[HTML][HTML] Review of transition-metal diboride thin films

M Magnuson, L Hultman, H Högberg - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
We review the thin film growth, chemistry, and physical properties of Group 4–6 transition-
metal diboride (TMB 2) thin films with AlB 2-type crystal structure (Strukturbericht designation …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and materials properties of understoichiometric TiBx thin films grown by HiPIMS

J Thörnberg, J Palisaitis, N Hellgren… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
TiB x thin films with a B content of 1.43≤ x≤ 2.70 were synthesized using high-power
impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) and direct-current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) …

[HTML][HTML] Where is the unpaired transition metal in substoichiometric diboride line compounds?

J Palisaitis, M Dahlqvist, AJ Hall, J Thörnberg… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The atomic structure and local composition of high quality epitaxial substoichiometric
titanium diboride (TiB 1.9) thin film, deposited by unbalanced magnetron sputtering, were …

Age hardening in (Ti1− xAlx) B2+ Δ thin films

A Mockuté, J Palisaitis, B Alling, P Berastegui… - Scripta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Thin films of (Ti 0.71 Al 0.29) B 2+ 1.08 have been deposited by magnetron
sputtering. Post-deposition annealing at 1000° C for 1 h results in increased hardness and …

Microstructure-driven strengthening of TiB2 coatings deposited by pulsed magnetron sputtering

MN Polyakov, M Morstein, X Maeder, T Nelis… - Surface and Coatings …, 2019 - Elsevier
Titanium diboride (TiB 2) is a hard coating with a hexagonal crystal structure that maintains
its high hardness and inertness at elevated temperatures, even in contact with aluminum …

[HTML][HTML] TiB1. 8 single layers and epitaxial TiB2-based superlattices by magnetron sputtering using a TiB (Ti: B= 1: 1) target

S Dorri, J Palisaitis, S Kolozsvári, P Polcik… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sputter-deposited titanium diborides are promising candidates for protective coatings in
harsh and extreme conditions. However, growing these layers from TiB 2 diboride targets by …

High-power impulse magnetron sputter deposition of TiBx thin films: Effects of pressure and growth temperature

N Hellgren, J Thörnberg, I Zhirkov, MA Sortica, I Petrov… - Vacuum, 2019 - Elsevier
Titanium boride, TiB x, thin films are grown in pure Ar discharges by high-power impulse
magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) from a compound TiB 2 target. Film compositions are …

The influence of pressure and magnetic field on the deposition of epitaxial TiBx thin films from DC magnetron sputtering

N Nedfors, D Primetzhofer, I Zhirkov, J Palisaitis… - Vacuum, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetron sputter deposition of TiB x thin films from a TiB 2 target typically results in highly
overstoichiometric films due to differences in sputtered-atom ejection angles and gas-phase …

Visualization and mechanisms of splashing erosion of electrodes in a DC air arc

Y Wu, Y Cui, M Rong, AB Murphy, F Yang… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The splashing erosion of electrodes in a DC atmospheric-pressure air arc has been
investigated by visualization of the electrode surface and the sputtered droplets, and …

Effect of synchronized bias in the deposition of TiB2 thin films using high power impulse magnetron sputtering

N Nedfors, O Vozniy, J Rosen - … of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Titanium diboride thin films have been deposited from a compound TiB 2 target on Si (001)
substrates at a temperature of 500 C using high power impulse magnetron sputtering …