Chemical vapour deposition of polycrystalline diamond films on high-speed steel

Raman spectroscopy characterization of diamond films on steel substrates with titanium carbide arc-plated interlayer

“…5) indicated an increase of the residual stress in the film with the deposition time, in accordance with previously reported results for CVD diamond films on steel substrates [5,6]. Moreover, the large broadening of the macroRaman band confirmed previous data by Polini et al [19]. In Ref.…”

“…Although these authors did not perform any X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization of the Ti layer after CVD, most likely they partially carburized the metallic Ti during the early stages of diamond synthesis. Schaefer et al [19] deposited CVD diamond onto high-speed steels using composite interlayers. The Rockwell adhesion testing showed promising adhesion levels, thus indicating a high potential for wear-resistant steel components.…”

The versatility of hot-filament activated chemical vapor deposition

“…The designed model for the HF-CVD mechanism was also applied for supporting the development of low-temperature deposition of diamond on steel [15]. Deposition experiments performed by only reducing substrate temperatures, but keeping the gas composition and the filament temperature, resulted in no significant diamond deposition at temperatures below 500°C.…”

Fabrication of Nanodiamond Coating on Steel

“…Buijnsters et al [4] fabricated high quality and well adhered diamond films on steel substrates using a thin interlayer of Si. Cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) was also used as an interlayer to produce well-facetted diamond films with good crystallinity [5,6] but the film delaminated upon post-deposition cooling to room temperature. Ralchenko et al [7] reported the growth of diamond using a tungsten layer, but this films presented high compressive stress.…”