Interfacial studies for improving the adhesion of diamond-like carbon films on steel

被引:65
作者
Chen, CC
Hong, FCN [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Tainan 701, Taiwan
[2] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Ctr Micronano Technol, Tainan 701, Taiwan
关键词
diamond-like carbon; chromium; intermixing layer; adhesion;
D O I
10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.09.085
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The adhesion of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films on steel is usually very poor. Adhesion of DLC on SKD11 steel was improved for tribological purposes in this study by applying chromium (Cr) metal intermediate layers using magnetron sputtering with substrate bias. DLC films were deposited by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) chemical vapor deposition. However, the adhesion was only at medium level. Intermixing at the Cr-steel interface was further achieved by ion bombardment and found to remarkably improve the adhesion. A reliable process was established to improve the adhesion to top level. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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