A series of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films were prepared by hot filament (HF) chemical vapor deposition on Nb substrates. The effects of B/C ratio of reaction gas on film morphology, growth rate, chemical...A series of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films were prepared by hot filament (HF) chemical vapor deposition on Nb substrates. The effects of B/C ratio of reaction gas on film morphology, growth rate, chemical bonding states, phase composition and electrochemical properties of each deposited sample were studied by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction, microhardness indentation, and electrochemical analysis. Results show that the average grain size of diamond and the growth rate decrease with increasing the B/C ratio. The diamond films exhibit excellent adhesion under Vickers microhardness testing (9.8 N load). The sample with 2% B/C ratio has a wider potential window and a lower background current as well as a faster redox reaction rate in H2SO4 solution and KFe(CN)6 redox system compared with other doping level electrodes.展开更多
基金Project(21271188)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2012M521541)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,China+2 种基金Project(2012QNZT002)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(20110933K)supported by the State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy,ChinaProject(CSUZC2013016)supported by the Open-End Fund for Valuable and Precision Instruments of Central South University,China
文摘A series of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films were prepared by hot filament (HF) chemical vapor deposition on Nb substrates. The effects of B/C ratio of reaction gas on film morphology, growth rate, chemical bonding states, phase composition and electrochemical properties of each deposited sample were studied by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction, microhardness indentation, and electrochemical analysis. Results show that the average grain size of diamond and the growth rate decrease with increasing the B/C ratio. The diamond films exhibit excellent adhesion under Vickers microhardness testing (9.8 N load). The sample with 2% B/C ratio has a wider potential window and a lower background current as well as a faster redox reaction rate in H2SO4 solution and KFe(CN)6 redox system compared with other doping level electrodes.