| abstract |
Single-crystal diamond is composed of carbon in which a concentration of a carbon isotope 12 C is not lower than 99.9 mass % and a plurality of inevitable impurities other than carbon. The inevitable impurities include nitrogen, boron, hydrogen, and nickel, and a total content of nitrogen, boron, and hydrogen of the plurality of inevitable impurities is not higher than 0.01 mass %. In order to manufacture single-crystal diamond, initially, a hydrocarbon gas in which a concentration of the carbon isotope 12 C is not lower than 99.9 mass % is subjected to denitrification. |