Optical properties of nanocrystalline diamond/amorphous carbon composite films

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 457-469

  Boycheva, S ^a   Popov, C ^a   Kulisch, W ^a   Bulir, J ^b,c   Piegari, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Nanocrystalline diamond; Optical properties; Thin films

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CARBON; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELLIPSOMETRY; INFRARED RADIATION; METHANE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITROGEN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; THIN FILMS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; FILM PROPERTIES; NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS (NCD);

DIAMONDS;

EID: 17644392451     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FST-200039439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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