CVD diamond by alternating chemical reactions

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for growing diamond on a diamond substrate by chemical vapor deposition. The inventive method comprises alternatingly contacting at elevated temperature said diamond substrate with a gas having the formula CnXm and then with a gas having the formula ClZp. X and Z each form single bonds with carbon. X and Z also are reactable to form ZX or a derivative thereof. The Z-X bond is stronger than the C-X bond and also is stronger than the C-Z bond. In the formulas, n, m, l, and p are integers. If CnXm and ClZp do not react in the gas phase, then a gas mixture of them can be used to grow diamond instead of the alternating exposure of one and then the other.