This page presents several photographs of our second CVD system, with three perspectives of our CVD system shown to the right. The system uses a Baratron capacitance gauge and a thermocouple vacuum gauge for monitoring the pressure. We have a variety of gas sources, monitored using flow meters and needle valves, attached to the system. The system also includes a tube furnace capable of reaching 1100 °C. The currently available gases include: methane, hydrogen, diborane, acetylene, ethylene, nitrogen and ammonia.

We use our system to grow epitaxial diamond films and carbon nanotubes.

Growing an epitaxial diamond film. The image to the right is a zoomed perspective of the growth chamber.

Here is an image of the CVD growth chamber setup to grow a diamond film.