Novel Nanocomposite Coatings: Advances and Industrial Applications

Rostislav Daniel is associate professor at the Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, University of Leoben, Austria. He received his MSc in applied sciences and computer engineering, applied physics and physical engineering and PhD in applied sciences and computer engineering, plasma physics and physics of thin films at the University of West Bohemia. His main research areas are plasma physics and physics of thin films, synthesis of advanced hard nanocrystalline and nanocomposite thin films of optimized structures and physical properties, advanced structural characterization of solids, characterization of mechanical properties of thin films and bulk solids, measurements of residual stresses in thin films by optical and x-ray diffraction techniques, investigations of thermo-mechanical properties of thin films and bulk solids, study of thermal stability and oxidation resistance of thin films and bulk solids, and coating design and architecture.Jindrich Musil is professor of applied physics at the University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic. He received his MSc in electrical engineering at the Military Technical University, Brno, Czech Republic; PhD in physics and mathematics at Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; and DSc in physics and mathematics at Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. His main research areas are electromagnetic field, propagation of electromagnetic waves, microwave plasma discharges, plasma physics, thermonuclear fusion, lasers, plasma chemistry and physics of thin films, PVD and PACVD of thin films, high-rate pulsed reactive magnetron sputtering, and development of new technological processes and advanced systems for synthesis of novel hard and functional nanocomposite coatings.