Coatings, Volume 9, Issue 10

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings were grown on AZ31 Mg alloy in a silicate-based electrolyte containing KF using unipolar and bipolar (usual and soft-sparking) waveforms. The coatings were dual-layered consisting of MgO, MgF₂ and Mg₂SiO₄...

The employment of ferritic-martensitic steels e.g., P91, as structural materials in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants can significantly increase cost-efficiency. However, their application is strongly restricted by their lower corrosion resistanc...

Coatings of 3 μm CrN and TiN were prepared by a magnetic filtered cathodic vacuum arc process (MFCVA) on Ti-6Al-4V substrates, respectively. Rotating bending tests and uniaxial tests were conducted for investigating the effect of the thin and unif...

WC–12Co coatings were deposited on 16Cr5Ni stainless steel substrate by high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) process, followed by a one-hour heat-treatment in a tube furnace with a nitrogen atmosphere at 650, 800, 950, and 1100 °C, respectively...

The all-sputtered Al/SiO₂/p-GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) Schottky diode was fabricated by the cost-effective radio-frequency sputtering technique with a cermet target at 400 °C. Using scanning electron microscope (SEM), the thicknesses of...

Al-x wt.% Fe bulk alloys were fabricated from a powder mixture of pure Al and x wt.% of Fe, where x = 2 wt.%, 5 wt.% and 10 wt.%. Initially, as-mixed mixtures were processed using a mechanical-alloying (MA) technique in an attritor for 4 h. The milli...

Inorganic–organic composite coatings with fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) resin as polymer matrix and sodium iron titanate (NFTO) whiskers with different aspect ratios as reinforcement filler are prepared by the liquid-phase blending method....

In this study, the effect of carbon fibers (CFs) on the microstructure and wear resistance of Fe-based alloy coating produced by laser cladding was investigated by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spec...

Magnetron sputtering has been employed for several decades to produce protective and multi-functional coatings, thanks to its versatility and ability to achieve homogeneous layers. Moreover, it is suitable for depositing coatings with very high melti...

Polysilazane (PSZ) have been used for many years as precursors for the development of ceramic materials. Recently, hydrocarbon-substituted polysilazane, which is called organopolysilazane (OPSZ), has been proposed as possible alternative to silanes f...

The chemical routes of metal oxidation in presence of hydrogen peroxide solutions are tailor-made for the synthesis of biocompatible metal oxide surfaces with clean intermediate and end products, such as oxides, hydroxides, hydrogen and water. The hy...

Low ice adhesion surfaces are a promising anti-icing strategy. However, reported ice adhesion strengths cannot be directly compared between research groups. This study compares results obtained from testing the ice adhesion strength on two types of s...

The flame sprayed Fe-based Ni/WC cermet coating was treated by laser remelting. The influence of scanning speeds on the interface behaviour was investigated. SEM, XRD and EDS were used to analyse the microstructure, phase composition and element dist...

In many regions around the world, atmospheric icing during freezing rains and ice storms can cause severe damage to exposed infrastructure. Subsequently, protective coatings capable of ice accumulation prevention or ice adhesion reduction, often refe...

The increasing demand for precision optical components invokes the requirement of advanced fabrication techniques with high efficiency. Atmospheric pressure plasma processing (APPP), based on chemical etching, has a high material removal rate and a G...

By means of flat-heterojunction structures based on small semiconductor molecules (MSCs), an analysis of the indium(III) phthalocyanine chloride (In(III)PcCl) film as a constituent of optoelectronic devices was performed. The study included the behav...

High-speed rotary bell atomization is the preeminent coating technique in the automotive industry. It is widely accepted that a narrow droplet size distribution and constant spray are necessary in order to guarantee uniform film thickness and high-qu...

The zwitterionic monomers, N,N’-diallylamino propanephosphonate and amino acid residual N,N’-diallyl-l-methionine hydrochloride were synthesized, with excellent yields. These monomers were utilized in the preparation of zwitterionic homo...

We present organic, diamagnetic materials based on structurally simple (hetero-)tolane derivatives. They form crystalline thin-film aggregates that are suitable for Faraday rotation (FR) spectroscopy. The resulting new materials are characterized app...

Chip seal bleeding is influenced by many factors, including design inputs, material properties, and project-specific conditions. It reduces the surface texture of the pavement and thus compromises the safety of the traveling public. Even though facto...

Within the field of tissue engineering, thin films have been studied to improve implant fixation of metallic or ceramic materials in bone, connective tissue, oral mucosa or skin. In this context, to enhance their suitability as implantable devices, t...

This study presents an analysis of the impact of the oxide layers, prepared utilizing fiber laser radiation (1062 nm) in ambient air with different process parameters, on the corrosion resistance of EN 5754 aluminum alloy. Due to both high corrosion...

A microfiber coating having a hair-like structure is investigated as a passive flow control device of a bluff body. The effect of microfiber length is experimentally studied to understand the impact of the coating on drag on a cylinder. A series of m...

Hot-dip galvanizing has been used for anti-corrosion of various steel products; however, the corrosion of molten zinc in the galvanizing industry is the key problem to be solved. Three kinds of Mo–B–Co–Cr, Mo–B–Ni–...

In this work, calcium phosphate (CaP) coating was electrodeposited on the three dimensional surface of SLM-Ti scaffolds. The in situ measurement showed that the potential variation within 5 mm thickness porous selective laser melting (SLM)-Ti samples...

Reduced graphene oxide–epoxy grafted poly(styrene-co-acrylate) composites (GESA) were prepared by anchoring different amount of epoxy modified poly(styrene-co-acrylate) (EPSA) onto reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets through π–π ele...

Superhydrophobicity, showing strong water-repellency, has been widely investigated for many applications, especially in the fields of corrosion protection and antifouling [...]

Amorphous nano-SiO₂·nH₂O particles has drawn much attention in industrial applications because of the features of high purification, low density, large specific surface area, fine decentralization, good optical, and mechanical performances. However,...

The Special Issue on Tribology and Surface Engineering includes nine research articles and one review article. It concerns a very important problem of resistance to wear and shaping the properties of the surface layers of different materials by diffe...

The mixture of insoluble organics and water seriously affects human health and environmental safety. Therefore, it is important to develop an efficient material to remove oil from water. In this work, we report a superhydrophobic Cu₂O mesh that can e...

We use a modified cathodic arc deposition technique, including an electromagnetic coil that introduces a magnetic field in the vicinity of the source, to study its influence on the growth of (Ti_0.36Al_0.64)N coatings. By increasing the strength of the...

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This feature article begins by outlining the problem of infection and its implication on healthcare. The initial introductory section is followed by a description of the four distinct classes of antibacterial coatings and materials, i.e., bacteria re...

Natural polymers have been widely investigated for the development of eco-friendly materials. Among these bio-polymers, cactus mucilage is attracting increasing interest regardless of the plant species or the plant organ used for extraction. Mucilage...

Thermal treatment can significantly improve the dimensional stability of wood, but it will decrease the bonding strength. In this work, the bonding strength of thermo-treated cherry wood boards was improved by plasma treatment. The change of wettabil...

Boron and nitrogen co-doped porous carbons (BNPC-X) were synthesized from boron-containing polybenzoxazines through carbonization and chemical activation, where X represents the weight ratio of boric acid to benzoxazine resin. The as-prepared BNPC-X...

Most of the current works based on surface treatments of metals by laser marking technology are focused on the modification of the color tonality of flat surfaces, or the development of specific topography features, but the combination of both proce...

The most important and well-known glycopeptide antibiotic, vancomycin (VAN), is used for the treatment of severe bacterial infections like methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections and endocarditis caused by enterococci and sepsis. Taking into...

A fingerprint blurring phenomenon on a hierarchical nanoporous layer (HNL) glass has been discovered and experimentally investigated. The HNL glass was prepared by a simple one-pot etching as reported by the authors. IR absorption spectra and water c...

We report the electro-optical properties of an organic thin-film by varying the thickness of 1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene-hexacarbonitrile (HAT(CN)6), included therein as an interlayer. Devices with HAT(CN)6, which are 7 nm thin films used as int...

Mg-rich primer (MRP) containing aluminum tri-polyphosphate functions via a galvanic mechanism to protect AZ91D alloy from corrosion in the 3 wt % NaCl solution. However, its protective performance can be strongly affected by the testing environment....

Mn/acetylacetone chelate was synthesized using Mn(CH₃COO)₂·4H₂O as raw material, methanol as the solvent, and acetylacetone as the chelating agent. The ultraviolet (UV)-absorption peak of the synthesized chelate was found around 298 nm. CaMn₇O...

Two kinds of conductive polylactide fibers—polylactide pre-oriented yarns (PLA-POY) and PLA-drawn textured yarns (PLA-DTY) are prepared by coating method using ethyl acetate as solvent, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as conductive filler...

Ge_0.07GaN films were successfully made on Si (100), SiO₂/Si (100) substrates by a radio frequency reactive sputtering technique at various deposition conditions listed as a range of 100–400 °C and 90–150 W with a single ceramic target...

Co-based coating was prepared by plasma cladding on FV520B substrates. Microstructure of the coatings was observed by scanning electron microscope. Finite element simulation as a predictive method to research the stress distributed after thermal cycl...

Traditional hetero-junction perovskite solar cells are composed of light-absorbing layers, charge carrier-transporting layers, and electrodes. Recently, a few papers on homo-junction perovskite solar cells have been studied. Here, we studied the effe...

The effect of bath additives on the thermal stability of the microstructure and hardness of nanocrystalline Ni foils processed by electrodeposition was studied. Three samples with a thickness of 20 μm were prepared: one without any additive and tw...

Carbon nanotubes are proposed for reinforcement of the hydroxyapatite coatings to improve their adhesion, resistance to mechanical loads, biocompatibility, bioactivity, corrosion resistance, and antibacterial protection. So far, research has shown th...

Improving the light absorption in thin-film solar cell is essential for enhancing efficiency and reducing cost. Here, we propose an ultra-broadband amorphous silicon solar cell based on a periodic array of titanium ring-shaped metasurfaces, which ach...

Micropitting is a typical surface contact fatigue in rolling–sliding contact. The kinematic sliding is of great significance in the initiation and progression of micropitting. A numerical surface fatigue model considering rolling–sliding...