Tutorial: Reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering (R-HiPIMS)

A Anders - Journal of Applied Physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) is a coating technology that combines
magnetron sputtering with pulsed power concepts. By applying power in pulses of high …

Design of hard coatings deposited by HiPIMS and dcMS

A Ghailane, M Makha, H Larhlimi, J Alami - Materials Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Hard coatings are extensively used in various industries, including automotive, aerospace
and tooling industries. Hard coatings are deposited using, typically, chemical vapor …

Titanium nitride, TiXN (1− X), coatings deposited by HiPIMS for corrosion resistance and wear protection properties

A Ghailane, AO Oluwatosin, H Larhlimi, C Hejjaj… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of nitrogen content on the structural, mechanical and corrosion properties of
titanium nitride (Ti x N 1− x) coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering …

Overcoming the insulating materials limitation in HiPIMS: Ion-assisted deposition of DLC coatings using bipolar HiPIMS

V Tiron, EL Ursu, D Cristea, D Munteanu, G Bulai… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study aims to demonstrate that operating the HiPIMS discharge in bipolar
regime (BP-HiPIMS) enables an energy-enhanced deposition process of high-quality …

The effect of magnetic field configuration on structural and mechanical properties of TiN coatings deposited by HiPIMS and dcMS

A Ghailane, H Larhlimi, Y Tamraoui, M Makha… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
The quality of coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering is known to depend on, among
others, the magnetic field strength (Φ) and the magnetic field configuration. Furthermore …

[HTML][HTML] Improved film density for coatings at grazing angle of incidence in high power impulse magnetron sputtering with positive pulse

F Avino, D Fonnesu, T Koettig, M Bonura, C Senatore… - Thin Solid Films, 2020 - Elsevier
The production of a dense and void-free thin film on large and complex substrates is still a
challenge in Physical Vapor Deposition. High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering …

Growth (AlCrNbSiTiV) N thin films on the interrupted turning and properties using DCMS and HIPIMS system

KS Chang, KT Chen, CY Hsu, PD Hong - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper determines the optimal settings in the deposition parameters for (AlCrNbSiTiV) N
high-entropy alloy (HEAs) nitride films that are deposited on CBN cutting tools and glass …

Deposition rate enhancement in HiPIMS through the control of magnetic field and pulse configuration

V Tiron, IL Velicu, I Mihăilă, G Popa - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
In high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) process, the magnetic field and
unbalance degree and pulsing configuration are key factors in controlling metal ionization …

[HTML][HTML] Role of magnetic field and bias configuration on hipims deposition of w films

D Vavassori, F Mirani, F Gatti, D Dellasega… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the deposition of tungsten (W) films by High Power Impulse Magnetron
Sputtering (HiPIMS) has been investigated. By adopting a combined modeling and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress on high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS): The challenges and applications in fabricating VO2 thin film

H Zhang, JS Cherng, Q Chen - AIP Advances, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) is well known in modern physical vapor
deposition (PVD) owing to its high peak power density, high degree of ionization, high …