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Structure and tribological properties of carbon based nanocomposites grown by TVA method

R. VLADOIU1,* , V. CIUPINA1, M. CONTULOV1, A. MANDES1, V. DINCA1, G. PRODAN1, C. P. LUNGU2

Affiliation

  1. Department of Physics, Ovidius University, Constanta, 900527, Romania
  2. National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, PO Box MG-36, 077125, Bucharest Romania

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to report on the synthesis and the characterization of nanocomposite carbon-metal films obtained by the Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA) method. Surface morphologies and microstructure of C-Me thin films were examined using TEM and SEM provided by Philips ESEM 120 device equipped with EDS spectrometer. The tribological behavior was analyzed by a CSM-Switzerland, ball-on-disc tribometer. The coefficients of friction were found to be influenced by the percent of carbon atoms in the nanocomposite, depending on the experimental conditions..

Keywords

Thermionic Vacuum Arc, Nanocomposites, Thin film, TEM.

Submitted at: June 30, 2009
Accepted at: Feb. 27, 2010

Citation

R. VLADOIU, V. CIUPINA, M. CONTULOV, A. MANDES, V. DINCA, G. PRODAN, C. P. LUNGU, Structure and tribological properties of carbon based nanocomposites grown by TVA method, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 12, Iss. 3, pp. 553-556 (2010)