Effects of Ar/H/N-ion bombardment on the surface free energy and friction behavior of the fullerene-like hydrogenated carbon (FL-C:H) film

Xia Wang, Peng Wang, Bo Mu, Shengrong Yang, Junyan Zhang

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Abstract

The surface modification of the fullerene-like hydrogenated carbon (FL-C:H) film was achieved by bombardment using Ar, H, and N ions, respectively. A systematic comparison of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transformation infrared(FTIR) spectra was made between the FL-C : H film and ion-bombarded films. The results show that ion bombardment resulted in the increase of sp3 C content, specially, new C=N bonds were formed for N-ion-bombarded film. The contact angle (CA) and friction coefficient of those films were measured. The surface free energy evaluated from the contact angle increased for ion-bombarded films, and the most obvious increase was obtained for N-ion-bombarded film. The friction coefficient decreased for H-ion-bombarded film whereas it increased for N-ion-bombarded film, and the friction coefficient of Ar-ion-bombarded film was close to that of the FL-C : H film.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1475-1480
Number of pages6
JournalSurface and Interface Analysis
Volume40
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Contact angle
  • Fullerene-like hydrogenated carbon film
  • Ion bombardment
  • Surface free energy
  • Tribological behaviors

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