硼/氮原子共掺入金刚石的晶格损伤及其退火过程的计算机模拟

借助于Tersoff势函数和分子动力学模拟技术研究了室温下500eV的能量粒子硼(4个)和氮(8个)共掺入金刚石晶体中所引起的损伤区域内晶体微细观结构的变化特征以及后续加热退火晶体结构的演变特征.结果表明：随着掺入原子数目的增加，受影响的区域范围渐渐增大，12个粒子全部注入金刚石晶体后局部影响区域的半径达0.68nm，损伤区域中心的三配位原子数增加而四配位数原子数量减少.加热退火过程中损伤中心区域的原子发生扩散，部分原子的扩散距离达到4个晶格间距.加热退火使损伤区域中心原子间的平均键长趋于金刚石结构的键长.退火后薄膜中注入的杂质原子向表面扩散引起应力分布产生变化，杂质原子经过一系列的扩散过程能够到达空位的位置，减少薄膜中空位数量，减小晶格畸变程度，原子向表面扩散引起应力产生重新分布，薄膜中应力峰值的峰位向薄膜表面发生移动，局部应力集中程度降低.通过不同退火温度的比较发现低温下退火(800℃)更有利于空位的运动和晶格损伤的恢复从而提高晶格质量. 关键词： 金刚石共掺杂 分子动力学 退火     

能量粒子轰击金刚石的计算机模拟

利用Tersoff势和分子动力学方法研究了初始动能为500 eV的硼粒子注入金刚石的微观行为.结果表明：硼注入后产生温度为5000 K的热峰，其寿命为0.18 ps；同时产生半径为0.45 nm局部非晶化区域，三重配位原子数占该区域原子数的7%.薄膜表层原子向内弛豫，近表层原子向外弛豫，表面层与近表层原子的间距减少了15%，表面层表现为压应力.硼原子以B<110>分裂间隙的形式存在于金刚石结构中. 关键词： 分子动力学模拟 金刚石 硼 注入     

氮对金刚石缺陷发光的影响

利用低温显微荧光光谱研究了IIa型、Ib型、Ia型金刚石的缺陷发光性质. 研究发现, 随着氮含量增加, 间隙原子及空位逐渐被氮原子所束缚, 从而使得GR1中心、533.5 nm及580 nm中心等本征缺陷发光减弱, 而氮-空位复合缺陷(NV中心)及523.7 nm中心等氮相关缺陷发光增强. 高温退火后, 间隙原子与空位可以自由移动, IIa型金刚石中出现了NV⁰中心, Ib型金刚石中只剩下了NV中心, Ia型金刚石中氮原子之间发生团聚, 出现了H3中心及N3中心. 另外, 氮作为施主原子, 有利于负电荷缺陷的形成, 如3H 中心、NV^- 中心.     

金刚石集群NV色心的光谱特征及浓度定量分析

金刚石NV-色心具有优越的光致发光特性,可实现高灵敏度物理量探测。其中,NV-色心的浓度是影响其宏观领域物理量探测灵敏度的重要因素之一。分析了金刚石在NV-色心制备过程中产生的发光缺陷,研究了不同的电子注入剂量与NV-色心浓度的关系。首先,对金刚石进行电子辐照并高温真空退火,制备了NV-色心;然后,利用拉曼光谱仪测试了金刚石在电子辐照前、电子辐照后及退火后三个阶段中的荧光光谱,分析了金刚石在NV-色心制备过程中的光谱特性;最后,对生成的NV-色心的浓度进行了估算,并探究了不同电子注入剂量对NV-色心浓度的影响规律。结果表明,金刚石经电子注入后生成了524.7,541.1,578和648.1 nm发光中心。其中,HPHT合成金刚石经电子注入后普遍存在524.7 nm中心。电子注入后的金刚石经高温(≥800 ℃)真空(≥10-7 Pa)退火后,空位自由移动,不稳定的缺陷消失,当空位靠近氮原子时被束缚而形成氮空位色心。对于氮含量100 ppm的金刚石,当电子注入产生的空位含量小于120 ppm(2.1×1019 cm-3)时,NV-色心浓度与电子注入生成空位的含量的关系符合Boltzmann分布。该研究为利用氮含量100 ppm的金刚石实现定量NV-色心浓度的制备提供了参考依据,为NV-色心在宏观物理量精密测量的应用奠定了基础。     

天然金刚石形成透明硼皮金刚石的研究

 本文采用离子注入法，对天然金刚石表面进行少量渗硼，形成透明硼皮金刚石。经NP-1型X光电子能谱仪（XPS）表面测试，证明注入硼后的金刚石表面硼原子和碳原子形成了结合键。又经热失重分析（TGA）表明，用B₂O₃和硼作离子源进行注入，均能使金刚石的抗氧化温度得到提高，但用硼注入得到的“硼皮”金刚石抗氧化性更好些。用四种不同能量进行注硼时，都能使金刚石的抗氧化性得到几乎相同程度的提高，与注入的深度无关。     

掺杂金刚石薄膜的缺陷研究

利用多普勒增宽谱和电子顺磁共振研究了掺硼和掺硫金刚石薄膜的缺陷状态.多普勒增宽谱的结果表明，不同杂质元素掺杂的金刚石薄膜，其中使正电子湮没的缺陷种类是相同的；正电子与不同杂质元素硼、硫之间的相互作用不明显；少量硼可使金刚石膜中的空位浓度减少.EPR结果表明，各掺杂样品的顺磁信号主要来自于金刚石的碳悬键. 关键词： 金刚石 掺杂 多普勒增宽谱 电子顺磁共振     

用第一性原理研究K空位对KDP晶体激光损伤的影响

 用基于密度泛函理论及超软赝势的第一性原理研究了KH­­­₂PO₄(KDP)晶体中K空位的电子结构、形成能及驰豫构型。讨论了K空位形成后电荷密度的重新分布、相应的电子态密度和能带结构等性质。计算得到中性K空位的形成能为6.5 eV, 远小于间隙K原子点缺陷形成能13.07 eV。K空位的存在使晶胞体积增大, 分别沿结晶学轴a方向增大近0.8%, b方向增大近0.87%, c方向增大近1.2%，同时使与之配位的8个氧原子发生较大位移，使这8个氧形成的空腔体积增大近3.2%。空腔体积的增大不仅促进了各种点缺陷的扩散迁移，而且有利于其它杂质原子的填隙。K原子迁移率的增大会引起离子电导率的增大，因而会降低KDP的激光损伤阈值，因此从这个方面讲，K空位的存在是不利的。但是如果能从实验上（如热退火）利用K空位所造成的扩散通道排出或改善缺陷结构，则可提高KDP晶体的光学质量。     

氮氢共掺杂金刚石中氢的典型红外特征峰的表征

所有天然Ia型金刚石红外光谱中都存在3107 cm-1特征峰,而在金属触媒直接合成的金刚石红外光谱中没有检测出3107 cm-1特征峰.本文在6.3 GPa,1500?C条件下,通过Fe70Ni30触媒中添加P3N5直接合成出具有3107 cm-1特征峰的氮氢共掺杂的金刚石.红外光谱分析表明,合成的金刚石中氢有两种存在形式:一种对应着乙烯基团C=CH2中C—H键的伸缩振动(3107 cm-1)和弯曲振动(1450 cm-1)的吸收峰,另一种对应着sp3杂化C—H键的对称伸缩振动(2850 cm-1)和反对称伸缩振动(2920 cm-1)的吸收峰.通过分析发现,3107 cm-1吸收峰与金刚石中聚集态的氮原子有关,当金刚石中没有聚集态的氮元素时,即使氮含量高也不会出现3107 cm-1峰;并且2850和2920 cm-1附近的吸收峰比3107 cm-1附近的吸收峰更为普遍存在.这说明sp3杂化C—H键比乙烯基团的C—H键更广泛存在于金刚石中,从两者的峰值看,天然金刚石中的氢杂质主要以乙烯基团C=CH2存在.3107 cm-1吸收峰与聚集态的氮原子的这种存在关系为天然金刚石形成机制的研究提供了一种新思路,同时较低的合成条件也可能为氢与其他元素共掺杂合成具有n型半导体特性的金刚石提供一个较理想的合成环境.     

基于第一性原理的含空位a-Fe和H原子相互作用研究

氢致裂纹是制约超高强度钢应用的关键问题,掌握扩散氢的分布行为有助于弄清氢致裂纹的形成机理.本文采用第一性原理方法计算了H原子占据α-Fe晶格间隙和空位时的情况,得到了晶体的稳定构型及能量,并据此分析了H原子在晶格间隙和空位中的溶解倾向;从Mulliken布居、电子密度分布、态密度分布等角度分析了H原子与α-Fe晶体间隙和空位之间的相互作用.结果表明:间隙H原子倾向占据α-Fe四面体间隙位,其1s轨道电子与Fe的4s轨道电子呈微弱共轭杂化;空位是强氢陷阱, H原子倾向占据空位内壁附近的等电荷面.在真空0 K条件下单空位最多稳定溶解3个H原子,且H原子之间未表现出自发形成H2的倾向;间隙和空位中的H原子溶入改变了Fe晶格内电子分布导致原子结合力弱化,并在局部区域形成反键.基于第一性原理能量计算结果开展热力学分析,分析结果表明大多数情况下间隙H原子都是H主要的固溶形式, H平衡溶解度计算结果与实际符合良好.     

KH2PO4中电子或空穴辅助下的氢缺陷反应

研究了非线性光学晶体材料KH2 PO4(KDP)中不同带电状态的H缺陷的稳定性及其反应 .从而以清晰的物理图像描绘了KDP材料暴露在强紫外线或X射线下性能下降的原因 .研究发现 ,对于H间隙原子 ,当增加一个电子时 ,H间隙原子与主H原子发生作用 ,形成间隙H2 分子并产生一个H空位 ,而增加一个空穴时H间隙原子与临近的主O原子形成氢氧键 ,这两种带电态的H间隙原子均切断KDP材料中形成网络的氢键 ;对于H空位 ,增加一个空穴将导致形成“过氧化氢”桥结构 .这些结果在原子层次上清楚地解释了实验所建议的缺陷反应机制     

Synthesis and characterizations of boron and nitrogen co-doped high pressure and high temperature large single-crystal diamonds with increased mobility

We synthesized and investigated the boron-doped and boron/nitrogen co-doped large single-crystal diamonds grown under high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) conditions (5.9 GPa and 1290℃). The optical and electrical properties and surface characterization of the synthetic diamonds were observed and studied. Incorporation of nitrogen significantly changed the growth trace on surface of boron-containing diamonds. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements showed good evident that nitrogen atoms successfully incorporate into the boron-rich diamond lattice and bond with carbon atoms. Raman spectra showed differences on the as-grown surfaces and interior between boron-doped and boron/nitrogen co-doped diamonds. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) measurements indicated that the nitrogen incorporation significantly decreases the boron acceptor concentration in diamonds. Hall measurements at room temperature showed that the carriers concentration of the co-doped diamonds decreases, and the mobility increases obviously. The highest hole mobility of sample BNDD-1 reached 980 cm²·V^-1·s^-1, possible reasons were discussed in the paper.     

A molecular dynamics study of boron and nitrogen in diamond

Based upon molecular dynamics simulation via the Tersoff many-body potential, we proposed the co-doping method for fabricating n-type diamond. We calculated the optimal co-doping configurations of n-type (nitrogen) and p-type (boron) dopants, the stable structure of a boron atom in diamond is associated with four nitrogen atoms placed at the nearest neighbour positions, the total energy of the system with the stable structure is 136 MeV lower than that of the system with the nitrogen atoms placed in others positions. The results indicated that the co-dopants of nitrogen and boron were the perfect candidates to make n-type diamond, and additional boron would increase the solubility limit of nitrogen in diamond, reduce the lattice-relaxation energy of crystal and improve its doping efficiency in diamond.     

Ground-state properties of boron-doped diamond

Boron-doped diamond undergoes an insulator-metal or even a superconducting transition at some critical value of the dopant concentration. We study the equilibrium lattice parameter and bulk modulus of boron-doped diamond experimentally and in the framework of the density functional method for different levels of boron doping. We theoretically consider the possibility for the boron atoms to occupy both substitutional and interstitial positions and investigate their influence on the electronic structure of the material. The data suggest that boron softens the lattice, but softening due to substitutions of carbon with boron is much weaker than due to incorporation of boron into interstitial positions. Theoretical results obtained for substitution of carbon are in very good agreement with our experiment. We present a concentration dependence of the lattice parameter in boron-doped diamond, which can be used for to identify the levels of boron doping in future experiments. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

B-C-N Compound Synthesized Under High Temperature and High Pressure

Crystalline hexagonal B(N 1 m x C x ) and cubic B-C-N compounds have been synthesized from a precursor produced from melamine and boric acid by application of high temperature and high pressure. The synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction. The lattice parameters for the hexagonal crystal are a=2.506 Å, c=6.657 Å, and that for the cubic crystal is a=3.596 Å. The X-ray photoelectron spectra of the B-C-N compound indicate the presence of B-N, C-N, C-C, and B-C bonds, which suggests that boron, carbon, and nitrogen atoms all bond with one another and that the B-C-N crystal is a compound in which the three kinds of atoms are mixed atomically. The composition of the B-C-N compound is B 0.47 C 0.23 N 0.30 . A strong absorption band at 1000～1120 cm m 1 attributable to the cubic B-C-N phase is observed in the infrared spectrum. The photoluminescence spectrum of hexagonal B-C-N powder measured at room temperature features a broad peak centered at 374 nm, corresponding to the band-edge emission of h-B-C-N, and is similar to that of w-GaN.     

硼对氮掺杂的p型ZnO薄膜的影响

利用分子束外延设备在蓝宝石衬底上生长了B/N共掺的p型ZnO薄膜,对比了B/N共掺和N单掺杂样品的物理学性能。通过X射线光电子能谱测试证明了在薄膜中存在有B和B-N键。B/N共掺样品的空穴浓度比单一N掺杂样品高近两个量级。且ZnO：（B,N）薄膜在两年多的时间内一直显示稳定的p型电导。这是由于B-N键的存在提高了N在ZnO薄膜中的固溶度,且B-N键之间强的键能和B占据Zn位所表现的弱施主特性不会带来强的施主补偿效应,说明B是N掺杂ZnO薄膜的一种良好的共掺元素。     

Quantitative structure-property relationships in boron nitrides: the 15N- and 11B chemical shifts.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) chemical shifts(delta) for elements in solids may often be approached by ab initio cluster calculations. We employ this technique to investigate the influence of structural alterations on the 15N and 11B chemical shifts in boron nitrides--in both hexagonal and cubic modifications. Within a given class of connectivity, i.e., three- or fourfold coordinated nitrogen, for the first time, an almost linear correlation between the 15N chemical shift and N-B bond lengths could be established. Also, the 11B shifts in hexagonal boron nitride correlate with the B-N bond distance; however, the effect is less pronounced. For the value of the chemical shift (CS), the decisive property is the average bond length at the atom in focus. Variations of CS are predominantly caused by changes in the paramagnetic deshielding. Further, second-nearest neighbor effects on the shieldings at 15N nuclei are quantified by subtraction schemes. The present work is closely related to the verification of models for amorphous high-demand Si/B/N ceramics.     

Study of polycrystalline boron-doped diamond films by Raman spectroscopy and optical absorption spectroscopy

The effect of the degree of doping polycrystalline diamond films by boron on their Raman and absorption spectra has been studied in the visible region (from 200 to 1000 nm). As the boron concentration increases in a polycrystalline diamond film, its Raman spectrum exhibits a number of new specific features caused by the effect of boron atoms on the diamond lattice. The dependences that relate these features to the boron concentration in the films are given. Moreover, the absorption spectra of the films have revealed a peak whose maximum corresponds to photons with an energy near 2 eV.     

Atomistic deformation modes in strong covalent solids

We report on a first-principles study of the structural deformation modes in diamond, cubic boron nitride (c-BN), and cubic BC2N. We show that (i) the diamond C-C bonds remain strong up to the breaking point, leading to the large and nearly identical shear and tensile strength, (ii) c-BN exhibits a shear failure mode different from that in diamond and a significant softening in the B-N bonds at large tensile strains long before the bond breaking, and (iii) cubic BC2N displays a large disparity between the shear and tensile strength, contrary to the expectation for the hybrid of diamond and c-BN. We examine the microscopic bond-breaking processes to elucidate the atomistic mechanisms for the deformation modes and the implications for material strength.