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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)

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
11,728 Views
29 Pages

Transparent Self-Cleaning Coatings: A Review

  • Pengyuan Wu,
  • Zhuanzhuan Xue,
  • Tianxiang Yu and
  • Oleksiy V. Penkov

19 July 2023

Advanced coatings are essential to modern technologies as they optimise surface characteristics for different application scenarios. Transparent and self-cleaning coatings are increasingly used as protective coatings for various applications, such as...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,782 Views
19 Pages

Heterostructures Based on Noble Metal Films with Ag and Au Nanoparticles: Fabrication, Study of In Vivo Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Activity

  • Svetlana I. Dorovskikh,
  • Evgeniia S. Vikulova,
  • David S. Sergeevichev,
  • Tatiana Ya. Guselnikova,
  • Ilya V. Korolkov,
  • Anastasiya D. Fedorenko,
  • Dmitriy A. Nasimov,
  • Maria B. Vasilieva,
  • Elena V. Chepeleva and
  • Kseniya V. Zherikova
  • + 2 authors

19 July 2023

In this work, approaches to the formation of multifunctional film heterostructures based on noble metals for the modification of the surface of implant materials (titanium alloy TiAl6V4 and carbon-fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone CFR-PEEK) are d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,734 Views
18 Pages

Non-Invasive Characterization of Maiolica Layer Structure by Terahertz Time-Domain Imaging

  • Rosarosa Manca,
  • Laura Chiarantini,
  • Edoardo Tartaglia,
  • Francesco Soldovieri,
  • Costanza Miliani and
  • Ilaria Catapano

19 July 2023

The characterization of the layered structure is of paramount importance for the study of maiolica wares (tin-glazed pottery). This paper presents the potentialities of Terahertz Time-Domain Imaging (THz-TDI) as a tool to perform non-invasive stratig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,844 Views
21 Pages

19 July 2023

The connection between aluminum and iron alloys is of immense significance in the pursuit of lightweight industrial products. However, the Fe-Al interface’s inherent weakness restricts its widespread application. This study investigates the imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,384 Views
11 Pages

Preparation of Molybdenum Coatings by Molten Salt Electrodeposition in Na3AlF6-NaF-Al2O3-MoO3 System

  • Qian Kou,
  • Weiliang Jin,
  • Chuntao Ge,
  • Jie Pang,
  • Jun Zhang,
  • Geir Martin Haarberg,
  • Saijun Xiao and
  • Ping Wang

19 July 2023

In this paper, electrodeposition of a molybdenum coating was conducted in Na3AlF6-NaF-Al2O3-MoO3 molten salts at 930 °C to investigate the availability of preparation of thick molybdenum coatings. The effects of current density and electrodeposit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,576 Views
10 Pages

19 July 2023

In this study, one type of layered double hydroxide (LDH), the meta-aluminate intercalated mafic-modified hydrotalcite (LDH-2), was engineered through an unprecedentedly facile, affordable one-step procedure. In the interest of meticulous perception...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,977 Views
16 Pages

Coatings Prepared by Electro-Spark Alloying with SHS Electrode Materials Based on Ti-B-Fe-AlN

  • Anastasia Bolotskaia,
  • Varvara Avdeeva,
  • Pavel Bazhin,
  • Maksim Mikheev,
  • Alexander Stolin,
  • Vseslav Novikov,
  • Marina Kovaleva and
  • Viacheslav Sirota

18 July 2023

In this work, the features of the phase composition, structures, and properties of coatings obtained on a high-speed steel substrate (steel R6M5) were studied. The coatings were prepared using the ESA method (electro-spark alloying). Electrode materi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,584 Views
12 Pages

18 July 2023

Cu–Cr–Zr alloys reinforced in situ with TiCx nanoparticles were prepared via combustion synthesis and electromagnetic stirring casting. The microstructure of TiCx/Cu-Cr-Zr composites with various contents was analyzed. The microhardness a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,207 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Melanin on the Stability of Casein Films Exposed to Artificially Accelerated UV Aging

  • Szymon Macieja,
  • Adam Lepczyński,
  • Mateusz Bernaciak,
  • Mariusz Śliwiński,
  • Artur Bartkowiak and
  • Łukasz Łopusiewicz

18 July 2023

Petroleum-based polymer food packaging is causing increasing concern. Their biopolymer alternatives should have some added value to compete with them and push them out of the market. This article presents new information related to the effects of mel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,153 Views
14 Pages

18 July 2023

With the development of aerospace, deep-sea exploration and other technologies, the demand for anti-electromagnetic, high-sensitivity and miniaturized sensors is increasingly urgent. In this paper, a model of a quasi-photonic crystal fiber (Q-PCF) re...

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