C. Ducros

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 898 citations indexed

About

C. Ducros is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Ducros has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 898 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. Ducros's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (12 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (9 papers) and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (4 papers). C. Ducros is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (12 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (9 papers) and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (4 papers). C. Ducros collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. C. Ducros's co-authors include Frédéric Sanchette, V. Benevent, Alain Billard, Frédéric Schuster, Matthieu Le Saux, Stéphane Urvoy, Caroline Toffolon-Masclet, Gihan Velişa, C. Phalippou and Jean-Christophe Brachet and has published in prestigious journals such as Optics Letters, Optics Express and Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.

In The Last Decade

C. Ducros

27 papers receiving 861 citations

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Early studies on Cr-Coated Zircaloy-4 as enhanced accident tolerant nuclear fuel claddings for light water reactors

2019 285 citations Jean-Christophe Brachet, Marion Le Flem et al. Journal of Nuclear Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. Ducros France	14	650	401	279	232	178	28	898
Songsheng Lin China	22	798 1.2×	572 1.4×	483 1.7×	210 0.9×	273 1.5×	65	1.1k
Zhiyong He China	17	477 0.7×	276 0.7×	486 1.7×	141 0.6×	164 0.9×	80	870
Sylvio Savoie Canada	18	456 0.7×	179 0.4×	327 1.2×	230 1.0×	377 2.1×	45	946
Zue‐Chin Chang Taiwan	18	567 0.9×	700 1.7×	712 2.6×	310 1.3×	212 1.2×	52	1.1k
Chaoqun Dang China	16	576 0.9×	417 1.0×	387 1.4×	115 0.5×	245 1.4×	26	933
Pi‐Chuen Tsai Taiwan	19	636 1.0×	333 0.8×	314 1.1×	406 1.8×	137 0.8×	30	874
Lunlin Shang China	20	799 1.2×	647 1.6×	518 1.9×	156 0.7×	169 0.9×	96	1.1k
Huisheng Yang China	20	681 1.0×	562 1.4×	360 1.3×	111 0.5×	323 1.8×	46	1.1k
Cheng Deng China	16	512 0.8×	129 0.3×	208 0.7×	269 1.2×	76 0.4×	29	763
Kyoo Young Kim South Korea	21	910 1.4×	177 0.4×	718 2.6×	372 1.6×	142 0.8×	45	1.3k

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Ducros, C., et al.. (2025). Electrochemical sensors based on amorphous carbon electrode: A review. Microchemical Journal. 209. 112650–112650. 6 indexed citations

Lavastre, Éric, M.J. Guy, Etienne Laborde, et al.. (2025). Long-term aging of SiO₂/HfO₂ PIAD-deposited Laser Mégajoule polarizer coatings. Optics Express. 33(20). 43116–43116.

Sanchette, Frédéric, et al.. (2021). DLC-Based Coatings Obtained by Low-Frequency Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (LFPECVD) in Cyclohexane, Principle and Examples. Coatings. 11(10). 1225–1225. 11 indexed citations

Ducros, C., et al.. (2019). Optical performances of antireflective moth-eye structures. Comparison with standard vacuum antireflection coatings for application to outdoor lighting LEDs. Surface and Coatings Technology. 379. 125044–125044. 12 indexed citations

Brachet, Jean-Christophe, Marion Le Flem, Matthieu Le Saux, et al.. (2019). Early studies on Cr-Coated Zircaloy-4 as enhanced accident tolerant nuclear fuel claddings for light water reactors. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 517. 268–285. 285 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Hui, Mohammad Arab Pour Yazdi, C. Ducros, et al.. (2017). Thickness-dependent optoelectronic properties of CuCr0.93Mg0.07O2 thin films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 63. 295–302. 13 indexed citations

Ducros, C., Helga Szambolics, Fabrice Emieux, & Alexandre Pereira. (2016). Back reflectors with periodic gratings for light trapping in a-SiGe:H solar cells. Thin Solid Films. 620. 10–16. 4 indexed citations

Ducros, C., S. Ducamp, Sabyne Audignon‐Durand, et al.. (2015). A standardized non-instrumental tool for characterizing workstations concerned with exposure to engineered nanomaterials. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 617. 12036–12036. 4 indexed citations

Ducros, C., et al.. (2015). All inorganic thin film electrochromic device using LiPON as the ion conductor. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 145. 2–7. 62 indexed citations

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Seassal, Christian, et al.. (2015). Design, properties and degradation mechanisms of Pt-Al2O3 multilayer coating for high temperature solar thermal applications. Surface and Coatings Technology. 284. 31–37. 13 indexed citations

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Antoni, F., et al.. (2013). Thin film pc-Si by aluminium induced crystallization on metallic substrate. EPJ Photovoltaics. 4. 45102–45102. 5 indexed citations

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Ducros, C., et al.. (2010). Effect of DLC surface texturing on friction and wear during lubricated sliding. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 123(2-3). 367–371. 62 indexed citations

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Sanchette, Frédéric, C. Ducros, Alain Billard, et al.. (2009). Nanostructured aluminium based coatings deposited by electron-beam evaporative PVD. Thin Solid Films. 518(5). 1575–1580. 20 indexed citations

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Gerbaud, Guillaume, et al.. (2009). Structural and mechanical properties of a-C:H and Si doped a-C:H thin films grown by LF-PECVD. Surface and Coatings Technology. 204(9-10). 1339–1346. 46 indexed citations

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Prathap, P., et al.. (2009). Development of polycrystalline silicon films on flexible metallic substrates by aluminium induced crystallization. Applied Physics A. 97(1). 45–54. 3 indexed citations

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Ducros, C., et al.. (2008). Mechanical properties of a-C:H/Si-containing a-C:H multilayered coatings grown by LF-PECVD. Surface and Coatings Technology. 203(5-7). 745–749. 24 indexed citations

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Ducros, C., Cyril Cayron, & Frédéric Sanchette. (2006). Multilayered and nanolayered hard nitride thin films deposited by cathodic arc evaporation. Part 1: Deposition, morphology and microstructure. Surface and Coatings Technology. 201(1-2). 136–142. 36 indexed citations

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Ducros, C. & Frédéric Sanchette. (2006). Multilayered and nanolayered hard nitride thin films deposited by cathodic arc evaporation. Part 2: Mechanical properties and cutting performances. Surface and Coatings Technology. 201(3-4). 1045–1052. 47 indexed citations

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Ducros, C., V. Benevent, P. Juliet, & Frédéric Sanchette. (2002). Characterisation of inductively amplified magnetron devices implanted in an industrial PVD system. Surface and Coatings Technology. 163-164. 641–648. 1 indexed citations

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Ducros, C., V. Benevent, & Frédéric Sanchette. (2002). Deposition, characterization and machining performance of multilayer PVD coatings on cemented carbide cutting tools. Surface and Coatings Technology. 163-164. 681–688. 110 indexed citations

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