Nanocomposite films prepared by arc-plasma deposition of titanium and carbon

• Published in: Protection of metals and physical chemistry of surfaces Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 230 - 233
• Main Authors: Vladimirov, A. B., Plotnikov, S. A., Trakhtenberg, I. Sh, Rubshtein, A. P., Volkova, E. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.03.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Carbon; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Concentration (composition); Corrosion and Coatings; Density; Deposition; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Nanoparticles; Nanoscale and Nanostructured Materials and Coatings; Nanostructure; Physical chemistry; Titanium; Tribology; Nanocomposite Film; Titanium Carbide; Composite Film; Copper Foil; Nanocomposite Coating
• ISSN: 2070-2051; 2070-206X
• DOI: 10.1134/S2070205115020197

The composition, structure, and properties of films prepared by depositing both titanium and carbon have been investigated. It was found that the films consist of an amorphous carbon matrix with uniformly distributed therein nanoparticles of titanium carbide (less than or equal to 20 nm in size). With increasing carbon concentration above 20 wt %, the film density decreases and the microhardness of the films increases, which reflects the diamond-like nature of the amorphous constituent of the composite film.