Composites comprising nanostructured diamond and metal boride films and methods for producing same
AssigneeThe UAB Research Foundation
InventorsShane A. Catledge, Yogesh K. Vohra, Jamin Johnston
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Abstract
Composites having a substrate, a diamond film, and a metal boride film disposed between the substrate and the diamond film, together with methods for producing the composites.
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A composite comprising:
- a) a substrate;
- b) a diamond film having a surface roughness of from about 5 nm to about 100 nm;
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- c) an at least partially continuous metal boride layer disposed between a surface of the substrate and the diamond film.
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A film comprising an at least partially continuous metal boride layer that is conformal to a substrate and having an average surface roughness of from about 10 nm to about 75 nm.
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