Retraction Note to: Journal of Thermal Spray Technology DOI: 10.1007/s11666-015-0313-4

This article has been retracted after further review by the JTST Editorial Board as the deposition of a sublayer was ignored; yet this layer was the primary focus of the paper. Also, the essential data concerning deposition of the sublayer were omitted as the sublayer was deposited using helium as the propellant gas, while the thick copper coating was deposited using nitrogen as the propellant gas.