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Yu Zhang, Zhanqi Cheng and Hu Feng

Functional gradient materials (FGMs) have tremendous potential due to their characteristic advantage of asymptotic continuous variation of their properties. When an FGM is used as a coating material, damage and failure of the interface with the substrate ... see more

Sang-Hyub Lee, Se-Woo Yang, Eun-Suk Park, Ji-Young Hwang and Dai-Soo Lee

The adhesion between aluminum (Al) foil and cast polypropylene (CPP) film laminated with mixtures of amorphous- and crystalline-maleic anhydride-grafted ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (MAH-g-EPDM) rubbers and highly reactive polybutene (HRPB) as the adh... see more

Petr Rozel, Darya Radziuk, Lubov Mikhnavets, Evgenij Khokhlov, Vladimir Shiripov, Iva Matolínová, Vladimír Matolín, Alexander Basaev, Nikolay Kargin and Vladimir Labunov

Simultaneous mass production of high quality vertically oriented graphene nanostructures and doping them by using an inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition (ICP CVD) is a technological problem because little is understood about their growth ... see more

Lixia Ying, Zhen Fu, Ke Wu, Chunxi Wu, Tengfei Zhu, Yue Xie and Guixiang Wang

The aim of this paper is to obtain Cu–Sn composite coatings incorporated with PTFE and TiO2 particles, which have superior antiwear and friction reduction properties. Electrodeposition was carried out in a pyrophosphate electrolyte, and the electroc... see more

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Miroslav Gombár, Alena Vagaská, Marta Harnicárová, Jan Valícek, Milena Kušnerová, Andrej Czán and Ján Kmec

The current practice in the field of anodic oxidation of aluminium and its alloys is based mainly on a set of partial empirical experiences of technologists obtained during surface treatment. The aim of the presented paper is deeper and more complex ident... see more

Changwei Su, Linfu Zhao, Liang Tian, Bixia Wen, Mingwu Xiang, Wei Bai and Junming Guo

This work presents the rapid electrodeposition of Fe–Ni alloy foils from chloride baths containing trivalent iron ions at a low pH (<0.0). The effect of the concentration of Ni2+ ions on the content, surface morphology, crystal structure, and ten... see more

Fodan Deng, Ying Huang and Fardad Azarmi

Coatings, either soft or hard, are commonly used to protect steel against corrosion for longer service life. With coatings, assessing the corrosion behavior and status of the substrate is challenging without destructive analysis. In this paper, fiber Brag... see more

Liviu Duta, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Gianina Popescu-Pelin, Coralia Bleotu, Gratiela (Pircalabioru) Gradisteanu, Mihai Anastasescu, Alexandru Achim and Andrei Popescu

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Sergei Zenkin, Fedor Konusov, Aleksandr Lauk, Denis Zelentsov and Stanislav Demchenko

This article reports on the influence of the sputtering parameters (discharge voltage, average target power density) of a high power impulse magnetron discharge (HiPIMS) on the structure, mechanical and optical properties of silicon-rich Al–Si&ndash... see more

Wenjin Yan, Wee Kit Ong, Linda Yongling Wu and Sudesh L. Wijesinghe

Corrosion protection coatings need frequent developments to cater to different challenges arising from users. In addition to a long lasting corrosion protection, aesthetic requirements and multi-functional properties by the same coating system are promine... see more

Hui Wang and Qinghua Qin

As a heterogeneous material, functionally graded material (FGM) behaves as continuously changed material properties in certain directions from one composition to another, and hence it has received much more attention for biomedical applications and therma... see more

Hengzheng Li, Min Kang, Yin Zhang, Yuntong Liu, Meifu Jin, Nyambura Samuel Mbugua, Guang Zhu and Conghu Liu

In order to study the effects of pulse parameters on jet electrodeposition, Ni–Co–BN (h) nanocomposite coatings were prepared on the surface of steel C1045. The samples were analyzed and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ene... see more

Kensuke Nishioka, So Pyay Moe and Yasuyuki Ota

Not all sunlight irradiated on the surface of a photovoltaic (PV) module can reach the cells in the PV module. This loss reduces the conversion efficiency of the PV module. The main factors of this loss are the reflection and soiling on the surface of the... see more

Minho Seong, Hyun-Ha Park, Insol Hwang and Hoon Eui Jeong

Diverse physical interlocking devices have recently been developed based on one-dimensional (1D), high-aspect-ratio inorganic and organic nanomaterials. Although these 1D nanomaterial-based interlocking devices can provide reliable and repeatable shear ad... see more

Xiaochen Zhang, Jiaoxiang Wang, Chunyan Zhang, Bin Liu, Peng Jiang, Yang Zhao, Bateer Buhe, Tao Zhang, Guozhe Meng and Fuhui Wang

The formation process of LDHs (layered double hydroxides) coating on magnesium alloy by the CO2 pressurization method was studied. The micro-structure was observed by OM, SEM and GAXRD. The weighted gain curve, apparent activation energy, and CO2 solubili... see more

Chunling Zhang, Xueyan Dai, Yingnan Wang, Guoen Sun, Peihong Li, Lijie Qu, Yanlong Sui and Yanli Dou

Improving the corrosion resistance of epoxy resin coatings has become the focus of current research. This study focuses on synthesizing a functionalized silane coupling agent (2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl triethoxysilane) to modify the surface of graphene... see more

Min-Sung Hong, Yunjeong Park, Jung Gu Kim and Kyunghoon Kim

This study discusses a new coating method to protect 316L stainless steel (SS) from pitting corrosion in high chloride environments. The SS surface was coated using a simple, eco-friendly method, and sunflower oil (SunFO) was used as a base coating and bi... see more

Sanghyun Cho, Seohan Kim, Doyeong Kim, Moonsuk Yi, Junseok Byun and Pungkeun Song

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Ana L. Cuevas, María del Valle Martínez de Yuso, Víctor Vega, Ana Silvia González, Víctor M. Prida and Juana Benavente

Optical changes associated with the surface coating of different metal oxides and nanolayers by the ALD technique of a nanoporous alumina structure (NPAS) obtained by the two-step anodization method were analyzed. The NPASs were coated with: (i) a single ... see more

Huaiju Liu, Heli Liu, Caichao Zhu and Ye Zhou

With the mounting application of carburized or case-hardening gears and higher requirements of heavy-load, high-speed in mechanical systems such as wind turbines, helicopters, ships, etc., contact fatigue issues of gears are becoming more preponderant. Re... see more

Aliya N. Mukhamed'yarova, Oksana V. Nesterova, Kirill S. Boretsky, Juliya D. Skibina, Avgustina V. Boretskaya, Svetlana R. Egorova and Alexander A. Lamberov

Amorphous aluminum compounds are formed during the synthesis of the γ-Al2O3 catalyst precursor. Amorphous compounds influence on the alumina catalyst variously due to different physicochemical properties, which depend on the method of their preparat... see more

Bang-on Nokkrut, Sawitree Pisuttipiched, Somwang Khantayanuwong and Buapan Puangsin

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Kristýna Šimunková, Eliška Oberhofnerová, Ladislav Reinprecht, Miloš Pánek, Milan Podlena and Irena Šterbová

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Martina Lindner and Markus Schmid

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Tong Wang, Jianli Wang, Xianfeng He, Zhiyuan Cao, Dongdong Xu, Fei Gao, Jiang Zhong and Liang Shen

In this work a novel ambient curable coating was synthesized based on the Michael addition reaction of acetoacetylated castor oil and a multifunctional acrylate. In the research, we used hexamethylene diacrylate as crosslinker to optimize the reaction con... see more

Virginija Jankauskaite, Pranas Narmontas and Algirdas Lazauskas

The properties of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface were modified by a one-step deposition of plasma polymerized hexamethyldisilazane (pp-HMDS) by the arc discharge method. Scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and Fourier-transform i... see more

Sabina Kuprenaite, Vincent Astié, Samuel Margueron, Cyril Millon, Jean-Manuel Decams, Zita Saltyte, Pascal Boulet, Valentina Plausinaitiene, Adulfas Abrutis and Ausrine Bartasyte

Precision control of resistivity/conductivity of LaNiO3 (LNO) films is essential for their integration as electrodes in the functional heterostructures. This becomes possible if the relationship between processing parameters–composition–struct... see more

Bàrbara Micó-Vicent, Jorge Jordán, Esther Perales, Francisco Miguel Martínez-Verdú and Francisco Cases

Interest in applications of natural dye applications has increased because of their antibacterial properties and the possibility of extracting them from nature and residues. Using nanoclays as hosts to reinforce natural dye properties has been successfull... see more

Martina Lindner, Julia Heider, Matthias Reinelt and Horst-Christian Langowski

Aluminum coatings, which are applied by physical vapor deposition (PVD), have to be virtually defect-free in barrier applications for the packaging industry. When aluminum is applied to paper, hygroexpansion and substrate roughness can impair the aluminum... see more