Speaker
Ms
NP Chonco
(University of Zululand)
Description
Abstract. There is a growing necessity for materials to be used under extreme conditions. Diamond is well known as an excellent material which has high hardness, good thermal conductivity and chemical resistance. In this study, we tried to grow diamond films on p-type silicon substrate and also on glass substrates by using the method of spin coating. Diamond films were grown by direct current (DC) unbalanced magnetron sputtering. The physical and electrical properties of diamond films were investigated by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM),thin films X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Rutherford backscattering (RBS). The pressure was maintained at 3x10-3 Torr while bleeding C2H2 into the chamber.
Keywords: Diamond films, spin coating, DC magnetron sputtering & CVD method, surface morphology
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Muzi Ndwandwe
NdwandweO@unizulu.ac.za
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
MSc
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
Yes
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Primary author
Ms
NP Chonco
(University of Zululand)
Co-authors
Dr
Bonex Mwakikunga
(CSIR)
Prof.
Muzi Ndwandwe
(University of Zululand)
