The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Microstructure of Carbon Film Deposited Using Hot-Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition
Authors 권도현(Do Hyun Kwon); 박종극(Jong Keuk Park); 이욱성(Wook Seong Lee); 백영준(Young Joon Baik)
DOI https://doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2015.53.2.104
Page pp.104-109
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords carbon and graphite; deposition; microstructure; SEM; diamond
Abstract The microstructure of carbon film, deposited using hot-filament chemical vapor deposition, was investigated in relation to deposition pressure and methane concentration as deposition variables. Methane concentration in hydrogen gas was varied from 0.5 to 5% in volume. Deposition pressures were 5, 15, 45 and 75 Torr. Filament temperature and deposition temperature were fixed at 2100 ℃ and 950 ℃, respectively. With increasing methane concentration, the surface morphology changed its microstructure from microcrystalline diamond, to nanocrystalline diamond, to graphite. Raman spectroscopic analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the bonding structures corresponding to each microstructure. At 5 Torr, the surface showed a fine grained morphology, different from the microstructures in the other pressure cases; however, the bonding nature also changed from diamond to graphite with increasing methane concentration.