Nanostructured Thin Films Nanodispersion Strengthened Coatings

Andrey A. Voevodin, Dmitry V. Shtansky, Evgeny A. Levashov, John J. Moore

This volume discusses the most recent developments in plasma physics and surface engineering related to the preparation and applications of nanostructured thin films and nanodispersion strengthened coatings. The book contains the following major sections:
– Hard and Tribological Coatings;
– Recent Progress in the Development of Plasma Deposition Equipment;
– Film Characterization, Control of Structure and Properties;
– Nanopowders and Nanoparticles in Surface Engineering Technologies;
– Biocompatable Thin Films.
The chapters review the remarkable progress in these areas and provides examples of successful new industrial applications in plasma deposition, surface engineering, nanostructured thin films, and nanodispersion-strengthened coatings. Each chapter comes with a complete reference list to the relevant literature, making it an invaluable guide for engineers and researchers in these exciting fields. This book presents the latest scientific developments in nanostructured coating and deposition processes and suggests ideas on how to implement the latest breakthroughs in nanotechnology in mechanics, electronics, and bioengineering applications.

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Table of contents :
cover……Page 1
TOC-01……Page 2
TOC-02……Page 3
TOC-03……Page 4
TOC-04……Page 5
Ch 1 – SMART NANOCOMPOSITE COATINGS WITH
CHAMELEON SURFACE ADAPTATION IN
TRIBOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS……Page 6
Ch 2 – MATERIALS SCIENCE OF WEAR-PROTECTIVE
NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILMS……Page 14
Ch 3 – RECENT PROGRESS IN SUPERDHARD NANOCOMPOSITES:
PREPARATION, PROPERTIES
AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS……Page 28
Ch 4 – NANOSTRUCTURED HARD COATINGS –
FROM NANOCOMPOSITES TO
NANOMULTILAYERS……Page 40
Ch 5 – HARD NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS PREPARED
BY REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING……Page 48
Ch 6 – THERMAL STABILITY AND SELFARRANGEMENT
OF NANOCRYSTALLINE
HARD COATINGS……Page 62
Ch 7 – MULTILAYER HARD COATINGS FOR
MACHINERY NEEDS……Page 74
Ch 8 – NANOSTRUCTURED CARBON MATERIALS IN
THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY……Page 82
Ch 9 – NANOCOMPOSITE COATING SYSTEMS
TAILORED FOR SPECIFIC ENGINEERING
APPLICATIONS……Page 96
Ch 10 – HYBRID PLASMA DEPOSITION METHODS
FOR SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED
MATERIALS……Page 108
Ch 11 – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON IONIZED
PHYSICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION: CONCEPTS,
DETERMINATION OF THE IONISATION
EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVEMENT OF
DEPOSITED FILMS……Page 118
Ch 12 – NUCLEATION OF DIAMOND FROM
VAPOR PHASE AND SYNTHESIS OF
NANOSTRUCTURED DIAMOND FILMS……Page 128
Ch 13 -NANOSTRUCTURED AND NANOLAYERED THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY ION-PLASMA METHODS……Page 142
Ch 14 – PLASMA- AND BEAM-ASSISTED
DEPOSITION METHODS……Page 152
Ch 15 – MULTICOMPONENT NANOSTRUCTURED
THIN FILMS. DEPOSITION,
CHARACTERIZATION, TESTING AND
APPLICATION……Page 160
Ch 16 – STRESS DEVELOPMENT AND RELAXATION IN
NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS DEPOSITED BY
CATHODIC VACUUM ARC……Page 172
Ch 17-SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF TiB2/TiN AND TiB2/B4C FILMS……Page 180
Ch 18-CONTROL OF STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES
OF COATINGS DEPOSITED BY PULSED
MAGNETRON SPUTTERING……Page 188
Ch 19-ION IMPLANTED NANOLAYERS IN ALLOYS
AND CERAMIC COATINGS FOR IMPROVED
RESISTANCE TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE
CORROSION……Page 198
Ch 20-QUANTUM DOTS IN Si-Ge STRUCTURES
SYNTHESIZED BY GE ION IMPLANTATION
INTO Si WAFERS……Page 208
Ch 21-CVD DIAMOND FILMS ON SURFACES
WITH INTRICATE SHAPE……Page 214
Ch 22-FILMS OF SOFT-MAGNETIC FE-BASED
NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS FOR HIGHDENSITY
MAGNETIC STORAGE
APPLICATION……Page 226
Ch 23-PROSPECTS OF NANODISPERSIVE POWDER
APPLICATIONS IN SURFACE ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGIES……Page 236
Ch 24-METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES PRODUCED BY ELECTROPLATING. A REVIEW ON
TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS……Page 246
Ch 25-STRENGTHENING OF HEAT-INSULATING
SURFACES……Page 256
Ch 26-NANOPOWDERS – AN APPROACH TO
ENHANCED SURFACE COATINGS……Page 266
Ch 27 -PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOSIZED SYNTHETIC DIAMOND AND ITS DISPERSION STRENGTHENING INFLUENCE ON DIFFERENT MEDIA……Page 278
Ch 28 – SINGLE CRYSTAL SBN:Yb/OPAL MATRIX
(SiO2):Er COMPOSITE AS A NANOPHOTONIC
STRUCTURE……Page 284
Ch 29 – MICRO- AND NANO-STRUCTURED THIN
FILMS FOR BIOLOGICAL INTERFACES……Page 290
Ch 30 – APPLICATIONS OF ION-ASSISTED
DEPOSITION TO SURFACE MODIFICATION
ON THE MICRO- AND NANO-SCALE……Page 302
Ch 31 – BIOMEDICAL PROPERTIES OF
NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACES
FORMED BY ION-PLASMA METHODS……Page 312
Index……Page 326