Thermal conductivity of CVD diamond films

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · International Journal of Thermophysics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01441515· OSTI ID:471830

Chae, H B ^[1]; Park, K H ^[2]; Seong, D J; Kim, J C ^[3]

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1. Soonchunhyang Univ., Chungnam (Korea, Republic of)
2. Choongbook National Univ., Chungju (Korea, Republic of)
3. Korea Research Inst. of Standards and Science, Daejon (Korea, Republic of); and others

Diamond films 60 and 170 {mu}m in thickness were grown by PACVD (plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition) under similar conditions. The thermal diffusivity of these freestanding films was measured between 100 and 800 K using AC calorimetry. Radiation heat loss from the surface was estimated by analyzing both the amplitude and the phase shift of a lock-in amplifier signal. Thermal conductivity was calculated using the specific heat data of natural diamond. At room temperature, the thermal conductivity of the 60 and 170 {mu}m films is 9 and 16 W {center_dot}cm{sup {minus}1}{center_dot}K{sup {minus}1} respectively, which is 40-70% that of natural diamond. The temperature dependence of thermal conductivity of the 60 and 170 {mu}m films is 9 and 16 W {center_dot}{sup {minus}1}{center_dot}K{sup {minus}1} respectively, which is 40-70% that of natural diamond. The temperature dependence of thermal conductivity of the CVD diamond films is similar to that of natural diamond. Phonon scattering processes are considered using the Debye model. The microsize of the grain boundary has a significant effect on the mean free path of phonons at low temperatures. The grain in CVD diamond film is grown as a columnar structure. Thus, the thicker film has the larger man grain size and the higher thermal conductivity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy were used to study the microstructure of the CVD diamond films. In this experiment, we evaluated the quality of CVD diamond film of the whole sample by measuring the thermal conductivity.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 471830
• Journal Information: International Journal of Thermophysics, Vol. 17, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
66 PHYSICS
40 CHEMISTRY
DIAMONDS
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY
CALORIMETRY
GRAIN BOUNDARIES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
DIAGRAMS
THIN FILMS