Development of nanostructured coatings by large-scale reactive sputtering targeting the needs of the Danish industry

Lars Pleth Nielsen, Tribology Centre Danish Technological Institute

Klaus Pagh Almtoft, Inge Hald Andersen, Henrik Bkgaard, Bjarke Hall Christensen, Helle Iben Jensen, Lone Larsen, Jens Erik Lionett , Claus Mathiasen, Preben Munch Pedersen Kristian Rechendorff, Henrik Horup Reitz, Aase Sejersen, Steffen Snderby, Sren Srensen + numerous external partners and many students

Advanced surface technology - a new book on more than 1200 pages Thoroughly multidisciplinary
Wear, friction, tribo-corrosion Corrosion Failure mechanisms (Weathering and accelerated lab tests) Chemical and electrochemical polishing Electrochemistry Chemical and Electrochemical processes Guidelines for Electrochemical deposition Electrolytic plating of Zinc, Nickel, Copper, Tin Electroplating of alloys Conversion coatings Plasma and vacuum based processes (e-beam, PVD, CVD) Ion beam processes Thermo-chemical diffusion processes Hot Dip Galvanizing Vitreous Enamel Thermal Spraying and Hardfacing Mechanical Plating Mechanical treatment of surfaces Paint Nano scale characterization of surfaces

Tribology centre, PVD platform

PVD 1 and 2: 2-4Targets: DC magnetron sputtering DC or RF supply and samples

PVD 3 and 4: 4-6Targets: DC or pulsed-DC magnetron sputtering Sample bias: DC, MF (0-350 kHz) or RF (13.6 MHz) HiPIMS (High Power impuls Sputtering)

Ion-beam platform + e-beamer

Examples of developed solutions

Decorative conversion coatings With unique anti corrosion properties Al -> Al2O3 Ti -> TiO2

Low friction coating for medical applications

Examples of developed solutions

Ti+Sr Ti Si 100 nm 100 nm

Patented Ti-Sr coating for accelerated bone growth

High surface area electrodes

Super slip coating for fast release injection moulding

Examples of developed solutions

High surface area Ni electrodes For hydrogen production

CGO barrier Barrier layer for solid oxide fuel cells YSZ electrolyte NiO/YSZ Anode
We can do: Oxides Nitrides/carbides/oxynitrides. Metals DLC xxxx

It all about surfaces several PVD examples

Al+Ti conversion coatings Medico related coatings: Sr-Ti, Medicarb, high surface area Super Slip coatings Raney Nickel made in a clever way YSZ, CGO for fuel cell

We would like to invite you to collaborate with us and bring novel coatings into industrial applications through joint R&D projects
Lars Pleth Nielsen Tribology Centre, Danish Technological Institute Email: lpn@dti.dk Phone: +45 72201585