Mass-analyzed Growth of Carbon Nitride

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REALIZE A COMPOUND, C3N4 WITH A BETA-Si3N4 STRUCTURE. THIS COMPOUND IS ORIGINATED FROM A THEORETICALLY COMPUTED MODEL WITH A PROMISE OF HARDNESS SUPERIOR TO THAT OF DIAMOND, THE HARDEST MATERIAL EXISTING TODAY. SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND IN THE LAST THREE YEARS ON AN ATTEMPT TO REALIZE THIS COMPOUND; ALL RESULTS SHOW A SEVERE NITROGEN DEFICIENCY: ALMOST 50% OF THE INTENDED VALUE. THE PRESENT PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM CONSISTING OF CARBON AND NITROGEN COMPLEX. THIS BEAM IS DEFLECTED MAGNETICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY TO ACHIEVE A MASS SELECTIVE DEPOSITION. THE RESULTANT MATERIAL SHOULD BE AN EXPECTED STOICHIOMETRIC COMPOUND.