WO2024018570A1 - 荷電粒子源、荷電粒子銃、荷電粒子ビーム装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a charged particle source that emits charged particles.
- An electron source is an example of a charged particle source.
- the electron source is installed in an electron gun of an electron beam application device such as a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
- SEM scanning electron microscope
- the electron beam is emitted from the tip of the electron source.
- the energy difference between the vacuum level and the metal Fermi level of the electron source is the energy required for electrons to escape from the electron source surface, and is called the work function.
- the work function When the electrons on the surface of the electron source gain energy and exceed the work function, electrons are emitted from the surface of the electron source.
- a thermionic electron source that accelerates and emits electrons excited by heating
- a field emission electron source that emits electrons through a tunnel effect when an electric field acts on them. Since the electron source of the thermionic source is heated to a high temperature, surrounding gas molecules are difficult to adsorb. As a result, no layer of other molecules is formed on the surface of the electron source, so the work function of the surface of the electron source becomes constant, and the stability of the emitted current is high. Therefore, it can be used even in a low vacuum operating atmosphere of about 10 ⁇ 3 Pa. However, in the case of a thermionic electron source, the energy of emitted electrons varies widely.
- This electron emission with a large energy dispersion causes large chromatic aberration when passing through a lens, which contributes to low spatial resolution in the SEM optical system.
- field emission electron sources are characterized by a small energy dispersion of emitted electrons. This increases the brightness and contributes to high spatial resolution of the SEM.
- field emission electron sources are usually used at temperatures below room temperature, the work function changes due to adsorption of surrounding gas, and the amount of electron emission fluctuates.
- the main parameters for electron emission are the temperature of the electron source and the electric field strength at the tip of the electron source.
- the electron sources there is a thermal field emission electron source (Schottky electron source) that uses both heat and electric field, and is used as an electron source that can achieve both stability of the electron emitted current and high spatial resolution.
- SEM can image and observe nano-order fine structures using an electron beam that is emitted from an electron source and then passes through multiple apertures and irradiates the sample. This electron beam is called a probe current. Since SEM has high spatial resolution, it is applied in inspection of semiconductor device manufacturing processes. A typical example of inspection is pattern defect inspection, and in order to perform accurate defect inspection, it is desirable that the contrast and brightness of the observed image be constant. When the amount of probe current changes for each observation image, the brightness of the image changes, making automatic defect determination difficult. In this way, testing of semiconductor devices requires continuous operation with a stable probe current for a long time. In addition, in recent years, as semiconductor patterns have become more highly integrated, it has become necessary to observe them with high throughput using a large current probe.
- Schottky electron sources have excellent stability, but during long-term operation, the probe current may change due to changes in the surface state depending on the vacuum environment and the usage conditions of the electron source (electron source temperature and electric field strength). It becomes an unstable state where the amount fluctuates.
- the light source diameter is the radius of the light source at the position of the object surface, when the radius of the irradiated probe current is the size of the image of the SEM optical system. If the amount of current is the same, the smaller the light source, the higher the brightness and the higher the spatial resolution. Since the small probe current has a small electron energy dispersion, it is possible to suppress the enlargement of the light source diameter due to chromatic aberration. However, during long-term operation of the Schottky electron source, the electric field strength changes continuously due to changes in the overall shape. This results in a reduction in emission current and a change in brightness.
- Patent Document 1 The purpose of Patent Document 1 is to overcome this problem of current stability, and proposes the following shape of an electron source.
- a charged particle source including the thermionic source of Patent Document 1 has an emission facet which is a surface that emits the most electrons, and a first side facet and a second side facet that are adjacent to the emission facet.
- An edge facet is also formed between the first side facet and the second side facet.
- the width of the edge facets is 20% to 40% of the width of the emitting facets.
- This shape can be expected to maintain its shape even under operating conditions where a low electric field is applied at a small probe current.
- a probe current can be increased by adjusting the optical magnification. This extends the capture of emitted electrons passing through the shibori from the vicinity of the optical axis orthogonal to the center of the emission facet to the part off-axis.
- the charged particle source of Patent Document 1 is considered to have a needle shape as a whole, and the tip portion described in each figure of the document is formed at the tip of the needle.
- the shape of the tip in this document is such that the end of the side facet 113 and the side surface of the needle are adjacent to each other.
- the equipotential surface becomes more distorted as the emitted electrons move away from the axis. This increases energy dispersion and causes the diameter of the light source to increase.
- Patent Document 2 aims to provide a light source with a small energy dispersion and a small light source diameter even under conditions where the probe current is a large current. As described above, when a large current is obtained, energy dispersion increases and the light source diameter tends to expand. According to the technique described in Patent Document 2, by making the electric field acting on the surface of the tip of the electron source uniform over a wide range, it is possible to suppress energy dispersion when a large current is taken in.
- the tip of the electron source is spherical as in Patent Document 2
- the equipotential line near the tip of the electron source is also spherical, so that the energy dispersion of the emitted electrons can be suppressed to the maximum in calculation.
- a spherical surface is composed of a large number of steps, which contributes to current instability.
- the atoms that make up the Schottky electron source move using free energy due to heating.
- the diameter of the needle-shaped electron source increases so that the tip thereof becomes rounded. This movement of atoms is defined as diffusion.
- the shape of the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane which is the electron emission surface, changes over time in the most advanced crystal plane of the electron source.
- the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane tends to have a stepped shape with two or more steps. Due to the above-described diffusion, this step collapses from the edge of the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane and moves toward the center. The movement of this step and the diffusion of atoms change depending on the balance between the temperature of the electron source and the strength of the electric field acting on the tip of the electron source to extract electrons.
- the stepped portion of this electron source is made of a surface other than the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane, which is the electron emitting surface, and is difficult to emit electrons from. Since this step moves within the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane of the tip, the amount of probe current becomes unstable every time the step passes. Additionally, due to these effects, the radius of the tip of the electron source expands in the long term, and the electric field strength changes due to the change in shape. As a result, the tip of the electron source continues to diffuse, so it is thought that the probe current will always be unstable.
- the tip shape of the electron source is close to a spherical surface, high spatial resolution can be expected, but it is extremely difficult to maintain the balance between heat and electric field, and the probe current may become periodically unstable.
- An electron source used for inspection or length measurement in a scanning electron microscope or the like needs to maintain a stable amount of electron emission from the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane at the tip over a long period of time.
- the present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and aims to stabilize the probe current of a charged particle source over a long period of time.
- the emitter tip includes a first flat surface perpendicular to the optical axis, a plurality of second flat surfaces parallel to the optical axis, and the first flat surface and the second flat surface. and a plurality of third flat surfaces arranged between the second flat surfaces, which are located at positions facing each other across the optical axis among the plurality of second flat surfaces.
- the first distance is greater than the outer diameter of the boundary between the tip and the needle.
- the charged particle source according to the present disclosure can easily maintain a stable shape. Similarly to the tip, the shape of the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane is stable in the four side directions, making it possible to maintain the shape of the tip more firmly.
- FIG. 1 shows an overall view of an electron source according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the tip of the needle part 101 of the electron source.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the tip shape of the charged particle source according to Embodiment 2. This shows the deformation of the electron source tip due to the diffusion of tungsten atoms.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the tip shape of a charged particle source according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a charged particle beam device 600 according to a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a charged particle beam device according to a fifth embodiment.
- the charged particle source according to the present disclosure has a constriction near the tip of a needle, typically made of single crystal tungsten, and has a polyhedral tip portion beyond the constriction.
- the tip has a constricted shape and is close to a regular polyhedron, the four side surfaces also have a similar shape to the tip, and similar crystal growth is observed in all directions. That is, the above effects can be obtained by using a charged particle source in which the bottom and side surfaces of the tip are composed of rotationally symmetrical crystal planes.
- FIG. 1 shows an overall view of an electron source according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.
- a configuration example of a Schottky electron source made of tungsten will be described as a typical charged particle source.
- the electron source is composed of a needle part 101 that becomes thinner toward the tip, a V-shaped filament part 102, and a zirconia part 103.
- the vicinity of the root of the needle part 101 and the filament part 102 are fixed by welding.
- Zirconia is applied to the middle of the needle part 101, and by heating the filament part 102 with electricity, both the needle part 101 and the zirconia part 103 are heated.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the tip of the needle portion 101 of the electron source.
- the upper part of FIG. 2 is a side view, and the lower part of FIG. 2 is a bottom view (a view with the optical axis of the electron beam in the depth direction).
- the optical axis 207 will be coaxial with the needle portion 101.
- the needle portion 101 has a constricted portion 201 near the tip, as shown in FIG. 2, with a width L1>L3.
- the radius of the electron source temporarily increases from the constriction 201 toward the tip. After that, it becomes a polyhedron-like shape with multiple flat surfaces.
- the area from the constriction part 201 to the tip is defined as a polyhedral part 202.
- the constricted portion 201 is located at a position where a sphere that is circumscribed by a plane perpendicular to the optical axis 207 (first flat surface 203) and a side surface parallel to the optical axis 207 intersects the needle portion 101. It is located.
- the polyhedral section 202 has the following surfaces: a first flat surface 203 that is perpendicular to the optical axis 207; second flat surfaces 204 and 205 that are horizontal to the optical axis 207; and the second flat surface 204 .
- the second flat surface is composed of a ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane and a ⁇ 110 ⁇ plane that are 4-fold symmetrical about the optical axis 207.
- the second flat surfaces 204 ( ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane) and the second flat surfaces 205 ( ⁇ 110 ⁇ plane) are arranged alternately at 45° intervals.
- the third flat surface 206 is arranged in a straight line between the first flat surface 203 and the second flat surface 204 on the surface of the polyhedral section 202 .
- the electron source in this embodiment is a tungsten single crystal processed into a needle shape, and the optical axis direction is ⁇ 100>.
- the one whose width is longer in the optical axis direction is the second flat surface 204 ( ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane), and the one whose width is shorter in the optical axis direction is the second flat surface 205 ( ⁇ 110 ⁇ plane).
- the third flat surface 206 is constituted by a ⁇ 110 ⁇ plane.
- Zirconia diffuses from the zirconia portion 103 in FIG. 1 toward the tip of the electron source, forming a mixed layer with tungsten. This lowers the work function of the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane, so electrons are emitted from the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane.
- electrons emitted from ⁇ 100 ⁇ of the first flat surface 203 are used as a probe current of a scanning electron microscope. In order to stably emit the probe current, the shape of the first flat surface 203, which is the electron emitting surface, needs to be stable.
- the electron source in this embodiment has a constriction 201, and the constriction side and the tip side of the polyhedral part 202 are symmetrical, so that diffusion occurs in the opposite direction in the constriction 201. This is considered to have the effect of suppressing changes in the dimension L1 of the polyhedron due to diffusion.
- a crystal structure that is rotationally symmetrical about the bottom and side surfaces, as in this embodiment, is compared to an electron source whose shape changes rapidly from the electron-emitting surface to a needle shape, such as when the tip shape is a cone or pyramid.
- a uniform electric field from the first flat surface 203 to the side surfaces This makes it easy to maintain the tip shape over a long period of time.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the tip shape of the charged particle source according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. Similar to FIG. 2, the upper part of FIG. 3 is a side view, and the lower part of FIG. 3 is a bottom view.
- the charged particle source according to the second embodiment has a feature that the first flat surface 203 has a rectangular shape. When the first flat surface 203 is square as shown in FIG. 3, changes in shape due to diffusion can be more suppressed than when the first flat surface 203 is circular.
- ⁇ is the free energy
- ⁇ is the volume of the tungsten atom
- ⁇ is the surface tension
- ⁇ is the local curvature
- ⁇ 0 is the dielectric constant
- F is the electric field.
- the free energy gradient of adjacent surfaces causes atoms to diffuse in a direction from higher energy potentials to lower energy potentials.
- FIG. 4 shows the deformation of the electron source tip due to the diffusion of tungsten atoms.
- FIG. 4 is a side view further enlarging the vicinity of the first flat surface 203.
- the tungsten atoms diffuse according to the above-mentioned formula, the tungsten atoms in the surface area surrounded by the dotted line in FIG. That is, the first flat surface 203 gradually becomes narrower.
- a step is generated at the end of the first flat surface 203, as shown in the solid line on the surface after diffusion. Even after the step is generated, atoms continue to move from the edge of the step, so that the step becomes smaller toward the center.
- This movement of the step within the first flat surface 203 causes the probe current to become unstable.
- the term (1/2) ⁇ 0 F 2 using the electric field as a parameter balances the surface tension term ⁇ , it is possible to stop the movement of atoms at that position.
- the first flat surface 203 has a rectangular shape as in this embodiment, there are crystal planes adjacent to the first flat surface 203 forming each side.
- the quadrangular shape of the first flat surface 203 includes not only a strictly quadrangular shape but also a case where the corners and sides are rounded but the overall shape is a quadrangular shape. It should be added that the actual ⁇ includes an individual difference of approximately ⁇ 10° from the calculated value due to distortion of the crystal structure.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the tip shape of the charged particle source according to Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure. Similar to FIG. 2, the upper part of FIG. 5 is a side view, and the lower part of FIG. 5 is a bottom view.
- Embodiment 3 is a modification of Embodiment 2, and as shown in FIG. 5, the width of the third flat surface 206 is r3, and the width of the region between each third flat surface 206, represented by the ⁇ 112 ⁇ plane, is r4. Define.
- the first flat surface 203 is a quadrilateral, and the orientation of its corners is determined by the arrangement of the corners and sides depending on the ratio between the width r3 of the third flat surface 206 surrounding the first flat surface 203 and the spacing r4. rotates 45°.
- r3 ⁇ r4 and the third flat surface 206 is arranged in the direction of the corner of the quadrilateral (if the straight line connecting the center of the first flat surface 203 and the corner is extended, the third flat surface 206 An example of a configuration is shown below.
- the portions of the first flat surface 203 that correspond to the corners of the quadrangle coincide in orientation with the third flat surface 206 that exists on the slope at 90° intervals.
- the angle ⁇ of the edge at this time is more obtuse than in the second embodiment, and is approximately 145° or more.
- the sharper the edge the stronger the electric field concentrates on the edge.
- the intensity of the electric field is concentrated on the outer periphery within the plane of the first flat surface 203, and a difference occurs in the electric field intensity between a paraxial portion and an off-axis portion with respect to the optical axis 207. This increases energy dispersion and expands the light source radius due to lens chromatic aberration. This is one of the causes of deterioration of resolution when used as a scanning electron microscope, and should be avoided in terms of electron source performance.
- the ratio between the width r3 of the third flat surface 206 and the width r4 of the area including ⁇ 112 ⁇ between the third flat surfaces there is no particular restriction on the ratio between the width r3 of the third flat surface 206 and the width r4 of the area including ⁇ 112 ⁇ between the third flat surfaces.
- the electric field applied to the edge portion is optimized by changing the size ratio of the surface around the first flat surface 203 according to the electron emission conditions of the electron source. This makes it possible to stabilize the probe current by stabilizing the first flat surface 203, and to maintain a state in which the energy dispersion of electrons, which is a cause of chromatic aberration, is small.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a charged particle beam device 600 according to Embodiment 4 of the present disclosure.
- the charged particle beam device 600 is equipped with an electron source 601 according to any of the first to third embodiments, and can be applied as a scanning electron microscope.
- the charged particle beam device 600 has an extraction electrode 602 directly below and opposite to the electron source 601. By applying a voltage to the extraction electrode 602, electrons are extracted from the electron source 601.
- the electron source 601 and extraction electrode 602 can constitute an electron gun (charged particle gun).
- a condenser lens 603 is provided in the middle of the charged particle beam device 600, through which an electron beam 605 passes and is focused.
- a condenser lens 603 adjusts the amount of current of the emitted electron beam 605.
- An objective lens 604 is provided at the lower stage to focus an electron beam 605 onto a sample 606.
- FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a charged particle beam device according to Embodiment 5 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7 shows the vicinity of the electron source 601.
- an auxiliary electrode 701 is added between the electron source 601 and the extraction electrode 602 in order to make the tip shape of the electron source 601 uniform.
- the other configurations are the same as in the fourth embodiment.
- the electron source 601 In order to maintain the shape of the tip of the electron source 601, it is necessary to balance the surface tension due to temperature and the electric field.
- the electron source 601 has a polyhedral shape with a constriction, and it is necessary to maintain the shape not only in the axial direction but also in each side direction. Further, since the second flat surface 204 emits a large amount of electrons like the first flat surface 203, it is necessary to make the applied electric field uniform. However, the electric field acting on the electron source by the extraction electrode 602 becomes weaker as the distance from the extraction electrode 602 increases in the order of the first flat surface 203, the third flat surface 206, and the second flat surface 204. Therefore, in this embodiment, an auxiliary electrode 701 is installed that applies an electric field from the second flat surface 204 away from the extraction electrode 602 to the constricted portion 201.
- the auxiliary electrode 701 has a structure in which it is combined with the extraction electrode 602, and is electrically at the same potential as the extraction voltage.
- the auxiliary electrode 701 was placed closer to the root than the tip.
- the ends of the extraction electrode 602 and the auxiliary electrode 701 are arranged on a spherical surface centered on the tip of the electron source. This allows a uniform extraction voltage to be applied over the entire tip of the electron source. Since the shape of the electron source 601 of Embodiments 1 to 3 has a constriction, the bottom and side surfaces are symmetrical, so that the effect of making the electric field uniform can maintain the shape of the electron source.
- This embodiment also includes a case where the extraction electrode 602 and the auxiliary electrode 701 are electrically insulated from each other and have different potentials.
- the auxiliary electrode 701 can be modulated with a voltage different from that of the extraction electrode 602, depending on individual differences in the actual electron source and electrode shape. Feedback is applied to control the voltage applied to the auxiliary electrode 701 from the amount of current flowing through each electrode, especially the amount of current emitted from the second flat surface 204 ( ⁇ 100 ⁇ surface). This makes it possible to obtain a uniform electric field centered at the tip of the electron source, which cannot be adjusted with a single electrode.
- an electron source has been described as an example of a charged particle source, but similar effects can be obtained by using the present disclosure with respect to other charged particle sources such as an ion source that generates ions.
- the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above, and includes various modifications.
- the applicable material for the zirconia part of the electron source is not limited to Zr, but also includes materials such as Ti, Sc, and Ba.
- the charged particle source according to the present disclosure can be used not only in a scanning electron microscope as in Embodiment 4 but also in a focused ion beam device and an electron beam lithography device. can.
- Electron source 602 Extraction electrode 603 Condenser lens 604 Objective lens 605 Electron beam 606 Sample 701 Auxiliary electrode
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以下ではまず本開示の実施形態の基本原理について説明し、次に実施形態の具体的構成を説明する。電子源の半径をr、熱による拡散で単位時間あたりに増加する電子源の半径をdr/dtと定義する。電子源の加熱に加えて電界を作用させた時の、半径の時間変化を(dr/dt)Fと定義すると、以下の式で表せる。でFは電子源先端にかかる電界、νは電子源の表面に働く表面張力を示す:(dr/dt)F=(1-F2r/8πν)dr/dt。
図1は、本開示の実施形態1に係る電子源の全体図を示す。本実施形態1においては、代表的な荷電粒子源として、タングステンにより形成されたショットキー電子源の構成例を説明する。
図3は、本開示の実施形態2に係る荷電粒子源の先端形状の拡大図である。図2と同様に、図3上段は側面図、図3下段は底面図である。本実施形態2に係る荷電粒子源は、実施形態1の特徴に加えて、第1平坦面203の形状が四角形である特徴を持つ。第1平坦面203が図3のように四角形である場合、円形の時に比べ拡散による形状の変化をより抑制できる。
図5は、本開示の実施形態3に係る荷電粒子源の先端形状の拡大図である。図2と同様に、図5上段は側面図、図5下段は底面図である。実施形態3は実施形態2の変形例であり、図5のように第3平坦面206の幅をr3、{112}面を代表とする各第3平坦面206間の領域の幅をr4と定義する。
図6は、本開示の実施形態4に係る荷電粒子ビーム装置600の構成図である。荷電粒子ビーム装置600は、実施形態1~3いずれかに係る電子源601を搭載し、走査型電子顕微鏡として応用できる。
図7は、本開示の実施形態5に係る荷電粒子ビーム装置の構成図である。図7は電子源601周辺を示す。本実施形態においては、実施形態4で説明した構成に加えて、電子源601と引出電極602との間に、電子源601の先端形状均一化のため、補助電極701を追加した。その他の構成は実施形態4と同様である。
以上の実施形態において、荷電粒子源として電子源を例に説明したが、イオンを発生させるイオン源などの他の荷電粒子源について本開示を用いることにより、同様の効果を得ることができる。本開示は前述した実施形態に限定されるものではなく様々な変形例が含まれる。例えば電子源のジルコニア部に関して該当する材料はZrのみに限定せずTi、Sc、Baなどの材料も含む。
102 フィラメント部
103 ジルコニア部
201 くびれ部
202 多面体部
203 第1平坦面
204 第2平坦面({100}面)
205 第2平坦面({110}面)
206 第3平坦面
207 光軸
601 電子源
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603 コンデンサレンズ
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- 先端から荷電粒子を放出するエミッタを備えた荷電粒子源であって、
前記エミッタは、先端部と、前記先端部に向かって先細る形状を有する針部とを有し、
前記先端部は、
前記荷電粒子源の長手方向の結晶軸に一致した光軸に対して垂直な第1平坦面、
前記光軸に対して平行な複数の第2平坦面、
前記第1平坦面と前記第2平坦面との間に配置された複数の第3平坦面、
を有しており、
前記複数の第3平坦面は、前記第1平坦面に対して平行な平面、前記第1平坦面に対して直交する平面、前記第2平坦面に対して平行な平面、および、前記第2平坦面に対して直交する平面いずれとも異なる平面内に配置されており、
前記複数の第2平坦面のうち、前記光軸を介して互いに対向する位置に存する前記第2平坦面間の第1距離は、前記先端部と前記針部との間の境界部の外径よりも大きい
ことを特徴とする荷電粒子源。 - 前記光軸が延伸する方向を法線とする面を{100}面としたとき、前記第1平坦面は{100}面である
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の荷電粒子源。 - 前記光軸が延伸する方向を法線とする面を{100}面としたとき、前記複数の第2平坦面は、{100}面と{110}面によって構成されている
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の荷電粒子源。 - 前記光軸が延伸する方向を法線とする面を{100}面としたとき、前記第3平坦面は{110}面である、
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の荷電粒子源。 - {100}面によって構成されている前記第2平坦面は、前記光軸の延伸方向における最大サイズが、前記光軸に対して直交する方向における最大サイズよりも大きい
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の荷電粒子源。 - 前記複数の第2平坦面は、4つの{100}面および4つの{110}面によって構成されている
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の荷電粒子源。 - 前記第3平坦面は、4つの{110}面によって構成されている
ことを特徴とする請求項4記載の荷電粒子源。 - 前記第1平坦面は四角形であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の荷電粒子源。
- 前記第1平坦面を含む平面に対して前記第3平坦面を投影したとき、前記第1平坦面の中心と4つの角部をそれぞれ結ぶ4つの直線上に、4つの前記第3平坦面がそれぞれ配置されている
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載の荷電粒子源。 - 前記エミッタは、タングステンの単結晶によって構成されており、
前記針部にはジルコニアが塗布されている
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の荷電粒子源。 - 請求項1記載の荷電粒子源、
前記荷電粒子源に対して電界を作用させることにより前記荷電粒子源から前記荷電粒子を引き出す引出電極、
を備え、
前記引出電極のうち前記先端部に対して最も近い部位は、前記先端部を中心とする球面上に配置されている
ことを特徴とする荷電粒子銃。 - 前記荷電粒子銃はさらに、前記先端部に対して最も近い部位が前記球面上に配置された補助電極を備え、
前記補助電極は、前記先端部と前記針部との間の境界部分に対して前記引出電極が作用させる電界のばらつきを低減する補助電界を、前記荷電粒子源に対して作用させる
ことを特徴とする請求項11記載の荷電粒子銃。 - 請求項1記載の荷電粒子源を備えたことを特徴とする荷電粒子ビーム装置。
- 請求項11記載の荷電粒子銃を備えたことを特徴とする荷電粒子ビーム装置。
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