Zirconium-based coatings have found important uses ranging from functional deposits on
carbon fibers, field emitters, nuclear fuel particles, and dental and body implants to …

Zirconium-based coatings exhibit a range of useful properties such as high hardness, high
temperature stability, biocompatibility, and good resistance to wear, erosion, corrosion and …

Pollution that arises from textile industries is a serious environmental issue, and successful
purifying has thus far proven to be difficult. In this study, environmentally safe Zr-metal …

Designing MOF aerogels possessing highly efficient photocatalytic performance for VOCs
photodegradation is a significant but challenging task. Herein, a microwave-assisted …

A comparative study of the microstructure, surface chemical and phase composition,
microtopography, surface roughness, microhardness, and corrosion properties of …

In this study, the effects of Al addition on the phase evolution, morphology and mechanical
properties of (NbTiVZrN) 100-x Al x (x= 0, 0.7, 2.3, 3.6, 4.0) high-entropy alloy nitride films …

To solve the challenges facing the low-cost and high-efficiency purification of water pollution
caused by the production and metabolism of biodegradable hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) …

ZrN-ZrO x N y and ZrO 2-ZrO x N y coatings were deposited on 316L stainless steel
substrates via the unbalanced DC magnetron sputtering technique in order to improve their …

Transition metal nitrides (TMNs) are reported as protective coatings in reactive hydrogen
environments. Although the permeation of H2 through TMN coatings is well reported, their …

Nitrides, carbides, and carbonitrides of transition metal elements like Zr, W, Ti, etc. are
generally employed to produce hard coatings. Zirconium-based hard coatings have shown …