氮掺杂对氢终端金刚石射频器件特性的影响

采用微波等离子体化学气相沉积(MPCVD)技术,通过改变气源中的氮含量,得到不同结晶质量的单晶金刚石,通过激光切割以及抛光控制样品尺寸为5 mm×5 mm×0.5 mm,然后对样品进行表面氢化处理并研制了金刚石射频器件,系统研究了氮含量对金刚石材料晶体质量和金刚石射频器件性能的影响。随着氮含量的增加,虽然单晶金刚石生长速率有所增加,但是其拉曼半峰全宽(FWHM)、XRD摇摆曲线半峰全宽也逐渐增加,光致发光光谱中对应的NV缺陷逐渐增多,晶体结晶质量逐渐变差,不仅导致沟道载流子的迁移率出现退化,而且也使金刚石射频器件出现了严重的电流崩塌和性能退化问题。通过降低氮浓度,提升材料的结晶质量,沟道载流子迁移率得到显著提升,金刚石射频器件的电流崩塌得到有效抑制,电流增益截止频率f_T和功率增益截止频率f_max分别从17 GHz和22 GHz大幅度提升至32 GHz和53 GHz。     

金刚石UV-Vis-MIR光谱常见特征综述

金刚石分类体系经过上百年发展已趋于成熟.以光谱为基础的分类依据是紫外可见近红外光谱(UV-Vis-NIR)和中红外光谱(MIR),主要涉及氮、硼杂质元素,所识别的有关晶格缺陷模型已得到较为合理的解释,但大量的晶格缺陷,包括跟氮有关的晶格缺陷研究尚不透彻,这将限制金刚石应用领域的开拓进程.本文汇集了金刚石紫外-可见光-红...     

In situ electrochemical spectroscopy for boron-doped diamond electrode reactions: recent progress and perspectives

Over the past years, great attention has been given to the developments of boron-doped diamond (BDD) materials in various fields because of the advantages of electrochemical features, such as large potential range and low background current. This minireview aims to present the recent progress of in situ electrochemical spectroscopy for BDD electrode reactions. After a concise state of the widely used in situ electrochemical spectroscopy techniques, including in situ electrochemical Raman, infrared, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, the current progress of BDD electrode reactions using in situ electrochemical spectroscopy has been summarized. Finally, challenges and perspectives for the tendency of the BDD study via in situ electrochemistry are provided, of which several potential electrochemical combined technologies relating to the mechanism exploration of BDD are proposed.     

Strength and plastic deformation of polycrystalline diamond composites

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The use of nanopolycrystalline diamond has allowed a systematic study on deformation of polycrystalline diamond composites (PCDCs). Bulk PCDCs samples containing either Co or SiC as a binding agent were deformed under high pressure and temperature to strains up to 18% at strain rates ～10^?5?s^?1. All samples exhibit strong work hardening. The strength of PCDCs depends on the amount and type of binding agents and is consistently weaker than that of diamond single crystals. The weakening may be due to the binder materials, which play an important role in affecting grain boundary structures. In SiC-based PCDC, significant grain fragmentation occurs. Nearly all grain boundaries are wetted by SiC after large deformation, resulting in lower strength. In Co-based PCDC, the microstructure is dominated by dislocations, deformation twins, and separated grain boundaries. The density of deformation twins increases significantly with strain, with the twin domain width reaching as low as 10–20?nm at 14% strain.     

A nano-polycrystalline diamond anvil cell with bulk metallic glass cylinder for single-crystal neutron diffraction

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A high-pressure cell for in-situ single-crystal neutron diffraction was developed. The cell uses nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils in a tubular load frame made of bulk metallic glass which is highly transparent to neutrons and does not produce Bragg reflections. Diffraction peaks from a sample can be measured from almost any direction and the simple geometry of the cell allows accurate attenuation corrections. We demonstrate the operation of the cell by ambient-pressure experiment using a single-crystal of NaCl on the D9 diffractometer at the Institute-Laue-Langevin. A high-pressure experiment was also carried out on a single crystal of ice VII at 2.35?GPa showing the potential to detect weak diffraction spots. The correct integration of weak reflections together with the simple attenuation correction will help to carry out precise structure analysis and address new scientific problems using neutron diffraction.     

High pressure generation in the Kawai-type multianvil apparatus equipped with sintered diamond anvils

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Generation of high pressure is a key to the investigation of the interior of the Earth. The Kawai-type multianvil apparatus (KMA) has been widely used in the fields of Earth science and material science. In conventional KMA, tungsten carbide (WC) has been used as the second stage anvil material. However, attainable pressure is limited to ～70?GPa even if newly developed WC is used. Recently, on the other hand, second stage anvils of sintered diamond that is much harder than WC have enabled us to extend the pressure range of KMA up to 120?GPa, corresponding to the pressure of the D” layer in the Earth’s mantle. It is evident that our development of pressure generation facilitates the investigation of the structure and dynamics of the deep mantle of the Earth.     

Memory Effect in the Spatial Series Based on Diamond and Graphite Crystals

To study the relation between the structure of a compound and its properties is one of the fundamental trends in chemistry and materials science. A classic example is the well-known influence of the structures of diamond and graphite on their physicochemical properties, in particular, hardness. However, some other properties of these allotropic modifications of carbon, e.g., fractal properties, are poorly understood. In this work, the spatial series (interatomic distance histograms) calculated using the crystal structures of diamond and graphite are investigated. Hurst exponents H are estimated using detrended fluctuation analysis and power spectral density. The values of H are found to be 0.27–0.32 and 0.37–0.42 for diamond and graphite, respectively. The calculated data suggest that the spatial series have long memory with a negative correlation between the terms of the series; that is, they are antipersistent.