کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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701411 | 1460820 | 2006 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Effect of pre-nucleation techniques on enhancing nucleation density and the adhesion of ultra-nanocrystalline diamond (UNCD) deposited on the Si substrates at low temperature were investigated. Four different pre-nucleation techniques were used for depositing UNCD films: (i) bias-enhanced nucleation (BEN); (ii) pre-carburized and then ultrasonicated with diamond powder solution (PC-U); (iii) ultrasonicated with diamond and Ti mixed powder solution (U-m); (iv) ultrasonicated with diamond powder solution (U). The nucleation density is lowest for UNCD/U-substrate films (∼ 108 grains/cm2), which results in roughest surface and poorest film-to-substrate adhesion. The UNCD/PC-U-substrate films show largest nucleation density (∼ 1 × 1011 grains/cm2) and most smooth surface (8.81 nm-rms), whereas the UNCD/BEN-substrate films exhibit the strongest adhesion to the Si substrates (critical loads = ∼ 67 mN). Such a phenomenon can be ascribed to the high kinetic energy of the carbon species, which easily form covalent bonding, Si–C, and bond strongly to both the Si and diamond.
Journal: Diamond and Related Materials - Volume 15, Issues 11–12, November–December 2006, Pages 2046–2050