Quantitative Investigations about the Surface Texture Characteristics of the Nickel-Carbon Composite Thin Films using Stereometric Analysis

Abstract

Abstract-The purpose of this study was to describe the 3-D nano-scaled surface texture of the Nickel-Carbon (Ni-C) nanocomposite thin films composed of Ni nanoparticles with different average sizes embedded in amorphous hydrogenated carbon using stereometric analysis. The 3-D nanoscaled surface texture was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and stereometric analysis. In a wider context, we also discuss our findings with regard to manufacture of the Nickel-Carbon composite thin films with desired surface characteristics.

3-D Morphological Analysis of Carbon-Nickel Nanocomposite Thin Films

“…In the field of nanotechnology, the investigative tools and level of understanding of basic nanoscale phenomena has led to the optimization of nanostructure properties [1][2][3][4], the correct understanding of the thin film growth mechanism [5][6][7], as well as finding of new applications with high impact in the automotive, energy, environment, communications, computing, medicine, space exploration, and security sectors [8][9][10]. A key element in the manufacturing process is the application of a method to obtain the optimal nanostructure through a no-bake step [11][12][13][14].…”