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A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films and Interfaces".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2023 | Viewed by 2148

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Dr. Sangmin An

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Institute of Photonics and Information Technology, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Department of Physics, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
Interests: atomic force microscopy; nanofabrication; mechanical force sensor; thin film (2D materials)

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Dear Colleagues,

Wear and corrosion resistance technology is crucial for industrial applications including scientific issues for surface protection, improvement of lubricity even chemical resistance. Among them, wear and corrosion resistance technology dealing with thin film materials allows significant and effective way for their main purpose showing strengthening effect of wear and corrosion by using coating or deposition with various materials (composite films, physical vapor deposition, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition coating, plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition coating, etc).

The aim of this Special Issue “Wear and Corrosion Resistance Technology of Thin Film Materials” is to bring together and specifies the various wear and corrosion resistance technologies (development and applications) as a viewpoint of lubricant or friction with following themes.

Wear and corrosion resistance technologies of thin film;
Various materials for film coating technologies;
Metal alloy or carbon-based investigation of film;
Macroscopic or microscopic (micro/nano) composite films for wear and corrosion;
Development and applications of resistance technologies of thin film materials in various environments, such as semiconductor applications (LED/OLED), aerospace/automobile engineering, energy and environmental technology, medical/pharmaceutical industry, paper/cellulose industry.

Dr. Sangmin An
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wear and corrosion
thin film materials
development and applications
resistance technology

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Wear and Corrosion Resistance Technology of Thin Film Materials: A New Open Special Issue in Materials

Sangmin An

Materials 2022, 15(15), 5218; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155218 - 28 Jul 2022

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“Wear and Corrosion Resistance Technology of Thin Film Materials” is a new and open Special Issue published in Materials, presenting research and review papers that focus on the wear and corrosion resistance of various materials, new scientific issues and their useful applications [...] Read more.

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Effect of Ti₃SiC₂ and Ti₃AlC₂ Particles on Microstructure and Wear Resistance of Microarc Oxidation Layers on TC4 Alloy

Gaoyang Gu

Jian Shang

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Dan Lin

Materials 2022, 15(24), 9078; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15249078 - 19 Dec 2022

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Microarc oxidation (MAO) layers were prepared using 8g/L Na₂SiO₃ + 6g/L (NaPO₃)₆ + 4g/L Na₂WO₄ electrolyte with the addition of 2g/L Ti₃SiC₂/Ti₃AlC₂ particles under constant-current mode. The roughness, porosity, composition, surface/cross-sectional morphology, and frictional behavior of the prepared MAO layers were characterized by 3D real-color electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray energy spectrometry, X-ray diffractometry, and with a tribo-tester. The results showed that the addition of Ti₃SiC₂ and Ti₃AlC₂ to the electrolyte reduced the porosity of the prepared layers by 9% compared with that of the MAO layer without added particles. The addition of Ti₃SiC₂/Ti₃AlC₂ also reduced the friction coefficient and wear rate of the prepared layers by 35% compared with that of the MAO layer without added particles. It was found that the addition of Ti₃AlC₂ particles to the electrolyte resulted in the lowest porosity and the lowest wear volume. Full article

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Optical and Electrical Characterization of Visible Parylene Films

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Materials 2022, 15(19), 6717; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15196717 - 27 Sep 2022

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Poly-dichloro-para-xylylene (parylene-C) film is formed through a chemical vapor deposition process, where monomeric gases are polymerized on the target surface at room temperature and are used as transparent insulating coating films. The thin parylene-C films exhibit uniform conformal layers even when deposited on substrates or surfaces with fine cracks, structures, and bumps. However, the film is highly transparent in the visible range (transmittance > 90%); thus, it is difficult to visually identify, inspect the coating process and check for any defects when used as an insulation film. Some reports have demonstrated the deposition of visible (hazy) parylene films through the control of the vaporization or pyrolysis of the parylene-C powder and sublimed dimers, respectively. Even though these films have been applied as device substrates and light extraction layers in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), their optical and electrical characteristics have not been extensively explored, especially for their applications as insulation coatings. In this study, the characteristics of visible parylene films produced by tuning the ratio of dimer to monomer gases via the adjustments of the pyrolysis temperature are analyzed with electrical and optical methods. Parylene-C films deposited within the pyrolysis temperature of 400–700 °C exhibited a haze range of 10–90%. A relative reflectance of 18.8% at 550 nm of the visible light region was achieved in the visible parylene film deposited with a pyrolysis temperature of 400 °C. Resistivity in the order of 10¹⁰ Ω cm was achieved for the visible parylene films measured with the transmission line measurement (TLM) method. The films can be applied in advanced insulation coatings for various optical systems and electronic devices. Full article

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