Diamond Nucleation by Carbon Transport from Buried Nanodiamond TiO2 Sol-Gel Composites

Daenen M; Zhang L; Erni R; Williams OA; Hardy A; Van Bael MK; Wagner P; Haenen K; Nesladek M; Van Tendeloo G

Advanced Materials, Vol.21, No.6, 670-670, 2009

DOI10.1002/adma.200802305 Export Citation

Diamond Nucleation by Carbon Transport from Buried Nanodiamond TiO2 Sol-Gel Composites

Daenen M, Zhang L, Erni R, Williams OA, Hardy A, Van Bael MK, Wagner P, Haenen K, Nesladek M, Van Tendeloo G

Diamond nucleation and growth can occur by diffusion of carbon from buried ultradispersed diamond seeds on a silicon substrate through a titanium oxide interlayer. This knowledge can improve nucleation and adhesion of thin diamond films on various substrates.