New routes to diamond nucleation, epitaxy and growth at low temperatures

该项目旨在开发一种新技术，以启动硅上金刚石的生长。它基于金刚烷的化学附着，金刚烷是最小的金刚石结构分子。这种分子将作为金刚石生长的种子，允许在以前无法达到的低温下生长非常薄的金刚石薄膜。它还提供了金刚石外延的可能性，即在硅上生长单晶金刚石。这将为大面积的工业提供新的高质量钻石来源。

This project aims to develop a new technique to initiate the growth of diamond on silicon. It is based on the chemical attachment of adamantane, the smallest diamond structured molecule available. This molecule will act as a seed for diamond growth, allowing the growth of very thin diamond films at previously unreachably low temperatures. It also offers the possibility of diamond epitaxy, i.e. the growth of single crystal diamond on silicon. This would offer a new source of high quality diamond for industry over large areas.