Superhard nanocrystalline Ti-Cu-N coatings deposited by vacuum arc evaporation of a sintered cathode

► Vacuum-arc deposition of Ti-Cu-N coatings by sintered cathode evaporation ► Investigation of its physical and mechanical properties ► Investigations of its element composition and phase-structural state ► X-ray analysis with the use of synchrotron radiation ► Model of the mechanism responsible for the growth of Ti-Cu-N coatings