Abstract
Among the various carbon and hydrocarbon PVD coatings, only a few may be called diamond-like carbon (DLC) films. Angus proposed a classification based on the density and hydrogen content of the coatings determining their diamond-like character1. The high density is related to the large fraction of tetrahedral chemical bonds (diamond sp3 hybridization) observed in DLC and the correlatively reduced amount of trigonal bonds (graphite sp2 hybridization). The hydrogen content directly parallels the increase of the average coordination number.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
J.C. Angus and C.C. Hayman, Low Pressure, Metastable Growth of Diamond and “Diamondlike” Phases, Science 241: 913 (1988).
J.Ph. Nabot et al., Diamondlike Carbon Films Prepared by Various Ion Beam Assisted Techniques, 17th ICMC and 8th ICTF, San Diego, USA, (1990), to be published in Surf. Coatings Technol.
J.A. Thornton, High Rate Thick Film Growth, Ann. Rev. Mater. Sci. 7: 239 (1977).
V.I. Orlinov et al., Ion-Assisted Deposition of Thin Films by Magnetron Sputtering in Neon and Argon, 7th IPAT, Geneva, Switzerland 312 (1989)
N. Savvides, Optical Constants and Associated Functions of Metastable Diamondlike Amorphous Carbon Films in the’Energy Range 0.5–7.3 eV, J. Appl. Phys. 59 (12): 4133 (1986)
D. Nir, Intrinsic Stress in Diamond-Like Carbon Films and its Dependance on Deposition Parameters, Thin Sol. Films 146: 27 (1987)
K. Enke, Some New Results on the Fabrication and the Mechanical, Electrical and Optical Properties of i-Carbon Layers, Thin Sol. Films 80: 227 (1981)
Y. Kokaku and M. Kitoh, Influence of Exposure to an Atmosphere of High Relative Humidity on Tribological Properties of Diamondlike Carbon Films, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A7 (3): 2311 (1989)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1991 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
André, B., Nabot, JP., Lombard, L., Martin, P. (1991). From Amorphous Carbon to Amphorous Diamond-Like Carbon. In: Clausing, R.E., Horton, L.L., Angus, J.C., Koidl, P. (eds) Diamond and Diamond-like Films and Coatings. NATO ASI Series, vol 266. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5967-8_19
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5967-8_19
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-5969-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-5967-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive