Zhang H.-S. , ENDRINO ARMENTEROS, JOSÉ LUIS, Anders A.
Si
Proc. STLE/ASME Int. Jt. Tribol. Conf., IJTC
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Científica
01/01/2009
000266325200138
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The incorporation of silver into the diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings has shown excellent potential in various applications; therefore the surface and tribological properties of silver-containing DLC thin films deserve to be investigated. In this study we have deposited silver-containing hydrogenated and hydrogen-free DLC coatings by plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition (PIII-D) methods. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nano-scratch tests were used to study the surface and tribological properties. The silver incorporation had only slight effects on hydrogenated DLC coatings. However, the incorporation of silver has significant effect on hydrogen-free DLC of smoothing the surface and increasing the surface energy. Those effects have been illustrated and explained in the context of experimental results. Copyright © 2008 by ASME.
Diamond-like carbon coatings; DLC coatings; DLC film; DLC thin films; Hydrogen-free DLC; Nano-scratch; Plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition; Silver content; Surface energies; Tribological properties; Atomic force microscopy; Biomaterials; Carbon films; Coatings; Diamond films; Diamond like carbon films; Hydrogen; Hydrogenation; Ion bombardment; Ion implantation; Plasma deposition; Surface chemistry; Surface tension; Tribology; Silver