An electrostatic chuck is provided in which a lower oxide coating, an electrode, and an upper oxide coating are formed on a substrate. The lower oxide coating is formed by spraying an oxide of Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb or Lu and has a dielectric strength of 15-50 kV/mm.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/737,785 filed on Dec. 18, 2003, now abandoned the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.