Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Sung-Bai Lee

Jin-young Choi

Hyun-Kwang Seok

Yu-Chan Kim

Ji-Young Byun

Jun-Hyun Han

Seung-Hee Han

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for plasma ion implantation of a solid element, which enable plasma ion implantation of a solid element. According to the apparatus and method, a sample is placed on a sample stage in a vacuum chamber, and the inside of the vacuum chamber is maintained as a vacuum state. And, gas is supplied in the vacuum chamber, a first pulsed DC power is applied to a magnetron sputtering source so as to generate plasma ions of a solid element. The plasma ions of a solid element sputtered from the source are implanted on the surface of the sample. The first power is a pulse DC power capable of applying a high power the moment a pulse is applied while maintaining low average power. And, simultaneously with the applying of the first pulse power, a second power may be supplied to the sample stage, which is a high negative voltage pulse accelerating plasma ions of a solid element to the sample and synchronized to the pulse DC power for magnetron sputtering source. And, inductively coupled plasma may be generated in the vacuum chamber via antenna so as to increase ionization rate of a solid element and lower operation pressure of magnetron sputtering source.

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Sung-Bai Lee