Abstract
Highly transparent and hard nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films were prepared on quartz glass by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD). The effects of total gas pressure, substrate's temperature, and concentration of CH 4 on the grain size, surface's roughness and hardness, growth rate, as well as the optical properties of NCD films were investigated. The results indicated that with a low total gas pressure and high CH 4 concentration, high frequency of secondary nucleation can be obtained. In addition, low substrate temperature can increase the rate of the hydrogen atom etched sp 2 graphite carbon in the film, yielding a smooth surface of NCD films and very high sp 3 content. Under optimized conditions, the hardness can be enhanced up to 65 Gpa, with 80% maximum transmittance in the visible light region. The aforementioned reaction platform outcomes a 1.2 μm thickness of NCD coating with a low root-mean-square (r.m.s.) surface roughness around 12–13 nm and a high growth rate around 1 μm/h. The influences of the total gas pressure, substrate's temperature, and CH 4 concentration for growing NCD films were also discussed in this paper.
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