Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
1997-08-20
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
8 pages, 8 figures in JPEG compressed form, containing 10 photos, REVTeX, in publication format
Scientific paper
Diamond nucleation under very low pressure (0.1-1.0 torr) was obtained at very high nucleation densities and very rapid rates using hot-filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD). The density on mirror-polished silicon was as high as 10^10 - 10^11 cm^{-2}, equivalent to the highest density in a microwave-plasma CVD system. That on scratched silicon substrates was up to 10^9 cm^{-2}, 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than that obtained under conventionally low pressure (tens of torr, 10^7 - 10^8 cm^{-2}). Also, the density on scratched titanium substrates was as high as 10^10 cm^{-2}. The samples were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The mechanism is investigated in detail, revealing that, under very low pressure, very long mean free path of the gas species, strong electron emission from the hot filament, and high efficiency of decomposition of hydrocarbon species by the filament greatly increase the concentration of reactive hydrocarbon radicals and atomic hydrogen on the substrate surface, and therefore, dramatically enhance the nucleation eventually. This work has great practical applications and theoretical significance.
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