Diamond films put on display

Morphological Characterization of Combustion Deposited Diamond Crystals and Films

Single crystals and polycrystalline diamond films of several thicknesses were deposited using oxygen/acetylene combustion flame technique. The substrate used was pure polycrystalline molybdenum subjected to mechanical polishing. Quality and microstructural characteristic of diamond produced were investigated using X-Ray diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microsc...

On display with transparent conducting films.

Superconductivity in CVD diamond films.

A beautiful jewel of diamond is insulator. However, boron doping can induce semiconductive, metallic and superconducting properties in diamond. When the boron concentration is tuned over 3 × 10(20) cm(-3), diamonds enter the metallic region and show superconductivity at low temperatures. The metal-insulator transition and superconductivity are analyzed using ARPES, XAS, NMR, IXS, transport and ...

Chemical Nucleation of Diamond Films.

With the large differences in surface energy between film and substrate in combination with the low sticking coefficient of hydrocarbon radicals, nanocrystalline diamond growth on foreign substrates typically results in poor nucleation densities. A seeding technique is therefore required to realize pinhole-free and thin coalesced films. In this work, a chemical nucleation method for growth of d...

Low stressed functional diamond films

Advantages  Technology allows for improved diamond deposition process, which results in stronger adhesion.  Improved adhesion of the film produces lower stresses to thereby increase the drill lifetime.  When compared to untreated drill bit, our drill bit was able to drill over 100 holes, whereas the untreated only drilled 40 holes before breaking. o Increased durability over 50% Diamond film...