Carbon-Rich Self-Healing Multifunctional Nanostructured Smart Coatings (NSC) for High-Tech Applications Using High-Power Confined Plasma Technology for their Deposition
/ Nr. lzp-2019/1-0385 / Head of the project: prof. Dr. sc. ing. Irina Boiko
FMETA Institute of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering (IMME) implements project of LCS (Latvian Council of Science) «Carbon-Rich Self-Healing Multifunctional Nanostructured Smart Coatings (NSC) for High-Tech Applications Using High-Power Confined Plasma Technology for their Deposition» (Nr. lzp-2019/1-0385). The project is implemented from Januray 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
Project staff: scientists, employees and doctoral candidates of FMETA IMME Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics.
The aim of the project: to develop innovative wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant nanostructured smart coatings (NSC) for high-tech applications. NSC will significantly reduce friction between machineparts in relative motion and increase their wear resistance, machine productivity and safety.
1. Kanders U., Kanders K., Jansons E., Lungevics J., Sirants R., Leitans A., Boiko I. Simple Deconvolution Models for Evaluating the True Microhardness of Thin Nanostructured Coatings Deposited via an Advanced Physical Vapor Deposition Technique. Lubricants, 2023, 11, 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants11120501
2. Leitāns, A., Jansons, E., Lungevičs, J., Kundziņš, K., Boiko, I., Kanders, U., Kovaļenko, V., Liniņš, O. Tribological and Micromechanical Properties of the Nanostructured Carbonitride/Nitride Coatings of Transition Metals Alloyed by Hf and Nb. Coatings, 2023, Vol. 13, No. 3, Article number 552. e-ISSN 2079-6412. Available from: doi:10.3390/coatings13030552 – OPEN ACCESS, indexed in SCOPUS, Q2 SJR
3. Jansons E., Lungevics J., Kanders U., Leitans A., Civcisa G., Linins O., Kundzins K., Boiko I. Tribological and Mechanical Properties of the Nanostructured Superlattice Coatings with Respect to Surface Texture. Journal Lubricants, 2022, 10(11), 285 – OPEN ACCESS, indexed in SCOPUS, Q1 SJR
4. Leitāns, A. Liniņš, O. Sphere and Random Flat Surface Contact. Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences (https://sciendo.com/journal/LPTS), 2022, Volume 59, Issue 5 (October 2022), pp.15-20, eISSN 2255-8896 – OPEN ACCESS, indexed in SCOPUS, Q3 SJR
5. Leitāns, A., Lungevičs, J. Boiko, I., Kanders, U. Micromechanical and Tribological Properties of Nanostructured Carbonitride Coatings Deposited by PVD Technique. Journal Key Engineering Materials, 2021, Volume 903, pp. 177-182, ISSN 1662-9795 – indexed in SCOPUS, Q4 SJR
6. Kanders, U., Lungevičs, J., Leitāns, A., Boiko, I., Bērziņš, K., Trubiņa, Z. Nanostructured TiAlSi-CN:Me/a-CN:Si3N4 Composite Coatings Deposited by Advanced PVD Technique. Journal Solid State Phenomena, 2021, Vol. 320, pp. 37-42, ISSN 1662-9779, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.320.37 – indexed in SCOPUS, Q3 SJR
7. Liniņš, O., Boiko, I., Leitāns, A., Lungevičs, J. Assessment of Surface Parameters of Machine Parts. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development": Proceedings. Vol.19, May 20-22, 2020. Jelgava, Latvia: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, pp. 1818-1822, ISSN 1691-3043, doi:10.22616/ERDev2020.19.TF488 – OPEN ACCESS, indexed in SCOPUS
Patent
Multifunctional Equipment and Method For Assessing the Tribological Properties of Materials and Coatings (PDF, 500 KB)
01.10.2022.–31.12.2022.
The final period of the project has been particularly productive.
Also, the abstract is prepared. The Book of Abstracts of the Session «Mechanical Engineering Technology and Heat Engineering» of the 63rd International Scientific Conference of Riga Technical University will be ready published and available on the RTU e-books platform at the beginning of 2023.
31st of December, 2022, is the last day for executing the Project!
The Scientific group of the Project would like to thank all the RTU colleagues and colleagues from other scientific institutions and production for their collaboration and support in the Project’s activities!
01.07.2022.–30.09.2022.
On the left of the picture, there are the members of the Project’s scientific group: researcher Kārlis Kundziņš, researcher Armands Leitāns, leader of the Project/Professor Irīna Boiko, scientific assistant Zane Trubiņa and Professor Dr. Juozas Padgurskas (Board chairman of the Lithuanian Scientific Society Department «Tribologija» Chairman of BALTTRIB’2022 Organising committee).
Additionally, the leader of the Project, Professor Irīna Boiko and colleagues participated in the networking activities.
Also, scientific assistant Zane Trubiņa participated in the staff training activities (during a visit to the laboratories of the Vytautas Magnus University):
The preparation of the scientific paper titled «Tribological and Mechanical Properties of the Nanostructured Superlattice Coatings with Respect to Surface Texture» (E. Jansons, J. Lungevics, U. Kanders, A. Leitans, G. Civcisa, O. Linins, K. Kundzins, and I. Boiko) for the publishing in the scientific journal «Lubricants» has been starting. This is an international Open Access journal highly ranked worldwide («Lubricants is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of tribology. Lubricants is published monthly online by MDPI. ... Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Engineering, Mechanical) / CiteScore - Q2 (Mechanical Engineering)»). The publication is planned till the end of the 2022.
The Project’s scientific group members will participate in the RTU 63rd international scientific conference (session «Mechanical Engineering Technology and Heat Engineering»). The presentation titled «Nanostructured smart coatings obtained by the High Power Magnetically Compressed plasma method» is planned and is under elaboration.
01.04.2022–30.06.2022
01.01.2022–31.03.2022
01.10.2021.–31.12.2021.
Presentation made by researcher Jānis Lungevičs (in Latvian) you can see here.
01.07.2021–30.09.2021
The following reports are planned:
• «Deposition of the Nanostructured Superlattice Coatings by Advanced PVD Technique» (U. Kanders, I. Boiko, A. Leitāns, J. Lungevičs, E. Jansons);
• «Investigation of the Nanostructured Superlattice Coatings Deposited by Advanced PVD Technique Using SEM and Indentation Methods» (U. Kanders, I. Boiko, K. Kundziņš, A. Leitāns, J. Lungevičs, E. Jansons, I. Jerāne);
• «Tribological Properties of the Nanostructured Superlattice Coatings Deposited by Advanced PVD Technique» (A. Leitāns, O. Liniņš);
• «Methodology for Measuring and Evaluating of Coating Characteristics» (E. Jansons, J. Lungevičs, I. Boiko, A. Leitāns, G. Čivčiša).
Abstracts are currently being prepared for this conference.
01.04.2021–30.06.2021
Project's team are getting ready to participate in International Scientific Conference «BALTTRIB 2021» 18.–20.11.2021, Kaunas, LITHUANIA. The conference is being organised by:
01.01.2021–31.03.2021
01.10.2020–31.12.2020
Program and annotation collection of RTU 61st RTU International Scientific Conference is published by RTU Press.
01.07.2020–30.09.2020
01.04.2020–30.06.2020
The paper was published in the conference proceedings «Assessment of Surface Parameters of the Machine Parts» (O. Linins, I. Boiko, A. Leitans, J. Lungevics), Proceedings of 19th International Scientific Conference ENGINEERING FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, May 20-22, 2020, Jelgava, Latvia, Volume 19, p. 1818-1822, ISSN 1691-5976, DOI: 10.22616/ERDev2020.19.TF488; ABSTRACTED AND INDEXED: Elsevier SCOPUS, Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, AGRIS, CAB Abstracts, CABI full text, EBSCO Academic Search Complete, EBSCO Central & Eastern European Academic Source, Agricola.
01.01.2020–31.03.2020
Education Exhibition SCHOOL 2020
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