Abstract
Nitrogen-doped CrC:H/N films containing chromium were synthesized by using cathodic-arc activated deposition (CAAD) process. Metal plasma with intensive ion energies catalyzes the decomposition of hydrocarbon gas (C 2H 2), and results in the deposition of amorphous carbon films. Nitrogen was introduced to form nitrogen-containing CrC:H/N films, which contained a mixture of sp 2 and sp 3 carbon bonds. The deposited carbon films consist of nano-composite CrC:H/N films on top of a graded chromium nitride interlayer. The wear properties were correlated with the nitrogen doping. CrC:H/N films exhibits steady state friction coefficients lower than 0.11 when deposited at low N 2/C 2H 2 flow rate ratio (<15%). CrC:H/N possesses improved wear properties, resulting from its adhered dense microstructure and the nature of the transferred layer induced by the friction condition between the CrC:H/N coatings and the sliding counterpart.
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