New vacuum arc control technology; SADE - application to vacuum interrupters

Author(s):  
M. Honma
1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 961-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Homma ◽  
H. Somei ◽  
Y. Niwa ◽  
K. Yokokura ◽  
I. Ohshima

Author(s):  
L. Wan ◽  
R. F. Egerton

INTRODUCTION Recently, a new compound carbon nitride (CNx) has captured the attention of materials scientists, resulting from the prediction of a metastable crystal structure β-C3N4. Calculations showed that the mechanical properties of β-C3N4 are close to those of diamond. Various methods, including high pressure synthesis, ion beam deposition, chemical vapor deposition, plasma enhanced evaporation, and reactive sputtering, have been used in an attempt to make this compound. In this paper, we present the results of electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) analysis of composition and bonding structure of CNX films deposited by two different methods.SPECIMEN PREPARATION Specimens were prepared by arc-discharge evaporation and reactive sputtering. The apparatus for evaporation is similar to the traditional setup of vacuum arc-discharge evaporation, but working in a 0.05 torr ambient of nitrogen or ammonia. A bias was applied between the carbon source and the substrate in order to generate more ions and electrons and change their energy. During deposition, this bias causes a secondary discharge between the source and the substrate.


2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuya ENOKIDA ◽  
Satoru TSUKAMOTO ◽  
Kensuke ICHIKAWA ◽  
Yuichi ICHIKAWA

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