Laser-induced Multi-energy Processing in Diamond Growth

Abstract

Laser-induced multi-energy processing (MEP) introduces resonant vibrational excitations of precursor molecules to conventional chemical vapor deposition methods for material synthesis. In this study, efforts were extended to explore the capability of resonant vibrational excitations for promotion of energy efficiency in chemical reactions for enhancement of diamond deposition, and for control of chemical reactions. The research project mainly focused on resonant vibrational excitations of precursor molecules using lasers in combustion flame deposition of diamond, which led to: 1) promotion of chemical reactions; 2) enhancement of diamond growth with higher growth rate and better crystallizations; 3) steering of chemical reactions which lead to preferential growth of {100}-oriented diamond films and crystals; and 4) mode-selective excitations of precursor molecules toward bond-selective control of chemical reactions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561281

Entities

People

  • Zhiqiang Xie

Organizations

  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography
  • Crystals
  • Energy Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Optics
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition