parameters capable of altering the microstructure and properties. Here, we explore the
influence of bipolar pulsed direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering on microstructure
evolution of TiN coating, in comparison to conventional DC sputtering. The implementation
of a pulsed DC voltage profile promotes a drastic texture change from randomly oriented
polycrystals to (1 1 1) textured TiN coatings across the full range of pulse frequencies on …