Amorphous hard carbon film
AssigneeZexel Corporation
InventorKentaro Sho
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Abstract
An amorphous hard carbon film deposited on a substrate wherein the film further contains silicon and nitrogen. A method for deposition of an amorphous hard carbon film containing silicon and nitrogen on a substrate wherein a carbon source, a silicon source and a nitrogen source are introduced in a deposition chamber in which the substrate are placed to deposit the film on said substrate. A mechanical part having a slidable member or slidable members wherein the slidable member(s) is coated with the above amorphous hard carbon film. A method for the use of the above amorphous hard carbon film wherein the film is coated on the surface of a slidable member of a mechanical part.
Claims8
An amorphous hard carbon film deposited on a substrate wherein the film further comprises between about 20 and about 35 atom % of silicon and between about 0.1 and about 10 atom % of nitrogen.
An amorphous hard carbon film deposited on a substrate wherein the filn further comprises silicon and nitrogen, wherein the film comprises silicon in an amount of between about 20 and about 35 atom % and nitrogen in an amount which in combination with the silicon is effective for producing an amorphous hard carbon film having improved wear and adhesive properties in comparison with an amorphous hard carbon film which does not comprise nitrogen in combination with silicon.
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