“…Today, the use of wear resistant coatings in harsh working conditions is becoming more and more important [ [1], [2], [3]]. For this reason, a number of studies have been devoted to the problems of creating thin hard coatings and their application in the production of machine parts and tools [ [4], [5], [6], [7]]. Transition metal nitrides are widely used as functional coatings, which is justified by a set of their properties, such as good conductivity, hardness, high melting point, chemical resistance, and wear resistance [ [8], [9]].…”