Atmospheric-pressure flame vapor deposition of nanocrystalline diamonds in methane/hydrogen/air flat flames

Nanocrystalline diamonds have become attractive for advancing many existing technologies and materials, owed to their superb mechanical, thermal, and optical properties, among others. Yet, current methods utilized in diamond growth must be improved to provide high quality growth of particles and films at low costs and improved scalability. Presented here is the flame vapor deposition (FVD) of nanodiamond particles and films in methane-hydrogen-air flat flames at atmospheric pressure. Due to the synthesis at atmospheric pressure and the larger area of the burner, diamond growth can be scaled up at lower costs and in a more time efficient manner. This method also allows for the growth of nanocrystalline diamond to be more finely controlled by tuning parameters such as the gas flow rates, substrate material, and seeding density. Moreover, the addition of an external electric bias is shown to be influential in controlling the porosity and thickness of the NCD films. Notably, this method also provides new growth conditions beyond the previously considered diamond-growth region of the C-H-O phase diagram. Overall, with the low cost and simple for operation, the atmospheric-pressure FVD approach will offer opportunities to facilitate the scaling-up of NCD synthesis.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Manjarrez, Adrian

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cai, Lili

• Nanocrystalline diamond
• atmospheric pressure
• flat flame
• methane

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2022 Adrian Manjarrez

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/115936

OAI record oai:identifier

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=etdms&identifier=oai%3Awww.ideals.illinois.edu%3A2142%2F115936