High power pulsed magnetron sputtering: A review on scientific and engineering state of the art

K Sarakinos, J Alami, S Konstantinidis - Surface and coatings technology, 2010 - Elsevier
High power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HPPMS) is an emerging technology that has
gained substantial interest among academics and industrials alike. HPPMS, also known as …

The Mn+ 1AXn phases: Materials science and thin-film processing

P Eklund, M Beckers, U Jansson, H Högberg… - Thin Solid Films, 2010 - Elsevier
This article is a critical review of the Mn+ 1AXn phases (“MAX phases”, where n= 1, 2, or 3)
from a materials science perspective. MAX phases are a class of hexagonal-structure …

High power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge

JT Gudmundsson, N Brenning, D Lundin… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) discharge is a recent addition to
plasma based sputtering technology. In HiPIMS, high power is applied to the magnetron …

A structure zone diagram including plasma-based deposition and ion etching

A Anders - Thin Solid Films, 2010 - Elsevier
An extended structure zone diagram is proposed that includes energetic deposition,
characterized by a large flux of ions typical for deposition by filtered cathodic arcs and high …

An introduction to thin film processing using high-power impulse magnetron sputtering

D Lundin, K Sarakinos - Journal of Materials Research, 2012 - cambridge.org
High-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) is a promising sputtering-based ionized
physical vapor deposition technique and is already making its way to industrial applications …

Magnetron sputtered titanium carbide-based coatings: A review of science and technology

H Larhlimi, A Ghailane, M Makha, J Alami - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium carbide (TiC) coatings are widely used in several industrial applications, including
tooling and tribological applications. These materials are used due to their mechanical …

On the relationship between the peak target current and the morphology of chromium nitride thin films deposited by reactive high power pulsed magnetron sputtering

J Alami, K Sarakinos, F Uslu… - Journal of Physics D …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
High power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HPPMS) is used to deposit CrN films without
external heating at different peak target currents, while the average current is kept constant …

On the origin of the metastable β-Ta phase stabilization in tantalum sputtered thin films

JJ Colin, G Abadias, A Michel, C Jaouen - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite extensive studies since the 1960s, the exact mechanisms underlying phase
formation of metastable tetragonal beta-Tantalum (β-Ta) structure commonly found in …

High power pulsed magnetron sputtering: Fundamentals and applications

J Alami, S Bolz, K Sarakinos - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2009 - Elsevier
Direct current magnetron sputtering (dcMS) is a widely used technique for deposition of a
large number of compound and metallic coatings with specified mechanical, electrical and …

Exploring the potential of high power impulse magnetron sputtering for growth of diamond-like carbon films

K Sarakinos, A Braun, C Zilkens, S Mráz… - Surface and Coatings …, 2012 - Elsevier
Amorphous carbon films are deposited employing high power impulse magnetron sputtering
(HiPIMS) at pulsing frequencies of 250Hz and 1kHz. Films are also deposited by direct …