The nitrides of most of the group IVb-Vb-VIb transition metals (TiN, ZrN, HfN, VN, NbN, TaN,
MoN, WN) constitute the unique category of conductive ceramics. Having substantial …

During the last few years there has been increasing interest in TiN thin films deposited by
various physical vapour deposition methods. Since the films are grown by various …

As alternatives to conventional metals, new plasmonic materials offer many advantages in
the rapidly growing fields of plasmonics and metamaterials. These advantages include low …

The search for alternative plasmonic materials with improved optical properties, easier
fabrication and integration capabilities over those of the traditional materials such as silver …

Sputter-deposited TiN thin films on glass substrate were investigated by X-ray diffraction
analysis. The lattice parameter determined on the basis of (200) and (220) peaks is smaller …

Single-crystal TiN/VN strained-layer § uperlattices (SLS's) with layer thicknesses lEN= lVN=
A 12 (where). is the period of the superlattice) ranging from 0.75 to 16 nm have been grown …

This paper is a review of the thermal stability of state-of-the-art transition metal nitride thin
films synthesized by physical vapour deposition techniques. Nitrides are successfully …

Properties of thin films depend strongly upon the deposition technique and conditions
chosen. In order to achieve the desired film, optimum deposition conditions have to be found …

DC plasma nitriding was applied to titanium metal sheets in a commercial cell using Ar+
NH3 as the admixture and the nitrided surface investigated by means of XPS. As a …

Titanium nitride (TiN x) films are ideal for use in superconducting microresonator detectors
for the following reasons:(a) the critical temperature varies with composition (0< T c< 5 …