含氮氟化类金刚石(FN-DLC)薄膜的研究：(Ⅱ)射频功率对薄膜光学带隙的影响

以CF₄,CH₄和N₂为源气体，采用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积法，在不同射频功率下制备了含氮氟化类金刚石薄膜样品.原子力显微形貌显示，低功率下沉积样品表面致密均匀.拉曼及傅里叶变换红外光谱分析显示，随着射频功率的改变，薄膜的结构和组分也随之变化.紫外-可见光透射光谱证明薄膜具有紫外强吸收特性，通过计算得到其光学带隙在1.89—2.29 eV之间.结果表明，射频功率增加，薄膜内sp²C含量增加，或者说C=C交联相对浓度增加、F的相对浓度降低，导致薄膜内π-π^*带边态密度增大，光学带隙减小. 关键词： 含氮氟化类金刚石薄膜 射频功率 光学带隙     

含氮氟化类金刚石(FN-DLC)薄膜的研究：(Ⅰ) sp结构与化学键分析

以CF₄，CH₄和N₂为源气体，利用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积法，在不同功率下制备了含氮氟化类金刚石膜.用俄歇电子能谱、拉曼光谱、X射线光电子能谱和傅里叶变换红外光谱对薄膜的电子结构和化学键进行了表征，并结合高斯分峰拟合方法分析了薄膜中sp²，sp³结构比率.结果表明，制备的薄膜属于类金刚石结构，不同沉积功率下，薄膜内的sp²/sp³值在2.0—9.0之间，随着沉积功率的增加薄膜内sp²的相对含量增加.膜内主要有C—F_x(x=1，2)，C—C，C=C和C≡N等化学键.沉积功率增加，C—C基团增加，膜内F的浓度降低，C—F基团减少，薄膜的关联加强，稳定性提高. 关键词： 含氮氟化类金刚石膜 sp结构 化学键结构 射频功率     

铜上采用过渡层沉积类金刚石薄膜的研究

将等离子增强非平衡磁控溅射物理气相沉积(PEUMS-PVD)和电子回旋共振-微波等离子体增强化学气相沉积(MW-ECRPECVD)技术相结合，通过制备不同的过渡层，在铜基上成功地制备了类金刚石膜.拉曼光谱分析表明，所制备的碳膜具有典型的类金刚石结构特征.检测结果表明，随着沉积偏压的增大，D峰和G峰均向高波数漂移，I_D/I_G值增大，表面粗糙度减小，而平均硬度和弹性模量呈先增大后减小的趋势. 关键词： 铜基体 类金刚石膜 过渡层 拉曼光谱     

石英衬底上生长的高光学质量的纳米金刚石薄膜

采用射频等离子体增强的热丝化学气相沉积(RFHFCVD)技术在石英玻璃衬底上制备了表面光滑、晶粒致密均匀的纳米金刚石薄膜.用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和台阶仪观测薄膜的表面形貌和粗糙度,x射线衍射(XRD)和Raman光谱表征膜层的结构,并用紫外可见近红外光谱仪测量其光透过率.实验结果表明,衬底温度、反应气压及射频功率对金刚石膜的结晶习性、表面粗糙度及光透过率均有很大程度的影响,其最佳值分别为700℃,2×133Pa和200W.在该最佳参量下经1h的生长即获得连续、平滑的纳米金刚石膜,其平均晶粒尺寸为约25 关键词： 纳米金刚石薄膜 射频等离子体增强热丝化学气相沉积 光透过率     

含氮氟化类金刚石(FN-DLC)薄膜的研究:(Ⅰ)sp结构与化学键分析

以CF4,CH4和N2为源气体,利用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积法,在不同功率下制备了含氮氟化类金刚石膜.用俄歇电子能谱、拉曼光谱、X射线光电子能谱和傅里叶变换红外光谱对薄膜的电子结构和化学键进行了表征,并结合高斯分峰拟合方法分析了薄膜中sp2,sp3结构比率.结果表明,制备的薄膜属于类金刚石结构,不同沉积功率下,薄膜内的sp2/sp3值在2.0—9.0之间,随着沉积功率的增加薄膜内sp2的相对含量增加.膜内主要有C—Fx(x=1,2),C—C,CC和CN等化学键.沉积功率增加,C—C基团增加,膜内F的浓度降低,C—F基团减少,薄膜的关联加强,稳定性提高.     

射频功率对类金刚石薄膜性能的影响

在不同射频功率条件下,实验研究了射频等离子体化学气相沉积类金刚石薄膜的金刚石相分数、光学常数和硬度。利用Raman光谱仪、椭圆偏振仪、数字式显微硬度计分别测试了不同条件下单层类金刚石薄膜的金刚石相分数、光学常数和硬度。实验表明,随着功率的增加,金刚石相的相对分数减少,薄膜的折射率先减小再增加然后减小,射频功率大于910 W时,沉积速率急剧增大。而薄膜的硬度先增加后减小,在射频功率为860 W处获得最大值。     

不同射频输入功率下制备的氟化类金刚石碳膜疏水性研究

以高纯石墨作靶、氩气（Ar）和三氟甲烷（CHF₃）为源气体,用反应磁控溅射法在不同射频功率下制备了氟化类金刚石碳（F-DLC）膜,并对其疏水性进行研究.双蒸水液滴与膜表面接触角的测试结果表明,所制备薄膜表面的最大水接触角可达115°左右.通过原子力显微镜获得的薄膜表面AFM图谱、拉曼光谱以及傅里叶变换红外光谱探讨了影响薄膜的疏水性的因素.结果表明,薄膜的疏水性与薄膜的表面粗糙度和表面键结构直接相关,表面粗糙度越大,疏水性越好,但与薄膜中的F含量和sp³/sp²的比值并未呈单调增加或减小的对应关系.射频输入功率影响着薄膜的沉积速率,与薄膜表面粗糙度、薄膜中芳香环单核的比例以及薄膜表面的键结构（F的接入方式）直接相关. 关键词： 疏水性 反应磁控溅射 氟化类金刚石膜 射频功率     

沉积温度对钛硅共掺杂类金刚石薄膜生长、结构和力学性能的影响

采用中频磁控溅射Ti80Si20复合靶在单晶硅表面制备了共掺杂的类金刚石薄膜.研究了沉积温度对薄膜生长速率、化学成分、结构、表面性质和力学性能的影响.结果表明:随沉积温度升高,薄膜生长速率降低,薄膜Ti和Si原子浓度增加,C原子浓度降低;在高温下沉积的薄膜具有低sp3C含量、低表面接触角、低内应力和高的硬度与弹性模量.基于亚表层注入生长模型分析了沉积温度对薄膜生长和键合结构的影响,从薄膜生长机制和微观结构解释了表面性质和力学性能的变化.     

射频功率对PECVD制备类金刚石薄膜光学性能的影响

采用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积(RF-PECVD)法在石英片上生长类金刚石薄膜。通过紫外可见分光光度计、椭偏仪测试手段,研究不同射频功率条件下类金刚石薄膜的光学性能的变化。结果表明,射频功率对类金刚石薄膜的生长具有重要影响,在较低功率下生长的类金刚石薄膜,具有较高的光学透过率和较大的光学带隙。     

氮对类金刚石薄膜的微观结构内应力与附着力的影响

采用原子力显微镜(AFM)、俄歇电子能谱(AES)和显微压痕分析等手段对射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积法制备的掺氮类金刚石(DLC：N)薄膜的微观结构和力学性能进行了研究.结果表明,随着含氮量的增加,DLC薄膜的AFM表面形貌中出现了几十纳米的颗粒,原子侧向力显微镜和AES分析表明这种纳米颗粒是x大于0.126的非晶氮化碳CN_x结构.这种非晶DLC/CN_x的纳米复合结构,减小了薄膜的内应力,从而提高了薄膜与衬底的附着力. 关键词： 类金刚石碳膜 微观结构 附着特性     

The microstructure, mechanical and friction properties of protective diamond like carbon films on magnesium alloy

Protective hard coatings deposited on magnesium alloys are believed to be effective for overcoming their poor wear properties. In this work, diamond-like carbon (DLC) films as hard protective films were deposited on AZ91 magnesium alloy by arc ion plating under negative pulse bias voltages ranging from 0 to −200 V. The microstructure, composition and mechanical properties of the DLC films were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and nanoindentation. The tribological behavior of uncoated and coated AZ91 magnesium alloy was investigated using a ball-on-disk tribotester. The results show that the negative pulse bias voltage used for film deposition has a significant effect on the sp³ carbon content and mechanical properties of the deposited DLC films. A maximum sp³ content of 33.3% was obtained at −100 V, resulting in a high hardness of 28.6 GPa and elastic modulus of 300.0 GPa. The DLC films showed very good adhesion to the AZ91 magnesium alloy with no observable cracks and delamination even during friction testing. Compared with the uncoated AZ91 magnesium alloy, the magnesium alloy coated with DLC films exhibits a low friction coefficient and a narrow, shallow wear track. The wear resistance and surface hardness of AZ91 magnesium alloy can be significantly improved by coating a layer of DLC protective film due to its high hardness and low friction coefficient.     

Raman study of W-doped diamond-like carbon films

Amorphous diamond-like carbon (DLC) films prepared by the plasma chemical method on glass substrates SiO₂-Al₂O₃-TiO₂ have been studied by Raman spectroscopy. W-doped DLC films show a considerable increase in the G-band frequency up to 1592 cm^?1 and an enhanced surface hardness. The DLC films doped with W and atoms of semiconductors exhibit high transparency and a higher G-band shift to the high-frequency range (up to 1611 cm^?1).     

Study of well adherent DLC film deposited on piezoelectric LiTaO3 substrate

A well adherent diamond-like carbon (DLC) film was deposited on piezoelectric LiTaO₃ substrate using PECVD by inserting SiO₂ interlayer. DLC film was characterized using Raman spectroscopy and AFM. Physical and mechanical properties were measured using XRR, ellipsometry, scratch test and nano-indentation. The DLC film exhibits the characteristics of hydrogenated amorphous carbon and a very smooth surface with a 0.25 nm RMS. Scratch test shows that critical load (L_c) is 18 N, which is good enough for applying DLC film to SAW device. The measured mass density, refractive index, hardness and Young’s modulus of DLC film deposited on LiTaO₃ are comparable to the reported values for hydrogenated amorphous carbon film, irrespective of substrates on which the films were deposited.     

Preparation and tribological properties of DLC/Ti filmby pulsed laser arc deposition

This paper reports that DLC (diamond like carbon)/Ti and DLC films were prepared by using pulsed laser arc deposition. R-ray diffraction, Auger electron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, nanoindenter, spectroscopic ellipsometer, surface profiler and micro-tribometer were employed to study the structure and tribological properties of DLC/Ti and DLC films. The results show that DLC/Ti film, with $I(D)/I(G)$ 0.28 and corresponding to 76{\%} sp$^{3}$ content calculated by Raman spectroscopy, uniform chemical composition along depth direction, 98 at{\%} content of carbon, hardness 8.2 GPa and Young's modulus 110.5 GPa, compressive stress 6.579 GPa, thickness 46~nm, coefficient of friction 0.08, and critical load 95mN, exhibits excellent mechanical and tribological properties.     

Studies of diamond-like carbon （DLC） films deposited on stainless steel substrate with Si/SiC intermediate layers

In this work, diamond-like carbon （DLC） films were deposited on stainless steel substrates with Si/SiC intermediate layers by combining plasma enhanced sputtering physical vapour deposition （PEUMS-PVD） and microwave electron cyclotron resonance plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition （MW-ECRPECVD） techniques. The influence of substrate negative self-bias voltage and Si target power on the structure and nano-mechanical behaviour of the DLC films were investigated by Raman spectroscopy, nano-indentation, and the film structural morphology by atomic force microscopy （AFM）. With the increase of deposition bias voltage, the G band shifted to higher wave-number and the integrated intensity ratio ID/IG increased. We considered these as evidences for the development of graphitization in the films. As the substrate negative self-bias voltage increased, particle bombardment function was enhanced and the sp^3-bond carbon density reducing, resulted in the peak values of hardness （H） and elastic modulus （E）. Silicon addition promoted the formation of sp^3 bonding and reduced the hardness. The incorporated Si atoms substituted sp^2- bond carbon atoms in ring structures, which promoted the formation of sp^3-bond. The structural transition from C-C to C-Si bonds resulted in relaxation of the residual stress which led to the decrease of internal stress and hardness. The results of AFM indicated that the films was dense and homogeneous, the roughness of the films was decreased due to the increase of substrate negative self-bias voltage and the Si target power.     

Effect of titanium incorporation on the structural, mechanical and biocompatible properties of DLC thin films prepared by reactive-biased target ion beam deposition method

Amorphous diamond like carbon (DLC) and titanium incorporated diamond like carbon (Ti-DLC) thin films were deposited by using reactive-biased target ion beam deposition method. The effects of Ti incorporation and target bias voltage on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the as-deposited films were investigated by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and nano-indentation. It was found that the Ti content in Ti-DLC films gets increased with increasing target bias voltage. At about 4.2 at.% of Ti, uniform sized well dispersed nanocrystals were seen in the DLC matrix. Using FFT analysis, a facility available in the TEM, it was found that the nanocrystals are in cubic TiC phase. Though at the core, the incorporated Ti atoms react with carbon to form cubic TiC; most of the surface exposed Ti atoms were found to react with the atmospheric oxygen to form weakly bonded Ti-O. The presence of TiC nanocrystals greatly modified the sp³/sp² hybridized bonding ratio and is reflected in mechanical hardness of Ti-DLC films. These films were then tested for their biocompatibility by an invitro cell culturing test. Morphological observation and the cell proliferation test have demonstrated that the human osteoblast cells well attach and proliferate on the surface of Ti incorporated DLC films, suggesting possible applications in bone related implant coatings.     

Fabrication and characterization of freestanding ultrathin diamond-like carbon targets for high-intensity laser applications

Here, we report the fabrication of diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). PLD is a well-established technique for deposition of high-quality DLC thin films. Carbon tape target was ablated using a KrF (248 nm, 25 ns, 20 Hz) excimer laser to deposit DLC films on soap-coated substrates. A laser fluence between 8.5 and 14 J/cm² and a target to substrate distance of 10 cm was used. These films were then released from substrates to obtain freestanding DLC thin foils. Foil thicknesses from 20 to 200 nm were deposited using this technique to obtain freestanding targets of up to 1-inch square area. Typically, 100-nm-thick freestanding DLC films were characterized using different techniques such as AFM, XPS, and nano-indentation. AFM was used to obtain the film surface roughness of 9 nm rms of the released film. XPS was utilized to obtain 74 % sp², 23 % sp³, and 3 % C–O bond components. Nano-indentation was used to characterize the film hardness of 10 GPa and Young’s modulus of 110 GPa. Damage threshold properties of the DLC foils were studied (1,064 nm, 6 ns) and found to be 7 × 10¹⁰ W/cm² peak intensity for our best ultrathin DLC foils.     

Synthesis of DLC films by PLD from liquid target and dependence of film properties on the synthesis conditions

DLC (Diamond-like carbon films) were prepared by pulsed laser ablation of a liquid target at substrate temperatures from 18 to 600°C using 248 nm KrF excimer laser. The sp³ hybridization state carbon formation was additionally promoted by gaseous H₂O₂ flow through the reaction chamber and substrate excitation by the same laser beam. Deposited DLC films were characterised by Raman scattering spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Comparative AFM and Raman study shows that the increase in the content of sp³ type bonding in DLC is in correlation with the increase of the surface roughness of the samples prepared.     

Evaluation of bacterial adhesion on Si-doped diamond-like carbon films

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films as biomaterial for medical devices have been attracting great interest due to their excellent properties such as hardness, low friction and chemical inertness. It has been demonstrated that the properties of DLC films can be further improved by the addition of silicon into DLC films, such as thermal stability, compressive stress, etc. However no research work on anti-bacterial properties of silicon-doped diamond-like carbon films has been reported. In this paper the surface physical and chemical properties of Si-doped diamond-like carbon films with various Si contents on 316 stainless steel substrate prepared by a magnetron sputtering technique were investigated, including surface topography, surface chemistry, the sp³/sp² ratio, contact angle, surface free energy, etc. Bacterial adhesion to Si-doped DLC films was evaluated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus which frequently cause medical device-associated infections. The experimental results showed that bacterial adhesion decreased with increasing the silicon content in the films. All the Si-doped DLC films performed much better than stainless steel 316L on reducing bacterial attachment.     

Characterization of doped diamond-like carbon films deposited by hot wire plasma sputtering of graphite

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films doped with nitrogen and oxygen were deposited on silicon(100) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) substrates by hot wire plasma sputtering of graphite. The morphology and chemical composition of deposited films has been characterized by scanning electron microscopy, XPS, Auger, FTIR spectroscopy and micro-Raman scattering. Plasmon loss structure accompanying the XPS C 1s peak and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in reflection mode was used to study the fraction of sp³ bonded C atoms and the density of valence electrons. Raman spectra show two basic C–C bands around 1575 cm^-1 (G line) and 1360 cm^-1 (D line) . Auger depth profiling spectroscopy was used to measure the spatial distributions of C, N and O atoms in the surface layer of DLC films. The fraction of sp³ bonded atoms of about 40% was detected in DLC films by XPS plasmon loss and EELS techniques. Nitrile and iso-nitrile groups observed in FTIR spectra demonstrated the existence of sp bonded carbon in doped DLC films. The typical for DLC films specific density 1.7–1.8 g/cm³ was obtained from EELS and XPS data. PACS 52.77.Dq; 81.65.-b; 82.80.Pv