The vacuum cathodic arc has been known as a means of producing coatings since the
second half of the 19th century. This makes it one of the oldest known vacuum coating …

Progress in the design and exploration of hard coatings with high temperature adaptive
behavior in tribological contacts is reviewed. When coupled with most recent surface …

Ion implantation is used extensively in the semiconductor industry to introduce dopant atoms
into wafers to influence electrical performance. This is largely due to the highly reproducible …

▪ Abstract The use of energetic particles (ions and atoms) has become increasingly
important in physical vapor deposition techniques. These deposition processes can be …

Diamond-like carbon films (DLC) with different silicon contents combined with W interlayer
are deposited by plasma-assisted reactive magnetron sputtering. The structures and high …

Diamondlike carbon (DLC) films, known for exhibiting attractive combination of properties,
have been extensively studied in the recent past. The inherent, internal compressive …

The objective of nanocomposite coatings combining hard and lubricant phases is the
development of advanced multi-functional protective thin films showing abrasion resistance …

New cost-efficient technology combining pulsed arc evaporation (PAE) and electro-spark
deposition (ESD) in vacuum was developed and implemented to coat Ti with two-layer …

An ambitious objective in the development of self-lubricating wear-resistant coatings is to
make use of lubricious phases such as graphite, amorphous carbon or MoS2 incorporated …

Amorphous carbon (aC) films have garnered significant attention over the past few decades,
principally due to their remarkable thermophysical properties, strong adherence to various …