SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE

Abstract

In the present invention, an alkaline first etching liquid is fed to a substrate, whereby an etching target representing a silicon monocrystal and/or polysilicon is etched. An alkaline second etching liquid is fed to the substrate after or before the first etching liquid is fed to the substrate, whereby the etching target is etched, the second etching liquid containing a compound that inhibits contact between hydroxide ions and the etching target, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the etching speed with respect to the (110) face, the (100) face, and the (111) face of silicon being smaller in the second etching liquid than in the first etching liquid, and the maximum value of the etching speed being smaller in the second etching liquid than in the first etching liquid.

Description

Claims

1. A substrate processing method to process a substrate including an etching target that represents at least one of silicon single crystal and polysilicon, the substrate processing method comprising: a first etching step of etching the etching target by supplying the substrate with alkaline first etching liquid; anda second etching step of etching the etching target by supplying the substrate with alkaline second etching liquid before or after the first etching liquid is supplied to the substrate, the second etching liquid containing a chemical compound that inhibits contact of a hydroxide ion and the etching target, the second etching liquid having a smaller difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of etching speeds for a (110) plane, a (100) plane, and a (111) plane of silicon than that of the first etching liquid, the second etching liquid having the maximum value of the etching speeds smaller than that of the first etching liquid.

2. The substrate processing method according to claim 1, wherein the second etching step includes a step of replacing the first etching liquid that is in contact with the substrate with the second etching liquid by supplying the second etching liquid to the substrate.

3. The substrate processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first etching liquid is alkaline etching liquid containing the chemical compound andthe first etching liquid and the second etching liquid differ from each other in at least one of composition, concentration, and temperature.

4. The substrate processing method according to claim 1, wherein the second etching step includes at least one of a step of mixing the chemical compound with the first etching liquid that is in contact with the substrate and a step of mixing the first etching liquid with a chemical-compound-containing liquid in a state in which the chemical-compound-containing liquid that contains the chemical compound is in contact with the substrate.

5. The substrate processing method according to claim 1, comprising a repetition step of performing one cycle including the first etching step and the second etching step a plurality of times.

6. A substrate processing apparatus to process a substrate including an etching target that represents at least one of silicon single crystal and polysilicon, the substrate processing apparatus comprising: a substrate holding unit that holds the substrate;a first etching unit that etches the etching target by supplying the substrate held by the substrate holding unit with alkaline first etching liquid; anda second etching unit that etches the etching target by supplying the substrate held by the substrate holding unit with alkaline second etching liquid before or after the first etching liquid is supplied to the substrate, the second etching liquid containing a chemical compound that inhibits contact of a hydroxide ion and the etching target, the second etching liquid having a smaller difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of etching speeds for a (110) plane, a (100) plane, and a (111) plane of silicon than that of the first etching liquid, the second etching liquid having the maximum value of the etching speeds smaller than that of the first etching liquid.