DLC-coated Substrate for Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy in Supercritical Water

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe stability of several kinds of substrates, such as Corning #1737 glass, fused silica, synthetic silica, water free synthetic silica, zinc selenide, silicon, and diamond like carbon (DLC) coated Si in supercritical water (663K and 25MPa) were examined. Their reaction with the water was evaluated by using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. As a result of the present experiment, it was found that DLC-coated Si is one of the most stable and useful substrates for IR spectroscopy in supercritical water.