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Laser-induced structure transition of diamond-like carbon coated on cemented carbide and formation of reduced graphene oxide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2019

Abdelrahman Zkria Open the ORCID record for Abdelrahman Zkria [Opens in a new window] ,
Ariful Haque ,
Mohamed Egiza ,
Eslam Abubakr ,
Koki Murasawa ,
Tsuyoshi Yoshitake  and
Jagdish Narayan
Abdelrahman Zkria*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907, USA Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt
Ariful Haque
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907, USA
Mohamed Egiza
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
Eslam Abubakr
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
Koki Murasawa
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan OSG Corporation, 2-17 Shirakumo-cho, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi 442-0018, Japan
Tsuyoshi Yoshitake
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
Jagdish Narayan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907, USA
*
Address all correspondence to Abdelrahman Zkria at abdelrahman_zkria@kyudai.jp
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Abstract

We report on the structural evolution of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films by the nanosecond pulsed laser annealing process. DLC film is coated on cemented carbide (WC-Co) by cathodic arc ion plating, which is then annealed by ArF laser (193 nm, 20 ns) at different laser fluences (0.9–1.7 J/cm2). Upon laser annealing, Raman spectra divulge higher sp3 fractions accompanied by a blue shift in the G-peak position, which indicates the changes of sp2 sites from rings to chains. At higher fluence (>1.2 J/cm2), the film converts into reduced graphene oxide confirmed by its Raman-active vibrational modes: D, G, and 2D.

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MRS Communications , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , September 2019 , pp. 910 - 915
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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