Abstract:
An apparatus provides large area atmospheric pressure plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition without contaminations in its electrode assembly and deposited films. The apparatus consists of a large area vertical planar nitrogen plasma activation electrode assembly and its high voltage power supply, a large area vertical planar nitrogen plasma deposition electrode assembly and its high voltage power supply, a long-line uniform precursor jet apparatus, a roll-to-roll apparatus for substrate movement, and a sub-atmospheric pressure deposition chamber and its pumping apparatus. Not only can the deposited film contaminations in the electrode assembly interior and the debris of the deposited films from exterior of the electrode assembly and the air aerosols in the deposition chamber be completely prevented, but a large area roll-to-roll uniform deposition can also be achieved to meet a roll-to-roll continuous production, so as to achieve improved film quality, increased production throughput and reduced manufacturing cost.
Abstract:
A hollow-cathode plasma generator includes a plurality of hollow cathodes joined together and connected to a power supply for generating plasma in vacuum. Each of the hollow cathodes includes at least one fillister defined therein, a fin formed on a side of the fillister, an air-circulating tunnel in communication with the fillister and a coolant-circulating tunnel defined therein. The fillister is used to contain working gas. The fin receives negative voltage from the power supply for ionizing the working gas to generate the plasma and spread the plasma in a single direction. The working gas travels into the fillister from the air-circulating tunnel. The coolant-circulating tunnel is used to circulate coolant for cooling the hollow cathode.
Abstract:
An atmospheric pressure plasma reactor includes a high-voltage electrode, a common grounded electrode, a bias electrode and at least one dielectric layer. The high-voltage electrode is connected to a high-voltage power supply. The common grounded electrode is used with the high-voltage electrode to discharge and therefore produce planar atmospheric plasma from reactive gas. The bias electrode is used to generate bias for attracting the ions of the planar atmospheric pressure plasma. The dielectric layer is used to suppress undesirable arc discharge during the discharging.
Abstract:
A hollow-cathode discharge apparatus is disclosed for plasma-based processing. The hollow-cathode discharge apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a hollow cathode disposed in the center of the vacuum chamber, a carrier for synchronously carrying a plurality of work-pieces in the vacuum chamber and a driving element for driving the carrier.
Abstract:
There is a disclosed apparatus for coating diamond on work pieces via hot filament chemical vapor deposition. The apparatus includes a chamber, a pump for pumping air from the chamber, a pressure controller for con trolling the pressure in the chamber, a grid disposed in the chamber, a grid-bias power supply for providing a positive bias to the grid, a holder for carrying the work pieces, a holder-bias power supply for providing a negative bias to the holder, filaments provided between the grid and the carrier, a filament power supply for energizing the filaments to heat up, a programmable temperature controller for controlling the temperature in the chamber and a pipe for transferring reaction gas into the chamber.
Abstract:
An RF hollow cathode plasma source consists of a vacuum chamber, a pipe, a hollow cathode, at least two compartments, a conduit and input electrodes. The pipe is inserted into the chamber for introducing working gas into the chamber. The hollow cathode is disposed in the chamber and formed with a large number of apertures. At least two compartments are located below the hollow cathode. Each of the compartments includes small apertures for uniformly spreading the working gas into the apertures of the hollow cathode. The conduit is disposed along two sides of the hollow cathode to circulate cooling water around the hollow cathode. The plural input power leads are arranged near the hollow cathode. The input power leads, the pipe and the conduits are connected to the hollow cathode though the electrically-insulated walls of the grounded vacuum chamber.
Abstract:
A thin-film photovoltaic device comprising at least: a substrate, a transparent electrode layer, a p-type semiconductor as the ohmic contact layer, an intrinsic semiconductor as the light absorption layer, and a magnesium alloy substituted for the n-type semiconductor as the other ohmic contact layer. A method for manufacturing the thin-film photovoltaic device is also provided in the present invention.
Abstract:
A plasma source comprises a vacuum chamber, a plurality of discharge tubes, a plurality of permanent magnets, a plurality of RF antennas, and an RF power distribution circuit. The RF power distribution circuit is electrically coupled to an RF power supply and each of the plurality of RF antennas. The lengths of the transmission paths between each of the plurality of RF antennas and the RF power supply are the same, so that the RF power supply can provide each of discharge tubes with the same RF power.
Abstract:
A plasma source is designed with a starting rod to reduce target vapor shielding. A curve ion duct has reverse thorns on its inner wall to filter macroparticles in plasma. The curve ion duct has duct segments and each duct segment has an individual electricity. The present invention increases ion amount, acquires a film through high energy ions, and obtains enhanced film adhesion and film quality.
Abstract:
A dielectric barrier discharge uses three electrodes at an atmospheric pressure. A wide discharge gap can be used and an enhanced plasma density can be achieved so that thick materials can be processed and its processing speed can also be greatly improved.