Microscopic evidences of nanocomposite structure in hard and optically transparent ternary AlSiN coating

S Anwar, S Anwar, B Priyadarshini - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work AlSiN ternary coatings were deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering
in Ar/N 2 reactive atmosphere. AlSi alloy target of composition 86: 14 wt% has been used to …

Dynamic scaling behavior of mica ripples produced by low energy Ar+ ion erosion

D Bhowmik, D Chowdhury, P Karmakar - Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The scaling behavior of ion beam induced ripple patterns on mica surface is investigated by
means of atomic force microscopy (AFM). The ripples were produced by 12 keV Ar+ ion …

Microstructural and surface morphological studies on Co doped ZnS diluted magnetic semiconductor thin films

SP Patel, JC Pivin, G Maity, RP Yadav… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
Microstructural and surface morphological studies of Co (2.5%) doped ZnS thin films
deposited at different substrate temperatures (TS) of 200, 400 and 600° C by means of …

Scanning tunneling microscope investigation of local density of states in Al-doped ZnO thin films

EM Likovich, R Jaramillo, KJ Russell… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
The electrical properties of grain boundaries in technologically relevant oxide thin films are
the subject of both applied and fundamental research. Here we present an investigation of …

Microscopic studies on transparent AlSiN ternary hard coating

S Anwar, S Sonali, S Anwar - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work AlSi nanocomposite coating were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering in Ar/N
2 reactive atmosphere. AlSi alloy target of composition 86: 14 wt% have been used to …

Substrate rotation effect over scaling roughness exponents in Zr thin films grown by GLAD technique

S Mendoza-Rincón, MS Ospina-Arroyave… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, roughness scaling behavior of glancing angle deposited Zr thin films by DC
magnetron sputtering at different substrate rotation speeds, have been studied using height …

Super-roughening scaling behaviour of Si surface morphology at grazing incidence low energy ion beam sputtering

D Chowdhury, D Ghose - Applied Surface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The morphological evolution on Si (1 0 0) surface for grazing incidence (75°) and low
energy (500 eV) Ar+ sputtering is studied at various ion fluences. The ion induced surface …

Micro‐morphological investigations on wettability of Al‐incorporated c‐Si thin films using statistical surface roughness parameters

G Maity, RP Yadav, S Ojha, R Singhal… - Surface and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tunable surface properties of Al‐incorporated c‐Si and/or homogeneous c‐Si (ie,
absorber layer) thin films are investigated with the help of 3D surface topography, statistical …

Effects of processing force on performance of nano-resonators produced by magnetron sputtering deposition

M Shaat - Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetron sputtering is a perfect technique for processing nanomaterials for engineering
and medical applications. A material can be processed with specific mechanical properties …

In situ growth of ultra-smooth or super-rough thin films by suppression of vertical or horizontal growth of surface mounds

C Hu, J Cai, Y Li, C Bi, Z Gu, J Zhu, J Zang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
With the development of catalysis, self-cleaning, biomedicine, solid lubrication and precision
contact technologies, there is increasing need for ultra-smooth and super-rough functional …