Quantitative Investigations about the Surface Texture Characteristics of the Nickel-Carbon Composite Thin Films using Stereometric Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the 3-D nano-scaled surface texture of the Nickel–Carbon (Ni–C) nanocomposite thin films composed of Ni nanoparticles with different average sizes embedded in amorphous hydrogenated carbon using stereometric analysis. The 3-D nanoscaled surface texture was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and stereometric analysis. In a wider context, we also discuss our findings with regard to manufacture of the Nickel-Carbon composite thin films with desired surface characteristics.