Kazuwo Tsuji

Further study of the difference in nitrogen aggregation among (111) and (100) growth sectors of synthetic diamonds

Abstract Single nitrogen atoms in synthetic diamond crystals aggregate in pairs by heat treatment under high pressure after electron irradiations. We find that the rate constants of nitrogen aggregation in the (111) growth sectors grown by the various solvents are about ten times greater than those of the (100) growth sectors. Furthermore the rate constant of nitrogen aggregation of the same sector is almost the same value. (shown Table-1). We have considered a few reasons for this fact. It may be accurate that a form of nitrogen atoms contained in (111) growth sectors of an as-grown diamond differs from that in (100) grown sectors and that the former accelerates nitrogen aggregation. Consequently we propose one nitrogen migration and aggregation model.