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 …

Amorphous and nanocrystalline carbon films possess special chemical and physical
properties such as high chemical inertness, diamond-like properties, and favorable …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nanocrystalline diamond/amorphous carbon (NCD/aC) composite films have been prepared
by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MWCVD) from methane/nitrogen mixtures …

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 …

As demand for lower power and higher performance nano-electronic products increases, the
semiconductor industry must adopt insulating materials with progressively lower dielectric …

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 …

This paper reports the findings of a study of the structural, mechanical, and tribological
properties of amorphous hydrogenated carbon (aC: H) coatings for industrial applications …