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Diamond films from combustion of methyl acetylene and propadiene

Harris, Stephen J. and Shin, Ho Seon and Goodwin, David G. (1995) Diamond films from combustion of methyl acetylene and propadiene. Applied Physics Letters, 66 (7). pp. 891-893. ISSN 0003-6951. doi:10.1063/1.113422. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:HARapl95

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Abstract

To date diamond films grown with the combustion technique have used either acetylene or, rarely, ethylene as the fuel. However, there are barriers to large scale commercialization of the combustion technique using either fuel. For example, acetylene is relatively expensive and difficult to handle, while the use of ethylene gives relatively low growth rates. In this letter we propose replacing acetylene with MAPPTM gas, a commercial mixture of methyl acetylene and propadiene in liquefied petroleum gas (primarily propylene). MAPP gas is considerably cheaper, safer, and easier to handle than acetylene. Furthermore, the experiments described here suggest that MAPP gas flames are only slightly less efficient than acetylene flames at converting fuel carbon atoms into diamond.


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Additional Information:©1995 American Institute of Physics. Received 22 August 1994; accepted 3 December 1994. One of us (S.J.H.) acknowledges partial support by the Office of Naval Research under Grant No. N00014-92-C-0170. Another author (D.G.G.) acknowledges partial support by the Office of Naval Research under Grant No. N00014-93-K-2020.
Subject Keywords:DIAMONDS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMBUSTION; FLAMES; GROWTH RATE; PYROLYSIS
Issue or Number:7
DOI:10.1063/1.113422
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Deposited By: Tony Diaz
Deposited On:28 Aug 2006
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