Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium
There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including pre-treating a surface of an insulating film formed on a substrate by supplying a precursor containing a first element and a halogen element to the substrate; and forming a film containing the first element and a second element on the pre-treated surface of the insulating film by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including supplying the precursor to the substrate; and supplying a reactant containing the second element to the substrate, wherein the act of supplying the precursor and the act of supplying the reactant are performed non-simultaneously.
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
pre-treating a surface of an insulating film formed on a substrate by supplying a precursor containing a first element and a halogen element to the substrate for a first time; purging the chamber after pre-treating the surface of the insulating film; and
forming a film containing the first element and a second element on the pre-treated surface of the insulating film by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including:
supplying the precursor to the substrate by re-introducing the precursor gas to the purged chamber for a second time less than the first time; and
supplying a reactant containing the second element to the substrate, wherein the act of supplying the precursor and the act of supplying the reactant are performed non-simultaneously, and
wherein the precursor is nitrogen-free.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a supply condition of the precursor in the act of pre-treating the surface of the insulating film is different from a supply condition of the precursor per performance of the cycle in the act of forming the film.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a supply time period of the precursor in the act of pre-treating the surface of the insulating film is set to be longer than a supply time period of the precursor per performance of the cycle in the act of forming the film.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a supply flow rate of the precursor in the act of pre-treating the surface of the insulating film is set to be greater than a supply flow rate of the precursor in the act of forming the film.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a pressure of a space where the substrate exists when the precursor is supplied in the act of pre-treating the surface of the insulating film is set to be greater than a pressure of a space where the substrate exists when the precursor is supplied in the act of forming the film.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of pre-treating the surface of the insulating film includes forming a seed layer on the surface of the insulating film.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of pre-treating the surface of the insulating film includes forming a seed layer containing the halogen element on the surface of the insulating film.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of pre-treating the surface of the insulating film includes forming a seed layer containing the first element and the halogen element on the surface of the insulating film.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the seed layer is greater than or equal to 0.05 nm and smaller than or equal to 0.2 nm.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cycle further includes supplying a reactant containing a third element to the substrate, and
wherein a film containing the first element, the second element, and the third element is formed on the pre-treated surface of the insulating film by performing the cycle the predetermined number of times in the act of forming the film.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cycle further includes supplying a reactant containing a fourth element to the substrate, and
wherein a film containing the first element, the second element, the third element, and the fourth element is formed on the pre-treated surface of the insulating film by performing the cycle the predetermined number of times in the act of forming the film.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first element includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a semiconductor element and a metal element, and the halogen element includes at least one selected from a group consisting of Cl and F.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second element includes at least one selected from a group consisting of C, N, O, and B.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the insulating film includes at least one selected from a group consisting of an oxide-based insulating film and a nitride-based insulating film.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the film containing the first element and the second element is greater than or equal to 1 nm and smaller than or equal to 10 nm.
16. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:
a process chamber configured to accommodate a substrate;
a first supply system configured to supply a precursor containing a first element and a halogen element to the substrate in the process chamber;
a second supply system configured to supply a reactant containing a second element to the substrate in the process chamber; and
a control unit configured to control the first supply system and the second supply system to perform a process including:
pre-treating a surface of an insulating film formed on the substrate in the process chamber by supplying the precursor to the substrate for a first time; purging the chamber after pre-treating the surface of the insulating film; and
forming a film containing the first element and the second element on the pre-treated surface of the insulating film by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including:
supplying the precursor to the substrate in the process chamber; and
supplying the reactant to the substrate in the process chamber by re-introducing the precursor gas to the purged chamber for a second time less than the first time,
wherein the act of supplying the precursor and the act of supplying the reactant are performed non-simultaneously, and
wherein the precursor is nitrogen-free.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform processes of:
pre-treating a surface of an insulating film formed on a substrate by supplying a precursor containing a first element and a halogen element to the substrate for a first time; purging the chamber after pre-treating the surface of the insulating film; and
forming a film containing the first element and a second element on the pre-treated surface of the insulating film by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including:
supplying the precursor to the substrate; and
supplying a reactant containing the second element to the substrate by re-introducing the precursor gas to the purged chamber for a second time less than the first time,
wherein the act of supplying the precursor and the act of supplying the reactant are performed non-simultaneously, and
wherein the precursor is nitrogen-free.