Characteristics of ZrC/ZrN and ZrC/TiN multilayers grown by pulsed laser deposition

Ag+release inhibition from ZrCN–Ag coatings by surface agglomeration mechanism: structural characterization

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) was employed to reveal information about the film crystalline structure, using a Siemens diffractometer with Co Kα 1.78897 Å radiation in grazing angle mode. Additionally, and due to the high tendency of C and N to form amorphous phases in these types of films [2,8,14,24], a Renishaw InVia Microscope with an excitation light of Ar 514.5 nm laser was employed to obtain Raman spectra in order to identify these phases.…”

“…However, certain characteristics such as high quality, efficiency and durability should be predominant features that a material must possess nowadays. Transition-metal carbonitrides are good example of these materials; widely appreciated due to their capacity to extend the lifetime of many industrial tools and to improve mechanical properties, thanks to their high hardness, corrosion resistance, high melting point, low coefficients of friction and abrasion resistance [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. ZrCN, for instance, although rarely used for technological application as a bulk material, has in the last decade become very attractive in the form of thin films due to their remarkable mechanical, tribological, chemical, decorative and biocompatibility properties [8][9][10][11].…”

Electrochemical response of ZrCN-Ag-a(C,N) coatings in simulated body fluids

“…Transition metal carbonitrides have been extensively used as protective coatings, due to their great mechanical, tribological and chemical properties [12,21,[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30], making them potential candidates to exceed the properties of current bio-materials. ZrC 1Àx N x , for instance, is biocompatible and its mechanical and tribological properties, as well as chemical stability, can be modified by tuning the chemical composition [12,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34], which provides different mixtures of phases and nano-composite structures.…”

Surface modification of biomedical AISI 316L stainless steel with zirconium carbonitride coatings

“…From previous works, it is known that ZrC x N 1-x coatings have attracted increasing attention [7] because of theirs wear resistance, hardness, thermal stability, and especially corrosion resistance and biocompatibility [8][9][10][11][12][13], which are the most fundamental characteristics of biomaterials [14][15][16][17][18]. Silva et al demonstrated that ZrC x N 1−x and ZrN coatings give rise to lower friction coefficient and improve anti-abrasion compared with TiN coatings [16].…”