Synthesis and characterization of a single diamond crystal with a high nitrogen concentration

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/21/3/038103

Abstract In this paper, we explore diamond synthesis with a series of experiments using an Fe-Ni catalyst and a P₃N₅ additive in the temperature range of 1250-1550 ℃ and the pressure range of 5.0-6.3 GPa. We also investigate the influence of nitrogen on diamond crystallization. Our results show that the synthesis conditions (temperature and pressure) increase with the amount of P₃N₅additive increasing. The nitrogen impurity can significantly influence the diamond morphology. The diamonds stably grow into strip and lamellar shapes in the nitrogen-rich environment. The Fourier-transform infrared spectrum shows that the nitrogen concentration increases rapidly with the content of P₃N₅additive increasing. By spectrum analysis, we find that with the increase of the nitrogen concentration, the Ib-type nitrogen atoms can aggregate in the A-centre form. The highest A-centre nitrogen concentration is approximately 840 ppm.

Keywords: characterization morphology diamond nitrogen concentration

Received: 12 September 2011
Revised: 28 October 2011
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PACS:	81.10.Fq	(Growth from melts; zone melting and refining)
	61.72.S-	(Impurities in crystals)
	64.70.dg	(Crystallization of specific substances)
	07.57.Ty	(Infrared spectrometers, auxiliary equipment, and techniques)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51172089) and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, China.

Corresponding Authors: Ma Hong-An,maha@jlu.edu.cn
E-mail: maha@jlu.edu.cn

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Zhang Zhuang-Fei(张壮飞), Jia Xiao-Peng(贾晓鹏), Liu Xiao-Bing(刘晓兵), Hu Mei-Hua(胡美华), Li Yong(李勇), Yan Bing-Min(颜丙敏), and Ma Hong-An(马红安) Synthesis and characterization of a single diamond crystal with a high nitrogen concentration 2012 Chin. Phys. B 21 038103

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