The invention, in various embodiments, relates generally to methods for selectively permeating self-assembled block copolymers with metal oxides to form metal oxide structures, to methods of forming semiconductor structures using such metal oxide structures, and to semiconductor structures including the metal oxide structures.
The economics (i.e., cost per die) of electronic components improves significantly as feature size becomes smaller. As the size of device features becomes ever smaller, conventional lithographic processes become increasingly more difficult and expensive to use. Therefore, significant challenges are encountered in the fabrication of nanostructures, particularly structures having a feature size of less than 50 nm.
It is possible to fabricate isolated or semi-dense structures at this scale using a conventional lithographic process such as, for example, nanoimprint lithography, laser interferometry, extreme ultraviolet interference lithography, shadow mask lithography, e-beam lithography, or scanning-probe-microscopy-based lithography. However, such techniques are limited because the exposure tools are extremely expensive or extremely slow and, further, may not be amenable to formation of structures having dimensions of less than 50 nm.
The development of new processes and materials is of increasing importance in making fabrication of small-scale devices easier, less expensive, and more versatile. One example of a method of patterning that addresses some of the drawbacks of conventional lithographic techniques is block copolymer lithography, where use is made of polymer masks derived from self-assembly of block copolymers. Block copolymers are known to form nano-scale microdomains by microphase separation. When cast on a substrate and annealed, block copolymers form nano-scale periodic patterns that may be useful as an etch mask in semiconductor device fabrication. Such ordered patterns of isolated nano-sized structural units formed by the self-assembled block copolymers may potentially be used for fabricating periodic nano-scale structural units and, therefore, have promising applications in semiconductor, optical, and magnetic devices. Dimensions of the structural units so formed are typically in the range of 5 nm to 50 nm, which dimensions are extremely difficult to define using conventional lithographic techniques. The size and shape of these domains may be controlled by manipulating the molecular weight and composition of the copolymer. Additionally, the interfaces between these domains have widths on the order of 1 nm to 5 nm and may be controlled by changing the chemical composition of the blocks of the copolymers. However, the domains of the self-assembling block copolymers often have little or no etch selectivity for one another. Therefore, improving etch selectivity of the self-assembled domains is desirable.
Buriak and Chai, “Assembly of Aligned Linear Metallic Patterns on Silicon,” Nature Nanotechnology, 2, 500-506 (August 2007), discloses forming aligned metal lines by metal loading self-assembled monolayers of aligned, horizontal block copolymer cylinders using an aqueous solution of an anionic metal complex.
Cha et al., “Biometric Approaches for Fabricating High-Density Nanopatterned Arrays,” Chem. Mater., 19, 839-843 (2007) discloses using the self-assembling properties of AB diblock copolymers to make polymer thin films as nanometer etch masks. A more etch-resistant film is formed by enriching the domains within the block polymer thin films with metals such as silicon.
Chai and Buriak, “Using Cylindrical Domains of Block Copolymers to Self-Assemble and Align Metallic Nanowires,” ACS Nano, 2 (3), 489-501 (2008), discloses metal ion loading of self-aligned polystyrene-poly(2-vinylpyridine) block copolymers on silicon surfaces using aqueous solutions of anionic metal complexes. The basic poly(2-vinylpyridine) is protonated, rendering it cationic so that electrostatic attraction leads to a high local concentration of metal complexes within the poly(2-vinylpyridine) domain. A plasma etching process is performed to remove the polymer and form metallic nanowires.
To achieve higher-density circuits, storage devices, or displays, there is a need for less expensive fabrication techniques which are suitable for fabricating complex devices with the required enhanced density and reliable addressability of elements to meet future demands.
As discussed in further detail below, in some embodiments, the present invention comprises methods of selective permeation or impregnation of metal oxides into a self-assembled block copolymer and methods of forming metal oxide structures utilizing the controlled formation of block copolymers. In other embodiments, the present invention includes a semiconductor structure including a pattern of such metal oxide structures.
As used herein, the term “substrate” means and includes a base material or construction upon which materials are formed. The substrate may be a semiconductor substrate, a base semiconductor layer on a supporting structure, a metal electrode or a semiconductor substrate having one or more layers, structures or regions formed thereon. The substrate may be a conventional silicon substrate or other bulk substrate comprising a layer of semiconductive material. As used herein, the term “bulk substrate” means and includes not only silicon wafers, but also silicon-on-insulator (“SOI”) substrates, such as silicon-on-sapphire (“SOS”) substrates and silicon-on-glass (“SOG”) substrates, epitaxial layers of silicon on a base semiconductor foundation, and other semiconductor or optoelectronic materials, such as silicon-germanium, germanium, gallium arsenide, gallium nitride, and indium phosphide. The substrate may be doped or undoped.
As used herein, the term “block copolymer” means and includes polymers that include one or more long sequences (i.e., “blocks”) of the same monomeric unit(s) covalently bound to one or more long sequences (i.e., “blocks”) of unlike type, for example, including differing monomeric unit(s). A wide variety of block copolymers are contemplated herein including diblock copolymers (copolymers having two blocks), triblock copolymers (copolymers having three blocks), multiblock copolymers (copolymers having more than three blocks), and combinations thereof.
The term “phase separation,” as used herein means and includes the properties by which homogenous polymers or homogenous segments of a block copolymer aggregate mutually, and heterogeneous polymers or heterogeneous segments separate into distinct domains.
The term “annealing” or “anneal” as used herein means and includes treatment of the block copolymer so as to enable sufficient phase separation between the two or more different polymeric block components of the block copolymer to faun an ordered pattern defined by repeating structural units. Annealing of the block copolymer in the present invention may be achieved by various methods known in the art, including, but not limited to: thermal annealing (either in a vacuum or in an inert atmosphere containing nitrogen or argon), solvent vapor-assisted annealing (either at or above room temperature), or supercritical fluid-assisted annealing. As a specific example, thermal annealing of the block copolymer may be conducted by exposing the block copolymer to an elevated temperature that is above the glass transition temperature (Tg), but below the degradation temperature (Td) of the block copolymer, as described in greater detail hereinafter. Other conventional annealing methods not described herein may also be utilized.
The term “preferential wetting,” as used herein, means and includes wetting of a block copolymer wherein one block of the block copolymer will wet a contacting surface at an interface more easily than the other block(s).
The following description provides specific details, such as material types, material thicknesses, and processing conditions in order to provide a thorough description of embodiments of the invention. However, a person of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the embodiments of the invention may be practiced without employing these specific details. Indeed, the embodiments of the invention may be practiced in conjunction with conventional semiconductor fabrication techniques employed in the industry. In addition, the description provided below does not form a complete process flow for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which the metal oxide structure is present, and the semiconductor devices described below do not form a complete electronic device. Only those process acts and metal oxide structures or semiconductor devices necessary to understand the embodiments of the invention are described in detail below. Additional processing acts to form a complete semiconductor device from the metal oxide structures or to form a complete electronic device from the semiconductor device may be performed by conventional fabrication techniques, which are not described herein.
The materials described herein may be formed by any suitable technique including, but not limited to, spin coating, blanket coating, chemical vapor deposition (“CVD”), atomic layer deposition (“ALD”), plasma enhanced ALD, or physical vapor deposition (“PVD”). Alternatively, the materials may be grown in situ. Depending on the specific material to be formed, the technique for depositing or growing the material may be selected by a person of ordinary skill in the art. While the materials described and illustrated herein may be formed as layers, the materials are not limited thereto and may be formed in other three-dimensional configurations.
Reference will now be made to the figures, wherein like numerals represent like elements. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
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The block copolymer material 112 may include at least two copolymer blocks that are substantially immiscible in one another. By way of non-limiting example, the block copolymer material 112 may be a diblock copolymer that includes a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, which may be capable of undergoing phase separation, which is described in further detail below. The block copolymer material 112 may include the hydrophilic block and the hydrophobic block at a ratio in a range of from about 80:20 by weight to about 50:50 by weight and, more specifically, at a ratio of about 70:30 by weight.
The hydrophilic block may include a polymer formulated for swelling or wetting upon contact with a solvent, such as an alcohol. By way of non-limiting example, the hydrophilic block polymer may include polyvinylpyridine (PVP), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly(ethylene oxide)-co-poly(propylene oxide) di- or multiblock copolymers, poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol), poly(acrylic acid), poly(ethyloxazoline), a poly(alkylacrylate), poly(acrylamide), a poly(N-alkylacrylamide), a poly(N,N-dialkylacrylamide), poly(propylene glycol) (PPG), poly(propylene oxide), partially or fully hydrolyzed poly(vinyl alcohol), dextran, and copolymers and combinations thereof.
The hydrophobic block may include a polymer insoluble in the solvent, such as an alcohol, which results in swelling or wetting the hydrophilic block upon contact. As a non-limiting example, the hydrophobic block may include polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polychloroprene (CR), a polyvinyl ether, poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), a polysiloxane, a polyurethane (PU), a polyacrylate, a polyacrylamide, and copolymers and mixtures thereof.
By way of non-limiting example, block copolymer materials 112 that may be used for forming the self-assembled copolymer may include polystyrene-block-polyvinylpyridine (PS-b-PVP), polystyrene-block-polymethylmethacrylate (PS-b-PMMA), polyethyleneoxide-block-polyisoprene (PEO-b-PI), polyethyleneoxide-block-polybutadiene (PEO-b-PBD), polyethyleneoxide-block-polystyrene (PEO-b-PS), polyethyleneoxide-block-polymethylmethacrylate (PEO-b-PMMA), polyethyleneoxide-block-polyethylethylene (PEO-b-PEE), polystyrene-block-polyisoprene (PS-b-PI), polystyrene-block-polybutadiene (PS-b-PBD), polystyrene-block-polyferrocenyldimethylsilane (PS-b-PFS), polybutadiene-block-polyvinylpyridine (PBD-b-PVP), and polyisoprene-block-polymethylmethacrylate (PI-b-PMMA). As described above, the block copolymer may be a diblock copolymer. However, block copolymers having three (a triblock copolymer) or more (a multiblock copolymer) blocks may also be used. One example of a triblock copolymer includes, but is not limited to, poly(styrene-block methyl methacrylate-block-ethylene oxide). Multiblock copolymers may have three or more blocks selected from the following: polystyrene, polymethylmethacrylate, polyethyleneoxide, polyisoprene, polybutadiene, poly lactic acid, polyvinylpyridine, and combinations thereof.
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Each of the domains 118 includes self-aggregated minority block portions of polymer chains held together by a non-covalent bond and is aligned parallel to an axis of the trench 110. By way of non-limiting example, phase separation of the block copolymer material 112 may result in the formation of a self-assembled film 116 including an ordered array 117 of domains 118 surrounded by the matrix 120. For example, where the block copolymer material 112 includes the hydrophilic block and the hydrophobic block, the domains 118 may include the hydrophilic block, and the matrix 120 may include the hydrophobic block. The number of domains 118 may be determined by the width of the trench 110 together with the inherent periodicity (Lo). Based on the periodicity (Lo) of the copolymer, the width of the trench 110 may be controlled to form a number (n) of trenches determined width/periodicity, which may be for example, sufficient to form a number of domains 118 in a range of from about one to about fifty (50). Additionally, an interface material 122 including the hydrophilic block may form at an interface between the matrix 120 and the underlying material of the insulative material 108.
For the sake of clarity, the domains 118 are shown in
In some embodiments, the block copolymer material 112 may be heated to a temperature at or above a glass transition temperature and below a decomposition temperature of the copolymer blocks either in a vacuum or in an inert atmosphere, to cause the block copolymer material 112 to phase separate and form the self-assembled film 116. The inert atmosphere may include, by way of non-limiting example, nitrogen or argon. For example, the block copolymer material 112 may be heated to a temperature in a range of from about 130° C. to about 275° C.
In additional embodiments, the block copolymer material 112 may be exposed to a solvent vapor to cause phase separation and the formation of ordered domains 118. The solvent vapor may be formed by converting a solvent capable of initiating phase separation to the gas phase. By way of non-limiting example, the solvent vapor may be formed from toluene, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, and combinations thereof For example, the block copolymer material 112 may be annealed exposing the block copolymer material 112 to toluene vapor at a temperature of greater than or equal to about 24° C.
By way of non-limiting example, when the copolymer block material 112 is polystyrene-block-polyvinylpyridine, the polyvinylpyridine may preferentially wet the lower surface 111 and sidewalls 113 of the trench 110 during the annealing process, while the polystyrene may preferentially wet the air interface, resulting in the formation of the interface material 122 of polyvinylpyridine as well as repeating cylindrical domains 118 including polyvinylpyridine, each having an axis 125 parallel to an axis of the trench 110 and disposed within the matrix 120 including polystyrene.
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In some embodiments, the swelling agent comprises polar solvent, such as an alcohol, and may be applied to form the swollen domains 126 prior to exposure to a metal oxide precursor. In additional embodiments, the swelling agent may include only the metal oxide precursor 124, or may include a mixture of a solvent, such as a polar solvent, and the metal oxide precursor 124, and may selectively solubilize or permeate the domains 118 (
By way of non-limiting example, the self-assembled film 116 (
Additionally, the swelling agent including the metal oxide precursor 124 may be applied to the self-assembled film 116 as a mixture of an alcohol, such as methanol, ethanol, or isopropanol, and titanium tetraisopropoxide having a volumetric ratio of about 2:1. As another non-limiting example, the swelling agent may be poly (dimethylsiloxane) dissolved in a solvent, which may be applied over the domains 118 by, for example, by spin-casting, and may be heated to about 80° C. and soaked for at least 6 hours to selectively permeate the domains 118.
In additional embodiments, the swelling agent may include a neat metal oxide precursor 124 such as, for example, tetraethylorthosilicate, which may be applied to the self-assembled film 116 in the absence of another solvent. Upon contact with the self-assembled film 116, the metal oxide precursor 124 of the swelling agent may be absorbed into the domains 118 (
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As a result of removing the matrix 120, and optionally, the polymer material remaining in the swollen domains 126 and the interface material 122, a pattern 132 of laterally spaced metal oxide structures 130 may remain on the surface of the semiconductor structure 100. The metal oxide structures 130 may include a metal oxide material. The metal oxide structures 130 may be laterally spaced from one another by a distance d2 (i.e., the center-to-center distance between metal oxide structures 130), which may be about one-half the distance d1 (i.e., the center-to-center distance between swollen domains 126 shown in
Additionally, a portion of the matrix 120 may be removed using a conventional calcination process in a reactive ambient gas, such as oxygen or ammonia, to remove remaining organic residues. The resulting metal oxide structures 130 may be densified or hardened in comparison to the swelled domains 126 (
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After removing the exposed portion of the insulative material 108, a portion of the semiconductive material 106 exposed through the apertures 134 may be selectively removed with respect to the metal oxide structures 130 using a dry plasma reactive ion etching (RIE) process. Subsequently, the underlying dielectric material 104 exposed through the apertures 134 may be removed using, for example, a dry plasma reactive ion etching (RIE) process. The semiconductive material 106 and the dielectric material 104 exposed through the apertures 134 may be removed using a single dry etching process or multiple dry etching processes.
The following examples serve to illustrate embodiments of the present invention in more detail. These examples are not to be construed as being exhaustive or exclusive as to the scope of this invention.
In each of the examples, a sample including a self-assembled film formed within trenches in a silicon dioxide material was used. To form the sample, a plurality of trenches having a width of about 200 nm were formed in a silicon dioxide material over and in contact with a polycrystalline silicon substrate using conventional deposition process and patterning processes. A polystyrene-block-polyvinylpyridine block (PS-b-PVP) copolymer material was spin-cast over the plurality of trenches in the silicon dioxide material to fill each of the trenches. The PS-b-PVP block copolymer was then heated to a temperature of about 200° C. to anneal the PS-b-PVP into a self-assembled film including ordered polyvinylpyridine (PVP) domains surrounded by a polystyrene (PS) matrix within each of the plurality of trenches. Each of the ordered PVP domains may have a width of about 20 nm.
After annealing the PS-b-PVP block copolymer material, the sample was immersed in tetraethylorthosilicate for about 2 hours at a temperature of about 25° C. in air ambient while the tetraethylorthosilicate was absorbed into the PVP block polymer without substantially absorbing into the PS matrix, which caused swelling of the PVP block polymer.
Excess tetraethylorthosilicate (i.e., tetraethylorthosilicate which was not absorbed into the PVP block polymer) was removed from the sample using a spin-off process performed at about 3000 RPM for about 3 minutes. The tetraethylorthosilicate within the PVP block polymer was immersed and stirred in a deionized water bath for about 10 minutes at a temperature of about 70° C. to form silicon dioxide lines.
A rapid thermal anneal was performed to develop the silicon dioxide lines exposing the silicon dioxide lines to ozone at a temperature of about 85° C. for about 10 minutes and, thereafter, performing an oxygen plasma etching process for about 20 seconds.
After annealing the PS-b-PVP block copolymer material, the sample was placed in a solution including a mixture of 2 parts by volume ethanol and 1 part by volume titanium tetra(isopropoxide). For about 1 hour, the self-assembled film was exposed to the ethanol/titanium tetra(isopropoxide) solution, which permeated the PVP block copolymer without substantially permeating the PS matrix, causing the ordered PVP domains to swell.
After exposure to the ethanol/titanium tetra (isopropoxide) solution, the self-assembled film was rinsed with ethanol to remove residual polymer material and was air dried. The sample was then exposed to water vapor at a temperature of about 25° C. for about 16 hours, which resulted in conversion of titanium tetra (isopropoxide) to titanium oxide within the ordered PVP domains.
A reactive ion etching process was performed using oxygen gas at a flow rate of about 20 sccm, a pressure of 50 mTorr, at about 34 Watts for about 120 seconds to remove the PS from the sample. To removed residues and reveal titanium oxide lines, an etching process using tetrafluoromethane (CF4) gas at a flow rate of about 100 sccm was performed.
After annealing, the sample was exposed to a solution of tetraethylorthosilicate at about 24.0° C. for about 1 hour to enable the tetraethylorthosilicate to selectively penetrate the PVP domains The sample was then exposed to water vapor at a temperature of about 60.0° C. in the sealed reactor chamber for about 16 hours. After exposure to the water vapor, the TEOS within the PVP domains had been converted to silicon dioxide to form a plurality of silicon dioxide lines in the trenches.
A reactive ion etching process was performed using oxygen gas at a flow rate of about 20 sccm, a pressure of 50 mTorr, at about 34 Watts for about 120 seconds to remove the PS from the sample revealing silicon dioxide lines.
After annealing the PS-b-PVP block copolymer material, a layer of tetraethylorthosilicate was applied over the self-assembled film for about 2 hours to enable the tetraethylorthosilicate to permeate the PVP domains. Excess tetraethylorthosilicate was removed by spinning the sample at about 3000 rpm for about 3 seconds. Immediately after removal of the tetraethylorthosilicate, the sample was immersed in water at a temperature of about 70.0° C. for about 10 minutes.
The sample was dried and exposed to a vapor stream including 10% ozone/oxygen and was heated to a temperature of about 85.0° C. for about 10 minutes. The sample was dried and exposed to an oxygen plasma at a pressure of about 100 mTorr, at about 300 Watts for about 20 seconds. After treatment with the oxygen plasma, silicon dioxide lines were revealed in the PVP domains.
While the invention may be susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and have been described in detail herein. However, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, the invention encompasses all modifications, variations and alternatives falling within the scope of the invention as defined by the following appended claims and their legal equivalents.
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/259,921, filed Oct. 28, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,097,175, issued Jan. 17, 2012, for METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PERMEATING A SELF-ASSEMBLED BLOCK COPOLYMER, METHOD FOR FORMING METAL OXIDE STRUCTURES, METHOD FOR FORMING A METAL OXIDE PATTERN, AND METHOD FOR PATTERNING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE. This application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/766,663, filed Jun. 21, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,294,139, issued Oct. 23, 2012, for MULTILAYER ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS, STRUCTURES AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME. This application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/787,928, filed Apr. 18, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,959,975, issued Jun. 14, 2011, for METHODS OF PATTERNING A SUBSTRATE. The disclosure of each of the foregoing documents is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. This patent is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/157,838, filed Jun. 10, 2011, pending, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/613,358, filed Sep. 13, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,551,808, issued Oct. 8, 2013.
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