Cathodic arc deposition or Arc-PVD is a physical vapor deposition technique in which an electric arc is used to vaporize material from a cathode target. The vaporized material then condenses on a substrate, forming a thin film. The technique can be used to deposit metallic, ceramic, and composite films.

What is filtered cathodic arc?

'Vacuum arc' is a term used to describe a direct current (DC) glow discharge involving the explosive emission of plasma from the surface of a conductive electrode. ... When the plasma material is emitted from the cathode surface the term 'cathodic vacuum arc' is used.

What is arc evaporation?

The arc evaporation method is used to apply aluminum, titanium, zirconium and chromium-based hard-material coatings to tools. The starting material for this vacuum-based coating process takes the form of an arc cathode. ... This moves up and down at the arc cathode and melts or evaporates tiny quantities of material.