1. Fullerene-like Carbon Nitride: A New Carbon-based Tribological Coating.
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Donnet, Christophe, Erdemir, Ali, Broitman, E., Neidhardt, J., and Hultman, L.
- Abstract
In 1994, researchers at Linköping University discovered the fullerene-like allotrope of carbon nitride (FL-CNx) by using reactive magnetron sputtering in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere at rather low ion energy assistance. FL-CNx is a predominantly sp2-hybridized material with nitrogen structurally incorporated either substitutionally in a graphite sheet or in a pyridine-like manner, which initiates bending by formation of pentagons and cross-linking, respectively. The assumed nitrogen-induced cross-linkage between the sheets contributes considerably to the strength of FL-CNx by preventing interplanar slip. This results in an extremely fracture tough, elastic, and compliant material, which deforms by reversible bond rotation and bond angle deflection rather than slip and bond breaking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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