ray diffraction measurement.
- Examples 1 to 7 Indium oxide powder, gallium oxide powder, and gallium nitride powder were adjusted to an average particle size of 1.5 ⁇ m or less to obtain raw material powder. These raw material powders were prepared so as to be in accordance with the Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio in Table 1 and the weight ratio of gallium oxide powder and gallium nitride powder. did. At this time, hard ZrO 2 balls were used and the mixing time was 18 hours. After mixing, the slurry was taken out, filtered, dried and granulated. The granulated product was molded by applying a pressure of 3 ton / cm 2 with a cold isostatic press.
- the compact was sintered as follows. Sintering was performed at a sintering temperature of 1350 to 1450 ° C. for 20 hours in an atmosphere in which oxygen was introduced into the atmosphere in the sintering furnace at a rate of 5 liters / minute per 0.1 m 3 of the furnace volume. At this time, the temperature was raised at 1 ° C./min. When cooling after sintering, the introduction of oxygen was stopped, and the temperature was lowered to 1000 ° C. at 10 ° C./min.
- the composition analysis of the obtained oxide sintered body was performed by ICP emission spectroscopy, it was confirmed in any of the Examples that the metal element was almost the same as the charged composition at the time of blending the raw material powder.
- the nitrogen amount of the oxide sintered body was 6.1 ⁇ 10 19 to 4.3 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 .
- phase identification of the oxide sintered body was performed by X-ray diffraction measurement.
- a bixbite type In 2 O 3 phase and a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type GaInO 3 structure were used. Only the diffraction peak of the phase and the (Ga, In) 2 O 3 phase was confirmed, and the GaN phase of the wurtzite structure or the Ga 2 O 3 phase of the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 structure was not confirmed.
- the X-ray diffraction peak intensity ratio of the ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type GaInO 3 phase defined by the following formula 1 is shown in Table 1. It was shown to.
- the density of the oxide sintered body was measured and found to be 6.15 to 6.92 g / cm 3 .
- the oxide sintered body was processed into a size of 152 mm in diameter and 5 mm in thickness, and the sputtering surface was polished with a cup grindstone so that the maximum height Rz was 3.0 ⁇ m or less.
- the processed oxide sintered body was bonded to a backing plate made of oxygen-free copper using metallic indium to obtain a sputtering target.
- sputtering target of Example Using the sputtering target of Example and an alkali-free glass substrate (Corning EagleXG), film formation by direct current sputtering was performed at the substrate temperatures shown in Table 2.
- the sputtering target was attached to the cathode of a DC magnetron sputtering apparatus (manufactured by Tokki) equipped with a DC power supply having no arcing suppression function. At this time, the distance between the target and the substrate (holder) was fixed to 60 mm. After evacuating to 2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa or less, a mixed gas of argon and oxygen is introduced so as to have an appropriate oxygen ratio according to the amount of gallium and zinc in each target, and the gas pressure is adjusted to 0.6 Pa. did.
- a mixed gas of argon and oxygen is introduced so as to have an appropriate oxygen ratio according to the amount of gallium and zinc in each target, and the gas pressure is adjusted to 0.6 Pa. did.
- a DC plasma was generated by applying a DC power of 300 W (1.64 W / cm 2 ). After pre-sputtering for 10 minutes, an oxide thin film having a thickness of 50 nm was formed by placing the substrate directly above the sputtering target, that is, at a stationary facing position. It was confirmed that the composition of the obtained oxide thin film was almost the same as that of the target.
- the deposited oxide thin film was subjected to a heat treatment in oxygen at 350 to 500 ° C. for 30 to 60 minutes, and the crystallinity of the oxide thin film after the heat treatment was examined by X-ray diffraction measurement. . As a result, both the examples and comparative examples remained amorphous. For the crystallized oxide semiconductor thin film, the crystal phase constituting the oxide semiconductor thin film was identified. Example and Comparative Example Hall effect measurement of oxide semiconductor thin films was performed to determine carrier concentration and carrier mobility. The evaluation results obtained are summarized in Table 2.
- the composition analysis of the obtained oxide sintered body was performed by ICP emission spectroscopy, it was also confirmed in this comparative example that the metal element was almost the same as the charged composition at the time of blending the raw material powder. Further, as shown in Table 3, the nitrogen amount of the oxide sintered body was 5.5 ⁇ 10 18 to 6.4 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 .
- phase identification of the oxide sintered body was performed by X-ray diffraction measurement.
- Comparative Example 1 only the diffraction peak due to the In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite structure was confirmed.
- Comparative Example 2 the diffraction peak of the wurtzite structure GaN phase was confirmed in addition to the diffraction peak of the bixbite structure In 2 O 3 phase, and the weight ratio of the GaN phase to all phases in Rietveld analysis. Exceeded 5%.
- Comparative Examples 3 to 5 diffraction peaks of a bixbite type In 2 O 3 phase and a ⁇ -Ga 2 O 3 type GaInO 3 phase were confirmed.
- the above oxide sintered body was processed in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 7 to obtain a sputtering target.
- a sputtering target Using the obtained sputtering target, an oxide thin film having a thickness of 50 nm was formed at room temperature on an alkali-free glass substrate (Corning # 7059) under the same sputtering conditions as in Examples 1 to 7.
- the composition of the obtained oxide thin film was almost the same as that of the target. Further, as a result of X-ray diffraction measurement, it was confirmed to be amorphous.
- the obtained amorphous oxide thin film was heat-treated at 250 to 500 ° C. for 30 minutes in the atmosphere. All of the obtained oxide semiconductor thin films were amorphous.
- the Hall effect of the obtained oxide semiconductor thin film was measured to determine the carrier concentration and mobility. The evaluation results obtained are summarized in Table 4.
- Examples 1 to 7 are oxide sintered bodies containing indium and gallium as oxides, nitrogen, and no zinc, and the gallium content is Ga / (In + Ga )
- the characteristics of the oxide sintered body whose atomic ratio was controlled to 0.20 or more and 0.60 were shown.
- the oxide sintered bodies of Examples 1 to 7 were blended so that the weight ratio of the gallium nitride powder was 0.01 to 0.60.
- the nitrogen concentration was 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3 or more.
- the obtained sintered bodies show a high sintered body density of 6.0 g / cm 3 or more when the gallium content of Examples 1 to 7 is 0.20 to 0.60 in terms of Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio. I understand that.
- an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film composed of indium, gallium, and nitrogen, and the gallium content is controlled to be 0.20 or more and 0.60 or less in the Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio.
- the characteristics of the prepared oxide semiconductor thin film are shown.
- the oxide semiconductor thin film of the example has a carrier concentration of 3 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or less and a carrier mobility of 10 cm 2 V ⁇ 1 sec ⁇ 1 or more, and the gallium content is particularly Ga / (In + Ga). It can be seen that an oxide semiconductor thin film having an atomic ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.35 or less has excellent characteristics in which carrier mobility is 20 cm 2 V ⁇ 1 sec ⁇ 1 or more.
- the oxide sintered body having a gallium content of Comparative Example 1 having a Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio of 0.001 is blended so that the weight ratio of the gallium nitride powder in the raw material powder is 0.60.
- the nitrogen concentration is less than 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3 .
- the oxide sintered body having a gallium content of Comparative Example 2 having a Ga / (In + Ga) atomic ratio of 0.05 was blended so that the weight ratio of the gallium nitride powder in the raw material powder was 0.70.
- GaN having a wurtzite structure that has a relatively low sintered body density of 6.04 g / cm 3 and is not composed only of the In 2 O 3 phase having a bixbite structure and causes arcing in sputtering film formation. Contains phases.
- Comparative Examples 1 to 4 have a gallium content of less than 0.20 and do not satisfy the scope of the present invention, so that the carrier concentration exceeds 3 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3. Recognize.
- the oxide semiconductor thin film of Comparative Example 5 has an excess gallium content of 0.65, and thus has a carrier mobility of less than 10 cm 2 V ⁇ 1 sec ⁇ 1 .
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Description
100×I[GaInO3相(111)]/{I[In2O3相(400)]+I[GaInO3相(111)]} [%]・・・・式1
本発明の酸化物焼結体は、主にビックスバイト型構造のIn2O3相によって構成されることが好ましい。ここでガリウムはIn2O3相に固溶することが好ましい。ガリウムは正三価イオンであるインジウムの格子位置に置換する。焼結が進行しないなどの理由によって、ガリウムがIn2O3相に固溶せずに、β-Ga2O3型構造のGa2O3相を形成することは好ましくない。Ga2O3相は導電性に乏しいため、異常放電の原因となる。
(式中、I[In2O3相(400)]は、ビックスバイト型構造のIn2O3相の(400)ピーク強度であり、I[GaInO3相(-111)]は、β-Ga2O3型構造の複合酸化物β-GaInO3相(-111)ピーク強度を示す。)
本発明の酸化物焼結体は、酸化インジウム粉末と酸化ガリウム粉末からなる酸化物粉末、ならびに窒化ガリウム粉末、窒化インジウム粉末、又はこれらの混合粉末からなる窒化物粉末を原料粉末とする。窒化物粉末としては、窒化ガリウム粉末は窒素が解離する温度が窒化インジウム粉末と比較して高いことからより好ましい。
本発明の酸化物焼結体は、薄膜形成用ターゲットとして用いられ、特にスパッタリング用ターゲットとして好適である。スパッタリング用ターゲットとして用いる場合には、上記酸化物焼結体を所定の大きさに切断、表面を研磨加工し、バッキングプレートに接着して得ることができる。ターゲット形状は、平板形が好ましいが、円筒形でもよい。円筒形ターゲットを用いる場合には、ターゲット回転によるパーティクル発生を抑制することが好ましい。
本発明の非晶質の酸化物半導体薄膜は、前記のスパッタリング用ターゲットを用いて、スパッタリング法で基板上に一旦非晶質の酸化物薄膜を形成し、次いで熱処理を施すことによって得られる。
得られた酸化物焼結体の金属元素の組成をICP発光分光法によって調べた。また、焼結体中の窒素量をD-SIMS(Dynamic-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry)で測定した。得られた酸化物焼結体の端材を用いて、X線回折装置(フィリップス製)を用いて粉末法による生成相の同定を行った。
得られた酸化物薄膜の組成をICP発光分光法によって調べた。酸化物薄膜の膜厚は表面粗さ計(テンコール社製)で測定した。成膜速度は、膜厚と成膜時間から算出した。酸化物薄膜のキャリア濃度および移動度は、ホール効果測定装置(東陽テクニカ製)によって求めた。膜の生成相はX線回折測定によって同定した。
酸化インジウム粉末と酸化ガリウム粉末、ならびに窒化ガリウム粉末を平均粒径1.5μm以下となるよう調整して原料粉末とした。これらの原料粉末を、表1のGa/(In+Ga)原子数比、ならびに酸化ガリウム粉末と窒化ガリウム粉末の重量比の通りになるように調合し、水とともに樹脂製ポットに入れ、湿式ボールミルで混合した。この際、硬質ZrO2ボールを用い、混合時間を18時間とした。混合後、スラリーを取り出し、濾過、乾燥、造粒した。造粒物を、冷間静水圧プレスで3ton/cm2の圧力をかけて成形した。
実施例1~7と同じ原料粉末を、表3のGa/(In+Ga)原子数比、ならびに酸化ガリウム粉末と窒化ガリウム粉末の重量比の通りになるように調合し、同様の方法で酸化物焼結体を作製した。
表1の結果より、実施例1~7では、インジウムおよびガリウムを酸化物として含有し、かつ窒素を含有し、亜鉛を含有しない酸化物焼結体であって、ガリウム含有量がGa/(In+Ga)原子数比で0.20以上0.60に制御された酸化物焼結体の特性を示した。実施例1~7の酸化物焼結体は、窒化ガリウム粉末重量比が0.01~0.60になるよう配合された結果、その窒素濃度は1×1019atoms/cm3以上となっていることがわかる。得られた焼結体は、実施例1~7のガリウム含有量がGa/(In+Ga)原子数比で0.20~0.60では6.0g/cm3以上の高い焼結体密度を示すことがわかる。
Claims (13)
- インジウムおよびガリウムを酸化物として含有し、
前記ガリウムの含有量がGa/(In+Ga)原子数比で0.20以上0.60以下であり、窒素を含有し、亜鉛を含有しない酸化物焼結体であって、
ウルツ型構造のGaN相を実質的に含まないことを特徴とする酸化物焼結体。 - 前記ガリウムの含有量がGa/(In+Ga)原子数比で0.20以上0.35以下である請求項1に記載の酸化物焼結体。
- 窒素濃度が1×1019atoms/cm3以上である請求項1又は2に記載の酸化物焼結体。
- ビックスバイト型構造のIn2O3相と、In2O3相以外の生成相としてβ-Ga2O3型構造のGaInO3相、あるいはβ-Ga2O3型構造のGaInO3相と(Ga,In)2O3相によって構成される請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の酸化物焼結体。
- 下記の式1で定義されるβ-Ga2O3型構造のGaInO3相のX線回折ピーク強度比が30%以上98%以下の範囲である請求項4に記載の酸化物焼結体。
100×I[GaInO3相(111)]/{I[In2O3相(400)]+I[GaInO3相(111)]} [%]・・・・式1 - β-Ga2O3型構造のGa2O3相を含まない請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の酸化物焼結体。
- 酸素体積分率が20%を超える雰囲気中における常圧焼結法によって焼結される請求項1から6のいずれかに記載の酸化物焼結体。
- 請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の酸化物焼結体を加工して得られるスパッタリング用ターゲット。
- 請求項8に記載のスパッタリング用ターゲットを用いてスパッタリング法によって基板上に形成された後、熱処理された非晶質の酸化物半導体薄膜。
- インジウムとガリウムを酸化物として含有し、窒素を含有し、亜鉛を含有しない非晶質の酸化物半導体薄膜であって、
ガリウムの含有量がGa/(In+Ga)原子数比で0.20以上0.60以下であり、かつ窒素濃度が1×1018atoms/cm3以上であり、
キャリア移動度が10cm2V-1sec-1以上である非晶質の酸化物半導体薄膜。 - 前記ガリウムの含有量がGa/(In+Ga)原子数比で0.20以上0.35以下である請求項10に記載の非晶質の酸化物半導体薄膜。
- キャリア濃度が3×1018cm-3以下である請求項9から11のいずれかに記載の非晶質の酸化物半導体薄膜。
- キャリア移動度が20cm2V-1sec-1以上である請求項9から11のいずれかに記載の非晶質の酸化物半導体薄膜。
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