US-India Cooperative Reserach: Laser and Plasma Deposition and Study of Thin Films of Diamond and Diamond Like Carbon, Award in Indian Currency

描述：该奖项授予美印合作研究：激光和等离子沉积以及金刚石和类金刚石薄膜的粘附。材料科学方面的合作由北卡罗莱纳州立大学（NCSU）的Jagdish Narayan和坎普尔印度理工学院（IIT）的S.C. Agrawal指导。研究人员将检查钻石和钻石的结构和电子特性如电影使用激光和等离子体处理技术。免费的研究人员进行的研究将IIT,坎普尔。进一步的研究将提高附着力的电影采用电子捐赠元素稳定SP3键。范围:钻石和钻石像电影构成一个非常有用的类的先进材料与应用程序从耐腐蚀和侵蚀防护涂料到先进的微电子和显示设备。本研究有助于这些电影的基本物理的基本知识。Narayan领导的NCSU小组在这一领域处于世界领先地位；印度理工学院在薄膜的电子特性方面拥有丰富的专业知识。科学研究结果将发表在公共领域。本研究将为研究生提供先进材料、非平衡现象和先进材料表征方面的训练。这种新的合作支持INT的目标。＊＊＊

9713602 Agarwal Description: This award is for the US-India Cooperative Research: Laser and Plasma Deposition and Adhesion of Diamond and Diamond Like Films. The collaboration in materials science is under the direction of Jagdish Narayan, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh and S.C. Agrawal, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. The investigators will examine the structural and electronic characteristics of diamond and diamond like films using laser and plasma processing techniques. Complimentary research will be conducted by researchers at the IIT, Kanpur. Additional research will be done to improve the adhesion of the films by employing electron donating elements to stabilize SP3 bonding. Scope: Diamond and diamond like films constitute a very useful class of advanced materials with applications ranging from corrosion and erosion resistant protective coatings to advanced microelectronics and display devices. This research contributes to fundamental knowledge about the basic physics of these films. The NCSU group headed by Narayan is a world-leader in this area; the IIT group has complimentary expertise in the electronic properties of thin films. The scientific results will be published in the public domain. This research will provide training for graduate students in advanced materials, nonequilibrium phenomena, and advanced materials characterization. This new collaboration supports INT objectives. ***