Cubic boron nitride (cBN) has a number of highly desirable mechanical, thermal, electrical,
and optical properties. Because of this, there has been an extensive worldwide effort to …

Cubic boron nitride (c-BN) thin films are of significant interest because of their diamond like
structure and properties. c-BN shows high thermal conductivity, chemical inertness against …

Boron nitride films were prepared via radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering from a
hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) target on 316L stainless steel substrates. Deposition …

This paper reviews the “state-of-the-art” of the vapour phase deposition of cubic boron
nitride (cBN) in terms of the nucleation and growth processes on ion bombardment, and …

Within the last decade mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy over a region from 3 to 17µm
and based on tuneable lead salt diode lasers, often called tuneable diode laser absorption …

Polycrystalline boron nitride (BN) films are synthesized using BCl 3 and N 2 as source
gases, by plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition. BN films consist of nanocrystalline …

In the field of c-BN deposition, ion-assisted processes are most common and best
investigated. Understanding of the deposition mechanisms is the basic key to improve film …

Nucleation and growth of c-BN films by means of the inductively coupled plasma technique
was investigated. Two different sets of experiments were performed: deposition as a function …

We have studied the growth and the properties of BN films prepared by exclusive deposition
of mass separated 11B and 14N ions. BN films grown with ion energies of 500 eV and at …

This book deals with the deposition of a certain class of materials, namely the diamond-like
superhard materials, in the form of thin films. Starting from concepts used to improve the …