Title :
An experimental approach of DLC film deposition on metal substrates
Author :
Hasan, Mahmud ; Uddin, Muhammad Athar ; Mominuzzaman, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
In this paper an experimental approach of depositing diamond like carbon (DLC) on metal substrates has been described. By electrolysis of 10% (by mass) camphoric solution in methanol, attempts were made to deposit DLC films on Copper (Cu) and Aluminum (Al) substrates at room temperature. Solution is prepared using camphor (C10H16O), a natural source in methanol solvent. At first we applied this approach on Cu substrate and then on Al substrate. The surface morphologies of deposited films were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A comparison between Cu and Al substrates has been also presented under this approach.
Keywords :
diamond-like carbon; electrolysis; liquid phase deposition; scanning electron microscopy; surface morphology; thin films; Al; C; Cu; SEM; aluminum substrate; copper substrate; diamond like carbon; electrolysis; film deposition; metal substrates; scanning electron microscopy; surface morphology; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Aluminum; Copper; Diamond-like carbon; Electrochemical processes; Methanol; Scanning electron microscopy; Solvents; Substrates; Surface morphology; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008. ICECE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2014-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2015-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICECE.2008.4769320
