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US 6,646,268 B2Granted
Ion generation method and filament for ion generation apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsAtsushi Murakoshi, Kyoichi Suguro, Katsuya Okumura
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Abstract
According to the ion generation method, ion source material composed of an element of desired ions to be generated and I is heated so that vapor of the compound is generated, and the ions are generated by discharging the vapor. The iodide has no corrosiveness, and can be stably ionized. Further, it hardly reacts with oxygen or water and is safe.
Claims6
A filament comprising:
- a tungsten metal;
- and
- a rhenium element contained in said tungsten metal,
- wherein the filament is for ionizing gas used for ion implantation.
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An ion generation apparatus for ion implantation, comprising:
- a chamber formed in a shape of a casing;
- a gas introduction section for introducing gas for ion implantation to generate plasma into said chamber;
- a filament arranged in said chamber, wherein the filament comprises:
- a tungsten metal;
- and
- a rhenium element contained in said tungsten metal,
- wherein the filament is for ionizing gas used for ion implantation;
- a plasma generation section for generating desired ions by generating said plasma of said gas with thermoelectrons emitted from said filament;
- and
- an ion outputting section for outputting the ions generated in said chamber outside said chamber.
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An ion irradiation apparatus for ion implantation, comprising:
- an ion generation apparatus for ion implantation, comprising:
- a chamber formed in a shape of a casing;
- a gas introduction section for introducing gas for ion implantation to generate plasma into said chamber;
- a filament arranged in said chamber, wherein the filament comprises:
- a tungsten metal;
- and
- a rhenium element contained in said tungsten metal,
- wherein the filament is for ionizing gas used for ion implantation;
- a plasma generation section for generating desired ions by generating said plasma of said gas with thermoelectrons emitted from said filament;
- and
- an ion outputting section for outputting the ions generated in said chamber outside said chamber;
- and
- an irradiation chamber which is provided outside said ion generation apparatus and in which ions discharged through an opening portion formed on said ion generation apparatus are irradiated onto a substrate to be processed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.