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Coatings, Volume 13, Issue 7

July 2023 - 168 articles

Cover Story: Polycrystalline copper nitride thin films were grown via a reactive RF magnetron sputtering process at room temperature. The suitability of this Cu3N material as a highly efficient solar light absorber was confirmed via the use of a Woollam V-VASE ellipsometer, which demonstrated its appropriate optical properties, including a useful value of the band gap. We have accurately determined the complex dielectric function and optical absorption edge for a set of polycrystalline Cu3N thin-film samples. A detailed study by AFM and FIB-SEM microscopy has also been carried out. Copper nitride has been shown to be an ideal Earth-abundant and non-toxic material for the development of the next generation of solar cells. View this paper
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Articles (168)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,664 Views
21 Pages

23 July 2023

Chrome-plated plates, also known as tin-free plates (TFS), are the latest substrates for coating plates. The coating plate cannot be separated from the TFS during the stamping and extension process, and the interface layer of the TFS coating plate ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,960 Views
11 Pages

Influence of Laser Power on Microstructure and Properties of Al-Si+Y2O3 Coating

  • Yali Gao,
  • Pengyong Lu,
  • Sicheng Bai,
  • Baolong Qin and
  • Dongdong Zhang

23 July 2023

Al-Si/7.5 wt.%Y2O3 coatings were prepared on Mg alloy with laser cladding to enhance the wear and corrosion resistance of substrate. The influence of laser power on the microstructure and properties of the coating were discussed. The results uncovere...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,102 Views
22 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium Ion-Imprinted/Natural Sand Composite and Research on Its Adsorption Properties

  • Aray Murat,
  • Shuaibing Gao,
  • Lingling Wang,
  • Linlin Chai,
  • Shawket Abliz and
  • Abliz Yimit

23 July 2023

Cadmium is a common heavy metal that can cause serious harm to human health, even in trace amounts. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop environmentally friendly, inexpensive, and readily available adsorbent materials with high selectivi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,089 Views
19 Pages

Enhanced Adsorption of Methylene Blue Using Phosphoric Acid-Activated Hydrothermal Carbon Microspheres Synthesized from a Variety of Palm-Based Biowastes

  • Saeed Alhawtali,
  • Mohanad El-Harbawi,
  • Abdulrhman S. Al-Awadi,
  • Lahssen El Blidi,
  • Maher M. Alrashed and
  • Chun-Yang Yin

22 July 2023

In the present study, the ability for novel carbon microspheres (CMs) derived from date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) biomass using a hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process and activated using phosphoric acid to remove methylene blue dye was investiga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,381 Views
14 Pages

Enhanced Adsorption of Azoxystrobin from Water by As-Prepared Silica Nanoparticles

  • Farag Malhat,
  • Osama I. Abdallah,
  • Mohamed Hussien,
  • Ahmed M. Youssef,
  • Fahad M. Alminderej and
  • Sayed M. Saleh

22 July 2023

Nanoparticles are of great interest for water treatment as they remove a significant portion of water contaminants. In analogy to these emerging practices, the present work investigated the feasibility of using silica nanoparticles (SiO2-NPs) to remo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,518 Views
27 Pages

Incorporating Physics-Based Models into Equivalent Circuit Analysis of EIS Data from Organic Coatings

  • Steven A. Policastro,
  • Rachel M. Anderson,
  • Carlos M. Hangarter,
  • Attilio Arcari and
  • Erick B. Iezzi

22 July 2023

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a widely used method for monitoring coatings because it can be done in situ and causes little damage to the coating. However, interpreting the impedance data from coatings in order to determine the stat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,312 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Bath Composition on Titanium Anodization Using the Constant-Current Approach: A Crystallographic and Morphological Study

  • Lapo Gabellini,
  • Nicola Calisi,
  • Stefano Mauro Martinuzzi,
  • Rosa Taurino,
  • Massimo Innocenti,
  • Tiberio Bacci,
  • Francesca Borgioli,
  • Emanuele Galvanetto and
  • Stefano Caporali

21 July 2023

Porous TiO2 thin films were prepared via electrochemical anodization of commercial-grade titanium foils in baths containing variable amounts of ethylene glycol. X-Ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and UV/visible spectroscopy were employe...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,755 Views
16 Pages

Influence of TiO2 on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Resistance of Hydroxyapatite HaP + TiO2 Nanocomposites Deposited Using Spray Pyrolysis

  • Hafedh Dhiflaoui,
  • Sarra Ben Salem,
  • Mohamed Salah,
  • Youssef Dabaki,
  • Slah Chayoukhi,
  • Bilel Gassoumi,
  • Anouar Hajjaji,
  • Ahmed Ben Cheikh Larbi,
  • Mosbah Amlouk and
  • Hicham Benhayoune

21 July 2023

Titanium oxides and their alloys are widely used in medical applications because of their biocompatibility. However, they are characterized by their low resistance to corrosion. The HaP + TiO2 nanocomposites’ coating was applied in different ex...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,239 Views
16 Pages

Self-Healing Redox-Active Coatings Based on Ferrocenyl-Containing Polysiloxanes

  • Artem A. Rashevskii,
  • Konstantin V. Deriabin,
  • Elizaveta K. Parshina and
  • Regina M. Islamova

21 July 2023

The known ferrocenyl-containing silicone materials have redox activity and electrical conductivity at the level of antistatic materials, but they are incapable of self-healing due to their irreversible cross-linking, which significantly reduces their...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,768 Views
12 Pages

Experimental Study of Electrolytic Processing of Discharge-Assisted Jet Masks

  • Chaoda Chen,
  • Shaofang Wu,
  • Tong Zhang,
  • Yage Wang,
  • Xiaoqiang Shao and
  • Fengrong Mo

21 July 2023

There has been some research on jet electrolytic processing at home and abroad, and the phenomenon of discharge during the process has been reported, but there has been little research on the mode of jet electrolysis with the aid of discharge. A jet...

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