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(1) Z.F. Zhou, I. Bello, M.K. Lei, K.Y. Li, C.S. Lee, Synthesis Characterization of boron carbon nitride films by radio frequency magnetron sputtering, Surface & Coatings Technology, Volume 128-129, Issue 1, Pages 334-340, 1 June 2000

(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 ECT-CVD process, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 10, Issues 9-10, Pages 1855-1861, September 2001

(3) Liu ZJ, Jiang N, Shen YG and Mai YW, Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Surface Roughening of Sputter-deposited TiN Thin Films, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 92, Issue 7, Pages 3559-3563, October 2002

(4) Y.G. Shen, Y.W. Mai, Crystallization-induced Stress in Reactively Sputter-deposited Molybdenum Nitride Thin Films, Philosophical Magazine Letters, Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 125-13, 3 February 2003

(5) 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, Volume 36, Issue 6, Pages 723-729, 21 March 2003

(6) 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 Coating Technology, Volume 166, Issues 2-3, Pages 213-220, 24 March 2003

(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, Pages 191-198, 14-16 April 2003

(8) 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, Material Science & Engineering B, Europe, Volume100, Issue 2, Pages 204-213, 15 July 2003

(9) 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, Volume 83, Issue 10, Pages 627-634, October 2003

(10) Liu ZJ and Shen YG, Roughening Kinetics of Thin Film in the Presence of both Stress and Ehrlich-Schwobel Barrier, Applied Physics Letters, Volume 83, Issues 26, Pages 5504-5506, 29 December 2003

(11) Liu ZJ and Shen YG, Effects of Amorphous Matrix on the Grain Growth Kinetics in Two-phase Nanostructured Films: A Monte Carlo Study, Acta Materialia, Volume 52, Issue 3, Pages 729-736, 9 January 2004

(12) Liu ZJ, Zhang CH, Shen YG and Mai YW, Monte Carlo Simulation of Nanocrystalline TiN/Amorphous SiNx Composite Films, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 95, Issue 2, Pages 758-760, 15 January 2004

(13) Jiang N, Shen YG, Mai YW, Chan T and Tung C, Nanocomposite Ti-Si-N Films Deposited by Reactive Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering at Room Temperature, Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials foe Advanced Technology, Volume 106, Issue 2, Pages 163-171, 25 January 2004

(14) 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, Volume 256, Issues 3-4, Pages 362-373, February 2004

(15) Shen YG, Liu ZJ, Jiang N, Zhang HS, Chan KH and Xu ZK, 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, Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 523-534, February 2004

(16) 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, Volume 458, Issues 1-2, Pages 203-211, 30 June 2004

(17) 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, Volume 185, Issues 2-3, Pages 245-253, 22 July 2004

(18) 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, Volume 187, Issue 1, Pages 98-105, 1 October 2004

(19) 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, Volume 352, Issues 1-4, Pages 118-126, 30 October 2004

(20) 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, Volume 257, Issues 9-10, Pages 1030-1040, November 2004

(21) 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, Volume 59, Issue 6, Pages 618-623, March 2005

(22) 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, pages 1577-1588, May 2005

(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, Pages 1589-1599, May 2005

(24) Z.-J. Liu, A. Vyas, Y.H. Lu and Y.G. Shen, Structural properties of sputter-deposited CNx/TiN multilayer films, Thin Solid Films, Volume 479, Issues 1-2, Pages 31-33, 23 May 2005

(25) 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 Metallurgiga Sinica (English Letters) Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 307-312, June 2005

(26) 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, Volume 198, Issues 1-3, Pages 414-419, 1 August 2005

(27) 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, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 449-457, 2005

(28) 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 Metallurgiga Sinica (English Letters) Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 242-248, June 2005

(29) 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 Metallurgiga Sinica (English Letters) Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 254-260, June 2005

(30) 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 Metallurgiga Sinica (English Letters) Volume 18, Issue 3,Pages 300-306, June 2005

(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 Metallurgiga Sinica (English Letters) Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 280-288, June 2005

(32) 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 and Engineering B, Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology, Volume 123, Issue 2, Pages 158-162, 20 November 2005

(33) A. Vyas, K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, Y.G. Shen, Synthesis and characterization of CNx / TiN multilayers on Si(100) substrates, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 200, Issue 7, Pages 2293-2300, 21 December 2005

(34) T. Fu, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Y.G. Shen, Structure, stress and hardness of sputter deposited nanocomposite W-Si-N coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 200, Issue 7,, Pages 2525-2530, 21 December 2005

(35) 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, Volume 496, Issue 2, Pages 326-332, 21 February 2006

(36) K.H. Lau and K.Y. Li, Correlation between adhesion and wear behaviour of commercial carbon based coating , Tribology International, Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages 115-123, February 2006

(37) 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, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surface and Films, Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 340-349, March 2006

(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, Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials foe Advanced Technology, Volume 131, Issues 1-3, Pages 62-71, July 2006

(39) C.H. Zhang, X.C. Lu, H. Wang, J.B. Luo, Y.G. Shen and K.Y. Li, Microstructure, mechanical properties, and oxidation resistance of nanocomposite Ti–Si–N coatings, Applied Surface Science, Volume 252, Issue 18, Pages 6141-6153, 15 July 2006

(40) 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, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers, Volume 45, Issue 8A, Pages 6411-6416, 4 August 2006 Patent on Coating Research Y.G. Shen, Y.W. Mai, K.Y. Li, T.L. Chan, C.Y. Tung , “Multi-layered Superhard Nanocomposite Coatings”, US Patent 7097922 issued on 29 August 2006

(41) 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, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 201, Issues 3-4, Pages 1228-1235, October 2006

(42) T. Fu, Y. G. Shen, Z. F. Zhou and K. Y. Li, Thermal stability of sputter deposited nanocrystalline W2N/amorphous Si3N4 coatings, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surface and Films, Volume 24, Issue 6, Article number 018606JAV, Pages 2094-2099, 2006

(43) 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, SPEC. ISS., Pages 313-318, February 2007

(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, Key Engineering Materials, Volumn 334-335II, Pages 885-888, 2007

(45) C. Lu, Y. Mai, P.L. Tam, Y.-G. Shen, Nanoindentation-induced elastic-plastic transition and size effect in sapphire Philosophical Magazine Letters, Volume 87, Issue 6, Pages 409 – 415, 2007

(46) 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, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surface and Films, Volume25, Issue 6, Pages 1539-1546, 2007

(47) T. Fu, Y.G. Shen, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Surface smoothing of sputter deposited amorphous CN, films by silicon addition, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Volume 354, Issue 27, Pages 3235-3240, 1 June 2008

(48) P.L. Tam, Z.F. Zhou, P.W. Shum, K.Y. Li, Structural, mechanical, and tribological studies of Cr-Ti-Al-N coating with different chemical compositions, Thin Solid Films, Volume 516, Issue 16, Pages 5725-573, 30 June 2008

(49) A. Vyas, Y.G. Shen, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, Nano-structured CrN/CN, multilayer films deposited by magnetron sputtering, Composites Science and Technology, Volume 68, Issue 14, Pages 2922-2929, November 2008

(50) F.Y. Cheung, Z.F. Zhou, A. Geddam, K.Y. Li, Cutting edge preparation using magnetic polishing and its influence on the performance of high-speed steel drills, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 208, Issues 1-3, Pages 196-204, 21 November 2008

(51) Z. F. Zhou, P.T. Tam, P. W. Shum, K. Y. Li, High temperature oxidation of CrTiAlN hard coatings prepared by unbalanced magnetron sputtering, Thin Solid Films, Volume 517, Issue 17, Pages 5243-5247, 1 July 2009

(52) 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, Advanced Materials Research, Volume 75, Pages 7-12, 2009

(53) P.W.Shum, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “A Study of the Structural, Mechanical and Triboligical Properties of Ti-Al-N Coatings Post-Treated by Carbon Implantation”, Advanced Materials Research Vol 75 (2009) pp7-12

(54) P.L.Tam, Z.F.Zhou, P.W.Shum, K.Y.Li, “Oxidation Resistance of Multicomponent CrTiAlN Hard Coatings at Elevated Temperatures”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol 75 (2009) pp37-42

(55) Z.F.Zhou, P.L.Tam, P.W.Shum, K.Y.Li, “High temperature oxidation of CrTiAlN hard coatings prepared by unbalanced magnetron sputtering”, THIN SOLID FILMS, 517 (2009) 5243-5247

(56) B. H. Luo, P. W. Shum, Z. F. Zhou, K. Y. Li, Preparation of hydrophobic surface on steel by patterning using laser ablation process, Surface & Coatings Technology, Volume 204, Issue 8, Pages 1180-1185, 15 January 2010

(57) C. K. Cheung, B. Shi, C. S. Lau, P. W. Shum, Z. F. Zhou and K. Y. Li, Investigating the effect of surface coatings on the wear behaviour of the friction contact in ultrasonic motors, Proc. IMechE Vol. 224 Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, February 2010

(58) Y. F. Xu, P. W. Shum, Z. F. Zhou, K. Y. Li, Effect of high-energy carbon ion implantation on Ti-Al-Si-N coatings by metal vapour vacuum arc, Surface & Coatings Technology, Volume 204, Issues 12-13, Pages 1914-1918, 15 March 2010

(59) R. K. Singh, Z. F. Zhou, K. Y. Li, P. Mauroe, M. Hoffman, Z. Xie, Design of functionally graded carbon coatings against contact damage, Thin Solid Films, Volume 518, Issue 20, Pages 5769-5776, 2010

(60) B.H. Luo, P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou and K.Y. Li, “Surface geometrical model modification and contact angle prediction for the laser patterned steel surface”, SURFACE AND COATING TECHNOLOGY, 205 (2010) pp2597-2604 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.10.003

(61) C.K. Cheung, B. Shi, C.S. Lau, P.W. Shum, Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, “Investigating the effect of surface coatings on the wear behaviour of the friction contact of ultrasonic motors”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART J-JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY, Vol. 224 No. J9 (2010) 989-996

(62) Rajnish Singh, Zhifeng Zhou, Zonghan Xie, Lawrence  Li, Paul  Munroe, Mark Hoffman, “Design of functionally graded carbon coatings against contact damage”, THIN SOLID FILMS, 518 (2010) 5769-5776

(63) O.Kutsay, C.Yan, Y.M.Chong, Q.Ye, I.Bello, W.J.Zhang, J.A.Zapien, Z.F.Zhou, Y.K.Li, V.Garashchenko, A.G.Gontar, N.V.Novikov, S.T.Lee, “Studying cubic boron nitride by Raman and infrared spectroscopies”, DIAMOND & RELATED MATERIALS, 19 (2010) 968-971

(64) C.Yan, Z.F.Zhou, Y.M.Chong, C.P.Liu, K.Y.Li, I.Bello, O.Kutsay, J.A.Zapien, W.J.Zhang, “Synthesis and chacrterization of hard ternary AlMgB composite films prepared by sputter deposition”, THIN SOLID FILMS, 518 (2010) 5372-5377 (IF= 1.666, ranked 3/16 in Coatings and Films, Materials Science)

(65) R.L.Hu, A.K.Soh, L.Lu, P.L.Tam, K.Y.Li, “The behavior of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Co-Ni alloys subjected to magnetic and stress fields”, Surface Review and Letters, 17(1), 129-134

(66) P.C.Wo, P.R.Munroe, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, Z.H.Xie, “Effects of TiN sublayers on the response of TiSiN nanocomposite coatings to nanoindentation and scratching contacts”, Materials Science and Engineering A, volume 527, issue 16-17, 2010, 4447-4457

(67) P.C.Wo, Z.H.Xie, P.R.Munroe, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy of deformed microstructures in monolithic and multilayer TiSiN/TiN films”, International Journal of Modern Physics B 24 (2010) 18-25

(68) B.H.Luo, P.W.Shum, Z.F.Zhou and K.Y.Li, “Preparation of hydrophobic surface on steel by patterning using laser ablation process”, SURFACE AND COATING TECHNOLOGY, 204 (2010) 1180-1185 (IF= 1.559, ranked 5/16 in Materials Science, Coatings & Films)

(69) Y.F.Xu, P.W.Shum, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, ”Effect of high-energy carbon ion implantation on Ti–Al–Si–N coatings by metal vapour vacuum arc”, SURFACE AND COATING TECHNOLOGY, 204 (2010) 1914-1918 (IF= 1.559, ranked 5/16 in Materials Science, Coatings & Films)

(70) C.J.Hooke, K.Y.Li, “Roughness in elastohydrodynamic contacts”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol 224 Issue C12 (2010) 2599-2609 (IF= 0.329, ranked 72/106 in Mechanical Engineering)

(71) M.S.Ahmed, Z.F.Zhou, P.Munroe, K.Y.Li, Z.H.Xie, “Control of the damage resistance of nanocomposite TiSiN coatings on steel: Roles of residual stress”, THIN SOLID FILMS, 519 (2011) 5007-5012

(72) M.S.Ahmed, P.Munroe, Z.T.Jiang, X.Zhao, W.Richard, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, Z.H.Xie , “Corrosion behaviour of nanocomposite TiSiN coatings on steel substrates”, CORROSION SCIENCE, Vol 53, Issue 11, Nov 2011, 3678-3687

(73) M.S.Ahmed, X.Zhao, Z.F.Zhou, P.Munroe, N.C.Tan, K.Y.Li, Z.H.Xie, "Effect of thermal annealing upon residual stress and mechanical properties of nanostructured TiSiN coatings on steel substrates", J. of the American Ceramic Society, Volume 94, [5], (May 2011), 1546–1551

(74) P.C.Wo, P.R.Munroe, Z.Xie, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “Three-dimensional visualization of scratch-induced subsurface damage in TiSiN/TiN multilayer coating using focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopic tomography technique”, J. of the American Ceramic Society, 94 [5] (May 2011) 1598-1604

(75) T.Fu, Z.F.Zhou, Y.M.Zhou, X.D.Zhu, Q.F.Zeng, C.P.Wang, K.Y.Li, J.Lu, “Mechancial Properties of DLC coating sputter deposited on surface nanocrystallized 304 stainless steel”, Surface & Coatings Technology 207 (2012) 555-564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.07.076

(76) P.C.Wo, P.R.Munroe, Z.Li, Z.T.Jiang, Z.H.Xie, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “Factors governing the mechanical behaviour of CrSiM coatings: Combined nanoindentation testing and transmission electron microscopy”, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, Vol 534 (Feb 2012) 297-308

(77) Z.F.Zhou, B.Zhao, P.W.Shum, K.Y.Li, “Mechancial behaviors of Ti-Si-N Coatings deposited by bias sputtering”, RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING, Vol 41 Supplement 1(2012) 18-23

(78) P.W.Shum, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “Feasibility study of using DLC coating in conjunction with laser ablation process to improve the tribological performance of an engineering surface”, RARE METAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING, Vol 41 Supplement 1(2012) 52-56

(79) Q.Z.Wang, F.Zhou, Z.F.Zhou, Y.Yang, C.Yan, C.D.Wang, W.J.Zhang, L.K.Y.Li, I.Bello, S.T.Lee, “Influence of carbon content on the microstructure and tribological properties of TiN(C) coatings in water lubrication”, SURFACE AND COATING TECHNOLOGY 206 (2012) 3777-3787

(80) Q.Z.Wang, F.Zhou, Z.F.Zhou, Y.Yang, C.Yan, C.D.Wang, W.J.Zhang, L.K.Y.Li, I.Bello, S.T.Lee, “Influence of Ti content on the structure and tribological properties of Ti-DLC coatings in water lubrication”, DIAMOND & RELATED MATERIALS, 25 (2012) 163-175 163-175

(81) P.W.Shum, Y.F.Xu, Z.F.Zhou, W.L.Cheng, K.Y.Li, “Study of TiAlSiN coatings post-treated with N and C+N implantations. Part 2: The tribological analysis”, WEAR 274-275 (2012) 274-280 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2011.09.007

(82) P.W.Shum, Y.F.Xu, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “Effects of carbon and nitrogen ion implantation on surface and tribological properties of Ti-Al-Si-N coatings”, Surface Engineering, (2012) Vol 28 No.2 149-154

(83) P.W.Shum, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “To increase the hydrophobicity and wear resistance of DLC surface by using laser ablation process”, TSF (in press) (2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2013.02.075

(84) Yan C., Qian J. C. Zhou, Z. F., Ng T. W., Li, K. Y., Zhang, W. J., Bello, I., Klemberg-Sapieha, J. E., Martinu, L., “Sputter deposition of hard quaternary Al-Mg-B-Ti nanocomposite films”, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.06.025

(85) Wo P.C., Zhao X.L., Munroe P.R., Zhou Z.F., Li K.Y., Habibi D., Xie Z.H., “Extremely hard, damage-tolerant ceramic coatings with functionally graded, periodically varying architecture”, Acta Materialia, 61(1), pp 193-204, 2013, http://dx.doi,org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.09.049

(86) W.L.Cheng, Z.F.Zhou, P.W.Shum, K.Y.Li, “Effect of Ni addition on the structure and properties of Cr-Ni-N coatings deposited by closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating”, Surf. Coat. Technol. 229 (2013) 84-89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.12.032

(87) Wang Q., Zhou F., Ding X., Zhou Z.F., Zhang W., Li L.K.Y., Lee S.-T., “Influences of ceramic mating balls on the tribological properties of Cr/a-C coatings with low chromium content in water lubrication”, WEAR, 303(1-2), pp 354-360, 2013, http://dx.doi,org/10.1016/j.waer.2013.03.044

(88) Yan, C., Jha, S. K., Qian, J. C., He, B., Ng, T. W., Zhou, Z. F., Li, K. Y., Zhang, W. J., Bello, I., Klemberg-Sapieha, J. E., Martinu, L., “Electronic structure and electrical transport in ternary Al-Mg-B films prepared by magnetron sputtering”, Applied Physics Letters, 102, 122110-1 – 122110-4 (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4795298

(89) Q.Z.Wang, F.Zhou, X.D.Ding, Z.F.Zhou, C.D.Wang, W.J.Zhang, L.K.Y.Li, S.T.Lee, “Microstructure and water-lubricated friction and wear properties of CrN(C) coatings with different carbon contents”, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 268 (2013) 579-587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.01.027

(90) P.W.Shum, Z.F.Zhou, K.Y.Li, “Investigation of the tribological properties of the different textured DLC coatings under reciprocating lubricated conditions”, Tribology International, 65 (2013) 259-264 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2013.01.012