The effects of Si incorporation on the electrochemical and nanomechanical properties of DLC thin films

P Papakonstantinou, JF Zhao, P Lemoine… - Diamond and related …, 2002 - Elsevier
Silicon-doped diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with a Si content of up to 20.2 at.% were
grown on Al2O3–TiC substrate by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition. The …

Deposition of Si-DLC films with high hardness, low stress and high deposition rates

JC Damasceno, SS Camargo Jr, FL Freire Jr… - Surface and Coatings …, 2000 - Elsevier
In this work silicon-incorporated diamond-like carbon (Si-DLC) films were produced by
plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) from gaseous mixtures of CH4 and …

In-situ thermal stability analysis of amorphous Si-doped carbon films

M Rouhani, J Hobley, FCN Hong, YR Jeng - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Doping enhances diamond like carbon (DLC) coatings for extreme high-temperature
applications. However, understanding the enhancement mechanism is elusive. This study …

Quantitative analysis of hydrogenated diamondlike carbon films by visible Raman spectroscopy

A Singha, A Ghosh, A Roy, NR Ray - Journal of applied physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The correlations between properties of hydrogenated diamondlike carbon films and their
Raman spectra have been investigated. The films are prepared by plasma deposition …

Properties of amorphous carbon–silicon alloys deposited by a high plasma density source

B Racine, AC Ferrari, NA Morrison… - Journal of applied …, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
The addition of silicon to hydrogenated amorphous carbon can have the advantageous
effect of lowering the compressive stress, improving the thermal stability of its hydrogen, and …

Superlow friction behavior of Si-doped hydrogenated amorphous carbon film in water environment

F Zhao, HX Li, L Ji, YF Mo, WL Quan, W Du… - Surface and coatings …, 2009 - Elsevier
Si-doped hydrogenated amorphous carbon (aC: H: Si) film was prepared using hybrid radio
frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (RF PECVD) and non-balanced …

Spectroscopic investigation of thermally induced structural evolution of aC: H: Si film

M Rouhani, J Hobley, FCN Hong, YR Jeng - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Temperature-induced evolution of Si-doped hydrogenated amorphous carbon films on
Silicon was monitored using Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) with depth …

Relationship between bonding structure and mechanical properties of amorphous carbon containing silicon

SE Ong, S Zhang, H Du, D Sun - Diamond and related materials, 2007 - Elsevier
Unhydrogenated amorphous carbon films with different silicon concentrations were
synthesized by magnetron sputtering, and the corresponding evolution of inter-atomic …

Structural, mechanical and tribological characterizations of aC: H: Si films prepared by a hybrid PECVD and sputtering technique

F Zhao, HX Li, L Ji, YF Mo, WL Quan… - Journal of Physics D …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract aC: H: Si films were prepared under different CH 4/Ar ratios by a hybrid radio
frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (RFPECVD) and unbalanced …

Optical characterization of wide band gap amorphous semiconductors Effect of hydrogen dilution

M Park, CW Teng, V Sakhrani, MB McLaurin… - Journal of Applied …, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of hydrogen dilution on the optical properties of a wide band gap amorphous
semiconductor (a-Si: C: H) was investigated. The samples were prepared by glow discharge …