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  1. Impact of Diamond-like Carbon Films on Reverse Torque: Superior Performance in Implant Abutments with Internal Conical Connections

    Article • Coatings, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  2. Plasma-Activated Tap Water by Gliding Arc Discharge Through Bubbles Using an Inverted Reactor Approach

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, August 2024, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  3. Exploring TMA and H2O Flow Rate Effects on Al2O3 Thin Film Deposition by Thermal ALD: Insights from Zero-Dimensional Modeling

    Article • Coatings, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  4. Size-Dependent High-Pressure Behavior of Pure and Eu3+-Doped Y2O3 Nanoparticles: Insights from Experimental and Theoretical Investigations

    Article • Nanomaterials, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  5. Use of silicon or carbonitriding interface in the adhesion of Ag-DLC film on titanium alloy: a comparative study

    Article • REM - International Engineering Journal, January 2024, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  6. Novel Energetic Co-Reactant for Thermal Oxide Atomic Layer Deposition: The Impact of Plasma-Activated Water on Al2O3 Film Growth

    Article • Nanomaterials, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  7. Tailoring Black TiO2 Thin Films: Insights from Hollow Cathode Hydrogen Plasma Treatment Duration

    Article • Plasma, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  8. Identification of Self-Buffer Layer on GaN/glass Films Grown by Reactive Sputtering

    Article • Materials Research, January 2023, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  9. Plasma-Assisted Nanofabrication: The Potential and Challenges in Atomic Layer Deposition and Etching

    Article • Nanomaterials, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  10. A Global Model Study of Plasma Chemistry and Propulsion Parameters of a Gridded Ion Thruster Using Argon as Propellant

    Article • Plasma, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  11. Effect of a diamond-like carbon film on the mechanical and surface properties of microwave-cured polymethylmethacrylate

    Article • Research Society and Development, February 2022, Research, Society and Development

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  12. Control and data acquisition system to study dielectric breakdown in low-pressure DC plasma reactor with parallels electrodes

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Aplicações de Vácuo, January 2022, SBV Sociedade Brasileira de Vacuo

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  13. Control and data acquisition system to study dielectric breakdown in low-pressure DC plasma reactor with parallels electrodes

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Aplicações de Vácuo, January 2022, SBV Sociedade Brasileira de Vacuo

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  14. Structural, Morphological, Vibrational and Optical Properties of GaN Films Grown by Reactive Sputtering: The Effect of RF Power at Low Working Pressure Limit

    Article • Materials Research, January 2022, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  15. Antimicrobial Effect of Plasma-Activated Tap Water on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans

    Article • Water, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  16. Effect of Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition on Oxygen Overabundance and Its Influence on the Morphological, Optical, Structural, and Mechanical Properties of Al-Doped TiO2 Coating

    Article • Micromachines, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  17. Study of aluminum nitride films deposited on silicon for fabrication of MEMs devices

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Aplicações de Vácuo, February 2021, SBV Sociedade Brasileira de Vacuo

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  18. A global model study of argon plasma chemistry used as propellant of a gridded ion thruster

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Aplicações de Vácuo, February 2021, SBV Sociedade Brasileira de Vacuo

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  19. SiOx Top Layer on DLC Films for Atomic Oxygen and Ozone Corrosion Protection in Aerospace Applications

    Article • Materials Research, January 2021, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  20. Secondary ion mass spectrometry and atomic force microscopy analysis of silver-doped diamond-like carbon films on titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) for possible biomedical application

    Article • Thin Solid Films, December 2020, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  21. Physicochemical Studies on the Surface of Polyamide 6.6 Fabrics Functionalized by DBD Plasmas Operated at Atmospheric and Sub-Atmospheric Pressures

    Article • Polymers, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  22. Effect of Ozone Exposure on Water Uptake and Germination of Lentil (Lens Culinaris) Seeds

    Article • Ozone Science and Engineering, April 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  23. Black TiO2 Thin Films Production Using Hollow Cathode Hydrogen Plasma Treatment: Synthesis, Material Characteristics and Photocatalytic Activity

    Article • Catalysts, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  24. Effect of DLC Films with and without Silver Nanoparticles Deposited On Titanium Alloy

    Article • Brazilian Dental Journal, November 2019, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  25. Plasmas and Processes of Materials

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, July 2019, Trans Tech Publications

    Alberto Moreira Jorge Junior, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  26. Diamond-like carbon films over reconstructive TMJ prosthetic materials: Effects in the cytotoxicity, chemical and mechanical properties

    Article • Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, July 2019, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  27. The Effect of Plasma Nitriding on the Fatigue Behavior of the Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

    Article • Materials, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  28. Effect of Plasma Nitriding on Fatigue Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

    Article • December 2018, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  29. Plasma nanotexturing of amorphous carbon films by reactive ion etching

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, November 2018, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  30. Effect of Plasma Nitriding on the Creep and Tensile Properties of the Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

    Article • Metals, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  31. Correction to: Plasma processed carbon thin films applied to dye-sensitized solar cells

    Article • Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  32. Plasma processed carbon thin films applied to dye-sensitized solar cells

    Article • Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  33. O2 plasma sintering study of TiO2 photoelectrodes in dye solar cells

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, August 2017, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  34. The influence of aluminum incorporation on the structural and electrical properties of ZnO thin films for applications in piezoresistive sensors

    Article • August 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  35. Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties of polypropylene meshes coated with metal-containing DLC thin films

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  36. Creep behavior evaluation and characterization of SiC film with Cr interlayer deposited by HiPIMS in Ti-6Al-4V alloy

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  37. Numeric Model for Assessment of Naphthalene Conversion through Ionization Reactions in a Microwave Air Plasma Torch

    Article • Energy & Fuels, August 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  38. Diffusion of silicon in titanium dioxide thin films with different degree of crystallinity: Efficiency of TiO2 and TiN barrier layers

    Article • Vacuum, June 2016, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  39. Growth and surface characterization of FeAlCr thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering for biomedical applications

    Article • Thin Solid Films, June 2016, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  40. Abutment Coating With Diamond-Like Carbon Films to Reduce Implant–Abutment Bacterial Leakage

    Article • The Journal of Periodontology, February 2016, Wiley

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  41. Optical, electrical and electrochemical evaluation of sputtered platinum counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells

    Article • Applied Surface Science, February 2016, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  42. Microwave Air Plasma Applied to Naphthalene Thermal Conversion

    Article • Energy & Fuels, January 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  43. Tribomechanical and structural properties of a-SiC:H films deposited using liquid precursors on titanium alloy

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, December 2015, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  44. Coating Dental Implant Abutment Screws with Diamondlike Carbon Doped with Diamond Nanoparticles: The Effect on Maintaining Torque After Mechanical Cycling

    Article • The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, November 2015, Quintessence Publishing

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  45. Use of Cr Interlayer to Promote the Adhesion of SiC Films Deposited on Ti-6Al-4V by HiPIMS

    Article • Materials Research, October 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  46. Effect of metal target power on the properties of co-sputtered Sn-DLC and W-DLC thin films

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  47. Electrical Conduction Mechanisms in Metal–Insulator–Metal (MIM) Structure with TiO x N y Thin Films Deposited with Different O/N Ratios

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  48. Evaluation of piezoresistivity properties of sputtered ZnO thin films

    Article • Materials Research, June 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  49. Optical Characterization of Glow and Afterglow Regions of Ar/O2Microwave Plasma: Effect of Applied Power and Gas Flow

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, May 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  50. Characterization of SiC thin films deposited by HiPIMS

    Article • Materials Research, April 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  51. Hysteresis-free deposition of TiOxNy thin films: Effect of the reactive gas mixture and oxidation of the TiN layers on process control

    Article • Vacuum, March 2014, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  52. Development of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Sputtered N-DopedTiO2Thin Films: From Modeling the Growth Mechanism of the Films to Fabrication of the Solar Cells

    Article • International Journal of Photoenergy, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  53. Electrical and Structural Characterization of Sn-DLC Thin Films for Piezoresistive Sensors

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  54. Influence of gas and treatment time on the surface modification of EPDM rubber treated at afterglow microwave plasmas

    Article • Applied Surface Science, November 2013, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  55. Si-based thin film coating on Y-TZP: Influence of deposition parameters on adhesion of resin cement

    Article • Applied Surface Science, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mutlu Özcan, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  56. High quality TiO2 deposited by reactive sputtering. Structural and electrical peculiarities influenced by the specific experimental conditions

    Article • September 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  57. Fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells with N-doped TiO2 thin films: Effect of the nitrogen doping on the photoexcitation processes and generation of electron acceptor states

    Article • June 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  58. Effect of Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Film Coated Acrylic Resin onCandida albicansBiofilm Formation

    Article • Journal of Prosthodontics, April 2013, Wiley

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  59. Modeling the reactive sputter deposition of N-doped TiO2 for application in dye-sensitized solar cells: Effect of the O2 flow rate on the substitutional N concentration

    Article • Applied Surface Science, March 2013, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  60. Automation of a Mass Flow Controller for Application in Time-Multiplex SF6+CH4Plasma Etching of Silicon

    Article • Contributions to Plasma Physics, September 2012, Wiley

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  61. Amorphous Silicon Carbide Thin Films Deposited by Magnetron Co-Sputtering: Effect of Applied Power and Deposition Pressure on Film Characteristics

    Article • ECS Transactions, August 2012, The Electrochemical Society

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  62. Tuning the properties of SiC films by dual magnetron sputtering

    Article • Materials Science Forum, May 2012, Trans Tech Publications

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  63. Chemical bonds, electrical resistivity and hardness of argon-incorporated SiC films

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  64. Effect of nitrogen content in amorphous SiCxNyOz thin films deposited by low temperature reactive magnetron co-sputtering technique

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Amorim Fraga, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  65. Comparison between conventional and hollow cathode magnetron sputtering systems on the growing of titanium dioxide thin films: a correlation between the gas discharge and film formation

    Article • The European Physical Journal Applied Physics, May 2011, EDP Sciences

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  66. Control of the substrate temperature using a triode magnetron sputtering system

    Article • The European Physical Journal Applied Physics, November 2010, EDP Sciences

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  67. Surface modification of EPDM rubber by microwave excited plasmas

    Article • Surface Engineering, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  68. Influence of the Nitrogen Concentration on the Photoinduced Hydrophilicity of N-doped Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Deposited by Plasma Sputtering

    Article • January 2010, The Electrochemical Society

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  69. Titanium dioxide thin films deposition by direct current hollow cathode magnetron sputtering

    Article • The European Physical Journal Applied Physics, November 2009, EDP Sciences

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  70. Influence of Electronegative Gas on the Efficiency of Conventional and Hollow Cathode Magnetron Sputtering Systems

    Article • January 2009, The Electrochemical Society

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  71. Effect of gas residence time on the morphology of silicon surface etched in SF6 plasmas

    Article • Applied Surface Science, November 2008, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  72. Role of the Temperature on the Interaction Mechanisms Between Argon–Oxygen Post-Discharge and Hexatriacontane

    Article • Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  73. Surface improvement of EPDM rubber by plasma treatment

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, November 2007, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  74. Off-axis growth of AlN thin films by hollow cathode magnetron sputtering under various nitrogen concentrations

    Article • Diamond and Related Materials, April 2007, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  75. Surface modification of EPDM in r.f. plasma: process optimization and surface characterization

    Article • phys stat sol (a), April 2007, Wiley

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  76. Effect of the Substrate Heating Due to the Sputtering Process on the Crystallinity of TiO2 Thin Films

    Article • January 2007, The Electrochemical Society

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  77. Study of residual gas formed during plasma debinding of powder injection moulded parts

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, December 2005, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Jayr Amorim, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  78. Article • Plasmas and Polymers, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho

  79. A study of defects in ultra-thin transparent coatings on polymers

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, September 1999, Elsevier

    Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho