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 …

Superior wear resistance of diamond and DLC coatings

A Erdemir, JM Martin - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
As the hardest known material, diamond and its coatings continue to generate significant
attention for stringent applications involving extreme tribological conditions. Likewise …

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 …

Diamond-like carbon—present status

Y Lifshitz - Diamond and Related materials, 1999 - Elsevier
Hydrogen free diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have been the subject of investigation all
over the world during the past 25years due to the unique combination of their properties that …

Discovery of carbon-based strongest and hardest amorphous material

S Zhang, Z Li, K Luo, J He, Y Gao… - National Science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Carbon is one of the most fascinating elements due to its structurally diverse allotropic forms
stemming from its bonding varieties (sp, sp 2 and sp 3). Exploring new forms of carbon has …

Stress reduction and bond stability during thermal annealing of tetrahedral amorphous carbon

AC Ferrari, B Kleinsorge, NA Morrison, A Hart… - Journal of applied …, 1999 - pubs.aip.org
A comprehensive study of the stress release and structural changes caused by
postdeposition thermal annealing of tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) on Si has been …

Ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films for MEMS and moving mechanical assembly devices

AR Krauss, O Auciello, DM Gruen, A Jayatissa… - Diamond and Related …, 2001 - Elsevier
MEMS devices are currently fabricated primarily in silicon because of the available surface
machining technology. A major problem with the Si-based MEMS technology is that Si has …

Generalizing the environment-dependent interaction potential for carbon

NA Marks - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
A transferable empirical potential for carbon is developed by extending the environment-
dependent interaction potential proposed for silicon. Generalized coordination functions …

Excellent mechanical, tribological and anti-corrosive performance of novel Ti-DLC nanocomposite thin films prepared via magnetron sputtering method

S Zhang, M Yan, Y Yang, Y Zhang, F Yan, H Li - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
Ti-doped diamond-like carbon nanocomposite thin films with different Ti contents are
prepared by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Designed Ti target current …

Diamond-like carbon for magnetic storage disks

AC Ferrari - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2004 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon films form a critical protective layer on magnetic hard disks and their
reading heads. The ultimate limit to storage density is the super-paramagnetic limit, where …