Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces

We studied the microtribological behavior of amorphous and fullerene-like (FL) carbon and carbon-nitride coatings deposited by filtered-cathodic-arc. All films show similar friction coefficients but different wear mechanisms. The FL films exhibit a surface swelling with the formation of a layer that...

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Main Authors: Flores-Ruiz, F., Tucker, Mark, Bakoglidis, K., Yu, X., Gellman, A., Herrera-Gomez, A., Hultman, L., Rosen, J., Broitman, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69592
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author Flores-Ruiz, F.
Tucker, Mark
Bakoglidis, K.
Yu, X.
Gellman, A.
Herrera-Gomez, A.
Hultman, L.
Rosen, J.
Broitman, E.
author_facet Flores-Ruiz, F.
Tucker, Mark
Bakoglidis, K.
Yu, X.
Gellman, A.
Herrera-Gomez, A.
Hultman, L.
Rosen, J.
Broitman, E.
author_sort Flores-Ruiz, F.
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description We studied the microtribological behavior of amorphous and fullerene-like (FL) carbon and carbon-nitride coatings deposited by filtered-cathodic-arc. All films show similar friction coefficients but different wear mechanisms. The FL films exhibit a surface swelling with the formation of a layer that thickens during the test, limiting wear and maintaining a low friction. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on worn FL film surfaces show an increase in the sp2-content, indicating that the lubricious layer generated by the wear process is probably the result of re-hybridization due to plasticity induced by localized shear. In contrast, the wear results of the amorphous films, involving tribomechanical and tribochemical surface phenomena, show that the surface layer formed during sliding is a precursor to the onset of wear.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-695922018-08-23T03:43:18Z Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces Flores-Ruiz, F. Tucker, Mark Bakoglidis, K. Yu, X. Gellman, A. Herrera-Gomez, A. Hultman, L. Rosen, J. Broitman, E. We studied the microtribological behavior of amorphous and fullerene-like (FL) carbon and carbon-nitride coatings deposited by filtered-cathodic-arc. All films show similar friction coefficients but different wear mechanisms. The FL films exhibit a surface swelling with the formation of a layer that thickens during the test, limiting wear and maintaining a low friction. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on worn FL film surfaces show an increase in the sp2-content, indicating that the lubricious layer generated by the wear process is probably the result of re-hybridization due to plasticity induced by localized shear. In contrast, the wear results of the amorphous films, involving tribomechanical and tribochemical surface phenomena, show that the surface layer formed during sliding is a precursor to the onset of wear. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69592 10.1016/j.triboint.2018.07.009 Pergamon restricted
spellingShingle Flores-Ruiz, F.
Tucker, Mark
Bakoglidis, K.
Yu, X.
Gellman, A.
Herrera-Gomez, A.
Hultman, L.
Rosen, J.
Broitman, E.
Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces
title Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces
title_full Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces
title_fullStr Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces
title_full_unstemmed Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces
title_short Micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces
title_sort micro-tribological performance of fullerene-like carbon and carbon-nitride surfaces
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69592