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Glaser A., Rosiwal S. M. Chemical vapor infiltration of porous substrates with diamond by using a new designed hot-filament plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hirmke J., Schwarz S., Hempel F., Stancu G. D., Rópcke J., Rosiwal S. Diamond volume crystal growth in HF-CVD and monitoring gas phase with laser absorption spectroscopy. . . . .

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Trakhtenberg I. Sh., Vladimirov A. B., Rubstein A. P., Yugov V. A., Vykhodets V. B., Kurennykh T. E., Gontar A. G., Tkach V. N., Dub S. N., Uemura K. Mechanical properties of CNx coatings obtained by carbon arc sputtering. . . . . . . .

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Rubshtein A. P., Trakhtenberg I. Sh., Volkova E. G., Vladimirov A. B., Yugov V. A., Gontar A. G., Tkach V. N. Structure of CNx films (0 ≤ x≤0.5) deposited by arc sputtering of graphite. . . . . . . . . .

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Klemberg-Sapieha J. E., Jedrzejowski P., Martinu L. Mechanical and optical characteristics of superhard nanocomposite TiN/a—Si₃N₄ and TiCN/a—SiCN coatings produced by PECVD

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Meziani T., Colpo P., Rossi F. PECVD of diamond-like carbon (a-C:H) from the decomposition of methane in a high-density inductively coupled discharge. . . . . . .

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Vesaghi M. A., Nazari M. XPS and IR study of carbon thin films prepared under negative substrate DC voltage bias. . . . . . .

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Sedl?kov? L., HorákovÁ M., HÁjkovÁ P., Kolouch A., KarÁsek J., Špatenka P. Photocatalytic properties of titanium oxide-based films deposited by PECVD. . . . .

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Hlad?k J., Jodas M., Kolouch A., Špatenka P. Penetration of active particles into the powder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Znamirowski Z., Staryga E., Bak G. W., Jarzynska D., Nikliborc K., Karczemska A., Green M. Emission properties of DLC films on Si substrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Dumiszewska E., Strupinski W., Zdunek K. Interaction between dislocations density and carrier concentration of gallium nitride layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Bieniek T., Beck R. B., Jakubowski A., Konarski P., Cwil M., Hoffmann P., Schmeisser D. Formation of oxynitride layers in a RF plasma planar reactor for future Si and SiC MOS structures.

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Klimek L., Kochanowski M., Romanowicz M. Abrasive wear of diamond-coated dental burs and its impact on the parameters of the finished surface . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Klimek L., Banaszek K. The mechanisms of wear in burs with diamond grits. . . . . .

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Staryga E., Jarzy?ska D., Fabisiak K., Banaszak A. Field emission from diamond and diamond-like carbon films. . . . . . . . .

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Encyclopaedic edition "Inorganic Materials Science". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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V. M. Bakul. Selected works. Biography. Contemporaries’ reminiscences. . . . . . . .

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