Petr Písařík

Czech Technical University in Prague | ČVUT · Faculty of Biomedical Engineering (FBMI)

As previous studies indicated, diamond-like carbon (DLC) layers exhibit outstanding biocompatible properties. Additionally, due to high hardness and high transmittance in infrared and visible parts of spectra it is possible to utilize for application ophthalmic optics. DLC layers are suitable for coating of spectacle lenses, contact lenses and even...

Eu3+-doped oxide thin films possess a great potential for several emerging applications in optics, optoelectronics, and sensors. The applications demand maximizing Eu3+ photoluminescence response. Eu-doped ZnO, TiO2, and Lu2O3 thin films were deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD). Pulsed UV Laser Annealing (PLA) was utilized to modify the prop...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) and titanium-doped DLC thin films were prepared by unique hybrid system consisting of pulsed laser deposition, ion source (bombardment) and magnetron sputtering. The influence of deposition parameters (ion energies, deposition pressures and magnetron power) on composition and physical properties was studied. Composition an...

Diamond like carbon (DLC) and Ag-doped DLC (Ag-DLC) films were prepared by dual pulsed laser deposition using graphite and silver targets and two KrF excimer lasers. The silver concentration in the films was varied from 1.1 to 9.3Â at. %. The surface topography was analysed by atomic force microscopy. The pure DLC was very smooth, but the roughness...

Silver doped diamond-like carbon layers were deposited by dual pulsed laser deposition using two KrF excimer lasers. The concentration of Ag, determined by XPS and WDS, moved from zero to ~ 10 at%. We found that the sp²/sp³ ratio, film roughness and the number of droplets (SEM and AFM) increased with increasing silver concentration. The sp³ content...

Diamond like carbon (DLC) layers have excellent biological properties for use in medicine for coating implants, but poor adhesion to biomedical alloys. The adhesion can be improved by doping the DLC layer by chromium, as described in this article. Chromium doped diamond like carbon layers (Cr‑DLC) were deposited by hybrid deposition system using Kr...

Layers of diamond-like carbon are usable in many fields of industry as well as in medicine. Many scientific groups have worked with different types of deposition techniques to prepare DLC layers with improved or unique properties. The DLC properties could be improved by various dopations. In this study, we focused on DLC layers doped by titanium, p...

Biocompatible Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) films were prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition technique using the laser energy density of 10 J cm⁻² on the graphite target. The surface of the grown film was modified during the deposition by bombardment with argon, xenon, nitrogen or oxygen ions. The ion energy (up to 150 eV) was changed by gun voltage and...

Hybrid laser-based technologies for deposition of new types of doped thin films are presented. The focus is on arrangements combining pulsed laser deposition (PLD) with magnetron sputtering (MS), and on the setup with two simultaneously running PLD systems (dual PLD). Advantages and disadvantages of both arrangements are discussed. Layers of differ...

Ti-doped hydrogen free diamond-like carbon (DLC) layers of dopation up to ∼25 at.% were prepared by dual beam pulsed laser deposition (PLD) using two excimer lasers. The arrangement allows continuous fine tuning of dopant concentration on a large scale and deposition flexibility. The layers were prepared on Si(1 0 0) and Ti6Al4V substrates at room...

Chromium-enriched diamond-like carbon (DLC) layers were prepared by a hybrid technology using a combination of pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and magnetron sputtering. XRD revealed no chromium peaks, indicating that the layers are mostly amorphous. Carbon (sp2 and sp3 bonds) and chromium bonds were determined by XPS from C 1s, O 1s, and Cr 2p photoe...

Hybrid laser technologies for deposition of thin films and basic schemes of combination of pulsed laser deposition (PLD) with magnetron sputtering and RF discharges or two lasers or three laser deposition systems are presented. Experiences with deposition of chromium doped diamond-like carbon (DLC) films for coating of prostheses are described. Lay...

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and Ag-incorporated diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were prepared on different substrates. The films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). TiO2 and Ag were selected due to their potential values as biomaterials. Silver is effective against a wide range of spectrum including Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria...

Mechanical properties of diamond-like carbon thin films with various ratios of sp3/sp2 bonds were studied. The films were prepared in argon atmosphere (0.25 Pa) by laser deposition method for laser energy densities from 4 J·cm−2 to 14 J·cm−2. The sp2 and sp3 bonds were calculated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Films contained sp3 bonds up to...

Diamond and diamond-like carbon (DLC) films possess a set of excellent physical and chemical properties which together with a high biocompatibility make them attractive candidates for a number of medical and biotechnological applications. In the current work thin ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) and DLC films were comparatively investigated with...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) and Cr-doped DLC (chromium content 0–18 at.%) layers were deposited by dual pulsed laser ablation. The composition was analyzed using electron probe X-ray microanalysis with wavelength-dispersive spectrometers. Carbon and chromium bonds were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Ethylene glycol, diiodomethane and...

Two types of carbon-based films, namely diamond-like carbon (DLC) and ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films were comparatively investigated. The DLC films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) without or with additional ion bombardment, the UNCD films by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition. The films were characterized...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) and Cr-doped diamond-like carbon layers were studied. DLC and Cr-DLC were deposited on silicon and titanium substrates (Ti-6Al-4V) by dual-pulsed laser ablation using two KrF excimer lasers and two targets (graphite and chromium). The composition was analyzed using wavelength-dependent X-ray spectroscopy. The Cr content in...

Optical and biomedical properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films of various sp2, sp3 bonds were studied. The layers were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) for laser energy densities from 4 J cm−2 to 14 J cm−2. The percentage of sp2 and sp3 bonds was calculated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In dependence on density the fi...

DLC layers are entirely amorphous or contain micro- or nanocrystalline diamond or graphite and possess a disordered structure with a mixture of carbon bonding configurations. Furthermore, DLC can be hydrogen free (a-C) or containing hydrogen (hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H)). DLC films exhibit excellent physical and chemical properties, as we...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) and Cr doped diamond-like carbon (Cr-DLC) layers were studied for potential medical applications. DLC and Cr-DLC were deposited on silicon and titanium substrate by dual pulsed laser ablation using two KrF excimer lasers and two targets (graphite and chromium). The topology of layers was studied using scanning electron mic...

A hybrid PLD system with ion bombardment of films was developed. Growing DLC films were modified during the laser deposition (10 J cm−2) by argon ions with energy in the range from 40 eV to 210 eV and cathode current of 0.15 A and 0.5 A. The content of sp2 “graphitic” and sp3 “diamond” bonds was measured using XPS. Sp3 bonds changed from 60 % to 81...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) and Cr doped diamond-like carbon (Cr-DLC) layers were studied for potential medical applications. DLC and Cr-DLC were deposited on silicon and titanium substrate by dual pulsed laser ablation using two KrF excimer lasers and two targets (graphite and chromium). The topology of layers was studied using scanning electron mic...