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Tribological properties of N + ion implanted ultrananocrystalline diamond films

  • Kalpataru Panda
  • , N. Kumar*
  • , B. K. Panigrahi
  • , S. R. Polaki
  • , B. Sundaravel
  • , S. Dash
  • , A. K. Tyagi
  • , I. Nan Lin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Tribological properties of ultra nanocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films have chemically been modified by N + ion implantation and subsequent annealing processes. Friction coefficient is found to be 0.15 in as-prepared film comparing to 0.09 and 0.05 in N + ion implanted and post-annealed films, respectively. Such a modification of friction coefficient is a characteristic of the transformation of sp 3 to graphitized/amorphized sp 2 bonded carbon network. Transformation of sp 3 to sp 2 carbon network causes conversion of higher surface energy state (hydrophilic) to lower (hydrophobic) one which results in ultra low friction coefficient. Graphitization/amorphization in wear track observed by micro Raman spectroscopy is found to be the prominent mechanism for the reduction in friction coefficient.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)124-136
    Number of pages13
    JournalTribology International
    Volume57
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 01-2013

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Surfaces and Interfaces
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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