Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a metastable form of amorphous carbon with significant sp3
bonding. DLC is a semiconductor with a high mechanical hardness, chemical inertness, and …

This paper revies the preparation and properties of hard forms of amorphous carbon and
hydrogenated amorphous carbon, often known as diamond-like carbon. Properties such as …

Two different types of amorphous carbon films were deposited on Si substrates, with film
hardness of 22 GPa and 40 GPa, by pulsed laser evaporation of graphite targets. The x-ray …

The hard forms of amorphous carbon and hydrogenated amorphous carbon, also known as
diamond-like carbon, have recently aroused considerable interest as coating materials. This …

Electron configurations close to the tetrahedral hybridization are found in pure amorphous
carbon at a concentration which depends on preparation conditions. Tetrahedral bonding at …

Electron Momentum Spectroscopy measures the energy-momentum density of the electrons
in atoms, molecules and solids by means of a kinematically-complete ionization reaction …

Data from recent experimental studies of C60 under high pressures are collected and
analyzed, concentrating on the polymerized states where covalent intermolecular bonds …

Most of our knowledge of the electronic structure of atoms and molecules is derived from
excitation energies and transition probabilities. These observable quantities are related to …

We have carried out a detailed investigation of liquid carbon (lC) at T≃ 5000 K, and
quenched amorphous carbon (aC) at room temperature, using a first-principles molecular …

Thin films of amorphous carbon (a–C) and amorphous hydrogenated carbon (a–C: H) were
prepared using magnetron sputtering of a graphite target. The chemical structures of the …