List of Tables

 

1          Introduction

 

Table 1.1              Selected properties of diamond

Table 1.2a            A sample of the literature on the applications of diamond electrochemistry

Table 1.2b            A sample of the literature on the applications of diamond electrochemistry

Table 1.3a            Outline of the chapters in this thesis

Table 1.3b            Outline of the chapters in this thesis

 

2          Growth and Characterisation

 

Table 2.1              A summary of the advantages and disadvantages of various boron sources

Table 2.2              Specifications of the Mass Flow Controllers

Table 2.3              Trace elements in the tantalum wire

Table 2.4              Transition temperatures of selected pure metals

Table 2.5              Summary of the types of electrical contacts

Table 2.6              Typical deposition conditions for the hot-filament CVD reactor

Table 2.7              SIMS analysis by Millbrook Instruments

Table 2.8              A Summary of the SIMS Experimental Conditions

 

3                          Electrical Contacts

 

Table 3.1              Summary of the fabrication procedure for TLM contacts

Table 3.2              Summary of the fabrication procedure for TiUL contacts

 

8                          Intensity Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy

 

Table 8.1              Summary of IMPS experimental conditions

Table 8.2              Key to IMPS scan in Figure 8.2 (Fe^2+/3+ 470 nm)

Table 8.3              Key to IMPS scan in Figure 8.3 (Fe^2+/3+ 430 nm)

Table 8.4              Key to IMPS scan in Figure 8.4 (Fe²⁺ 470 nm)

Table 8.5              Key to IMPS scan in Figure 8.5 (Fe²⁺ 430 nm)

Table 8.6              Key to IMPS scan in Figure 8.6 (Fe³⁺ 470 nm)

Table 8.7              Key to IMPS scan in Figure 8.7 (Fe³⁺ 430 nm)

Table 8.8              frequencies of IMPS maxima for several experimental conditions

 

A                          Appendix A:  Levels of Impurities

 

A.1                       potassium chloride, KCl

A.2                       potassium hydroxide, KOH

A.3                       sodium chloride, NaCl

A.4                       ferrous sulphate heptahydrate, FeSO₄.7H₂O

A.5                       ferric sulphate pentahydrate, Fe(SO4)₃.5H₂O

A.6                       ferric nitrate nonahydrate, Fe(NO₃)₃.9H₂O

 

B                          Appendix B:  Summary of Diamond Growth Runs

 

B.1                       Diamond Growth Runs