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 …

Electrical and optical properties of diamond-like carbon

A Grill - Thin solid films, 1999 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films, amorphous hydrogenated or nonhydrogenated forms of
carbon, are metastable amorphous materials characterized by a range of attractive …

Diamond-like carbon: state of the art

A Grill - Diamond and related materials, 1999 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon films, amorphous hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated forms of carbon,
are metastable amorphous materials characterized by attractive mechanical, optical …

Applications of diamond-like carbon thin films

AH Lettington - Carbon, 1998 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) does not have a unique composition but consists of a mixture of
amorphous and crystalline phases. It is otherwise known as amorphous hydrogenated …

Plasma-deposited diamondlike carbon and related materials

A Grill - IBM Journal of Research and Development, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Diamondlike carbon (DLC) prepared by plasma-enhanced CVD is a metastable amorphous
material characterized by attractive optical, electrical, chemical, and tribological properties …

[HTML][HTML] Diamond-like carbon for data and beer storage

C Casiraghi, J Robertson, AC Ferrari - Materials today, 2007 - Elsevier
Carbon is a very versatile element that can crystallize in the forms of diamond or graphite.
There are many noncrystalline carbons, known as amorphous carbons. An amorphous …

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 …

Electronic devices from diamond-like carbon

WI Milne - Semiconductor science and technology, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the work carried out over the past few years on the application of
diamond-like carbon (DLC) materials to electronic devices. The use of such materials is still …

Superhard diamondlike carbon: preparation, theory, and properties

Q Wei, J Narayan - International materials reviews, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
One of the many forms of carbon, diamondlike carbon (DLC) or tetrahedral amorphous
carbon (ta-C) consists mainly of sp3 bonded carbon atoms. If properly prepared, DLC can …

The thermal stability of diamond-like carbon

DR Tallant, JE Parmeter, MP Siegal… - Diamond and related …, 1995 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a potential, low-cost substitute for diamond in certain
applications, but little is known of the temperature range over which its desirable properties …