Abstract

Diamond coated glass offers the potential of allowing the use of glass in environments where a hard surface coating or improved chemical resistance is required. This report describes the deposition of diamond films on a variety of glass substrates. Microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition has been used to deposit continuous and adhering diamond films on borosilicate glasses that exhibit 70% optical transmission. Such films require low substrate temperatures, between 400 C and 500 C, during deposition.