Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetically enhanced high density plasma-chemical vapor deposition plasma source for depositing diamond and diamond-like films
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Application No.: US16063284Application Date: 2016-12-20
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Publication No.: US10957519B2Publication Date: 2021-03-23
- Inventor: Roman Chistyakov , Bassam Hanna Abraham
- Applicant: IonQuest LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: IonQuest LLC
- Current Assignee: IonQuest LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: FisherBroyles, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2016/067838 WO 20161220
- International Announcement: WO2017/112696 WO 20170629
- Main IPC: H01J37/32
- IPC: H01J37/32 ; H01J37/34 ; C23C14/34 ; C23C14/35 ; C23C14/06 ; C23C16/509

Abstract:
A magnetically enhanced HDP-CVD plasma source includes a hollow cathode target and an anode. The anode and cathode form a gap. A cathode target magnet assembly forms magnetic field lines that are substantially perpendicular to a cathode target surface. The gap magnet assembly forms a cusp magnetic field in the gap that is coupled with the cathode target magnetic field. The magnetic field lines cross a pole piece electrode positioned in the gap. This pole piece is isolated from ground and can be connected with a voltage power supply. The pole piece can have a negative, positive, or floating electric potential. The plasma source can be configured to generate volume discharge. The gap size prohibits generation of plasma discharge in the gap. By controlling the duration, value and a sign of the electric potential on the pole piece, the plasma ionization can be controlled. The magnetically enhanced HDP-CVD source can also be used for chemically enhanced ionized physical vapor deposition (CE-IPVD). Gas flows through the gap between hollow cathode and anode. The cathode target is inductively grounded, and the substrate is periodically inductively grounded.
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