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European Spallation Source Eric

Hultman, Lars

Birch, Jens

Jens Birch

Lars Hultman

Peter Isberg

Ulf Jansson

Per Eklund

Sharafat Ali

Timo Seppänen

Bo Jonson

Jens-Petter Palmquist

Carina HÖGLUND

Systems and methods provide for the improvement of surface properties via deposition of a film. A typical film may comprise at least three, including at least four components, and typically includes at least one of, including both of, Nitrogen and Oxygen. A film may include at least one of Silicon, Phosphorous, and Boron, and one or more modifiers. For some films, a modifier may include an element having a cationic field strength greater than 10 &#x212b;{circumflex over (&#x2003;)}&#x2212;2. A film may have a high hardness and/or modulus. A film, may be substantially transparent to visible light. Some films have high refractive indices. Some films have low refractive indices. Some films have very low ultraviolet extinction coefficients.

Hard thin films

A method of synthesizing or growing a compound having the general formula MAX() where M is a transition metal, n is 1, 2, 3 or higher, A is an A-group element and X is carbon, nitrogen or both, which comprises the step of exposing a substrate to gaseous components and/or components vaporized from at least one solid source () whereby said components react with each other to produce the MAX() compound.

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