Effects of A-elements (ASi, Ge or Sn) on the structure and electrical contact properties of Ti-A-C-Ag nanocomposites

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 520, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5128-5136

  Lauridsen, J ^a   Eklund, P ^a   Jensen, J ^a   Furlan, A ^b   Flink, A ^c   Andersson, A M ^d   Jansson, U ^b   Hultman, L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Impact Coatings AB   (Sweden)

^d ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; Electron microscopy; Multifunctional coatings; Nanocrystalline; Silver; Titanium carbide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POINT; DC MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE; HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; INTERMETALLIC PHASIS; METALLIC PHASIS; NANO-COMPOSITE COATING; NANOCRYSTALLINES; ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM CHAMBER; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS;

COATINGS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GERMANIUM; HARDENING; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTRONS; SILICON; TIN; TITANIUM CARBIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SILVER;

EID: 84861734533     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2012.04.037     Document Type: Article

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