Abstract
The low temperature sensibility and the thermal stability in air of amorphous diamond (a-D) films deposited by filtered arc have been investigated with visible Raman spectroscopy. The films cooled in a range of room temperature to - 190 °C by a liquid nitrogen pump were in-situ measured on a Linkam stage. The films for thermal stability were heated in a furnace. It has been found that the films are thermally very stable in air. They can hold their hardness up to 400 °C and their structure up to 500 °C. However, complete material loss occurs if the temperature is continuously raised. Raman measurements show a shift of the G-peak frequency to higher values with increasing temperature. The films are not sensitive to low temperature and remain stable as temperature is decreased down to - 190 °C.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 558-561 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Diamond and Related Materials |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- General Chemistry
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Materials Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Amorphous diamond
- Filtered arc
- Nano-indentation
- Raman scattering spectroscopy
- Temperature sensibility