V. Buck

Evidence for charged or polar precursors in diamond nucleation

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials 10 (2008) 85-90

The nucleation process determines the final properties of thin films significantly. Thus nucleation is important as well from the viewpoint of basic research as from the viewpoint of technical application. Because no comprehensive general theory exists up to now, experimental work has to guide the understanding of the relevant processes. Despite the fact that in the case of diamond nucleation and growth a “common” explanation regarding the methyl radical as growth precursor can be found in the majority of publications, some inconsistent findings remain. These have been worked out and put together with special experiments leading to the suggestion, that charged or polar precursors play a significant role in diamond nucleation.

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