Microwave plasma reactors and substrates for synthetic diamond manufacture
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1. A substrate for use in a microwave plasma reactor, the substrate comprising:
- a cylindrical disc of a carbide forming refractory metal having a flat growth surface on which CVD diamond is to be grown and a flat supporting surface opposed to said growth surface,wherein the cylindrical disc has a diameter of 80 mm or more,wherein the growth surface has a flatness variation no more than 100 μ
m, andwherein the supporting surface has a flatness variation no more than 100 μ
m.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to substrates for use in microwave plasma reactors. Certain substrates include a cylindrical disc of a carbide forming refractory metal having a flat growth surface on which CVD diamond is to be grown and a flat supporting surface opposed to said growth surface. The cylindrical disc may have a diameter of 80 mm or more. The growth surface may have a flatness variation no more than 100 mm The supporting surface may have a flatness variation no more than 100 mm.
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1. A substrate for use in a microwave plasma reactor, the substrate comprising:
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a cylindrical disc of a carbide forming refractory metal having a flat growth surface on which CVD diamond is to be grown and a flat supporting surface opposed to said growth surface, wherein the cylindrical disc has a diameter of 80 mm or more, wherein the growth surface has a flatness variation no more than 100 μ
m, andwherein the supporting surface has a flatness variation no more than 100 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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