Formation of Nanostructured Coating Based on the Amorphous Carbon Matrix and Silver Nanocrystallites

Authors A.Ya. Kolpakov1 , A.I. Poplavsky1 , S.S. Manokhin1 , M.E. Galkina1 , I.Yu. Goncharov1 , R.A. Liubushkin1, J.V. Gerus1 , P.V. Turbin2,3, L.V. Malikov2,3
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1 Belgorod State National Research University, 85, Pobedy st., 308015 Belgorod, Russian Federation

2 V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 4, Svobody sq., 61022 Kharkiv, Ukraine,

3 Scientific Center of Physical Technologies of MES and NAS of Ukraine, 6, Svobody sq., 61022 Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Issue Volume 8, Year 2016, Number 4
Dates Received 10 October 2016; published online 29 November 2016
Citation A.Ya. Kolpakov, A.I. Poplavsky, S.S. Manokhin, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 8 No 4(1), 04019 (2016)
DOI 10.21272/jnep.8(4(1)).04019
PACS Number(s) 81.05.U –, 81.05.Uw, 81.05.Zx
Keywords Amorphous carbon nanoclusters, Nanostructured coatings, Raman spectroscopy (18) , Silver (13) .
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Nanostructured coating based on the amorphous carbon matrix and silver nanocrystallites (nanoclusters) was obtained by pulsed vacuum-arc deposition method. It is found that instantaneous coating formation rate influences the size and amount of silver nanoclusters. The effect of the local inhomogeneous density distribution of silver nanoclusters and their coalescence at the initial stage of the coating formation was observed. Features of a separate silver nanocrystallite crystal structure were investigated using a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Electron energy loss spectra in the region of the amorphous carbon matrix and silver nanocrystallites location region, as well as the Raman spectra were obtained. Some promising applications of nanostructured carbon coating doped with silver have been proposed.

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