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Tribological Properties and Characterization of Diamond Like Carbon Coatings Deposited by MW/RF and RF Plasma‐Enhanced CVD Method on Poly(ether‐ether‐ketone)
Author(s) -
Kaczorowski Witold,
Szymanski Witold,
Batory Damian,
Niedzielski Piotr
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201400025
Subject(s) - materials science , tribology , carbon fibers , chemical vapor deposition , diamond like carbon , surface modification , ether , surface roughness , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , diamond , polyether ether ketone , plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition , chemical engineering , composite material , peek , nanotechnology , thin film , organic chemistry , composite number , polymer , chemistry , engineering
Diamond like carbon coatings were manufactured by dual frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition method on a poly(ether‐ether‐ketone) substrates. In the presented work, modified surfaces were characterized in terms of the tribological parameters, surface topography, mechanical properties and the chemical composition. Obtained results of the research indicate that the highest resistance against wear, which means the most probable application abilities, presented the carbon coatings created in RF plasma with the use of nitrogen for the preliminary stage of preparation. Due to that modification, it was possible to limit the coefficient of friction from the value of c.a. 0.4–0.26 and 35 times decrease the specific wear rate. The DLC coatings deposited in RF plasma exhibited hardness of about 2 GPa with a relatively low contribution of sp 3 phase and surface roughness.