Nanoscale carbon-based functional coatings (NanoCarbCoat) - Leading-edge technology cluster European Centre for Emerging Materials and Processes Dresden (ECEMP)

Project name

Nanoscale carbon-based functional coatings (NanoCarbCoat) - Leading-edge technology cluster European Centre for Emerging Materials and Processes Dresden (ECEMP)

Project duration

01.04.2009 - 31.03.2012

Brief description

The aim of the project is the production and optimization of novel, nanoscale structured, hard, self-lubricating coatings for engine parts subject to wear. Conventional thin carbon-based functional coatings are increasingly used as mechanical protective coatings ("diamond-like", highly tetragonally coordinated carbon, "ta-C"), for optical coating, as diffusion barriers and as decorative coatings (metal-doped, "C:TM"). These coatings are usually produced using low-pressure processes such as magnetron sputtering, arc evaporation or plasma-assisted deposition from the gas phase. In recent years, new approaches have been developed for the further development of this class of materials, which describe particularly nanoscale structured systems. The aim of this interdisciplinary sub-project is to advance these developments along the chain from the atomic understanding of structure and growth to their use in conjunction with new materials, including those from other project areas, and to develop them for mechanical, plant and vehicle engineering in the overall project.

Cooperation partners

• Chair of Laser and Surface Technology, TU Dresden
• Chair of Ion Beam Physics, TU Dresden
• Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, TU Dresden

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