Enhancement of the properties of pulsed laser-deposited carbon nitride by the synchronisation of laser and N2 gas jet pulses

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Alexandrou, I ^a   Zergioti, I ^b   Healy, M J F ^c   Amaratunga, G A J ^a   Kiely, C J ^a   Davock, H ^a   Papworth, A ^a   Fotakis, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride coatings; Pulsed laser deposition; Pulsed N2 jet

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DEPOSITION; HARDNESS; KINETIC ENERGY; LASER PULSES; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

CARBON NITRIDE; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0032287574     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(98)00693-8     Document Type: Article

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