Abstract

Abstract Diamond crystals have been successfully synthesized on (100) Si wafer using microwave plasma CVD. The growth was conditioned in a flowing system in which the parameters, such as CH4/H2 ratio, pressure, temperature and microwave power were varied. Cubo‐octahedra or tetrakaidecahedra are the equilibrium shape of diamond single crystals obtained under all conditions and are therefore the basic unit for the formation of polycrystalline diamond films, mostly through repetitive twinning and secondary growth of diamond crystals on {100} habit planes of cubo‐octahedra. Both X‐ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were used to facilitate the analysis of the diamond crystallinity and purity. These qualities are similar to those of natural diamonds.

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