Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is an emerging technology, which has recently produced
diamond-like coatings (DLC) for protection against sliding wear. In this review, the …

Progress in the design and exploration of hard coatings with high temperature adaptive
behavior in tribological contacts is reviewed. When coupled with most recent surface …

Ion implantation is used extensively in the semiconductor industry to introduce dopant atoms
into wafers to influence electrical performance. This is largely due to the highly reproducible …

Development of optimized hard coatings requires a multilayer, functionally gradient
approach, where adhesion, load support and low friction regions must be elements of the …

▪ Abstract The use of energetic particles (ions and atoms) has become increasingly
important in physical vapor deposition techniques. These deposition processes can be …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films can be divided into two major categories according to their
hydrogen content. These categories have similarities in tribological performance, but the …

Advances in laser-assisted deposition have enabled the production of hard composites
consisting of nanocrystalline and amorphous materials. Deposition conditions were selected …

Nanocrystalline TiC/amorphous carbon (aC) composite films were synthesized at near room
temperature with a hybrid process combining laser ablation of graphite and magnetron …

Super-hard and low-friction diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings deposited at low
temperatures are currently of great interest for wear protection and friction reduction …

Low temperature vacuum deposition of tungsten carbide coatings, W 1− y C y with
compositions that varied from y= 0 to 0.9, was investigated. Special attention was given to …