Abstract:
A device for cooling a target, having a component that includes a cooling duct and having an additional thermally conductive plate that is detachably fastened to the cooling side of the component, the cooling side being the side on which the cooling duct exerts its cooling action, characterized in that between the additional thermally conductive plate and the cooling side of the component, a first self-adhesive carbon film is provided, which is extensively and self-adhesively glued to the one side of the additional thermally conductive plate that faces the cooling side.
Abstract:
In various embodiments, eroded sputtering targets are partially refurbished by spray-depositing particles of target material to at least partially fill certain regions (e.g., regions of deepest erosion) without spray-deposition within other eroded regions (e.g., regions of less erosion). The partially refurbished sputtering targets may be sputtered after the partial refurbishment without substantive changes in sputtering properties (e.g., sputtering rate) and/or properties of the sputtered films.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for depositing a thin film are disclosed. The methods and systems can be used to deposit a film having a uniform thickness on a substrate surface that has a non-planar three-dimensional geometry, such as a curved surface. The methods involve the use of a deposition source that has a shape in accordance with the non-planar three-dimensional geometry of the substrate surface. In some embodiments, multiple layers of films are deposited onto each other forming multi-layered coatings. In some embodiments, the multi-layered coatings are antireflective (AR) coatings for windows or lenses.
Abstract:
A process for modifying a surface of a substrate is provided that includes supplying electrons to an electrically isolated anode electrode of a closed drift ion source. The anode electrode has an anode electrode charge bias that is positive while other components of the closed drift ion source are electrically grounded or support an electrical float voltage. The electrons encounter a closed drift magnetic field that induces ion formation. Anode contamination is prevented by switching the electrode charge bias to negative in the presence of a gas, a plasma is generated proximal to the anode electrode to clean deposited contaminants from the anode electrode. The electrode charge bias is then returned to positive in the presence of a repeat electron source to induce repeat ion formation to again modify the surface of the substrate. An apparatus for modification of a surface of a substrate by this process is provided.
Abstract:
It is a technical challenge to provide a small-sized ion source excellent in operability. An ion source of the present invention includes: a cylindrical insulation tube (2) opened upward and opened at part of its lower surface; a plurality of hollow cylindrical permanent magnets (3), provided on the outer peripheral surface of the insulation tube to be arranged in a row in the axial direction of the insulation tube; a gas supplying means (34, 35, 20) for supplying gas into the insulation tube; a cathode electrode, at the tip end of which a fitting unit (19) for fitting of a solid material (18) there to is formed; an annular anode electrode (5), which is fitted to an opening in the lower surface of the insulation tube; an upper frame (6), which blocks the upper portion of the insulation tube and suspends the cathode electrode so as to allow the fitting unit to approach the anode electrode; and a lower frame (7), in which an extraction port (37) is formed for extracting ions emitted from the anode electrode, and on which the insulation tube is mounted.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improved ion source comprising a magnetron and cathode in a first housing and a cold cathode in a second housing. The second housing generally comprises a Penning cell to collimate an ion beam arising from the first housing. This arrangement provides an ion source capable of ejecting sputtered ions of the cold cathode magnetron discharge into a highly collimated, positive ion beam having low emittance angles. The invention also provides a cold cathode target for use in an ion source, and in particular, to an ion source having single or multiple targets of desired materials and/or dimensions to provide a rich source of boron ions in a manner allowing operation of the ion source free of producing significant toxic effects or corrosion. The invention also relates to a cold cathode target comprising a boron-containing material selected from the group consisting of a boron alloy, a boride, and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to ion sources which comprise a single solid cathode disc or a multiple or array of solid cathode discs, or having a bore through on axis, in which the cathode is made of conductive materials such as metals, alloys and metal compounds. Example materials include indium, aluminum and indium phosphide. The ion source can be a source of positive gas ions.
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for determining, using, and indicating ion beam working properties in an apparatus that performs ion beam sample preparation and coating. A beam probe may be used to measure one or more working properties of a portion of the ion beam, generating a probe signal in a known relationship to the one or more working properties. The beam probe may generate a signal in a known relationship to one or more properties of a sputtered coating reaching a sample. The ion beam apparatus may modulate one or more characteristics of the ion beam in response to receiving a signal from the beam probe. The probe signal may be used in the ion beam apparatus to indicate one or more ion beam working properties. Related apparatus and methods also permit the measurement of the known relationship between probe signal and ion beam working properties.