The invention provides a preparation method of a high-density
tantalum carbide coating, and belongs to the technical field of
semiconductor processing. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding
ammonium citrate, Arabic gum and water into TaC
powder and low-melting-point
tantalum-containing
powder, uniformly mixing, and granulating by using a spray granulator to obtain low-melting-point
tantalum-containing primary mixed
powder adsorbed on the surface of the TaC powder; secondary mixed powder formed by wrapping the surface of TaC powder obtained after
sintering with low-melting-point tantalum-containing powder is crushed, screened, mixed with an organic binder and water and then coated on the surface of a
graphite base material, and a
tantalum carbide precoating is obtained after
sintering, so that liquid-phase-assisted TaC powder
sintering is achieved, and the
tantalum carbide precoating is formed; the periphery of the TaC powder is wrapped with a layer of tantalum-containing powder with a
low melting point by means of
spray granulation and sintering, crack pores generated between
crystal boundaries in the sintering process are relieved, combination between the
coating and a base material is facilitated, the crack pores at the TaC
crystal boundaries are filled with liquid, the compactness of the
tantalum carbide precoating is higher, and the service life of the tantalum
carbide precoating is prolonged. The growth requirements of high-quality SiC single crystals are met.