Carbon diffusion into steel during diamond chemical vapour deposition

International Journal of Nanomanufacturing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 192-203

  Neto, V F ^a   Vaz, R ^a   Oliveira, Monica S A ^a   Gracio, J ^a   Ali, N ^b   Ghumman, C A A ^c   Orlando, M N D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon diffusion; Chemical vapour deposition; CVD; Diamond; Steel

Indexed keywords

DEPTH PROFILING; DIAMOND DEPOSITS; DIAMONDS; DIFFUSION; FILM GROWTH; STEEL; SUBSTRATES;

CARBON DIFFUSION; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE COMPOUNDS; DIAMOND DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION OF CARBONS; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 85015680558     PISSN: 17469392     EISSN: 17469406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNM.2008.018945     Document Type: Article

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