Mechanical properties of fullerite and diamondlike carbon films using surface acoustic waves and nanoindentation
- 8 April 1999
- proceedings article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
- Vol. 3725, 94-102
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344714
Abstract
C60 and amorphous diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have been grown by thermal evaporation and laser ablation techniques at different substrate temperatures and on various substrates. The elastic modulus and the hardness of the films have been investigated by surface acoustic waves and nanoindentation. Both methods are completely new and designed for investigations of very thin films. For homogeneous C60 films the Young's modulus was found to be 14 GPa and the Poisson's ratio of 0.2. The measured nanohardness of 167 MPa corresponds with the microhardness value of 130 MPa. There is a correlation between deposition techniques and hardness as well as Young's modulus for DLC films.Keywords
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