The influence of titanium interlayers on
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S.J. Bull; P.R. Chalker; C.F. Ayres; D.S. Rickerby
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Article
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1991
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The use of a thin titanium interlayer has been found to considerably improve the adhesion of titanium nitride coatings produced by physical vapour deposition (PVD). This is believed to arise from two factors: the dissolution of weak native oxide layers by the titanium (a chemical gettering effect) a