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Improving Thermoelectric Properties of Bi2Te3 Thin Films By Manganese Co-Sputtering
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2026
A radiofrequency co-sputtering protocol was developed to fabricate manganese-doped Bi2Te3 thin films and evaluate how manganese input influences structural and thermoelectric transport properties. Moderate manganese incorporation improved film uniformity and power-factor-related transport behavior, while higher manganese input increased structural disorder and resistivity.
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Sputter Growth and Characterization of Metamagnetic B2-ordered FeRh Epilayers
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2013
A method to prepare epitaxial layers of ordered alloys by sputtering is described. The B2-ordered FeRh compound is used as an example, as it displays a metamagnetic transition that depends sensitively on the degree of chemical order and the exact composition of the alloy.
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Characterization of Surface Modifications by White Light Interferometry: Applications in Ion Sputtering, Laser Ablation, and Tribology Experiments
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2013
White light microscope interferometry is an optical, noncontact and quick method for measuring the topography of surfaces. It is shown how the method can be applied toward mechanical wear analysis, where wear scars on tribological test samples are analyzed; and in materials science to determine ion beam sputtering or laser ablation volumes and depths.
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Graphene Coatings for Biomedical Implants
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2013
Graphene offers potential as a coating material for biomedical implants. In this study we demonstrate a method for coating nitinol alloys with nanometer thick layers of graphene and determine how graphene may influence implant response.
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Coat Assembly and GTPases
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2023
Vesicles incorporate different coat protein subunits in different cell locations, which changes the properties of the coat, such as the shape and geometry of the transport vesicles. Thus, vesicle coat proteins also play a significant role in cargo selection. Coat assembly depends on the local availability of phosphatidylinositol phosphates or PIPs and GTP-binding proteins. Adaptor proteins, which link the coat proteins to the membrane, bind to these PIPs and play a crucial role in controlling...
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Within the vacuum chamber, the plasma produces energetic ions that strike the solid target. This bombardment ejects target atoms, which travel through the vapor phase toward the substrate and condense there. The process therefore transfers material from a selected target to a surface without relying on the substrate itself as the coating source.
Gas pressure, applied power, and substrate temperature strongly influence the resulting layer. These conditions affect how material is ejected, transported, and condensed, helping determine film thickness, structure, adhesion, and performance. Engineers adjust them when a coating must meet specific mechanical, electrical, optical, or chemical requirements rather than simply cover the surface.
The target supplies the material that forms the deposited layer, so its composition directly contributes to the coating’s final properties. Selecting an appropriate target allows engineers to pursue functions such as wear resistance, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, optical performance, or increased surface hardness. Target choice is therefore linked to the intended engineering outcome.
Deposition conditions affect how the arriving material condenses on the substrate and consequently influence the layer’s structure and attachment to the surface. Controlling gas pressure, power, and substrate temperature provides a way to tune these characteristics together with thickness. This control is important when the coating must remain durable while delivering a specified surface function.
A typical process places a solid target and substrate inside a vacuum chamber, establishes a plasma, and uses energetic ions to bombard the target. Ejected atoms then pass through the vapor phase and condense on the substrate. Engineers vary pressure, power, temperature, and target composition during deposition to obtain the required coating characteristics.
Engineers select sputter coating when a surface needs properties that the underlying component may not provide alone. The technique can create layers for wear and corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, optical performance, or improved hardness. These functions support uses in electronics, sensors, tools, and aerospace components, where surface performance can influence durability and operation.
Evaluation can focus on the coating’s thickness, structure, adhesion, and overall functional performance. The relevant outcome depends on the application: electrical conductivity may matter for electronics, optical behavior for optical components, and wear or corrosion resistance for tools and aerospace parts. These measures indicate whether the selected settings produced the intended surface modification.
Sputter coating gives engineers a way to modify a component’s surface while targeting several performance categories, including mechanical, electrical, optical, and chemical behavior. Because deposition variables and target composition can be adjusted, the method supports application-specific surface design. This makes it useful for tailoring components used in sensors, electronics, tools, and aerospace systems.