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Fractal features and surface micromorphology of diamond nanocrystals
Author(s) -
ŢĂLU Ş.,
BRAMOWICZ M.,
KULESZA S.,
GHADERI A.,
DALOUJI V.,
SOLAYMANI S.,
KENARI M. FATHI,
GHORANNEVISS M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/jmi.12422
Subject(s) - diamond , materials science , nanocrystal , chemical vapor deposition , texture (cosmology) , scanning electron microscope , substrate (aquarium) , raman spectroscopy , thin film , rutherford backscattering spectrometry , transmission electron microscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , optics , chemistry , oceanography , image (mathematics) , physics , engineering , chromatography , artificial intelligence , geology , computer science
Summary This paper analyses the three‐dimensional (3‐D) surface texture of growing diamond nanocrystals on Au thin films as catalyst on p‐type Si substrate using hot filament chemical vapour deposition (HFCVD). Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Raman, X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses were applied also to characterize the 3‐D surface texture data in connection with the statistical, and fractal analyses. This type of 3‐D morphology allows a deeper understanding of structure/property relationships and surface defects in prepared samples. Our results indicate a promising way for preparing high‐quality diamond nanocrystals on Au thin films as catalyst on p‐type Si substrate via HFCVD method.