Observation of diamond crystallites in thin films prepared by laser ablation of hard fullerene-based carbon
- 14 March 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 29 (3) , 929-933
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/29/3/062
Abstract
Thin carbon films have been prepared by ArF excimer laser ablation of hard fullerene-based carbon in vacuum. The target material was obtained from a pressure - temperature treatment of fullerene. Micro-Raman, electron energy loss and electron diffraction measurements of deposited films reveal distinct evidence of microcrystalline diamond. Appearance of the diamond fraction in the films can be related to a peculiar structure of the target substance.Keywords
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