Surface Engineering : Research Topics

Electrodeposition of Composite Coatings
The role of additives in composite plating
Electrochemically grown self-organised arrays of nanostructures
Electrolytic codeposition of inert particles with metals
The influence of surface forces on electrocodepostion
Electrodeposition of Alloys and Multilayers
Electrodeposition and Characterisation of Magnetic Multilayered Nanostructures
Electrodeposition of compositionally modulated multilayers
Integration of magnetic materials in multilayer thin film technology
Interfacial Roughness Effects on the GMR in Electrodeposited Magnetic Multilayers
Electrochemical nanostructuring of aluminium based on anodising and a consecutive electroplating of magnetic material into the pores
Modelling of mass transport and electrochemical processes
Variation of the flow of primary current to a disk electrode due to an insulating or a conducting sphere
Electrodeposition of FeNi alloys for the electroforming of foils and microcomponents
Scanning Reference Electrode Technique (SRET) for Localised Electrochemical Processes
Environmental aspects of surface technology
The Use of Ion Exchange Membranes for the Recovery and Regeneration of Industrial Acids
Anodizing of non-ferrous alloys
Synthesis of wear resistant and low-friction coatings and materials
Deposition of a-C:H coatings by an inductively coupled plasma source
Thermal Spraying of Self-Lubricating Coatings with Solid Lubricants
Development of self-lubricating hard ceramic coatings based on TiB2
Tribology
Wear-corrosion investigation of tribocouples in aqueous media
A tribocorrosion electrochemical noise technique applied to fretting corrosion
The tribo-chemical behaviour of (non)metallic compounds
Friction and wear of hard ceramic coatings in vibrating contacts
Developing ultra low friction and wear resistant coatings by hybrid Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation
Friction and wear behaviour of sputtered MoSx coatings in dry and humid environments
Processing and tribological charaterization of aluminium based metal matrix composites for brake disc/drum applications.
Services and Expertise for Industry
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVISORY GROUP (TAD) providing support to small and medium companies in the field of surface technologies is operating at MTM and closely linked to the SURF - research group
Falex Tribology NV is a joint venture of the Department MTM and the Falex Corporation, USA, providing custom and standard testing facilities in the fields of tribology and testing of petroleum products (Fully operational from early 2000. for more information contact Dirk Drees or Jean-Pierre Celis)