Method of hot-filament chemical vapor deposition of diamond

摘要

A method of forming diamond crystals and diamond films from a dissociated precursor solution of methanol and at least one carbon containing compound having a carbon to oxygen ration of greater than one is disclosed. The A hot filament is applied to dissociate the vaporized precursor of the premixed solution and generate oxidizing and etching radicals such as OH. O, H as well as carbon depositing radicals such as CH3. Graphitic and amorphous carbon deposition is suppressed or preferentially etched resulting in the net deposition of good quality diamond crystals and diamond films.