1. Mechanical stability of titanium and plasma polymer nanoclusters in nanocomposite coatings.
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Palesch, E., Marek, A., Solar, P., Kylian, O., Vyskocil, J., Biederman, H., and Cech, V.
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TITANIUM , *PLASMA polymerization , *COMPOSITE coating , *ATOMIC force microscopy , *THICKNESS measurement , *MECHANICAL wear - Abstract
Abstract: The mechanical stability of nanoclusters embedded in nanocomposite coatings was investigated by scratch and wear tests supported by atomic force microscopy using surface topography mode. Titanium and plasma polymer nanoclusters were deposited on planar substrates (glass, titanium) using a magnetron-based gas aggregation cluster source. The deposited clusters were overcoated with a thin titanium film of different thicknesses to stabilize the position of the clusters in the nanocomposite coating. Nanotribological measurements were carried out to optimize the thickness of the overcoating film for sufficient interfacial adhesion of the cluster/film system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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