DOPING OF NANO-SIZED DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS AND THEIR CHARACTERIZATION BY MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Authors

  • B. Tomčik Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade. PO Box 68, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
  • I. Holclajtner Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentskiu trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
  • B.P. Marinković Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade. PO Box 68, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia College for Electrical Engineering and Computing for Vocational Studies, Vojvode Stepe 283, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
  • B. Predojević Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, B&H

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/COMEN1202184T

Abstract

Capabilities of the rf plasma beam source in deposition of ultra thin diamond like carbon for the hard disk drive applications have been studied. Nano-sized films were doped by nitrogen, hydrogen and silicon and characterized by micro Raman spectroscopy. Projected ranges of incident carbon ions into the magnetic layer as well as growing film were calculated by Monte Carlo simulation. Ion ranges at 100 eV incident energy were around 0.5 nm. With micro Raman spectroscopy is possible to qualitatively determine optimal deposition parameters and to follow changes in the film properties and carbon binding structure in amorphous matrix with hydrogen, nitrogen and silicon doping elements.

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Published

2013-02-26

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): Contemporary Materials III-2

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