A new method for evaluating the scratch resistance of diamond-like carbon films by the nano-scratch technique

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1454-1459

  Huang, Li Ye ^a,b   Zhao, Jun Wu ^a   Xu, Ke Wei ^a   Lu, Jian ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Diamond like carbon (DLC); Nano scratch; Nanoindentation; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SUBSTRATES;

COHESION STRENGTH;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS;

COATING; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON; FILM; PROTECTION; RESISTANCE; SCRATCHING;

EID: 0036645507     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-9635(02)00045-6     Document Type: Article

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