Mohammad Mahdi Malekian

Microstructural evolution, hardness and wear properties of WS₂ films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering at varying times

Abstract In the present work, WS₂ thin films were deposited on hot-working steel substrates by RF magnetron sputtering at different deposition times (600, 900, 1200, 1500, and 1800 s). The films were systematically characterized using cross-sectional analysis for thickness measur...