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Single‐crystal CVD diamonds as small‐angle X‐ray scattering windows for high‐pressure research
Author(s) -
Wang Suntao,
Meng Yufei,
Ando Nozomi,
Tate Mark,
Krasnicki Szczesny,
Yan Chihshiue,
Liang Qi,
Lai Joseph,
Mao Hokwang,
Gruner Sol M.,
Hemley Russell J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889812010722
Subject(s) - small angle x ray scattering , chemical vapor deposition , materials science , scattering , kapton , crystal (programming language) , single crystal , diamond , analytical chemistry (journal) , crystallography , optics , optoelectronics , chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , polyimide , physics , layer (electronics) , chromatography , computer science , programming language
Small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) was performed on single‐crystal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamonds with low nitrogen concentrations, which were fabricated by microwave plasma‐assisted chemical vapor deposition at high growth rates. High optical quality undoped 500 µm‐thick single‐crystal CVD diamonds grown without intentional nitrogen addition proved to be excellent as windows on SAXS cells, yielding parasitic scattering no more intense than a 7.5 µm‐thick Kapton film. A single‐crystal CVD diamond window was successfully used in a high‐pressure SAXS cell.