Structural investigation of diamond nanoplatelets grown by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 703-711

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CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAMONDS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIAMOND NANOPLATELETS; MICROWAVE PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; TABULAR CRYSTALLITES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 29044441658     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0092     Document Type: Article

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