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Structural characterization of $Al_2O_3$ layer coated with plasma sprayed method  

Kim, Jwa-Yeon (Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Hoseo University)
Yu, Jae-Keun (Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Hoseo University)
Sul, Yong-Tae (Department of Digital Dsplay Engineering, Moseo University)
Abstract
We have investigated plasma spray coated $Al_2O_3$ layers on Al-60 series substrates for development of wafer electrostatic chuck in semiconductor dry etching system. Samples were prepared without/with cooling bar on backside of samples, at various distances, and with different powder feed rates. There were many cracks and pores in the $Al_2O_3$ layers coated on Al-60 series substrates without cooling bar on the backside of samples. But the cracks and pores were almost disappeared in the $Al_2O_3$ layers on Al-60 series substrates coated with cooling bar on the back side of samples, 15 g/min. powder feed rate and various 60, 70, 80 mm working distances. Then the surface morphology was not changed with various working distances of 60, 70, 80 mm. When the powder feed rate was changed from 15 g/min to 20 g/min, the crack did not appear, but few pores appeared. Also the $Al_2O_3$ layer was coated with many small splats compared with $Al_2O_3$ layer coated with 15 g/min powder feed rate. The deposited rate of $Al_2O_3$ layer was higher when the process was done without cooling bar on the back side of sample than that with cooling bar on the back side of sample.
Keywords
Plasma spray; $Al_2O_3$; Electro-static chuck; PECVD; Dryetch;
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