Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings have emerged as one of the most promising surface
coatings for applications involving boundary lubrication regime. Some of the characteristics …

Recent advances in smart surface engineering and coating technologies offer unique
possibilities for better controlling friction and wear under boundary or marginally lubricated …

Solid lubricant systems were developed to provide friction and wear reduction in variable
environmental conditions. The mechanisms employed to achieve cross-environment …

In this study, the effect of surface texturing parameters on the tribological performance of
amorphous hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) under oil lubrication has been …

This paper proposes a new concept of the 'engineering surface', which extends the
conventional idea of a functional surface by combining it with micro/nano manufacturing …

In this work we present an overview on structure formation, optical and electrical properties
of diamond like carbon (DLC) based metal nanocomposites deposited by reactive …

Transient plasmas generated by ns-laser ablation of graphite in air have been investigated
by complementary optical diagnosis techniques to study complex multiple structures …

The degree of laser-induced graphitization from a sp3-bonded to a sp2-bonded carbon
fraction in a single crystal chemical vapor deposited (CVD) diamond under varying fluence …

We report on femtosecond laser surface modification and microstructuring of diamond-like
nanocomposite (DLN) films (aC: H, Si: O), and investigation of the frictional properties of …

Experimental studies of the interaction between amorphous hydrogenated carbon (aC: H)
film and short and ultrashort laser pulses in the near-infrared and visible spectral ranges …