Ludvik Martinu

TL;DR: In this paper, a semi-empirical and numerical predictive method was proposed to determine the erosion resistance of tribological coatings, which can be compared with those obtained by classical theories for the erosion of materials.

TL;DR: In this article, a nanocomposite hard coatings were fabricated by PECVD from TiCl4/SiH4/N2/H2/Ar gas mixtures at substrate temperatures of 300 and 500 °C. The mechanical characteristics such as micro-and nanohardness, Young's modulus, toughness and stress were evaluated, respectively, by depth-sensing and classical indentations and by curvature method.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used time and space-resolved optical emission spectroscopy and fast imaging for the investigation of the plasma dynamics of high-power impulse magnetron sputtering discharges.

TL;DR: In this paper, a two-step method was proposed to optimize the nanoporous characteristics of TiO2 samples, enabling a higher charge and discharge capacity and a larger rate capability compared to dense materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, the magnetic field strength at the target surface, B, of a 50mm diameter magnetron was controlled by the application of paramagnetic spacers with different thicknesses in between the magnetron surface and the target.