scholarly journals Structure and optical properties of diamond-like carbon coatings

Author(s):  
N. M. Chekan ◽  
I. P. Akula ◽  
E. P. Shpak ◽  
A. N. Navitskii

Using a hybrid method of cathodic arc (PVD) and chemical (CVD) deposition from the gas phase, a new type of coatings containing high amount of sp3 bonds of carbon, capable of absorbing effectively light has been developed.This thin film material is a promised one for optical devices operating in open space environment as antireflective coating  for photoreceiver bodies. The hybrid method permits to obtain effective light absorbing coatings having excellent mechanical and tribological properties and is able to sustain temperature cycling in a range from plus 150 to minus 100 oC.  The optical characteristics of DLC coatings were studied depending on the content of sp2bound content. The combined physical and chemical deposition of DLC coatings allows to achieve a sufficiently high light absorption (a~10 5 cm–1) and low reflection with a relatively small coating thickness about 1 mm. It has been established that the antireflective properties of such coatings depend on the conditions for their preparation, first of all on hydrocarbon gas pressure 

2013 ◽  
Vol 872 ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
Sergey Ivanovich Tverdokhlebov ◽  
Evgeniy Viktorovich Shesterikov ◽  
Alena Igorevna Malchikhina

Hybrid method of obtaining calcium-phosphate coatings is presented in this article. Physical and chemical, mechanical and tribological hybrid coatings research makes it possible to determine the coatings formation modes satisfying medical and technical requirements. This multilayer coating consists of an oxide underlayer formed by gas thermal oxidation and calcium phosphate layer formed by RF magnetron sputtering at a frequency of 13.56 MHz. Experiments were carried out in different modes. Calcium-phosphate coatings formed in mixture of argon and oxygen at 1:1 ratio pressure of 0.3 Pa have the best physical and chemical, mechanical and tribological properties.


2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
V.I. Oshurkova ◽  
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Е.А. Deshevaya ◽  
N.E. Suzina ◽  
N.E. Shubralova ◽  
...  

Next phase of experiment TEST is aimed to evaluate microbial viability after a prolonged external exposure on the International space station (ISS). Methanogenic archaea isolated from various habitats have been tested in ground facilities for the ability to survive exposure to such open space factors as UV and vacuum. Methanosarcina mazei S-6T (VKM B-1636T) was found to be the most viable and, therefore, suitable for the experiment. Our investigations showed that the Methanosarcina mazei population maintained viability in the course of 24-month exposure. On this evidence we conclude that genome of this metanogenic archaea possesses mechanisms against the space vacuum, UV and thermal differences that, probably, underlie the ability of the strain to form peculiar cyst-like dormant cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. A142-A143
Author(s):  
Dhany Arifianto ◽  
Fiqiyah U. Azmi ◽  
Naomi Ashilah ◽  
Bagus A. Herlambang ◽  
Nyilo Purnami

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (S2) ◽  
pp. 916-917
Author(s):  
John C. Russ

Because of the session at this Microscopy and Microanalysis 2000 meeting concerned with the microanalysis of irregular surfaces, it seems appropriate to briefly review the methods used for the characterization of rough surfaces. This includes both mathematical tools for the concise description of surface roughness, and instruments used to acquire the necessary data. These methods are widely used in industry to characterize and specify the roughness of surfaces prepared by various machining, grinding, polishing, chemical etching, and physical and chemical deposition techniques, and to correlate the surface roughness with performance.Historically, surface roughness has been measured by performing a linear traverse with a mechanical stylus that is sensitive to vertical displacements of nm but with a lateral resolution on the order of pm, which is quite similar to the dimensions of the region analyzed by X-ray microanalysis. Recently, more comprehensive characterizations have been obtained using a raster scan over surface areas.


Tribologia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 282 (6) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystian MILEWSKI ◽  
Monika MADEJ ◽  
Joanna KOWALCZYK ◽  
Dariusz OZIMINA

This article reports the results of the study of an a-C:H:Si coating doped with silicon and produced by chemical deposition (PACVD). The effect of the coating on the tribological behaviour of IL-lubricated friction pairs was evaluated. The properties of the 100Cr6 steel specimens with and without the coating were compared. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis were used for imaging the morphology of the coating surfaces and cross-sections and for identifying the elements in the coating composition. The contact angle of the investigated surfaces was measured with an optical tensiometer. Friction tests were performed on a ball-on-disc tribometer under dry friction and when lubricated with trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) amide ionic liquid. The geometrical structure of the surfaces before and after the tribological tests was measured using an optical profilometer. The ionic liquid used with the silicon-doped diamond-like coating under friction conditions reduced the coefficient of friction and wear. The results obtained from the tests and analysis allow for the conclusion that the use of DLC coatings a-C:H:Si lubricated with trihexyltetradecylphosphonium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) amide contributes towards the improvement of tribological properties of sliding surfaces under friction.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2131 (5) ◽  
pp. 052038
Author(s):  
A V Sidashov ◽  
M V Boiko ◽  
E I Luneva ◽  
A M Popov

Abstract The combination of unique physicochemical, mechanical and tribological properties of diamond-like coatings determines the prospects for their use in critical friction units, including those operating in a rarefied atmosphere and vacuum. The properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings depend on the contribution of the sp2 and sp3 fractions of the carbon hybrid atomic electron orbitals. Modern methods of determining the graphite and diamond proportion in coatings are time-consuming and insufficiently accurate. In addition, the determination of the sp3/sp2 ratio is often difficult due to the displacement of the energy position of the C1s electron line. In this paper, the change in the chemical state of carbon over the thickness of a diamond-like coating is studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Analysis of the carbon line fine structure of the differential graphite spectra (sp2 bonds) and diamond (sp3 bonds) allowed us to establish the parameter δ, which determines the ratio of the graphite and diamond components in the DLC coating. Profiling with Ar+ ions of the diamondlike coating surface showed that with an increase in the etching time, the proportion of amorphized carbon increases, which means that the antifriction properties increase with the abrasion of the coating. The obtained regularities allow us to predict changes in the tribological properties of DLC coatings during operation. Ion profiling also allows to determine the thickness of coatings with high accuracy.


Arsitektura ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antissia Meuthia Rizky ◽  
Winny Astuti ◽  
Galing Yudana

<p><em>Jendi village, selected as a pilot project which received the Neighborhood Development program (ND) is the government's effort to solve the poor’s problemsbased onimprovementof housing’s quality. To achieve the goal, the building implementation should be based on the plan that has been made. So, it makes a question “is the implementation of Jendi Village based on Building and Environmental Planning and how the factors affect the suitability itself.”This research uses quantities research methods to analyze the factors that affect the implementation of RTBL Jendi Village. The suitability is found from the analysis which compare the plan and the implementation related with each aspect of planning. To know the factors that affect the implementation of RTBL Jendi Village, the analysis is done using the quantities methods from combination of implementable suitability and the suitable factors of implementation.  The research obtain that the implementable suitability with RTBL of Jendi Village has 81,25% with the suitability from streets, public open space, environment identity concept, the face of the streets, drainage. Factors that affect the implementable suitability with RTBL Jendi Village is communication, human resource, authority, infrastructures and facilities, money, attitude and commitment, bureaucracy structures, and support. And the other factor which not affected with suitability is information resource.</em></p><p><em><strong>Keywords</strong>: Factor that affect the implementable suitability, RTBL, Neighborhood Development</em></p>


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1038
Author(s):  
Catalin Vitelaru ◽  
Anca Constantina Parau ◽  
Lidia Ruxandra Constantin ◽  
Adrian Emil Kiss ◽  
Alina Vladescu ◽  
...  

In this work, we investigate the use of high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) for the deposition of micrometer thick diamond like carbon (DLC) coatings on Si and steel substrates. The adhesion on both types of substrates is ensured with a simple Ti interlayer, while the energy of impinging ions is adjusted by using RF (Radio Frequency) biasing on the substrate at −100 V DC self-bias. Addition of acetylene to the working Ar+Ne atmosphere is investigated as an alternative to Ar sputtering, to improve process stability and coatings quality. Peak current is maintained constant, providing reliable comparison between different deposition conditions used in this study. The main advantages of adding acetylene to the Ar+Ne gas mixture are an increase of deposition rate by a factor of 2, when comparing to the Ar+Ne process. Moreover, a decrease of the number of surface defects, from ~40% surface defects coverage to ~1% is obtained, due to reduced arcing. The mechanical and tribological properties of the deposited DLC films remain comparable for all investigated gas compositions. Nanoindentation hardness of all coatings is in the range of 25 to 30 GPa, friction coefficient is between 0.05 and 0.1 and wear rate is in the range of 0.47 to 0.77 × 10−6 mm3 N−1m−1.


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