Lau Wing Fai. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-105). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract (Chinese version) --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Content --- p.v / List of figure caption --- p.vii / List of table caption --- p.xi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Nomenclature --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Comparison of diamond and DLC --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Comparison of the amorphous hydrogenated and hydrogen free amorphous carbon --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Application of DLC --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5 --- ta-C growth mechanism --- p.9 / Chapter 1.6 --- Recent activities on ta-C films --- p.11 / Chapter 1.7 --- Goal of this project and organization of this thesis --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Deposition of ta-C films / Chapter 2.1 --- Ta-C film deposition systems --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Direct ion beam deposition --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Laser ablation --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Mass selected ion beam deposition (MSIBD) --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Arc discharge and filtered arc discharge (FAD) methods --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- The pulsed filtered vacuum arc deposition system --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Working principle --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Film thickness control --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3 --- System modification --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Cathode erosion improvement --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Enhancement of stabilization of the cathodic arc --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4 --- Sample preparation --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Film deposition --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Thermal treatments --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Characterization methods / Chapter 3.1 --- Raman spectroscopy --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- IR Photoelasticity (PE) --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Basic principle --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Senarmont method --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Ellipsometry --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Principle of ellipsometry --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Mathematical representation --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.2a --- Bulk layer --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.2b --- Single layer structure --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Spetroscopioc rotating analyzer ellipsometer --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Analysis method --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Forouhi and Bloomer (F.B.) model --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4 --- Tribology --- p.44 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- The definition of friction --- p.44 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Tribometer --- p.46 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results / Chapter 4.1 --- As-deposited samples --- p.47 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Sp3 fraction --- p.47 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Stress --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Optical properties --- p.57 / Chapter 4.1.3.1 --- Optical model for ta-C film --- p.57 / Chapter 4.1.3.2 --- Figure of merit --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1.3.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Mechanical properties --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.4.1 --- Hardness --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.4.2 --- Friction --- p.76 / Chapter 4.2 --- Annealed samples --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Thermal stability of the ta-C film --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Stress relaxation --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Stress and G peak shift --- p.92 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Future work / Chapter 5.1 --- Film roughness and thickness profile improvement --- p.95 / Chapter 5.2 --- Pulsed substrate bias --- p.97 / Chapter 5.3 --- Field emission and doping possibility --- p.97 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.98 / Reference --- p.101 / Conference / publications --- p.105
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323201 |
Date | January 2000 |
Contributors | Lau, Wing Fai., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Electronic Engineering. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, xi, 105 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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