High Performance Ceramic Films and Coatings

Download or read book High Performance Ceramic Films and Coatings written by P. Vincenzini and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions in this volume concentrate on recent progress in CVD, PVD, thermal spraying, epitaxial growth, sol/gel and related techniques used to deposit monolayer, multilayer, composite, hybrid and multifunctional ceramic thin/thick films and coatings on metal and ceramic substrates. The 71 papers, including 9 invited, report on the results of studies on the characterization of structural and functional properties of materials for a number of applications such as wear, erosion, corrosion, thermal protection, and uses in electronic, magnetic, optical and opto-electronic devices.