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US 8,357,262 · App. 12/065,276 · Granted Jan 22, 2013

Corrosion-resistant member, treatment apparatus and sample treatment method using the member, and method for manufacture of corrosion-resistant member

Inventors: Masahiro Nakahara (Kagoshima, JP); Tetsuji Hayasaki (Kagoshima, JP); Yoshihiro Okawa (Kagoshima, JP)
Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,357,262
App. No.
12/065,276
Granted
Jan 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a corrosion resistant member comprising a sintered material having an α-Al 2 O 3 crystal and an YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) crystal. The corrosion resistant member contains metal elements, 70 to 98% by mass (inclusive) of Al in terms of Al 2 O 3 and 2 to 30% by mass of Y in terms of Y 2 O 3 . The corrosion resistant member has a peak intensity ratio I 116 /I 104 within the range from 0.94 to 1.98, preferably. 2.21 or higher, wherein I 116 and I 104 represent peak intensities attributed to the (116) face and the (104) face, respectively, of an α-Al 2 O 3 crystal as measured by X-ray diffractometry on its surface layer.

Claims (17)

1. A corrosion-resistant member comprising a sintered body that contains α-Al 2 O 3 crystals and YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet) crystals, the content of Al in the sintered body being in the range of 70% to 98% by mass in terms of Al 2 O 3 , the content of Y in the sintered body being in the range of 2% to 30% by mass in terms of Y 2 O 3 ,

wherein the peak intensity ratio I 116 /I 104 is in the range of 0.94 to 1.98, wherein I 116 and I 104 denote peak intensities assigned to a (116) plane and a (104) plane, respectively, of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals in a surface layer of the sintered body in X-ray diffraction.

2. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein the peak intensity ratio I 116 /I 104 is 1.21 or more.

3. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein average grain size of YAG crystals is in the range of 10% to 80% of that of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals.

4. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein average grain size of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals is in the range of 1 μm to 10 μm and average grain size of YAG crystals is in the range of 0.5 μm to 8 μm.

5. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein average grain size of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals is in the range of 1 μm to 10 μm and average grain size of YAG crystals is in the range of 10% to 80% of that of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals.

6. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein the sintered body contains Al, Y, Mg, and O elements at grain boundaries and the mass percentage of Y element at the grain boundaries is in the range of 0.1% to 30% by mass of the total mass of Al, Y, Mg, and O elements.

7. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein MgAl 2 O 4 is present at grain boundaries.

8. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein YAG crystals have a wedge shape.

9. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein the occupied area percentage of YAG crystals at a surface of the sintered body is at least 2%.

10. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein at least 70% of YAG crystals is in contact with alumina crystals.

11. The corrosion-resistant member according to claim 1 , wherein the percentage of open pores at the surface of the sintered body is 2% or less.

12. A treatment apparatus in which a sample placed in a treatment container is subjected to etching or deposition with a corrosive gas or its plasma, the treatment apparatus comprising the corrosion-resistant member, the corrosion-resistant member comprising, a sintered body that contains α-Al 2 O 3 crystals and YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet) crystals, the content of Al in the sintered body being in the range of 70% to 98% by mass in terms of Al 2 O 3 , the content of Y in the sintered body being in the range of 2% to 30% by mass in terms of Y 2 O 3 , wherein the peak intensity ratio I 116 /I 104 is in the range of 0.94 to 1.98, wherein I 116 and I 104 denote peak intensities assigned to a (116) plane and a (104) plane, respectively, of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals in a surface layer of the sintered body in X-ray diffraction.

13. The treatment apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the peak intensity ratio I 116 /I 104 is 1.21 or more.

14. The treatment apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein average grain size of YAG crystals is in the range of 10% to 80% of that of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals.

15. The treatment apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein average grain size of α-Al 2 O 3 crystals is in the range of 1 μm to 10 μm and average grain size of YAG crystals is in the range of 0.5 μm to 8 μm.

16. The treatment apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein at least a part of the treatment container contains the corrosion-resistant member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2008
From: NAKAHARA, MASAHIRO; HAYASAKI, TETSUJI; OKAWA, YOSHIHIRO
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021011/0147 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-251983 · Aug 31, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080283499A1 · Nov 20, 2008