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 …

The crystal structure and chemical bonding of magnetron-sputtering deposited nickel
carbide Ni 1− x C x (0.05⩽ x⩽ 0.62) thin films have been investigated by high-resolution x …

We report the first thermoelectric properties of Cu1− xAgxS, x= 0–0.75 nanocomposites,
synthesized by using a facile polyol method. Systematic characterizations using powder …

Density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) is used to
investigate the electronic structure and formation energies of cementite-like carbides and …

The face-centered-cubic (fcc) and hexagonal-close-packed (hcp) Ni nanoparticles were
synthesized with citrate by sol–gel method and heat-treating technique. The structure …

Carbon–nickel films were deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering in argon plasma
at temperatures between 25 and 800° C. The films have a composite structure, consisting of …

The surface chemistry of methane on Ni–ZrO2 and bimetallic CuNi–ZrO2 catalysts and the
stability of the CuNi alloy under reaction conditions of methane decomposition were …

Electrodeposition of Ni in a Watt's bath at different applied pressures and in the presence of
supercritical, either with or without surfactant addition, was investigated. The current …

Nickel/hydrogenated amorphous carbon composite films have been deposited on silicon
and stainless steel substrates by combining sputter-deposition of metal and microwave …

Carbon (C), carbon nitride (CNx), C–nickel and CNx–nickel films were deposited by direct
current magnetron sputtering onto oxidized (100) Si substrates, at 25, 200, and 500° C …