@article{McNallan2005, 
author = {Michael McNallan and Daniel Ersoy and Ranyi Zhu and Allen Lee and Christopher White and Sascha Welz and Yury Gogotsi and Ali Erdemir and Andriy Kovalchenko},
title = {Nano-Structured Carbide-Derived Carbon Films and Their Tribology},
year = {2005},
journal = {Tsinghua Science and Technology},
volume = {10},
number = {6},
pages = {699-703},
keywords = {friction, tribology, carbon, coatings, chlorination},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1016/S1007-0214(05)70138-3},
doi = {10.1016/S1007-0214(05)70138-3},
abstract = {Carbide-derived carbon (CDC) is a form of carbon produced by reacting metal carbides, such as SiC or TiC, with halogens at temperatures high enough to produce fast kinetics, but too low to permit the rearrangement of the carbon atoms into an equilibrium graphitic structure. The structure of CDC is derivative of the original carbide structure and contains nanoscale porosity and both sp2 and sp3 bonded carbon in a variety of nanoscale structures. CDC can be produced as a thin film on hard carbides to improve their tribological performance. CDC coatings are distinguished by their low friction coefficients and high wear resistance in many important industrial environments and by their resistance to spallation and delamination. The tribology of CDC coatings on SiC surfaces is described in detail.}
}