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Ulf Helmersson

Ulf Helmersson

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Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
17363
World Ranking
5080
National Ranking
52

Overview

Ulf Helmersson is affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work encompasses several key subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Computational Mechanics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors

Helmersson's recent publications reflect a focus on plasma technologies and thin film deposition methods. Notable papers include:

  • Experimental verification of deposition rate increase, with maintained high ionized flux fraction, by shortening the HiPIMS pulse (2021, Plasma Sources Science and Technology)
  • Pulse length selection for optimizing the accelerated ion flux fraction of a bipolar HiPIMS discharge (2020, Plasma Sources Science and Technology)
  • Copper thin films deposited using different ion acceleration strategies in HiPIMS (2021, Surface and Coatings Technology)
  • Bipolar HiPIMS: The role of capacitive coupling in achieving ion bombardment during growth of dielectric thin films (2021, Surface and Coatings Technology)
  • Low temperature growth of stress-free single phase α-W films using HiPIMS with synchronized pulsed substrate bias (2021, Journal of Applied Physics)

Their work has been published frequently in these venues:

  • Plasma Sources Science and Technology
  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Scripta Materialia

Frequent collaborators include Daniel Lundin, Michal Zanáška, Hao Du, Robert Boyd, and N. Brenning. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications across related research topics.

Best Publications

  • Ionized physical vapor deposition (IPVD): A review of technology and applications

    Ulf Helmersson;Martina Lattemann;Johan Bohlmark;Arutiun P. Ehiasarian

  • A novel pulsed magnetron sputter technique utilizing very high target power densities

    Vladimir Kouznetsov;Karol Macák;Jochen M. Schneider;Ulf Helmersson

  • Growth of single-crystal TiN/VN strained-layer superlattices with extremely high mechanical hardness

    U. Helmersson;S. Todorova;S. A. Barnett;J.‐E. Sundgren

  • High power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge

    J. T. Gudmundsson;N. Brenning;Daniel Lundin;Ulf Helmersson

  • On the film density using high power impulse magnetron sputtering

    Mattias Samuelsson;Daniel Lundin;Jens Jensen;Michael A. Raadu

  • Optical properties of anatase TiO2 thin films prepared by aqueous sol–gel process at low temperature

    Zhongchun Wang;Ulf Helmersson;Per-Olov Käll

  • Influence of high power densities on the composition of pulsed magnetron plasmas

    Arutiun Ehiasarian;Roger New;W. D. Munz;L. Hultman

  • The ion energy distributions and ion flux composition from a high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge

    Johan Böhlmark;Martina Lattemann;J.T. Gudmundsson;A.P. Ehiasarian

  • Microstructure modification of TiN by ion bombardment during reactive sputter deposition

    I. Petrov;L. Hultman;U. Helmersson;J.-E. Sundgren

  • Ionized sputter deposition using an extremely high plasma density pulsed magnetron discharge

    Karol Macák;Vladimir Kouznetsov;Jochen Schneider;Ulf Helmersson

  • Ionization of sputtered metals in high power pulsed magnetron sputtering

    Johan Bohlmark;Jones Alami;Chris Christou;Arutiun P. Ehiasarian

  • Comparison of microstructure and mechanical properties of chromium nitride-based coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering and by the combined steered cathodic arc/unbalanced magnetron technique

    A. P. Ehiasarian;P. Eh. Hovsepian;Lars Hultman;Ulf Helmersson

  • Ion-assisted physical vapor deposition for enhanced film properties on nonflat surfaces

    Jones Alami;Per O. Å. Persson;Denis Music;J. T. Gudmundsson

  • High power pulsed magnetron sputtered CrNX films

    A.P. Ehiasarian;W.-D. Munz;Lars Hultman;Ulf Helmersson

  • Spatial and temporal behavior of the plasma parameters in a pulsed magnetron discharge

    Jon Tomas Gudmundsson;J Alami;Ulf Helmersson

  • A spectroscopic ellipsometry study of cerium dioxide thin films grown on sapphire by rf magnetron sputtering

    S. Guo;H. Arwin;S. N. Jacobsen;K. Järrendahl

  • Low‐Temperature Superionic Conductivity in Strained Yttria‐Stabilized Zirconia

    Michael Sillassen;Per Eklund;Nini Pryds;Erik Johnson;Erik Johnson

  • Cross-field ion transport during high power impulse magnetron sputtering

    Daniel Lundin;Petter Larsson;Erik Wallin;Martina Lattemann;Martina Lattemann

  • Investigation of high power impulse magnetron sputtering pretreated interfaces for adhesion enhancement of hard coatings on steel

    Martina Lattemann;A.P. Ehiasarian;Johan Böhlmark;Per .Å.O. Persson;Per .Å.O. Persson

  • Evolution of the electron energy distribution and plasma parameters in a pulsed magnetron discharge

    Jon Tomas Gudmundsson;J Alami;Ulf Helmersson

  • Phase tailoring of Ta thin films by highly ionized pulsed magnetron sputtering

    Jones Alami;Per Eklund;Jon M. Andersson;Martina Lattemann

  • Hysteresis-free reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering

    Erik Wallin;Ulf Helmersson

  • Adhesion of titanium nitride coatings on high‐speed steels

    U. Helmersson;B. O. Johansson;J.‐E. Sundgren;H. T. G. Hentzell

Frequent Co-Authors

J.-E. Sundgren
J.-E. Sundgren Chalmers University of Technology
Lars Hultman
Lars Hultman Linköping University
Denis Music
Denis Music RWTH Aachen University
Jochen M. Schneider
Jochen M. Schneider RWTH Aachen University
Joseph E Greene
Joseph E Greene University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jens Jensen
Jens Jensen Linköping University
Ivan Petrov
Ivan Petrov University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eva Olsson
Eva Olsson Chalmers University of Technology
Rositsa Yakimova
Rositsa Yakimova Linköping University
Igor A. Abrikosov
Igor A. Abrikosov Linköping University

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