Low-Power Laser Graphitization of High Pressure—High Temperature Nanodiamond Films
Open Access
- 11 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Applied Sciences
- Vol. 10 (9), 3329
- https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093329
Abstract
Laser-induced graphitization of 100 nm monocrystals of diamond particles synthesized by high-pressure high-temperature (HP-HT) methods is not typically observed. The current study demonstrates the graphitization of 150 nm HP-HT nanodiamond particles in ca. 20-μm-thick thin films formed on a glass substrate when the intensity of a focused 633 nm He-Ne laser exceeds a threshold of ~ 33 kW/cm2. Graphitization is accompanied by green luminescence. The structure and morphology of the samples were investigated before and after laser excitation while using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, atomic force (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). These observations are explained by photoionization of [Ni-N]- and [N]-centers, leading to the excitation of electrons to the conduction band of the HP-HT nanodiamond films and an increase of the local temperature of the sample, causing the transformation of sp3 HP-HT nanodiamonds to sp2-carbon.Funding Information
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (АААА-А19-119021890083-0)
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