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Selective chemical etching of hexagonal boron nitride compared to cubic boron nitride

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Stephen J. Harris ,
Anita M. Weiner ,
Gary L. Doll  and
Wen-Jin Meng
Stephen J. Harris
Affiliation:
Physics and Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors R–D Center, Warren, Michigan 48090-9055
Anita M. Weiner
Affiliation:
Physics and Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors R–D Center, Warren, Michigan 48090-9055
Gary L. Doll
Affiliation:
Physics and Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors R–D Center, Warren, Michigan 48090-9055
Wen-Jin Meng
Affiliation:
Physics and Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors R–D Center, Warren, Michigan 48090-9055
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Abstract

A BN film containing comparable amounts of sp2 and sp3 phases was subjected to a gas-phase chemical etch in a hot-filament environment containing 1% CH4 in H2. After a partial etch, examination by FTIR shows that the sp2 was preferentially etched, leaving a larger sp3 fraction than in the unetched film. The possibility that preferential etching could be used to increase the purity of cBN films is discussed.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , February 1997 , pp. 412 - 415
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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