Characterization of amorphous and nanocrystalline carbon films

PK Chu, L Li - Materials chemistry and physics, 2006 - Elsevier
Amorphous and nanocrystalline carbon films possess special chemical and physical
properties such as high chemical inertness, diamond-like properties, and favorable …

The thermal stability of diamond-like carbon

DR Tallant, JE Parmeter, MP Siegal… - Diamond and related …, 1995 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a potential, low-cost substitute for diamond in certain
applications, but little is known of the temperature range over which its desirable properties …

Understanding the role of nitrogen in plasma-assisted surface modification of magnetic recording media with and without ultrathin carbon overcoats

N Dwivedi, RJ Yeo, N Satyanarayana, S Kundu… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
A novel scheme of pre-surface modification of media using mixed argon-nitrogen plasma is
proposed to improve the protection performance of 1.5 nm carbon overcoats (COC) on …

Photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy in hydrogenated carbon films

B Marchon, J Gui, K Grannen, GC Rauch… - IEEE transactions on …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
aC: H films prepared by DC-magnetron sputtering in an H/sub 2/: Ar mixture exhibit strong
photoluminescence (PL) peaks superimposed upon the Raman scattering spectrum. PL …

One-step activation towards spontaneous etching of hollow and hierarchical porous carbon nanospheres for enhanced pollutant adsorption and energy storage

SWL Ng, G Yilmaz, WL Ong, GW Ho - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Traditionally, porous carbon can be realized through chemical activation as well as
templating with different materials for generation of hierarchical pores. However, the former …

Molten salt corrosion of graphite as a possible way to make carbon nanostructures

AR Kamali, DJ Fray - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
The structural and microstructural changes in graphite occurring by heating a mixture of
synthetic polycrystalline graphite and lithium chloride to 1250° C are studied by thermal …

Thermal stability of diamond-like carbon films with added silicon

WJ Wu, MH Hon - Surface and Coatings Technology, 1999 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with added silicon content from 0 to 19.2 at.% were
deposited using rf PECVD (radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) …

Oil palm waste-based precursors as a renewable and economical carbon sources for the preparation of reduced graphene oxide from graphene oxide

S Nasir, MZ Hussein, NA Yusof, Z Zainal - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Herein, a new approach was proposed to produce reduced graphene oxide (rGO) from
graphene oxide (GO) using various oil palm wastes: oil palm leaves (OPL), palm kernel …

Improvement of carbon black based polymer composite electrical conductivity with additions of MWCNT

I Burmistrov, N Gorshkov, I Ilinykh, D Muratov… - … Science and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Owing to their exceptional mechanical, electrical and thermal properties, carbon nanotubes
(CNTs) are ideal candidates for improving the performances of polymer composites. In the …

Direct observation of laser-induced crystallization of aC: H films

LC Nistor, J Van Landuyt, VG Ralchenko… - Applied Physics A, 1994 - Springer
The post-growth modification of diamond-like amorphous hydrogenated carbon aC: H films
by laser treatment has been studied by transmission electron microscopy and Raman …