JP6924944B2 - 微粒子製造装置及び微粒子製造方法 - Google Patents
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真空チャンバーと、
前記真空チャンバーの一端側に接続されて、材料の粒子を前記真空チャンバー内に材料供給口から供給する材料供給装置と、
前記真空チャンバーの中間部に配置して、位相が互いに異なる交流電力がそれぞれ印加されて前記真空チャンバー内にプラズマを発生させる複数の電極と、
前記真空チャンバーの他端に接続されて微粒子を回収する回収装置とを有して、前記真空チャンバー内でプラズマを発生させ、前記材料の粒子から前記微粒子を製造する装置であって、
前記材料供給口の近傍から前記回収装置までの間で前記材料が流れる方向に対してそれぞれ交差する、材料供給口側の第1電極配置領域と、前記第1電極配置領域から回収装置側に離れた第2電極配置領域とを前記真空チャンバーの中間部に有し、前記第1電極配置領域と前記第2電極配置領域とのそれぞれに前記電極を複数本配置して多段に構成し、
前記真空チャンバー内に設置した断熱部材の形状が、前記材料供給口の近傍の電極設置場所の内側の直径より前記回収装置側の電極設置場所の内側の直径が小さくなっている。
真空チャンバーの放電ガス内において、材料供給口の近傍から微粒子回収装置までの間で材料粒子が流れる方向に対してそれぞれ交差する、材料供給口側の第1電極配置領域と、前記第1電極配置領域から回収装置側に離れた第2電極配置領域とを前記真空チャンバーの中間部に有し、前記第1電極配置領域と前記第2電極配置領域とのそれぞれに複数本配置して多段に構成された電極に、位相が互いに異なる交流電力をそれぞれ印加することにより熱プラズマを生成し、
材料供給装置の材料供給口から前記熱プラズマの領域内に前記材料粒子を供給し、
前記真空チャンバー内に前記材料供給口の近傍の電極設置場所の内側の直径より前記回収装置側の電極設置場所の内側の直径が小さい形状の断熱部材を配置することにより、前記第2電極配置領域と前記第1電極配置領域との間で中央部の前記熱プラズマの領域に向かうガスの流れを発生させ、
前記材料粒子が、前記熱プラズマの前記領域中を通過するときに、蒸発又は気化して材料ガスとなり、さらに、前記材料ガスが前記熱プラズマの前記領域から抜けた瞬間、前記材料ガスが急激に冷やされて微粒子を生成する。
図1は、第1実施形態に係わる微粒子製造装置の概略断面図を示す。図2Aは、第1実施形態に係わる微粒子製造装置において電極部分で横方向に切断した状態での上部電極近傍の概略平面図を示す。図2Bは図2Aの状態での下部電極近傍の概略平面図を示す。図3は、第1実施形態に係わる微粒子製造装置の電極近傍の拡大図を示す。図1〜図3を用いて、一例として、シリコンのナノメートルオーダーの微粒子を製造する例を説明する。
熱プラズマ16を生成し、
材料粒子17を熱プラズマ16に供給し、
微粒子18を生成する、
といった3つのステップで少なくとも構成されている。これらの動作は、制御装置100で動作制御されることにより自動的に実施可能である。
2 断熱部材
3,103 微粒子回収部
4a,4b 上部及び下部電極
5a,5b,105 交流電源
6 圧力調整バルブ
7,113 排気ポンプ
8 電極駆動装置
10,110 材料供給装置
11 材料供給管
12 材料供給口
13 カバー
14 放電ガス供給管
15 冷却ガス供給管
16,116 アーク放電
17,117 材料粒子
18,118 微粒子
80 配管
81 下部電極配置領域
82 上部電極配置領域
86 未処理材料貯蔵部
100 制御装置
104 電極
120 電極先端
121 アーク放電の領域(高温領域)
122 アーク放電していない領域
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- 真空チャンバーと、
前記真空チャンバーの一端側に接続されて、材料の粒子を前記真空チャンバー内に材料供給口から供給する材料供給装置と、
前記真空チャンバーの中間部に配置して、位相が互いに異なる交流電力がそれぞれ印加されて前記真空チャンバー内にプラズマを発生させる複数の電極と、
前記真空チャンバーの他端に接続されて微粒子を回収する回収装置とを有して、前記真空チャンバー内でプラズマを発生させ、前記材料の粒子から前記微粒子を製造する装置であって、
前記材料供給口の近傍から前記回収装置までの間で前記材料が流れる方向に対してそれぞれ交差する、材料供給口側の第1電極配置領域と、前記第1電極配置領域から回収装置側に離れた第2電極配置領域とを前記真空チャンバーの中間部に有し、前記第1電極配置領域と前記第2電極配置領域とのそれぞれに前記電極を複数本配置して多段に構成し、
前記真空チャンバー内に設置した断熱部材の形状が、前記材料供給口の近傍の電極設置場所の内側の直径より前記回収装置側の電極設置場所の内側の直径が小さくなっている、微粒子製造装置。 - 前記材料供給口よりも前記真空チャンバーの下部側から放電ガスを供給して前記電極近傍に旋回流を供給可能な放電ガス供給管を有する、請求項1に記載の微粒子製造装置。
- 前記複数本の電極には、其々交流電源が接続されて、前記交流電源から前記複数本の電極に、位相が互いに異なる交流電力をそれぞれ印加してアーク放電を前記プラズマとして前記真空チャンバー内に生成する、請求項1又は2に記載の微粒子製造装置。
- 真空チャンバーの放電ガス内において、材料供給口の近傍から微粒子回収装置までの間で材料粒子が流れる方向に対してそれぞれ交差する、材料供給口側の第1電極配置領域と、前記第1電極配置領域から回収装置側に離れた第2電極配置領域とを前記真空チャンバーの中間部に有し、前記第1電極配置領域と前記第2電極配置領域とのそれぞれに複数本配置して多段に構成された電極に、位相が互いに異なる交流電力をそれぞれ印加することにより熱プラズマを生成し、
材料供給装置の材料供給口から前記熱プラズマの領域内に前記材料粒子を供給し、
前記真空チャンバー内に前記材料供給口の近傍の電極設置場所の内側の直径より前記回収装置側の電極設置場所の内側の直径が小さい形状の断熱部材を配置することにより、前記第2電極配置領域と前記第1電極配置領域との間で中央部の前記熱プラズマの領域に向かうガスの流れを発生させ、
前記材料粒子が、前記熱プラズマの前記領域中を通過するときに、蒸発又は気化して材料ガスとなり、さらに、前記材料ガスが前記熱プラズマの前記領域から抜けた瞬間、前記材料ガスが急激に冷やされて微粒子を生成する、微粒子製造方法。 - 前記熱プラズマは、位相が互いに異なる電力を交流電源から前記複数本の電極に其々供給して、パルス的に放電させるアーク放電である、請求項4に記載の微粒子製造方法。
- 前記熱プラズマは、材料が流れる方向に2段以上になるように並列に配置した電極によって生成されたアーク放電であり、前記材料が流れる方向に向かって縦長な放電あるいは高温領域が縦長である、請求項4又は5に記載の微粒子製造方法。
- 前記材料供給口よりも前記真空チャンバーの下部側から放電ガスを供給して前記電極近傍に旋回流を形成する、請求項4〜6のいずれか1つに記載の微粒子製造方法。
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