Abstract
Diamond films have been synthesized on the adamantane-coated Si (1 0 0) substrate by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition from a gaseous mixture of methane and hydrogen gases with a growth rate of ∼6.7 nm/min. The substrate temperature was ∼475 °C during diamond deposition. The films obtained have good crystallinity that is characterized by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectrometry. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis has confirmed that diamond nucleation and growth are on SiC rather than clean Si. The possible mechanism of high rate growth diamond films has been demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 641-645 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Engineering Journal |
| Volume | 158 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- Adamantane
- Diamond
- MPCVD