List of Publication and Journals (2000 - 2006)

(47) Y.H Lu, Y.G. Shen, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Phase configuration, nanostructure evolution, and mechanical of unbalanced megnetron-sputtered TiCx-Ny thin films

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A25(6), Nov/Dec 2007

(46) P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou and K.Y. Li, A study of the structural, mechanical and tribological properties of Ti-Al-N solid solution coatings post-treated by carbon implantation,

Proceeding in MP³ 2007, 13-16 Sept 2007, Beijing International Convention Centre, China

(45) C. Lu, Y. Mai, P.L. Tam, Y.-G. Shen, Nanoindentation-induced elastic-plastic transition and size effect in sapphire

Philosophical Magazine Letters, Vol. 87, No. 6 (2007), 409 – 415

(44) P.L. Tam, P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Substrate bias effects on mechanical and tribological properties of nanoscale multilayer CrTiAlN coatings prepared by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating method

Conf. Paper to ACCM-5  Key Engineering Materials 334-335 (2007) 885

(43) P.L. Tam, Z.F. Zhou, P.W. Shum and K.Y. Li, Structural, mechanical, and tribological studies of Cr–Ti–Al–N coating with different chemical compositions,

Thin Solid Films, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 16 July 2007

(42) P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou and K.Y. Li, Enhancement of adhesion strength and tribological performance of pure carbon coatings on Ti-6Al-4V biomaterials with ion implantation pre-treatments,

Tribology International, Volume 40, Issue 2, February 2007, Pages 313-318

(41) S.-M. Jeong, P.-W. Shum, Y.-G. Shen, K.Y. Li, Y.-W. Mai and H.-L. Lee, Determination of effective nanoindentation range for hard (Ti,Al)N thin film,

Jpn. J. of Appl. Phys. Vol. 45, No. 8A, Aug 2006, pp 6411 - 6416

(40) Z.J Liu, P.W. Shum, Y. G. Shen,

Surface growth of (Ti,Al)N thin films on smooth and rough substrates,

Thin Solid Films, Vol 496, Issue2, Feb 2006, pp 326-332

(39) K.H. Lau and K.Y. Li,

Correlation between adhesion and wear behaviour of commercial carbon based coating 

Tribology International, Vol 39, Issue 2, Feb 2006, pp 115-123

(38) K. Chu, P.W. Shum, Y.G. Shen,

Substrate bias effects on mechanical and tribological properties of substitutional solid solution (Ti,Al)N films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering,

Mater. Sci. & Engg. B Vol. 131, March 2006, pp. 62 - 71

(37) C.H. Zhang, X.C. Lu, H. Wang, J.B. Luo, Y.G. Shen, K.Y. Li,

Microstructure, mechanical properties, and oxidation resistance of nanocomposite Ti-Si-N coatings,

Applied Surface Science, Vol. 252 Issue 18, July 2006, pp 6141 - 6153

(36) Y. H. Lu, Y. G. Shen, Z. F. Zhou and K. Y. Li,

Effect of nitrogen content on microstructure and oxidation behaviors of Ti-B-N nanocomposite thin films,

 J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 24(2), Mar/Apr 2006, pp 340 – 349

(35) Y.H. Lu, Z.F. Zhou, P. Sit, Y.G. Shen, K.Y. Li, Haydn Chen,

Synthesis and Thermal Stability of Nanocomposite nc-TiN/a-TiB₂ Thin Films

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letter), Vol. 18, No. 3, Jun 2005, pp 307-312

(34) Michel LeBlanc, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen, Y.-W. Mai, K.Y. Li,

Synthesis and Characterization of Smooth and Superhard TiN/SiNx Multilayer Thin Films,

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letter) Vol. 18, No. 3, Jun 2005, pp 242-248

(33) P.W. Shum, M. Escursell, H.T. Wong, K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen,

Tribological and high speed turning performance in Ti1-xAlxN coatings prepared by close-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering,

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letter) Vol. 18, No.3, Jun 2005, pp 254-260

(32) P. Sit, Y.H. Lu, Haydn Chen, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen, K.Y. Li,

Composition Effect on Dry sliding wear behaviors of Ti-B-N thin films,

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letter) Vol. 18, No. 3, Jun 2005, pp 300-306

(31) A.Vyas, K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen,

Carbon nitride films prepared at different N2/Ar ratios by closed-field unbalanced reactive magnetron sputtering,

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letter), Vol. 18, No. 3, Jun 2005, pp 280-288

(30) P.W. Shum, K.Y. Li, Y.G. Shen,

Improvement of high-speed turning performance of Ti-Al-N coatings by using a pretreatment of high-energy ion implantation,

Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol 198, Issues 1-3, Aug 2005, pp 414-419

(29) T. Fu, Y.G. Shen, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. LI,

Surface morphology of sputter deposited W-Si-N composite coatings characterized by atomic force microscopy,

Material Science & Engineering B, Vol. 123, Issue 2, Nov 2005, pp 158-162

(28) A. Vyas, K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen,

Synthesis and characterization of CN_x / TiN multilayers on Si(100) substrates, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol 200, Issue 7, Dec 2005, pp 2293-2300

(27) T. Fu, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Y.G. Shen,

Structure, stress and hardness of sputter deposited nanocomposite W-Si-N coatings,

Surface & Coatings Technology, Vol 200, Issue 7, Dec 2005, pp 2525-2530

(26) T. Fu, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Y.G. Shen,

Characterization of sputter deposited W-Si-N coatings based on α-W structure, Materials Letter Vol. 59 (2005) pp 618-623

(25) Y.H. Lu, P.Sit, H.F. Hung, Haydn Chen, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Y.G. Shen,

Effect of B content on microstructure and mechanical properties of nanocomposite Ti-Bx-Ny thin films,

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B B23 (2), Mar/Apr 2005

(24) K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, I. Bello, C.S. Lee and S.T. Lee,

Study of tribological performance of ECR–CVD diamond-like carbon coatings on steel substrates: Part 1. The effect of processing parameters and operating conditions,

Wear, Volume 258, Issue 10, May 2005, pp 1577-1588

(23) Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, I. Bello, C.S. Lee and S.T. Lee,

Study of tribological performance of ECR–CVD diamond-like carbon coatings on steel substrates: Part 2. The analysis of wear mechanism,

Wear, Volume 258, Issue 10, May 2005, pp 1589-1599

(22) Z.-J. Liu, A. Vyas, Y.H. Lu and Y.G. Shen,

Structural properties of sputter-deposited CN_x/TiN multilayer films,

Thin Solid Films, Volume 479, Issues 1-2, 23 May 2005, pp 31-37

(21) Y.H. Lu, P. Sit, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen, K.Y. Li, Haydn Chen,

Effect of nitrogen content on microstructure and mechanical behaviors of Ti-B-N thin films,

Frontiers of Surface and Interface Science and Engineering 2004 (FSISE 2004) Conference Proceeding, May 14-16, 2004

(20) Y.G. Shen, Z.J. Liu, N. Jiang, H.S. Zhang, K.H. Chan and Z.K. Xu,

Effect of Silicon Addition on Surface Morphology and Structural Properties of Titanium Nitride Films Grown by Reactive Unbalanced dc-Magnetron Sputtering,

Journal of Materials Research, USA, Vol.19, No.2, Jan 2004, pp 523-534.

 (19) Z.J.  Liu and Y.G. Shen,

Effects of Amorphous Matrix on the Grain Growth Kinetics in Two-phase Nanostructured Films: A Monte Carlo Study,

Acta Materialia, England, Vol.52, No.3, Jan 2004, pp 729-736

 (18) Z.J. Liu, C.H. Zhang, Y.G. Shen and Y.W. Mai,

Monte Carlo Simulation of Nanocrystalline TiN/Amorphous SiNx Composite Films,

Journal of Applied Physics, USA, Vol.95, No.2, Jan 2004, pp 758-760.

 (17) P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li,

Tribological performance of amorphous carbon films prepared on steel substrates with carbon implantation pre-treatment,

Wear, Vol. 256, Issue 3-4, Feb 2004, pp 362-373

(16) N. Jiang N, Y.G. Shen, Y.W. Mai, T. Chan and C. Tung,

Nanocomposite Ti-Si-N Films Deposited by Reactive Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering at Room Temperature,

Materials Science and Engineering B, Europe, Vol.106, Issue 2, Jan 2004, pp 163-171.

(15) P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li and C.Y. Chan,

Mechanical and tribological properties of amorphous carbon films deposited on implanted steel substrates,

Thin Solid Films, Vol. 458, Issues 1-2, Jun 2004, pp 203-211

(14) P.W. Shum, K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou and Y.G. Shen,

Structural and mechanical properties of titanium–aluminium–nitride films deposited by reactive close-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering, 

Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 185, Issues 2-3, Jul 2004, pp 245-253

(13) Y.H. Lu, Z.F. Zhou, P. Sit, Y.G. Shen, K.Y. Li and C. Chen,

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Characterization of Reactively Sputtered Ti-B-N Thin Films,

Surface and Coatings Technology, 187 (2004), pp 98 - 105

(12) Ning Jiang, H.J. Zhang, S.N. Bao, Y.G. Shen and Z.F. Zhou,

XPS study for reactively sputtered titanium nitride thin films deposited under different substrate bias,

Physica B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 352, Issues 1-4, 30 Oct 2004, pp 118-126

(11) P.W. Shum, W.C. Tam, K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen,

Mechanical and Tribological Properties of titanium-aluminium nitride films deposited by reactive close-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering,

Wear, Vol., 257, Issues 9 – 10, Nov 2004, pp 1030 -1040

(10)  Y.G. Shen, Y.W. Mai,

Crystallization-induced Stress in Reactively Sputter-deposited Molybdenum Nitride Thin Films,

Philosophical Magazine Letters, 83(2), Mar 2003, pp 125-133.

(9) Q.C. Zhang, M..S. Hadavi, K.D. Lee and Y.G. Shen,

Zr-ZrO₂ Cermet Solar Coatings Designed by Modelling Calculations and Deposited by DC Magnetron Sputtering,

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 36(6), Mar 2003, pp 723-729.

(8) P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li,

Optimisation of carbon implantation pre-treatments on the adhesion strength of amorphous carbon coatings on AISI 400C steel substrates,

Surface and Coatings Technology, 166(2003) pp 213-220

(7) K.P. Rao, Venkata Rama K M Emani, K.Y. Li,

An Investigation on the Performance of Various Dry and Wet Lubricants with Hard-coated Tools in Deep-drawing",

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Sheet Metal (SheMet 2003), Jordanstown, United Kingdom, 14-16 Apr 2003, pp 191-198.

(6) P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Y.G. Shen,

XPS, AFM and nanoindentation studies of Ti1-xAlxN films synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering,

Materials Science and Engineering B, Vol. 100, No. 2, Jul  2003, pp 204-213

(5) Z.-J. Liu, P.W. Shum, K.Y. Li, and Y.G. Shen,

Roughening kinetics of reactively sputter-deposited Ti-Al-N films on Si(100),

Philosophical Magazine Letters, Oct, 2003, Vol. 83, No. 10, pp 627-634

(4)  Z.J. Liu and Y.G. Shen,

Roughening Kinetics of Thin Film in the Presence of both Stress and Ehrlich-Schwobel Barrier,

Applied Physics Letters, USA, Vol.83, No.26, Dec 2003, pp 5504-5506

(3) Z.J. Liu, N. Jiang, Y.G. Shen and Y.W. Mai,

Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Surface Roughening of Sputter-deposited TiN Thin Films,

Journal of Applied Physics, USA, Vol.92, No.7, Oct 2002, pp 3559-3563.

(2) K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, C.Y. Chan, I. Bello, C.S. Lee, S.T. Lee,

Mechanical and tribological properties of diamond-like-carbon films prepared on steel by ECR-CVD process,

Diamond and related Materials, 10 (2001), pp 1855-1861

(1) Z.F. Zhou, I. Bello, M.K. Lei, K.Y. Li, C.S. Lee, S.T. Lee,

Synthesis and characterization of boron carbon nitride films by radio frequency magnetron sputtering,

Surface & Coatings Technology 128-129 (2000), pp 334-340