Mechanisms of suppressing secondary nucleation for low-power and low-temperature microwave plasma self-bias-enhanced growth of diamond films in argon diluted methane

We report on mechanisms for suppressing diamond secondary nucleation in microwave plasma self-bias-enhanced growth (SBEG) of diamond films in methane diluted by argon. High-density plasma at a small distance from the substrate induces a floating potential which promotes high-flux, low-energy ion bom...

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Main Authors: Ji-heng Jiang, Yonhua Tzeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2011-12-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3656241