Patent attributes
An object of the present invention is to provide a ceramic susceptor for considerably reducing the count number of metal atoms on the surface of a semiconductor after the semiconductor is treated, specifically to 1×1010 atoms/cm2 or lower. It is provided a ceramic susceptor 2 having a face for mounting semiconductor 2a wherein each of metal elements other than metal element(s) constituting the ceramic material has a count number of 1×1011 atoms/cm2 or lower. It is further provided a method of cleaning a ceramic susceptor 2 having a face 2a for mounting semiconductor, wherein the susceptor is cleaned using a complexing agent capable of forming a complex with a metal element.