Research Article

Protective Sliding Carbon-Based Nanolayers Prepared by Argon or Nitrogen Ion-Beam Assisted Deposition on Ti6Al4V Alloy

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AFM images with the corresponding surface profiles of a sample modified by a carbon-based nanolayer with argon ion assistance (a) and a sample modified by a carbon-based nanolayer with nitrogen ion assistance (b).
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