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DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
卷 130, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109525
关键词
Diamond; C+ implantation; Annealing; Epitaxial growth; Lift-off
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资金
- National MCF Energy RD Program [2019YFE03100200]
- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics [SKLPDE-KF-202202]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [FRF-MP-20-48]
- China Scholarship Council [202006460085]
In this work, thin, high-quality, and freestanding large-area single crystal and polycrystalline diamond films were successfully prepared by high-energy C+ implantation and annealing. The damaged layer could be removed by electrochemical solution, leaving a low roughness substrate surface for direct epitaxial growth.
Lift-off is a promising method to prepare thin, high-finish, and freestanding large-area single crystal and polycrystalline diamonds. However, accurate control of the damage layer characteristic to achieve both stress release and lift-off process is difficult. In this work, high-energy C+ was implanted in single crystal diamond and polycrystalline diamond to create subsurface damage. The defect behavior and structural transformation of the ion implantation and annealing process were investigated. The homoepitaxial growth was subsequently carried out and the epitaxial layer was lifted off from the substrate by selectively etching the damaged layer. The results show that the cap layer and the substrate (below the damage layer) keep the sp(3) carbon structure before and after annealing, which is confirmed by the atomic-scale electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images show that after annealing at 1000 degrees C for 1 h, the damaged layer was transformed from amorphous carbon to a mixture of graphite and amorphous carbon, providing the damaged layer that could be removed by electrochemical solution. Meanwhile, the distorted diamond area was changed to a sharp interface, which ensures the low roughness of the substrate surface after the lift-off process. After etching for 30 h, a freestanding polycrystalline diamond film with a thickness of 100 mu m and a surface roughness of 1.68 nm was obtained. The roughness of the lift-off substrate surface is 1.10 nm, indicating the epitaxial growth can be repeated directly without polishing.
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