Water-Lubricated Ni-Based Composite (Ni–Al2O3, Ni–SiC and Ni–ZrO2) Thin Film Coatings for Industrial Applications

Young’s modulus of electroplated Ni thin film for MEMS applications

The Young’s modulus of an electroplated nickel (Ni) thin film suitable for microelectromechanical applications has been investigated as a function of process variables: the plating temperature and current density. It was found that the Young’s modulus is approximately 205 GPa at plating temperatures less than 60 jC, close to that of bulk Ni, but drastically drops to approximately 100 GPa at 80 ...

Electroless Ni–P composite coatings

This review outlines the development of electroless Ni–P composite coatings. It highlights the method of formation, mechanism of particle incorporation, factors influencing particle incorporation, effect of particle incorporation on the structure, hardness, friction, wear and abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, high temperature oxidation resistance of electroless Ni–P composite coatings ...

Thin film composite optical waveguides for sensor applications: a review.

We review the design and fabrication of thin-film composite optical waveguides (OWG) with high refractive index for sensor applications. A highly sensitive optical sensor device has been developed on the basis of thin-film, composite OWG. The thin-film OWG was deposited onto the surface of a potassium-ion-exchanged (K(+)) glass OWG by sputtering or spin coating (5-9mm wide, and with tapers at b...

Zwitterion Embedded Thin Film Composite Membrane for Oily Wastewater Treatment

The recent development in oil and gas industry increases the production and consumption of oil. The enormous amount of oily wastewater produced is urged to be treated to prevent humanity and environment from being threatened. Membrane technology is an appealing alternative for oily wastewater treatment due to its design simplicity, energy efficiency and environmentally benign approach. In this ...

Optically optimal wavelength-scale patterned ITO/ZnO composite coatings for thin film solar cells