Mingfeng Li , Yuzhen Liu , Dae-Eun Kim , Oleksiy V. Penkov
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Graphene tribofilm formation on hydrogen-free DLC/B4C periodical nano-multilayer coatings: Effect of sputtering in N2 atmosphere
Amorphous diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are usually doped with other elements or developed as periodical nano-multilayer coatings (PNC) to enhance tribological performance. In this study, hydrogen (H)-free DLC/B4C PNCs were fabricated, and their mechanical and macroscale tribological properties were investigated. The elasticity index (H/E) of the DLC/B4C PNC was considerable compared to other coatings. In friction tests, we discovered that graphene sheets and various types of graphite flakes developed at the edges of wear tracks (pile-ups) and tribofilms. This phenomenon has not been reported previously for H-free DLC-based coatings. For nitrogen (N)-doped PNC, the hardness decreased, whereas the adhesion strength improved. Friction experiments showed that the wear rate of N-doped PNC was lower than that of the undoped PNC, whereas its coefficient of friction (COF) was higher. Raman spectra revealed that graphene/graphite sheets were not present in the pile-ups or tribofilms, suggesting that nitridation inhibited graphene formation. The absence of the graphene/graphite tribofilms and the decreased hardness contributed to higher COF.
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The journal Carbon is an international multidisciplinary forum for communicating scientific advances in the field of carbon materials. It reports new findings related to the formation, structure, properties, behaviors, and technological applications of carbons. Carbons are a broad class of ordered or disordered solid phases composed primarily of elemental carbon, including but not limited to carbon black, carbon fibers and filaments, carbon nanotubes, diamond and diamond-like carbon, fullerenes, glassy carbon, graphite, graphene, graphene-oxide, porous carbons, pyrolytic carbon, and other sp2 and non-sp2 hybridized carbon systems. Carbon is the companion title to the open access journal Carbon Trends. Relevant application areas for carbon materials include biology and medicine, catalysis, electronic, optoelectronic, spintronic, high-frequency, and photonic devices, energy storage and conversion systems, environmental applications and water treatment, smart materials and systems, and structural and thermal applications.