Diamond-like-Carbon: The

“Fool’s Gold” for Diamond

Rohit Vepa
Blue Wave Semiconductor Inc.
Mentor: Dr. RD Vispute
 Blue Wave SemiConductor Inc.
• A global leader in developing thin film and
nanomaterials deposition systems and tools
 My Project

Find the best processes for creating Diamond-like-

Carbon (DLC) with certain properties
Raman Spectroscopy
 Results
• Fluorinated-DLC seemed to be best thin film
• Most uniform thickness
• Increased both hardness and wear resistance
• Decreased the friction coefficient
Future Work