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Structural Properties and Composition of Graphite-Like Carbon Films Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition

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Structure and composition of graphite-like carbon films obtained by pulsed laser deposition in an inert gas atmosphere using sacrificial carbon tapes are investigated. The deposited films are studied using X-ray diffraction, photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the obtained films have a structure characteristic of turbostratic carbon and reduced graphene oxide. Analysis of the photoelectron spectra allows us to draw a conclusion about the significant decrease of oxygen and hydrogen content in the films compared to the target material, as well as significant diminution of the content of the sp3-phase. Using Raman spectroscopy, it is shown that carbon films have characteristic features of graphite/graphene and a two-dimensional (turbostratic) structure with characteristic sizes of sp2-crystallites of the order of 15–18 nm depending on the density of laser pulse energy.

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The authors are grateful to Prof. A.T. Kozakov (Research Institute of Physics, Southern Federal University) for help in performing experiments using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, as well as M.V. Avramenko (Department of Nanotechnology, Southern Federal University) for obtaining the Raman spectra of carbon films on aluminum oxide.

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Ershov, I.V., Prutsakova, N.V., Holodova, O.M. et al. Structural Properties and Composition of Graphite-Like Carbon Films Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition. Tech. Phys. 66, 580–587 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784221040071

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