Susceptor with built-in plasma generation electrode and manufacturing method therefor

• US 6,768,079 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2002
• Issued: 07/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Company Limited
• Inventors: Kosakai, Mamoru
• Primary Examiner(s): FUQUA, SHAWNTINA T
• Application Number:
  US10/283,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20030085206A1
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• Field of Search: 219/390, 219/405, 219/411, 219/121.58, 219/121.59, 219/121.43, 219/121.52, 219/121.41, 219/121.4, 219/444.1, 392/416, 392/418, 118/724, 118/725, 118/50.1, 156/345.35, 156/345.47, 156/345.52, 204/298.21, 204/298.36, 204/298.38
• US Class Current: 219/121.52
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 37/32009 Arrangements for generation of plasma specially adapted for examination or treatment of objects, e.g. plasma sources plasma generation in general H05H1/24
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 37/32577 Electrical connecting means
• CPC Class Codes: H05H 1/2418 the electrodes being embedded in the dielectric

Abstract

The invention provides a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode that can make the throughput by a range of plasma processing of a plate specimen uniform, and that has excellent plasma resistance, thermal conductivity and durability, and a manufacturing method that can obtain this susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode easily and economically.

The susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode 11 of the present invention comprises: a mounting plate 12 formed from a ceramic, whose surface is a mounting surface 12a for mounting a plate specimen; a support plate 14 which supports this mounting plate 12 and in which a fixing hole 13 is formed; a plasma generation electrode 15 provided between the mounting plate 12 and the support plate 14; and a power supply terminal 16 provided in the fixing hole 13, wherein a region 21 in the vicinity of the connection of the plasma generation electrode 15 to the power supply terminal 16 has a lower resistance than the other region 22 of the plasma generation electrode 15.

Claims

1. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode comprising:

a susceptor substrate formed from a ceramic, one principal plane of which is a mounting surface on which a plate specimen is mounted;

a plasma generation electrode built into this susceptor substrate; and

a power supply terminal which is located so as to pass through said susceptor substrate and connected to said plasma generation electrode,

wherein a region in the vicinity of the connection of said plasma generation electrode to said power supply terminal has a lower resistance than other regions of said plasma generation electrode.

2. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 1, wherein said susceptor substrate comprises a mounting plate formed from a ceramic, one principal plane of which is a mounting surface on which a plate specimen is mounted, and a support plate formed from a ceramic, which is joined and integrated with said mounting plate.

3. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 2, wherein an insulating layer that has at least the same principal ingredient as said support plate and said mounting plate, is formed in the regions on said support plate excluding said plasma generation electrode.

4. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 1, wherein said ceramic is selected from a group consisting of aluminum oxide based ceramics and aluminum nitride based ceramics.

5. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 1, wherein the low resistance region of said plasma generation electrode is of a multilayer structure comprising more than two layers containing conductive ceramic layers and/or composite conductive ceramic layers.

6. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 5, wherein said multilayer structure is formed by sequentially laminating said composite conductive ceramic layer, said conductive ceramic layer or high melting point metal layer, and said composite conductive ceramic layer.

7. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 6, wherein

said composite conductive ceramic layer is formed by one ceramic material selected from a group consisting of an aluminum oxide and tantalum carbide composite conductive ceramic, an aluminum oxide and molybdenum carbide composite conductive ceramic, and an aluminum oxide and tungsten composite conductive ceramic,

said conductive ceramic layer is formed by a tantalum carbide conductive ceramic or molybdenum carbide conductive ceramic, and

said high melting point metal layer is formed by tantalum or tungsten.

8. A susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 6, wherein;

said composite conductive ceramic layer is formed by an aluminum nitride and tungsten composite conductive ceramics or an aluminum nitride and molybdenum composite conductive ceramic, and

said high melting metal layer is formed by tungsten or molybdenum.

9. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode comprising the steps of:

forming a mounting plate on which a plate specimen is mounted and a support plate that supports said mounting plate using ceramics;

then, forming an open hole in said support plate and inserting and fixing a power supply terminal into the open hole;

then, coating with a first electrode coating material containing conductive powder on one principal plane of said support plate so as to make contact with said power supply terminal to form a first plasma generation electrode forming layer;

then, coating with a second electrode coating material containing conductive powder with a higher resistance than said first electrode coating material in the regions on the principal plane of said support plate excluding said first plasma generation electrode forming layer, to form a second plasma generation electrode forming layer with a higher resistance than said first plasma generation electrode forming layer; and

then, superposing said mounting plate onto said support plate via said first and second plasma generation electrode forming layers, heat treating under pressure to form a plasma generation electrode having a low resistance region and a high resistance region between said support plate and said mounting plate, and joining and unifying them.

11. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 9, wherein by forming an insulation material layer containing ceramic powder, which has at least the same principal ingredient as said support plate or said support plate green body, in the regions on one principal plane of said support plate or said support plate green body excluding said first and second plasma generation electrode forming layers, and then heat treating under pressure, said insulation material layer is made to be an insulating layer.

12. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 9, wherein said ceramic is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide base ceramics and aluminum nitride base ceramics.

13. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 9, wherein said first plasma generation electrode forming layer is made a three layer structure by forming a first layer using a composite conductive ceramic layer forming coating agent, forming a second layer using a conductive ceramic layer forming coating agent or a high melting point metal layer forming coating agent, and forming a third layer using a composite conductive ceramic layer forming coating agent.

14. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 13, wherein

said composite conductive ceramic layer forming coating agent contains one powder selected from an aluminum oxide and tantalum carbide composite conductive ceramic powder, an aluminum oxide and molybdenum carbide composite conductive ceramic powder, and an aluminum oxide and tungsten composite conductive ceramic powder,

said conductive ceramic layer forming coating agent contains a tantalum carbide conductive ceramic powder or a molybdenum carbide conductive ceramic powder, and

said high melting point metal layer forming coating agent contains tantalum powder or tungsten powder.

15. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 13, wherein

said composite conductive ceramic layer forming coating agent contains an aluminum nitride and tungsten composite conductive ceramic powder, or an aluminum nitride and molybdenum composite conductive ceramic powder, and

said high melting point metal layer forming coating agent contains tungsten powder or molybdenum powder.

10. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode comprising the steps of:

manufacturing a mounting plate green body on which a plate specimen is mounted and a support plate green body that supports said mounting plate using a slurry containing ceramic powder;

then, forming an open hole in said support plate green body, and packing power supply forming material containing conductive powder, or inserting a power supply terminal, into this open hole;

then, coating with a first electrode coating material containing conductive powder on one principal plane of said support plate green body so as to make contact with said power supply forming material or said power supply terminal to form a first plasma generation electrode forming layer;

then, coating with a second electrode coating material containing conductive powder with a higher resistance than said first electrode coating material in the regions on the principal plane of said support plate green body excluding said first plasma generation electrode forming layer, to form a second plasma generation electrode forming layer with a higher resistance than said first plasma generation electrode forming layer;

then, superposing said mounting plate green body onto said support plate green body via said first and second plasma generation electrode forming layers, and heat treating under pressure to form a plasma generation electrode having a low resistance region and a high resistance region between said support plate and said mounting plate, formed from ceramics, and joining and unifying them.

16. A manufacturing method for a susceptor with a built-in plasma generation electrode according to claim 10, wherein by forming an insulation material layer containing ceramic powder, which has at least the same principal ingredient as said support plate or said support plate green body, in the regions on one principal plane of said support plate or said support plate green body excluding said first and second plasma generation electrode forming layers, and then heat treating under pressure, said insulation material layer is made to be an insulating layer.