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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 11, Numéro PR3, Août 2001
Thirteenth European Conference on Chemical Vapor Deposition
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Page(s) | Pr3-971 - Pr3-978 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20013122 |
J. Phys. IV France 11 (2001) Pr3-971-Pr3-978
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20013122
Characterization of the core structure of growth defects in CVD diamond films by UHREM : Z-shaped twin interactions
D. Dorignac1, S. Delclos1, F. Phillipp2, F. Silva3 and A. Gicquel31 CNRS, Centre d'Élaboration de Matériaux et d'Études Structurales, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, BP. 4347, 31055 Toulouse, France
2 Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
3 CNRS, Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Matériaux et des Hautes Pressions, avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 93430 Villetaneuse, France
Abstract
We report here recent electron microscopy observations of defect core structures in diamond thin films prepared by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition (CVD) on silicon substrates. The defects have been identified by ultra-high resolution electron microscopy (UHREM) at 0.15nm resolution. These results clearly reveal the core structure of two particular fault systems arising from the zig-zag shaped interaction between three nanotwin lamellae, with the occurrence of one as yet unreported structural unit of octagonal type. We analyse the UHREM images of these complex defect configurations and we propose plausible 3D models for each of them, on the basis of image-matching with computer simulations. The identification of these defect structures with growth defects provides valuable insights into the mechanisms involved in the CVD production of diamond films.
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