Diamond

DIAMOND SYNTHESIS

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THEORETICAL STUDIES OF DIAMOND FILM GROWTH. Diamond offers the unique combination of superlative properties, like mechanical strength, optical transparency, high thermal conductivity, and high electron mobility. During the past decade, chemical vapor deposition of thin diamond films received wide-spread attention, and diamond-film products have begun to enter the market. Further technological progress requires deeper understanding of basic elements governing the process. The project is aimed at identification of fundamental mechanisms underlying formation of diamond thin films in chemical vapor deposition. The specific objective of the research is the establishment of surface growth mechanisms, surface diffusion, and the relation between the atomistic processes and surface patterns observed in experiment. The study involves quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, chemical kinetics, and stochastic simulations.

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