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The Limits of Application of Variable-Energy Slow Positron Beams for Investigating TiN Hard Coatings Prepared by PVD

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Samples of TiN hard coatings prepared by physical vapour deposition (PVD) were investigated by means of depth-sensitive positron annihilation spectroscopy. The results indicate that the samples are at the limits of the applicability of this method presumably due to the high defect concentration. Our findings also show that, though the samples are thoroughly characterized by other independent methods, they might not be sufficient to explain all aspects of positron-solid interactions in these cases.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Eötvös University, P.O. Box 32, H-1518, Budapest, Hungary

    T. Marek

  2. Institute Josef Stefan, Ljubljana, P.O. Box 3000, SI-1001, Slovenia

    D. Hanzel

  3. Departments of Material Science and Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA

    Cs. Szeles & K. G. Lynn

  4. Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Eötvös University, P.O. Box 32, H-1518, Budapest, Hungary

    K. Süvegh & A. Vértes

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Marek, T., Hanzel, D., Szeles, C. et al. The Limits of Application of Variable-Energy Slow Positron Beams for Investigating TiN Hard Coatings Prepared by PVD. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 245, 347–352 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006718724214

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