Influence of the nucleation density on the structure and mechanical properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond films

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 151-154

  Popov, C ^a   Favaro, G ^b   Kulisch, W ^c   Reithmaier, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b CSM Instruments SA   (Switzerland)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Nanocrystalline diamond films; Nucleation density; Structure

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON FILMS; COMPOSITE FILMS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIAMOND CUTTING TOOLS; DIAMONDS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROWAVES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NUCLEATION; PARAFFINS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; POWDERS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES;

AMORPHOUS CARBON MATRIXES; ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPIES; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZES; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; DIAMOND POWDERS; ELASTIC RECOVERIES; MICROWAVE PLASMAS; N PENTANES; NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS; NANOSCRATCH TESTS; NUCLEATION DENSITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; PRE TREATMENTS; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SCRATCH TESTS; SEM; SILICON SUBSTRATES; STRUCTURE; ULTRANANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILMS; UNIFORM COATINGS;

DIAMOND FILMS;

EID: 59649107186     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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