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Thin carbon films grown from a low pressure methane-hydrogen gas mixture by microwave plasma enhanced CVD have been examined by electron microscopy. Previously reported transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the diamond films has shown that the majority of diamond crystals have a very high defect density comprised of {111} twins, {111} stacking faults, and dislocations. In this study, high resolution electron microscopy (HREM) has been utilized to lattice image individual defects in these polycrystalline diamond films. Interpretation of the images from these defects is not trivial and reported image simulations have been utilized to understand further these defects. Fivefold multiply twinned particles have also been examined and it was found that the 7.5° misfit present in such particles has been accommodated at the twin boundaries rather than by elastic deformation. This creates a twin boundary coincident with a low angle grain boundary which has been termed a “tilted twin boundary”. The density of defects in these particles is generally high; however, a dramatic reduction in the defect density near the twin boundaries was observed. This defect reduction is significant because if its origin can be determined, this information may be useful in producing higher quality diamond films.
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Williams, B.E., Kong, H.S. & Glass, J.T. Electron microscopy of vapor phase deposited diamond. Journal of Materials Research 5, 801–810 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1990.0801
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