Composite materials used in space structures require protection from corrosion, oxidation and wear. currrent techniques such as vapor deposition and plating suffer many drawbacks. phase i research will develop a simple, reliable laser coating technique to apply amorphous metallic coatings on metal… More

The moving mechanical assemblies in space structures need solid lubricants for extreme environments. fluorinated diamond or diamond-like carbon offers promise because its diamond-like carbon provides low friction and fluorine atoms can passivate the surface layer. phase i work will develop an… More

Cubic boron nitride (cbn) has potential as a high quality, high temperature semiconductor like diamond and sic. synthesis of cbn by chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition techniques yielded films of low quality that can not be used for electronic devices. phase i will develop an… More