During the past two decades, diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have attracted an
overwhelming interest from both industry and the research community. These films offer a …

The tribological behaviour of nanocomposite coatings made of nanocrystalline metal
carbides and amorphous carbon (aC) prepared by PVD/CVD techniques is found to be very …

Nanocomposite coatings consisting of titanium carbide crystallites embedded in amorphous
carbon matrix were deposited utilizing direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) and high …

A detailed structural characterization of W-containing diamond-like carbon (W-DLC)
coatings deposited on spur gears was carried out with plan-view and cross-section …

TiC/amorphous hydrogenated carbon (aC: H) composite films were deposited by Ti DC
magnetron sputtering using argon and acetylene as the carrier gas and precursor …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have emerged as a class of very important tribological
materials in recent years mainly because of their outstanding properties, such as high …

Abstract Nanocomposite nc-TiC/aC: H coatings exhibit a unique combination of mechanical
properties such as high hardness, and low friction and wear. These physical and …

Acrylic based polyurethane (PU) coatings with various amounts of nanosilica contents were
prepared using solution casting method. The nanosilica (SiO2) particles used are around 16 …

Composite plating of Ni/B4C was carried out using cationic surfactants with and without an
azobenzene group. The present investigation reveals that the azobenzene surfactant …

Lubrication by graphene from nanoscale to macroscale has attracted increasing interest in
recent years. However, the graphene can only withstand load of 2 N (corresponds to …