Synthesis of diamond-like carbon via PECVD using a streaming neutral gas injection hollow cathode
Abstract
A streaming neutral gas injection hollow cathode system was used to deposit diamond-like carbon films via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on silicon and nickel-coated silicon substrates with acetylene and hydrogen as reactant gases. Samples were characterized using SEM and Raman spectroscopy. The work presented here aims to demonstrate the capability of the system to synthesize carbonaceous films and is a starting point towards work on formation of carbon nanostructures.