Preface

ISSUES IN SURFACE ENGINEERING

Some Basic Research Opportunities in Surface Engineering

Jorn Larsen-Basse

Surface Science-Based Adhesion Enhancement Using a Laser Spallation Technique

Vijay Gupta

Review of Multilayer Films for Friction and Fatigue Properties and Applications

Wei Zhang

Binshi Xu

Shining Ma

Qunji Xue

Xushou Zhang

High-Temperature Ceramic Oxide Gas Sensors

Sheikh A. Akbar

Prabir K. Dutta

PVD AND CVD TECHNOLOGY

Directions in PVD Coatings

Michael E. Graham

An Overview: Electron Beam-Physical Vapor Deposition Technology---Present and Future Applications

Jogender Singh

Farhat Quli

Douglas E. Wolfe

T. J. Schriempf

Jason Singh

High Energy Metal Ion Beam Assisted Deposition

James R. Treglio

Recent Developments in PACVD of Hard Material Layers

Karl Bartsch

Albrecht Leonhardt

Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition: A Low-Cost, Open Atmosphere Process for the Deposition of High-quality Thin Films

Andrew T. Hunt

Ti(NCO) Coatings Formed by Metallo-Organic Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition

Sun Kyu Kim

LASER ABLATION

Surface Engineering of Silicon and Carbon by Pulsed Laser Ablation

Douglas H. Lowndes

Vladimir I. Merkulov

Antonio J. Pedraza

Jason D. Fowlkes

A.A. Puretzky

D.B. Geohegan

G.E. Jellison, Jr.

Novel Thin Film Solid Lubricants and Hard Coatings by Pulsed Laser Based Techniques

J.S. Zabinski

A.A. Voevodin

J.J. Nainaparampli

S.V. Prasad

N.A. Pierce

A New Approach to Laser Direct Writing Active and Passive Mesoscopic Circuit Elements

D.B. Chrisey

A. Pique

R.C.Y. Auyeung

R.A. McGill

R. Chung

S. Lakeou

P. Wu

J. Fitz-Gerald

H.D. Wu

M. Duignan

Growth and Material Properties of Titanium Carbide Thin Films for Ball-Bearing Applications

G. Radhakrishnan

P.M. Adams

A. Taylor

Synthesis and Characterization of Polycrystalline TiN/TiB2 Microlaminate Coatings

Ashok Kumar

M. Shamsuzzoha

SURFACE MODIFICATION

Surface Modification of Metals Using High-Frequency Low-Voltage Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation

Xiubo Tian

Xiaofeng Wang

Songyan Wang

Baoyin Tang

Paul K. Chu

Surface Modification of Titanium Alloy by Impulse Plasma Fluxes

R. Korableva

B.A. Uryukov

S.F. Korablev

Effect of Surface Modification Al or Ti Film on Bond Strength of Joining Aluminum Nitride to Metals

Wladyslaw Wlosinski

Sheng Zhu

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

Design of Nanostructured Thin Films for Tribological Applications

H. Holleck

Superhard Nanocrystalline Composites: Present Status of the Research and Possible Industrial Applications

Stan Veprek

P. Nesladek

A. Niederhofer

H. Mannling

M. Jilek

The Preparation and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Indium Tin Oxid Films

J. Aikens

H.W. Sarkas

R.W. Brotzman, Jr.

Laser-Induced Production and Characterization of Crystalline Silicon Nanoparticles with Narrow Size Distribution

M. Ehbrecht

H. Hofmeister

M.A. Laguna

B. Kohn

V. Paillard

F. Huisken

Synthesis and Characterization of Iron-Based Nanopowders and Thin Films Using Laser-Assisted CVD Methods

R Alexandrescu

R. Cireasa

A. Crunteanu

C.S. Cojocaru

I. Morjan

I. Voicu

Synthesis of Thin Film of Silicon Nanoparticles with Size Controlled by Reaction Parameters

Sabina Botti

Roberto Coppola

Enrico Masetti

Diamond-Like Nanocomposite Coatings for Space Applications

Craig A. Outten

Daniel Kester

Chandra Venkatraman

Donald Bray

Chris Halter

Nanoscale Control Of Growth Mechanisms and Domain Structures of Epitaxial Conductive Ferromagnetic Oxide SrRuO3 Thin Films

C.B. Eom

R.A. Rao

Q. Gan

R. Chae

DIAMOND AND RELATED COATINGS

Deposition, Characterization, and Applications of Metal-Doped Diamond-Like Carbon Films

Gary L. Doll

Surface Design and Engineering Toward Wear-Resistant, Self-Lubricating Diamond Films and Coatings

Kazuhisa Miyoshi

Recent Studies on the Electron Field Emission Characteristics of Diamond and Diamond-Like Carbon Emitters

Hsiu-Feng Cheng

I-Nan Lin

Chen-Ti Hu

Chen-Yuan Sun

Meiso Yokoyama

The Formation of SiC Interface and its Effects on Diamond Nucleation

S.T. Lee

I. Bello

R.Q. Zhang

W.J. Zhang

A Comparison of the CVD Diamond Nucleation and Growth Processes on Pristine Silicon and Copper Monocrystals

J.C. Arnault

L. Demuynck

L. Constant

C. Speisser

F. Le Normand

Functionally Gradient Superhard Biocompatible Coatings

R.J. Narayan

V.P. Godbole

Q. Wei

A.K. Sharma

J. Narayan

Structural Study and Mechanisms of Nucleation and Growth of Diamond Crystal Grown on Scratched Si(100) Substrate by Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition Method

M. Shamsuzzoha

Ashok Kumar

NITRIDE BASED HARD COATINGS

Characterization of TiN/CNx Multilayers by DC Magnetron Sputtering

Y.H. Chen

M.M. Lacerda

B. Zhou

Y.W. Chung

13c NMR Spectroscopy of Amorphous Hydrogenated Boron Carbide and Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Nitride

Janet Braddock-Wilking

Joseph LaManna

Shu-Han Lin

Bernard J. Feldman

Study of CNx Films Deposited by ICP-CVD from N2/CCl4/H2 Precursors

J. Bulir

M.P. Delplancke-Ogletree

Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Ti(C,N) and TiN Thin Films Deposited on Cutting Tools

E. Lugscheider

C. Barimani

M. Lake

TIN Formed by Laser Gas Alloying (LGA) of TI-6AL-4V

R.R.G.M Pieters

S. Liu

Auger and Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Metastable Ceramic Oxynitrides

R. Cremer

M. Witthaut

D. Neuschutz

MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS AND MODELING

Current Issues In Total HIP Arthroplasty: The Taper-Socket Interface

Ramakrishna Venugopalan

Linda C. Lucas

Jason I. Partin

Terri E. Justice

Jack E. Lemons

Adhesion and Wetting in Diamond---and Carbide---Melt Systems and the Liquid Phase Sintering of Composites on Their Base

S.V. Yulyugin

G.A. Kolesnichenko

V.K. Yulyugin

V.A. Evdokimov

Y.V. Naidich

Development of Hardfacing Consumable Material From Iron Carbide

B. Mishra

D.L. Olson

D. Fazzina

Stresses Generated on Aluminium as the Function of Applied Potential and pH in Presence of Chlorine

S.E. Benjamin

F.A. Khalid

Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Residual and Contact Stresses of Thin Films on Aluminum Substrates

R.M. Souza

G.G.W. Mustoe

J.J. Moore

A Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Residual Stresses During Brazing of Diamond to Tungsten Carbides

R.D. Torres

C. Suryanarayana

J.J. Moore

J. Chapa

R.P. Radtke

Subject Index

Author Index