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 …

In tribological applications, the degradation of metallic coatings due to oxidation and thermal
softening at high temperatures is an issue of increasing concern. Recently, researchers …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of bias voltage on plasma discharge
characteristics, element concentration, microstructure, morphology, and mechanical …

TiN coatings were deposited by HiPIMS at different N 2 flow rate to improve the corrosion
resistance and conductivity of metallic bipolar plates. The results show that the surface …

The high entropy nitride coatings (Cr 0.35 Al 0.25 Nb 0.12 Si 0.08 V 0.20) N with high
hardness of 35 GPa and a high H 3/E 2 of 0.52 were fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering …

Hard coatings are extensively used in various industries, including automotive, aerospace
and tooling industries. Hard coatings are deposited using, typically, chemical vapor …

Abstract A novel (TiZrNbTaHf) N/MoN nanocomposite coatings, which consist of the nitride
of the high-entropy alloy and the binary nitride, were synthesized by vacuum-arc deposition …

The flexibility of the physical vapor deposition (PVD) method in obtaining coatings with a
delicate control at a nanometric level provides superior properties. Among these coatings …

In recent years, high entropy alloy (HEA) nitrides have shown outstanding properties in the
field of protective hard coatings. However, for monolayer HEA nitride thin film, low adhesion …

Niobium-tungsten oxide represents a novel type of bimetallic cathode electrochromic
material. The superstructure is capable of accommodating a greater number of ions, which …