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.