Improved pumping speeds of oxygen-free palladium/titanium nonevaporable getter coatings and suppression of outgassing by baking under oxygen

Tetsuya Miyazawa, Yu Kano, Yasuo Nakayama, Kenichi Ozawa, Toshiharu Iga, Misao Yamanaka, Ayako Hashimoto, Takashi Kikuchi, Kazuhiko Mase

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Abstract

Oxygen-free palladium/titanium (Pd/Ti) is a new nonevaporable getter material with an activation temperature as low as 133 °C. Because pumping speeds of oxygen-free Pd/Ti for H 2 and CO have been reported to be improved by baking under an O 2 atmosphere, the authors investigated oxygen-free Pd/Ti samples heated in an ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) or under an O 2 pressure of 1.3 × 10 -4 Pa by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The authors found that carbon contamination decreased to an extent on heating in UHV, but decreased considerably on heating in O 2 . Pressure-curve measurements in an oxygen-free Pd/Ti-coated chamber show that pumping speeds for H 2 and CO were considerably improved after baking the chamber under an O 2 pressure of 1.3 × 10 -4 Pa (O 2 baking) in comparison with baking in UHV. Furthermore, partial-pressure measurements suggested that O 2 baking removes adsorbed carbon and hydrogen, and consequently suppresses the formation of H 2 , CO, H 2 O, and CH 4 . Catalytic chemical reactions on the Pd surface appear to be responsible for the removal of adsorbed carbon and hydrogen. The pumping speeds of the oxygen-free Pd/Ti-coated chamber for H 2 and CO were measured by using the orifice method and were found to be improved after O 2 baking. O 2 baking is therefore useful for improving pumping speeds for H 2 and CO and for reducing the partial pressures of H 2 , CO, H 2 O, and CH 4 .

Original languageEnglish
Article number021601
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Volume37
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019

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