• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.131-136
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• 2000

We have investigated the slurry induced metallic contaminations of undoped and doped silicate oxides surface on CMP cleaning process. The metallic contaminations by CMP slurry were evaluated in four different oxide films, such as plasma enhanced tetra-ethyl-orthyo-silicate glass(PE-TEOS), O3 boro-phos-pho-silicate glass(O3-BPSG), PE-BPSG, and phospho-silicate glass(PSG). All films were polished with KOH-based slurry prior to entering the post-CMP cleaner. The Total X-Ray fluorescence(TXRF) measurements showed that all oxide surfaces are heavily contaminated by potassium and calcium during polishing which is due to a CMP slurry. The polished O3-BPSG films presented higher potassium and calcium contaminations compared to PE-TEOS because of a mobile ions gettering ability of phosphorus. For PSG oxides, the slurry induced mobile ion contamination increased with an increase of phosphorus contents. In addition, the polishing removal rate of PSG oxides had a linear relationship as a function of phosphorus contents.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2000.05b
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• pp.171-174
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• 2000

We have investigated the CMP slurry properties of silicate oxide thin films surface on CMP cleaning process. The metallic contaminations by CMP slurry were evaluated in four different oxide films, such as plasma enhanced tetra-ethyl-ortho-silicate glass(PE-TEOS), $O_3$ boro-phospho silicate giass( $O_3$-BPSG), PE-BPSG, and phospho-silicate glass(PSG). All films were polished with KOH-based slurry prior to entering the post-CMP cleaner. The Total X-Ray Fluorescence(TXRF) measurements showed that all oxide surfaces are heavily contaminated by potassium and calcium during polishing, which is due to a CMP slurry. The polished $O_3$-BPSG films presented higher potassium and calcium contaminations compared to PE-TEOS because of a mobile ions gettering ability of phosphorus. For PSG oxides, the slurry induced mobile ion contamination increased with an increase of phosphorus contents.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.569-569
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• 2013

대부분의 태양전지 공정은 퍼니스와 레이저 도핑 공정이 중요한 공정 중 하나다. 퍼니스 도핑공정의 경우 저농도 도핑영역에 선택적으로 고농도 도핑영역을 형성하기가 일반적으로 어렵다. 레이저를 사용한 선택적 도핑의 경우 고가의 레이저 장비가 요구되어지며, 레이저 도핑 후 고온의 에너지로 인한 웨이퍼의 구조적 손상 문제를 야기한다. 본 연구는 저가이면서 새로운 구조의 대기압 플라즈마 제트를 개발하였고, 이를 통한 선택적 도핑에 관한 연구를 하였다. 대기압 플라즈마 제트는 Ar 가스를 주입하여 저주파(1~100 kHz) 전원을 인가하여 플라즈마를 발생시키는 구조로 제작하였다. 웨이퍼는 P-type shallow 도핑 된(120 Ohm/square) PSG (Phosphorus Silicate Glass)가 제거되지 않은 웨이퍼를 사용하였다. 대기압 플라즈마 도핑 공정 처리시간은 15 s, 30 s, 플라즈마 발생 전류는 40 mA, 70 mA로 처리하였다. 웨이퍼의 도핑프로파일은 SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy)측정을 하여 분석을 진행하였으며, 도핑 후 도핑프로파일을 통하여 면저항등 전기적 특성을 파악하였다. 도펀트인 PSG (Phosphorus Silicate Glass)에 대기압 플라즈마 제트로 도핑공정을 처리한 결과 전류가 상승함에 따라, 도핑 처리시간이 길어짐에 따라서 도핑깊이가 깊어지고, 면저항이 낮아짐을 확인하였다. 대기압 플라즈마 도핑 후 웨이퍼의 구조적 손상파악을 위한 SEM (Secondary Emission Microscopy) 측정결과 도핑 전과 후 웨이퍼의 표면구조는 차이가 없음을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.17-18
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• 2006

고상 확산 방법을 이용하여 얕은 소스/드레인 접합을 가지는 SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator) MOSFET 소자를 제작하였다. 확산원으로는 PSG(Phosphorus silicate glass) 박막과 PBF(Poly Boron Film) 박막이 각각 n, p-type 소자 형성을 위해 사용되었다. 얕은 접합 형성을 위하여 급속 열처리 방법(RTA: Rapid Thermal Annealing)을 이용하여 PSG와 PBF로부터 인과 붕소를 SOI MOSFET 소자의 소스/드레인으로 확산시켰다. 또한, 소자 특성 개선을 위한 후 속 열처리 공정으로 희석된 수소 분위기 중에서 FA(Furnace Annealing)를 실시하였다. SPD 기술을 적용하여 10 nm 이하의 매우 얕은 p-n 접합을 형성할 수 있었고, 양호한 다이오드 특성을 얻을 수 있었다. 또한, SPD 방법으로 결함이 없는 접합 형성이 가능하며, 소자 제작 공정의 최적화를 통해 차세대 CMOS 소자로 기대되는 SOI MOSFET를 성공적으로 제작할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.238-244
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• 2013

Doping process using laser is an important process in fabrication of solar cell for heat treatment. However, the process of using the furnace is difficult to form a selective emitter doping region. The case of using a selective emitter laser doping is required an expensive laser equipment and induce the wafer's structure damage due to high temperature. This study, we fabricated a new costly plasma source. Through this, we research the selective emitter doping. We fabricated that the atmospheric pressure plasma jet injected Ar gas is inputted a low frequency (a few tens kHz). We used shallow doping wafers existing PSG (Phosphorus Silicate Glass) on the shallow doping CZ P-type wafer. Atmospheric plasma treatment time was 15 s and 30 s, and current for making the plasma is 40 mA and 70 mA. We investigated a doping profile by using SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy) and we grasp the sheet resistance of electrical character by using doping profile. As result of experiment, prolonged doping process time and highly plasma current occur a deeper doping depth, moreover improve sheet resistance. We grasped the wafer's surface damage after atmospheric pressure plasma doping by using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy). We check that wafer's surface is not changed after plasma doping and atmospheric pressure doping width is broaden by increase of plasma treatment time and current.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.34-41
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• 1984

MOEN/MO double layer which is to be used It)r the RMOS (refractory metal oxide semiconductor) gate material has been fabricated by means of low temperature reactive sputtering in N2 and Ar mixture. Good Mo2N film was obtained in the volumetric mixture of Ar:N2=95:5. The sheet resistance of the fabricated Mo7N film was about 1.20 - 1.28 ohms/square, which is about an order of magnitude lower than that of polysilicon film, and this would enable to improve the operational speed of devices fabricated with this material. When PSG (phosphorus silicate glass) was used as impurity diffusion source for the source and drain of the RMOSFET in the N2 atmosphere at about 110$0^{\circ}C$, the Mo2N was reduced to Mo resulting in much smaller sheet resistance of about 0.38 ohm/square. The threshold voltage of the RMOSFET fabricated in our experiment was - 1.5 V, and both depletion and enhancement mode RMOSFETs could be obtained.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.480.1-480.1
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• 2014

In this study, we suggest the new emitter formation applied solid phase epitaxy (SPE) growth process using rapid thermal process (RTP). Preferentially, we describe the SPE growth of intrinsic a-Si thin film through RTP heat treatment by radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (RF-PECVD). Phase transition of intrinsic a-Si thin films were taken place under $600^{\circ}C$ for 5 min annealing condition measured by spectroscopic ellipsometer (SE) applied to effective medium approximation (EMA). We confirmed the SPE growth using high resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) analysis. Similarly, phase transition of P doped a-Si thin films were arisen $700^{\circ}C$ for 1 min, however, crystallinity is lower than intrinsic a-Si thin films. It is referable to the interference of the dopant. Based on this, we fabricated 16.7% solar cell to apply emitter layer formed SPE growth of P doped a-Si thin films using RTP. We considered that is a relative short process time compare to make the phosphorus emitter such as diffusion using furnace. Also, it is causing process simplification that can be omitted phosphorus silicate glass (PSG) removal and edge isolation process.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.120-123
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• 2014

Thermal doping method using furnace is generally used for solar-cell wafer doping. It takes a lot of time and high cost and use toxic gas. Generally selective emitter doping using laser, but laser is very high equipment and induce the wafer's structure damage. In this study, we apply atmospheric pressure plasma for solar-cell wafer doping. We fabricated that the atmospheric pressure plasma jet injected Ar gas is inputted a low frequency (1 kHz ~ 100 kHz). We used shallow doping wafers existing PSG (Phosphorus Silicate Glass) on the shallow doping CZ P-type wafer (120 ohm/square). SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy) are used for measuring wafer doping depth and concentration of phosphorus. We check that wafer's surface is not changed after plasma doping and atmospheric pressure doping width is broaden by increase of plasma treatment time and current.