| abstract |
The invention relates to a carbon-based coating (2) which comprises, in addition to carbon as the main constituent, at least one first element selected from a group consisting of the transition metals of groups 3 to 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, wherein the carbon in the coating (2) predominantly in sp2 is present hybridized form, and wherein the coating (2) contains at least one further element from a group comprising silicon, germanium, aluminum, and the transition metals of groups 3 to 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, with the proviso that the at least one further element unequal is the first element, wherein the sum of this at least one further element in the coating (2) between 0.1 at% and 5 at% and the sum of the at least one first element is between 0.5 at% and 10 at% , |