Recent advances and strategies for high-performance coatings

YX Ou, HQ Wang, X Ouyang, YY Zhao, Q Zhou… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coatings with micro-or nano-scaled structure are always fabricated by various techniques to
fulfill the requirements of unique performances according to special working conditions. The …

Magnetron sputtered titanium carbide-based coatings: A review of science and technology

H Larhlimi, A Ghailane, M Makha, J Alami - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium carbide (TiC) coatings are widely used in several industrial applications, including
tooling and tribological applications. These materials are used due to their mechanical …

Titanium nitride, TiXN (1− X), coatings deposited by HiPIMS for corrosion resistance and wear protection properties

A Ghailane, AO Oluwatosin, H Larhlimi, C Hejjaj… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of nitrogen content on the structural, mechanical and corrosion properties of
titanium nitride (Ti x N 1− x) coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering …

Comparison of CrN coatings prepared using high-power impulse magnetron sputtering and direct current magnetron sputtering

H Bai, J Li, J Gao, J Ni, Y Bai, J Jian, L Zhao, B Bai… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chromium Nitride (CrN) coatings have widespread utilization across numerous industrial
applications, primarily attributed to their excellent properties. Among the different methods …

Sputtered silicon-coated graphite electrodes as high cycling stability and improved kinetics anodes for lithium ion batteries

G Elomari, L Hdidou, H Larhlimi, M Aqil… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Amorphous Si thin films with different thicknesses were deposited on synthetic graphite
electrodes by using a simple and scalable one-step physical vapor deposition (PVD) …

Effect of carbon content on the structural, mechanical and corrosion properties of TiC films deposited using a HiPIMS discharge

H Larhlimi, O Abegunde, Y Samih, A Ghailane… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
TiC x thin films have been deposited on steel substrates using High Power Impulse
Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) under Ar-C 2 H 2 atmosphere. The effect of varying the …

Pulse length selection in bipolar HiPIMS for high deposition rate of smooth, hard amorphous carbon films

R Ganesan, I Fernandez-Martinez, B Akhavan… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amorphous carbon films were deposited by bipolar HiPIMS, as a function of negative and
positive voltage pulse lengths (50-175 μs and 0-175 μs respectively), using argon as sputter …

PVD for Decorative Applications: A Review

M Vorobyova, F Biffoli, W Giurlani, SM Martinuzzi… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) is a widely utilized process in various industrial
applications, serving as a protective and hard coating. However, its presence in fields like …

Effect of Cu content on the wear resistant behavior of arc-sprayed laminated-structured Cu–TiN/TiO2 composite coating

L Wu, D Zhang, Z Jiang, B Zheng, Z Yu - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
The wear and corrosion effects in marine or coastal environments are critical issues that
seriously deteriorate the service performance of marine infrastructure. Thus, development of …

The effect of magnetic field configuration on structural and mechanical properties of TiN coatings deposited by HiPIMS and dcMS

A Ghailane, H Larhlimi, Y Tamraoui, M Makha… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
The quality of coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering is known to depend on, among
others, the magnetic field strength (Φ) and the magnetic field configuration. Furthermore …