Published June 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of the discharge characteristic of an unbalanced magnetron sputtering system with an axial solenoid

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Dalian Univ. of Technology, Dalian (China)

Description

The present system is composed of a conventional magnetron and an electrical solenoid by which the unbalanced magnetic field can be changed to variate the plasma state. The experimental results show that the igniting voltage of the system is increased and the discharge voltage is decreased. The discharge efficiency has been favorably improved by varying the electrical solenoid exciting current between 0-4A. The influence of the solenoid is significant when the discharge pressure is less than 0.5Pa. By the Child law the magnetic mirror model has been set up to describe the discharge properties. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 141-146
ISSN
0254-6086

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Notes
7 figs., 9 refs.