Si-doped diamond¯lms with various Si concentrations are deposited on WC-Co substrates using HFCVD method, with the mixture of acetone, tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and hydrogen as the reactant source. A variety of characterizations, including FE-SEM, AFM, Raman, XRD, surface pro¯lometer and Rockwell indentation, are conducted to systematically investigate the in°uence of Si incorporation on diamond¯lms. As the Si/C ratio from 0% to 5%, the grain size of as-deposited lms decreases from 4 m to about 50 nm, and the surface roughness reduces from Ra $ 290 nm to Ra $ 180 nm. Besides, the intensity ratio of I(111)/I(220) varies from 0.57 to 0, indicating the h110i preferred orientation of the nanocrystalline structure in the 5% doped diamond¯lms. The silicon doping is bene¯cial for the formation of non-diamond carbide phases in the¯lms, according to the Raman spectra. Moreover, the¯lm adhesion is also improved with the increase of Si/C ratio.