Method for producing plasma flow, method for plasma processing, apparatus for producing plasma, and apparatus for plasma processing
US9426875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J37/3402
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a plasma stream generation method, a plasma processing method, a plasma generation apparatus, and a plasma processing apparatus using same, which enable plasma processing with rotating plasma to be controllably performed with stability and thereby improved in quality. The frequencies in four quadrants Z1-Z4 are set at 7, 15, 6, and 20 Hz, respectively. This frequency variability can realize different rotational velocity of plasma in the four-portion partitioned rotational angle regions. The rotational velocities of plasmas P2, P4 are greater than those of plasmas P1, P3. Thus, the rotating plasma, which rotates at a periodically varied rotational velocity as plasma P1, plasma P2, plasma P3, and plasma P4 in that order while traveling in a circular orbit C, can be used for irradiation therewith, thereby performing uniform film formation treatment in first quadrant Z1 to fourth quadrant Z4.
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