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- ABSTRACT A gas permeable electrode is arranged to project into an evacuated space with the vacuum side of the electrode coated with a gas impervious material except at the tip of the electrode. The other end of the electrode is exposed to an ionizable gas that is caused to diffuse through the electrode and be ionized at the tip of the electrode on the high vacuum side by an electrical field created between the gas permeable electrode and an extraction electrode in the high vacuum space.
- FIELD DESORPTION ION SOURCE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to ion sources and in particular to field desorption ion sources.
- Ion sources in particular proton sources, with rather homogeneous energy in the emitted beam, that is, beams with good monochromaticity, are needed in microscopes in which ions are used instead of the usual electrons for the purpose of lowering the limit to the resolution set by diffraction effects of the particle beam.
- the ion sources of the prior art had too broad an energy spread to permit sharp focusing.
- the broad energy spread of the ions additionally limited the resolution, i.e., the sharpness of the image due to the chromatic aberration of the objective lens.
- the ion microprobe In the more recently developed instrument called the ion microprobe, secondary ions are used to generate the signal.
- the limitation here is the signal strength at high resolution.
- the highest resolution attainable at the moment corresponds to a one micron spot diameter of the primary ion beam.
- the ion source described herein is well suited.
- High brightness may also be obtained with ion sources of the duoplasmatron type, however, to operate that type of ion source high magnetic fields and large amounts of energy are required. Consequently, the electrodes are operated at very high temperatures reulting in rapid wear and deterioration of the electrode material leading to electrical and mechanical breakdown.
- Another use of the ion source of the present invention is in the area of gas flow through metals.
- the conventional method of measuring the gas flow is to provide at the vacuum side of the permeation apparatus a mass spectrometer or residual gas analyser. These instruments can detect fluxes as small as 10 molecules per second.
- the field desorption apparatus of the present invention can detect gas fluxes of single ions at rates of 10 counts persecond.
- the apparatus and process of the present invention comprises a gas permeable electrode that is exposed at one end to an ionizable gas and exposed at the other trode and to be ionized at the surface of the exposed tip of the electrode.
- FIG. 1 is a partial elevational sectional view of the apparatus of the present invention showing the positioning of the gas permeable electrode relative to the high vacuum space and the source of ionizable gas.
- HO. 2 is an enlarged elevational sectional view of the gas permeable electrode configuration shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the gas permeable electrode of FIGS. 1 and 2 graphically illustrating the flow of gas molecules through the electrode and the ionization process occurring at the tip of the electrode.
- the ion source apparatus of the present invention comprises, basically, a gas permeable electrode disposed in wall 12 between space containing an ionizable gas, such as hydrogen or deuterium, and the evacuated space 33 enclosed by wall 12.
- an ionizable gas such as hydrogen or deuterium
- a gas impervious coating is provided on the outer surface of electrode 10 where it is exposed to evacuated space 33, with the exception of tip 14 where the coating has been removed in accordance with the process described below.
- Gas entry end 18 of electrode 10 is arranged to be in fluid communication with space 20 and exposed to the gas therein and also connected by wire 26 to the terminal 28.
- the terminal 28 is connected to the positive side of a high voltage power supply 35, common in the art.
- a conduit 22 is provided to supply an ionizable gas to space 20 from a gas supply (not shown) common in the art.
- a heater element 24 is provided in space 20 and is connected to power supply or battery 36 to raise end 18 of electrode 10 to a temperature sufficient to assist in the diffusion or flow of the ionizable gas in space 20 into and through electrode 10.
- An extraction electrode 11 is provided in evacuated space 33 which is connected to the negative side of power supply 35 to create a potential difference between gas permeable electrode 10 and extraction electrode 11.
- gas permeable electrode 10 comprises a short thin wire of a material that is permeable to the gas that is to be ionized.
- electrode 10 can be fabricated from palladium, vanadium, niobium or tantalum and most of the metals in column elements: of the periodic table of elements; iron, cobalt, nickel, platinum.
- electrode '10 can be fabricated from silver.
- the end of electrode 10 terminating in space 33 is fabricated to define a conical section having a sharply pointed tip 14.
- the radius of curvature of tip 14 is adapted to be small enough to provide a sufficiently high electric field to cause any gas molecules appearing at the surface 14a of tip 14 to be ionized when a poten-' tial difference is applied to electrodes '10 and 11 by power supply 35.
- the diffusion or flow rate of ionizable gas into end 18 of gas permeable electrode 10 can be controlled in two ways, either by raising the temperature at end 18 using heater element 24, or by controlling the current flow through wire 26 which can also be fabricated from the same gas permeable material as electrode 10. It has been found that raising end 18 to a temperature of about 300 deg. C. results in a good rate of flow of gas.
- Wire 26 offers the surrounding ionizable gas a sufficient surface, approximately 0.1 mm for entry of gas and is heated by the electrical current flowing through the wire.
- a gas impervious coating 30 typically, gold or molybdenum or the oxide of the tip material with the exception of tip 14 where the coating is removed.
- Electrode 10 To fabricate electrode 10, first a length of wire, that will eventually become electrode 10, of a gas permeable material, such as palladium, is soldered, brazed or otherwise sealed into a hole in wall 12 between spaces 20 and 33.
- a gas permeable material such as palladium
- the end of wire 10 within space 33 is immersed in an electrolyte solution and a portion of the wire material is progressively removed by etching away the material to obtain a conical shaped end having a very sharp tip 14 possessing a small radius of curvature.
- the entire end of wire 10, including tip 14, is coated, either by vapor deposition or electrolytic deposition, with a gas impervious material 30 such as gold or molybdenum.
- an electrical potential is applied to wire or electrode 10 of such a magnitude as to cause a portion of coating 30 to evaporate by field evaporation. Since the rate of evaporation is proportional to the localized magnitude of the electric field and the magnitude of the electric field is greatest at tip 14, the rate of evaporation will be greatest at tip 14 and cause it to be exposed before the remainder of coating 30 is evaporated from the rest of electrode 10. i
- space 20 is filled with an ionizable gas such as hydrogen.
- Heater element 24 is energized to the desired operating temperature, in the case of hydrogen, about 300 deg. C.
- a negative potential is then applied to extraction electrode 11 with respect to gas permeable electrode 10, for example, 10 kV.
- electrode 10 is loaded with hydrogen at end 18. The hydrogen then diffuses to tip 14, as can be seen in FIG. 3, as represented by dashed lines 32.
- the flux lines 32 shown dashed, for the hydrogen molecules in electrode 10, are all converging and concentrating at tip 14 and emerge at emitting surface 14a, which, in practice, covers an area of approximately lO' cm
- Dotted lines 34 represent lines of equal gas flux density in electrode 10.
- the flow rate of ionizable gas can be controlled through control of the temperature of electrode 10 and thus the diffusion rate of gas into electrode 10 can be controlled.
- a gas permeable electrode fluidly communicating said evacuated space with said ionizable gas
- the ion source as claimed in claim I further comprising means for increasing the rate of gas diffusing into said gas permeable electrode.
- said means for increasing the rate of gas diffusing into said gas permeable electrode comprises means for heating said gas permeable electrode where said electrode comes in contact with said ionizable gas.
- gas permeable electrode is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of palladium, vanadium, niobium and tantalum.
- gas impervious coating is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of gold, molybdenum and tungsten.
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A gas permeable electrode is arranged to project into an evacuated space with the vacuum side of the electrode coated with a gas impervious material except at the tip of the electrode. The other end of the electrode is exposed to an ionizable gas that is caused to diffuse through the electrode and be ionized at the tip of the electrode on the high vacuum side by an electrical field created between the gas permeable electrode and an extraction electrode in the high vacuum space.
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United States Patent [19] Hell [451 Oct.7, 1975 FIELD DESORPTION ION SOURCE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION [76] Inventor: Hans W. Heil, 3880 Rambla Orienta, Malibu, Calif. 90265 [22] Filed: June 21, 1974 [21] App]. No: 481,785
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data July 3, 1973 Germany .1 2333866 [52] US. Cl 313/230; 313/362 [51] Int. Cl. H0lj 27/00 [58] Field of Search 313/230, 359, 362
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,809,314 10/1957 Herb ..313/230X Primary Examiner-R. V. Rolinec Assistant Examiner-Darwin R. Hostetter Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Robert R. Tipton 5 7] ABSTRACT A gas permeable electrode is arranged to project into an evacuated space with the vacuum side of the electrode coated with a gas impervious material except at the tip of the electrode. The other end of the electrode is exposed to an ionizable gas that is caused to diffuse through the electrode and be ionized at the tip of the electrode on the high vacuum side by an electrical field created between the gas permeable electrode and an extraction electrode in the high vacuum space.
6 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures US. Patent Oct. 7,1975 3,911,311
FIELD DESORPTION ION SOURCE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to ion sources and in particular to field desorption ion sources.
Ion sources, in particular proton sources, with rather homogeneous energy in the emitted beam, that is, beams with good monochromaticity, are needed in microscopes in which ions are used instead of the usual electrons for the purpose of lowering the limit to the resolution set by diffraction effects of the particle beam.
In the past, attempt to use ion beams in high resolution electron microscopes, either conventional transmission or scanning microscopes, were not successful because the available ion sources were not adequate with respect to brightness. That is, they did not have sufficient target current density per steradian to produce an adequate image.
In addition, the ion sources of the prior art had too broad an energy spread to permit sharp focusing. Where the lack of brightness of the prior art devices limited the signal in the image that was to be detected, the broad energy spread of the ions additionally limited the resolution, i.e., the sharpness of the image due to the chromatic aberration of the objective lens.
It is especially important in ion scanning transmission microscopy to have a monochromatic ion source since the image contrast is preferably obtained in this operation by energy analysis of the ions after their passage through the target rather than by selection according to the scattering angle of the beam by means of an aperture.
In the more recently developed instrument called the ion microprobe, secondary ions are used to generate the signal. The limitation here is the signal strength at high resolution. The highest resolution attainable at the moment corresponds to a one micron spot diameter of the primary ion beam. To go to a 0.1 micron diameter spot and retain the total spot current, reqtiires a one hundred times larger brightness of the primary ion source. For the increased source brightness, the ion source described herein is well suited.
There exist in the prior art, other field-ionization ion sources in which the brightness is adequate, e.g. A cm' sr', however, the energy spread in the beam cannot be reduced below 1 eV (H. Heil and R. Guckenberger, Proc. Symp. [on Sources and Formation of Ion Beams, p. 183, BNL 50310, 1971).
Because field ionization occurs within a narrow range of distances above the electrode tip surface, even though the range may be less than 1 Angstrom in thickness, the change of electrical potential across that distance still amounts to more than 1 Volt, and the potential at the position of the origin of the ions and hence the initial energy vary by more than 1 Volt.
High brightness may also be obtained with ion sources of the duoplasmatron type, however, to operate that type of ion source high magnetic fields and large amounts of energy are required. Consequently, the electrodes are operated at very high temperatures reulting in rapid wear and deterioration of the electrode material leading to electrical and mechanical breakdown.
In addition, for both field ionization and duoplasmatron ion sources, a pressure of several mTorr of the gas that is to be ionized must be provided in the. ionization space or chamber and the ion beam must be extracted out of the ionization space or chamber through an aperture into the high vacuum region. The escape of unionized gas through this same aperture is oftentimes a nuisance, especially if an ultra-high vacuum is required on the specimen space for work on atomically clean surfaces.
Another use of the ion source of the present invention is in the area of gas flow through metals.
The conventional method of measuring the gas flow is to provide at the vacuum side of the permeation apparatus a mass spectrometer or residual gas analyser. These instruments can detect fluxes as small as 10 molecules per second. The field desorption apparatus of the present invention can detect gas fluxes of single ions at rates of 10 counts persecond.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The apparatus and process of the present invention comprises a gas permeable electrode that is exposed at one end to an ionizable gas and exposed at the other trode and to be ionized at the surface of the exposed tip of the electrode.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a field desorption ion source.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an ion source having a high brightness.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an ion source having a highly monochromatic energy ion beam.
It is still a further object of the present invention to provide an ion source that uses a gas permeable electrode.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an ion source that is controllable as to the flow of ionized gas particles.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an ion source in which the ionization process occurs at the surface of the electrode tip.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a device for measuring the flow rate of individual gas molecules passing through a gas permeable material.
These and other objects of the present invention will be manifest upon study of the following detailed description when taken together with the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a partial elevational sectional view of the apparatus of the present invention showing the positioning of the gas permeable electrode relative to the high vacuum space and the source of ionizable gas.
HO. 2 is an enlarged elevational sectional view of the gas permeable electrode configuration shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the gas permeable electrode of FIGS. 1 and 2 graphically illustrating the flow of gas molecules through the electrode and the ionization process occurring at the tip of the electrode.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT With respect to FIG. 1, the ion source apparatus of the present invention comprises, basically, a gas permeable electrode disposed in wall 12 between space containing an ionizable gas, such as hydrogen or deuterium, and the evacuated space 33 enclosed by wall 12. A gas impervious coating is provided on the outer surface of electrode 10 where it is exposed to evacuated space 33, with the exception of tip 14 where the coating has been removed in accordance with the process described below.
The terminal 28 is connected to the positive side of a high voltage power supply 35, common in the art.
A conduit 22 is provided to supply an ionizable gas to space 20 from a gas supply (not shown) common in the art.
A heater element 24 is provided in space 20 and is connected to power supply or battery 36 to raise end 18 of electrode 10 to a temperature sufficient to assist in the diffusion or flow of the ionizable gas in space 20 into and through electrode 10.
An extraction electrode 11 is provided in evacuated space 33 which is connected to the negative side of power supply 35 to create a potential difference between gas permeable electrode 10 and extraction electrode 11.
With reference to FIG. 2, gas permeable electrode 10 comprises a short thin wire of a material that is permeable to the gas that is to be ionized.
For example, where hydrogen, deuterium or tritium is being ionized, electrode 10 can be fabricated from palladium, vanadium, niobium or tantalum and most of the metals in column elements: of the periodic table of elements; iron, cobalt, nickel, platinum. Where oxygen is being ionized, electrode '10 can be fabricated from silver.
The end of electrode 10 terminating in space 33 is fabricated to define a conical section having a sharply pointed tip 14. The radius of curvature of tip 14 is adapted to be small enough to provide a sufficiently high electric field to cause any gas molecules appearing at the surface 14a of tip 14 to be ionized when a poten-' tial difference is applied to electrodes '10 and 11 by power supply 35.
The diffusion or flow rate of ionizable gas into end 18 of gas permeable electrode 10 can be controlled in two ways, either by raising the temperature at end 18 using heater element 24, or by controlling the current flow through wire 26 which can also be fabricated from the same gas permeable material as electrode 10. It has been found that raising end 18 to a temperature of about 300 deg. C. results in a good rate of flow of gas.
Wire 26 offers the surrounding ionizable gas a sufficient surface, approximately 0.1 mm for entry of gas and is heated by the electrical current flowing through the wire.
As previously noted, that portion of electrode 10 that is exposed to evacuated space 33 is provided with a gas impervious coating 30, typically, gold or molybdenum or the oxide of the tip material with the exception of tip 14 where the coating is removed.
To fabricate electrode 10, first a length of wire, that will eventually become electrode 10, of a gas permeable material, such as palladium, is soldered, brazed or otherwise sealed into a hole in wall 12 between spaces 20 and 33.
Next, the end of wire 10 within space 33 is immersed in an electrolyte solution and a portion of the wire material is progressively removed by etching away the material to obtain a conical shaped end having a very sharp tip 14 possessing a small radius of curvature.
This is generally accomplished by immersing the wire in the electrolyte and applying a high current to the wire through the electrolyte. Where the surface of the electrolyte contacts the wire, a high current density willresult in a faster rate of etching, i.e., removal of matrial; At the moment the wire is completely etched through, the current is immediately turned off and the etching process stopped. The result is a conically shaped tip end having an extremely sharp tip.
Next, the entire end of wire 10, including tip 14, is coated, either by vapor deposition or electrolytic deposition, with a gas impervious material 30 such as gold or molybdenum.
Next, an electrical potential is applied to wire or electrode 10 of such a magnitude as to cause a portion of coating 30 to evaporate by field evaporation. Since the rate of evaporation is proportional to the localized magnitude of the electric field and the magnitude of the electric field is greatest at tip 14, the rate of evaporation will be greatest at tip 14 and cause it to be exposed before the remainder of coating 30 is evaporated from the rest of electrode 10. i
As soon as tip 14 becomes exposed, the process is stopped.
To operate the ion source of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, space 20 is filled with an ionizable gas such as hydrogen.
A negative potential is then applied to extraction electrode 11 with respect to gas permeable electrode 10, for example, 10 kV.
Under these conditions, electrode 10 is loaded with hydrogen at end 18. The hydrogen then diffuses to tip 14, as can be seen in FIG. 3, as represented by dashed lines 32.
Upon reaching tip 14, the hydrogen molecule is field desorbed by the high electrical field and ionized at surface l4a. I
Since desorption and ionization occur at the emitting surface 14a of tip 14, the ions are all created at very closely the same potential, that is, the equipotential of that surface.
As can be seen from FIG. 3, the flux lines 32, shown dashed, for the hydrogen molecules in electrode 10, are all converging and concentrating at tip 14 and emerge at emitting surface 14a, which, in practice, covers an area of approximately lO' cm Dotted lines 34 represent lines of equal gas flux density in electrode 10.
it can also be seen that the flow rate of ionizable gas can be controlled through control of the temperature of electrode 10 and thus the diffusion rate of gas into electrode 10 can be controlled.
a gas permeable electrode fluidly communicating said evacuated space with said ionizable gas,
a gas impervious coating disposed on said gas permeable electrode where said electrode is exposed to said evacuated space,
means defining an opening in said gas impervious coating exposing a small area of said electrode to said evacuated space,
an extraction electrode disposed in said evacuated space spaced apart from said gas permeable electrode, and
means for raising said gas permeable electrode to a positive electrical potential relative to said extraction electrode in said evacuated space whereby gas molecules permeating through said electrode are ionized at said small area of said gas permeable electrode exposed to said evacuated space.
2. The ion source as claimed in claim I further comprising means for increasing the rate of gas diffusing into said gas permeable electrode. I 3. The ion source as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for increasing the rate of gas diffusing into said gas permeable electrode comprises means for heating said gas permeable electrode where said electrode comes in contact with said ionizable gas.
4. The ion source as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gas permeable electrode is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of palladium, vanadium, niobium and tantalum.
5. The ion source as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gas permeable electrode is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of silver.
6. The ion source as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gas impervious coating is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of gold, molybdenum and tungsten.
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1. An ion source comprising means defining a housing enclosing an evacuated space, means defining a housing containing an ionizable gas, , a gas permeable electrode fluidly communicating said evacuated space with said ionizable gas, a gas impervious coating disposed on said gas permeable electrode where said electrode is exposed to said evacuated space, means defining an opening in said gas impervious coating exposing a small area of said electrode to said evacuated space, an extraction electrode disposed in said evacuated space spaced apart from said gas permeable electrode, and means for raising said gas permeable electrode to a positive electrical potential relative to said extraction electrode in said evacuated space whereby gas molecules permeating through said electrode are ionized at said small area of said gas permeable electrode exposed to said evacuated space.
2. The ion source as claimed in claim 1 further comprising means for increasing the rate of gas diffusing into said gas permeable electrode.
3. The ion source as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for increasing the rate of gas diffusing into said gas permeable electrode comprises means for heating said gas permeable electrode where said electrode comes in contact with said ionizable gas.
4. The ion source as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gas permeable electrode is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of palladium, vanadium, niobium and tantalum.
5. The ion source as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gas permeable electrode is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of silver.
6. The ion source as claImed in claim 1 wherein said gas impervious coating is fabricated from material selected from the group consisting of gold, molybdenum and tungsten.
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