Coatings are now frequently used on cutting tool inserts in the metal production sector due
to their better wear resistance and heat barrier effect. Protective hard coatings with a …

The effect of different plasma focus shots and angular positions (0° and 30°) on the
properties of chromium nitride (CrN) coatings, deposited by a plasma focus (PF) device on …

The average ion energy per deposited atom (E d) is defined as the product of the ion energy
(E i) and ion-deposition flux ratio (J i/J d) in magnetron sputtering deposition. E d captures …

In this study, TiO2 films were deposited on the glass substrates at different pressures using a
DC magnetron sputtering system. The surface topography, fractality, particle size …

Sputter-deposited transition metal diborides are subject of increasing attention for protective
hard coatings. However, they suffer from high brittleness and rapid oxidation. Alloying with …

In this paper, we critically evaluate the applicability of the procedure proposed in [Mirzaei et
al., Surf. Coat. Technol. 358 (2019) 843–849] which is based on the fitting of the XPS …

The applications of multicomponent coatings (such as doped ternary or quaternary coatings)
with superior functional properties have been shown to efficiently and sustainably improve …

Enhancing surface wear resistance is critical for uranium (U) and its alloys to retard
degradation of their mechanical and physical properties. Deposited nanotwinned (NT) silver …

We study microstructure, mechanical, and corrosion properties of Zr 1-x Cr x B y coatings
deposited by hybrid high-power impulse/DC magnetron co-sputtering (CrB 2-HiPIMS/ZrB 2 …

Tungsten boride (WB x) films are widely used in material protection due to their high
hardness. However, the wear resistance of these films needs to be improved through …