Growth of large size diamond single crystals by plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition: Recent achievements and remaining challenges

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 169-184

  Tallaire, Alexandre ^a   Achard, Jocelyn ^a   Silva, François ^a   Brinza, Ovidiu ^a   Gicquel, Alix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical vapour deposition; Crystal growth; Defects; Diamond; Doping; Microwave plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875623953     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2012.10.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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