Abstract
The initial nucleation of diamond film on a Si substrate, deposited by a three-step growth process together with a cycle bias enhanced nucleation (BEN) growth/H 2 plasma etching technique in a microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system has been investigated by atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The surface morphology and the uniformity of 100-oriented textured grains at the BEN step were found to be greatly increased by applying the cyclic process with some optimal H 2 plasma etching time during the BEN stage.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9752-9756 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 15 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)