Low energy ion assisted carbon film growth: methods and mechanisms

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films Formed by Ar Gas Cluster Ion Beam-Assisted Fullerene Deposition

“…The study of the electronic structures of diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films has attracted much attention for wide applications because of the films' interesting physical and chemical properties, such as high hardness, low friction coefficient, and chemical inertness. 1,2) As an example of applications, DLC films are used as coatings for the magnetic heads and media of hard disk drives. Physical properties of the DLC films have been related to the coordination of C atoms.…”

Oligomeric Phenylenevinylene with Cross Dipole Arrangement and Amorphous Morphology: Enhanced Solid‐State Luminescence Efficiency and Electroluminescence Performance

“…[1] As active materials, OPVs are also widely used in device studies for their tunable electronic properties and well-defined chemical structures. [2] The classic PPV oligomer, distyrylbenzene (DSB, 1) and its derivatives, [3] exhibit a nice blue fluorescence in dilute solution with a photoluminescence (PL) efficiency up to 90 %, but in the solid state the fluorescence is strongly quenched. This effect originates from intense crystallization characteristics and the pronounced p-p interaction encountered in the crystalline lattice of these planar conjugated molecules.…”

Polymerization of a Confined π‐System: Chemical Synthesis of Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Nanoballs from Graphitic Carbon Nanocapsules

“…[1] Most of the synthetic processes require relatively drastic conditions, and the carbon source may be obtained by ionization, [2] ion sputtering, [3] or laser ablation. [4] In a graphitic structure, the 3.4 Å distance between each layer allows significant p-p interactions.…”

“…[1] As active materials, OPVs are also widely used in device studies for their tunable electronic properties and well-defined chemical structures. [2] The classic PPV oligomer, distyrylbenzene (DSB, 1) and its derivatives, [3] exhibit a nice blue fluorescence in dilute solution with a photoluminescence (PL) efficiency up to 90 %, but in the solid state the fluorescence is strongly quenched. This effect originates from intense crystallization characteristics and the pronounced p-p interaction encountered in the crystalline lattice of these planar conjugated molecules.…”

“…Tetrahedral amorphous carbon films have been a subject of investigation during the past decade due to their unique properties, which are found to be between those of diamond and graphite. [1] Most of the synthetic processes require relatively drastic conditions, and the carbon source may be obtained by ionization, [2] ion sputtering, [3] or laser ablation. [4] In a graphitic structure, the 3.4 Å distance between each layer allows significant p-p interactions.…”