Amorphous Si thin films with different thicknesses were deposited on synthetic graphite
electrodes by using a simple and scalable one-step physical vapor deposition (PVD) …

The maritime industry is one of the most prominent players in globalisation. Corrosion, wear,
and biofouling are common problems in sea-chest gratings, constantly exposed to seawater …

PVD technologies, including vacuum arc evaporation and DC-magnetron sputtering, have
been utilized in industrial settings since the early 1980s for depositing protective coatings …

Titanium carbide coatings exhibit a variety of tribological properties depending on their
carbon concentration. In the present article, a series of coatings with compositions ranging …

The Fesingle bondTi brittle phase is a key factor affecting the performance of titanium alloy
coatings. Reducing the Fesingle bondTi brittle phase in the texture is one of the effective …

Because the wear and corrosion of marine engineering equipment will cause huge
economic losses to enterprises every year, thus it is necessary to develop advanced …

Abstract The multiphase nanocomposite HfC-SiC/aC: H coatings consisting of HfC and SiC
grains dispersed in the amorphous carbon matrix were deposited by hybrid HiPIMS and …

TiAlCN coatings, designed as advanced alternatives to TiAlN for enhanced tribological
performance, were deposited via reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering …

Using a quaternary compound target, Cu (In, Ga) Se2 films are prepared using one‐step,
selenization‐free direct current magneton sputtering (DcMS) and high power impulse …

The influence of argon pressure on the structure, mechanical characteristics, oxidation
resistance, and thermal stability of (MoTaNbZrHf)-Si-B coatings deposited by HIPIMS …