One‐step electrodeposition of amorphous carbon films containing WO3 with high conductivity and good wettability |
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| Authors: | Deming Huang Shanhong Wan Liping Wang Qunji Xue |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China |
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| Abstract: | Tungsten trioxide‐incorporated hydrogenated amorphous carbon (WO3/a‐C:H) films have been fabricated on a single‐crystal silicon wafer by liquid phase electrodeposition using methanol as carbon source and tungsten carbonyl as incorporated reagent. The morphology, composition and structure of the films have been investigated by SEM, XPS, Raman scattering spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Transmission electron microscope (TEM), respectively. The effects of WO3 incorporation on the electrical and wetting properties were studied in detail. The characterization results showed that tungsten trioxide nanocrystalline particles with diameters in the range of 10–20 nm were homogenously embedded in the amorphous carbon films. Also, the electrical conductivity and wetting ability of the films were strongly improved due to the contribution of the tungsten trioxide. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | tungsten trioxide diamond‐like films electrochemical deposition nanocrystalline particles electrical conductivity wetting ability |
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