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Influence of Laser Vibrational Excitations of Ethylene Molecules in Laser-Assisted Combustion Diamond Synthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2015

L.S. Fan ,
Y.S. Zhou ,
M.X. Wang ,
Y. Gao ,
L. Liu ,
J.F. Silvain  and
Y.F. Lu
L.S. Fan
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0511, U.S.A.
Y.S. Zhou
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0511, U.S.A.
M.X. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0511, U.S.A.
Y. Gao
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0511, U.S.A.
L. Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0511, U.S.A.
J.F. Silvain
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0511, U.S.A. Institu de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux – ICMCB-CNRS 87, Avenue du Docteur Albert Schweitzer F-33608 Pessac Cedex – France.
Y.F. Lu
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0511, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Laser-induced vibrational excitation of ethylene molecules was integrated to the CVD diamond deposition process for an in-depth understanding of the energy coupling path in chemical reactions and an alternative method to enhance the diamond deposition. On- and off-resonance excitations of ethylene molecules were achieved via tuning the incident laser wavelengths centered at 10.532 µm. With the same amount of laser power absorbed, the chemical reaction is highly accelerated with on-resonance vibrational excitation whereas energy coupling with off-resonance excitations was less efficient in influencing the combustion process. The diamond deposition rate was enhanced by a factor of 5.7 accompanied with an improvement of diamond quality index with the on-resonance excitation at 10.532 μm. The measured flame temperature demonstrated that the resonant vibrational excitation was an efficient route for coupling energy into the reactant molecules and steering the combustion process.

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diamondcombustion synthesisthin film
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1734: Symposium R – Diamond Electronics and Biotechnology—Fundamentals to Applications , 2015 , mrsf14-1734-r09-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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