Adhesion of Silicon Oxide to Diamond.

Abstract

An electronic semiconductor device has a capability for storing a charge, is non-responsive to visible light and has a low leakage. The device is includes a diamond substrate which is securely adhered to a robust layer of silica layer that cannot be scratched by a tungsten probe or delaminated from the diamond substrate by pulling on a gold wire secured to the silica layer. This electronic device can be made by electrochemically cleaning the diamond substrate to remove non-diamond carbon adhering thereto, depositing a fragile layer of silica layer which weakly bonds to the cleaned diamond, and annealing the fragile silica layer to convert it into a strongly bonded and robust silicon dioxide layer.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 1993
Accession Number
ADD016356

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Marchywka

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesion
  • Annealing
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Dioxides
  • Electronics
  • Elements
  • Oxides
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon
  • Silicon Compounds
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Substrates
  • Visible Spectra

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene