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Carbon, one of the most versatile elements around, manifests itself in a wide variety of allotropic forms that exhibit a diverse range of properties. Amorphous carbons form a big class of carbon allotropes. As the name suggests, amorphous carbons contain a certain degree of disorder (non-crystallinity) in contrast to the crystalline structures of diamond and graphite. The sp3 content of amorphous carbon films is very important in achieving excellent properties such as high hardness and high density.
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Yeo, R.J. (2017). Overview of Amorphous Carbon Films. In: Ultrathin Carbon-Based Overcoats for Extremely High Density Magnetic Recording. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4882-1_2
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