Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition
Diamond is the hardest material and has high chemical resistant which is one form of carbon. In the present work a study was carried out on polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 substrate. The diamond was deposited by Microwave Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPACVD) under varying depositi...
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| author | Purniawan, A. Hamzah, Esah Mohd Toff, Mohd Radzi |
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| description | Diamond is the hardest material and has high chemical resistant which is one form of carbon. In the present work a study was carried out on polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 substrate. The diamond was deposited by Microwave Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPACVD) under varying deposition parameters namely CH4 diluted in H2, microwave power and chamber pressure. SEM and AFM are used to investigate the surface morphology and surface roughness. Nucleation phenomena and crystal width were also studied using AFM. Based on SEM investigation it was found that the chamber pressure and %CH4 have more significant effects on nucleation and facet of polycrystalline diamond, In addition microwave power has an effect on the diamond facet that changed from cubic to cauliflower structure. Surface roughness results show that increasing the %CH4 has decreased surface roughness 334.83 to 269.99 nm at 1 to 3% CH4, respectively. Increasing microwave power leads to increase in diamond nucleation and coalescence which lead to less surface roughness. Increasing gas pressure may eliminate Si contamination however it reduces diamond nucleation. |
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| spelling | utm-77042017-10-23T04:43:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/7704/ Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition Purniawan, A. Hamzah, Esah Mohd Toff, Mohd Radzi TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Diamond is the hardest material and has high chemical resistant which is one form of carbon. In the present work a study was carried out on polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 substrate. The diamond was deposited by Microwave Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPACVD) under varying deposition parameters namely CH4 diluted in H2, microwave power and chamber pressure. SEM and AFM are used to investigate the surface morphology and surface roughness. Nucleation phenomena and crystal width were also studied using AFM. Based on SEM investigation it was found that the chamber pressure and %CH4 have more significant effects on nucleation and facet of polycrystalline diamond, In addition microwave power has an effect on the diamond facet that changed from cubic to cauliflower structure. Surface roughness results show that increasing the %CH4 has decreased surface roughness 334.83 to 269.99 nm at 1 to 3% CH4, respectively. Increasing microwave power leads to increase in diamond nucleation and coalescence which lead to less surface roughness. Increasing gas pressure may eliminate Si contamination however it reduces diamond nucleation. Scitec Publications Ltd. 2008 Article NonPeerReviewed Purniawan, A. and Hamzah, Esah and Mohd Toff, Mohd Radzi (2008) Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition. Diffusion and Defect Data Pt.B: Solid State Phenomena, 136 . pp. 153-160. ISSN 1012-0394 http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.136.153 10.4028/3-908451-50-7.153 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Purniawan, A. Hamzah, Esah Mohd Toff, Mohd Radzi Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition |
| title | Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition |
| title_full | Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition |
| title_fullStr | Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition |
| title_short | Surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated Si3N4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition |
| title_sort | surface roughness and morphology analysis using an atomic force microscopy of polycrystalline diamond coated si3n4 deposited by microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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