Coatings, Volume 8, Issue 10

The current work aimed to evaluate the efficacy of four coating formulations—chitosan coating (CH), 0.5% cinnamaldehyde + chitosan (0.5% CI–CH), 1.0% cinnamaldehyde + chitosan (1.0% CI–CH), and 1.5% cinnamaldehyde + chitosan (1.5% C...

This study investigates the microstructure, mechanical and electrical properties of dense yttrium oxyfluoride (YOF) coatings fabricated by the atmospheric plasma spraying technique. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis reve...

Road markings play an important role in road safety because they provide significant information to drivers about the road. For that reason, they must be replaced when they are not correctly perceived by road users. To analyse which are the main fact...

Metal containing hydrogenated diamond-like carbon coatings (Me-DLC, Me = Al, Ti, or Nb) of 3 ± 0.2 μm thickness were deposited by a magnetron sputtering-RFPECVD hybrid process in an Ar/H₂/C₂H₂ mixture. The composition and structure were inv...

Silane-based coatings with nanoparticles have been widely used in applications related to surface protection. Between them, the improvement of corrosion resistance by increasing the hydrophobicity is one of the main research goals. However, most coat...

Sequentially pulsed chemical vapour deposition was used to successfully deposit thin nanocrystalline films of copper(I) chloride using an atomic layer deposition system in order to investigate their application to UV optoelectronics. The films were d...

Cold sprayed WC-Co metal matrix composite coatings have shown great potential in wear-resistance applications. This work aims to use experimental and numerical methods to clarify the deposition and particle–substrate bonding behavior of a single poro...

Interest in coated films with micro/nanofeatures has grown rapidly in recent years due to their enhanced functional performance and better durability under demanding contact conditions or aggressive environments. In the current work, it is reported a...

This study aims at investigating the effect of inhibitor response order on anticorrosion properties of AA2024 with coating system. The inhibitor response order was constructed by adding different inhibitor in sol-gel primer or epoxy top coating of th...

Fresh fish is extensively consumed and is one of the most-traded food commodities in the world. Conventional preservation technologies include vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging, but they are costly since requires capital investment. In the las...

Oxidation resistance of Zr-Y coating on γ-TiAl alloy prepared by a double-glow plasma surface alloying technique was investigated in static air at 750 °C, 800 °C and 850 °C for 100 h. A pure Zr coating was also prepared for comparis...

The combined effect on the variation of the in-situ deposition temperature and the variation of the applied power on the deposition rate (DR), gap energy (E_g), and resistivity (ρ) in barium strontium titanate thin films, deposited into RF (radio freq...

This study aimed to compare the effects of two surface-coating methods on the shear bond strength (SBS) of veneering ceramics (VC) to zirconia. Eighty pre-sintered zirconia cubes were randomly assigned into four study groups: E60S, E60P, N60S, and N6...

The microstructure and magnetic properties of FePt(BN, Ag, C) granular films grown on the MgTiON intermediate layer with and without the MoC inserting layer were studied. Without the MoC inserting layer, the 6 nm thick FePt film is continuous, which...

Hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (HAXPES) was employed for the structural evaluation of ultrananocrystalline diamond/amorphous carbon (UNCD/a-C) composite films deposited on cemented carbide substrates, at substrate temperatures up to 550 °C...

Reflection loss on the optical component surface is detrimental to performance. Several researchers have discovered that the eyes of moths are covered with micro- and nanostructured films that reduce broadband and wide-angle light reflection. This re...

Uniform and dense nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) coating with nanorod-shaped structure was fabricated on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by combining electrodeposition with biomineralization. The CNTs with nHA coating (nHA–CNTs) were used as reinforcement t...

High-current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) irradiation commonly induces crater-like cavities on irradiated surfaces, making them tribologically resemble textured ones. However, the effect of crater-like cavities on the lubricated tribological properti...

A colloidal route was exploited to synthesize TiO₂ anisotropic nanocrystal rods in shape (TiO₂ NRs) with a surface chemistry suited for their dispersibility and processability in apolar organic solvents. TiO₂ NRs were dispersed in chloroform and n-h...

Monolithic Hf–Si–N coatings and multilayered Hf–Si–N coatings with cyclical gradient concentration were fabricated using reactive direct current magnetron cosputtering. The structure of the Hf–Si–N coatings varied...

Most studies on superhydrophobic fabrics focus on their realization using additive manufacturing (bottom-up) techniques. Here we present the direct modification of three different fabrics using a plasma-based method to obtain anti-adhesive and self-c...

A Cu thin film on a quartz glass substrate was fabricated by a wet process involving heat-treatment of a precursor film spray-coated with an aqueous ammonia solution containing Cu(HCOO)₂∙4H₂O and Cu(II) complex of ethylenediamine-N,N,N′N′...

Boilers are systems used mainly to generate steam in industries and waste-to-energy facilities. During operation, heat transfer loss occurs because a fouling layer with low thermal conductivity is deposited on the external surfaces of the boiler tube...

In this study, we reported continuous partial curing and tip-shaped modification methods for continuous production of dry adhesive with microscale mushroom-shaped structures. Typical fabrication methods of dry adhesive with mushroom-shaped structures...

Adhesion between rough surfaces is an active field of research where both experimental studies and theoretical modelling are used. However, it is rather difficult to conduct precise experimental evaluations of adhesive properties of the so-called ant...

In this work, the thermal barrier efficiency of three commercial intumescent coatings of varying thicknesses on glass fibre-reinforced epoxy (GRE) composites has been studied using cone calorimetric parameters and temperature profiles through the thi...

Austenitic stainless steel exhibits an excellent corrosion behavior. The relatively poor wear resistance can be improved by surface hardening, whereby thermochemical processes offer an economic option. The successful diffusion enrichment of bulk mate...

Cellulose-based aerogels hold the potential to become a cost-effective bio-based solution for thermal insulation in buildings. Low thermal conductivities (<0.025 W·m⁻¹·K⁻¹) are achieved through a decrease in gaseous phase contribution, exploiting...

Cavitation erosion and jet impingement erosion can result in a great loss of materials. NiTi alloy is a very promising candidate to acquire cavitation erosion resistance and jet impingement erosion resistance because of its superelasticity. Due to th...

A good quality of SiO₂/SiC coating was successfully fabricated on carbon fiber fabric by a novel electrolytic plasma spraying method, where Na₂SiO₃·9H₂O aqueous solution was used as an electrolyte. In this study, we discussed the effect of spr...

The aim of this study was to provide a basis for the preparation of medical adhesives from soybean protein sources. Soybean protein (SP) adhesives mixed with different concentrations of xanthan gum (XG) were prepared. Their adhesive features were eva...

A facile method to synthesize ZnO-TiO₂-layered double-nanostructures with the average thickness of 20 μm on a bamboo substrate was proposed to improve the antifungal and flame-retardant properties. The cross-linked wurtzite ZnO nanostructures with...

The dry erosion behavior of API-X120 pipeline steel was investigated, under the erosive interaction of aluminum oxide particulates, in a range of speed (43–167 m·s⁻¹) and impact angle (30°–90°). Erosion behavior is ch...

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image based direct finite element (FE) mesh reconstruction method is employed to reflect microstructure features of thermal barrier coatings (TBC). The creep-plastic assumption of thermally grown oxide (TGO) scale...

The characteristics of contamination on the insulation medium surface play an important role in the surface flashover, especially size distribution of contaminated particles. After measuring the size of contaminated particles on the porcelain insulat...

Mixed metal oxide nanomaterials have been demonstrated to be promising positive electrodes for energy storage applications because of the synergistic enhancement effects. In this work, nickel-cobalt-molybdenum metal oxide (NCMO) nanosheets with hiera...

Mechanical methods to extract undesired graffiti paints on ornamental stones are efficient cleaning methods from an economical point of view. However, effort on the optimization of mechanical cleaning procedures to avoid any damage to the substrate i...

In this paper, a nickel-based amorphous composite coating was obtained on the carbon steel surface by the laser cladding process. The thermal field and stress distribution were simulated by using ANSYS finite element software where the moving heat so...

In this work, we excited as-spun wet films of PEDOT:PSS by ultrasonic vibration with varying frequency and power. This is a low-cost and facile technique for tailoring the structural and surface characteristics of solution-processed thin films and co...

The effect of graphene coating on the growth of grains on bulk copper film was studied. When methane gas is catalytically decomposed on the surface of copper, and a carbon–copper solid solution is formed at high temperature, precipitated carbon...

We present a new approach of surface functionalization of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) that is carried out during the molding step. Thin films of polymers with different functional groups were applied to the surface of a mold and brought in close co...

Pyridine (P1) and benzoic acid (P2) derivatives with pyrazole moieties were synthesized and evaluated as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in acidic medium. The evaluation was performed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), potentiodynam...

The purpose of the present work is to probe the friction mechanism of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (H-DLC) film in air by varying sliding velocity (25–1000 mm/s). Friction tests of Al₂O₃ ball against H-DLC film were conducted with a rotational ba...

High-temperature interdiffusion within a hot-dipped aluminide (Al-10 wt.% Si) coating on an IN738 superalloy was investigated at 1050 °C in air and in air plus water vapour. The resulting morphology of in situ diffusion barrier layer (DBL) within...

It is necessary to develop semitransparent photovoltaic cell for increasing the energy density from sunlight, useful for harvesting solar energy through the windows and roofs of buildings and vehicles. Current semitransparent photovoltaics are mostly...