PVD Laboratory

An article entitled Bond Formation at Polycarbonate | X Interfaces (X = A_l2O₃, TiO₂, TiAlO₂) Studied by Theory and Experiments has been published in Advanced Materials Interfaces. The issue of oxide deposition on polycarbonate substrate from the perspective of experiment and ab initio simulations is discussed in the paper. 

An article entitled Floating potential probes for process control during reactive magnetron sputtering has been published in Surface and Coatings Technology. The paper presents a method to improve process control during reactive magnetron sputtering. 

The article entitled Investigation of the failure mechanisms of Zr alloy with Cr₂AlC coatings using in-situ bending tests: Experiments and Simulations has been published in Engineering Failure Analysis. The paper presents the results of in-situ bending tests, the fracture properties of the Cr₂AlC coating and the Zr substrate, and a model describing crack initiation and propagation during the bending test.

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