Surface smoothening effects on growth of diamond films
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2018-01-01 |
| Journal | AIP conference proceedings |
| Authors | Bilal Ahmad Reshi, Shyam Kumar, Moses J. Kartha, Raghava Varma |
| Institutions | University of Mumbai, Savitribai Phule Pune University |
| Citations | 3 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāWe have carried out a detailed study of the growth dynamics of the diamond film during initial time on diamond substrates. The diamond films are deposited using Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPCVD) method for different times. Surface morphology and its correlation with the number of hours of growth of thin films was invested using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Diamond films have smooth interface with average roughness of 48.6873nm. The initial growth dynamics of the thin film is investigated. Interestingly, it is found that there is a decrease in the surface roughness of the film. Thus a smoothening effect is observed in the grown films. The film enters into the growth regime in the later times. Our results also find application in building diamond detector.The original version of this article supplied to AIP Publishing contained an error in the affiliation for Bilal Ahmad Reshi. Bilal Ahmad Reshi was shown to be affiliated to the University of Mumbai and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay but should only have been affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The authorās affiliation was corrected in the updated and re-published version of this article on 31 October 2019.