Nanocrystalline diamond films - Laser assisted fabrication, optical and electronic properties

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5850, Issue , 2005, Pages 230-241

  Pimenov, S M ^a   Ralchenko, V G ^a   Konov, V I ^a   Khomich, A V ^b   Zavedeev, E V ^a   Frolov, V D ^a  

^a PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INST OF RADIO ENG AND ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Film properties; Nanocrystalline diamond films; Nitrogen doping; Structure; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIAMOND FILMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILMS; NITROGEN DOPING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 28544445906     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.633665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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