Recent advances in the synthesis and properties of amorphous and crystalline carbon nitride

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 691-700

  Zhou, Beizhi ^a   Chung, Yip Wah ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride; Hard coatings; Hard disk overcoat; Magnetron sputtering; Nanoindentation; Thin films; Tribology; Wear

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HARDNESS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBON NITRIDE; HARD COATINGS; NANOINDENTATION TESTS; SEEDING LAYERS; ZIRCONIUM NITRIDE;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0032206220     PISSN: 02533839     EISSN: 21587299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533839.1998.9670428     Document Type: Article

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