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Production of pits and hillocks on (111) faces of synthetic diamond by etching
Author(s) -
Patel A. R.,
Patel T. C.
Publication year - 1971
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/s0021889871006721
Subject(s) - hillock , diamond , etching (microfabrication) , orientation (vector space) , octahedron , crystallography , synthetic diamond , materials science , geometry , chemistry , composite material , mineralogy , mathematics , crystal structure , layer (electronics)
Octahedral faces of synthetic diamonds having dendrites on them have been etched in NaNO 2 at 800 °C and triangular pits with sharp corners and edges and rectilinear sides have been produced. By successive etching of the same region for three different periods it has been shown how the neighbouring pits enlarge, interact with each other and thus produce a triangular hillock surrounded by three triangular pits of opposite orientation.