Surface morphology and structure of nanocrystalline diamond films deposited in CH₄/H₂/Ar glow discharge plasma

Diamond films of up to 12 μm thickness have been deposited onto single crystal silicon substrates by CVD method in CH₄/H₂/Ar glow discharge plasma stabilized by magnetic field. X-ray diffraction analysis and atomic force microscopy have shown the films consist of about 1 μm in diameter conglomerates...

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Date:2009
Main Authors: Vyrovets, I.I., Gritsyna, V.I., Dudnik, S.F., Opalev, O.A., Reshetnyak, E.N., Strel'nitskiy, V.E.
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Language:English
Published: НТК «Інститут монокристалів» НАН України 2009
Series:Functional Materials
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Surface morphology and structure of nanocrystalline diamond films deposited in CH₄/H₂/Ar glow discharge plasma // I.I. Vyrovets, V.I. Gritsyna, S.F. Dudnik, O.A. Opalev, E.N. Reshetnyak, V.E. Strel'nitskiy // Functional Materials. — 2009. — Т. 16, № 2. — С. 155-160. — Бібліогр.: 13 назв. — англ.

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Summary:Diamond films of up to 12 μm thickness have been deposited onto single crystal silicon substrates by CVD method in CH₄/H₂/Ar glow discharge plasma stabilized by magnetic field. X-ray diffraction analysis and atomic force microscopy have shown the films consist of about 1 μm in diameter conglomerates of 30-40 nm average size diamond nanocrystals. The conglomerate size increases by a factor of 2 as the film thickness grows from 1.7 up to 11.7 μm. At the same time, the nanocrystallite size remains essentially unchanged. In the diamond films, texture, compressive residual stresses and high concentration of crystal structure defects have been revealed.