A finite element study on the hardness of carbon nanotubes-doped diamond-like carbon film

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 330-338

  Wei, Chehung ^a   Yang, Jui Feng ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hardness; Microstructure; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

2D ANALYSIS; 3D ANALYSIS; DLC FILM; DOPED DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; HARDNESS ENHANCEMENT; INDENTATION SIZE EFFECTS; INTERFACE STRENGTH; PROJECTED AREA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY;

CARBON; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOINDENTATION; THERMOELECTRICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLUME FRACTION;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS;

EID: 84862911783     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.331     Document Type: Article

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