Structural and optical properties of ZnO1-хSх (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) thin films grown onto sapphire substrates (с-Al2O3) at 300 C by radio frequency (rf) magnetron sputtering of ZnS ceramic target are studied. A possibility of purposeful controlling sulfur content and, as consequence, ZnO1-хSх band gap energy via changing the ratio of the partial pressures of argon and oxygen are revealed. Linear depen...

TiO2 coatings deposited using reactive magnetron sputtering and spray coating methods, as well as Agand Mo-doped TiO2 coatings were investigated as self-cleaning surfaces for beverage processing. The mechanical resistance and retention of the photocatalytic properties of the coatings were investigated over a three-month period in three separate breweries. TiO2 coatings deposited using reactive ...

Titania and doped-titania coatings can be deposited by a wide range of techniques; this paper will concentrate on magnetron sputtering techniques, including "conventional" reactive co-sputtering from multiple metal targets and the recently introduced high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS). The latter has been shown to deliver a relatively low thermal flux to the substrate, whilst stil...

TiO2 thin films are promising as photocatalysts to decompose organic compounds. In this study, were deposited by reactive radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering under various flow rates of oxygen and argon gas. The results show that the photocatalytic activity decreases oxygen-gas ratio is increased 30% or less, while increases oxygen-rich conditions. It was observed crystal structure change...

ZnO films were coated on the order of micrometer thickness on various substrates using RF magnetron sputtering. Glass, mica and Si were used as amorphous and crystalline substrates to study film growth. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed a self-induced, (002) oriented texture on all substrates. Effects of residual stresses on growth behavior and possible mechanisms of textured crystallizat...

Morphology evolution of the multicomponent metallic glass film obtained by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering was investigated in the present work. Two modes of metallic glass sputtering were distinguished: smooth film mode and clustered film mode. The sputtering parameters, which have the most influence on the sputtering modes, were determined. As a result, amorphous Ni-Nb thin films wi...