WO2008136130A1 - プラズマ発生装置およびこれを用いた成膜方法並びに成膜装置 - Google Patents
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- Plasma generating apparatus Description Plasma generating apparatus, film forming method using the same, and film forming apparatus
- the present invention relates to a plasma generator, a film forming apparatus and a film forming method using the plasma generator, and, for example, a film forming apparatus suitable for forming a film on a large-area substrate such as manufacturing a plasma display panel. And a film forming method.
- LCD liquid crystal display devices
- PDP plasma display devices
- the ion plating method has attracted attention as a deposition method that can replace the vapor deposition method, sputtering method, and the like.
- the ion plating method has various advantages such as high film formation rate, high-density film quality, and large process margin.
- the plasma beam is controlled by a magnetic field to form a large area substrate. This is because a film becomes possible.
- the hollow cathode ion plating method is particularly expected for film formation on a large-area substrate with a display angle.
- a UR plasma gun developed by Susumu Uramoto as the plasma source (Japanese Patent No. 1 75 5 0 5 5).
- This UR type plasma gun is composed of a holo-powered sword and multiple electrodes. It introduces Ar gas to generate high-density plasma, and the shape and trajectory of the plasma beam are changed with four different magnetic fields. It is changed and led to the deposition chamber.
- a plasma beam generated by a plasma gun extends in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the plasma beam, and is opposed to a magnet composed of a pair of permanent magnets arranged in parallel to each other. It is then passed through the magnetic field formed. As a result, the plasma beam is deformed to form a flattened plasma beam.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic side view for explaining an example of a conventional film forming apparatus
- FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view thereof. The view from the direction of arrow X in FIG. 11 is the state shown in FIG. 12, and the view from the direction of arrow Y in FIG. 12 is the state shown in FIG.
- An evaporating material tray 3 2 containing an evaporating material (for example, Mg 0) 3 1 is disposed in the lower part of the film forming apparatus 100 that can be evacuated.
- a substrate 33 (for example, a large display substrate) to be subjected to film formation is arranged in the upper part of the film formation chamber 30 so as to face the evaporation material tray 32. Then, when the transparent conductive film ITO or MgO film is continuously formed on the substrate 33, the substrate 33 is separated by a substrate holder (not shown) at a predetermined distance as indicated by an arrow 43. It is conveyed continuously.
- the plasma gun 20 disposed outside the film forming chamber 30 includes a holo-power sword 21, an electrode magnet 2 2, and an electrode coil 2. As shown in FIG. 11, these are arranged coaxially along a substantially horizontal axis. Note that the plasma gun 20 may be installed in the film forming chamber 30.
- a converging coil 26 for extracting the plasma beam 25 into the film forming chamber 30 is installed downstream of the electrode coil 23 (in the direction in which the plasma beam travels). .
- a magnet made of permanent magnets is arranged that extends in a direction intersecting with the traveling direction of the plasma beam 25 and is opposed to each other and paired with each other.
- the plasma beam 25 traveling toward the film forming chamber 30 passes through the magnetic field formed by the magnet and becomes a plasma beam 28.
- One or more magnets are arranged. In the conventional example shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, two sets of magnets 29 and 29 are arranged.
- the magnet 29 is disposed inside the film forming chamber 30, but the magnet 29 is disposed outside the film forming chamber 30. There is also.
- the evaporating material 31 is placed on the evaporating material tray 3 2. Further, the substrate 33 to be deposited is held on a substrate holder (not shown).
- the inside of the vacuum chamber 30 is evacuated as indicated by an arrow 4 2 to a predetermined degree of vacuum, and a reaction gas is supplied into the vacuum chamber 30 as indicated by an arrow 41.
- a plasma gas such as argon (A r) is introduced into the plasma gun 20 as indicated by an arrow 40.
- Plasma screen generated by plasma gun 20 The beam 25 is converged by the magnetic field formed by the focusing coil 26, and has a broad range in a specific range, but the beam cross-section has a substantially circular specific diameter and spreads in a columnar shape in the vacuum chamber 30. Pulled out. Then, it passes through the magnetic fields formed by the two sets of magnets 29 and 29 respectively. When passing through each pair of magnets 29, 29, the plasma cross section becomes a flat plasma beam 28 with its beam cross section deformed into a substantially rectangular or elliptical shape. '
- the plasma beam 28 is deflected by the magnetic field generated by the anode magnet 34 below the evaporating material tray 32 and is drawn onto the evaporating material 31 to heat the evaporating material 31.
- the evaporated material 3 1 in the heated portion evaporates and reaches the substrate 3 3 that is held in the substrate holder (not shown) and moves in the direction of arrow 4 3 to form a film on the surface of the substrate 3 3.
- the conventional film forming apparatus 100 having the above-described configuration has a plasma beam generated by a plasma gun formed by a magnet as described above. It uses a conventional plasma generator that forms a deformed flat plasma beam by passing it through a magnetic field.
- the ion flux distribution indicating the degree of dispersion of the plasma beam on the surface of the evaporation material is as shown in FIG. It was.
- the vertical axis represents ion intensity (arbitrary average)
- the horizontal axis represents the direction of plasma beam spread when the center of plasma beam 28 is the origin (0) (Fig. 12).
- the profile of the film deposited on the substrate surface has the same shape, thick at the center, forming one peak, and the film thickness toward the outer edge (both sides). It was found that the shape gradually became thinner, which was insufficient to make the film thickness distribution uniform when the film was formed on a large area substrate. This is because, for example, in a plasma beam generated by a plasma gun and extending in a specific range, for example, in the shape of a cylindrical beam having a specific diameter and traveling in the direction of the deposition chamber, the plasma This is thought to be due to the concentration on the center side of the plasma beam compared to the outer edge side.
- the evaporation rate of the evaporation material irradiated to the center side portion of the plasma beam becomes higher than the outer edge side portions corresponding to both sides of the center side portion.
- the film thickness distribution was thick on the center side and thin on the outer edge side (both sides), and it was thought that the film formation with a uniform film thickness distribution on a large area substrate was insufficient. .
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a plasma generator capable of expanding the film formation area and making the film thickness distribution of the formed film more uniform, and to use the same
- An object of the present invention is to provide a film forming apparatus and a film forming apparatus.
- the present invention is a plasma which is pulled out from a plasma gun by a focusing coil and spreads in a specific range, for example, progresses like a cylinder having a specific diameter.
- the beam is formed by a magnet composed of permanent magnets that extend in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the plasma beam and are arranged opposite to each other in parallel.
- the plasma apparatus includes a plasma gun, a magnet that applies a magnetic field to a plasma beam from the plasma gun, and deforms the beam cross section of the plasma beam into a substantially rectangular or elliptical shape, and a plasma beam having a deformed beam cross section.
- the beam cross-sectional intensity distribution of the approximately rectangular or elliptical shape of the plasma beam whose beam cross section has been deformed on the surface of the irradiated body is the width in the longitudinal direction of the beam cross section.
- Wi is the width at which the ionic strength is halved in the longitudinal direction with respect to the maximum ionic strength (I max) on the surface of the irradiated object, then 0.4 ⁇ W i / W t.
- the relationship between the widths W t and W i of the ion intensity distribution of the plasma apparatus of the present invention is 0.7 ⁇ W i ZW t.
- the ion intensity distribution of the plasma beam that defines the content of the invention of the present invention is that when a flat MgO sample plate is placed on the plasma beam irradiation surface of the plasma apparatus and the plasma beam is irradiated, the MgO material It is defined as being determined indirectly from the depth of the irradiation mark on the surface of the Mg plate, which is generated by the evaporation of the sample.
- the depth of the irradiation mark can be considered to be substantially proportional to the ion intensity of the plasma beam.
- the ion intensity value was estimated in relation to the depth of the irradiation mark.
- the ion intensity at the maximum depth of the irradiation mark is I max, and the half-value width of I max is W i.
- the beam width Wt in the longitudinal direction of the beam cross-sectional shape is defined in the present invention as a substantial beam width at a position where the depth of the irradiation mark becomes 1% of I max.
- the film forming apparatus proposed by the present invention is evacuated.
- the plasma generated by any of the plasma generators of the present invention described above is incident on the evaporation material accommodated in the evaporation material tray disposed in the possible film formation chamber to evaporate the evaporation material.
- a film is formed on a substrate disposed at a position facing the evaporating material tray with a predetermined interval from the evaporating material tray.
- the substrate on which the film is formed can be moved in the film forming chamber in parallel with the evaporating material tray.
- the film is continuously formed on the moving substrate.
- the film forming method proposed by the present invention is based on the evaporating material accommodated in the evaporating material tray disposed in the film forming chamber that can be evacuated. A position where the plasma generated by any of the plasma generators is incident to evaporate the evaporating material, and is opposed to the evaporating material saucer at a predetermined interval with respect to the evaporating material saucer in the film forming chamber. The film is formed on the substrate disposed on the substrate.
- the substrate on which the film is formed moves in the film forming chamber in parallel with the evaporating material tray, and the film can be continuously formed on the moving substrate.
- the plasma gun is arranged outside the film forming chamber, and the magnet is arranged inside the film forming chamber. Any of the forms, the form in which both the plasma gun and the magnet are arranged outside the film forming chamber can be adopted. The invention's effect
- the ion flux distribution on the surface of the evaporation material is flattened from a steep mountain shape having one peak in the longitudinal direction of the beam cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG.
- the profile of the film formed on the substrate can be flattened, and the film can be formed with a uniform film thickness distribution over a wide area.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic side view for explaining an example of the plasma generating apparatus of the present invention and a film forming apparatus of the present invention using the same
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of FIG.
- FIG. A is a plane showing a magnet portion of an example in which the magnet is divided into three pieces in the direction orthogonal to the plasma beam in the plasma generator of the present invention in the embodiment shown in FIGS.
- FIG. 3B is a plan view showing another form of the magnet portion in the plasma generator of the present invention
- FIG. 3C is another view of the magnet portion in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3B.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining magnets
- FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining magnets
- FIG. 4C is a diagram for explaining magnets.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining magnets
- FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining magnets
- FIG. 4C is a diagram for explaining magnets.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining magnets
- FIG. 4D is a diagram for explaining the magnet
- FIG. 4E is a diagram for explaining the magnet
- FIG. A is a diagram for explaining a magnet, and is a diagram for explaining a configuration example of a magnet in the plasma generator of the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining a magnet, in which the magnet in the plasma generator of the present invention is magnetized.
- FIG. 5C is a diagram for explaining the magnet, and is a diagram for explaining a configuration example of the magnet in the plasma generating device of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram in which a conventional magnet is used. Fig.
- FIG. 4 shows the ion flux distribution formed on the surface of the evaporated material by the plasma beam generated by the conventional plasma generator and the plasma beam generated by the plasma generator of the present invention using the magnet shown in Fig. 4B.
- Fig. 7 shows the plasma generating apparatus of the present invention in which the conventional magnet is used, the plasma beam generated by the conventional plasma generating apparatus, and the magnet shown in Fig. 5B.
- Fig. 8 shows the ion flux distribution on the surface of the evaporation material due to the plasma beam by Fig. 8, and Fig. 8 shows a conventional plasma that used a conventional magnet.
- FIG. 7 shows the plasma generating apparatus of the present invention in which the conventional magnet is used, the plasma beam generated by the conventional plasma generating apparatus, and the magnet shown in Fig. 5B.
- Fig. 8 shows the ion flux distribution on the surface of the evaporation material due to the plasma beam by Fig. 8, and Fig. 8 shows a conventional plasma that used a conventional magnet.
- FIG. 7 shows the plasma
- FIG. 5B is a diagram showing another example of ion flux distribution on the surface of the vaporized material by the plasma beam generated by the plasma generator and the plasma beam generated by the plasma generator of the present invention using the magnet shown in FIG. 5B.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the film thickness distribution when the film is formed by the plasma generator and film forming apparatus of the present invention and when the film is formed by the conventional plasma generator and film forming apparatus.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an ion flux distribution on the surface of an evaporation material in a conventional film forming apparatus.
- FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a conventional plasma generating apparatus and a conventional film forming apparatus using the plasma generating apparatus.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic side view, and FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an example of a plasma generator of the present invention and a film forming apparatus 10 using the same.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the film forming apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
- the view from the direction of arrow X is the state shown in FIG. 2
- the view from the direction of arrow Y is the state shown in FIG.
- the feature of the present invention lies in the form of a magnet 27 described later.
- the structure of the plasma generator and film forming apparatus 10 is the same as that of the conventional plasma generating apparatus and film forming apparatus 100 described in the background section with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.
- the same parts as those in the conventional plasma generating apparatus and film forming apparatus 100 described in the background art section with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. .
- a plasma beam 25 is extracted from the plasma gun 20 by the focusing coil 26.
- This plasma beam 25 extends in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which it travels toward the film forming chamber 30 and is a magnet 29 consisting of a pair of permanent magnets arranged in parallel and facing each other. , Passing through the magnetic field formed by 27. As a result, the plasma beam 25 becomes a plasma beam 28 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
- the plasma beam 25 that travels in a cylindrical shape having a beam is deformed by a magnet into a flat plasma beam 28 having a substantially rectangular or elliptical beam cross section.
- the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 is the repulsive magnetic field of the portion corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25 in the magnet. It contains at least one magnet ⁇ 27 that is stronger than its strength.
- the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion indicated by reference numeral 27 in the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 is greater than that of the plasma beam 25.
- the magnet is stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength of the part corresponding to the outer edge side of.
- the magnet indicated by reference numeral 29 is the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 and the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the outer edge side. This is a magnet used in conventional plasma generators. In the embodiment shown in FIGS.
- the present invention is not limited to such a form. Even when two or more sets of magnets are arranged, the repulsive magnetic field strength of the part corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 is the part corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25. It is sufficient that at least one magnet 27 that is stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength is included. Further, when a plurality of magnets are arranged and at least one of them is the magnet 27 described above, the magnet 27 is formed as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. Either a configuration in which the membrane chamber 30 is disposed closer to the evaporating material 31 or a configuration in which the membrane chamber 30 is disposed farther from the evaporating material 31 as shown in Fig. 3B. Can also be selected.
- only one set of magnets 2 7 is arranged in the direction in which the plasma beam 25 advances toward the film formation chamber 30, and this magnet 2 7 is connected to the plasma beam 25.
- the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam can be made stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25.
- Plasma beam 2 5 is deformed flat by magnets 2 7 and 2 9 to become flat beam 2 8, and evaporative material installation table (receiving tray) 3 2 in film formation chamber 30 (Evaporation material) 3 1 is irradiated to evaporate the material 31 and deposit the evaporation material on the substrate 33.
- the magnets 29 and 27 are arranged inside the film forming chamber 30 as in the case of the conventional example shown in FIGS.
- At least one magnet 27 is included in which the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 is stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25. Therefore, the density of the plasma passing through the central part of the magnet 27 can be dispersed to the outer edge side. Thus, it is possible to prevent the plasma from concentrating on the center side compared to the outer edge side when the plasma beam 28 is irradiated onto the evaporation material 31 disposed in the film forming chamber 30. According to this, the profile of the film formed on the substrate 33 can be flattened, and the film can be formed with a uniform film thickness distribution over a wide area.
- the magnet 27 having a repulsive magnetic field strength at a portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 is stronger than a repelling magnetic field strength at a portion corresponding to the outer side of the plasma beam 25 is
- the plasma beam 25 can be divided into a plurality of parts in a direction orthogonal to the plasma beam 25.
- FIG. 3A shows the plasma generator of the present invention in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in which the magnet 27 is divided into three pieces in the direction perpendicular to the plasma beam 25. An example will be described.
- FIG. 3C shows the plasma generator of the present invention in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3B.
- FIG. 2 an example in which the magnet 27 is divided into three pieces in the direction orthogonal to the plasma beam 25 will be described.
- FIGS. 4A to 4B and 5A preferred arrangement examples and configuration examples when the magnet 27 is divided into a plurality of pieces in the direction orthogonal to the plasma beam 25 are shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B and 5A. This will be described with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 4A to 4E and 5A to 5C are both magnets 29 9 used in conventional plasma generators as seen from the direction of arrow Z in Figure 2.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement and configuration of magnets 27 employed in the plasma generator of the present invention.
- Fig. 4A shows the arrangement of magnet 29.
- the magnet 2 7 has a stronger repulsive magnetic field strength at the part corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 than the repulsive magnetic field intensity at the part corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25.
- the following form can be adopted when it is divided into multiple parts in the orthogonal direction.
- the permanent magnet in the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 2 5 has a larger plasma beam 2 than the permanent magnet in the portion corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 2 5. It is placed close to 5.
- the distance between the permanent magnets facing each other at the portion corresponding to the center side is narrower than the distance between the permanent magnets facing each other at the portion corresponding to the outer edge side.
- the repulsive magnetic field strength in the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 will be explained as follows. This can be easily made stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength in the portion corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25.
- 4B and 4C show that the magnet 27 is divided into three pieces in the direction perpendicular to the plasma beam 25 and the permanent magnet 27 in the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25.
- a, 2 7 a is arranged closer to the plasma beam 25 than the permanent magnets 2 7 b, 2 7 b, 2 7 c, 2 7 c in the part corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25 This is an example of what is being done.
- the distance between the permanent magnets 2 7 a and 2 7 a facing each other in the portion corresponding to the center side is equal to the permanent magnet 2 7 b facing each other in the portion corresponding to the outer edge side.
- the distance B between 2 7 b is narrower than the distance B between 2 7 c 2 7 c.
- Figure 4A is used in a conventional plasma generator where there is no difference between the repulsive magnetic field strength of the part corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 and the repulsive magnetic field intensity of the part corresponding to the outer edge side.
- the magnet 29 is described.
- the distance between the opposing permanent magnets is within the plasma beam 25.
- the part corresponding to the core side and the part corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25 are the same, and the repulsive magnetic field strength between the permanent magnets facing each other is the same at any position.
- FIG. 6 shows a conventional plasma generator in which only the conventional magnet 29 of the form shown in FIG. 4A is employed, and the magnet 29 in the conventional plasma generator 4B.
- the plasma generator of the present invention changed to the magnet 27 shown in the figure, the ion flux distribution (ion) formed on the surface of the evaporation material 3 1 by the generated plasma beam 28 with the same setting conditions Intensity distribution).
- the distribution of the plasma for evaporating the evaporating material 31 can be similarly improved to a gentle chevron shape, and according to the film forming apparatus 10 of the present invention using the plasma generating apparatus of the present invention, It is possible to flatten the film thickness distribution of the film formed on the surface of the substrate 33 and form a film with a uniform film thickness distribution over a wide area.
- the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 is stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength of the portion corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25 to the plasma beam 25.
- the direction perpendicular to each other as shown in Fig. 3A, Fig. 3C, Fig. 4B, Fig. 4C, etc.
- the plasma beam 25 It can be divided into an arbitrary number in the direction orthogonal to the direction.
- Figures 4D and 4E show that the magnet 27 has a stronger repulsive magnetic field intensity in the part corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 than the repulsive magnetic field intensity in the part corresponding to the outer edge of the plasma beam 25.
- An example in which the plasma beam 25 is divided into five parts 27a to 27e in the direction orthogonal to the plasma beam 25 will be described.
- 4B and 4C as in the embodiment of FIG. 4C, the permanent magnets 27a and 27a facing each other at the portion corresponding to the center side face each other at the portion corresponding to the outer edge side.
- Permanent magnets 2 7 b, 2 7 b spacing, 2 7 c, 2 7 c spacing is wider, and permanent magnets facing each other on the outer edge side 2 7 d, 2 7 d spacing, 2 7 e, 2 7 e Yes.
- the magnet 27 has a stronger repulsive magnetic field strength in the portion corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 than the repulsive magnetic field strength in the portion corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25.
- the plasma beam 25 is divided into a plurality of pieces in the direction orthogonal to the plasma beam 25, the following configuration can also be adopted.
- the residual magnetic flux density of the permanent magnet in the part corresponding to the center side of the plasma beam 25 is in the part corresponding to the outer edge side of the plasma beam 25. It is larger than the residual magnetic flux density of the permanent magnet.
- the repulsive magnetic field strength between the permanent magnets facing each other at the portion corresponding to the center side is stronger than the repelling magnetic field strength between the permanent magnets facing each other at the portion corresponding to the outer edge side. It is what has become.
- FIGS. 5B and 5C illustrate such a form of the magnet 27.
- FIG. 5B and 5C illustrate such a form of the magnet 27.
- the magnet 27 is divided into three pieces in the direction perpendicular to the plasma beam 25.
- the central permanent magnet 2 7 a is formed with, for example, a neodymium magnet (N d ⁇ F e ⁇ B). Or samarium-cobalt magnetite (S m * Co).
- the permanent magnets 2 7 a and 2 7 a facing each other in the portion corresponding to the center side are compared with the permanent magnets 2 7 b and 2 7 b facing each other in the portion corresponding to the outer edge side. It can be made stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength between 2 7 b and the repulsive magnetic field strength between 2 7 c and 2 7 c.
- the area of the surface of the central permanent magnet 27a facing the plasma beam 25 and the volume thereof should be larger than those of the outer permanent magnets 27b, 27c.
- the permanent magnets 2 7 a and 2 7 a facing each other in the portion corresponding to the center side are compared with the permanent magnets 2 7 b and 2 7 b facing each other in the portion corresponding to the outer edge side. It can be made stronger than the repulsive magnetic field strength between each other and the repulsive magnetic field strength between 2 7 c and 2 7 c.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 show ion flux distributions when the materials of the permanent magnets 27a, 27b, 27c in the three-part magnet 27 are changed.
- Fig. 7 (3) is the ion flux distribution in the prior art, as in Fig. 6 (1), and (4) and (5) in Fig. 7 are the central permanent magnet 2 7 a 5 is an ion flux distribution of an embodiment in which is a neodymium magnet.
- (5) is longer than the center permanent magnet 27a in (5). Therefore, compared with the case of (5), in (4), the outer permanent magnet 2 7 b, 27 c is getting shorter.
- Imax 425 (au)
- the half value is 212.5, and W i at this time is 316 mm.
- WiZWt is 0.7 or more.
- the ion intensity distribution of the plasma beam shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8 is obtained by irradiating the plasma beam by placing a flat MgO sample plate on the plasma beam irradiation surface of the plasma apparatus. It is defined as being indirectly determined from the depth of the irradiation mark on the surface of the MgO sample plate produced by evaporation of the Mg 2 O material. The depth of the irradiation mark can be considered to be substantially proportional to the ion intensity of the plasma beam.
- the ion intensity value was estimated in relation to the depth of the irradiation mark.
- the ion intensity at the maximum depth of the irradiation mark is I max and the half-value width of Imax is Wi.
- the beam width in the longitudinal direction of the beam cross-sectional shape (whole beam) Wt is defined in the present invention as the actual beam width at the position where the depth of the irradiation mark becomes 1% of Imax.
- Fig. 8 (6) is the ion flux distribution in the prior art as in (1) of Fig. 6.
- Fig. 8, (7) shows that the central permanent magnet 27a is connected to the samarium It is the ion flux distribution of the embodiment that is a cobalt-based magnet.
- the conventional sheet-like plasma in which the conventional magnet 29 shown in Fig. 4A and Fig. 5A was used was used.
- the ion flux distribution has a gentle mountain shape.
- the plasma distribution for evaporating the evaporating material 31 can be similarly improved to a gentle chevron shape, and according to the film forming apparatus 10 of the present invention using the plasma generating apparatus of the present invention, the substrate 33 It is possible to flatten the film thickness distribution of the film formed on the surface of the film, and to form a film with a uniform film thickness distribution over a wide area.
- the magnet 27 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4C is used with the conventional magnet 29 shown in FIG. 4A.
- An example of the case where a film is formed using the film forming apparatus 10 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described.
- FIG. 9 shows a case where film formation is performed by the plasma generation apparatus and film formation apparatus 10 of the present invention, and, as described above, both of the two sets of magnets are the conventional magnet 2 shown in FIG. 4A.
- the film thickness distribution was measured for the case where the film was formed as 9.
- the vertical axis represents the film thickness (A)
- the horizontal axis represents the direction of plasma beam spreading when the center of the plasma beam 28 is the origin (0) (arrow X in Fig. 2).
- Direction (mm).
- the film thickness distribution was flat when the film was formed by the plasma generator and the film forming apparatus 10 of the present invention.
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