Abstract:
A plasma generator for an ion implanter is provided. The plasma generator includes an ionization chamber for forming a plasma that is adapted to generate a plurality of ions and a plurality of electrons. An interior surface of the ionization chamber is exposed to the plasma and constructed from a first non-metallic material. The plasma generator also includes a thermionic emitter including at least one surface exposed to the plasma. The thermionic emitter is constructed from a second non-metallic material. The plasma generator further includes an exit aperture for extracting at least one of the plurality of ions or the plurality of electrons from the ionization chamber to form at least one of an ion beam or an electron flux. The ion beam or the electron flux comprises substantially no metal. The first and second non-metallic materials can be the same or different from each other.
Abstract:
A substrate processing system for depositing film on a substrate includes a processing chamber defining a reaction volume and including a substrate support for supporting the substrate. A gas delivery system is configured to introduce process gas into the reaction volume of the processing chamber. A plasma generator is configured to selectively generate RF plasma in the reaction volume. A clamping system is configured to clamp the substrate to the substrate support during deposition of the film. A backside purging system is configured to supply a reactant gas to a backside edge of the substrate to purge the backside edge during the deposition of the film.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a photolithography method based on electronic beam. The method includes: providing an electronic beam; making the electron beam transmit a two dimensional nanomaterial to form a transmission electron beam and a number of diffraction electron beams; shielding the transmission electron beam; and radiating a surface of an object by the plurality of diffraction electron beams. The photolithography method is high efficiency and has low cost.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for the preparation of microscopic samples using light pulses. Material volumes greater than 100 μm3 are removed. The methods include inspecting an object with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) or a focused ion beam (FIB). The inspection includes recording an image of the object. The methods also includes delineating within the object a region to be investigated, and delineating a laser-machining path based on the image of the object so that a sample can be prepared out of the object. The methods further include using laser-machining along the delineated laser-machining path to remove a volume that is to be ablated, and inspecting the object with the scanning electron microscope (SEM) or a focused ion beam (FIB).
Abstract:
A method of transferring functionalized graphene comprising the steps of providing graphene on a first substrate, functionalizing the graphene and forming functionalized graphene on the first substrate, delaminating the functionalized graphene from the first substrate, and applying the functionalized graphene to a second substrate.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for delivering liquid precursor in a substrate processing system include supplying liquid precursor using a first valve in fluid communication with a liquid precursor source; supplying purge gas using a second valve in fluid communication with a purge gas source; arranging a third valve having a first input port in fluid communication with an output port of the first valve and a second input port in fluid communication with an output port of the second valve; arranging an input port of a first divert injector valve in fluid communication with an output port of the third valve; and operating the first valve, the second valve, the third valve and the first divert injector valve in first, second, third and fourth modes.
Abstract:
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a semiconductor substrate is prepared. Boron-containing ions are generated by reacting a borane-based compound and a halogen-containing source with each other. The borane-based compound includes boron having a mass number of 11 (11B). The boron-containing ions are implanted into the semiconductor substrate to form an impurity region.
Abstract:
A substrate processing system for depositing film on a substrate includes a processing chamber defining a reaction volume and including a substrate support for supporting the substrate. A gas delivery system is configured to introduce process gas into the reaction volume of the processing chamber. A plasma generator is configured to selectively generate RF plasma in the reaction volume. A clamping system is configured to clamp the substrate to the substrate support during deposition of the film. A backside purging system is configured to supply a reactant gas to a backside edge of the substrate to purge the backside edge during the deposition of the film.
Abstract:
A method of etching a first region including a multilayered film, in which first dielectric films and second dielectric films serving as silicon nitride films are alternately stacked, and a second region including a single-layered silicon oxide film is provided. The etching method includes a first plasma process of generating plasma of a first processing gas containing a fluorocarbon gas and an oxygen gas within a processing vessel of a plasma processing apparatus; and a second plasma process of generating plasma of a second processing gas containing a hydrogen gas, nitrogen trifluoride gas and a carbon-containing gas within the processing vessel. A temperature of an electrostatic chuck is set to a first temperature in the first plasma process, and the temperature of the electrostatic chuck is set to a second temperature lower than the first temperature in the second plasma process.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a manufacturing method of an iron-based alloy medical apparatus, comprising: nitriding the iron-based alloy preformed unit at 350-550° C. for 30 100 minutes; and ion etching the iron-based alloy preformed unit with an ion etching time of 80-110% of the nitriding time, Ion nitriding and ion etching can be performed in situ in the same equipment using this manufacture method with high production efficiency, and in the ion nitriding and ion etching process, nitrogen atoms continuously permeate the preformed unit, making the time it takes for he medical apparatus to be absorbed by the human body and both the hardness and strength of the instrument surface achieve requirements.