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Teodoro, Orlando
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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Publications (16/16 displayed)
- 2023Amorphous carbon thin filmscitations
- 2023The Role of Hydrogen Incorporation into Amorphous Carbon Films in the Change of the Secondary Electron Yieldcitations
- 2020Free-standing N-Graphene as conductive matrix for Ni(OH)2 based supercapacitive electrodescitations
- 2019Nanocomposite thin films based on Au-Ag nanoparticles embedded in a CuO matrix for localized surface plasmon resonance sensingcitations
- 2018Development of Au/CuO nanoplasmonic thin films for sensing applicationscitations
- 2016Surface modifications on as-grown boron doped CVD diamond films induced by the B2O3-ethanol-Ar systemcitations
- 2014Ion-plasma treatment of reed switch contactscitations
- 2013Amorphous Carbon Coatings: Temperature Effect on Secondary Electron Yield (SEY)
- 2013Study of SEY degradation of amorphous carbon coatings
- 2013Increase of secondary electron yield of amorphous carbon coatings under high vacuum conditionscitations
- 2012An upgraded TOF-SIMS VG Ionex IX23LS: Study on the negative secondary ion emission of III-V compound semiconductors with prior neutral cesium depositioncitations
- 2012TOF-SIMS study of cystine and cholesterol stonescitations
- 2009Characterisation of DLC Films Deposited Using Titanium Isopropoxide (TIPOT) at Different Flow Ratescitations
- 2006Characterisation of metal/mould interface on investment casting of γ-TiAlcitations
- 2005Evaluation of y2O3 as front layer of ceramic crucibles for vaccum induction melting of TiAl based alloys
- 2002Anomalous growth of Ba on Ag(111)citations
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Characterisation of DLC Films Deposited Using Titanium Isopropoxide (TIPOT) at Different Flow Rates
Abstract
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the search for advanced biomaterials for biomedical applications, such as human implants and surgical cutting tools. It is known that both carbon and titanium exhibit good biocompatibility and have been used as implants in the human body. It is highly desirable to deposit biocompatible thin films onto a range of components in order to impart biocompatibility and to minimise wear in implants. Diamond like carbon (DLC) is a good candidate material for achieving biocompatibility and low wear rates. In this study, thin films of diamond-like-carbon DLC were deposited onto stainless steel (316) substrates using C2H2, argon and titanium isopropoxide (TIPOT) precursors. Argon was used to generate the plasma in the plasma enhanced vapour deposition (PECVD) system. A critical coating feature governing the performance of the component during service is film thickness. The as-grown films were in the thickness range 90-100 nm and were found to be dependent on TIPOT flow rate. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to characterise the surface roughness of the samples. As the flow rate of TIPOT increased the average roughness was found to increase in conjunction with the film thickness. Raman spectroscopy was used to investigate the chemical structure of amorphous carbon matrix. Surface tension values were calculated using contact angle measurements. In general, the trend of the surface tension results exhibited an opposite trend to that of the contact angle. The elemental composition of the samples was characterised using a VG ToF SIMS (IX23LS) instrument and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Surprisingly, SIMS and XPS results showed that the DLC samples did not show evidence of titanium since no peaks representing to titanium appeared on the SIMS/XPS spectra.