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Title: Method of forming fluorine-bearing diamond layer on substrates, including tool substrates

Patent ·
OSTI ID:874969

A method of forming a fluorine-bearing diamond layer on non-diamond substrates, especially on tool substrates comprising a metal matrix and hard particles, such as tungsten carbide particles, in the metal matrix. The substrate and a fluorine-bearing plasma or other gas are then contacted under temperature and pressure conditions effective to nucleate fluorine-bearing diamond on the substrate. A tool insert substrate is treated prior to the diamond nucleation and growth operation by etching both the metal matrix and the hard particles using suitable etchants.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-87ER45314
Assignee:
Northwestern Univ. (Evanston, IL)
Patent Number(s):
US 6500488
OSTI ID:
874969
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, Vol. 8, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1116/1.577028
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