Spectroscopic studies on diamond like carbon films synthesized by pulsed laser ablation
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Journal | AIP conference proceedings |
| Authors | Madhusmita Panda, R. Krishnan, T. R. Ravindran, Arindam Das, G. Mangamma |
| Institutions | Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research |
| Citations | 10 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāHydrogen free Diamond like Carbon (DLC) thin films enriched with C-C sp3 bonding were grown on Si (111) substrates at laser pulse energies varying from 100 to 400 mJ (DLC-100, DLC-200, DLC-300, DLC-400), by Pulsed Laser Ablation (PLA) utilizing an Nd:YAG laser operating at fundamental wavelength. Structural, optical and morphological evolutions as a function of laser pulse energy were studied by micro Raman, UV-Vis spectroscopic studies and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), respectively. Raman spectra analysis provided critical clues for the variation in sp3 content and optical energy gap. The sp3 content was estimated using the FWHM of the G peak and found to be in the range of 62-69%. The trend of evolution of sp3 content matches well with the evolution of ID/IG ratio with pulse energy. UV-Vis absorption study of DLC films revealed the variation of optical energy gap with laser pulse energy (1.88 - 2.23 eV), which matches well with the evolution of G-Peak position of the Raman spectra. AFM study revealed that roughness, size and density of particulate in DLC films increase with laser pulse energy.