Surface flashover characteristics of diamond-like carbon thin films in vacuum

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-78

  Kirkici, Hulya ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEPOSITION; DIAMOND FILMS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF SOLIDS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; THIN FILMS; VACUUM;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON THIN FILMS; HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICES; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND THIN FILMS;

FLASHOVER;

EID: 0031072032     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.590869     Document Type: Article

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