Preparation of Hard Coatings on Polycarbonate Substrate by High Frequency Ion Beam, Deposition using CH4/H2 Gases

1997 ◽  
Vol 504 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Kim ◽  
J. S. Song ◽  
Y. J. Choi ◽  
J. H. Kim

ABSTRACTPolycarbonate is one of the most widely used engineering plastics because of its transparency and high impact strength. The poor wear and scratch properties of polycarbonate have limited its application in many fields. In order to improve the wear and scratch properties of polycarbonate we have deposited diamond like carbon (DLC) coatings. The diamond like carbon coatings were made using a high frequency ion beam gun by introducing H2 and CH4 gases. The coatings were characterized with scanning electron microscope, Raman spectroscopy, ellipsometer, and microscratch tester. Polymer hard coating was applied onto the polycarbonate substrate before depositing a diamond like carbon coating to see the effect of interlayer on the system's failure mechanism.

Author(s):  
J. Kulik ◽  
Y. Lifshitz ◽  
G.D. Lempert ◽  
S. Rotter ◽  
J.W. Rabalais ◽  
...  

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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 688-698
Author(s):  
Joanna Kowalczyk ◽  
Krystian Milewski ◽  
Monika Madej ◽  
Dariusz Ozimina

AbstractThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the properties of diamond-like carbon DLC coatings with ionic liquids and cutting fluid containing zinc aspartate used as lubricants. The DLC coatings (a–C:H) were deposited onto the 100Cr6 steel substrate by physical vapour deposition PVD. The surface morphology testing, cross section and chemical composition analyses of the DLC coatings were performed using the scanning electron microscope, equipped with an EDS microanalyzer. Surface geometry measurements prior to and after tribological tests were performed on a confocal microscope with interferometry. The tribological tests were carried out on an Anton Paar TRB3 tribometer under technically dry friction and lubricated conditions with an ionic liquid, trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide and 1–butyl– 3–methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide and cutting fluid with zinc aspartate. The results show that DLC coatings and ionic liquids can significantly reduce resistance to motion.


2001 ◽  
Vol 697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kie Moon Song ◽  
Namwoong Paik ◽  
Steven Kim ◽  
Daeil Kim ◽  
Seongjin Kim ◽  
...  

AbstractNitrogen-doped diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were deposited on a silicon substrate by direct metal ion beam deposition (DMIBD). Partial pressures of nitrogen gas were changed to get different compositions of nitrogen in the DLC films. The composition and surface morphology of the films were examined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscope (AFM). Effect of nitrogen doping on field emission property was studied. The field emission data indicated that the nitrogen doping lowered the turn-on field and increase the current density. It was believed that doping of nitrogen into the DLC film plays an important role in enhancement of the field emission. This enhancement of field emission could be explained by the improvement of electron transport through nitrogen-dope DLC layer.


Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Azadi

In this chapter, the author studied about titanium nitride (TiN), titanium carbide (TiC), diamond like carbon (DLC) single and multilayer coatings that utilize in harsh environments. These hard coatings were usually produced by the plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) method as a modern technique. PACVD is used to deposit thin coatings for different usages such as computer disc drives, automobile and aerospace parts, surgical/medical instruments and the food industry. The author tried to delineate the state of the performance of different coating systems and layer characteristics that suitable either for laboratory -scales or industrial applications. Mechanical features of these coatings contain the hardness, the toughness, the wear resistance and structural properties that were perused. Consequently, this chapter offers a source of information for those who want to familiarize with the knowledge in the area of materials science of functional coatings that was produced by new plasma-based technologies.


1996 ◽  
Vol 438 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Fountzoulas ◽  
J. D. Demaree ◽  
L. C. Sengupta ◽  
J. K. Hirvonen

AbstractAmorphous, 700 nm thick, diamond-like carbon coatings containing silicon (Si-DLC), farmed by Ar+ ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) on silicon substrates, were annealed in air at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 600°C for 30 minutes. RBS analysis showed that the composition of the films remained the same up to 200°C, but at higher temperatures the Si-DLC coatings began to oxidize at the outer surface of the coating, forming a surface layer of SiO2. After in-air annealing at 600°C the coating had been completely converted to SiO2, with no trace of carbon seen by RBS. FTIR spectra of the unannealed coatings showed a very broad mode typical of Si-DLC bonding as well as some absorption features associated with Si and SiO2. Above 200°C the transmission mode shifted to higher frequencies which may be caused by the growth of SiO2 and the decrease of the Si-DLC film thickness. The room temperature ball-on-disk friction coefficient of the coating against a 1/2′′ diameter 440 C steel ball at 1 N load ranged from 0.2 for the original coating up to 0.5 after a 100° anneal and returned to 0.2 after annealing at 200–400°C and fell to 0.12 after a 500°C exposure. The average Knoop microhardness (uncorrected for substrate effects) was 10 GPa (1,000 KHN) for coatings annealed at temperatures as high as 400°C. All coatings up to 500 °C passed the qualitative “Scotch Tape” test.


Carbon ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 534-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Khadem ◽  
Oleksiy V. Penkov ◽  
Volodymyr E. Pukha ◽  
Maxim V. Maleyev ◽  
Dae-Eun Kim

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
V. V. Vasylyev ◽  
V. E. Strel’nitskij ◽  
V. B. Makarov ◽  
M. A. Skoryk ◽  
G. O. Lazarenko

Abstract Hard coatings are increasingly being used in medicine to protect metal endoprostheses The experimental process for the high-productive synthesis of high-quality diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings with high hardness and a sufficiently high level of adhesion to the spherical shaped parts of the hip joint made from the stainless steel or cobalt-chrome alloy have been developed. DLC coating deposition was performed by vacuum-arc method from a high-productive source of the filtered vacuum-arc carbon plasma of rectilinear type with a "magnetic island". The high degree of thickness uniformity in the coating on the head of the hip joint with a high adhesion to the metal joint base was developed. Modernization of the vacuum arc plasma source allowed to accelerate the cathode spot motion, exclude substrate overheating and increase the diamond-like carbon hardness up to 30-40 GPa. The high adhesion level was achieved as a result of the high voltage pulsed of substrate bias potential use and multilayer architecture of DLC coating. The DLC coating on the heads of hip endoprosthesis did not peel off when boiling endoprosthesis or when immersing it into the liquid nitrogen.


10.14311/398 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Palamarchuk ◽  
M. Zoriy ◽  
J. Gurovič ◽  
F. Černý ◽  
S. Konvičková ◽  
...  

DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) coatings have been suggested as protective surface layers against wear. However hard DLC coatings, especially those of greater thickness, have poor adhesion to substrates. We have used several ways to increase the adhesion of DLC coatings prepared by the PACVD (Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition) method on steel substrates. One of these is the DC PACVD method for preparing DLC films.


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