It has recently been demonstrated that slow (v << 1 a.u.) highly charged ions (HCIs) are able to generate nano-sized hillocks on cleaved CaF2(1 1 1) surfaces. The aim of the present study was to explore whether surface nanostructures can also be formed on other target materials by the impact of slow HCIs. To this purpose, we have irradiated LiF(0 0 1), diamond-like carbon (DLC) and Au(1 1 1) wi...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a class of materials with outstanding mechanical, tribological and biological properties. From in-vitro experiments, it is known that by incorporating other elements into the DLC film, the ratios of the different proteins adsorbed on the surface can be changed. These proteins will then subsequently control cell attachment, cell proliferation and cell differentiation...

Abstract The goal of this work is to evaluate the potential diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings on thermoplastic polymers for friction and wear reduction in highly stressed rolling–sliding contacts. Therefore, hydrogen-containing DLC were deposited polymer surface by a low-temperature high power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HPPMS) physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. rolling-sliding contact ...

The diamond-like carbon (DLC) is important for passivation of junction termination in high power devices due to its excellent electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties. While the role conductivity polarization DLC layer on blocking capability a p-n has been explained recently, behavior still needs be addressed. For this purpose, diode leakage current was measured large area diodes with neg...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with different structure were deposited on highly electrically conductive silicon substrates (SiO ySi), using d.c. magnetron sputtering deposition process. Their structure and electrochemical behavior in a 0.5 M H SO 2 2 4 solution were studied with micro-Raman spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopic analysis and film impedance spectroscopy. The com...

Abstract At present, the research on deep cooling times mainly focuses influence of a certain material. The treatment process coating composite system insulation time, temperature, and rate, there are few studies system. This paper preliminarily explored cryogenic changing structure properties diamond-like carbon film (DLC) an M35 high-speed steel surface under condition total holding time. Whe...