Research Article

Nanocomposite Coatings Codeposited with Nanoparticles Using Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition

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Deposition of nanocomposite coating using AACVD. (a) Formation of precursor dispersion consisting of chromium nitrate and IF-WS2 nanoparticles, (b) atomization of precursor dispersion, (c) evaporation of solvent, (d) decomposition and chemical reactions of precursor intermediates in gas phase, (e) nucleation and growth on IF nanoparticle surface, and (f) deposition of IF-WS2/Cr2O3 on the substrate surface.
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