Significant texture and wear resistance improvement of TiN coatings using pulsed DC magnetron sputtering

NA Richter, B Yang, JP Barnard, T Niu, X Sheng… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium nitride (TiN) coatings fabricated through reactive sputtering feature a suite of
parameters capable of altering the microstructure and properties. Here, we explore the …

Correlation between the photocatalytic activity of CdSe nanostructured thin films with optical band gap and Urbach energy

N Ghobadi, P Sohrabi, HR Hatami - Chemical Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this research, the effects of initial concentrations on the optical properties of Cadmium
Selenide nanostructured thin layers synthesized by the chemical solution deposition method …

3-D surface stereometry studies of sputtered TiN thin films obtained at different substrate temperatures

S Stach, W Sapota, Ş Ţălu, A Ahmadpourian… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - Springer
Nanostructured glass-supported thin films of titanium nitride (TiN) were prepared by reactive
magnetron sputtering at different substrate temperatures (from 25 to 400° C). The surface …

Microstructure and micromorphology of Cu/Co nanoparticles: surface texture analysis

Ş Ţălu, M Bramowicz, S Kulesza, A Ghaderi… - Electronic Materials …, 2016 - Springer
This paper analyses the three-dimensional (3-D) surface texture of Cu/Co thin films
deposited by DC-Magnetron sputtering method on the silicon substrates. The prepared …

[HTML][HTML] X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiling of as-grown and annealed titanium nitride thin films

M Maarouf, MB Haider, QA Drmosh, MB Mekki - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Titanium nitride thin films were grown on Si (001) and fused silica substrates by radio
frequency reactive magnetron sputtering. Post-growth annealing of the films was performed …

Application of Mie theory and fractal models to determine the optical and surface roughness of Ag–Cu thin films

Ș Țălu, RP Yadav, AK Mittal, A Achour, C Luna… - Optical and Quantum …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Thin films of Ag/Cu were deposited by reactive DC magnetron sputtering on (001)-
oriented Si and glass substrates for various deposition times (4–24 min). These films were …

Surface dependent photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of zinc tin oxide films

IA Setiawan, VRM Reddy, MS Sayed, S Gedi… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The process of splitting water into hydrogen (H 2) and oxygen (O 2) gases via the
photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell route has recently been emerged as a promising approach …

The effect of annealing on the structural, optical and electrical properties of Titanium Nitride (TiN) thin films prepared by DC magnetron sputtering with supported …

A Kavitha, R Kannan, P Sreedhara Reddy… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Nano-crystalline Titanium Nitride (TiN) thin films were deposited on glass
substrates by reactive DC magnetron sputtering in the presence of a supported discharge …

Clean fabrication strategy of diamond crystals containing nanocomposite films for corrosion and wear protection of AISI-321 alloy

E Sharifi, S Khamseh, AS Shirani… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study focused on the synthesis of Niobium/Hexagonal-Diamond/Amorphous-Carbon
(Nb/HD: aC) films on AISI-321 alloy. The substrate heating used as a vital deposition …