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Lecture 6: Vaccum & plasmas<br />
Outline<br />
• <strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>vacuum</strong>?<br />
• Why <strong>vacuum</strong>?<br />
• Basic <strong>vacuum</strong> theory<br />
• Overview of <strong>vacuum</strong> system & components<br />
• Generation of <strong>vacuum</strong>:<br />
Vacuum pumps<br />
• Measuring <strong>vacuum</strong>:<br />
Vacuum gauges<br />
• Practical <strong>vacuum</strong> advice<br />
• <strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> a glow d<strong>is</strong>charge or plasma?<br />
• Why glow d<strong>is</strong>charge?<br />
• Types of glow d<strong>is</strong>charges: DC, RF<br />
• High density plasmas: Magnetically confined, ECR, ICP
<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>vacuum</strong>?<br />
General definition<br />
• <strong>vacuum</strong> = empty space, from vacuus = [Latin] empty<br />
Scientific definitions<br />
• A pressure lower than atmospheric, in an enclosed area.<br />
• A space in which the pressure <strong>is</strong> significantly lower than<br />
atmospheric pressure.<br />
• A condition in which the quantity of atmospheric gas present <strong>is</strong><br />
reduced to the degree that, for the process involved its effect can be<br />
considered negligible.
Why <strong>vacuum</strong>?<br />
• Control a chemical reaction.<br />
Reaction rate, concentration, etc.<br />
• Create suitable condition for plasmas.<br />
~mbar<br />
• Long mean free path.<br />
Physical vapor deposition, cathode ray tube (CRT), etc.<br />
• Cavity free manufacturing.<br />
Vacuum mould, <strong>vacuum</strong> cast, <strong>vacuum</strong> package, etc.<br />
• Create forces and flows.<br />
Vacuum pick-up, <strong>vacuum</strong> cleaner, etc.
Ideal gas law<br />
• Experimentally found by Robert Boyle and publ<strong>is</strong>hed 1662.<br />
pV =<br />
nRT<br />
p = pressure<br />
V = volume<br />
n = number of gas molecules<br />
R = universal gas constant<br />
T = temperature<br />
• Works well for sub atmosphere pressure and normal temperature.<br />
• For better accuracy use a correction factor q(p,T). (gas specific)
Kinetic gas theory<br />
A theory that could explain Robert Boyle’s experimental results.<br />
The gas molecules…<br />
• …are treated as hard spheres.<br />
• …are many, small, and far apart compared to their size.<br />
• …collide elastically with walls and each other.<br />
• …moves randomly with constants speed between coll<strong>is</strong>ions.<br />
• …obey Newton’s laws of motion.
Gas molecule speed d<strong>is</strong>tribution<br />
P<br />
Derived from kinetic gas theory<br />
() v<br />
⎡<br />
= 4π<br />
⎢<br />
⎣<br />
m<br />
2πkT<br />
⎤<br />
⎥<br />
⎦<br />
3<br />
2<br />
v<br />
2<br />
e<br />
−mv<br />
v = gas molecule speed<br />
m = gas molecule mass<br />
k = Boltzmann’s constant<br />
2<br />
2kT
v rms<br />
=<br />
Gas molecule speed & mean free path<br />
Derived from kinetic gas theory<br />
3kT<br />
m<br />
v rms = root mean square velocity<br />
λ =<br />
kT<br />
2π<br />
d<br />
2<br />
p<br />
λ = mean free path<br />
d = gas molecule diameter
Ultra-high <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
High <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
Fore <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
Low <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
General <strong>vacuum</strong> chart<br />
Mean<br />
free path<br />
Air<br />
pressure<br />
[mbar]<br />
1km<br />
100 m<br />
10 m<br />
1m<br />
1dm<br />
1cm<br />
1mm<br />
10 -13<br />
10 -12<br />
10 -11<br />
10 -10<br />
10 -9<br />
10 -8<br />
10 -7<br />
10 -6<br />
10 -5<br />
10 -4<br />
10 -3<br />
10 -2<br />
10 -1<br />
1<br />
10<br />
Altitude<br />
500 km<br />
200 km<br />
100 km<br />
50 km<br />
Application<br />
Advanced scientific research<br />
1000 km Space simulation<br />
High <strong>vacuum</strong> vapor deposition<br />
Industrial hard coating<br />
Space begins<br />
Incandescent lamp manufacturing<br />
Vacuum packaging<br />
100 11 km Commercial jet(250 mbar)<br />
8848 m Mt. Everest (320 mbar)<br />
1000 0m Sea level (1013 mbar)
m<br />
1<br />
10 -1<br />
10 -2<br />
D<br />
10 -5<br />
Molecular<br />
flow<br />
10 -4<br />
10 -3<br />
Intermediate<br />
Gas flow regimes<br />
10 -2<br />
• Mean free path < wall d<strong>is</strong>tance<br />
• Flow limited by molecule-molecule coll<strong>is</strong>ions<br />
• Gas <strong>is</strong> “pushed” around corners<br />
V<strong>is</strong>cous<br />
flow<br />
P<br />
10-1 1 mbar<br />
• Mean free path > wall d<strong>is</strong>tance<br />
• Flow limited by molecule-wall coll<strong>is</strong>ions<br />
• High conductance requires free line-of-sight over large solid angle
C = Q / (P – P p )<br />
S p = Q / P p<br />
3.6 m 3 /h = 1 l/s<br />
P<br />
P p<br />
Gas flow rates<br />
Q = 60sccm = 1 mbar l/s<br />
Q<br />
Q = Gas flow<br />
P = Pressure<br />
P p = Pump inlet pressure<br />
C = Conductance<br />
S p = Pumping speed<br />
Commonly:<br />
Process gas flow [sccm]<br />
Gas leaks [mbar l/s]<br />
Fore <strong>vacuum</strong> pumps [m 3 /h]<br />
High <strong>vacuum</strong> pumps [l/s]
Electrical feedthrough<br />
Ceramics<br />
Chamber walls<br />
Stainless steel<br />
Aluminum<br />
Vacuum system<br />
Motion feedthrough<br />
Metal bellows<br />
Magnetic coupled<br />
Elastomer O-ring<br />
Ferro-fluidic<br />
Windows<br />
Borosilicate glass<br />
Quartz<br />
Sapphire<br />
MgF<br />
Ceramics Flange seal<br />
Elastomer O-ring<br />
Metal seal<br />
Pump<br />
Gauge
Not shown<br />
Intermediate pump<br />
Roots<br />
Fore <strong>vacuum</strong> pump<br />
(Backing pump)<br />
Rotary vane<br />
Scroll<br />
Diaphragm<br />
Generation of <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
High <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
10 -5 -10 -11? mbar<br />
Process gas inlet<br />
Fore <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
10 0 -10 -3 mbar<br />
High <strong>vacuum</strong> pump<br />
Turbo<br />
Cryo<br />
Diffusion<br />
Ion<br />
Atmospheric pressure<br />
Exhausts
B<br />
A<br />
A<br />
Rotary vane pump<br />
• Very common fore <strong>vacuum</strong>- and general<br />
<strong>vacuum</strong> pump.<br />
• Typically 1 or 2 stage configuration.<br />
• Gas <strong>is</strong> moved by rotating vanes.<br />
• Oil <strong>is</strong> used as seal, lubricant, and coolant.<br />
B<br />
A<br />
B<br />
B<br />
A
Rotary vane pump<br />
+ High capacity from 10 3 to ~10 -2 mbar.<br />
- Potential back streaming of oil into <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
chamber.
Scroll pump<br />
• Moving scroll orbiting a fixed scroll.<br />
• Compressed gas volume pushed towards<br />
center outlet.
+ Oil free<br />
+ Reliable, low maintenance.<br />
Scroll pump<br />
- Low to medium capacity (10 3 to ~10 -2 mbar)
Diaphragm pump<br />
+ Oil free<br />
+ Reliable, low maintenance.<br />
- Low capacity (10 3 to ~1 mbar)
Roots pump<br />
• Counter rotating blades moves gas<br />
volume.<br />
• No contact between surfaces → oil free<br />
operation.<br />
• Runs very hot without fore <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
pump.
Roots pump<br />
+ High capacity from 10 to ~10-4 mbar.<br />
(Medium capacity from 1000 to ~10 mbar)<br />
+ Oil free<br />
- Works best together with fore <strong>vacuum</strong> pump.
• Best pump capacity<br />
for heavy (slow) gas<br />
molecules.<br />
Turbo pump<br />
• Fast moving rotor (30k to 90k rpm) with<br />
several stages and many blades per stage.<br />
• High efficiency in the molecular regime<br />
where gas molecules collide with rotor blade<br />
and not each other.<br />
• Some modern pumps have magnetic,<br />
non-contact, bearings.<br />
Stator<br />
blade<br />
Rotor<br />
blade
Turbo pump<br />
+ High capacity from 10 -3 to ~10-8 mbar.<br />
+ Low maintainance.<br />
- Sudden large gas loads may cause severe,<br />
expensive damage.
Cryo pump<br />
Cool head with several plates (stages).<br />
The metal top side of the cool (12K)<br />
plates traps gas molecules by<br />
cryocondensation.<br />
The bottom side of the plates are<br />
coated with active charcoal and traps<br />
gas molecules by cryoadsorption.<br />
The cooling <strong>is</strong> done with a Helium<br />
filled refrigerator loop.<br />
He gas expender<br />
He gas compressor
Cryo pump<br />
+ Very High capacity down to ~10-9 mbar.<br />
+ No contamination.<br />
- Pump saturates if exposed to high pressure or<br />
continuous gas flow.<br />
- Need periodic regeneration of cool head.<br />
Gas Typical pumping speed<br />
[l/s]<br />
Water vapor 9000<br />
Air 3000<br />
Hydrogen 5000<br />
Argon 2500
Diffusion pump<br />
• Hot dense oil vapor <strong>is</strong> forced through<br />
central jets angled downward to give a<br />
conical curtain of vapor.<br />
• Gas molecules are knocked downwards<br />
and eventually reach the fore <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
pump.
Diffusion pump<br />
+ Simple pump without moving parts.<br />
+ High capacity from 10-3 to ~10-8 mbar.<br />
+ Low maintenance.<br />
- Needs cooled baffle to reduce oil contamination of<br />
<strong>vacuum</strong> chamber.
Ion pump<br />
Array of steel tubes<br />
Titanium plate<br />
Magnet<br />
• Free electrons move in helical trajectories towards<br />
the anode, ionizing gas molecules upon coll<strong>is</strong>ions.<br />
• Gas ions strike the Ti cathodes and some gets buried.<br />
• Sputtered Ti deposits inside the tubes and getters gas molecules<br />
through chemical reactions.<br />
B<br />
Ti<br />
U
Ion pump<br />
+ Simple pump without moving parts.<br />
+ Can work at very low pressure ~10 -11 mbar.<br />
+ Oil free.<br />
- Not suitable for gas loads.
Pumping speed diagram<br />
At what Argon gas load [sccm] can we maintain a pump inlet pressure of 1x10-4 mbar?<br />
= p ⋅ P S Q<br />
p<br />
= 3500⋅10<br />
−4<br />
mbar ⋅l<br />
=<br />
s<br />
0.<br />
35<br />
mbar ⋅l<br />
=<br />
s<br />
0.<br />
35⋅<br />
60 sccm<br />
=<br />
21sccm
Measuring <strong>vacuum</strong><br />
10 -12 10 -10 10 -8 10 -6 10 -4 10 -2 10 0<br />
[mbar]<br />
10 2<br />
Bourdon<br />
T/C<br />
Pirani<br />
Capacitive membrane<br />
McLeod<br />
Penning<br />
Schultz-Phelps Ion gauge<br />
Bayard-Apert Ion gauge<br />
Invert Magnetron<br />
RGA
Pirani <strong>vacuum</strong> gauge<br />
• A heated wire res<strong>is</strong>tor in a gauge tube.<br />
• A second wire res<strong>is</strong>tor in a closed reference tube.<br />
• The two wire res<strong>is</strong>tors are 2/4 of a Wheatstone bridge.<br />
• Higher pressure cools the wire and res<strong>is</strong>tance drops.<br />
• The pressure <strong>is</strong> measured from the<br />
unbalanced bridge .<br />
• Pirani gauge works well for pressure<br />
10 1 to ~10 -5 mbar.
Capacitive membrane gauge (CM)<br />
• The unknown pressure P x decide the position of the<br />
metal membrane electrode relative a fixed second<br />
electrode in a closed volume.<br />
• The electrode capacitance can be converted to<br />
pressure.<br />
• Gauge <strong>is</strong> usually calibrated at a pressure
Penning <strong>vacuum</strong> gauge<br />
• Penning gauge often cylindrical in shape.<br />
• DC d<strong>is</strong>charge generated by ~ 2kV.<br />
• Pressure converted from d<strong>is</strong>charge current.<br />
• Penning gauge works well for pressure 10 -2 to<br />
~10 -9 mbar.<br />
B<br />
Magnet<br />
U<br />
I<br />
~ 2kV
I<br />
I g<br />
Ion <strong>vacuum</strong> gauge<br />
• Electrons are emitted from a hot filament.<br />
• Electrons are attracted towards the positive<br />
grid but pass several times before captured.<br />
• Coll<strong>is</strong>ions with gas molecules creates ions<br />
that are collected on negative pin.<br />
• Pressure <strong>is</strong> converted from current I g .<br />
• Ion gauge works well for pressure 10 -4 to<br />
~10 -10 mbar.
Vacuum advice<br />
• The walls of a vented chamber can host a<br />
large amount of condensed matter. Mainly<br />
water.<br />
When the chamber <strong>is</strong> evacuated, the<br />
condensed matter evaporates from the walls.<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> process can prevent good <strong>vacuum</strong> for<br />
weeks.<br />
• Keeping the chamber warm when vented<br />
reduces the condensation on the walls.<br />
• Heating the walls of a evacuated chamber<br />
speed up evaporation rate x2 per 10ºC.<br />
• Do not try to compensate <strong>vacuum</strong> leaks with a<br />
larger pump. Find the leaks and fix them!
<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> a glow d<strong>is</strong>charge?<br />
• Glow d<strong>is</strong>charge also called plasma<br />
• Plasma <strong>is</strong> partially ionized gas.<br />
• The glow <strong>is</strong> excess electromagnetic energy<br />
radiating from excited gas atoms and molecules.
Why glow d<strong>is</strong>charge?<br />
• Neutral particles are difficult to accelerate. Ions<br />
and electrons can be extracted from a glow<br />
d<strong>is</strong>charge and easily accelerated.<br />
• Accelerated inert ions are used for:<br />
Ion milling<br />
Sputter deposition<br />
• Accelerated reactive ions are used for:<br />
Reactive ion beam etching (RIBE)<br />
Reactive ion etching (RIE)<br />
• Accelerated ions can be filtered and counted:<br />
Residual gas analys<strong>is</strong> (RGA)
Why glow d<strong>is</strong>charge?<br />
• Radicals from a plasma <strong>is</strong> used for:<br />
Chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)<br />
Plasma etching<br />
• The electromagnetic radiation from a plasma <strong>is</strong> used for:<br />
General illumination (light tubes, …)<br />
Light sources for optical lithography<br />
LASERs
Glow d<strong>is</strong>charge processes<br />
• D<strong>is</strong>sociation<br />
e* + AB ⇔ A + B + e<br />
• Atomic ionization<br />
e* + A ⇔ A + + e + e<br />
• Molecular ionization<br />
e* + AB ⇔ AB + + e + e<br />
• Atomic excitation<br />
e* + A ⇔ A* + e<br />
• Molecular excitation<br />
e* + AB ⇔ AB* + e<br />
* <strong>is</strong> exited state
DC-plasma reactor<br />
Electrodes must have electrically conducting surfaces.<br />
Pressure<br />
1mTorr – 1Torr
Ionization<br />
DC-plasma reactor<br />
Anode<br />
Cathode<br />
Secondary<br />
electron em<strong>is</strong>sion
Glow, charge, & field d<strong>is</strong>tribution
RF-plasma reactor<br />
Electrically <strong>is</strong>olated electrode surfaces OK.<br />
13.56 MHz<br />
Pressure<br />
1mTorr – 1Torr
Area A 1<br />
DC-bias<br />
V 1 / V 2 ≈ (A 2 / A 1 ) 4<br />
Area A 2
Magnetically confined plasma<br />
Magnetron, commonly used for sputter deposition sources.
Water<br />
Water<br />
Inductively coupled plasma (ICP)<br />
Process gas inlet<br />
Antenna<br />
RF-gen<br />
Z-match Electrostatic shield<br />
Exhausts
B =<br />
e fm 2π<br />
0.<br />
09<br />
T<br />
Electron cyclotron resonance (ECR)<br />
9<br />
2π<br />
⋅2.<br />
54⋅10<br />
⋅9.<br />
3⋅10<br />
−19<br />
1.<br />
6⋅10<br />
=<br />
ω0<br />
=<br />
eB<br />
m<br />
=<br />
= 90 mT<br />
− 31<br />
T<br />
=<br />
2.45 GHz