Coatings with micro- or nano-scaled structure are always fabricated by various techniques to fulfill the requirements of unique performances according to special working conditions. The differences in preparation techniques always result in large differences in their properties, even for the same coating materials. High-performance coatings are solely up to surface integrity, morphology, microstructure, stress state, interfacial structure, cohesion and adhesion that are all strongly affected by preparation processes. Therefore, how to take advantage of the numerous deposition techniques to design a right preparation process to produce coatings of high performance to meet the demands is the real question. This work set out to answer this question. We first discuss the overall strategies towards making of high-performance coatings including deposition techniques, coatings and characterizations. We then move on to superior performances and durability of protective coatings and functional coatings. These strategies are readily applicable in making of various high-performance protective and functional coatings.

具有微米级或纳米级结构的涂层总是通过各种技术来制造，以满足特殊工作条件下独特性能的要求。制备工艺的不同往往导致其性能差异很大，即使是同一种涂层材料。高性能涂层完全取决于表面完整性、形态、微观结构、应力状态、界面结构、内聚力和附着力，这些都受制备工艺的强烈影响。因此，如何利用众多的沉积技术设计出合适的制备工艺，生产出满足要求的高性能涂层，才是真正的问题。这项工作旨在回答这个问题。我们首先讨论了制造高性能涂层的总体策略，包括沉积技术、涂层和表征。然后，我们继续研究保护涂层和功能涂层的卓越性能和耐久性。这些策略很容易应用于制造各种高性能保护和功能涂层。