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Ion beam modification of fullerene films and their frictional behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Rabi S. Bhattacharya ,
A.K. Rai ,
J.S. Zabinski  and
Neil T. McDevitt
Rabi S. Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
UES, Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road, Dayton, Ohio 45432-1894
A.K. Rai
Affiliation:
UES, Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road, Dayton, Ohio 45432-1894
J.S. Zabinski
Affiliation:
Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 45433-6533
Neil T. McDevitt
Affiliation:
Ramspec Research, 4399 East Mohave Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45431
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Abstract

C60 films were deposited on a variety of substrates by thermal evaporation. The presence of C60 in the films was confirmed by Transmission Electron Microscopy and Raman spectroscopic analysis. The C60 films exhibited an average friction coefficient of 0.4–0.5. The films were irradiated with 2 MeV Ag+ and B+ ions at various doses. High energy ion bombardment created damage that resulted in partly crystalline to amorphous films, dependent on the mass and dose of ions. The amorphous films showed a friction coefficient of <0.1. Partly crystalline films showed a friction coefficient at the same level as that of unirradiated films.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 9 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 1615 - 1618
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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