Properties of Amorphous Carbon (EMIS Datareviews)
Publisher: INSPEC, Inc.Number Of Pages: 375Publication Date: 2003-01-01Sales Rank: 1930423ISBN / ASIN: 0852969619EAN: 9780852969618Binding: HardcoverManufacturer: INSPEC, Inc.Studio: INSPEC, Inc.Average Rating: 3
Amorphous carbon has a wide range of properties that are primarily controlled by the different bond hybridizations possible in such materials. This allows for the growth of an extensive range of thin films that can be tailored for specific applications. Films can range from those with high transparency and are hard and diamond-like, through to those which are opaque, soft and graphitic-like. Films with a high degree of sp3 bonding giving the diamond-like properties are used widely by industry for hard coatings. Application areas including field emission cathodes, MEMS, electronic devices, medical and optical coatings are now close to market. World experts in amorphous carbon have been drawn together to produce this comprehensive commentary as to the current state and future prospects of this highly functional material.
Review:
Good collection of articles on this subject
This book is a collection of contributions from various authors on the properties, synthesis, uses, and modeling of amorphous carbon. Most of the contributions have been previously published in journals or other medium, and so have been peer-reviewed. The various sections in the book provide a wealth of data on amorphous carbon and is a good reference for obtaining numbers for various mechanical, electrical, solid-state, surface, and optical properties of amorphous carbon. Unlike other books on the topic, this one also includes a chapter on modeling of amorphous carbon, including Molcular Dynamics, and Density Functional Theory studies. All in all, this is a good intro book on this subject.
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