Download or read book Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond like Carbon Thin Films for Biomedical Applications written by Russell Lee Leonard and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films were produced by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on silicon, fused silica, and silicon nitride substrates. The films produced were either undoped, made using a pure graphite target, or doped, using multi-component targets made from a combination of graphite and silicon, silicon nitride, titanium dioxide, or silicon monoxide. These films were evaluated for their potential use in biomedical applications, including coatings for artificial joints, heart stents, and bronchoscopes. The films were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, ball-on-flat tribometry, contact angle measurements, and spectrophotometry. Film thickness was determined by optical profilometry. Film adhesion was checked by soaking the films in simulated body fluid (SBF) and monitoring the quality of the film surface at varying time intervals using an optical microscope. DLC coatings were produced with a root mean square surface roughness of less than 1 nm and a 0.08 lubricated coefficient of friction. Contact angles of water on the undoped films varied with deposition conditions, ranging from 65 to 88 degrees. Contact angles as low as 25 degrees were achieved by incorporating silicon monoxide dopant. DLC coatings were produced on fused silica having high transparency and showing no delamination after forty-three weeks of immersion in SBF. These results indicate that these films have potential as biomedical coatings.
Download or read book Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond like Carbon and DLC MoS2 Composite Thin Films written by Hamid Niakan and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Synthesis and characterization of diamond like carbon thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition method written by Jaanus Eskusson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Incorporated Diamond like Carbon Thin Films written by Linlin Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond like Carbon Coatings Deposited by Plasma Source Ion Implantation and Conventional Ion Beam Assisted Deposition Processes written by Brian M. Stout and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond-like carbon coatings produced by Plasma Source Ion Implantation (PSII) and beamline Ion Beam Assisted Deposition (IBAD) were synthesized and studied. Gas pressure and electrical current were used as variables to design four independent PSII test sets. Beamline IBAD samples were produced with a pre-optimized set of parameters. Profilometry measurements showed the films to have thicknesses between 1.44 +/- 09 and 1.64 +/- 04 microns and to possess very low roughness averages, ranging from 14 +/- 3 to 28 +/- 3 nm, which correlate with substrate surface roughness. Atomic Force Microscopy revealed that diamond-like carbon crystal sizes varied significantly with chamber pressure. Crystals were generally spherical in shape suggesting that films were highly amorphous. Microhardness and nanohardness test results showed the hardest films to be greater than 3 times the hardness of untreated steel. The elastic modulus of the films, measured during the nanohardness test, was directly related to film hardness. Fretting wear and Pin-on-Disk tests were performed to quantitatively assess the ability of films to resist wear. Fretting wear tests showed a dramatic decrease in friction for diamond-like carbon films with friction levels ranging from 10% to 30% of that of untreated steel. Pin-on-Disk tests revealed a significant improvement in wear resistance prior to stylus penetration into the substrate.
Download or read book Diamond Like Carbon Coatings written by Peerawatt Nunthavarawong and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-08-08 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond-like carbons (DLCs) display a number of attractive properties that make them versatile coating materials for a variety of applications, including extremely high hardness values, very low friction properties, very low gas permeability, good biocompatibility, and very high electrical resistivity, among others. Further research into this material is required to produce hydrogen-free DLC films and to synthesize it together with other materials, thereby obtaining better film properties. Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings: Technologies and Applications examines emerging manufacturing technologies for DLCs with the aim of improving their properties for use in practical applications. Discusses DLC coatings used in mechanical, manufacturing, and medical applications Details recent developments in the novel synthesis of DLC films Covers advances in understanding of chemical, structural, physical, mechanical, and tribological properties for modern material processing Highlights methods to yield longer service life Considers prospects for future applications of emerging DLC technologies This work is aimed at materials science and engineering researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals.
Download or read book Synthesis Structure and Characterization of Silver Doped Diamond Like Carbon Thin Films written by Pankaj Jyoti Hazarika and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond like carbon (DLC) films have gained grounds in the biomedical field as an inert, biocompatible, low friction and wear resistant coating and are widely used in heart valves, coronary artery stents, dental implants, knee prosthesis and other vascular devices. In addition, Ag nanoparticles/films can prevent the formation of biofilm on biomedical implants by degrading the metabolic activities like permeability and respiration and also impair DNA replicability. Thus, Ag-doped DLC (Ag-DLC) can serve as a multifunctional bio coating combining desirable antibacterial and physical/mechanical characteristics. In the present study, Ag-DLC films were synthesized utilizing a hybrid Plasma CVD and Magnetron sputtering process in a CH4/Ar glow discharge. Nanocomposite films containing Ag nanoparticles in an amorphous DLC matrix with various amounts of Ag were synthesized and characterized by Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Tribological experiments were performed to assess the frictional behavior and wear resistance of the Ag-DLC films as a function of Ag content. Anodic polarization experiments were conducted to characterize the electrochemical behavior of the Ag-DLC films. TEM results revealed that Ag nanoparticles of 4-7 nm in size were uniformly distributed in an amorphous DLC matrix. Microhardness of DLC films exhibited a hardness of 22 GPa and it gradually decreased with increasing Ag content in the films. Wear rate of DLC film was 1.9 x 10-8 mm3/Nm and it increased to 8 x 10-7 mm3/Nm for Ag-DLC (5% Ag) film. Electrochemical behavior experiments showed that Ag-DLC films exhibited an inert behavior compared to the pure silver.
Download or read book Nanocomposite Thin Films and Coatings written by Sam Zhang and published by Imperial College Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Materials development has reached a point where it is difficult for a single material to satisfy the needs of sophisticated applications in the modern world. Nanocomposite films and coatings achieve much more than the simple addition of the constitutents OCo the law of summation fails to work in the nano-world. This book encompasses three major parts of the development of nanocomposite films and coatings: the first focuses on processing and properties, the second concentrates on mechanical performance, and the third deals with functional performance, including wide application areas ranging from mechanical cutting to solar energy and from electronics to medicine. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Magnetron Sputtered Hard and Yet Tough Nanocomposite Coatings With Case Studies: Nanocrystalline Tin Embedded in Amorphous SiNx (187 KB). Contents: Magnetron Sputtered Hard and Yet Tough Nanocomposite Coatings with Case Studies: Nanocrystalline TiN Embedded in Amorphous SiN x (S Zhang et al.); Magnetron Sputtered Hard and Yet Tough Nanocomposite Coatings with Case Studies: Nanocrystalline TiC Embedded in Amorphous Carbon (S Zhang et al.); Properties of Chemical Vapor Deposited Nanocrystalline Diamond and Nanodiamond/Amorphous Carbon Composite Films (S C Tjong); Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films (Z-Q Xu & A Kumar); Properties of Hard Nanocomposite Thin Films (J Musil); Nanostructured, Multifunctional Tribological Coatings (J J Moore et al.); Nanocomposite Thin Films for Solar Energy Conversion (Y-B Yin); Application of Silicon Nanocrystal in Non-Volatile Memory Devices (T P Chen); Nanocrystalline Silicon Films for Thin Film Transistor and Optoelectronic Applications (Y-J Choi et al.); Amorphous and Nanocomposite Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings for Biomedical Applications (T I T Okpalugo et al.); Nanocoatings for Orthopaedic and Dental Application (W-Q Yan). Readership: Undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, scientists, college and university professors, research professionals, technology investors and developers, research enterprises, R&D research laboratories, academic and research libraries."
Download or read book Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond and Diamond like Carbon Films for Multichip Modules written by Rajan Abraham Beera and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aspects of the Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond and Diamond Like Carbon Films written by Paul Alers and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond Thin Films by Microwave Plasma enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition MPECVD written by Shih-Feng Chou and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond thin films are deposited on silicon wafers by MPECVD process with the presence of methane, argon, and hydrogen gases. The reaction chamber is designed with an internal microwave reaction cavity and a high-pressure pocket for improving deposition conditions. Scanning electron microscopy reveals tetrahedral and cauliflower-shaped crystals for polycrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond films, respectively. Spectroscopy ellipsometer studies indicate that diamond-like carbon (DLC) films are deposited with a thickness of 700 nm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy shows C-H stretching in the range from 2800 cm -1 to 3000 cm -1 . Nanoindentation is performed on DLC films with an average hardness of 10.98 GPa and an average elastic modulus of 90.32 GPa. The effects of chamber pressure, microwave forward power, and gas mixture on the plasma chemistry are discussed. Substrate temperature has a significant influence on film growth rate, and substrate pretreatment can enhance the quality of diamond films.
Download or read book Aspects of the Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond and Diamond Like Carbon Films written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present thesis is the result of 15 years of continues efforts. The research work started in 1991 and has been completed by a final publication in 2005. The content of the thesis is composed of introductory parts (giving the reader an introduction into the later to be discussed subject) and articles published by the author. At this point the author would like to draw the attention to the fact that, due to the rather lengthy process of completion of the presented thesis, the references in the first chapters have not been updated with recent new publications on the subjects discussed and therefore reflect the knowledge state at the time the articles were written. The key subject of the thesis is carbon materials. In order to initiate the reader into the subject to be discussed in the publications of the author, introductory chapters are found at the beginning of the present document. In the first chapter an historical overview on diamond and DLC is given. The history of diamond, starting with natural diamond and continuing with man made diamonds, is treated and examples of applications of diamond are described. Equally the history of Raman spectroscopy, an analysing method intensively used by the author, is presented. After the historic introduction, more technical background information is offered on the following subjects: carbon structure and properties ; Raman spectroscopy ; Diamond & DLC deposition methods Following these introductory chapters the scientific work accomplished by the author is presented. This is done introducing the different scientific articles published by the author. The first article deals with the deposition of diamond using the acetylene flame method. The key innovation presented by the author in this article is the use of a turbulent flame configuration, as the first researcher in this field, which allows for a quicker growth rate of the diamond deposit. The second article demonstrates the influence of flame turbulence on the growth of m.
Download or read book Tribology of Diamond like Carbon Films written by Christophe Donnet and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights some of the most important structural, chemical, mechanical and tribological characteristics of DLC films. It is particularly dedicated to the fundamental tribological issues that impact the performance and durability of these coatings. The book provides reliable and up-to-date information on available industrial DLC coatings and includes clear definitions and descriptions of various DLC films and their properties.
Download or read book Deposition and Characterization of Diamondlike Carbon Thin Films written by Bhola Nath De and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thin Film Diamond written by A.H. Lettington and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work, written by leading international authorities, deals with nucleation growth and processing, characterization and electrical, thermal, optical and mechanical properties of thin film diamond. The final chapters are devoted to the broad range of applications of this material.
Download or read book Characterization of Diamond like Carbon Films and Their Application as Overcoats on Thin Film Media for Magnetic Recording written by Hsiao-chu Tsai and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deposition Characterization and Tribological magnetic Studies of Diamond like Carbon and Magnetic Thin Films written by Geng Wang and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
