This paper reviews the growth of diamond by chemical vapour deposition (CVD). It includes
the following seven parts:(1) Properties of diamond: this part briefly introduces the unique …

The growth and characteristics of nanocrystalline diamond thin films with thicknesses from
20 nm to less than 5 µm are reviewed. These materials contain between 95% and> 99.9 …

In this paper we review and provide an overview to the understanding of the chemical vapor
deposition (CVD) of diamond materials with a particular focus on the commonly used …

Continuous wave (cw) diode lasers are increasingly being used as light sources in the
visible and near-IR regions of the spectrum for cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and …

Spatially resolved optical emission spectroscopy (OES) has been used to investigate the
gas phase chemistry and composition in a microwave activated CH 4/Ar/H 2 plasma …

Crossed molecular beams experiments on dicarbon molecules, C2 (X1Σ+ g/a3Πu), with
unsaturated hydrocarbons acetylene (C2H2 (X1Σ+ g)), ethylene (C2H4 (X1Ag)) …

This paper presents findings from a study of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) growth in a
microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition reactor. NCD films were grown using …

Visible emission from C2–(B2Σu+) anions has been identified underlying the much stronger
Swan band emission from neutral C2 (d3Πg) radicals (henceforth C2–* and C2 …

Wavelength and spatially resolved imaging and 2D plasma chemical modeling methods
have been used to study the emission from electronically excited C2 radicals in microwave …

We present the design and the characteristics of an ultrahigh vacuum compatible laser
ablation source which can be operated in a crossed molecular beam machine at pressures …