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Effect of LPHT annealing on interface characteristics between HPHT Ib diamond substrates and homoepitaxial CVD diamond layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2020

Xiaohua Zhu ,
Jinlong Liu ,
Siwu Shao ,
Yun Zhao ,
Juping Tu ,
Liangxian Chen ,
Junjun Wei  and
Chengming Li
Xiaohua Zhu
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Jinlong Liu*
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Siwu Shao
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Yun Zhao
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Juping Tu
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Liangxian Chen
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Junjun Wei
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Chengming Li
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: liujinlong@ustb.edu.cn
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Abstract

To study the interface characteristics between substrates and homoepitaxially grown single crystalline diamond layers, the high-pressure/high-temperature Ib diamond seeds with homoepitaxial diamond layers were annealed by low-pressure/high-temperature treatment in a hydrogen environment. The stress evolution and related impurity transformation near the interface were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and micro-infrared spectroscopy before and after annealing. It is found that the stress is the smallest in a 100 μm wide zone near the interface, accompanying with the similar change in substitutional nitrogen (Ns) concentration. After annealing at 1050 °C, 1250 °C, and 1450 °C, the local compressive stress is released gradually with temperature change. It is decreased by 1.03 GPa in maximum after annealing at 1450 °C. The concentration of nitrogen–vacancy (NV) complexes in the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) layer is dramatically reduced at 1450 °C. The value of ${{I_{{\rm{NV}}^ \hbox- } } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{I_{{\rm{NV}}^ - } } {I_{{\rm{diamond}}} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {I_{{\rm{diamond}}} }}$ decreases much more than ${{I_{{\rm{NV}}^0 } } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{I_{{\rm{NV}}^0 } } {I_{{\rm{diamond}}} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {I_{{\rm{diamond}}} }}$ in the CVD layer, which is due to the lower stability of NV− compared with NV0 at high temperature.

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diamondstress/strain relationshipannealing
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 5: Focus Issue: The Science and Technology of Vapor Phase Processing and Modification of Surfaces , 16 March 2020 , pp. 527 - 536
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2020

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