Fig. 8. Characterization of diamond/SiC interfacial zone[58] (a) TEM image of diamond and SiC separated by a layer of graphite with lighter contrast; (b) HRTEM image of the rectangular region in (a) showing the graphite (G) and diamond (D) zones; (c-e) TEM and HRTEM images of (c, d) graphite layer and (e) reaction formed nano-crystalline SiC with stacking faults; (f) TEM image of Al4C3 formed adjacent to the interface; (g) HRTEM image from the rectangular region in (f); (h) ADF STEM of diamond/SiC interfacial area in (f)
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