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Title: Properties of chemical vapor infiltration diamond deposited in a diamond powder matrix

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10115825· OSTI ID:10115825

Densifying non-mined diamond powder precursors with diamond produced by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) is an attractive approach for forming thick diamond deposits that avoids many potential manufacturability problems associated with predominantly chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes. The authors have developed two techniques: electrophoretic deposition and screen printing, to form nonmined diamond powder precursors on substrates. They then densify these precursors in a hot filament assisted reactor. Analysis indicated that a hot filament assisted chemical vapor infiltration process forms intergranular diamond deposits with properties that are to some degree different from predominantly hot-filament-assisted CVD material.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
10115825
Report Number(s):
SAND-93-2594C; CONF-9311104-19; ON: DE94005429; BR: GB0103012; TRN: AHC29403%%68
Resource Relation:
Conference: 40. national symposium of the American Vacuum Society (AVS),Orlando, FL (United States),15-19 Nov 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English