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Microstructure and optical properties of cobalt–carbon nanocomposites prepared by RF-sputtering

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Cobalt/carbon nanocomposite coating (Co NPs @ a-C: H), which consist of cobalt nanoparticles buried in hydrogenated amorphous carbon are prepared by RF-sputtering and RF-plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on silicon substrates. In these processes, the coatings are produced from a cobalt sputtered target and acetylene reactant gas. The crystalline structure and surface topography of the deposited films are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), respectively. The AFM shows that the average size distribution depends on the deposition conditions and RMS varies from 3.5 up to 6 nm. The XRD analyses indicate the presence of cobalt nanostructure as centered face cubic phase and its oxide, but with no evidence of carbide structure. The energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis was used to identify the elements composition in the films and the ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry is used to study surface plasmon resonance bands of Co nanoparticles.

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  1. Department of Physics, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

    Mehrdad Molamohammadi, Ali Arman, Azin Ahmadpourian, Arash Boochani & Arman Ahmadpourian

  2. Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel, Université de Nantes, CNRS, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France

    Amine Achour

  3. Ecole nationale polytechnique de Constantine BP 75, A, Nouvelle ville RP, Constantine, Algeria

    Amine Achour

  4. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

    Bandar Astinchap

  5. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

    Sirvan Naderi

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Molamohammadi, M., Arman, A., Achour, A. et al. Microstructure and optical properties of cobalt–carbon nanocomposites prepared by RF-sputtering. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 5964–5969 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3170-5

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