Effects of initial crystal size of diamond powder on surface residual stress and morphology in polycrystalline diamond (PCD) layer

Polycrystalline diamond compacts (PDC) were synthesized using diamond powder of average crystal size 3-20 μm by the Ni 70 Mn 25 Co 5 alloy infiltration technique at high temperature and high pressure (HPHT).The surface residual stress of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) layer was measured using micro-Raman spectroscopy with hydrostatic stress model and X-ray diffraction (XRD).Measurements of the stress levels of PCDs show that the residual compressive stresses range from 0.12 to 0.22 GPa,which increase with th...     

Thermoelectric properties of HPHT sintered In-doped Pb0.5Sn0.5Te

The thermoelectric properties of Pb_0.5Sn_0.5Te doped with In at 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0×10¹⁹/cm³ and sintered at a high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) of 4.0 GPa and 800 or 900 °C, respectively, have been studied. All samples show p-type semiconducting behavior with positive thermopower. We find that HPHT sintering of conventionally synthesized materials improves their thermoelectric properties. The highest power factor is obtained for In doping of 2.0×10¹⁹/cm³ with 13.5 μW/cm K² at 230 °C. The corresponding figure of merit is 1.43×10⁻³/K. This represents a twofold improvement in thermoelectric figure of merit, compared to the conventionally sintered materials reported in the literature. When exposed to 400 °C for 10 days, samples sintered at 900 °C exhibit more stable thermoelectric properties, while the properties of those sintered at 800 °C deteriorated. These results demonstrate that HPHT sintering is a viable and controllable way of tuning the thermoelectric properties of PbTe-based materials.     

对Fe-Ni-B催化剂合成的金刚石中含硼包裹物的研究

本文以自制的Fe基含硼合金作催化剂,石墨片作碳源,压力和温度分别为5.3GPa和1570K条件下,在六面顶压机上合成了0.6mm左右的含硼金刚石晶体.利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)分析了金刚石晶体的结构,证明金刚石是六方结构的.在光学显微镜下观察了金刚石的晶形,利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)和能谱仪(EDS)对金刚石晶体进行了微观分析,发现了多种含硼包裹物,包括(Fe,Ni)23(C,B)6,(Fe,Ni)3(C,B),(Fe,Ni)B,(Fe,Ni)2B,Ni3B,B4C等.研究了它们的化学组成与微观结构,并分析了含硼包裹物的来源与形成过程.结合金刚石的生长过程分析认为,合金触媒是金刚石中包裹物元素的主要来源,通过调整触媒的成份和含量可以控制金刚石内杂质元素的种类.硼元素在金刚石中既可以以化合物的形式存在,也可以替代碳原子存在于金刚石内.     

Synthetic Diamond — Basic Research and Applications

Non-equilibrium growth of synthetic diamond layers by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) techniques on heterosubstrates has largely been improved over the past decade. On silicon substrates highly textured and oriented diamond films can be grown with optical transparencies and thermal conductivities suitable for broad-band optical windows and heat spreaders. Boron pulse-doping of homoepitaxial diamond layers leads to high p-conductivity at room temperature allowing the fabrication of Schottky diodes and field effect transistors operating at temperatures up to 1000 K. Other devices such as sensors and detectors are being successfully fabricated. At the same time many basic questions remain to be solved including efficient n-type doping.     

Transport properties of undoped and Br-doped PbTe sintered at high-temperature and pressure ≥4.0 GPa

The thermoelectric properties of nominally undoped PbTe and Br doped PbTe materials sintered at high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) have been studied. All samples show n-type semiconducting behavior with negative thermopower. For undoped PbTe, four different HPHT treatments were performed at pressures between 4.0 and 6.5 GPa. PbTe doped with Br at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0×10¹⁹ cm⁻³ was HPHT treated at 4.0 GPa and 1045 °C. As the dopant concentration increases, the absolute thermopower decreases, thermal conductivity increases, and electrical resistivity decreases. At a nominal dopant concentration of 1.0×10¹⁹ cm⁻³, carrier mobility of 1165 cm²/V s and dimensionless thermoelectric figure-of-merit, ZT, of around 0.27 at 300 K were obtained. These results demonstrate that HPHT post-processing is a viable and controllable way of tuning the thermoelectric properties of PbTe-based materials.     

Synergistic influences of titanium,boron, and oxygen on large-size single-crystal diamond growth at high pressure and high temperature

The synergistic influences of boron, oxygen, and titanium on growing large single-crystal diamonds are studied using different concentrations of B₂O₃ in a solvent-carbon system under 5.5 GPa-5.7 GPa and 1300 ℃-1500 ℃. It is found that the boron atoms are difficult to enter into the crystal when boron and oxygen impurities are doped using B₂O₃ without the addition of Ti atoms. However, high boron content is achieved in the doped diamonds that were synthesized with the addition of Ti. Additionally, boron-oxygen complexes are found on the surface of the crystal, and oxygen-related impurities appear in the crystal interior when Ti atoms are added into the FeNi-C system. The results show that the introduction of Ti atoms into the synthesis cavity can effectively control the number of boron atoms and the number of oxygen atoms in the crystal. This has important scientific significance not only for understanding the synergistic influence of boron, oxygen, and titanium atoms on the growth of diamond in the earth, but also for preparing the high-concentration boron or oxygen containing semiconductor diamond technologies.     

高温高压生长宝石级金刚石单晶的表面特征研究

本文利用高温高压温度梯度法,NiMnCo合金作为触媒,分别采用籽晶{100}和{111}作为生长面,合成了Ib型宝石级金刚石单晶,对其表面特征进行了分析和讨论.结果发现,宝石级金刚石单晶的表面特征不具有唯一性,多数情况下,晶体{111}面明显较{100}面平整,而且{100}面生长台阶的棱角不清晰,经常会出现经触媒融融过的痕迹,并且这种现象的出现跟籽晶生长面不同和合成温度条件高低无关;{111}面有时也会出现明显的生长台阶,棱角清晰,并且形状较为规则.宝石级金刚石晶体表面特征的不唯一性说明晶体表面特征对生长条件稳定性有更高的要求.     

人造金刚石单晶生长机理的金属包膜研究进展

在高温高压条件下,利用触媒合金合成金刚石单晶过程中,包覆着金刚石单晶的金属薄膜起着极其重要的作用,揭示其本质对解释金刚石合成机理有着重要的意义.本文从金属包膜的形貌、成份、组织结构以及余氏理论和程氏理论在金属包膜研究中的应用等方面阐述了人造金刚石生长机理的研究现状.在此基础上提出了今后的研究方向.     

High-temperature calibration of a multi-anvil high pressure apparatus

Fusion and solidification of Al and Ag samples, as well as Fe₉₃–Al₃–C₄, Fe₅₆–Co₃₇–Al₃–C₄, and Fe_57.5–Co₃₈–Al₁–Pb_0.5–C₃ alloys (in wt%), have been investigated at 6.3?GPa. Heater power jumps due to heat consumption and release on metal fusion and solidification, respectively, were used to calibrate the thermal electromotive force of the thermocouple against the melting points (mp) for Ag and Al. Thus, obtained corrections are +100°C (for sample periphery) and +65°C (center) within the 1070–1320°C range. For small samples positioned randomly in the low-gradient zone of a high pressure cell, the corrections should be +80°C and +84°C at the temperatures 1070°C and 1320°C, respectively. The temperature contrast recorded in the low-gradient cell zone gives an error about ±17°C. The method has been applied to identify the mp of the systems, which is especially important for temperature-gradient growth of large type IIa synthetic diamonds.     

硼协同掺杂金刚石单晶的高温高压合成

金刚石是一种具有优异性能的极限性超硬多功能材料。人工合成的金刚石可通过掺杂的方式使其具有各种独特的性质。掺硼金刚石兼具p型半导体的导电特性和金刚石自身优良的物理和化学性能,在国防、医疗、勘探、科研等领域具有极高的应用价值。本文基于本课题组高温高压(HPHT)法合成的系列掺硼金刚石以及硼协同掺杂金刚石单晶,进行了硼掺杂金刚石、硼氢协同掺杂金刚石以及硼氮协同掺杂金刚石的合成和性能特征等方面的研究。通过表征合成样品在光学、电学方面的性能,探讨了不同掺杂添加剂对合成金刚石性能的影响,为合成高性能的半导体金刚石提供了思路。