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 …

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 …

Light absorption by carbonaceous particles: An investigative review

TC Bond, RW Bergstrom - Aerosol science and technology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The optical properties of the light-absorbing, carbonaceous substance often called
“soot,”“black carbon,” or “carbon black" have been the subject of some debate. These …

Raman spectroscopy on amorphous carbon films

J Schwan, S Ulrich, V Batori, H Ehrhardt… - Journal of Applied …, 1996 - pubs.aip.org
The origin and interpretation of the Raman features of amorphous (hydrogenated) carbon
films deposited at room temperature in the region of 1000–1700 cm− 1 is discussed in this …

Electronic and atomic structure of amorphous carbon

J Robertson, EP O'reilly - Physical Review B, 1987 - APS
The electronic structure of amorphous carbon and hydrogenated amorphous carbon (aC: H)
has been investigated through calculations on a number of model structures containing …

Amorphous carbon

J Robertson - Advances in physics, 1986 - Taylor & Francis
The properties of various types of amorphous carbon and hydrogenated amorphous carbon
are reviewed with particular emphasis on the effect of atomic structure on the electronic …

Random heterogeneous media: microstructure and improved bounds on effective properties

S Torquato - 1991 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The purpose of the present article is to review recent advances made in the determination
and calculation of improved bounds on the effective properties of random heterogeneous …

Symmetry breaking in nitrogen-doped amorphous carbon: Infrared observation of the Raman-active G and D bands

JH Kaufman, S Metin, DD Saperstein - Physical Review B, 1989 - APS
We report the preparation of hard nitrogenated amorphous carbon films doped with as much
as 20 at.% nitrogen. The nitrogen groups created by do** do not dramatically affect the …

A comparative analysis of by infrared spectroscopy and mass selected thermal effusion

J Ristein, RT Stief, L Ley, W Beyer - Journal of Applied Physics, 1998 - pubs.aip.org
A comparative analysis of quantitative infrared absorption spectra and mass selected
thermal effusion transients measured for a large number of hydrogenated amorphous …

[KNIHA][B] Polymer films with embedded metal nanoparticles

A Heilmann - 2003 - books.google.com
This book presents an overview of nanostructure determination and ways to find
relationships to the electronic and optical properties. The methods described can be applied …