Zhang S., Ali N. (Eds.) Nanocomposite Thin Films and Coatings: Processing, Properties and Performance

Imperial College Press, 2007. — 628 p.Materials development has reached a point where it is difficult for a single material to satisfy the needs of sophisticated applications in the modern world. Nanocomposite films and coatings achieve much more than the simple addition of the constitutents the law of summation fails to work in the nano-world. This book encompasses three major parts of the development of nanocomposite films and coatings: the first focuses on processing and properties, the second concentrates on mechanical performance, and the third deals with functional performance, including wide application areas ranging from mechanical cutting to solar energy and from electronics to medicine.Magnetron Sputtered Hard and Yet Tough Nanocomposite Coatings with Case Studies: Nanocrystalline TiN Embedded in Amorphous SiNx
Magnetron Sputtered Hard and Yet Tough Nanocomposite Coatings with Case Studies: Nanocrystalline TiC Embedded in Amorphous Carbon
Properties of Chemical Vapor Deposited Nanocrystalline Diamond and Nanodiamond/Amorphous Carbon Composite Films
Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films
Properties of Hard Nanocomposite Thin Films
Nanostructured, Multifunctional Tribological Coatings
Nanocomposite Thin Films for Solar Energy Conversion
Application of Silicon Nanocrystal in Non-Volatile Memory Devices
Nanocrystalline Silicon Films for Thin Film Transistor and Optoelectronic Applications
Amorphous and Nanocomposite Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings for Biomedical Applications
Nanocoatings for Orthopaedic and Dental Application