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Diamond nucleation on nickel substrates seeded with non-diamond carbon

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Oriented diamond films have been nucleated on single crystal nickel substrates seeded with non-diamond carbon and annealed at high temperatures in atomic hydrogen. The non-diamond carbon seeds included graphite powders, fullerene (60) powders, and gaseous carbon species. It was found that these different non-diamond carbon powders or species were effective in the enhancement of oriented nucleation of diamond. The morphologies of diamond films were similar regardless of the types of carbon used, suggesting a common nucleation mechanism involved. Based on the experimental observations, a revised model was developed for the oriented nucleation of diamond on Ni.

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    P. C. Yang, W. Zhu & J. T. Glass

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Yang, P.C., Zhu, W. & Glass, J.T. Diamond nucleation on nickel substrates seeded with non-diamond carbon. Journal of Materials Research 9, 1063–1066 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1994.1063

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