IP Library Granted Patent US 8,449,715
Granted Patent B2
US 8,449,715 · App. 12/838,096 · Granted May 28, 2013

Internal member of a plasma processing vessel

Inventors: Kouji Mitsuhashi (Nirasaki, JP); Hiroyuki Nakayama (Nirasaki, JP); Nobuyuki Nagayama (Nirasaki, JP); Tsuyoshi Moriya (Nirasaki, JP); Hiroshi Nagaike (Nirasaki, JP)
Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,449,715
App. No.
12/838,096
Granted
May 28, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An internal member of a plasma processing vessel includes a base material and a film formed by thermal spraying of ceramic on a surface of the base material. The film is formed of ceramic which includes at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of B, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Cr, Y, Zr, Ta, Ce and Nd. In addition, at least a portion of the film is sealed by a resin.

Claims (15)

1. An internal member of a plasma processing vessel, comprising:

a base material, wherein the base material comprises at least one of stainless steel, Al, Al alloy, W, W alloy, Ti, Ti alloy, Mo, Mo alloy, carbon, oxide or non-oxide based sintered ceramic body, and carbonaceous material; and

a film formed by thermal spraying of ceramic on a surface of the base material, wherein the film is formed of ceramic including at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of B, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Cr, Y, Zr, Ta, Ce and Nd, and at least a portion of the film is sealed by a sol-gel method to form a sealing-treated portion,

wherein the sealing-treated portion is formed in a lower portion of the film to make a contact with the base material by using Y203, and

wherein the sealing-treated portion is not formed in an upper portion of the film to suppress surface degradation of the film.

2. The internal member of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic is at least one kind of ceramic selected from the group consisting of B 4 C, MgO, Al 2 O 3 , SiC, Si 3 N 4 , SiO 2 , CaF 2 , Cr 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , YF 3 , ZrO 2 , TaO 2 , CeO 2 , Ce 2 O 3 , CeF 3 and Nd 2 O 3 .

3. An internal member of a plasma processing vessel, comprising:

a base material, wherein the base material comprises at least one of stainless steel, Al, Al alloy, W, W alloy, Ti, Ti alloy, Mo, Mo alloy, carbon, oxide or non-oxide based sintered ceramic body, and carbonaceous material; and

a film formed by thermal spraying of ceramic on a surface of the base material,

wherein the film is formed of ceramic including at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of B, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Cr, Y, Zr, Ta, Ce and Nd, and at least a portion of the film is sealed by a sol-gel method to form a sealing-treated portion,

wherein an anodic oxidized film is formed between the base material and the film,

wherein the sealing treatment is executed by using Y203, and

wherein the sealing-treated portion is formed in a lower portion of the film to make a contact with the anodic oxidized film and wherein the sealing-treated portion is not formed in an upper portion of the film to suppress surface degradation of the film.

4. The internal member of claim 3 , wherein the anodic oxidized film is sealed by an aqueous solution of metal salt.

5. The internal member of claim 3 , wherein the anodic oxidized film is sealed by a resin selected from the group consisting of SI (silicone), PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), PI (polyimide), PAI (polyamideimide), PEI (polyetherimide), PBI (polybenzimidazole) and PFA (perfluoroalkoxyalkane).

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-345855 · Nov 28, 2002 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 10722602 · Nov 28, 2003
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