Wear resistant electrically conductive Au-ZnO nanocomposite coatings synthesized by e-beam evaporation

Wear

Volumn 302, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 955-962

  Argibay, N ^a   Prasad, S V ^a   Goeke, R S ^a   Dugger, M T ^a   Michael, J R ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Au ZnO; Dispersion strengthened composites; Electrical resistivity; Nanocomposites; Wear

Indexed keywords

AU-ZNO; DISPERSION STRENGTHENED; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HERTZIAN CONTACT PRESSURES;

COMPOSITE FILMS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FRICTION; HARDENING; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; THICK FILMS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE; ZINC OXIDE;

GOLD;

EID: 84879179811     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2013.01.049     Document Type: Article

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