Diamond-like amorphous carbon

Mechanical stability, corrosion performance and bioresponse of amorphous diamond-like carbon for medical stents and guidewires

Diamond-ike carbon (DLC) coatings have been investigated with respect to biocompatibility, mechanical stability under biofluid exposure, corrosion resistance and the impact of the fabrication or operation of catheter guidewires and stents upon coating integrity. High mechanical tensile and compressive forces, during guidewire winding or stent expansion, pose severe limitations on the use of DLC...

Fluctuation microscopy studies of medium-range ordering in amorphous diamond-like carbon films

In this letter, we report fluctuation microscopy studies of medium-range ordering in amorphous diamond-like carbon films and the effect of annealing on this ordering. Annealed and unannealed diamond-like carbon films have almost identical short-range order. Our fluctuation microscopy results, however, indicate the presence of medium range order or clustering in the films on a lateral length sca...

John Robertson like carbon , and nanodiamond − Raman spectroscopy of amorphous , nanostructured , diamond

Encapsulating Piezoresistive Thin Film Sensors Based on Amorphous Diamond-Like Carbon in Aluminium Castings

The paper describes a new approach for the in-process integration of sensors into lightweight metal components made of aluminium and fabricated by casting. It examines the suitability of DiaForce thin film sensors based on piezoresistive hydrocarbon layers (DLC) for integration in molten aluminium. In contrast to previous research, a technology is introduced which will allow real-time measureme...

Diamond, Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) and Diamond-Like Nanocomposite (DLN) Thin Films for MEMS Applications