In recent years, the use of nanocomposite materials to functionalize surfaces has been
investigated, taking advantage of the complementary properties of the nanocomposite …

The ideal cutting-tool coating material is characterized by unique chemical and physical
properties to achieve excellent cutting performance, a good thermal barrier effect, and a high …

Cr-doped diamond-like carbon (Cr-DLC) films with Cr contents ranging from 3 up to 20 at.%
were synthesised in a codeposition process with HiPIMS (Cr deposition) and DC-pulsed …

Raman spectroscopy has contributed to many fields of materials science, for example, in
studies addressing Diamond-Like Carbon coatings. In the literature, discussions have arisen …

Silver (Ag) doping in carbon matrix have shown promising results in anti-bacterial potency.
Adhesion of diamond-like-coating (DLC) on steel substrates is inferior; however, this can be …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with different Ti doping contents from micro amount to a
relatively macro level on a 304 stainless steel substrate were prepared by ion beam assisted …

Reduction of friction and wear at the sliding surfaces are the main concern in several
applications. From an extensive list of low friction hard coatings, DLC type is one of the most …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings have gained wide attraction, due to ultra-low coefficient
of friction, high resistance to wear, excellent mechanical properties, and inert to chemical …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with excellent anti-friction and wear resistance, can
effectively reduce the energy loss of tribosystems and the wear failure of parts, but the high …

The present study focuses on the comparison of cathodic arc deposited AlCrN (ternary
coating) and Ag alloyed aC (amorphous carbon base coating) on chrome nitride (CrN) …