Fabrication and characterization of adherent diamond-like carbon based thin films on polyethylene terephthalate by end hall ion beam deposition

Carbon thin films with diamond-like properties have generated significant interest in condensed matter science in recent years. Their extreme hardness combined with insulating electronic characteristics and high thermal conductivity make them attractive for a variety of uses including abrasion resistant coatings and applications in electronic devices. Understanding the growth and structure of such films is therefore of technological interest as well as a goal of basic physics and chemistry research. Recent investigations have demonstrated the usefulness of energetic ion beam deposition in the preparation of such films. We have begun an electron microscopy investigation into the microstructure and electron energy loss spectra of diamond like carbon thin films prepared by energetic ion beam deposition.The carbon films were deposited using the MEIRA ion beam facility at the Soreq Nuclear Research Center in Yavne, Israel. Mass selected C+ beams in the range 50 to 300 eV were directed onto Si {100} which had been etched with HF prior to deposition.

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Characterization of hydrogenated amorphous carbon thin films by end-Hall ion beam deposition

Applied Surface Science ◽

10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.12.129 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 257 (10) ◽

pp. 4699-4705 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Y. Tang ◽

Y.S. Li ◽

Q. Yang ◽

A. Hirose

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Amorphous Carbon ◽

Ion Beam ◽

Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon ◽

Ion Beam Deposition ◽

Carbon Thin Films ◽

Hydrogenated Amorphous ◽

Beam Deposition

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Fabrication of Epitaxial Silicides thin films by Combining Low-Energy Ion Beam Deposition and Silicon Molecular Beam Epitaxy

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-402-517 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 402 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

H. Shibatal ◽

Y. Makital ◽

H. Katsumata ◽

S. Kimura ◽

N. Kobayashil ◽

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Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽

Molecular Beam ◽

Ion Beam ◽

Low Energy ◽

Knudsen Cell ◽

Ion Beam Deposition ◽

Deposited Films ◽

Beam Deposition

AbstractWe have developed successfully the combined ion beam and molecular beam epitaxy (CIBMBE) system with a newly designed Knudsen cell for Si effusion. The CIBMBE system was applied to the epitaxial growth of Sil., Cx alloy thin films on Si using low-energy ( 100 – 300 eV ) C+ ion beam. Preliminary results on the characterization of the deposited films suggest high potential and reliability of the new Knudsen cell for Si effusion, as well as high ability of the CIBMBE method to produce thermally non-equilibrium materials. In addition, they indicate that the value of x decreases with increasing IC, which suggests that the selective sputtering for deposited C atoms by incident C+ ion beams takes place during CIBMBE processing. Precipitates of β-SiC were also found to be formed in the deposited films, whose amount was observed to increase with increasing IC.

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Synthesis of cobalt/diamond-like carbon thin films by biased target ion beam deposition

Diamond and Related Materials ◽

10.1016/j.diamond.2011.02.014 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 538-541 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Y. Tang ◽

Y.S. Li ◽

C.Z. Zhang ◽

J. Wang ◽

Q. Yang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Ion Beam ◽

Diamond Like Carbon ◽

Ion Beam Deposition ◽

Carbon Thin Films ◽

Beam Deposition

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Characterization of mechanical, optical and structural properties of bismuth oxide thin films as a write-once medium for blue laser recording

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/opl.2014.145 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1633 ◽

pp. 87-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Martyniuk ◽

D. Baldwin ◽

R. Jeffery ◽

K.K.M.B.D. Silva ◽

R.C. Woodward ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Bismuth Oxide ◽

Ion Beam ◽

Blue Laser ◽

Oxide Thin Film ◽

Deposition Method ◽

Oxide Thin Films ◽

Ion Beam Deposition ◽

Beam Deposition

ABSTRACTWe report on the preparation and characterization of crystalline bismuth oxide thin films via Biased Target Ion Beam Deposition method. A focused blue laser (405nm) is used to write an array of dots in the bismuth oxide thin film and demonstrate clear and circular recording marks in form of “bubbles” or “little volcanos” (FWHM ∼500nm). Results indicate excellent static recording characteristics, writing sensitivity and contrast. The recording mechanism is investigated and is believed to be related to laser-induced morphology change.

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