| abstract |
A plating or coating method is provided to produce a metal-ceramic composite coating on a substrate. The method includes adding a sol of a ceramic phase to a plating solution or an electrolyte, and controlling a pH value, a degree of mixing, and / or a temperature of the plating solution or the electrolyte. An article or surface comprising a substrate and a metal-ceramic composite coating on the substrate is also provided, the metal-ceramic composite coating comprising dispersed amorphous ceramics having an average diameter of 1 nm to 100 nm One of the particles is a ceramic phase. |