Abstract
Polarization dependent studies of near edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) show evidence for the presence of aligned pi-bonded carbon structures and the formation of a nonplanar CN phase in tetrahedral amorphous nitrogenated carbon (ta-CN) films deposited at room temperature. Moreover, the analysis of NEXAFS data as a function of nitrogen concentration and annealing temperature leads to a comprehensive assignment of the local CN bonding configurations in these ta-CN films and suggests an unusual and almost thermally stable nitrogenated carbon structure. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 043511-043515 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - Feb 2006 |