Incorporation of nanofillers into the organic coatings might enhance their barrier
performance, by decreasing the porosity and zigzagging the diffusion path for deleterious …

Different approaches to the preparation of superhard coatings such as intrinsically
superhard materials, coatings whose hardness is enhanced by energetic ion bombardment …

The article reports on the enhanced hardness of nanocomposite coatings, their thermal
stability, protection of the substrate against oxidation at temperatures above 1000° C, X-ray …

In this paper, a review of the present status of the research and technological development
in the field of superhard nanocomposite coatings is attempted. Various deposition …

Various approaches to creating multicomponent nanocomposite coatings of high and
superhigh hardness (from≈ 30 to 100–120 GPa) are reviewed with particular emphasis …

The article reports on the present status of knowledge in the field of hard and superhard
nanocomposite coatings prepared by magnetron sputtering. Special attention is devoted to …

Nitride coatings have been used in numerous applications to increase the hardness and
improve the wear and corrosion resistance of structural materials, as well as in various high …

The purpose of this study is to investigate comparative tribological behaviors of Cu-doped
TiN, CrN, and MoN coatings under a wide range of dry sliding conditions. TiN and CrN …

Abstract TiN and (Ti, Re) N coatings were deposited on high-speed-steel substrates by a
hybrid coating system composed of cathodic arc PVD and magnetron sputtering techniques …

Adaptive tribological coatings were recently developed as a new class of smart materials
that were designed to adjust their surface chemical composition and structure as a function …