Determination of material properties of thin films and coatings using indentation tests: a review

W Wen, AA Becker, W Sun - Journal of Materials Science, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents a review of the mechanical characterisation of thin film and coated
systems using indentation tests. The potential in assessing mechanical properties of films …

Surfaces in precision engineering, microengineering and nanotechnology

L De Chiffre, H Kunzmann, GN Peggs, DA Lucca - CIRP annals, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the role of surfaces at the micrometric and nanometric length scales.
Applications, functional behaviour, and manufacturing issues are reviewed with respect to …

Study of the mechanical behavior and corrosion resistance of hydroxyapatite sol–gel thin coatings on 316 L stainless steel pre-coated with titania film

D Sidane, D Chicot, S Yala, S Ziani, H Khireddine… - Thin Solid Films, 2015 - Elsevier
In order to reinforce the clinical applications of hydroxyapatite (HAP) sol–gel coatings
deposited onto 316 L stainless steel, we suggest the introduction of an intermediate thin …

[HTML][HTML] Probing gigahertz coherent acoustic phonons in TiO2 mesoporous thin films

ERC de Oliveira, C Xiang, M Esmann, NL Abdala… - Photoacoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh-frequency acoustic-phonon resonators usually require atomically flat interfaces to
avoid phonon scattering and dephasing, leading to expensive fabrication processes, such …

Porous nanocrystalline titania films by plasma electrolytic oxidation

Y Han, SH Hong, KW Xu - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2002 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline titania films were prepared by plasma electrolytic oxidation of a titanium
alloy at 200–350 V in a Na2CO3 electrolytic solution using a pulsed power supply. XRD …

Microarc oxidation coatings formed on Ti6Al4V in Na2SiO3 system solution: microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties

YM Wang, BL Jiang, TQ Lei, LX Guo - Surface and coatings technology, 2006 - Elsevier
Ceramic coatings were formed on the surface of Ti6Al4V alloy by microarc oxidation (MAO)
in a Na2SiO3 system solution using a pulsed bipolar power supply. The microstructure …

Porous titania films prepared from interactions of titanium with hydrogen peroxide solution

JM Wu, S Hayakawa, K Tsuru, A Osaka - Scripta Materialia, 2002 - Elsevier
Anatase films with sub-micron porous structure were deposited homogeneously on Ti
substrates by simply soaking in 15 wt.% hydrogen peroxide solution at 80° C for 1 h followed …

Synthesis, processing and characterization of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide

S Qiu, SJ Kalita - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2006 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (TiO2) powder was synthesized by using a simple sol–gel
technique, which can be easily controlled and reproduced. By hydrolyzing titanium …

On the use of TiC as high-temperature healing particles in alumina based composites

S Yoshioka, L Boatemaa, S van der Zwaag… - Journal of the European …, 2016 - Elsevier
We report on the use of TiC particles as high temperature healing agent in alumina based
composites. The selection of TiC was based on a theoretical analysis of its high temperature …

Characterization and tribological investigation of sol–gel ceramic films on Ti–6Al–4V

W Zhang, C Wang, W Liu - Wear, 2006 - Elsevier
SiO2, TiO2, and hydroxyapatite (HA) thin films with good biocompatibility were grown on Ti–
6Al–4V (coded as TC4) substrate by sol–gel and dip-coating processes from specially …