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Mechanical properties and Raman spectra of tetrahedral amorphous carbon films with high sp3 fraction deposited using a filtered cathodic arc

Shi Xu School of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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D. Flynn School of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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B. K. Tay School of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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S. Prawer School of Physics and Microanalytical Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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K. W. Nugent School of Physics and Microanalytical Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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S. R. P. Silva Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, Gu2 5XH, England
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Y. Lifshitz Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Yavne, 81800, Israel
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W. I. Milne Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cb2 1PZ, England
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Pages 351-361 | Accepted 23 Apr 1997, Published online: 27 Sep 2006

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