JPH0925562A - Thin anitireflection multilater coating film, formation of the same coating film and film forming device therefor - Google Patents

Thin anitireflection multilater coating film, formation of the same coating film and film forming device therefor

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JPH0925562A
JPH0925562A JP17359995A JP17359995A JPH0925562A JP H0925562 A JPH0925562 A JP H0925562A JP 17359995 A JP17359995 A JP 17359995A JP 17359995 A JP17359995 A JP 17359995A JP H0925562 A JPH0925562 A JP H0925562A
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Takeshi Momono
健 桃野
Hiroaki Kawamura
裕明 川村
Kyuzo Nakamura
久三 中村
Yoshifumi Ota
賀文 太田
Masahiro Matsumoto
昌弘 松本
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce dense antirefrection multilayer coating film having abrasion hardness sufficient on a practical level, to provide a method for producing the same antirefrection multilayer coating film and to provide a method therefor. SOLUTION: In a thin antireflection multilayer coating film in which thin coating films of materials having different refractive indexes are laminated into plural layers, at leat one layer among this multi-layered thin coating films is formed with a thin coating film in which >= two kinds of oxides of elements among Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg and Zr are mixed. The thin multilayer coating film is formed by a DC magnetron sputtering method using an alloy tartet in which >=two kinds of elements among Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg and Zr are mixed as a target, and furthermore, a gas cong. oxygen as a reactive gas. The dense antirefrection multilayer coating film high in abrasion hardness and good in transmissivity can be obtd., and by changing the mixing ratio, the antirefrection multilayer coating film in which the color development properties of the coating can freely be changed and accidental scratches are hardly formed can be obtd.

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【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本願発明は、眼鏡レンズ等の光学
機器や部品に適用される反射防止多層膜、およびその成
膜方法並びにその成膜装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an antireflection multilayer film applied to optical instruments and parts such as spectacle lenses, a film forming method thereof, and a film forming apparatus thereof.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、眼鏡レンズの両面或いは片面に低
屈折率と高屈折率の誘電体材料を交互に成膜し、レンズ
の内側では反射による視認性の低下を防止すると共にそ
の外側では光の反射を防止することが行われている。ま
た、最近では、VDT作業における外光の映り込み防止
のために、表面に直接反射防止膜を成膜したディスプレ
ーや、PET(ポリエチレンテレフタレート)やPMM
A(ポリメチルメタアクリレート)等のフィルム状の高
分子基板上に反射防止膜を成膜してこれをディスプレー
上に貼着け或いは前面に設置したものが市販されてい
る。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, dielectric materials having a low refractive index and a high refractive index are alternately formed on both surfaces or one surface of a spectacle lens so as to prevent a decrease in visibility due to reflection inside the lens and to prevent light from being outside the lens. To prevent the reflection of. Further, recently, in order to prevent reflection of external light in VDT work, a display having a direct antireflection film formed on the surface thereof, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), or PMM.
An antireflection film is formed on a film-like polymer substrate such as A (polymethylmethacrylate), and the film is attached to the display or placed on the front surface, which is commercially available.

【0003】眼鏡レンズへの反射防止膜の成膜は、Si
2 、TiO2 、MgF等を成膜の出発材料とし、電子
ビーム蒸着法により成膜が行われている。また、ディス
プレー等の大画面に反射防止の機能を持たせる場合に
は、フッ酸等によるエッチング処理によって表面を凹凸
にして表面反射光を低下させるという方法や、画面にス
プレー塗布後に焼き付けでSiO2 等の反射防止膜を形
成するという方法も実施されている。
The formation of the antireflection film on the spectacle lens is made of Si.
Film formation is performed by an electron beam evaporation method using O 2 , TiO 2 , MgF or the like as a starting material for film formation. When a large screen such as a display is provided with an antireflection function, a method of making the surface uneven by etching with hydrofluoric acid or the like to reduce the reflected light on the surface, or baking after spraying the screen with SiO 2 There is also practiced a method of forming an antireflection film such as.

【0004】しかし、最近では成膜時の膜厚制御が容易
であるために、大面積により高品位の反射防止膜を制御
性よく成膜可能であるスパッタリング法が注目されてい
る。スパッタリング法の中でも、生産性の観点と、フィ
ルム上にも低温で成膜が可能というプロセス実行上の観
点から、高速で低温成膜を実現し得る反応性DCマグネ
トロンスパッタ法が製法上の主流を占めつつある。
However, recently, since the film thickness can be easily controlled during the film formation, a sputtering method is attracting attention because it can form a high-quality antireflection film in a large area with good controllability. Among the sputtering methods, the reactive DC magnetron sputtering method, which enables high-speed low-temperature film formation, is the mainstream in the manufacturing process from the viewpoint of productivity and the process execution that allows film formation on a film at low temperature. It is occupying.

【0005】従来の反射防止膜の多層膜の構成は、図1
の(A)(B)に示す如くであり、図1の(A)の各層
は、単元素の酸化物で、ガラスやPET、PMMA等の
透明基板a上に、高屈折率のTiO2 膜の層bと低屈折
率のSiO2 膜の層cとが交互に設計値に見合った膜厚
で4層に積層されている。また、図1の(B)の多層膜
は、透明基板a上の第1層dがITO膜で、他の3層は
(A)の場合と同じ高屈折率と低屈折率の層b、cが交
互に積層されたもので、第1層dに導電性を持たせるこ
とによって電磁シールドを兼備させたものである。
The structure of a conventional multi-layered antireflection film is shown in FIG.
(A) and (B) of FIG. 1, each layer of (A) of FIG. 1 is an oxide of a single element and is formed of a high refractive index TiO 2 film on a transparent substrate a such as glass, PET or PMMA. The layer b and the layer c of the SiO 2 film having a low refractive index are alternately laminated in four layers with a film thickness corresponding to the design value. Further, in the multilayer film of FIG. 1B, the first layer d on the transparent substrate a is an ITO film, and the other three layers have the same high refractive index and low refractive index layer b as in (A), c is laminated alternately, and the first layer d is also made to have conductivity to serve also as an electromagnetic shield.

【0006】また、こうした多層膜を成膜する装置の構
成の1例は図2に示す如くであり、仕込み・取出しチャ
ンバーeと成膜チャンバーfが仕切りバルブgを介して
接続した2室構成を有し、該成膜チャンバーf内には、
Tiなどの高屈折率膜を成膜するためのターゲットを設
けたカソードh1,h2と、BもしくはPドープしたSi
などの低屈折率膜の成膜用のターゲットを設けたカソー
ドi1,i2が交互に配置され、成膜中にガス導入系j、
jからArガスとO2 ガスとを夫々導入し、反応性成膜
によって酸化膜を透明基板aに形成する。基板aは、ト
レイlに取付けられて回転制御されたロール等の基板搬
送手段oにより搬送される。尚、夫々のカソードh、i
には、DCスパッタリングを行う際の異常放電を制御す
るためのパルス発生ユニットmを介して直流電源nが接
続される。pは真空ポンプに接続された排気系である。
An example of the construction of an apparatus for depositing such a multi-layer film is as shown in FIG. 2, in which a loading / unloading chamber e and a deposition chamber f are connected via a partition valve g. In the film forming chamber f,
Cathodes h 1 and h 2 provided with targets for forming a high refractive index film such as Ti, and B or P-doped Si
Such as cathodes i 1 and i 2 provided with targets for forming a low refractive index film are alternately arranged, and a gas introduction system j during film formation,
Ar gas and O 2 gas are introduced from j, respectively, and an oxide film is formed on the transparent substrate a by reactive film formation. The substrate a is carried by a substrate carrying means o such as a roll which is attached to the tray 1 and whose rotation is controlled. In addition, each cathode h, i
Is connected to a DC power supply n via a pulse generation unit m for controlling abnormal discharge during DC sputtering. p is an exhaust system connected to a vacuum pump.

【0007】図2の装置により基板aに反射防止多層膜
を成膜する場合、仕込み・取出しチャンバーe内にガラ
ス、PET或いはPMMA等のシート状の基板aをトレ
イlに取付け、仕切りバルブgを介して搬送手段oによ
り該トレイlと共に基板aを予め排気系pにより10-5
Torr台まで排気したのちスパッタリングガスArと反応
性ガスO2 を所定流量流してガス圧力を10-3Torr台に
維持した成膜チャンバーf内へ搬送する。そして各カソ
ードh、iに電源nから通電してスパッタ放電を発生さ
せ、基板aが各カソードh、iの前方を通過するとき、
基板a上に夫々のカソードの放電パワーと基板搬送速度
に見合った、設計膜厚の酸化膜が図1のように多層に形
成され、る。表1にこの場合の成膜条件の諸元を示し
た。
When the antireflection multilayer film is formed on the substrate a by the apparatus shown in FIG. 2, a sheet-like substrate a such as glass, PET or PMMA is attached to the tray 1 in the loading / unloading chamber e, and the partition valve g is set. the air exhaust system p substrate a with the tray l by conveying means o through 10-5
After evacuating to the Torr level, the sputtering gas Ar and the reactive gas O 2 are flown at a predetermined flow rate and transported into the film forming chamber f where the gas pressure is maintained at the 10 −3 Torr level. When the cathodes h and i are energized from the power source n to generate sputter discharge and the substrate a passes in front of the cathodes h and i,
On the substrate a, an oxide film having a designed film thickness corresponding to the discharge power of each cathode and the substrate transport speed is formed in multiple layers as shown in FIG. Table 1 shows the specifications of the film forming conditions in this case.

【0008】[0008]

【表1】 [Table 1]

【0009】[0009]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】反射防止膜は、通常、
外光に直接曝されるものであり、人の手や外界の埃等の
不純物に触れるため、定期的にその汚れを拭き取る等の
メンテナンス作業が要求される。こうした場合、その拭
き取り作業時や不慮に鋭角的なものが触れると膜上に傷
が発生し、膜本来の反射防止機能が損なわれてしまう。
従来の反射防止膜の各層は、500g/cm2 程度の擦傷硬
度しかなく、実用上、強度が不十分である欠点があっ
た。従来の反射防止膜を構成する各単層膜TiO2 、S
iO2 、Al2 3 、Ta2 5 、MgO、ZrO2
擦傷硬度を図3に示した。擦傷硬度は、0番のスチール
ウール1cm2 あたりに定荷重を加え、2cm/secの引っか
き速度で膜表面を5回ランビングしたのち、肉眼にて1
cm幅当たりに1本以上の擦傷痕を生じるときの最低荷重
で表わしている。
The antireflection film is usually composed of
Since it is directly exposed to external light and comes into contact with human hands and impurities such as dust in the external environment, maintenance work such as periodically wiping off the dirt is required. In such a case, scratches are generated on the film during the wiping operation or when an object with an acute angle is inadvertently touched, and the original antireflection function of the film is impaired.
Each layer of the conventional antireflection film has a scratch hardness of about 500 g / cm 2 and has a defect that the strength is insufficient in practical use. Conventional single-layer films TiO 2 , S constituting the antireflection film
The scratch hardness of iO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Ta 2 O 5 , MgO and ZrO 2 is shown in FIG. The scratch hardness was 1 with the naked eye after a constant load was applied to 1 cm 2 of No. 0 steel wool and the film surface was rubbed 5 times at a scratch rate of 2 cm / sec.
It represents the minimum load when one or more scratch marks are produced per cm width.

【0010】また、従来より反応性DCスパッタリング
法でTi、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zr等の単元素材
料を出発材料としてArとO2 ガスを導入しながらスパ
ッタを行うと、成膜したTiO2 、SiO2 、Ta2
5 、MgO、ZrO2 などの単元素の酸化物は、酸化物
生成の過程で膜中に格子欠陥を多く含むため、構造的に
膜が脆くなることが知られている。従って、反応性DC
スパッタリング法で成膜した反射防止膜は、密度が粗く
脆いという欠点も持つ。
Further, a film was formed by a conventional reactive DC sputtering method using a single element material such as Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg and Zr as a starting material while introducing Ar and O 2 gas. TiO 2 , SiO 2 , Ta 2 O
It is known that oxides of single elements such as 5 , MgO and ZrO 2 have many lattice defects in the film during the oxide formation process, and thus the film becomes structurally brittle. Therefore, reactive DC
The antireflection film formed by the sputtering method also has a defect that the density is rough and brittle.

【0011】本発明は、実用レベル上十分な擦傷硬度を
有する緻密な反射防止膜を提供すること、およびこの反
射防止膜を製造する方法並びに装置を提供することを目
的とするものである。
It is an object of the present invention to provide a dense antireflection film having a sufficient scratch hardness on a practical level, and a method and an apparatus for producing the antireflection film.

【0012】[0012]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明では、基板上に屈
折率の異なった材料の薄膜が複数層に積層した多層薄膜
の反射防止膜に於いて、該多層薄膜のうちの少なくとも
1層の薄膜をTi、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrのい
ずれかの元素の酸化物が2種以上混入している薄膜とす
ることにより、十分な擦傷硬度を有する緻密な反射防止
膜を得るようにした。この反射防止多層膜は、成膜チャ
ンバー内に反応性ガスとスパッタリングガスを同時に導
入しながら、Ti、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrのい
ずれかの元素から成るターゲットをDCマグネトロンス
パッタ法によりスパッタして、該ターゲットの前方を移
動する基板上に屈折率の異なった材料の薄膜を順次に積
層することにより多層薄膜の反射防止膜を成膜する方法
に於いて、該多層薄膜の少なくとも1層の薄膜を、該タ
ーゲットとしてTi、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrの
いずれかの元素を2種以上混入させた合金ターゲットを
使用すると共に反応性ガスとして酸素を含むガスを使用
してTi、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrのいずれかの
元素の酸化物が2種以上混入した薄膜に成膜する方法に
より製作できる。また、排気系を備えた成膜チャンバー
と、該成膜チャンバー内に配設された複数個のDCスパ
ッタリングカソードと、各カソードに設けられるターゲ
ットと、基板を各ターゲットの前方を通過させる基板搬
送手段と、該成膜チャンバー内へ反応性ガスとスパッタ
リングガスとを導入するガス導入系とから成る成膜装置
であって、該ガス導入系から反応性ガスとスパッタリン
グガスを成膜チャンバー内へ導入すると共に該基板上に
各ターゲットの材料の薄膜を多層に形成する装置に於い
て、該ターゲットのうちの少なくとも1つをTi、S
i、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrのいずれかの元素を2種以
上混合した合金ターゲットとすることにより、該反射防
止多層膜を1個の装置で成膜できる。
According to the present invention, there is provided an antireflection film of a multilayer thin film in which a plurality of thin films of materials having different refractive indexes are laminated on a substrate, and at least one of the multilayer thin films is provided. By using a thin film in which two or more kinds of oxides of any elements of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg, and Zr are mixed, a dense antireflection film having sufficient scratch hardness can be obtained. did. This antireflection multilayer film is formed by sputtering a target made of any one of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg, and Zr by a DC magnetron sputtering method while simultaneously introducing a reactive gas and a sputtering gas into the film forming chamber. Then, a method of forming an antireflection film of a multilayer thin film by sequentially laminating thin films of materials having different refractive indexes on a substrate moving in front of the target, wherein at least one layer of the multilayer thin film is formed. Of the thin film of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg, using an alloy target in which two or more elements of any one of Zr are mixed as the target and using a gas containing oxygen as a reactive gas, Ti, It can be manufactured by a method of forming a thin film in which two or more kinds of oxides of any one of Si, Al, Ta, Mg and Zr are mixed. Further, a film forming chamber provided with an exhaust system, a plurality of DC sputtering cathodes arranged in the film forming chamber, a target provided on each cathode, and a substrate transfer means for passing a substrate in front of each target. And a gas introducing system for introducing a reactive gas and a sputtering gas into the film forming chamber, wherein the reactive gas and the sputtering gas are introduced into the film forming chamber from the gas introducing system. In addition, in an apparatus for forming a thin film of the material of each target in multiple layers on the substrate, at least one of the targets is Ti, S
The antireflection multilayer film can be formed by one apparatus by using an alloy target in which two or more elements selected from i, Al, Ta, Mg, and Zr are mixed.

【0013】[0013]

【作用】複数のTi、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zr等
のターゲットをDCマグネトロンスパッタしてその前方
を移動する基板へ多層の薄膜を成膜し、その際、O2
スを導入することで該基板には各ターゲット材料の酸化
物の多層膜が形成されるが、該ターゲットの少なくとも
1つにTi、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrのいずれか
の元素を2種以上混合した合金ターゲット、例えばTi
−Alのターゲットを使用して該合金組成の酸化物の膜
を成膜することにより、格子欠陥が酸化物により補われ
構造的に非常に緻密で硬く擦傷硬度の大きい多層膜が得
られる。また、該合金組成の酸化物の膜の屈折率は、各
組成の酸化物の化学量論組成の屈折率の間をその組成比
率に比例してほぼ直線的に変化するので、その組成比を
変化させて任意の屈折率の薄膜が得られ、膜の発色性を
自在に調節できる。
Operation: A plurality of targets of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg, Zr, etc. are sputtered by DC magnetron to form a multi-layered thin film on a substrate moving in front of it, and at that time, O 2 gas is introduced. Then, a multilayer film of oxides of each target material is formed on the substrate. An alloy in which at least one of the targets is mixed with two or more elements of any one of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg and Zr Target, eg Ti
By forming a film of an oxide having the alloy composition using a target of -Al, a lattice defect is compensated by the oxide to obtain a multilayer film which is structurally very dense and hard and has a large scratch hardness. Further, the refractive index of the oxide film of the alloy composition changes approximately linearly between the stoichiometric compositions of the oxides of the respective compositions in proportion to the composition ratio. By changing it, a thin film having an arbitrary refractive index can be obtained, and the coloring property of the film can be freely adjusted.

【0014】[0014]

【発明の実施の形態】本発明の実施例を図面に基づき説
明すると、図4は本発明の反射防止多層膜を成膜する装
置の1例を示し、同図に於いて符号1は仕込み・取出し
チャンバーで、その内部のトレイ2にガラスやPET或
いはPMMA等のシートの基板3が設置される。該トレ
イ2は、開閉自在の仕切バルブ4を介して成膜チャンバ
ー5へ正逆回転するローラー等の適当な搬送手段6によ
り搬送される。該成膜チャンバー5内にはDCマグネト
ロンスパッタを行うために直流電源7へ異常放電防止用
パルスユニット8を介して成膜層数に応じた例えば4基
のマグネトロンカソード9が設けられ、各カソード9に
Ti、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrのいずれかの元素
から成るターゲット10を取付け、これらの少なくとも
1つのターゲット10をこれらの元素を2種以上混入し
た合金ターゲットとした。図示の例は、4個のターゲッ
ト10を全てAl合金ターゲットとしたもので、ターゲ
ット10a、10cをTi−Al1at%の合金とし、ター
ゲット10b、10dをSi−Al1a t%の合金とした。
11は酸素ガス等の反応性ガスを導入するガス導入系、
12はArガスのスパッタガスを導入するガス導入系、
13は真空ポンプに接続された排気口である。カソード
9は公知の構造を有し、板面にターゲット10をボンデ
ィング等により取付け、その背面に設けた永久磁石等の
磁石により該ターゲット10のスパッタ面上にマグネト
ロン放電用の磁界が形成される。
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 shows an example of an apparatus for forming an antireflection multilayer film of the present invention. In FIG. In the take-out chamber, a substrate 3 of a sheet of glass, PET, PMMA or the like is placed on a tray 2 inside the take-out chamber. The tray 2 is conveyed to the film forming chamber 5 through a partition valve 4 which can be opened and closed by a suitable conveying means 6 such as a roller which rotates forward and backward. In the film forming chamber 5, for example, four magnetron cathodes 9 corresponding to the number of film forming layers are provided to the DC power supply 7 through the abnormal discharge preventing pulse unit 8 for performing DC magnetron sputtering. A target 10 made of any one element of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg, and Zr was attached to, and at least one of these targets 10 was used as an alloy target in which two or more kinds of these elements were mixed. In the illustrated example, all four targets 10 are Al alloy targets, the targets 10a and 10c are Ti-Al 1at% alloys, and the targets 10b and 10d are Si-Al 1at % alloys.
11 is a gas introduction system for introducing a reactive gas such as oxygen gas,
12 is a gas introduction system for introducing a sputtering gas of Ar gas,
Reference numeral 13 is an exhaust port connected to a vacuum pump. The cathode 9 has a known structure. A target 10 is attached to the plate surface by bonding or the like, and a magnet such as a permanent magnet provided on the back surface thereof forms a magnetic field for magnetron discharge on the sputtering surface of the target 10.

【0015】該成膜チャンバー5内を10-5Torr台にま
で排気し、スパッタリングガスArと反応性ガスO2
所定流量流してガス圧力を10-3Torr台に維持し、電源
7を通電して該成膜チャンバー5内のカソード9にマグ
ネトロン放電を発生させる。そしてトレイ2による搬送
で基板3が各ターゲット10上を通過するとき、該基板
3上に各ターゲット10の材料の酸化薄膜が1層ずつ成
膜され、通過し終わると、該基板3上に多層の反射防止
膜が形成される。該カソード9に投入されるスパッタ電
力の大きさと、基板3の搬送速度を調節することで、該
酸化薄膜の膜厚を設計膜厚とすることができる。該基板
3をソーダガラスとし、ターゲット9が上記組成である
とき、該成膜装置を次表2の諸元の成膜条件で成膜する
と、基板3上に、(Ti−Al1at%)OX 膜、(Si−
Al1at%)OX 膜、(Ti−Al1at%)OX 膜、(Si
−Al1at%)OX 膜、が、夫々120Å、360Å、1
150Å、910Åの厚さで積層した図5に示す4層構
造の反射防止多層薄膜が得られる。
The inside of the film forming chamber 5 is evacuated to the level of 10 -5 Torr, the sputtering gas Ar and the reactive gas O 2 are flown at a predetermined flow rate to maintain the gas pressure at the level of 10 -3 Torr, and the power supply 7 is energized. Then, a magnetron discharge is generated at the cathode 9 in the film forming chamber 5. When the substrate 3 is conveyed by the tray 2 and passes over each target 10, an oxide thin film of the material of each target 10 is formed on the substrate 3 one layer at a time. The antireflection film is formed. By adjusting the magnitude of the sputtering power applied to the cathode 9 and the transport speed of the substrate 3, the film thickness of the oxide thin film can be made the designed film thickness. When the substrate 3 is made of soda glass and the target 9 has the above composition, a film is formed by the film forming apparatus under the film forming conditions of the following Table 2, the (Ti-Al 1at% ) O 2 is formed on the substrate 3. X film, (Si-
Al 1at% ) O X film, (Ti-Al 1at% ) O X film, (Si
-Al 1at%) O X film, but each 120 Å, 360 Å, 1
The antireflection multilayer thin film having a four-layer structure shown in FIG. 5 is obtained, which is laminated with a thickness of 150Å and 910Å.

【0016】[0016]

【表2】 [Table 2]

【0017】図5の反射防止多層薄膜の反射率特性およ
び透過率特性を調べたところ、図6および図7の結果と
なった。これによれば、450nm〜550nmの可視域で
反射率0.1%以下、透過率94%以上を示し、良好な
反射防止特性が得られていることが分かる。また、その
擦傷硬度は、図8の点Aで示したように、1500g/cm
2 を示し、点Gで示した前記従来の反射防止多層薄膜の
擦傷硬度の約3倍の硬度が得られた。
When the reflectance characteristics and transmittance characteristics of the antireflection multilayer thin film of FIG. 5 were examined, the results shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 were obtained. According to this, the reflectance is 0.1% or less and the transmittance is 94% or more in the visible region of 450 nm to 550 nm, which shows that good antireflection characteristics are obtained. The scratch hardness is 1500 g / cm, as shown by point A in FIG.
2 was obtained, and the hardness was about 3 times the scratch hardness of the conventional antireflection multilayer thin film shown by the point G.

【0018】また、図5の膜の第1層目のみをITO膜
とし、或いは図5の第1層目乃至第4層目のいずれか1
層以外をTiO、SiOとして反射防止多層薄膜を成膜
したが、これらの場合の擦傷硬度は、図8の点B〜Fで
示したように、1000g/cm2 の荷重硬度となり、従来
の反射防止多層薄膜よりも十分な硬度が得られた。
Further, only the first layer of the film of FIG. 5 is an ITO film, or any one of the first to fourth layers of FIG.
The antireflection multilayer thin film was formed by using TiO and SiO other than the layers, and the scratch hardness in these cases was 1000 g / cm 2 of load hardness as shown by points B to F in FIG. Sufficient hardness was obtained compared to the prevention multilayer film.

【0019】Ti、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zrのい
ずれかの2種以上の元素からなる合金ターゲットを出発
材料としてAr+O2 ガスを導入しながら反応性DCス
パッタにより成膜した2元素以上の酸化物は、各々の金
属元素の酸化物の格子定数が異なるため、格子欠陥を互
いの酸化物が補い、構造的に緻密で非常に硬い膜である
ことが見出された。1例としてTiに、Si、Al、T
a、Mg、Zrを比率を変えて混入した膜の擦傷硬度
を、図9に示した。これによれば、Ti1at%乃至Ti
99at% の範囲で混合した場合の擦傷硬度は、1500g/
cm2 以上の荷重を加えても擦傷痕が発生せず、従来の単
元素の酸化物の膜よりも約3倍の硬度を持つことが分か
る。また、この1例の膜の屈折率は、図10に示したよ
うに、夫々の化学量論組成の酸化物が有する屈折率の間
を組成比率に比例してほぼ直線的に変化し、1at%程
度のTi混入量では、屈折率の変化がわずかであり、例
えば、Ti−Si1at%の酸化物では、屈折率の変化がT
iO2 の2.6からわずか−0.0115変化するだけ
で、膜設計上何等問題が生じることがない。さらに、組
成比を変化させることによって、任意の屈折率を有する
酸化物膜が得られ、また膜の発色の自在性があるので、
膜設計上大きな利点となる。
Two or more elements are formed by reactive DC sputtering while introducing Ar + O 2 gas using an alloy target composed of two or more elements of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg and Zr as a starting material. It has been found that the oxides are structurally dense and very hard films because the oxides of the respective metal elements have different lattice constants, so that the oxides of the oxides complement each other. As an example, Ti, Si, Al, T
FIG. 9 shows the scratch hardness of the film in which a, Mg, and Zr were mixed in different ratios. According to this, Ti 1at% to Ti
The scratch hardness when mixed in the range of 99 at% is 1500 g /
It can be seen that even if a load of cm 2 or more is applied, no scratch mark is generated, and the hardness is about 3 times that of the conventional single-element oxide film. In addition, the refractive index of the film of this example changes substantially linearly between the refractive indexes of the oxides of the respective stoichiometric compositions in proportion to the composition ratio, as shown in FIG. %, The change in the refractive index is slight. For example, in the case of an oxide of Ti—Si 1 at% , the change in the refractive index is T.
Only a slight change of -0.0115 from 2.6 of iO 2 does not cause any problem in the film design. Furthermore, by changing the composition ratio, an oxide film having an arbitrary refractive index can be obtained, and since the film can be colored freely,
This is a great advantage in membrane design.

【0020】以上の傾向は、前記の元素の組合わせ以外
の組合わせにおいても、全く同様の結果が見られた。
With respect to the above tendency, the same results were observed in combinations other than the above-mentioned combinations of elements.

【0021】尚、本発明では、2元素のターゲット材を
酸素ガスにより酸化物の膜を成膜したが、SiONのよ
うに可視域で94%以上の透過率をもつものであれば、
反応性ガスとしてO2 の一部をN2 、N2 O、NH3
の窒化系ガスで置換し、酸化物と窒化物の混合物として
も、2元素酸化物と同様の効果を発揮させることができ
る。また、O2 の一部をCO2 、CO、CF4 、CH4
等、カーボンを含んだガスで置換してもよい。
In the present invention, an oxide film is formed by using a two-element target material with oxygen gas. However, as long as it has a transmittance of 94% or more in the visible region, such as SiON,
A part of O 2 as a reactive gas is replaced with a nitriding gas such as N 2 , N 2 O, NH 3 and the like, and a mixture of an oxide and a nitride exhibits the same effect as a two-element oxide. You can Further, a part of O 2 is CO 2 , CO, CF 4 , CH 4
Etc., it may be replaced with a gas containing carbon.

【0022】また、図4の基板の仕込みと取出しを共通
のチャンバーとしたインターバック形式の成膜装置を、
仕込みチャンバーと取出しチャンバーを個別に備える3
室以上のチャンバー構成のインライン形式の装置として
もよい。さらに、PET、PMMA等の長尺巻物状の基
板に成膜を行うロールコーター形式のスパッタ装置、或
いは枚葉装置として用いられるマルチチャンバー形式の
スパッタ装置も適用可能である。
In addition, an interback type film forming apparatus having a common chamber for loading and unloading the substrate of FIG.
Separate preparation chamber and extraction chamber 3
An in-line type device having a chamber configuration of more than one chamber may be used. Further, a roll coater type sputtering apparatus for forming a film on a long scroll substrate such as PET or PMMA, or a multi-chamber type sputtering apparatus used as a single-wafer apparatus is also applicable.

【0023】[0023]

【実施例】図4に示す装置に於いて、500mm×850
mmのソーダガラスの基板を仕込み・取出しチャンバー内
のトレイに用意し、成膜チャンバー内を10-5Torrに排
気したのち、ガス導入系からArガスを1000SCCMと
2 ガスを240SCCM流し、ガス圧を10-3Torr台に維
持しながら、該成膜チャンバー内の各マグネトロンカソ
ードに直流電源から通電した。各カソードは5インチ×
40インチの寸法の各ターゲットが設けられており、タ
ーゲット10a、10cはTi−Al1at%、ターゲット
10b、10dはSi−Al1at%で、ターゲット10a
には電源から5Kwを投入し、10bには2Kw、10cに
は20Kw、10dには10Kwを夫々投入し、トレイを5
00mm/minの速度で移動させて基板上に図5に示す4層
の反射防止多層膜をDCマグネトロンスパッタで成膜し
た。第1層の(Ti−Al1at%)OX 膜の膜厚は120
Å、第2層の(Si−Al1at%)OX 膜の膜厚は360
Å、第3層の(Ti−Al1at%)OX 膜の膜厚は115
0Å、第4層の(Si−Al1at%)OX 膜の膜厚は91
0Åであった。
EXAMPLE In the apparatus shown in FIG. 4, 500 mm × 850
mm soda glass substrate is prepared in a tray inside the loading / unloading chamber, the film forming chamber is evacuated to 10 -5 Torr, then 1000 SCCM of Ar gas and 240 SCCM of O 2 gas are flown from the gas introduction system to set the gas pressure. Was maintained on the order of 10 −3 Torr, each magnetron cathode in the film forming chamber was energized from a DC power supply. Each cathode is 5 inches x
Each target having a size of 40 inches is provided, the targets 10a and 10c are Ti-Al 1at% , the targets 10b and 10d are Si-Al 1at% , and the target 10a is provided.
5Kw from the power source, 2kw into 10b, 20kw into 10c, 10kw into 10d, and 5 trays.
The 4-layer antireflection multilayer film shown in FIG. 5 was formed on the substrate by moving it at a speed of 00 mm / min by DC magnetron sputtering. The film thickness of the first layer of (Ti-Al 1at%) O X film 120
Å, the thickness of the second layer of the (Si-Al 1at%) O X film 360
Å, the thickness of the (Ti—Al 1at% ) O X film of the third layer is 115
0Å, the thickness of the (Si—Al 1at % ) O X film of the fourth layer is 91.
It was 0 °.

【0024】この多層膜の擦傷硬度を、前記のように0
番のスチールウール1cm2 あたりに定荷重を加え、2cm
/secの引っかき速度で膜表面を5回ランビングしたの
ち、肉眼にて1cm幅当たりに1本以上の擦傷痕を生じる
ときの最低荷重で測定したところ、1500g/cm2 であ
った。またその反射率と透過率は450nm〜550nmの
可視域で夫々0.1%以下と94%以上で、良好な反射
防止特性が得られた。
The scratch hardness of this multilayer film is 0 as described above.
A constant load is applied to 1 cm 2 of # 2 steel wool and 2 cm
The surface of the film was rubbed 5 times at a scratching speed of / sec, and then it was measured with the naked eye at the minimum load at which one or more scratch marks were produced per 1 cm width, and it was 1500 g / cm 2 . The reflectance and the transmittance were 0.1% or less and 94% or more, respectively, in the visible region of 450 nm to 550 nm, and good antireflection characteristics were obtained.

【0025】[0025]

【発明の効果】以上のように、本発明によるときは、多
層薄膜の反射防止膜を構成する多層薄膜のうちの少なく
とも1層の薄膜をTi、Si、Al、Ta、Mg、Zr
のいずれかの元素の酸化物が2種以上混入している薄膜
としたので、緻密で擦傷硬度が高く透過率の良い射防止
多層薄膜が得られ、その混入比を変更することで膜の発
色性も自在に変更でき、不慮の引っ掻き傷が付きにくい
反射防止多層膜が得られる効果があり、また本発明の方
法と装置によれば、導電性のある合金ターゲットを用い
るため、反応性DCスパッタリングが採用でき、高速で
低温成膜が可能となり、反射防止多層薄膜の生産性が向
上する等の効果がある。
As described above, according to the present invention, at least one thin film of the multilayer thin films constituting the antireflection film of the multilayer thin film is made of Ti, Si, Al, Ta, Mg, Zr.
Since it is a thin film in which two or more kinds of oxides of any of the above elements are mixed, a multi-layered anti-reflection thin film that is dense and has high scratch hardness and good transmittance can be obtained, and the coloring ratio of the film can be changed by changing the mixing ratio. The property is that the antireflection multilayer film that can be freely changed and that is unlikely to be scratched accidentally is obtained. Further, according to the method and apparatus of the present invention, since a conductive alloy target is used, reactive DC sputtering is performed. Can be adopted, high-speed low-temperature film formation is possible, and the productivity of the antireflection multilayer thin film is improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】従来の反射防止多層薄膜の構成の模式図FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a conventional antireflection multilayer thin film.

【図2】従来の反射防止多層薄膜の成膜装置の概略的側
面図
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a conventional anti-reflection multilayer thin film forming apparatus.

【図3】従来の反射防止多層薄膜の単層膜の擦傷硬度図FIG. 3 is a scratch hardness diagram of a conventional single layer film of an antireflection multilayer thin film.

【図4】本発明の反射防止多層薄膜の成膜装置の実施例
の概略的側面図
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of an antireflection multilayer thin film forming apparatus of the present invention.

【図5】本発明の反射防止多層薄膜の構成の模式図FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the constitution of the antireflection multilayer thin film of the present invention.

【図6】図5に示した反射防止多層薄膜の反射率特性曲
線図
6 is a reflectance characteristic curve diagram of the antireflection multilayer thin film shown in FIG.

【図7】図5に示した反射防止多層薄膜の透過率特性曲
線図
7 is a transmittance characteristic curve diagram of the antireflection multilayer thin film shown in FIG.

【図8】本発明の反射防止多層薄膜の擦傷硬度図FIG. 8 is a scratch hardness diagram of the antireflection multilayer thin film of the present invention.

【図9】混入比を変化させた本発明の反射防止多層薄膜
の擦傷硬度図
FIG. 9 is a scratch hardness diagram of the antireflection multilayer thin film of the present invention in which the mixing ratio is changed.

【図10】混入比を変化させた本発明の反射防止多層薄
膜の屈折率の線図
FIG. 10 is a diagram of the refractive index of the antireflection multilayer thin film of the present invention in which the mixing ratio is changed.

【符号の説明】 3 基板 5 成膜チャンバ
ー 6 基板搬送手段 7 直流電源 9 マグネトロンカソード 10、10a、10b、10c、10d 合金ターゲッ
ト 11、12 ガス導入系
[Explanation of reference numerals] 3 substrate 5 film forming chamber 6 substrate transfer means 7 direct current power supply 9 magnetron cathode 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d alloy target 11, 12 gas introduction system

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 太田 賀文 千葉県山武郡山武町横田523 日本真空技 術株式会社千葉超材料研究所内 (72)発明者 松本 昌弘 千葉県山武郡山武町横田523 日本真空技 術株式会社千葉超材料研究所内 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kafumi Ota 523 Yokota, Yamatake-cho, Sanmu-gun, Chiba Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. Chiba Institute for Super Materials (72) Inventor Masahiro Matsumoto 523 Yokota, Yamatake-cho, Yamatake-gun, Chiba Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. Chiba Institute for Materials Research

Claims (5)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】基板上に屈折率の異なった材料の薄膜が複
数層に積層した多層薄膜の反射防止膜に於いて、該多層
薄膜のうちの少なくとも1層の薄膜をTi、Si、A
l、Ta、Mg、Zrのいずれかの元素の酸化物が2種
以上混入している薄膜としたことを特徴とする反射防止
多層薄膜。
1. An antireflection film of a multi-layered thin film in which a plurality of thin films of materials having different refractive indexes are laminated on a substrate, and at least one of the multi-layered thin films is made of Ti, Si, A.
An antireflection multilayer thin film, which is a thin film in which two or more kinds of oxides of any one of 1, 1, Ta, Mg, and Zr are mixed.
【請求項2】上記基板および多層薄膜は透明であり、上
記基板はガラス等のセラミックス基板、ポリエチレンテ
レフタレート、ポリメチルメタアクリレート等の高分子
フィルム基板のいずれかであることを特徴とする請求項
1に記載の反射防止多層薄膜。
2. The substrate and the multilayer thin film are transparent, and the substrate is any one of a ceramic substrate such as glass and a polymer film substrate such as polyethylene terephthalate and polymethylmethacrylate. The antireflection multilayer thin film as described in.
【請求項3】成膜チャンバー内に反応性ガスとスパッタ
リングガスを同時に導入しながら、Ti、Si、Al、
Ta、Mg、Zrのいずれかの元素から成るターゲット
をDCマグネトロンスパッタ法によりスパッタして、該
ターゲットの前方を移動する基板上に屈折率の異なった
材料の薄膜を順次に積層することにより多層薄膜の反射
防止膜を成膜する方法に於いて、該多層薄膜の少なくと
も1層の薄膜を、該ターゲットとしてTi、Si、A
l、Ta、Mg、Zrのいずれかの元素を2種以上混入
させた合金ターゲットを使用すると共に反応性ガスとし
て酸素を含むガスを使用してTi、Si、Al、Ta、
Mg、Zrのいずれかの元素の酸化物が2種以上混入し
た薄膜に成膜することを特徴とする反射防止多層膜の成
膜方法。
3. Ti, Si, Al, while simultaneously introducing a reactive gas and a sputtering gas into the film forming chamber,
A multi-layer thin film is formed by sputtering a target made of any one of Ta, Mg, and Zr by DC magnetron sputtering, and sequentially laminating thin films of materials having different refractive indexes on a substrate moving in front of the target. In the method for forming an antireflection film, the thin film of at least one of the multilayer thin films is used as the target of Ti, Si, A
Ti, Si, Al, Ta, using an alloy target in which two or more of any one of Ta, Mg, Zr are mixed and using a gas containing oxygen as a reactive gas.
A method for forming an antireflection multilayer film, which comprises forming a thin film in which two or more kinds of oxides of any one of Mg and Zr are mixed.
【請求項4】上記基板および多層薄膜は透明であり、上
記基板はガラス等のセラミックス基板、ポリエチレンテ
レフタレート、ポリメチルメタアクリレート等の高分子
フィルム基板のいずれかであることを特徴とする請求項
3に記載の反射防止多層薄膜の成膜方法。
4. The substrate and the multilayer thin film are transparent, and the substrate is any one of a ceramic substrate such as glass and a polymer film substrate such as polyethylene terephthalate and polymethylmethacrylate. The method for forming an antireflection multilayer thin film according to [4].
【請求項5】排気系を備えた成膜チャンバーと、該成膜
チャンバー内に配設された複数個のDCマグネトロンカ
ソードと、各カソードに設けられるターゲットと、基板
を各ターゲットの前方を通過させる基板搬送手段と、該
成膜チャンバー内へ反応性ガスとスパッタリングガスと
を導入するガス導入系とから成る成膜装置であって、該
ガス導入系から反応性ガスとスパッタリングガスを成膜
チャンバー内へ導入すると共に該基板上に各ターゲット
の材料の薄膜を多層に形成する装置に於いて、該ターゲ
ットのうちの少なくとも1つをTi、Si、Al、T
a、Mg、Zrのいずれかの元素を2種以上混合した合
金ターゲットとしたことを特徴とする反射防止多層膜の
成膜装置。
5. A film forming chamber having an exhaust system, a plurality of DC magnetron cathodes arranged in the film forming chamber, a target provided on each cathode, and a substrate passing in front of each target. A film forming apparatus comprising a substrate transfer means and a gas introducing system for introducing a reactive gas and a sputtering gas into the film forming chamber, wherein the reactive gas and the sputtering gas are supplied from the gas introducing system into the film forming chamber. A thin film of the material of each target in multiple layers on the substrate and at least one of the targets is Ti, Si, Al, T
A film forming apparatus for an antireflection multilayer film, which is an alloy target in which two or more elements of a, Mg and Zr are mixed.
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