The invention discloses an atomic-scale ultra-smooth lossless
machining method and
system for
a diamond blank, and belongs to the technical field of precision
machining of superhard materials. The
machining method comprises the steps that the surface of a
metal catalyst and the surface of a to-be-polished
diamond make contact and are fixed, the
metal catalyst and the surface of the to-be-polished
diamond are placed in a vacuum cavity and heated, reaction gas is introduced into the vacuum cavity, and
plasma is generated through excitation; under the synergistic effect of catalytic agent
catalysis and
plasma activation, the
diamond surface layer is removed; the roughly polished diamond is placed on a
polishing disc, pressure is applied, the
polishing disc is rotated, and meanwhile the
polishing liquid is used for mechanical polishing; and the mechanically polished diamond is placed in a vacuum cavity,
oxygen-containing reaction gas is introduced into the vacuum cavity,
radio frequency power is applied to excite
capacitive coupling plasma, atomic-scale
etching is conducted on the surface of the diamond, and the atomic-scale ultra-
smooth surface is obtained. According to the method, the whole-process dry
processing from rapid removal to atomic-scale
smoothing is realized.