History of diamond-like carbon films—From first experiments to worldwide applications

K Bewilogua, D Hofmann - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films combine several excellent properties like high hardness,
low friction coefficients and chemical inertness. The DLC coating material can be further …

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 …

Machine learning based interatomic potential for amorphous carbon

VL Deringer, G Csányi - Physical Review B, 2017‏ - APS
We introduce a Gaussian approximation potential (GAP) for atomistic simulations of liquid
and amorphous elemental carbon. Based on a machine learning representation of the …

Interpretation of Raman spectra of disordered and amorphous carbon

AC Ferrari, J Robertson - Physical review B, 2000‏ - APS
The model and theoretical understanding of the Raman spectra in disordered and
amorphous carbon are given. The nature of the G and D vibration modes in graphite is …

First-principles determination of the structural, vibrational and thermodynamic properties of diamond, graphite, and derivatives

N Mounet, N Marzari - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2005‏ - APS
The structural, dynamical, and thermodynamic properties of diamond, graphite and layered
derivatives (graphene, rhombohedral graphite) are computed using a combination of density …

Nanoporous amorphous carbon nanopillars with lightweight, ultrahigh strength, large fracture strain, and high dam** capability

Z Li, A Bhardwaj, J He, W Zhang, TT Tran, Y Li… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Simultaneous achievement of lightweight, ultrahigh strength, large fracture strain, and high
dam** capability is challenging because some of these mechanical properties are …

Growth Mechanism and Origin of High Content in Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon

MA Caro, VL Deringer, J Koskinen, T Laurila, G Csányi - Physical review letters, 2018‏ - APS
We study the deposition of tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films from molecular
dynamics simulations based on a machine-learned interatomic potential trained from density …

Properties of diamond-like carbon

J Robertson - Surface and Coatings Technology, 1992‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Hard amorphous (diamond-like) carbons

J Robertson - Progress in Solid State Chemistry, 1991‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Compressive-stress-induced formation of thin-film tetrahedral amorphous carbon

DR McKenzie, D Muller, BA Pailthorpe - Physical review letters, 1991‏ - APS
Thin tetrahedrally coordinated amorphous carbon (ta-C) films have been grown using a
filtered vacuum arc. ta-C is a new allotrope of carbon whose existence was previously …