An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for producing stable
plasma. Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus having
a long-lasting cathode electrode which is superior in field emission characteristic
since the plasma density has to be raised in order to increase the throughput.
The structure of the plasma producing apparatus of the present invention relates
to a plasma producing apparatus with a plasma chamber surrounded by walls to make
material gas into plasma, characterized in the plasma chamber has a cathode electrode,
an anode electrode, means for introducing the material gas, and exhaust means,
and that a carbon nano tube is formed on a surface of the cathode electrode and
the anode electrode is formed on the surface of the cathode electrode.