Electrodeposition of Diamond-like Carbon Films Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Electrodeposition of Diamond-like Carbon Films

Creator

  • Author: Chen, Minhua
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Golden, Teresa D.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: D'Souza, Nandika A.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Chyan, Oliver M. R.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2002-08
  • Digitized: 2007-07-13

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Electrodeposition of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films was studied on different substrates using two different electrochemical methods. The first electrochemical method using a three-electrode system was studied to successfully deposit hydrogenated DLC films on Nickel, Copper and Brass substrates. The as-deposited films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). A variety of experimental parameters were shown to affect the deposition process. The second electrochemical method was developed for the first time to deposit hydrogen free DLC films on Ni substrates through a two-electrode system. The as-deposited films were characterized by Raman spectroscopy and FTIR. According to Raman spectra, a high fraction of diamond nanocrystals were found to form in the films. Several possible mechanisms were discussed for each deposition method. An electrochemical method was proposed to deposit boron-doped diamond films for future work.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Thin films.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Hydrocarbons.
  • Keyword: Diamond-like carbon films
  • Keyword: electrodeposition
  • Keyword: SEM
  • Keyword: Raman
  • Keyword: XPS

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Chen, Minhua
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 50591456
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc3261

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: Analytical Chemistry
  • Academic Department: Department of Chemistry
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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