| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L20986/01 |
| Title: |
PREPARATION OF LOW FRICTION DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON- SILICON COATINGS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Robertson, Professor J |
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Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Cambridge |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1996 |
Ends: |
30 September 1999 |
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176,192
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A low wear, high hardness wide band gap coating of amorphous diamond-like carbon silicon alloy will be designed, prepared and characterised in terms of its bonding, mechanical and tribological properties. The addition of Si to diamond-like carbon greatly improves the adhesion of such coatings, by lowering their intrinsic stress, and extending the region of their low friction coefficient up to 60% humidity. The friction mechanism at low and high humidity will be deduced by study of the wear track by reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy.
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