The CN, film has been deposited on silicon substrate by the synchrotron rad
iation assisted CVD from highly pure nitrogen and CH,CN at temperature as l
ower as 275 degreesC, and the film is only deposited on the synchrotron rad
iation irradiated area. The XPS analysis shows that the N1s and C1s are loc
ated at 398.5 and 284.5 eV, respectively, which are identical to the theory
and experimental results of other groups. The structure of CN, at differen
t depths implies that a transition layer exists between the film and substr
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