2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Elucidation of mechanisms of function development of novel silicon/nitrogen-doped diamond-like carbon
Project/Area Number |
24560812
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Inorganic materials/Physical properties
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Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Keywords | カーボン材料 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have attracted considerable attention because they have unique properties such as high hardness, high wear resistance, low friction, chemical inertness, biocompatibility, and optical transparency. Therefore, DLC films are used for a wide range of industrial applications such as protective and solid lubricant coatings. In this study, we have developed silicon/nitrogen-codoped DLC films that were superior to conventional DLC films in tribological and mechanical properties and these thermal stabilities. In addition, we investigated correlations between the structure and the tribological and mechanical properties of the DLC films to obtain new knowledge for the further improvement of their properties.
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Free Research Field |
薄膜工学
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