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

9713602 Agarwal描述：该奖项授予美国-印度合作研究：激光和等离子体沉积以及金刚石和类金刚石薄膜的附着力。 材料科学的合作是在Jagdish Narayan，北卡罗来纳州州立大学（NCSU），罗利和南卡罗来纳州的指导下进行的。Agrawal，印度理工学院（IIT），坎普尔。 研究人员将利用激光和等离子体加工技术研究金刚石和类金刚石薄膜的结构和电子特性。坎普尔印度理工学院的研究人员将进行免费研究。 将进行额外的研究，以提高薄膜的粘附力，通过采用电子给体元素，以稳定SP3键。 适用范围：金刚石和类金刚石膜构成一类非常有用的先进材料，其应用范围从耐腐蚀和侵蚀的保护涂层到先进的微电子和显示器件。 这项研究有助于了解这些薄膜的基本物理特性。 由Narayan领导的NCSU小组是这一领域的世界领导者; IIT小组在以下方面拥有互补的专业知识： 薄膜的电子特性。 科学成果将在公共领域发表。这项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培训。 这种新的合作支持INT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. ***