Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Applied Physics Letters
Publication Date
Volume
93
Issue
13
Abstract
The uniquely low friction behavior of near frictionless carbon (NFC) as compared to conventional diamond-like carbon (DLC) is determined by the bonding within the film. Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to probe the bonding environment of carbon and hydrogen; both INS and FTIR can probe the whole sample. Previous work has focused on surface studies; the present results show that in the film as a whole the majority of the hydrogen is adjacent to sp3-bonded carbon. In addition this work has determined the absence of any
molecular hydrogen in NFC.
