Binary C-Ag Plasma Breakdown and Structural Characterization of the Deposited Thin Films by Thermionic Vacuum Arc Method

Author

Mandes, Aurelia ; Vladoiu, Rodica ; Dinca, Virginia ; Prodan, Gabriel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Plasma Phys., OVIDIUS Univ. of Constanta, Constanta, Romania

Volume

42

Issue

10

fYear

2014

fDate

Oct. 2014

Firstpage

2806

Lastpage

2807

Abstract

Binary elemental plasma of carbon and silver was synthesized using the thermionic vacuum arc technology for the first time in this configuration. The structural investigations of the deposited silver/amorphous carbon (Ag/a-C) nanocomposites thin film on different materials, such as Si, glass, and stainless steel OLC 45 substrates performed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy were reported, as well as the modification of the properties at the nanometer level.

Keywords

amorphous state; carbon; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; plasma deposition; silver; thin films; transmission electron microscopy; vacuum deposition; Ag-C; Si; Si substrates; SiO₂; binary C-Ag plasma breakdown; binary elemental plasma; glass substrates; high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; silver-amorphous carbon nanocomposite thin films; stainless steel OLC 45 substrates; structural characterization; structural investigations; thermionic vacuum arc method; Carbon; Plasmas; Silicon; Silver; Steel; Substrates; Vacuum arcs; Arc discharges; nanocomposites; transmission electron microscopy; transmission electron microscopy.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2014.2323086

Filename

6837528