@Article{Trava-AiroldiBCFBHRSC:2007:DLFiPr,
               author = "Trava-Airoldi, Vladimir Jesus and Bonetti, Lu{\'{\i}}s Francisco 
                         and Capote, Gil and Fernandes, J. A. and Blando, E. and 
                         H{\"u}bler, R. and Radi, Polyana Alves and Santos, Lucia Vieira 
                         and Corat, Evaldo Jos{\'e}",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and GEPSI, Pontif{\'{\i}}cia 
                         Universidade Cat{\'o}lica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) and GEPSI, 
                         Pontif{\'{\i}}cia Universidade Cat{\'o}lica do Rio Grande do 
                         Sul (PUCRS) and GEPSI, Pontif{\'{\i}}cia Universidade 
                         Cat{\'o}lica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) and {Instituto Nacional 
                         de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas 
                         Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "DLC film properties obtained by a low cost and modified pulsed-DC 
                         discharge",
              journal = "Thin Solid Films",
                 year = "2007",
               volume = "516",
               number = "2-4",
                pages = "272–276",
                month = "Dec.",
             keywords = "diamond-like carbon, plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition, 
                         pulsed-dc discharge, mechanical properties, structural 
                         properties.",
             abstract = "Surface and bulk properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films 
                         prepared by using different techniques and under different 
                         conditions have been of great concern. The main focus is to reach 
                         low total stress, high hardness, high adherence, and low friction 
                         coefficient, including the deposition in large area at high growth 
                         rate. In this work, DLC films were obtained by using a low cost 
                         modified pulsed-DC discharge technique. Different pulse bursts 
                         with different pulse widths and delay times were considered. 
                         Studies have been carried out in order to match the best set of 
                         parameters as mentioned above for different applications, as 
                         required in the frame work of our project. The DLC films were 
                         deposited onto Si(100) and 304 stainless steel substrates. A thin 
                         amorphous silicon interlayer was used to reduce the DLC film's 
                         total stress and to improve the films' adhesion to the substrates. 
                         A summary of the deposition rates, structural, mechanical, and 
                         tribological properties as functions of the pulsed-DC voltage and 
                         pulse characteristics will be presented. The results show that the 
                         adhesion of the DLC coatings on stainless steel using a thin 
                         amorphous silicon interlayer could be improved significantly.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.tsf.2007.06.100",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.06.100",
                 issn = "0040-6090",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "1-s2.0-S0040609007010486-main.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "11 maio 2024"
}