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The Effect of High Energy Electron Beam on the Interaction Between CH4/CF4 and the Diamond (100) Surface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
Abstract
The interaction of the diamond (100) surface with pure CH4 and CF4 gases was investigated as a function of temperature and total gas exposure. We found that sp2 carbon does not form on the diamond (100) surface after exposures of up to lO9L of CH4 or 106 L of CF4 in a UHV system over the range of temperatures from room temperature to 900°C. When a high energy electron beam (5keV) intersected the path of the impinging gas or the diamond surface was exposed to a high energy electron beam before gas exposures, sp2 carbon was not produced at levels detectable by Auger spectroscopy. However, sp2 carbon was formed when the gas exposure was coincident with the electron beam on the diamond surface. The mechanisms responsible for these observations are discussed.
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