Sputter deposition of transition-metal carbide films—A critical review from a chemical perspective

U Jansson, E Lewin - Thin Solid Films, 2013 - Elsevier
Thin films based on transition-metal carbides exhibit many interesting physical and chemical
properties making them attractive for a variety of applications. The most widely used method …

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 …

Excellent mechanical, tribological and anti-corrosive performance of novel Ti-DLC nanocomposite thin films prepared via magnetron sputtering method

S Zhang, M Yan, Y Yang, Y Zhang, F Yan, H Li - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
Ti-doped diamond-like carbon nanocomposite thin films with different Ti contents are
prepared by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Designed Ti target current …

Nanostructure and properties of TiC/aC: H composite coatings

YT Pei, D Galvan, JTM De Hosson - Acta materialia, 2005 - Elsevier
TiC/aC: H nanocomposite coatings, deposited with closed-field unbalanced magnetron
sputtering, have been scrutinized with atomic force, scanning and high-resolution …

Tribochemical investigation of Cr-doped diamond-like carbon with a MoDTC-containing engine oil under boundary lubricated condition

SM Bae, S Horibata, Y Miyauchi, J Choi - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Cr-doped diamond-like carbon (Cr-DLC) coatings were deposited and investigated for their
tribological properties. A hybridized deposition technique consisted of a bipolar plasma …

Doping and alloying effects on DLC coatings

JC Sánchez-López, A Fernández - Tribology of Diamond-Like Carbon …, 2008 - Springer
Doped or alloyed diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings is an important category of DLC
characterized by the incorporation of different elements in their struc-ture to achieve …

Structural, mechanical and electrical-contact properties of nanocrystalline-NbC/amorphous-C coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering

N Nedfors, O Tengstrand, E Lewin, A Furlan… - Surface and Coatings …, 2011 - Elsevier
Niobium-carbide nanocomposite coatings with a carbon content varying from 43 to 64at.%
were deposited by dual DC magnetron sputtering. X-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron …

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 …

Carbon stoichiometry and mechanical properties of high entropy carbides

MD Hossain, T Borman, A Kumar, X Chen… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The search for new materials via compositional exploration has recently led to the discovery
of entropy stabilized and high entropy ceramics. The chemical diversity in the cation …

Application of plasma spectrometry for the analysis of engineered nanoparticles in suspensions and products

P Krystek, A Ulrich, CC Garcia, S Manohar… - Journal of Analytical …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This article reviews the general characterization of nano-objects, especially engineered
nanoparticles (ENPs) and discusses analytical techniques commonly used for their …