Recent progress in artificial synaptic devices: materials, processing and applications

F Chen, Y Zhou, Y Zhu, R Zhu, P Guan, J Fan… - Journal of Materials …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Artificial synapses are memristor-based devices mimicking biological synapses, and they
are used in neuromorphic computing systems that process information in a parallel, energy …

Foundations of physical vapor deposition with plasma assistance

JT Gudmundsson, A Anders… - … Sources Science and …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Physical vapor deposition (PVD) refers to the removal of atoms from a solid or a liquid by
physical means, followed by deposition of those atoms on a nearby surface to form a thin …

Theory and molecular simulations of plasma sputtering, transport and deposition processes

P Brault, AL Thomann, M Cavarroc - The European Physical Journal D, 2023‏ - Springer
The present review provides an overview of the basic theory of sputtering with recent
models, focusing in particular on sputtered atom energy distribution functions. Molecular …

Titanium nitride, TiXN (1− X), coatings deposited by HiPIMS for corrosion resistance and wear protection properties

A Ghailane, AO Oluwatosin, H Larhlimi, C Hejjaj… - Applied Surface …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The effect of nitrogen content on the structural, mechanical and corrosion properties of
titanium nitride (Ti x N 1− x) coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering …

Residual stresses and tribomechanical behaviour of TiAlN and TiAlCN monolayer and multilayer coatings by DCMS and HiPIMS

W Tillmann, D Grisales, D Stangier… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The deposition of ternary nitrides with the incorporation of carbon atoms into its structure has
demonstrated to be a promising approach in the pursuit of wear-resistant and self-lubricating …

Hydrogen-free DLC films fabricated using superimposed HiPIMS-DCMS deposition system: Bias voltage effects

Y Chen, F Su, H Li, Q Li, J Sun, S Lin - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were grown using a superimposed high-power pulse
magnetron sputtering and direct current magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS-DCMS) deposition …

[HTML][HTML] Growth of Nb films on Cu for superconducting radio frequency cavities by direct current and high power impulse magnetron sputtering: A molecular dynamics …

M Ghaemi, A Lopez-Cazalilla, K Sarakinos… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The use of superconducting radio frequency (rf) cavities in particle accelerators necessitates
that copper (Cu) surfaces are coated by thin niobium (Nb) films, predominantly synthesized …

Predicting structure zone diagrams for thin film synthesis by generative machine learning

L Banko, Y Lysogorskiy, D Grochla, D Naujoks… - Communications …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Thin films are ubiquitous in modern technology and highly useful in materials discovery and
design. For achieving optimal extrinsic properties, their microstructure needs to be controlled …

Quo vadis: Alcr-based coatings in industrial applications

J Vetter, AO Eriksson, A Reiter, V Derflinger, W Kalss - Coatings, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
AlCr-based hard nitride coatings with different chemical compositions and architectures
have been successfully developed and applied over the last few decades. Coating …

Optimization of HiPIMS discharges: the selection of pulse power, pulse length, gas pressure, and magnetic field strength

N Brenning, A Butler, H Hajihoseini… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2020‏ - pubs.aip.org
In high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) operation, there are basically two
goals: a high ionized flux fraction of the sputtered target material and a high deposition rate …