Self-assembled Co nanorods in diamond-like carbon thin films synthesized by plasma-assisted magnetron sputtering Wang, F L; Jiang, J C; Meletis, E I [Materials Science and Engineering Program, Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 (United States)] 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ASPECT RATIO; COBALT; DIAMONDS; MAGNETRONS; MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; PLASMA; RODS; SPUTTERING; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY We report on self-assembled, high-aspect-ratio nanostructures of Co rods in diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films synthesized by plasma-assisted magnetron sputtering. Cross-sectional and plan-view transmission electron microscopy investigations show that the nanorods continuously grow vertically to the substrate and have a relatively narrow distributed lateral size. The nanorods in the as-deposited thin films are found to have an {epsilon}-Co structure with a high density of defects and are encapsulated by 1-2 nm of an amorphous DLC matrix. United States 2003-09-22 English Journal Article Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; Journal Volume: 83; Journal Issue: 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1610813; (c) 2003 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); PBD: 22 Sep 2003 Medium: X; Size: page(s) 2423-2425 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1610813 [] 12 83 Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951; APPLAB; TRN: US04A5636025497 INIS 2010-12-31 20573670