RT Journal Article
T1 Microelectrical characterisation of diamond films: an attempt to understand the structural influence on electrical transport phenomena
A1 Pereira, Luiz Fernando
A1 Pereira, Estela
A1 Gomes, Henrique
A1 Rodrigues, Ana
A1 Rees, Anthony
A1 Cremades Rodríguez, Ana Isabel
A1 Piqueras De Noriega, Francisco Javier
AB The properties of microelectrical conduction in microwave plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition (MPCVD) diamond films were investigated using an atomic force microscopy probe, giving a morphological map of the electrical conduction with a spatial resolution better than 500 nm. Also, a cathodoluminescence map with a spatial resolution of about 1 mu m was obtained, giving the possibility of correlating the defects involved in the different carrier transport phenomena. Using micro-Raman analysis several bands could be identified. It is found that the defects responsible for the cathodoluminescence (CL) blue band are responsible for the major part of the electrical conduction in diamond films, while the defects localised in < 111 > surfaces, responsible for the green CL emission, could be involved in a less conductive process.
PB Elsevier Science SA
SN 0925-9635
YR 2000
FD 2000
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58817
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58817
LA eng
NO © 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-Like Materials, Nitrides and Silicon Carbide (10. 199. Praga. Republica Checa).The authors wish to thank Dr. Qi Hua Fan and Mr. A.J. Fernandes for the growth facilities.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 abr 2025