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Formation of hydrogenated amorphous carbon films from polymer pyrolysis

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Free-standing and supported hydrogenated amorphous carbon films (a:C–H) were prepared upon pyrolysis of the polymer formed by ethanolamine (EA) and citric acid (CA), under an ambient atmosphere at 300 °C. EA facilitates the formation of the macroscopic films, while CA is essential for obtaining the a:C–H microstructure, which comprises a mixture of sp2 and sp3 carbon.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Science Drive 3, Singapore 119260 (Fax: +65/779-1691), , , , , , SG

    F. Chen, G.Q. Xu &  T.S.A. Hor

  2. Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Science Drive 3, Singapore 119260, , , , , , SG

    L. Liu & Z. Shen

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Received: 29 May 2001 / Accepted: 17 August 2001 / Published online: 20 December 2001

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Chen, F., Liu, L., Shen, Z. et al. Formation of hydrogenated amorphous carbon films from polymer pyrolysis . Appl Phys A 74, 317–319 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390101011

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