The main research of the group is hard coating:
• Vacuum technology applications.
• Sputtering PVD of nanometric multilayer coatings.
• Cathodic arc PVD of hard coatings.
• Plasma polymerization CVD of protective coatings.
• Microwave plasma assisted CVD of diamond coatings.
• Plasma surface treatments.
• Tribological characterization of coatings.
• Mechanical properties characterization through nanoindentation.
Arturo Lousa Rodríguez (Associate Professor) alousa(at)ub.edu
Joan Esteve Pujol (Emeritus Lecturer)
Structural and impedance spectroscopy characterization of Soft Magnetic Materials. Calvo-de la Rosa J., Tejada J., Lousa A. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2019, 475
δ-A15 and bcc phases coexist in sputtered chromium coatings with moderate oxygen contents. Peralta J., Esteve J., Lousa A. Thin Solid Films, 2020, 693
Surface Evolution of Lithium Titanate upon Electrochemical Cycling Using a Combination of Surface Specific Characterization Techniques. Rikarte J., Acebedo B., Vilalta-Clemente A., Bonilla F., Wilkinson A.J., Galceran M., Lousa A., Rubio-Zuazo J., Muñoz-Márquez M.Á. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020
Innovación en recubrimientos avanzados para aplicaciones biomédicas obtenidos mediante técnicas de deposición en vacío asistidas por plasma. MAT2015-67103-C4-1-R. IP: Lousa Rodriguez, Arturo. Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad. 2016-2018.