Advanced coatings are essential to modern technologies as they optimise surface
characteristics for different application scenarios. Transparent and self-cleaning coatings are …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to prepare a state-of-the-art review on advanced
ceramic materials including their fabrication techniques, characteristics, applications and …

ZrN coatings with the thickness of about 3 μm were deposited on hardened steel substrates
by reactive magnetron sputtering at the constant magnetron power of 700 W and at the …

The paper presents a COMPLEX laboratory setup for surface engineering, describes its
components and principle of operation, and provides experimental data on its use for …

Abstract In this work, TiN, ZrN and HfN thin films fabricated using glancing angle deposition
(GLAD) technique are studied both experimentally and by numerical simulations. The films …

Many regions around the world, including the Arabian Peninsula, face a scarcity of
freshwater resources and depend heavily on non-renewable energy sources for energy …

This article reports on flexible hard Al-Si-N films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering.
The structure and mechanical properties of Al-Si-N films were controlled by the content of Si …

Transition-metal nitrides (TMNs) can be widely applied as protective coatings for precision
parts, and improving their key performance characteristics is essential to make them more …

Scandium oxide films were deposited on fused silica substrates by reactive pulsed DC
magnetron sputtering. The use of feed-back optical emission monitoring enabled high-rate …

This study thoroughly examines the structure, mechanical properties and thermal stability of
ZrN coating with oxygen modification. Incorporation of oxygen atoms initiates a structural …