Optimization of Diamond Polishing Process for Sub-Nanometer Roughness Using Ar/O

Lei Zhao, Xiangbing Wang, Minxing Jiang, Chao Zhao, Nan Jiang, Kazhihito Nishimura, Jian Yi, Shuangquan Fang

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Progress in the Fabrication and Optimization of High-Energy Diamond X-Ray Refractive Lenses.Micromachines · 2026
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Mitigating the Thermal Bottleneck in Polycrystalline Diamond Films by Gradient ICP Etching of the Nucleation Layer.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Lei ZhaoSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Xiangbing WangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Minxing JiangNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.

Chao ZhaoSchool of Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Nan JiangNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.

Kazhihito NishimuraNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.

Jian YiNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7314-0213

Shuangquan FangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

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jiangnan 2021ZDYF020196, 2021ZDYF020198

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Abstract

Diamond, known for its exceptional physical and chemical properties, shows great potential in advanced fields such as medicine, semiconductors, and optics. However, reducing surface roughness is critical for enhancing its performance. This study employs inductively coupled plasma (ICP) polishing to etch single-crystal diamond and analyzes the impact of different etching parameters on surface roughness using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Using the change in surface roughness before and after etching as the main evaluation metric, the optimal etching parameters were determined: Ar/O

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atomic force microscopyinductively coupled plasmaprocess parametersroughnesssingle-crystal diamond

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PMID40508612

DOI10.3390/ma18112615

PMCPMC12155716

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