J 2007

Correlation of thermal stability of the mechanical and optical properties of diamond-like carbon films

FRANTA, Daniel, Vilma BURŠÍKOVÁ, Ivan OHLÍDAL, Pavel SŤAHEL, Miloslav OHLÍDAL et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Correlation of thermal stability of the mechanical and optical properties of diamond-like carbon films

Name in Czech

Korelace tepelné stability mechanických a optických vlasností diamantu podobných uhlíkových vrstev

Authors

FRANTA, Daniel (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Vilma BURŠÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Ivan OHLÍDAL (203 Czech Republic), Pavel SŤAHEL (203 Czech Republic), Miloslav OHLÍDAL (203 Czech Republic) and David NEČAS (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Diamond and Related Materials, New York, Elsevier, 2007, 0925-9635

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10302 Condensed matter physics

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.788

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/07:00020890

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000246608200143

Keywords in English

Thermal stability; Optical constants; Electronic structure; Free-carrier anisotropy

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 4/2/2008 18:33, Mgr. Daniel Franta, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The aim of the present contribution is the study of the influence of the annealing on the mechanical and optical properties of the plasma deposited diamond-like carbon (DLC) films. The DLC films were prepared for different values of hydrogen content from the mixture of methane and hydrogen in capacitively coupled PECVD reactor. Thermal stability of the films was investigated using sample annealing. The optical properties of the as deposited and annealed DLC films were studied ex situ using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry and spectroscopic reflectometry applied within the near-UV, visible and near-IR regions. For optical constants our dispersion model based on parameterization of the densities of electronic states was used. The dependence of the hardness and the elastic modulus on the hydrogen content in the deposition feed was determined using depth sensing indentation technique. It was found that with increasing temperature the sp3-to-sp2 ratio, atomic fraction of hydrogen, hardness and elastic modulus decreased. For the samples prepared with relatively high hydrogen flow rate the annealing helped to minimize the film intrinsic stress. Moreover, these films exhibited free-carrier anisotropy. This fact was respected by including the Drude absorption term into the dispersion model.

In Czech

Cíl prezentovaného příspěvku

Links

GA106/05/0274, research and development project
Name: Víceúrovňové studium vztahů mezi mechanickými a mikrostrukturními charakteristikami materiálů
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Multiscale approach to relationships between mechanical and microstructural characteristics of materials
MSM0021622411, plan (intention)
Name: Studium a aplikace plazmochemických reakcí v neizotermickém nízkoteplotním plazmatu a jeho interakcí s povrchem pevných látek
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Study and application of plasma chemical reactions in non-isothermic low temperature plasma and its interaction with solid surface