Surface morphology, nano-indentation and TEM analysis of tantalum carbide-graphite composite film synthesized by hot-filament chemical vapor deposition

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 944-950

  Ali, M ^a   Urgen M ^b   Atta, M A ^a   Kawashima, A ^c   Nishijima, M ^c  

^a COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Hardness; Interfaces; Microstructure; Thin films

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GRAIN DISTRIBUTION; GRAPHITE CONTENT; HIGH PRESSURE; HOT-FILAMENT CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; LOW PRESSURES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; MODERATE PRESSURES; NANO SCALE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SECONDARY NUCLEATION; TEM ANALYSIS;

CARBIDES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMPOSITE FILMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HARDNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METHANATION; METHANE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TANTALUM; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS;

TANTALUM CARBIDE;

EID: 84874513812     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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