MECHANISM OF BIAS-ENHANCED NUCLEATION AND HETEROEPITAXY OF DIAMOND ON SI

被引:45
作者
ROBERTSON, J
机构
[1] Engineering Department, Cambridge University, Cambridge
关键词
NUCLEATION; MICROWAVE PLASMA CVD; ION-ASSISTED DEPOSITION; SUBSTRATE BIAS;
D O I
10.1016/0925-9635(94)05288-3
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The nucleation of diamond deposited on Si is enhanced by a negative substrate bias. It is proposed that incident CHX+ ions with 70-80 eV energy stabilise a graphitic C overlayer, with some layers oriented normal to the surface. Diamond nucleates on the layer edges. The graphitic amorphous carbon acts as a buffer layer to accommodate the 2:3 lattice mismatch between diamond and Si, without requiring an excessive density of dislocations or dangling bonds.
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