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322 Carbon, Graphite, Diamond, <strong>and</strong> Fullerenes<br />

Figure 13.8. Scanning electron micrograph<strong>of</strong>CVD-<strong>diamond</strong> coating. (Photograph<br />

courtesy Norton Diamond Film, Northboro, MA.)<br />

difficulty in testing, the effect <strong>of</strong> impurities <strong>and</strong> structural defects, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

differences between the various deposition processes may contribute to the<br />

uncertainty <strong>and</strong> spread found in the reported property values.<br />

These properties are summarized <strong>and</strong> compared to single-crystal<br />

<strong>diamond</strong> in Table 13.6.[30]-[33][43]<br />

4.2 Thermal Properties<br />

The mechanism <strong>of</strong> thermal conductivity in CVD <strong>diamond</strong> was reviewed<br />

in Secs. 3.6 <strong>and</strong> 3.9. In spite <strong>of</strong> crystal boundaries <strong>and</strong> resulting<br />

phonon scattering, the thermal conductivity is remarkably high which<br />

makes CVD <strong>diamond</strong> particularly suitable for heat-sink applications<br />

Sec.5.4).<br />

(see

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