Probing the role of C+ ion energy, thickness and graded structure on the functional and microstructural characteristics of ultrathin carbon films (<2 nm)

Tribology International

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-88

  Goohpattader, Partho S ^a   Dwivedi, Neeraj ^a   Rismani Yazdi, Ehsan ^a   Satyanarayana, Nalam ^a   Yeo, Reuben J ^a   Kundu, Shreya ^a   Bhatia, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Thin coating; Wear resistant; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

GRADED STRUCTURE; ION ENERGIES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; THIN COATING; ULTRA-THIN; WEAR-RESISTANT;

CORROSION;

EID: 84907646055     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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