Disclosure of Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a detecting device, so as to improve the problem that the window of the existing detector is easy to break.
In a first aspect, an embodiment provides a detection apparatus, including: the detection chip comprises a detection chip and a metal layer, wherein the metal layer covers the surface of a detection area of the detection chip, the atomic number of the metal layer is within a preset atomic number range, and the metal layer is used for providing a window for rays to enter the detection area and protecting the detection chip.
The embodiment of the application provides the ray window on the detection region of the detection chip by arranging the metal layer in a covering mode, and the metal layer with a specific atomic number can shield light rays in a test environment while protecting the detection region of the detection chip, so that the problem of window breakage is avoided.
In an alternative embodiment, the metal layer is obtained by coating a film on the surface of the detection area of the detection chip by evaporation or sputtering.
The embodiment of the application utilizes the mode of evaporation or sputtering to carry out metal coating on the detection zone surface of detecting the chip to make metal form the metal layer on the detection zone surface, when guaranteeing that the thickness of metal layer accords with the demand that the detection chip surveyed, still avoid the metal layer to break and lead to the too much condition of noise of the ray that the detection chip detected to appear.
In an alternative embodiment, the evaporation method includes a thermal evaporation method or an electron beam evaporation method, and the sputtering method includes an ion beam sputtering method or a magnetron sputtering method.
The embodiment of the application can be specifically through thermal evaporation mode, electron beam evaporation mode, ion beam spraying or magnetron sputtering mode with metal deposition on detecting region surface, when guaranteeing that the thickness of metal level accords with the demand that the detection chip surveyed, still avoid the metal level to break and lead to the too much condition of noise of the ray that the detection chip detected to appear.
In an alternative embodiment, the thickness of the metal layer is determined according to the material of the metal layer and the energy of the radiation to enter the detection region.
The thickness of the metal layer is set to be proper based on the material of the metal layer and the ray energy of the ray to be detected, so that the problems that the ray is over-absorbed and the ray in the test environment is shielded, and the ray is inaccurate in subsequent analysis are caused are solved.
In an alternative embodiment, an organic protective layer covers the surface of the metal layer away from the detection chip.
According to the embodiment of the application, the organic protective layer is arranged on the surface of the metal layer, so that the chemical composition of the metal layer is prevented from changing, and meanwhile, a certain shielding and filtering effect on rays can be achieved to prevent moisture from interfering the chip; meanwhile, the probe can be matched with a metal layer to protect a detection area.
In an alternative embodiment, the organic protective layer is prepared on the surface of the metal layer by sol curing, spray curing or print curing.
According to the embodiment of the application, the organic matter is covered on the surface of the metal layer in a sol curing, spraying curing or printing curing mode to obtain the organic protective layer, so that the situation that rays cannot penetrate through the window due to the fact that the thickness of the organic protective layer is too thick is prevented.
In an alternative embodiment, the material of the organic protective layer is polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, or polycarbonate.
According to the embodiment of the application, the organic protective layer is prepared by utilizing materials such as polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate or polycarbonate, so that the abrasion resistance of the organic protective layer is further ensured when the organic protective layer is attached to the metal layer more properly, and the service life of the detection device is prolonged.
In an optional embodiment, the thickness of the organic protective layer is 1 to 10 micrometers.
According to the embodiment of the application, the thickness of the organic protective layer is set to be moderate, interference rays can be filtered, meanwhile, target rays can be effectively obtained, and the filtering accuracy is improved.
In an alternative embodiment, the material of the metal layer is any one of beryllium, aluminum, gold, silver, copper, zinc or chromium, or a combination of multiple materials.
The embodiment of the application prepares the metal layer by adopting beryllium, aluminum, gold, silver, copper, zinc or chromium, so that the possibility of cracking of the metal layer is reduced while the effect of shielding interference rays is ensured, and the normal work of the detection device is ensured.
In an alternative embodiment, a semiconductor detection medium is disposed in the detection region of the detection chip, the semiconductor detection medium is made of silicon, and the semiconductor detection medium is configured to convert the received radiation into an electrical signal.
According to the embodiment of the application, the semiconductor medium silicon is arranged in the detection area of the detection chip, so that the received rays can be converted into electric signals for subsequent analysis.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.
For a detection window in a conventional detector, a beryllium sheet is usually used as a window material, the beryllium window can be arranged on a housing of the detector by welding the edge of the beryllium window, and meanwhile, a vacuum can be pumped between the window and the detector to reduce the loss effect of air on rays. However, as the detection area in the detector increases, the pressure difference between the atmosphere and the vacuum also increases, so that the beryllium window with a large area is easy to be vibrated to break, and the detector cannot work normally.
Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a detection apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present application, where the detection apparatus 10 includes: the detection chip comprises a detection chip 3 and a metal layer 2, wherein the metal layer 2 covers the surface of a detection area 31 of the detection chip 3, the atomic number of the metal layer 2 is within a preset atomic number range, and the metal layer 2 is used for providing rays to enter a window of the detection area 31, blocking the rays in a test environment from entering the window and protecting the detection chip 3.
The detection chip 3 is configured to receive radiation through a detection area 31 disposed on the detection chip 3 and convert the radiation into an electrical signal, so as to analyze and process the electrical signal. This application embodiment is through the metal of chooseing for use atomic number at the atomic number within range of predetermineeing, forms metal layer 2 with this metal cover on the surface of detecting the detection zone 31 of detecting chip 3 for metal layer 2 sets up with the laminating of the detection zone 31 of detecting chip 3, in order to avoid the air to the loss of ray. Meanwhile, compared with a vacuum device between a traditional beryllium window and a detector, the vacuum device can avoid the pressure difference between the atmosphere and the vacuum to exert the pressure on the metal layer 2, and can effectively avoid the rupture of the metal layer 2.
Moreover, since the atomic number of the material of the metal layer 2 is within the preset atomic range, the material of the metal layer 2 is inactive in chemical property, so that the metal layer 2 has higher stability, and the metal layer 2 in the embodiment of the present application is more stable under the condition that the area of the detection region 31 is larger. The predetermined atomic number range may be used to determine the material of the metal layer 2, for example, the predetermined atomic number range of the material of the metal layer 2 may be 13 to 79, and may also be 28 to 46. The specific preset atomic number range is not limited, and can be adjusted according to the stability of the metal layer 2 required in practice.
It can also be stated that the metal layer 2 has many functions, and the metal layer 2 can be connected with the electrodes of the detection chip 3 to lead out the electrical signals. The window provided by the metal layer 2 can reduce the absorption of the detection chip 3 to the radiation, and can also block the light in the test environment from entering the window. Furthermore, the metal layer 2 can also reduce the interference of the optical signal to the radiation, and can also protect the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3.
From this, metal level 2 and the laminating setting of detecting chip 3 that provides through this application embodiment for the window that metal level 2 formed can play the shielding filter effect to visible light, reduces the interference of certain low energy radiation to the detector signal. Meanwhile, the metal layer 2 can protect the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3 according to the hardness of the metal layer, so that the service life of the detection chip 3 is prolonged.
It should be noted that the material of the metal layer 2 may be any one of beryllium, aluminum, gold, silver, copper, zinc or chromium, or a combination of a plurality of these materials. The material atomic number of the metal layer 2 is high, and the metal layer 2 in the embodiment of the application can achieve a good shielding effect on rays. Meanwhile, the metal layer 2 may be a metal composite layer formed by combining the above metals. The specific material of the metal layer 2 is not limited, and can be adjusted according to the actual detection function requirement.
As an embodiment of the present application, the metal layer 2 is obtained by coating a film on the surface of the detection region 31 of the detection chip 3 by evaporation or sputtering.
It should be noted that the evaporation coating is often called vacuum coating, and is to evaporate metal and condense the metal on the surface of the detection region 31 to form a film, and then form a film with strong adhesion on the surface of the detection region 31 after high temperature heat treatment, which is the metal layer 2. Meanwhile, the operation is carried out under the vacuum condition in the process of evaporation coating, so that the influence on the components and properties of the film due to the residue of gas is avoided. Therefore, the metal is coated on the surface of the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3 in an evaporation mode, so that firm attachment of the metal layer 2 and the surface of the detection area 31 can be ensured, and radiation obtained by loss detection due to air generated in the coating process is avoided.
The evaporation mode comprises a thermal evaporation mode or an electron beam evaporation mode, and the principle of the thermal evaporation mode or the electron beam evaporation mode is that metal is heated by current or electron beams, so that the metal is melted to generate steam atoms; as the gaseous metal atoms continue to diffuse to form non-uniform nucleation during the residence time of the surface, as the vapor atoms continue to impact the surface, the nuclei grow and adjacent nuclei begin to contact into the coalescence stage until a continuous film is formed.
And the sputtering coating is to generate gas ionization by gas discharge, and positive ions of the gas ionization bombard the cathode metal target body at high speed under the action of an electric field to hit out atoms or molecules of the cathode metal target body, and the atoms or molecules fly to the surface of the coated substrate to be deposited into a thin film. Therefore, the surface of the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3 can be quickly and efficiently coated in a sputtering coating mode, and the metal layer 2 is firmly attached to the surface of the detection area 31.
Wherein the sputtering mode comprises an ion beam spraying mode or a magnetron sputtering mode. In the magnetron sputtering, a runway magnetic field is established on a cathode target surface, secondary electrons are controlled to move by using the runway magnetic field, the stay of the secondary electrons near the metal target surface is prolonged, and the collision probability with gas is increased, so that the plasma density is improved. Therefore, the sputtering rate of the metal target can be greatly improved, and the deposition rate of the metal is finally improved.
Therefore, the metal is plated on the surface of the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3 in an evaporation or sputtering mode, so that the metal layer 2 with high quality can be quickly obtained while the thickness of the metal layer 2 is ensured to meet the detection requirement of the detection chip 3, and the phenomenon that the radiation detected by the detection chip 3 is too much in noise due to the breakage of the metal layer 2 is avoided.
As an embodiment mode of the present application, the thickness of the metal layer 2 is determined according to the material of the metal layer 2 and the energy of the radiation to enter the detection region 31.
The radiation is shielded to a different extent due to the different thickness of the metal layer 2 and is absorbed to a different extent due to the different material of the metal layer 2. Therefore, when the metal layer 2 is disposed outside the detection region 31 of the detection chip 3, the material of the metal layer 2 and the energy of the radiation to be detected by the chip to be detected, that is, the energy of the radiation to enter the detection region 31 need to be considered. Generally, as the atomic number of the metal layer increases, the absorption capacity of the metal layer for radiation increases. Meanwhile, different metal elements have different absorption limits, and rays just larger than the absorption limits can be absorbed in a large amount to generate absorption mutation. Therefore, for rays with different energies, the atomic number of the metal layer is selected to avoid the large absorption of the rays by the absorption limit, and the appropriate thickness is calculated according to the attenuation coefficient of the rays by the metal layer. Therefore, the obtained thickness of the metal layer 2 can be more suitable for detecting rays, over-absorption of the rays is avoided, and meanwhile, the accuracy of subsequent ray analysis can be improved.
For example, when the radiation to enter the detection region 31 is X-ray and the material of the metal layer 2 is beryllium, aluminum, gold, silver, copper, zinc or chromium, the thickness of the corresponding metal layer 2 may be between 0.2 and 1 μm.
It should be noted that the energy of the radiation may be obtained by looking up a table or looking up historical data, or the metal layer 2 may be reasonably designed according to the parameters of the detection chip 3 in the present application. The method for acquiring the energy of the ray is not limited, and can be adjusted according to actual requirements.
Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another detection apparatus 10 provided in this embodiment, and fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the detection apparatus 10 provided in this embodiment, and as an embodiment of this application, an organic protection layer 1 covers a surface of the metal layer 2 away from the detection chip 3.
Because the detection device 10 may be in a relatively humid or dusty environment for detection, the material of the metal layer 2 may undergo a chemical reaction under the action of water or dust, so that the metal layer 2 is deteriorated, and cannot play a role in filtering interfering rays, so that the quality of rays obtained by the detector is poor, and the subsequent analysis of the rays is affected. This application embodiment can cover metal level 2 through setting up organic protective layer 1, utilize organic protective layer 1's chemical stability, prevent that metal level 2 from taking place the chemical reaction change under the condition that external environment changed, guarantee the quality of the ray of acquireing.
Meanwhile, the organic matter covers the surface of the metal layer 2 to form an organic layer, so that the stability of the metal layer 2 can be further improved, the metal layer 2 is prevented from cracking, and the organic protective layer 1 also has the heat resistance, ultraviolet resistance and other properties, so that the aging of the metal layer 2 in the using process can be slowed down to a certain extent, and the service life of the detection chip 3 is prolonged.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the organic protection layer 1 is prepared on the surface of the metal layer 2 by sol curing, spray curing or print curing.
It is worth to be noted that the sol curing preparation method is equivalent to curing an organic compound with a high chemical activity component on the metal layer 2 through solution, sol and gel, so that the organic protective layer 1 can be attached to the metal layer 2 for arrangement, and the metal layer 2 is protected more comprehensively.
Among them, the sols prepared by various methods contain certain impurities of electrolyte molecules or ions, and if they are directly cured, the stability of the organic protective layer 1 is affected. Therefore, the organic compound sol can be purified by a dialysis method or a dialysis method.
It can be said that the organic protective layer 1 is prepared by spray curing, and a solution of an organic compound is dispersed into uniform and fine droplets by a spray gun or a disc atomizer with the aid of pressure or centrifugal force, and applied to the surface of the metal layer 2 to be cured. The organic protective layer 1 prepared by the method can be more uniformly covered on the surface of the metal layer 2, and the metal layer 2 can be more uniformly protected.
It can also be stated that, for printing curing, the organic matter can be cured by thermal curing or irradiation with ultraviolet light or electron beams, and the organic protective layer 1 prepared thereby has a certain radiation resistance, which can further prolong the service life of the organic protective layer 1.
As an embodiment of the present application, the material of the organic protective layer 1 is polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, or polycarbonate.
This application embodiment sets up the material through organic protective layer 1 into the organic compound that has higher physical mechanical properties, gas barrier property, chemical stability and heat-resisting, ultraviolet resistance performance for organic protective layer 1 can effectual protection metal layer 2 and the stability of detecting the regional 31 chemical properties of detection of chip 3, extension detection device 10's life.
It should be further noted that the thickness of the organic protection layer 1 may be set to 1 to 10 micrometers, or may be set to 5 to 20 micrometers, and the specific thickness of the organic protection layer 1 is not limited, and may be adjusted according to the material of the organic protection layer 1.
On the basis of any of the above embodiments, the detection region 31 of the detection chip 3 is provided with a semiconductor detection medium, the material of the semiconductor detection medium may be silicon, silicon carbide, cadmium telluride, cadmium zinc telluride, or perovskite single crystal, and the semiconductor detection medium is used for converting the received radiation into an electrical signal.
It is worth mentioning that the radiation can be incident on the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3 through the organic protective layer 1 and the metal layer 2. The semiconductor detection medium in the detection region 31 generates electron-hole pairs under the action of rays, electrons and holes are respectively collected under the action of the upper pole and the lower pole of the detection chip 3 to form charge signals, namely, the rays are converted into electric signals, and the electric signals can be analyzed subsequently to determine the properties of the detected rays.
It should be noted that the radiation may be filtered out of a part of the interfering radiation when passing through the organic protective layer 1 and the metal layer 2, so as to ensure that the radiation detected by the detection chip 3 has a high quality. Meanwhile, some of the rays are absorbed, reflected and refracted by the organic protective layer 1 and the metal layer 2, resulting in energy loss.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an energy variation of a detected radiation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an energy variation of a detected ray according to an embodiment of the present application. The radiation loss is simulated and calculated by using the most common 8keV light source in the X-ray diffractometer, the ray obtained by using the traditional detector is shown in fig. 4, the ray obtained by using the detector provided by the application is shown in fig. 5, it can be obviously seen that the absorption of the 100-micron beryllium window to the 8keV X-ray is 1.72%, and the absorption of the 0.5-1 micron aluminum metal layer 2 to the 8keV X-ray is less than 1.25%. Therefore, compared with the most common metal window packaging mode of the X-ray detector in the existing instrument, the loss of the X-ray by the design that the detector adopts the metal layer 2 as the window is lower.
In summary, the embodiment of the present application provides a detection apparatus 10, including: the detection chip comprises a detection chip 3 and a metal layer 2, wherein the metal layer 2 covers the surface of a detection area 31 of the detection chip 3, the atomic number of the metal layer 2 is within a preset atomic number range, and the metal layer 2 is used for providing rays to enter a window of the detection area 31 and protecting the detection chip 3. In the embodiment of the application, the metal layer 2 is arranged on the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3 in a covering manner to provide a window, and the metal layer 2 with a specific atomic number can prevent the window from being broken while protecting the detection area 31 of the detection chip 3.
In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, and for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units through some communication interfaces, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
In addition, units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In this document, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions.
The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.