Korean Institute of Surface Engineering

pISSN : 1225-8024 | eISSN : 3399-8403


공학

한국표면공학회지 (41권3호 94-101)

A Study of Discharge Shape Changes by Magnet Arrangements in a Magnetron Cathode

마그네트론 음극의 자석 배열에 따른 방전의 형상 변화 연구

지정은;주정훈;
Jee, Jung-Eun;Joo, Jung-Hoon;

군산대학교 공과대학 신소재.나노화학공학부, 플라즈마 소재 응용 센터;
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Plasma Materials Research Center, Kunsan National University;

DOI : 10.5695/JKISE.2008.41.3.094

Abstract

A new convenient magnet array module is designed to investigate effects of magnetic field array on magnetron discharge characteristics. Magnetic field analysis showed good agreement of measured discharge region by a CCD device which has a high quantum efficiency over visible wavelength range. OES (optical emission spectroscopy) showed major emission peaks are from electronic transitions in 400 nm range and 800 nm range. Effects of driving voltage characteristics were analyzed in a point of electron drift trajectories and ionizing collision frequencies. Pulsed dc with a fast rising and falling time was analyzed to have potential to increase ionization collisions by putting a burst of hot electrons and to raise sheath potential. From measured voltage and current waveform, maximum of -1000 V peak was generated with $-400;V_{rms}$ conditions. Possibility of a properly designed magnetron cathode was shown to be used as a melting device. Cu was successfully melted with power density of a several tens of $W/cm^2$.

Keywords

Magnetron;Sputtering;Magnetic field;Plasma;Pulsed dc;Melting;