Titanium carbide (TiC) coatings are widely used in several industrial applications, including
tooling and tribological applications. These materials are used due to their mechanical …

Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) are receiving wider attention due to sodium abundance and
lower cost. The application of hard carbon to SIB electrodes has shown their significant …

Nanocomposite coatings consisting of titanium carbide crystallites embedded in amorphous
carbon matrix were deposited utilizing direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) and high …

The ambient air plasma cleaning and activation effects on aluminum surface using the
Diffuse Coplanar Surface Barrier Discharge in ambient air are presented. Atomic Force …

The formation of TiC and Ti phases and their influence on their mechanical properties was
studied in this work. Thin layers were deposited by DC magnetron sputtering at room …

Nanocomposites like nc-TiC/aC: H show promising combinations of properties such as high
hardness and Young's modulus combined with low friction and wear. These properties can …

Mo 2 BC thin films show a favourable combination of high stiffness, hardness and elastic
modulus together with moderate ductility. In this study we focused on the comparison of …

Hybrid PVD–PECVD process of titanium sputtering in argon and acetylene atmosphere
combines aspects of both conventional techniques: sputtering of titanium target (PVD) and …

The growth of nickel/carbon nanocomposite thin films by a hybrid plasma process, which
combines magnetron sputtering and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, has been …

Two series of nc-TiC/aC: H coatings were deposited by a hybrid PVD–PECVD process of
titanium sputtering in argon/acetylene atmosphere at two configurations of magnetic field …