Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate having an oxide film formed on a surface of the substrate;

performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate, a process of supplying a carbon-containing gas to the substrate, and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate and a process of supplying a gas containing carbon and nitrogen to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas containing carbon to the substrate and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, the oxide film being used as an oxygen source to form a nitride layer containing oxygen and carbon as a seed layer on the oxide film; and

forming a nitride film containing no oxygen and carbon as a first film on the seed layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the act of forming the first film, a cycle of simultaneously or non-simultaneously performing the process of supplying the precursor gas to the substrate and the process of supplying the nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate is performed a predetermined number of times.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the seed layer is set within a range from 0.05 nm to 0.3 nm.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the seed layer is set within a range from 0.1 nm to 0.2 nm.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate, a process of supplying a carbon-containing gas to the substrate, and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate and a process of supplying a gas containing carbon and nitrogen to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas containing carbon to the substrate and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, to form a nitride layer containing carbon as an intermediate layer on the first film; and

forming a nitride film containing no oxygen and carbon as a second film on the intermediate layer.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein, in the act of forming the second film, a cycle of simultaneously or non-simultaneously performing the process of supplying the precursor gas to the substrate and the process of supplying the nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate is performed a predetermined number of times.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the second film is set to a thickness to be dissipated through a different process being performed after the act of forming the second film and including at least an etching process.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the intermediate layer remains without being dissipated through the different process.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein an outmost surface of the substrate is turned into the intermediate layer by dissipating the second film through the different process.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate, a process of supplying a carbon-containing gas to the substrate, and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate and a process of supplying a gas containing carbon and nitrogen to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas containing carbon to the substrate and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, to form a nitride layer containing carbon as a cap layer on the first film.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the substrate with the cap layer formed thereon is exposed to the atmosphere to introduce oxygen contained in the atmosphere into the cap layer so as to modify at least a portion of the cap layer to a nitride layer containing oxygen and carbon.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein, while a temperature of the substrate is set to be equal to or higher than a temperature of the substrate when the first film is formed, the substrate with the first film formed thereon is exposed to the atmosphere to introduce oxygen and carbon contained in the atmosphere into the first film so as to modify at least a portion of the first film to a nitride layer containing oxygen and carbon.

13. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:

a process chamber in which a substrate is processed;

a supply system configured to supply a gas to the substrate in the process chamber; and

a control part configured to control the supply system to perform the acts of, after providing a substrate having an oxide film formed on a surface of the substrate in the process chamber, performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate, a process of supplying a carbon-containing gas to the substrate, and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate and a process of supplying a gas containing carbon and nitrogen to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas containing carbon to the substrate and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, the oxide film being used as an oxygen source to form a nitride layer containing oxygen and carbon as a seed layer on the oxide film, and the act of forming a nitride film containing no oxygen and carbon as a first film on the seed layer.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform a process comprising:

providing a substrate having an oxide film formed on a surface of the substrate;

performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate, a process of supplying a carbon-containing gas to the substrate, and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas to the substrate and a process of supplying a gas containing carbon and nitrogen to the substrate, or performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle of non-simultaneously performing a process of supplying a precursor gas containing carbon to the substrate and a process of supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate, the oxide film being used as an oxygen source to form a nitride layer containing oxygen and carbon as a seed layer on the oxide film; and

forming a nitride film containing no oxygen and carbon as a first film on the seed layer.