Protective Thin Coatings Technology

<p>Hard or protective coatings are widely used in conventional and modern industries and will continue to play a key role in future manufacturing especially in the micro and nano areas.<i> Protective Thin Coatings Technology</i> highlights the developments and advances in the preparation characterization and applications of protective micro-/nanoscaled films and coatings. </p><p>This book</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Covers technologies for sputtering of flexible hard nanocoatings deposition of solid lubricating films and multilayer transition metal nitrides </li> <p> </p> <li>Describes integrated nanomechanical characterization of hard coatings corrosion and tribo-corrosion of hard coatings and high entropy alloy films and coatings </li> <p> </p> <li>Investigates thin films and coatings for high-temperature applications nanocomposite coatings on magnesium alloys and the correlation between coating properties and industrial applications</li> <p> </p> <li>Features various aspects of hard coatings covering advanced sputtering technologies structural characterizations and simulations as well as applications</li> </ul><p>This first volume in the two-volume set <b>Protective Thin Coatings and Functional Thin Films Technology</b> will benefit industry professionals and researchers working in areas related to semiconductors optoelectronics plasma technology solid-state energy storages and 5G as well as advanced students studying electrical mechanical chemical and material engineering.</p>