Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films as electrochemical electrodes

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-22

  Zeng, Aiping ^a   Neto, Victor F ^a   Gracio, Jose J ^a   Fan, Qi Hua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Diamond like carbon films; Electrochemistry; Electrode

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DIAMONDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MIXTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; YARN;

CARBON BOND; CARBON MATERIAL; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; DIAMOND-LIKE; DLC FILM; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; SURFACE PRETREATMENT;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS;

EID: 84893158757     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2014.01.003     Document Type: Review

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