Surface Roughness and Morphology Analysis Using an Atomic Force Microscopy of Polycrystalline Diamond Coated Si3N4 Deposited by Microwave Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition

2008 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Agung Purniawan ◽  
E. Hamzah ◽  
M.R.M. Toff
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Microwave Power ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Chamber Pressure ◽  
Diamond Nucleation ◽  
Deposition Parameters

Diamond is the hardest material and has high chemical resistant which is one form of carbon. In the present work a study was carried out on polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 substrate. The diamond was deposited by Microwave Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPACVD) under varying deposition parameters namely CH4 diluted in H2, microwave power and chamber pressure. SEM and AFM are used to investigate the surface morphology and surface roughness. Nucleation phenomena and crystal width were also studied using AFM. Based on SEM investigation it was found that the chamber pressure and %CH4 have more significant effects on nucleation and facet of polycrystalline diamond, In addition microwave power has an effect on the diamond facet that changed from cubic to cauliflower structure. Surface roughness results show that increasing the %CH4 has decreased surface roughness 334.83 to 269.99 nm at 1 to 3% CH4, respectively. Increasing microwave power leads to increase in diamond nucleation and coalescence which lead to less surface roughness. Increasing gas pressure may eliminate Si contamination however it reduces diamond nucleation.

Morphology of the Diamond Thin Films Grown by Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition with Different Aftertreatments

2010 ◽  
Vol 152-153 ◽  
pp. 915-919
Author(s):  
Yu Shiang Wu ◽  
Wen Chi Lai ◽  
Yuan Haun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Diamond Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Chamber Pressure ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Deposition Parameters

Diamond films were deposited on (111) silicon wafers by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD). The deposition parameters included a system power of 1200 W, chamber pressure of 110 torr, H2 flowing rate of 300 sccm, and a CH4 flowing rate of 15 sccm. The diamond particles measured about 5-6 μm, and morphology analysis revealed a rectangular structure stacked regularly on diamond films after deposition. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis detected (220) square structures. Annealing at 600 °C improved the quality of diamond film, making the peak of the Raman spectra at 1350 cm-1 sharper and higher. The (220) and (311) orientation structures on the diamond films decreased after annealing broke the surface morphology. To conduct electric and optical experiments conveniently, the deposited samples were immersed in acid (HNA, HF：HNO3：CH3COOH = 3：25：10) to remove the silicon layers. The HNA acid did not corrode diamond films seriously, but slightly damaged the incomplete (220) and (311) structures.

Competition between diamond nucleation and growth under bias voltage by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihua Wang ◽  
Bing Dai ◽  
Guoyang Shu ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Benjian Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Bias Voltage ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
High Density ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Diamond Nucleation ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

Diamond nucleation on iridium (001) substrates was investigated under different bias conditions. High-density epitaxial nucleation can be obtained in a narrow bias window. This paper reports both the typical nucleation...

scholarly journals Microstructures Manufactured in Diamond by Use of Laser Micromachining

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1199
Author(s):  
Mariusz Dudek ◽  
Adam Rosowski ◽  
Marcin Kozanecki ◽  
Malwina Jaszczak ◽  
Witold Szymański ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Raman Spectra ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Scanning System ◽  
Carbon Phase ◽  
Diamond Plate ◽  
Diode Pumped

Different microstructures were created on the surface of a polycrystalline diamond plate (obtained by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition—MW PECVD process) by use of a nanosecond pulsed DPSS (diode pumped solid state) laser with a 355 nm wavelength and a galvanometer scanning system. Different average powers (5 to 11 W), scanning speeds (50 to 400 mm/s) and scan line spacings (“hatch spacing”) (5 to 20 µm) were applied. The microstructures were then examined using scanning electron microscopy, confocal microscopy and Raman spectroscopy techniques. Microstructures exhibiting excellent geometry were obtained. The precise geometries of the microstructures, exhibiting good perpendicularity, deep channels and smooth surfaces show that the laser microprocessing can be applied in manufacturing diamond microfluidic devices. Raman spectra show small differences depending on the process parameters used. In some cases, the diamond band (at 1332 cm−1) after laser modification of material is only slightly wider and shifted, but with no additional peaks, indicating that the diamond is almost not changed after laser interaction. Some parameters did show that the modification of material had occurred and additional peaks in Raman spectra (typical for low-quality chemical vapor deposition CVD diamond) appeared, indicating the growing disorder of material or manufacturing of the new carbon phase.

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