First Approach to Doping Silver into CrB2 Thin Films Deposited by DC/HiPIMS Technology in Terms of Mechanical and Tribological Properties

• Published in: Coatings (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 824
• Main Authors: Truchlý, Martin, Haršáni, Marián, Frkáň, Adam, Fiantok, Tomáš, Sahul, Martin, Roch, Tomáš, Kúš, Peter, Mikula, Marián
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 24.04.2023
• Subjects: Chromium borides; Coefficient of friction; Direct current; Doping; Friction; Friction reduction; Gold; Hardness; Industrial applications; Magnetron sputtering; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Plasma etching; Power supply; Scratch tests; Silver; Substrates; Temperature; Thin films; Transition metals; Tribology; United Kingdom > UK; Slovakia

Doping of transition metal diborides (TMB2) films with soft metals (Ag, Au, Pt) can extend their application potential to tribological and biomedical fields. Here, a combination of direct current unbalanced magnetron sputtering (DC-UBMS) with high-power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) was used...