A theoretical study of the energetics of
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David A. Horner; Larry A. Curtiss; Dieter M. Gruen
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The insertion of dicarbon (C 2) and vinylidene into methane C-H bonds was studied using ab initio molecular orbital theory. The reactions are simple models for thin film diamond growth in which C 2 is the principal growth species. The results of this study suggest that reaction of C 2 with a diamond