Enhanced Tribological Performance of Diamond Films by Utilizing DLC and DLC-H Top Layers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuelin Lei ◽  
Ying Yan ◽  
Hang Zhang ◽  
Zixuan Li ◽  
Yun He
Keyword(s):  
Diamond Films ◽  
Tribological Performance

Enhanced Tribological Performance of CVD Diamond Films Enabled by Using Graphene Layers as Solid Lubricant

2016 ◽  
Vol 1136 ◽  
pp. 573-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Lin Chen ◽  
Bin Shen ◽  
Fang Hong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Tungsten Carbide ◽  
Solid Lubricant ◽  
Diamond Films ◽  
Cvd Diamond ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition Method ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Graphene Layers ◽  
Sliding Interface ◽  
Graphene Flakes

The present study reports the influence of graphene layers on the tribological performance of CVD diamond films when they are used as the solid lubricants. Friction tests are conducted on a ball-on-plate friction tester, where the stainless steel is used as the counterpart material. The CVD diamond film sample is a typical microcrystalline diamond (MCD) coating which is deposited on a flat tungsten carbide substrate using the hot filament chemical vapor deposition method (HFCVD). Besides the MCD sample, a polished MCD film (pMCD) and a polished tungsten carbide (pWC) are also adopted in frictional tests, aiming at illustrating the influence of the surface morphology, as well as the physical property, of the sample on the lubricative effect of graphene layers. The experimental results show that graphene layers can effectively reduce the coefficient of friction (COF), regardless of the samples. The MCD sample presents the lowest stable COF, which is 0.13, in dry sliding period when the graphene flakes are sparyed on the sliding interface; while the pMCD and pWC samples exhibit slightly higher COFs, which are 0.16 and 0.18, respectively. Comparatively, the COFs of these three samples obtained in dry sliding process without graphene are 0.20, 0.25 and 0.64. In additon, the MCD sample exhibits a much longer stable dry slidng process which is more than 5000 cycles. Comparatively, the other two tribo-pairs only exhibit a stable low-COF dry sliding period for around 2000 cycles. The reduction of COF could be attributed to the graphene flakes adhered on the sliding interface. It forms a layer of solid lubricative film with extremely low shear strength and significantly decreases the interactions between two contacted surfaces. The rugged surface of the MCD film provides sufficient clogging locations for graphene flakes, which allows the generated lubricative film enduring a long sliding duration. It can be arrived from this study that the tribological properties of the MCD film could be enhanced by simply adoping graphene layers as a solid lubricant. Furthermore, an improved performance of a variety of MCD coated cutting tools or mechanical components could be expected when they are utilized with graphene layers.

Durability and tribological performance of smooth diamond films produced by Ar-C60 microwave plasmas and by laser polishing

1997 ◽  
Vol 94-95 ◽  
pp. 537-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Erdemir ◽  
M. Halter ◽  
G.R. Fenske ◽  
A. Krauss ◽  
D.M. Gruen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diamond Films ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Microwave Plasmas ◽  
Laser Polishing

Tribological Properties of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films With Different Nanoscale Morphology and Bonding Characteristics

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Winfrey ◽  
S. E. Reising ◽  
L. S. Bilbro ◽  
R. J. Nemanich ◽  
R. R. Chromik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tribological Properties ◽  
Diamond Films ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Nanocrystalline Diamond ◽  
Low Friction ◽  
Nanocrystalline Diamond Films ◽  
Complete Failure ◽  
Bonding Characteristics ◽  
Nanoscale Morphology

The morphology and bonding characteristics of nanocrystalline diamond films prepared with different Ar:H ratios have been studied and are correlated to tribological performance. A coating made with high Ar:H ratio displayed low friction of 0.05 and very minimal wear, while the low Ar:H film showed high friction (> 0.2), rapid wear, and complete failure after 50 cycles. As both films had the same rms roughness, their different tribology appears to stem from a change in morphology.

Tribological performance of polycrystalline tantalum-carbide-incorporated diamond films on silicon substrates

2018 ◽  
Vol 537 ◽  
pp. 277-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahtab Ullah ◽  
Anwar Manzoor Rana ◽  
E. Ahmed ◽  
Abdul Sattar Malik ◽  
Z.A. Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diamond Films ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Tantalum Carbide ◽  
Silicon Substrates

A Novel TEM Technique for Characterizing As-Grown CVD Diamond Films

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 956-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z.L. Wang ◽  
J. Bentley ◽  
R.E. Clausing ◽  
L. Heatherly ◽  
L.L. Horton
Keyword(s):  
Diamond Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Dark Field ◽  
Growth Surface ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
First Time ◽  
Microstructural Studies

Microstructural studies by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of diamond films grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) usually involve tedious specimen preparation. This process has been avoided with a technique that is described in this paper. For the first time, thick as-grown diamond films have been examined directly in a conventional TEM without thinning. With this technique, the important microstructures near the growth surface have been characterized. An as-grown diamond film was fractured on a plane containing the growth direction. It took about 5 min to prepare a sample. For TEM examination, the film was tilted about 30-45° (see Fig. 1). Microstructures of the diamond grains on the top edge of the growth face can be characterized directly by transmitted electron bright-field (BF) and dark-field (DF) images and diffraction patterns.

Characterization of homoepitaxial diamond films by Electron microscopy

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 880-881
Author(s):  
D.P. Malta ◽  
S.A. Willard ◽  
R.A. Rudder ◽  
G.C. Hudson ◽  
J.B. Posthill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Surface Defects ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Diamond Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
Rf Plasma ◽  
Semiconducting Diamond

Semiconducting diamond films have the potential for use as a material in which to build active electronic devices capable of operating at high temperatures or in high radiation environments. A major goal of current device-related diamond research is to achieve a high quality epitaxial film on an inexpensive, readily available, non-native substrate. One step in the process of achieving this goal is understanding the nucleation and growth processes of diamond films on diamond substrates. Electron microscopy has already proven invaluable for assessing polycrystalline diamond films grown on nonnative surfaces.The quality of the grown diamond film depends on several factors, one of which is the quality of the diamond substrate. Substrates commercially available today have often been found to have scratched surfaces resulting from the polishing process (Fig. 1a). Electron beam-induced current (EBIC) imaging shows that electrically active sub-surface defects can be present to a large degree (Fig. 1c). Growth of homoepitaxial diamond films by rf plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) has been found to planarize the scratched substrate surface (Fig. 1b).

Tribological Performance and Action Mechanism of Cadmium Dialkyldithiophosphate

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Jianqiang ◽  
Wei Xianyong ◽  
Yao Junbing ◽  
Xie Feng ◽  
Zhu Huanqin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Action Mechanism
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