WO2012120726A1 - 電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーおよび試料観察方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a charged particle beam apparatus, and relates to a local low-vacuum technique for maintaining only the vicinity of a sample in a low-vacuum atmosphere in an electron microscope in which an electron beam emitted from an electron gun is focused on the sample and irradiated onto the sample.
- a charged particle beam device that irradiates a sample with charged particles as a probe, detects secondary particles generated from the sample or accompanying charged particles, and obtains information on the probe irradiation position from the detected signal intensity.
- a scanning electron microscope SEM: Scanning Electron Microscope
- SIM scanning ion microscope
- FIB focused ion beam
- the sample is generally placed in a sample chamber maintained in a high vacuum atmosphere of 10 ⁇ 2 Pa or more in order to remove a gas atmosphere that hinders the probe.
- the sample When a non-conductive sample is observed in the above charged particle beam apparatus, the sample is charged by the irradiated charged particle beam. Due to the influence of the sample charging, the primary charged particle beam is bent, and the information on the surface state of the sample cannot be obtained correctly due to the drift of the irradiation region, abnormal charging contrast, and the like.
- the sample chamber is placed in a low vacuum state of several Pa to several thousand Pa, and the sample charging is neutralized by charged particles and ions generated by collision of secondary electrons with gas molecules.
- the sample charging is neutralized by charged particles and ions generated by collision of secondary electrons with gas molecules.
- Patent Document 1 As another method for avoiding this, as described in Patent Document 1, a nozzle for gas blowing is provided, and a gas is blown directly onto the sample from an external gas source so that only the region immediately above the sample is subjected to low vacuum. A method for realizing the above has been proposed.
- the environmental control type electron beam apparatus having a multistage differential exhaust system
- good quality images cannot be obtained due to the influence of the scattering of the probe.
- a cooling stage is placed on the environmental control type electron beam apparatus, and the sample is cooled to around 0 ° C., so that the saturated water vapor pressure is lowered to about several hundred Pa and observed. There are methods.
- the charging of the sample causes abnormal conton last and probe charged particle beam drift.
- a method for removing this there is a method of blowing a gas locally to the irradiation position of the probe charged particle beam of the sample.
- Either a method of lowering the vacuum in the entire sample chamber or a method of blowing gas to the vicinity of the sample Either a charged particle beam device is modified or a mechanism for transporting gas from an external gas source into the sample chamber, a mechanism for adjusting the gas flow rate, Addition of a medium-scale system such as a mechanism for moving the nozzle is required.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a charged particle beam apparatus, a sample holder, and a sample observation method capable of lowering the vacuum only in the vicinity of a sample and cooling the sample by a simpler technique than before.
- a sample to be observed is placed on a sample holder that includes a container that can contain a substance that serves as a gas source, a lid member that covers the container in a vacuum-sealed state, and a sample stage that includes a through hole. Then, a gas that evaporates or volatilizes from the container through the through-hole is supplied to the sample to be observed, so that a local low vacuum state is formed at the mounting position of the sample to be observed or in the vicinity of the sample. To do. An electron beam is irradiated on the sample in the low vacuum atmosphere formed in this way, and an image of the sample to be observed is obtained.
- the present invention only the vicinity of the sample is made a low vacuum region and the sample can be cooled more easily than in the past.
- FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a charged particle beam apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a whole block diagram of a sample holder. It is a top view of a lid member. It is sectional drawing of a cover member. It is a cross-sectional enlarged view of the recessed part provided in the cover member. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the aperture_diaphragm
- FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the scanning electron microscope of the present embodiment.
- the scanning electron microscope 1 roughly includes an electron gun chamber 2 installed at the top, a focusing lens chamber 3 installed below it, an objective lens chamber 4 installed below it, and a sample chamber 5 installed below it.
- An electron source 6 is installed in the electron gun chamber 2
- a focusing lens 7 is installed in the focusing lens chamber 3
- an objective lens 8 is installed in the objective lens chamber 4.
- a secondary electron detector 20 for taking in secondary electrons generated from the sample is installed in the objective lens chamber 4.
- a XYTZR drive mechanism that is, a sample fine movement device 9 having an XY stage, an inclined stage (T stage), a height stage (Z stage) and a rotary stage (R stage) is installed.
- An exchange chamber 10 is installed, and samples and the like can be taken in and out from the sample chamber 5 without opening the sample chamber to the atmosphere.
- Each chamber is connected to a vacuum pump (for example, ion pumps 11 and 12, turbo molecular pump 13 and rotary pump 14) constituting an exhaust system, and each sample chamber has a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure such as ultra-high vacuum or high vacuum. Can be kept low.
- a sample holder 17 filled with a gas source 18 (for example, water) is placed on the sample fine movement device 9.
- a gas source 18 for example, water
- water vapor contains oxygen it is also effective for removing contamination on the sample.
- the pressure inside the sample holder 17 is also lowered by the pressure in the sample chamber 5 drawn by the turbo molecular pump. When the pressure reaches about 2000 Pa, water becomes water vapor and is ejected from a through hole provided in the sample holder 17.
- a material that easily volatilizes and sublimates such as a material in which an arbitrary gas is adsorbed, may be used in addition to water.
- a flow path for guiding the gas ejected from the through-hole to the sample is formed inside the sample holder 17, and a local low vacuum state can be formed in the vicinity of the sample 19 (that is, the pressure in the vicinity of the sample is set to the sample). It can be higher than the pressure inside the room). As a result, an image in which sample charging is suppressed can be acquired.
- the low-vacuum pressure formed in the vicinity of the sample can be varied from several Pa to 2000 Pa by changing the diameter of the through hole.
- the sample exchange chamber 10 and the sample exchange rod 22 are mechanisms for taking the sample holder 17 into and out of the sample chamber 5 without opening the sample chamber 5 to the atmosphere.
- the sample exchange chamber 10 is connected to the rotary pump 14. Piping is connected.
- the piping of the sample exchange chamber 10 is provided with a valve 15, and only the sample exchange chamber can be brought to atmospheric pressure by opening the valve 15.
- the sample holder 17 includes an attachment 33 in addition to the main body. By using the sample exchange chamber 10 and the sample exchange rod 22, the sample holder 17 can be exchanged without opening the sample chamber 5 to the atmosphere. is there.
- the sample is moved by the sample fine movement device 9 so that the attachment 33 is at the same height as the moving axis of the sample exchange rod 22 (the dashed line in the figure). Adjust the height of the holder 17.
- the sample exchange rod 22 is moved to the right side of the page, and the attachment 33 is gripped.
- the sample holder 17 is moved to the sample exchange chamber 10 side using the XY stage, and finally pulled into the sample exchange chamber 10 by the sample exchange rod 22.
- the gate valve 21 is closed, the valve 15 is opened, and the sample exchange chamber 10 is opened to the atmosphere.
- the valve 16 on the pipe connecting the turbo molecular pump 13 and the rotary pump 14 is closed.
- the sample holder 17 of the present embodiment is roughly composed of a container 30 and a cap (lid member) 40, and the container portion and the sample placement portion can be separated. This is because the gas source 18 can be repeatedly filled and the inside of the container 30 can be cleaned.
- the container 30 and the cap 40 of the present embodiment have a short columnar shape, and each includes an outer periphery of the cap fitting part 49 and a fitting part 34 of the container provided with fitting parts 49 and 34 for fitting together.
- a thread groove 31 is formed on the inner wall surface of the, and the cap can be removed from the container 30 by turning the cap 40.
- the container 30 is provided with an O-ring 32 as a vacuum seal member when the cap 40 is attached so that the gas source 18 is filled therein.
- FIG. 3A to 3C show the detailed structure of the cap 40.
- FIG. 3A is a plan view of the cap 40
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the cap 40
- FIG. 3C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a recess provided in the cap 40.
- a concave portion is provided in the central portion of the cap 40.
- the concave portion is an installation portion of the sample 19 and has a gas supply function for supplying the gas rising from the container 30 to the sample.
- a through hole 41 through which the gas rising from the container 30 passes is formed on the bottom surface of the recess, and a sample stage 45 is installed above the through hole 41.
- Four holes 47 communicating with the through hole 41 are opened at the outer periphery of the sample stage 45 so as to surround the sample 19, and the gas rising through the through hole 41 passes through the hole 47.
- An annular throttle member 42 for limiting the flow rate of the gas supplied from the through hole 41 is installed between the sample stage 45 and the through hole 41.
- the aperture member 42 has a hole, and the diameter of the hole is practically in the range of several ⁇ m to several mm.
- a diaphragm retainer 43 that fixes the diaphragm member 42 is provided above the diaphragm member 42.
- a hole 46 is also formed in the central portion of the diaphragm retainer 43 so that the gas that has passed through the diaphragm member 42 can pass therethrough.
- the diameter of the through hole 41 may be changed without using the throttle member 42.
- the diameter of the through hole 41 is determined once the cap is manufactured, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of caps 40 having through holes with different hole diameters when adjusting the gas flow rate. Therefore, in principle, the throttle member 42 may be omitted, but it is better that the gas flow rate can be easily controlled.
- the gas flow rate can be easily adjusted.
- a screw groove 44 female screw
- screw grooves male threads
- the elevating mechanism in the sample stage 45 also serves as a height adjustment function for the sample 19, so that the top of the sample 19 is always set to the same height as the upper surface of the cap 40 even when the sample is replaced with a different sample. it can.
- a plurality of holes (or depressions) different from the hole 46 are formed on the outer periphery of the diaphragm retainer 43, and an appropriate jig such as tweezers is fitted into the hole and rotated along the screw groove to thereby reduce the diaphragm.
- the presser 43 is configured to be removable. Since a plurality of holes 47 are originally opened in the sample stage 45 as shown in FIG. A, these holes 47 can be used when removing the sample stage 45 from the recess.
- an elevating mechanism other than the thread groove can be used, but as the elevating mechanism of the sample stage 45 and the diaphragm holder 43, the method using the thread groove as described above is the simplest.
- the diameter of the aperture member 42 is configured to be fitted in the recess, and a thread is cut on the side surface of the aperture member 42, the aperture holder 43 is not necessary.
- a flow path such as the gas path 48 shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C is formed, and the gas flows into the vicinity of the sample.
- the vicinity of the sample can be efficiently made a low vacuum with a minimum amount of gas without supplying gas from the outside.
- Example 2 In the present embodiment, a configuration for making the vicinity of the sample 19 a low vacuum more effectively is shown.
- the upper lid 50 (second lid member) is attached to the upper portion of the cap 40 shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C using screws or the like.
- the upper lid 50 is provided with a central hole 51 having a diameter smaller than that of the concave portion or the sample stage 45 so that the gas rising from the lower part of the sample 19 is throttled at the upper part of the sample 19. For this reason, since the sample 19 is installed in the flow path as shown in the gas path 52, the degree of vacuum in the vicinity of the sample becomes lower when compared with the same gas flow rate as in Example 1.
- the upper lid 50 also serves as a diaphragm, the degree of vacuum in the lower chamber of the upper lid 50 can be kept low, and the gas flowing into the sample chamber 5 is reduced. Deterioration of the degree of vacuum of the sample chamber 5 can be reduced.
- FIG. 6 shows a modification of the cap 40.
- the gas is not applied from the lower part of the sample 19, but the sample is in the gas injection direction by providing the through hole 61 on the side surface of the sample 19, and the position of the gas passage hole on the sample mounting surface of the sample stage 45
- This is effective when gas cannot be emitted from the lower part, such as a large sample that spreads outside and is placed.
- further lowering of the vacuum can be expected by directing the spray gas directly on the sample, that is, on the observation surface. Note that by covering the upper lid 50 shown in FIG. 5 on the cap 60 shown in FIG. 6, there is an effect that the above-described large sample can be observed in a lower vacuum state.
- FIG. 7 shows a sample holder example of the simplest structure according to the present invention as a third embodiment.
- the present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the container and the cap are generally configured as a single container, and the other points are the same as in the first embodiment. Same as 1. In the following description, the description overlapping with Example 1 is omitted as much as possible.
- the gas source 18 is easily replenished into the container 30 with the cap 40 removed from the container 30.
- it can be configured as an integrated container 70 in which the container and the cap are integrated.
- the upper surface of the integral container 70 is provided with a gas path through hole 41A similar to the through hole 41 described in the first embodiment.
- a gas path through hole 41A similar to the through hole 41 described in the first embodiment.
- water or the like as the gas source 18 may be replenished from the through-hole 41A so that the through-hole 41A is used for both the gas path and the replenishment of the gas source 18. If the gas source 18 is exhausted without replenishing water or the like from the through hole 41A, the integrated container 70 may be removed and replaced with a new integrated container 70 filled with the gas source 18.
- the integrated container 70 can be manufactured by casting, welding, welding, or the like. For example, they are manufactured in a symmetrical form and then integrated by welding to produce an integrated container 70, or after producing a part of the bottom surface of the container and the other part of the bottom surface + side surface + top surface. May be integrated by welding to produce an integrated container 70.
- the sample stage on which the sample 19 is placed and the mechanism for supplying the gas generated due to the substance in the container to the sample 19 on the sample stage are configured as a part of the container. be able to.
- a mesh-like mesh 71 may be installed in the through hole 41A, and the sample 19 may be installed on the mesh 71.
- the gas can be easily guided directly to the vicinity of the sample 19, and the local low vacuum in the vicinity of the sample 19 can be realized more efficiently.
- an upper lid 72 capable of sandwiching the sample 19 between the upper part of the integrated container 70 may be configured.
- the upper lid 72 has a through-hole 72 ⁇ / b> A located above the mesh 71 (upper part of the sample 19) when fitted to the upper part of the integrated container 70.
- the through hole 72A has an opening area smaller than the installation area of the mesh 71.
- Example 4 8A and 8B show SEM reflection electron image observation results of the sunscreen used as a sample when the sample holder 17 is used (FIG. 8A) and when it is not used (FIG. 8B).
- the SEM reflected electron image observation results in FIGS. 8A and 8B are obtained by setting the pressure in the vicinity of the sample to be the same 300 Pa.
- the sample chamber pressure can be set to a relatively low 150 Pa due to the effect of the sample holder 17, so that the electron beam scattering is small and the surface structure can be clearly observed.
- the sample chamber pressure is 300 Pa, the electron beam scattering is large, and the surface structure cannot be clearly observed.
- FIG. 9 shows the temperature change measurement result of the sample holder when the sample holder 17 is placed in the sample chamber 5 where the pressure is maintained at 300 Pa, and FIG.
- the temperature of the sample holder was measured by installing the temperature sensor 100 on the sample holder 17.
- the temperature sensor 100 is connected via a feedthrough 101.
- the cooling is a mechanism in which the water filled in the sample holder 17 evaporates due to the reduced pressure in the sample chamber, and the entire sample holder 17 is cooled by the heat of vaporization generated at that time.
- the measurement result of FIG. 9 shows that the temperature of the sample holder decreases from about 16 ° C. to about 1 ° C. in about 1000 seconds.
- the saturated water vapor pressure at 1 ° C. is about 660 Pa.
- FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B show the SEM reflection electron image observation results of the leaves of the plant used as the sample when the sample holder 17 is used (FIG. 11A) and when it is not used (FIG. 11B).
- the SEM reflected electron image observation results in FIGS. 11A and 11B are obtained by setting the sample chamber pressure to the same 300 Pa.
- the sample holder 17 is used (FIG. 11A)
- the surface texture can be observed without evaporation of moisture on the leaf surface due to cooling and the local low vacuum effect.
- the pressure near the sample could be increased to 600 Pa by using the sample holder 17.
- FIG. 12 shows a modified example of the cap 60.
- the through hole 121 is open toward the outside of the sample holder 17, and evaporated water vapor is exhausted through the through hole 121.
- the cap 120 is effective when a local low vacuum is not required and only a cooling effect is obtained.
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図1は本実施例の走査電子顕微鏡の全体構成図である。走査電子顕微鏡1は、大まかには、頂部に設置した電子銃室2と、その下方に設置した集束レンズ室3と、その下方に設置した対物レンズ室4と、その下方に設置した試料室5とより構成され、前記電子銃室2内には電子源6が設置され、集束レンズ室3内には集束レンズ7が設置され、対物レンズ室4内には対物レンズ8が設置されている。また、対物レンズ室4内には試料から発生した2次電子を取り込むための2次電子検出器20が設置されている。
図2に示すように、本実施例の試料ホルダー17は、大きく分けて容器30とキャップ(蓋部材)40により構成されており、容器部と試料の載置部が分離できる。これは、ガス源18を繰り返し充填できるようにするためと、容器30内部をクリーニングできるようにするためである。
本実施例では、より効果的に試料19近傍を低真空にするための構成を示す。図4に示すように、図3A、図3Bおよび図3Cで示したキャップ40の上部に上蓋50(第2の蓋部材)を、ねじ等を利用して取り付ける。上蓋50には、凹部ないし試料台45よりも径の小さい中心穴51が空いており、試料19の下部から上がってきたガスが試料19上部で絞られる構造になっている。このためガス経路52に示すように流路の中に試料19が設置されるので、実施例1と同じガス流量で比較すると試料近傍の真空度がより低真空となる。
図7に本発明の最も単純な構造の試料ホルダー例を実施例3として示す。本実施例は、図7に示すように、本実施例が、実施例1と異なる点は、概ね、容器とキャップとを一体とした容器として構成した点であり、その他の点は、実施例1と同様である。以下の説明では、実施例1と重複する部分については極力説明を割愛する。
図8Aおよび図8Bに、試料ホルダー17を使用した場合(図8A)と使用しない場合(図8B)の両方の場合における、試料として用いた日焼け止めクリームのSEM反射電子像観察結果を示す。図8Aおよび図8BのSEM反射電子像観察結果は試料近傍圧力がともに同一の300Paになるように設定して得られたものである。試料ホルダー17を使用した場合(図8A)は、試料ホルダー17の効果により試料室圧力を比較的低い150Paに出来るため電子線散乱が少なく表面構造が鮮明に観察できる。一方試料ホルダー17を使用しない場合(図8B)は、試料室圧力が300Paで高く電子線散乱が多く表面構造が鮮明に観察できていない。
1℃での飽和水蒸気圧は約660Paである。絞り部材42と中心穴51の直径を調整することで試料19近傍のみを飽和水蒸気圧付近にすることが出来て、電子線の散乱と試料の乾燥を同時に最小限に抑えることが可能となる。
2 電子銃室
3 集束レンズ室
4 対物レンズ室
5 試料室
6 電子源
7 集束レンズ
8 対物レンズ
9 試料微動装置
10 試料交換室
11,12 イオンポンプ
13 ターボ分子ポンプ
14 ロータリーポンプ
15,16 バルブ
17 試料ホルダー
18 ガス源
19 試料
22 試料交換棒
30 容器
31,44 ネジ溝
32 Oリング
33 アタッチメント
40,60 キャップ
41,41A,61,121 貫通孔
42 絞り部材
43 絞り押さえ
45 試料台
46,47 穴
48,52 ガス経路
50,72 上蓋
51 中心穴
70 一体型容器
71 メッシュ
100 温度計
101 フィードスルー
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- 真空試料室に格納される試料に対し電子線を照射して、前記試料の画像を取得する電子顕微鏡で使用される電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーであって、
ガス源となる物質を格納する容器と、
当該容器が、
前記試料を載置する試料台と、
前記容器内の物質に起因して発生するガスを前記試料台上の試料に対して供給する機構を備えることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項1に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記蓋部材の上面側に設けられた凹部と、
当該凹部の奥に形成された、前記凹部の内径よりも直径の小さな貫通孔とを、さらに備え、
前記試料台が前記凹部の内部に配置されることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項2に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記凹部の内部であって前記試料台の下部に配置される絞り部材と、
当該絞り部材を前記凹部内の所定位置に固定する絞り押さえと、をさらに備え、
前記絞り部材は前記ガスを透過させる貫通孔を備えたことを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項3に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記絞り部材は前記貫通孔を備える環状板部材であることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項4に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
穴径の異なる前記貫通孔を備える複数の前記絞り部材を交換することにより、前記試料に対して供給するガスの流量を調整できることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項2に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記試料台または前記絞り押さえを前記凹部内で上下動させる昇降機構をさらに備えたことを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項6記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記昇降機構は、前記試料台または前記絞り押さえの外周部および前記凹部の内壁面に形成されたネジ溝であることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項2に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記蓋部材の上部に、前記試料台の直径よりも小さな直径貫通孔を有する第2の蓋部材を取り付け可能なことを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記電子顕微鏡の試料微動装置に直接取り付け可能なアタッチメントをさらに備えることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 試料を格納する真空試料室と、
前記試料に対して電子線を照射する機能を有する電子光学鏡筒と、
前記電子線の照射により得られる二次電子ないし反射電子を検出する検出器と、
前記真空試料室内に格納されて使用される試料ホルダーと、を備える電子顕微鏡において、
前記試料ホルダーは、
ガス源となる物質を格納する容器と、
当該容器に対して真空シールされて嵌合される蓋部材と、を備え、
当該蓋部材が、
前記試料を載置する試料台と、
前記容器内の物質に起因して発生するガスを前記試料台上の試料に対して供給する機構と、を備えることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。 - 真空試料室内に置かれた試料に対し電子線を照射し、得られる二次電子ないし反射電子を検出して画像化することにより前記試料を観察する試料観察方法において、
ガス源となる物質を格納する容器と該当容器に試料ホルダーと前記試料を載置し、
前記真空試料室内の圧力によって前記容器内の物質を揮発させることにより、前記試料の載置位置に局所的な低真空状態を形成し、
当該試料に対して前記電子線を照射して前記試料の画像を取得することを特徴とする試料観察方法。 - 請求項1に記載の電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダーにおいて、
前記容器内の前記ガス源を減圧させることによって揮発させ、その気化熱によって前記試料を冷却させる機構をさらに備えることを特徴とする電子顕微鏡用試料ホルダー。
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