Identification of ternary phases in TiBC/a-C nanocomposite thin films: Influence on the electrical and optical properties

Plasma Processes and Polymers

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 579-588

  Abad, Manuel David ^a   Sanjinés, Rosendo ^b   Endrino, Jose Luis ^c   Gago, Raúl ^c   Andersson, Joakim ^d   Sánchez Lõpez, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

amorphous carbon; EELS; electrical properties; nanocomposites; optical properties; structure; TiBC coatings; XAS

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON (A-C); CARBON CONTENT; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ENERGY LOSS NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE; FINE STRUCTURES; GRADUAL TRANSFORMATIONS; GRAIN BOUNDARY SCATTERING; GRAIN SIZE; GRAPHITE TARGET; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; HIGH DENSITY; LOCAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETRON CO-SPUTTERING; MATRIX; NANO-COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE FORMATIONS; TERNARY PHASIS; THEORETICAL SIMULATION; TIBC COATINGS; TRANSMISSION PROBABILITIES; VAN DER PAUW METHOD; XAS;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS FILMS; CARBON FILMS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MAGNETRONS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; POINT DEFECTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; TITANIUM CARBIDE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79960223700     PISSN: 16128850     EISSN: 16128869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201000182     Document Type: Article

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