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Coatings, Volume 13, Issue 1

January 2023 - 215 articles

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Cover Story: Transition metal nitride coatings, e.g., TiN and CrN, are widely used to improve the operational performance and prolong the lifetime of cutting tools. Among them, TiSiN coatings are a promising candidate for industrial applications due to their super-hardness and high thermal stability. However, with the development of modern machining technology, there is still a need for further improvements in coating materials regarding mechanical properties and thermal resistance. Elemental doping has been proven to be a valid approach for improving the performance of coatings and has attracted significant research attention. Here, the impact of W-addition on the structure, mechanical, and thermal properties of arc-evaporated TiSiN coatings is investigated. View this paper

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Abrasive and Erosive Wear of TI6Al4V Alloy with Electrospark Deposited Coatings of Multicomponent Hard Alloys Materials Based of WC and TiB2

  • Todor Penyashki,
  • Georgi Kostadinov,
  • Mara Kandeva,
  • Valentin Kamburov,
  • Antonio Nikolov and
  • Rayna Dimitrova
Coatings2023, 13(1), 215;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010215

16 January 2023

In the present work, abrasive and erosive wear of wear-resistant composite coatings with a complex structure and different phase compositions deposited on titanium surfaces was studied. The coatings were obtained by electrospark deposition (ESD) usin...

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Multi-Criteria Optimization of Automatic Electro-Spark Deposition TiCrNiVSi0.1 Multi-Principal Element Alloy Coating on TC4 Alloy

  • Yong Lian,
  • Menghui Cui,
  • Aihua Han,
  • Zhao Liu and
  • Jin Zhang
Coatings2023, 13(1), 214;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010214

16 January 2023

In this work, TiCrNiVSi0.1 coatings were prepared on TC4 alloy by CNC-controlled automatic electro-spark deposition (ESD). The TOPSIS-based Taguchi method was applied for multi-criteria optimization of ESD coating quality. Frequency (f), capacitance...

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Current Progress and Open Challenges for Combined Toxic Effects of Manufactured Nano-Sized Objects (MNO’s) on Soil Biota and Microbial Community

  • Bismillah Mubeen,
  • Ammarah Hasnain,
  • Jie Wang,
  • Hanxian Zheng,
  • Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi,
  • Ram Prasad,
  • Ateeq ur Rehman,
  • Muhammad Amir Sohail,
  • Muhammad Zeeshan Hassan and
  • Muhammad Farhan
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Coatings2023, 13(1), 212;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010212

16 January 2023

Soil is a porous matrix containing organic matter and minerals as well as living organisms that vary physically, geographically, and temporally. Plants choose a particular microbiome from a pool of soil microorganisms which helps them grow and stay h...

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Statistical Study of the Effectiveness of Surface Application of Graphene Oxide as a Coating for Concrete Protection

  • Andrea Antolín-Rodríguez,
  • Daniel Merino-Maldonado,
  • Álvaro Rodríguez-González,
  • María Fernández-Raga,
  • José Miguel González-Domínguez,
  • Andrés Juan-Valdés and
  • Julia García-González
Coatings2023, 13(1), 213;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010213

16 January 2023

Improving the protection of concrete by applying graphene oxide (GO) as a surface treatment has become the objective of the present study. This study focuses on performing a statistical analysis to study different levels of GO application as an exter...

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Study of Optical and Electrical Properties of RF-Sputtered ZnSe/ZnTe Heterojunctions for Sensing Applications

  • Ana-Maria Panaitescu and
  • Vlad-Andrei Antohe
Coatings2023, 13(1), 208;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010208

16 January 2023

Cadmium (Cd)-free photodiodes based on n-type Zinc Selenide/p-type Zinc Telluride (n-ZnSe/p-ZnTe) heterojunctions were prepared by Radio Frequency-Magnetron Sputtering (RF-MS) technique, and their detailed optical and electrical characterization was...

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Novel Thermal Barrier Coatings with Phase Composite Structures for Extreme Environment Applications: Concept, Process, Evaluation and Performance

  • Xinqing Ma,
  • Kristina Rivellini,
  • Peter Ruggiero and
  • George Wildridge
Coatings2023, 13(1), 210;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010210

16 January 2023

In this paper, a novel concept in the field of phase composite ceramics has been proposed and applied for creating the topcoats of durable thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), which is one of the most critical technologies for advanced high-efficiency ga...

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X-ray Detectors Based on Halide Perovskite Materials

  • Yimei Tan,
  • Ge Mu,
  • Menglu Chen and
  • Xin Tang
Coatings2023, 13(1), 211;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010211

16 January 2023

Halide perovskite has remarkable optoelectronic properties, such as high atomic number, large carrier mobility-lifetime product, high X-ray attenuation coefficient, and simple and low-cost synthesis process, and has gradually developed into the next-...

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Dual-Type Flexible-Film Thermoelectric Generators Using All-Carbon Nanotube Films

  • Ryota Konagaya and
  • Masayuki Takashiri
Coatings2023, 13(1), 209;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010209

16 January 2023

The long-term stability of n-type single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in air makes all-carbon thermoelectric generators (TEGs) viable. To increase the performance of TEGs, we developed a dual-type flexible-film thermoelectric generator (DFTEG). T...

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Research Status of Stability in Dynamic Process of Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding Based on Droplet Transfer Behavior: A Review

  • Qingyong Liu,
  • Di Wu,
  • Qingzhao Wang,
  • Peilei Zhang,
  • Hua Yan,
  • Tianzhu Sun,
  • Jie Zeng,
  • Mingliang Yan,
  • Zhenyu Liu and
  • Ruifeng Li
Coatings2023, 13(1), 205;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010205

16 January 2023

With the synergistic effect of laser and arc heat sources, laser-arc hybrid welding (LAHW) technology can improve welding speed and penetration depth, and enhance gap-bridging ability. This review describes the fundamental concepts and characteristic...

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Research on Tool Wear and Surface Integrity of CFRPs with Mild Milling Parameters

  • Jun Qiu,
  • Shunqi Zhang,
  • Bo Li,
  • Yi Li and
  • Libiao Wang
Coatings2023, 13(1), 207;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010207

16 January 2023

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites are widely used in aviation and aerospace applications due to their excellent mechanical properties. Numerous studies have focused on tool wear at extreme machining parameters (f ≥ 540 mm/min) to accelera...

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