PROPERTIES AND STABILITY OF DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON-FILMS RELATED TO BONDED AND UNBONDED HYDROGEN

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MARTINU, L [1 ]
RAVEH, A [1 ]
BOUTARD, D [1 ]
HOULE, S [1 ]
POITRAS, D [1 ]
VELLA, N [1 ]
WERTHEIMER, MR [1 ]
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[1] ECOLE POLYTECH,DEPT ENGN PHYS,MONTREAL H3C 3A7,QUEBEC,CANADA
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加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1016/0925-9635(93)90202-D
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Hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C: H) films with diamond-like characteristics have been deposited in dual-mode microwave-radio-frequency discharges in methane or methane-argon mixtures. Comparative measurements by elastic recoil detection and Fourier transform IR spectroscopy have been used to evaluate the amount of chemically bonded (IR-active) and unbonded (IR-inactive) hydrogen in the films. Three categories of structures have been distinguished: (a) hard hydrocarbon with hydrogen predominantly bonded, (b) hard hydrocarbon with hydrogen predominantly unbonded and (c) a mixture of hard hydrocarbon and polymer-like phases. Film properties such as refractive index (1.8- 2.5), resistivity (10(12)-10(17) OMEGA cm) and thermal stability (between 25 and 550-degrees-C) are correlated with the amount of bonded hydrogen.
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