Diamond-like amorphous carbon

J Robertson - Materials science and engineering: R: Reports, 2002 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

Preparation and properties of Ag/DLC nanocomposite films fabricated by unbalanced magnetron sputtering

Y Wu, J Chen, H Li, L Ji, Y Ye, H Zhou - Applied surface science, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Silver (Ag)/diamond-like carbon (DLC) nanocomposite films with different Ag
concentrations ranging from 0 to 11.02 at.% were prepared by medium frequency …

Deposition of Si-DLC films with high hardness, low stress and high deposition rates

JC Damasceno, SS Camargo Jr, FL Freire Jr… - Surface and Coatings …, 2000 - Elsevier
In this work silicon-incorporated diamond-like carbon (Si-DLC) films were produced by
plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) from gaseous mixtures of CH4 and …

Coefficient of thermal expansion and elastic modulus of thin films

MM de Lima Jr, RG Lacerda, J Vilcarromero… - Journal of Applied …, 1999 - pubs.aip.org
The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), biaxial modulus, and stress of some amorphous
semiconductors (a-Si: H, aC: H, a-Ge: H, and a-GeC x: H) and metallic (Ag and Al) thin films …

Structural investigation of nanocrystalline diamond/amorphous carbon composite films

C Popov, W Kulisch, S Boycheva, K Yamamoto… - Diamond and Related …, 2004 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline diamond/amorphous carbon (NCD/aC) composite films have been prepared
by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MWCVD) from methane/nitrogen mixtures …

Influence of network bond percolation on the thermal, mechanical, electrical and optical properties of high and low-k a-SiC: H thin films

SW King, J Bielefeld, G Xu, WA Lanford… - Journal of non …, 2013 - Elsevier
As demand for lower power and higher performance nano-electronic products increases, the
semiconductor industry must adopt insulating materials with progressively lower dielectric …

Strategy of alternating bias voltage on corrosion resistance and interfacial conductivity enhancement of TiCx/aC coatings on metallic bipolar plates in PEMFCs

W Zhang, P Yi, L Peng, X Lai - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are deemed to be a promising renewable
energy for variety of applications. However, metallic bipolar plates, one of key components …

Hard and sp2-rich amorphous carbon structure formed by ion beam irradiation of fullerene, aC and polymeric aC: H films

DL Baptista, FC Zawislak - Diamond and related materials, 2004 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a comparative study of the ion irradiation effect on the mechanical
and optical properties of fullerene, amorphous carbon (aC) and polymeric hydrogenated …

Improved wear resistance at high contact stresses of hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon coatings by carbon/carbon multilayer architecture

Y Lin, Z Zhou, KY Li - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are widely used in tribological applications because it
can provide high hardness and low friction coefficient. However, hydrogen-free DLC …