Sputtering Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) Coatings: A Critical Review on Process Improvement and Market Trend Demands

Physical vapour deposition (PVD) is a well-known technology that is widely used for the deposition of thin films regarding many demands, namely tribological behaviour improvement, optical enhancement, visual/esthetic upgrading, and many other fields, with a wide range of applications already being p...

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Main Authors: Andresa Baptista, Francisco Silva, Jacobo Porteiro, José Míguez, Gustavo Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Coatings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/8/11/402