Optical and Electronic Properties of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Composites

Agnello, S.; Messina, Fabrizio

doi:10.3390/c6020036

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“…They can be used to increase hardness [ 1 , 2 , 3 ], improve wear resistance, reduce the coefficient of friction [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] and enhance the biocompatibility of the modified surface [ 6 , 7 ] or its resistance to colonisation by micro-organisms [ 7 , 8 ]. Due to their advantages, diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are tested in a wide range of applications in very different areas: biomedicine [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ], machining [ 10 , 11 ], electronics [ 12 , 13 ] and electrochemistry [ 14 , 15 ]. To date, there are many known techniques for producing DLC coatings, with the dominant methods being chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and physical vapour deposition (PVD).…”

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Impact of Plasma Pre-Treatment on the Tribological Properties of DLC Coatings on PDMS Substrates

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The processes of the deposition of carbon coatings on PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) substrates using plasma techniques are widely used in a large number of studies, in applications ranging from electronic to biological. That is why the potential improvement of their functional properties, including tribological properties, seems very interesting. This paper presents an analysis of the impact of plasma pre-treatment on the properties of the produced diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings, including changes in the coefficients of friction and wear rates. The initial modification processes were performed using two different techniques based on low-pressure plasma (RF PACVD, radio-frequency plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition) and dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma. The effects of the above-mentioned treatments on the geometric structure of the PDMS surface and its water contact angles and stability over time were determined. The basic properties of the DLC coatings produced on unmodified substrates were compared to those of the coatings subjected to plasma pre-treatment. The most interesting effects in terms of tribological properties were achieved after the DBD process and production of DLC coatings, achieving a decrease in wear rates to 2.45 × 10−8 mm3/Nm. The tests demonstrate that the cross-linking of the polymer substrate occurs during plasma pre-treatment.

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