Published October 15, 1980 | Version v1
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The hydrogen and oxygen content of self-supporting carbon foils prepared by dc glow discharge in ethylene

Creators

  • 1. Science Research Council, Daresbury (UK). Daresbury Lab.
  • 2. Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh (UK). Dept. of Chemistry
  • 3. Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh (UK). Dept. of Physics
  • 4. Birmingham Univ. (UK). Dept. of Physics

Description

The hydrogen and oxygen content of self-supporting carbon films produced by dc glow discharge have been determined using a precise method involving the elastic scattering of 25 MeV α-particles. The number of carbon-hydrogen bonds has been determined for similar samples using infrared spectroscopy. The results are compared with those for samples made by the carbon arc process. Assuming that the glow discharge carbon contains graphitic regions surrounded by amorphous tetrahedrally bonded material to which hydrogen can attach, a simple estimate is made of the relative numbers of carbon atoms in the two forms. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods
Journal Volume
176
Journal Issue
3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods.
Journal Page Range
433-438
ISSN
0029-554X

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
12591348
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; ETHYLENE; FOILS; GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN ADDITIONS; IMPURITIES; OXYGEN ADDITIONS; SAMPLE PREPARATION
Descriptors DEC
ALKENES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELEMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS