Summary of the invention
The present invention aims to provide a kind of PECVD film coating apparatus, the degree of cleaning can guarantee substrate surface treatment time, the coating quality of assurance substrate surface.
To achieve these goals, according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of PECVD film coating apparatus, having comprised: pretreatment chamber, for base material is carried out to surface preparation; Coating chamber, is positioned at pretreatment chamber downstream, for to carrying out plated film through the pretreated base material of pretreatment chamber; And rewinding chamber, be arranged on coating chamber downstream, for collecting the base material through coating chamber plated film; It between pretreatment chamber, coating chamber and rewinding chamber, is vacuum-sealing connection.
Further, pretreatment chamber comprises: feed mechanism, for supplying with base material; Surface disposal facility, is arranged on the pending surperficial place side of base material, cleans for the pending surface to base material.
Further, surface disposal facility is low-temperature plasma cleaning mechanism.
Further, coating chamber comprises: discharge electrode pair, and base material is located between two right electrodes of discharge electrode; Wind up roll, base material winding is on wind up roll.
Further, the spacing between right two electrodes of discharge electrode is adjustable.
Further, the spacing between right two electrodes of discharge electrode is between 25mm to 55mm.
Further, the right each electrode of discharge electrode is uniform cross section electrode.
Further, coating chamber also comprises and is connected to indoor exhaust system and inlet mouth, and inlet mouth is arranged between two right electrodes of discharge electrode, and exhaust system is arranged on the sidewall of coating chamber.
Further, PECVD film coating apparatus also comprises rate of film build proofing unit, and rate of film build proofing unit is for detection of the rate of film build in the plasma zone in the right electrical discharge zone of discharge electrode.
Further, rewinding is indoor to be provided with: receiving mechanism, for having packed up the base material of plated film; Corona treatment mechanism, the base material that has been arranged on plated film enters on the path of receiving mechanism, for the solid film of the substrate surface that completes plated film is carried out to corona.
Apply technical scheme of the present invention, PECVD film coating apparatus comprises: pretreatment chamber, for base material is carried out to surface preparation; Coating chamber, is positioned at pretreatment chamber downstream, for to carrying out plated film through the pretreated base material of pretreatment chamber; And rewinding chamber, be arranged on coating chamber downstream, for collecting the base material through coating chamber plated film; It between pretreatment chamber, coating chamber and rewinding chamber, is vacuum-sealing connection.According to PECVD film coating apparatus of the present invention, it between pretreatment chamber, coating chamber and rewinding chamber, is vacuum-sealing connection, the whole coating process of base material is all carried out under vacuum-sealing environment, therefore can avoid base material to carry out surface treatment time, substrate surface and air react and affect the coating quality of base material, thereby effectively improve the coating quality of base material.
Embodiment
Hereinafter also describe the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing in conjunction with the embodiments.It should be noted that, in the situation that not conflicting, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the application can combine mutually.
As shown in Figures 1 to 4, according to embodiments of the invention, PECVD film coating apparatus comprises pretreatment chamber 10, coating chamber 20 and rewinding chamber 30.Pretreatment chamber 10 is for carrying out surface preparation to base material 40; Coating chamber 20 is positioned at pretreatment chamber 10 downstreams, for to carrying out plated film through the pretreated base material 40 of pretreatment chamber 10; Rewinding chamber 30 is arranged on coating chamber 20 downstreams, for collecting the base material 40 through coating chamber 20 plated films; It between pretreatment chamber 10, coating chamber 20 and rewinding chamber 30, is vacuum-sealing connection.
It between pretreatment chamber 10, coating chamber 20 and rewinding chamber 30, is vacuum-sealing connection, the whole coating process of base material 40 is all carried out under vacuum-sealing environment, therefore can avoid base material 40 to carry out surface treatment time, substrate surface and air react and affect the coating quality of base material 40, thereby effectively improve the coating quality of base material 40.
Each chamber of pretreatment chamber 10, coating chamber 20 and rewinding chamber 30 is vacuum, can adopt the mode of independent gas barrier to form by each vacuum chamber, also can totally adopt a set of gas barrier to form vacuum.The vacuum tightness of three vacuum chambers all meets 2.0e-2Pa or higher vacuum tightness, thereby guarantee in pretreated process and pre-treatment after substrate surface can not removed by air, thereby can be not contaminated, make base material enter and can become diaphragm area under clean condition, can improve the compactness of film and the purity of film forming etc., thereby improve the quality of solid film.
Pretreatment chamber 10 comprises feed mechanism 11 and surface disposal facility 12, wherein on feed mechanism 11, is wound with base material to be coated 40, for supplying with base material to be coated 40; Surface disposal facility 12 is arranged on the pending surperficial place side of base material 40, cleans for the pending surface to base material 40.In the present embodiment, surface disposal facility 12 is low-temperature plasma cleaning mechanism, is respectively arranged with low-temperature plasma cleaning mechanism 12a and 12b in two sides of A, B of base material 40, can realize two-sided cleaning to base material.
Coating chamber 20 comprises that discharge electrode is to 21 and wind up roll 22, and wherein discharge electrode comprises electrode X and electrode Y to 21, and base material 40 is located in discharge electrode to two electrode X of 21, between Y, and carries out plated film by electrode X, the Y plasma producing that discharges; Base material 40 windings, on wind up roll 22, and by wind up roll 22 action that commutates and lead, make the base material 40 can be at discharge electrode to two electrode X of 21, abundant plated film between Y.
Coating chamber 20 also comprises and is connected to indoor exhaust system 23 and inlet mouth 24, and inlet mouth 24 is arranged on discharge electrode between two electrodes of 21, and exhaust system 23 is arranged on the sidewall of coating chamber 20.By regulating the free air delivery of exhaust system 23 and the gas inlet at inlet mouth 24 places, can regulate the ratio of the concentrated gas that participates in reaction, thereby the particle concentration to electrical discharge zone EP is controlled, guarantee consistence and the production efficiency of the cured film of substrate surface.Inlet mouth 24 can also be arranged between the base material 40 of the relative both sides of same wind up roll 22, and mid-way between the base material 40 of relative both sides.Preferably, inlet mouth 24 is also positioned at upper and lower two groups of wind up roll 22 positions in the middle.
When base material 40 to be coated enters the electrical discharge zone EP district of electrode X, Y, the particle of region of discharge EP deposits to substrate surface very soon by the control meeting in magnetic field.Simultaneously because substrate surface moves.Substrate surface through EP district will form one deck solid film.Particle concentration, the composition of particle and the running orbit of particle that electrical discharge zone EP assembles all determined characteristic and quality, the concentration of particle and the plasma body of the generation relation in direct ratio of film forming.And there is the relation of equal proportion in the air pressure of the discharge environment that the plasma concentration and air demand inlet mouth 24, the coating chamber 20 that form provide, meanwhile, the quantity of plasma generation and the power of power supply relation in direct ratio.And for PECVD technology, the high-power efficiency that can improve film forming, but simultaneously, too high output power can appearance become arc discharge or misplace electricity, thus damage power supply or puncture base material.Therefore, the discharging distance becoming with electrode Y shape for electrode X needs reasonably design and places, and overall discharge environment has higher requirement for waveform, power and the matching degree of power supply.
Requirement when meeting preferably base material 40 plated film to be coated, preferably, discharge electrode is adjustable to the spacing between two electrodes of 21.By regulating two spacing between electrode X, Y, can regulate and put a density of the plasma body at EP place, region, thereby change the concentration of plated film required particle, make discharge electrode to the 21 plated film needs that can meet the base material 40 of different plated film requirements, therefore there is better adaptability.Preferably, discharge electrode is between 25mm to 55mm to the spacing between two electrodes of 21.
The electrical signal of two electrodes is provided by discharge power supply, and the electric signal waveform of the output of discharge power supply can be positive square wave, the trapezoidal complex wave that involves, and can be also sine wave output.Meanwhile, be generally below 2000V for the operating voltage of power supply.Too high operating voltage can produce and misplace electricity and arc discharge in discharge process, and the working power below 2000V guarantees that electrical discharge zone is operated in glow discharge zone.Power work frequency is generally 20kHz-200kHz.For removing the electric charge of equipment inner wall accumulation in plasma discharge process, discharging chamber and the part contacting with discharging chamber will be accomplished good ground connection conventionally, conventionally stake resistance≤5 Ω.In addition, power supply will form good impedance matching with electrical discharge zone, and the impedance matching scope of power supply is between 50 Ω-350 Ω conventionally.
Discharge electrode is lowered the temperature to 21 employing circulating refrigerants, guarantees that the temperature in working process between discharge electrode X and Y does not affect the stopping property of electrode.The material of electrode X, Y is good metallic conductor, can adopt stainless steel, copper material, aluminium material etc.The shape of electrode, can be diversified, as shown in Figure 2, can be solid cylinder, hollow cylinder, can be also the long strip shape electrode that is shaped as circle, circular arc, trapezoidal and rectangle etc. in cross section.The wind up roll of base material 25 and electrode can be taken into account to use when adopting columniform solid or coreless armature, as shown in Figure 3, the now direct winding of base material 40 is on electrode, electrode not only plays the effect of electric discharge formation plasma area, also to play the effect that base material 40 is led simultaneously, separately electrode is arranged again with regard to not needing like this, therefore can reduce the installation costs of discharge electrode in device.
In actual setting up procedure, also wind up roll 22 and discharge electrode can be divided and are arranged 21 two electrode X, Y, if for example adopt the non-circular or asymmetric electrode of central shaft, wind up roll 25 can not be general one group with electrode X, Y, now need discharge electrode to arrange in pairs 21, between each discharge electrode is to two electrodes of 21, produce EP electrical discharge zone, as shown in Figure 4.Through checking, two kinds of methods, in PECVD film process, all can realize normal plated film.
It is adjustable between 0.1-10Pa that the operating pressure of discharge space is generally.In the present embodiment, by regulating the mode of discharge space to regulate the discharge pressure of discharge space.The method in controlled discharge space has, control by the free air delivery of adjusting exhaust system 23, also can control by the air input of the inlet mouth 24 of the reactant gases in adjustment discharge space region, also can adjust free air delivery according to employing and coordinate adjustment air input or air inlet ratio to reach the object of adjusting process, thereby improve quality of forming film.
PECVD film coating apparatus also comprises rate of film build proofing unit, rate of film build proofing unit for detection of discharge electrode to the rate of film build in the plasma zone in 21 electrical discharge zone.The base material transfer mechanism that the transfer rate of base material 40 carries by equipment itself provides uniform transfer rate to realize, and the particle concentration of controlled discharge region EP, rely on rate of film build proofing unit to realize the detection of EP district particle concentration, rate of film build proofing unit detects that data feed back to the control unit of equipment in time, control unit can detect the particle concentration in EP district particle concentration adjustment coating chamber 20 according to rate of film build proofing unit, the concrete mode of adjusting is for adjustment free air delivery or adjust air input, or adjusts air input and free air delivery simultaneously.
In rewinding chamber 30, be provided with receiving mechanism 31 and corona treatment mechanism 32, receiving mechanism 31 is for having packed up the base material 40 of plated film; The base material 40 that corona treatment mechanism 32 has been arranged on plated film enters on the path of receiving mechanism 31, carries out corona for the solid film on base material 40 surfaces to completing plated film.
After solid film applies on base material 40, receiving mechanism 31 is packed up completing the material base material 40 that plated film completes, thereby completes the process of whole plated film.In vacuum plating process; because substrate surface has deposited solid film; surface can conventionally have significantly and reduce; for meeting the processing request of subsequent product; conventionally can form solid film to substrate surface and carry out corona treatment to improve the surface energy of coated surface, therefore can select plated film base material 40 later to carry out corona treatment.In the present embodiment, the corona treatment mechanism 32 that the base material 40 that corona treatment has been arranged on plated film enters on the path of receiving mechanism 31 completes.
As can be seen from the above description, the above embodiments of the present invention have realized following technique effect:
1, avoided in the time that base material is carried out to surface treatment, substrate surface being polluted, guaranteed the surface coating quality of base material.
2, can adjust better the particle concentration of putting a region, improve the coating quality of base material.
3, by corona treatment mechanism is set, can improve the surface energy of base material coated surface, can meet the needs of subsequent thin film processing.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., within all should being included in protection scope of the present invention.