X-ray diffraction characterization of epitaxial CVD diamond films with natural and isotopically modified compositions


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Comparative investigations of homoepitaxial diamond films with natural and modified isotopic compositions, grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on type-Ib diamond substrates, are carried out using double-crystal X-ray diffractometry and topography. The lattice mismatch between the substrate and film is precisely measured. A decrease in the lattice constant on the order of (Δa/a)relax ∼ (1.1–1.2) × 10–4 is recorded in isotopically modified 13С (99.96%) films. The critical thicknesses of pseudomorphic diamond films is calculated. A significant increase in the dislocation density due to the elastic stress relaxation is revealed by X-ray topography.

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I. A. Prokhorov

Space Materials Science Laboratory, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics”, Kaluga Branch

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Email: igor.prokhorov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Kaluga, 248640

A. E. Voloshin

Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics”

Email: igor.prokhorov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119333

V. G. Ralchenko

Prokhorov General Physics Institute; National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Email: igor.prokhorov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991; Moscow, 115409

A. P. Bolshakov

Prokhorov General Physics Institute; National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Email: igor.prokhorov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991; Moscow, 115409

D. A. Romanov

Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Kaluga Branch

Email: igor.prokhorov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Kaluga, 248000

A. A. Khomich

Prokhorov General Physics Institute; Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Fryazino Branch

Email: igor.prokhorov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991; Fryazino, Moscow oblast, 141190

E. A. Sozontov

National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”

Email: igor.prokhorov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182

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