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Diamond nucleation on smooth Si3N4-coated substrate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Ning Xu ,
Zhihao Zheng  and
Yuancheng Du
Ning Xu
Affiliation:
State Key Joint Laboratory for Material Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Zhihao Zheng
Affiliation:
Physics Department, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Yuancheng Du
Affiliation:
State Key Joint Laboratory for Material Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Abstract

Diamond was deposited on smooth Si3N4-coated Si substrates using hot-filament chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Prior to diamond deposition, the substrates were pretreated under high temperature (700–900 °C) by decomposed pure hydrogen. The experimental results show that these pregrowth processes at a substrate temperature of 850 °C enhanced the diamond nucleation on Si3N4. This indicated that decomposed hydrogen acted on the substrate to produce active centers (<100 nm), which promoted diamond nucleation. It has also been suggested that Si3N4 coating can inhibit carbon transport into the substrate, and it is beneficial to the diamond nucleation.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 3373 - 3375
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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