Contact-resonance atomic force microscopy for viscoelasticity

PA Yuya, DC Hurley, JA Turner - Journal of Applied Physics, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
We present a quantitative method for determining the viscoelastic properties of materials
with nanometer spatial resolution. The approach is based on the atomic force acoustic …

Effect of CeO2 nanoparticles on the microstructure and properties of the NiCo-CeO2 composite coatings

S You, C Jiang, L Wang, S Xing, K Zhan - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The NiCo-CeO 2 composite coatings were electrodeposited on copper substrate in
Watts' bath containing various CeO 2 nanoparticle concentrations. The effect of CeO 2 …

Correlations between microstructure and hydrophobicity properties of pulsed laser deposited diamond-like carbon films

AM Asl, P Kameli, M Ranjbar, H Salamati… - Superlattices and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films were deposited by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on Si-
(1 0 0) substrates in the substrate temperature range of room temperature (RT) to 300° C …

Synthesis of ultrathin carbon films by direct current filtered cathodic vacuum arc

HS Zhang, K Komvopoulos - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Filtered cathodic vacuum arc was used to synthesize ultrathin carbon films on silicon
substrates. The depth profiles, near-surface chemical composition, fractions of tetrahedral …

Characterization of diamond-like nanocomposite thin films grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

TS Santra, CH Liu, TK Bhattacharyya, P Patel… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Diamond-like nanocomposite (DLN) thin films, comprising the networks of aC: H and a-Si: O
were deposited on pyrex glass or silicon substrate using gas precursors (eg …

Effect of the GLC coating thickness on the mechanical and tribological properties of the CrN/GLC coatings

H Lin, R Dai, Y Shi, J Yuan, M Alfano - Tribology Letters, 2023 - Springer
The primary objective of this research is to investigate the mechanical and tribological
characteristics of thin coatings that consist of graphite-like carbon (GLC) and chromium …

Optimisation of microstructure and corrosion resistance of Ni-Ti composite coatings by the addition of CeO2 nanoparticles

L Wang, M Chen, H Liu, C Jiang, V Ji… - Surface and Coatings …, 2017 - Elsevier
In present work, the ternary Ni-Ti-CeO 2 composite coatings were electrodeposited on Al
matrix composite (CNT/7075) in traditional Watts' solution containing various concentrations …

In-situ electrodeposited Ag/Cu for electrochemical reduction of acetic acid to nanodiamond under ambient conditions

N Hongrutai, R Nganglumpoon, S Watmanee… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon nanostructured materials such as nanodiamonds and graphene are useful for
various applications, but their low-energy production technologies remain an important …

Surface modification of magnetic recording media by filtered cathodic vacuum arc

HS Zhang, K Komvopoulos - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Surface modification of a magnetic recording medium was accomplished by filtered cathodic
vacuum arc (FCVA). The carbon overcoat of thin-film disks was removed by Ar+ ion sputter …

Effect of substrate morphology on the roughness evolution of ultra thin DLC films

M Zhong, C Zhang, J Luo - Applied Surface Science, 2008 - Elsevier
The effect of substrate roughness on growth of ultra thin diamond-like carbon (DLC) films
has been studied. The ultra thin DLC films have been deposited on silicon substrates with …