Thin films based on transition-metal carbides exhibit many interesting physical and chemical
properties making them attractive for a variety of applications. The most widely used method …

This paper reviews a series of studies on alloying of sputtered TiC coatings with weak
carbide-forming metals, Me, such as Al, Fe, Ni, Pt and Cu. Metastable solid solutions with Me …

Binary metallic carbides belong to technologically prominent class of compounds. Present
work theoretically explores the structural, mechanical, optoelectronic, and some thermal …

We unveil the role of carbon vacancies and propose to tailor its concentration for enhancing
mechanical performance in high-entropy carbides (HECs). This is demonstrated by …

In this study, hard wear-resistant Ti-Si-C coatings were deposited on Cu-Cr materials to
improve their performance as sliding electrical contact materials. A ceramic disk composed …

In order to achieve hard, tough and super wear resistant film, Ta 1-x W x C y films with
various W contents were deposited by DC magnetron sputtering and their structural …

Aging strengthening of traditional alloys is of great practical significance in industry, and the
nano second phase precipitated from supersaturated solid solution alloys effectively prevent …

To achieve both hard and tough, Ag atoms with various contents were doped in Ta–C films.
The microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of TaC–Ag films were …

In this study, we report high‐entropy carbides synthesis with reactive bipolar high‐power
impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS). Uncontrolled microstructure and stoichiometry …

Thin films of NiCr–C were deposited by pulse magnetron sputtering of the NiCr20 alloy
cathode in an atmosphere containing a mixture of argon and acetylene. Their structure …