An apparatus and method of forming a composite body including the steps of
forming a diamond material layer having a first surface from diamond
crystals having a nitrogen content of less than 100 ppm; providing a
substrate; and bonding the first surface of the diamond material layer
and the substrate under high pressure and high temperature. The composite
body has a diamond material layer formed from diamond crystals having a
nitrogen content of less than 100 ppm. The diamond material layer has a
first surface and a substrate. The first surface of the diamond material
layer and the substrate are bonded together under high pressure and high
temperature.