Radiation Damage in (001) Diamond Induced by Phosphorus Ion Implantation

Ping Hsun Wu, Wan Hsuan Ku, Kun An Chiu, Li Chang*

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Abstract

Microstructural evolution in ion-implanted and postannealed (001) diamond is investigated using transmission electron microscopy. For 150 keV 31P+ ion implantation into diamond with a fluence of 1 × 1015 cm−2, an amorphous carbon interlayer about ≈80 nm thickness formed between damaged diamonds is observed. Postannealing at 1200 °C can recover some damaged diamond regions where the vacancy concentration is estimated below 3 × 1022 cm−3. However, graphitization from the amorphous carbon interlayer and the heavily damaged diamond regions with higher vacancy concentrations occurs to form an ≈85 nm-thick graphite layer after annealing.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2100829
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume219
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2022

Keywords

  • annealing
  • damage
  • diamond
  • ion implantation
  • transmission electron microscopy

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