This book covers development in multi-scale and multifunctional coating including strategies in the preparation, characterization, and properties of both thin and thick multifunctional coating along with their corresponding application. Various technologies for processing, characterization and tribology effect on various coating surfaces/interfaces has been discussed. It explains smart surfaces like piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloy, shape memory ceramic, magnetostrictive materials, electrostrictive materials, dielectric materials, and advanced ceramics. Explains multifunctional materials with respect to their tribology behavior at surface and interface Covers analysis techniques for multifunctional surface/interface Discusses emerging application of multifunctional surface Explores multi-functionality of the thin film as well as the thick coating Reviews multifunctional surface tribology behavior This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in metallurgical engineering, materials science, and nanosciences.

Explains multifunctional materials with respect to their tribology behavior at surface and interface Covers analysis techniques for multifunctional surface/interface Discusses emerging application of multifunctional surface Explores multi-functionality of the thin film as well as the thick coating Reviews multifunctional surface tribology behavior