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Plasma-Chemical Deposition of Diamond-Like Films onto the Surface of Heavily Doped Single-Crystal Diamond

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Publication Date2019-09-01
JournalSemiconductors
AuthorsА. И. Охапкин, P. A. Yunin, М. Н. Дроздов, S. A. Korolyov, S. A. Kraev
InstitutionsInstitute for Physics of Microstructures
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The plasma-chemical deposition of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films onto heavily boron-doped single-crystal p-type diamond (the concentration ~1020 cm-3) in CH4 + Ar plasma is conducted. The deposition rate is 7 nm min-1. The elemental composition and properties of the films are studied in detail. It is found that the films are enriched with hydrogen, possess a density of 2.4 g cm-3, and exhibit an ultrasmooth surface (with a roughness of 0.4 ± 0.2 nm).