Cryogenic graphitization of submicrometer grains embedded in nanostructured tetrahedral amorphous carbon films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Hu, A ^a   Alkhesho, I ^a   Duley, W W ^a   Zhou, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAPHITIZATION; HARDNESS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RAMAN SCATTERING;

CRYOGENIC GRAPHITIZATION; LASER DEPOSITION; NANOHARDNESS;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS;

EID: 33750526087     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2360386     Document Type: Article

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