Optical properties and plasmonic performance of titanium nitride

P Patsalas, N Kalfagiannis, S Kassavetis - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Titanium nitride (TiN) is one of the most well-established engineering materials nowadays.
TiN can overcome most of the drawbacks of palsmonic metals due to its high electron …

[HTML][HTML] Conductive nitrides: Growth principles, optical and electronic properties, and their perspectives in photonics and plasmonics

P Patsalas, N Kalfagiannis, S Kassavetis… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The nitrides of most of the group IVb-Vb-VIb transition metals (TiN, ZrN, HfN, VN, NbN, TaN,
MoN, WN) constitute the unique category of conductive ceramics. Having substantial …

Biaxial alignment in sputter deposited thin films

S Mahieu, P Ghekiere, D Depla, R De Gryse - Thin Solid Films, 2006 - Elsevier
Biaxially aligned thin films have not only a preferential crystallographic out-of-plane
orientation, but also have an alignment along a certain reference direction parallel to the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of boron carbon nitride thin films and progress in nanomaterials

SD Nehate, AK Saikumar, A Prakash… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
BCN materials with varied structures are attracting attention for promising diverse
applications. BCN materials are recognized for adaptable electrical properties, outstanding …

Structure-dependent electronic properties of nanocrystalline cerium oxide films

P Patsalas, S Logothetidis, L Sygellou, S Kennou - Physical Review B, 2003 - APS
We investigate the electronic properties of nanocrystalline cerium oxide (CeO x) films, grown
by various techniques, and we establish universal relations between them and the film …

Optical, electronic, and transport properties of nanocrystalline titanium nitride thin films

P Patsalas, S Logothetidis - Journal of Applied Physics, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) was employed to get insights on the optical, electronic, and
transport properties of nanocrystalline titanium nitride (TiN x) films with respect to their …

Improving the hardness of high entropy nitride (Cr0. 35Al0. 25Nb0. 12Si0. 08V0. 20) N coatings via tuning substrate temperature and bias for anti-wear applications

YC Lin, SY Hsu, RW Song, WL Lo, YT Lai… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Stress and preferred orientation in nitride-based PVD coatings

G Abadias - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
Nitride-based coatings are nowadays widely studied both from fundamental and
technological point of views due to their unique physical and mechanical properties. Among …

Tuning material properties of oxides and nitrides by substrate biasing during plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition on planar and 3D substrate topographies

T Faraz, HCM Knoops, MA Verheijen… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Oxide and nitride thin-films of Ti, Hf, and Si serve numerous applications owing to the
diverse range of their material properties. It is therefore imperative to have proper control …

Titanium oxynitride thin films with tunable double epsilon-near-zero behavior for nanophotonic applications

L Braic, N Vasilantonakis, A Mihai… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Titanium oxynitride (TiO x N y) thin films are fabricated using reactive magnetron sputtering.
The mechanism of their growth formation is explained, and their optical properties are …