• DocumentCode
    1395446
  • Title

    Deposition of superhard amorphous carbon films by pulsed arc sources

  • Author

    Scheibe, Hans-Joachim ; Schultrich, Bernd ; Ziegele, Holger ; Siemroth, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer-Inst. fur Werkstoff- und Strahltech., Dresden, Germany
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    685
  • Lastpage
    688
  • Abstract
    Hydrogen-free amorphous carbon films with hardness comparable to crystalline superhard materials have been deposited by special pulsed arc techniques. With the combination of very high hardness, high smoothness, and low adhesion activity to other materials which are in contact with them, these films show superior behavior in wear and slide applications. The influence of plasma and deposition conditions on these film properties and the choice of optimum conditions are discussed
  • Keywords
    amorphous state; carbon; hardness; plasma deposition; thin films; vacuum arcs; vacuum deposition; C; film properties; hardness; high smoothness; low adhesion activity; optimum conditions; pulsed arc sources; superhard amorphous C films deposition; Adhesives; Amorphous materials; Coatings; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Plasma applications; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/27.640686
  • Filename
    640686