Influence of WC-Co substrate pretreatment on diamond film deposition by laser-assisted combustion synthesis

Veillère, A; Guillemet, T; Xie, ZQ; Zuhlke, CA; Alexander, DR; Silvain, JF; Heintz, JM; Chandra, N; Lu, YF

HERO ID

1749562

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2011

Language

English

PMID

21462974

HERO ID 1749562
In Press No
Year 2011
Title Influence of WC-Co substrate pretreatment on diamond film deposition by laser-assisted combustion synthesis
Authors Veillère, A; Guillemet, T; Xie, ZQ; Zuhlke, CA; Alexander, DR; Silvain, JF; Heintz, JM; Chandra, N; Lu, YF
Journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Volume 3
Issue 4
Page Numbers 1134-1139
Abstract The quality of diamond films deposited on cemented tungsten carbide substrates (WC-Co) is limited by the presence of the cobalt binder. The cobalt in the WC-Co substrates enhances the formation of nondiamond carbon on the substrate surface, resulting in a poor film adhesion and a low diamond quality. In this study, we investigated pretreatments of WC-Co substrates in three different approaches, namely, chemical etching, laser etching, and laser etching followed by acid treatment. The laser produces a periodic surface pattern, thus increasing the roughness and releasing the stress at the interfaces between the substrate and the grown diamond film. Effects of these pretreatments have been analyzed in terms of microstructure and cobalt content. Raman spectroscopy was conducted to characterize both the diamond quality and compressive residual stress in the films.
Doi 10.1021/am101271b
Pmid 21462974
Wosid WOS:000289762400029
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Comments Journal: ACS applied materials & interfaces ISSN: 1944-8252
Is Public Yes
Language Text English