Bias-enhanced nucleation of diamond on silicon dioxide

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Irwin, MD [1 ]
Pantano, CG [1 ]
Gluche, P [1 ]
Kohn, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ULM,DEPT ELECTRON DEVICES & CIRCUITS,D-89069 ULM,GERMANY
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10.1063/1.119839
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Characterization of amorphous SiO2 surfaces after biasing pretreatments, which induce nucleation of diamond, has been carried out using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. A mixture of silicon carbide, silicon oxycarbide, and diamond are formed upon exposure of biased SiO2 surfaces to a CH4+H-2 plasma used for diamond deposition. It is concluded that nucleation of diamond on amorphous SiO2 surfaces is promoted by formation of a SiC surface layer. Textured diamond films have been fabricated ou bulk SiO2 substrates using biasing pretreatments to induce diamond nucleation. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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