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A review on microstructures and mechanical properties of protective nano-multilayered films or coatings

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T (2023)

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Atomic insights on intermixing of nanoscale nitride multilayer triggered by nanoindentation

Zhuo Chen et al.

Summary: The mechanical properties of nanoscale multilayer coatings are significantly influenced by the number and characteristics of interfaces. Thinning the layer thickness can increase strength and toughness, but properties degrade for layer thicknesses of just several nanometers. Nanoindentation disrupts and intermixes the multilayer structure, explaining the degradation of properties.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2021)

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Ultrahigh-strength multi-layer graphene-coated Ni film with interface-induced hardening

Dong Jin Kim et al.

Summary: Graphene-reinforced metal matrix composites offer excellent mechanical properties due to dislocation impedance at the metal-graphene interface. The mechanical properties of multi-layer graphene-coated nickel synthesized by CVD and transfer methods were investigated, showing significant improvements in hardness and Young's modulus. Manipulating the interface property between graphene and metal can lead to ultra-high-strength graphene-coated metal films with potential for thin film resistor applications under external forces.

CARBON (2021)

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Improved wear imbalance with multilayered nanocomposite nanocrystalline Cu and tetrahedral amorphous carbon coating

Jae-Il Kim et al.

Summary: The study successfully reduced the wear of both the tetrahedral amorphous carbon film and its counterpart by fabricating a multilayered nanocrystalline composite film, thus enhancing the durability of the tribosystem.

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL (2021)

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Erosion behavior and failure mechanism of Ti/TiAlN multilayer coatings eroded by silica sand and glass beads

Jintao Shuai et al.

Summary: The research demonstrates that the erosion behavior and rate of Ti/TiAlN multilayer coatings vary under different particle erosion conditions. Increasing the deposition cycles dramatically increases the erosion rate of the coatings, resulting in decreased mechanical properties; the coatings treated by glass beads show a low dependence on the number of cycles, with failure mechanism being piece by piece failure.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2021)

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Cohesion properties of incoherent Fe/W interfaces: A DFT study

Jingming Shi et al.

Summary: The study showed that the Fe(100)/W(110) interface is the most stable with the lowest interface energy, while the Fe(110)/W(110) interface has the highest strength. The formation energy of monovacancy in Fe/W interfaces is lower than in bulk Fe or W, suggesting the formation of vacancy is easy in these regions. Additionally, the Fe(100)/W(110) interface exhibits a significant sink effect.

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS (2021)

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Structural, interface texture and toughness of TiAlN/CNx multilayer films

Dongguang Liu et al.

Summary: The study on microstructure evolution of TiAlN/CNx multilayer films with similar single layer thickness reveals that with increasing LTiAlN, the CNx layers gradually lose their coherent interfaces, leading to a rapid decline in hardness and toughness. To achieve high hardness and enhanced toughness in the multilayer films, crystallization of CNx layers and coherent growth are necessary.

MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION (2021)

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Effects of orientation on microstructure and mechanical properties of TiN/AlN superlattice films

Yanmeng Chen et al.

Summary: By adjusting the orientation of the entire superlattice films under the same deposition parameters, it was observed that AlN has a thicker coherent thickness in the <110>-oriented TiN/AlN superlattice film, leading to a higher hardness peak value of around 38.6GPa. This work provides a new implementation method to improve the mechanical properties of superlattice films.

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA (2021)

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Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Films and Efficient Planar Heterojunction Solar Cells by Magnetron Sputtering

Bo Gao et al.

Summary: The study introduces a unique technology for preparing high-quality perovskite films via magnetron sputtering, allowing for controllable composition, solvent-free, large-area, and massive production. After optimization, high-performance perovskite films are obtained, leading to stable and reproducible PSCs with excellent power conversion efficiency.

ADVANCED SCIENCE (2021)

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Materials and structure engineering by magnetron sputtering for advanced lithium batteries

Yitian Ma et al.

Summary: Magnetron sputtering is a physical vapor deposition technique widely applied in the preparation and modification of materials for lithium batteries, offering advantages such as fast deposition speed and easy control. This technique plays a crucial role in the evolution of different battery components, particularly in the fabrication of artificial solid-electrolyte interphase films on high specific energy anode surfaces, showing potential for future development in lithium batteries.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2021)

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Temperature stabilization of WC-Co cutting inserts with feedback to IR pyrometer upon growth of multilayer diamond coatings by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition

E. E. Ashkinazi et al.

Summary: In this study, microcrystalline diamond coatings with nanocrystalline top diamond layer were produced on WC-Co cutting inserts using a microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition reactor. Computer modeling was used to show the electromagnetic field changes around the substrates due to the positioning of a moveable quartz ring. A new approach based on PID regulation was used to stabilize the temperature of the cutting inserts during the coating process. The coatings were characterized with microRaman spectroscopy in a mapping mode, demonstrating depth profiles of diamond Raman peak position and width as well as estimation of the stress in the films.

MATERIALS TODAY-PROCEEDINGS (2021)

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Chemical vapour deposition

Luzhao Sun et al.

Summary: Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is a powerful technology for producing high-quality solid thin films and coatings, continually being developed to adapt to new materials. This overview and best practices in CVD provide insight into future directions by analyzing current limitations and optimizations.

NATURE REVIEWS METHODS PRIMERS (2021)

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New multilayered diamond/β-SiC composite architectures for high-performance hard coating

Ziyao Yuan et al.

MATERIALS & DESIGN (2020)

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Comparative study on crack resistance of TiAlN monolithic and Ti/TiAlN multilayer coatings

Jintao Shuai et al.

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL (2020)

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Growth-twins in CrN/AlN multilayers induced by hetero-phase interfaces

Zhuo Chen et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2020)

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Hard yet tough CrN/Si3N4 multilayer coatings deposited by the combined deep oscillation magnetron sputtering and pulsed dc magnetron sputtering

Y. X. Ou et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2020)

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Influence of microstructure on tribological properties and corrosion resistance of MoS2/WS2 films

Chun Zeng et al.

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL (2020)

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Strain rate and temperature effects on the mechanical properties of TiN/VN composite: Molecular dynamics study

Shoubing Ding et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2020)

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Microstructural toughening mechanisms in nanostructured Al2O3/GdAlO3 eutectic composite studied using in situ microscale fracture experiments

Yong-Hui Ma et al.

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY (2020)

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Advances in coatings on biodegradable magnesium alloys

Zheng-Zheng Yin et al.

JOURNAL OF MAGNESIUM AND ALLOYS (2020)

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Microstructures and mechanical properties of AlCrN/TiSiN nanomultilayer coatings consisting of fcc single-phase solid solution

Wanglin Chen et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2020)

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Deformation behavior and phase transformation of nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers

Y. F. Zhang et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2020)

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Ship hull in-water cleaning and its effects on fouling-control coatings

Dinis Reis Oliveira et al.

BIOFOULING (2020)

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Effect of micro-blasting on the tribological properties of TiN/MT-TiCN/Al2O3/TiCNO coatings deposited by CVD

Tongwei Shen et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRACTORY METALS & HARD MATERIALS (2020)

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Thermal shock resistance of TaC/SiC coatings on carbon/carbon composites by the CVD process

Hyun-Mi Kim et al.

JOURNAL OF CERAMIC PROCESSING RESEARCH (2020)

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Mechanical properties, thermal stability and oxidation resistance of TiN/CrN multilayer coatings

Jian W. Du et al.

VACUUM (2020)

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Nanomaterials by design: a review of nanoscale metallic multilayers

A. Saenz-Trevizo et al.

NANOTECHNOLOGY (2020)

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Assessing fracture toughness in sintered Al2O3-ZrO2(3Y)-SiC ceramic composites through indentation technique

Jianlong Chai et al.

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL (2020)

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N-rich Zr3N4 nanolayers-dependent superhard effect and fracture behavior in TiAlN/Zr3N4 nanomultilayer films

L. P. Wang et al.

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL (2020)

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Nanoscale architecture of (CrNiZrN)/(CriZr) nanocomposite coatings: Microstructure, composition, mechanical properties and first-principles calculations

Olga Maksakova et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2020)

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Enhanced Thermoelectric Transport and Stability in Atomic Layer Deposited-HfO2/ZnO and TiO2/ZnO-Sandwiched Multilayer Thin Films

Jenichi Felizco et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2020)

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A review of high-strength nanolaminates and evaluation of their properties

Mohammad Nasim et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)

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Superhydrophobic coatings for corrosion protection of magnesium alloys

Wenhui Yao et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)

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Site-specific electrodeposition enables self-terminating growth of atomically dispersed metal catalysts

Yi Shi et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

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Micro-mechanical investigation of (Al50Ti50)N coatings enhanced by ZrN layers in the nanolaminate architecture

Yaroslav O. Kravchenko et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2020)

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Improvement of thermal stability and phase change behavior of Ge2Sb2Te5 thin films by Calcium doping

Yuanen Mao et al.

JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS (2020)

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Oxidation resistance and thermal insulation performance of thin nano-multilayered (Al,Cr)2O3/ZrO2 coating prepared by arc ion plating technique

Lijun Xian et al.

MATERIALS LETTERS (2020)

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Structure and tribocorrosion behavior of Ti/TiN multilayer coatings in simulated body fluid by arc ion plating

Chunlei Zhao et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2020)

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Advances in catalytic/photocatalytic bacterial inactivation by nano Ag and Cu coated surfaces and medical devices

Sami Rtimi et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2019)

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A molecular dynamics study on stress generation during thin film growth

Xuyang Zhou et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2019)

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Synthesis of monolayer MoNx and nanomultilayer CrN/Mo2N coatings using arc ion plating

C. X. Tian et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2019)

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Microstructure and properties of TiAlN/AlN multilayers with different modulation periods

Hongjuan Yan et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2019)

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Commentary on using H/E and H3/E2 as proxies for fracture toughness of hard coatings

Xinjie Chen et al.

THIN SOLID FILMS (2019)

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Al80Cr20N-layer thickness-dependent microstructure and mechanical properties of Al50Cr50N/Al80Cr20N nanomultilayered films

Haoming Dua et al.

VACUUM (2019)

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Toughness enhancement in TiN/WN superlattice thin films

Julian Buchinger et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2019)

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Preparation and toughening of a-CuZr/c-ZrN nano-multilayer hard coatings

Zhenyu Guo et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2019)

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Structure and property optimization of Ni-containing AlCrSiN coatings by nano-multilayer construction

Zhe R. Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2019)

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Microstructure and mechanical properties of CVD TiN/TiBN multilayer coatings

Christina Kainz et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2019)

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Size dependent strengthening in high strength nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers

Y. F. Zhang et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2019)

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Preparation of newly developed CeO2/ZrO2 multilayers: Effect of the treatment temperature on the structure and corrosion performance of stainless steel

I Stambolova et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2019)

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Structure and properties of TiSiN/Cu multilayer coatings deposited on Ti6Al4V prepared by arc ion plating

Xuebing Bai et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2019)

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Microstructural origins of high hardness and toughness in cathodic arc evaporated Cr-Al-N coatings

Shenghao Zhou et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2019)

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A review of the intrinsic ductility and toughness of hard transition-metal nitride alloy thin films

H. Kindlund et al.

THIN SOLID FILMS (2019)

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On manufacturing multilayer-like nanostructures using misorientation gradients in PVD films

Pedro Renato Tavares Avila et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2019)

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Thin-film coating; historical evolution, conventional deposition technologies, stress-state micro/nano-level measurement/models and prospects projection: a critical review

Stephen Ogbonna Mbam et al.

MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS (2019)

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Microstructure and adhesion of MeN/TiSiN (Me = Ti, Cr, Zr, Mo, NbxAl1-x) multilayered coatings deposited by cathodic arc ion plating

Q. Wan et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2019)

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First-principles study of fracture toughness enhancement in transition metal nitrides

Zhi-Gang Mei et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2019)

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Hard, Flexible, and Transparent Nanolayered SiNx/BN Periodical Coatings

Oleksiy Penkov et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2019)

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Recent advances in modeling of interfaces and mechanical behavior of multilayer metallic/ceramic composites

Mohsen Damadam et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE (2018)

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Below the Hall-Petch Limit in Nanocrystalline Ceramics

Heonjune Ryou et al.

ACS NANO (2018)

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Inherent toughness and fracture mechanisms of refractory transition-metal nitrides via density-functional molecular dynamics

D. G. Sangiovanni

ACTA MATERIALIA (2018)

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The roles of Ag layers in regulating strengthening-toughening behavior and tribochemistry of the Ag/TaC nano-multilayer films

Ping Ren et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2018)

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Enhanced photoresponse characteristics of transistors using CVD-grown MoS2/WS2 heterostructures

Junjie Shan et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2018)

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Crystallization of SiC and its effects on microstructure, hardness and toughness in TaC/SiC multilayer films

Suxuan Du et al.

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL (2018)

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Effect of strain rate on mechanical properties of Cu/Ni multilayered composites processed by electrodeposition

Zhengrong Fu et al.

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING (2018)

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Enhancement of toughness and wear resistance by CrN/CrCN multilayered coatings for wood processing

Ying Kong et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2018)

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Effect of multi-interfacial structure on fracture resistance of composite TiSiN/Ag/TiSiN multilayer coating

Chaoqun Dang et al.

THIN SOLID FILMS (2018)

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Comparative study on plasticity and fracture behaviour of Ti/Al multilayers

Kunkun Fu et al.

TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (2018)

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Microstructures and properties of high-entropy alloy films and coatings: a review

Wei Li et al.

MATERIALS RESEARCH LETTERS (2018)

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Superhard CrN/MoN coatings with multilayer architecture

A. D. Pogrebnjak et al.

MATERIALS & DESIGN (2018)

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Tribological properties, oxidation resistance and turning performance of AlTiN/AlCrSiN multilayer coatings by arc ion plating

Quan Zhang et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2018)

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Cracking and Toughening Mechanisms in Nanoscale Metallic Multilayer Films: A Brief Review

Qing Zhou et al.

APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL (2018)

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Simulation and Fabrication of SAW-Based Gas Sensor with Modified Surface State of Active Layer and Electrode Orientation for Enhanced H2 Gas Sensing

Md. Nazibul Hasan et al.

JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (2017)

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Structure and properties of NbN/MoN nano-multilayer coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering

Tao Wang et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2017)

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Multilayer design of CrN/MoN protective coatings for enhanced hardness and toughness

B. O. Postolnyi et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2017)

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Review Article: Tracing the recorded history of thin-film sputter deposition: From the 1800s to 2017

J. E. Greene

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A (2017)

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A graded nano-TiN coating on biomedical Ti alloy: Low friction coefficient, good bonding and biocompatibility

Wenfang Cui et al.

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (2017)

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METALLURGY Grain boundary stability governs hardening and softening in extremely fine nanograined metals

J. Hu et al.

SCIENCE (2017)

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The simulation of interface structure, energy and electronic properties of TaN/ReB2 multilayers using first-principles

Shangxiao Jin et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2017)

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Selective oxidation-induced strengthening of Zr/Nb nanoscale multilayers

M. A. Monclus et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2017)

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Oxidation behavior of AlN/CrN multilayered hard coatings

Darius Tytko et al.

NANO CONVERGENCE (2017)

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A Chemical Vapor Deposition Route to Epitaxial Superconducting NbTiN Thin Films

Nikolaos Tsavdaris et al.

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS (2017)

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Multiaxial tension/compression asymmetry of Ti/TiN nano laminates: MD investigation

Wei Yang et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2017)

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Enhancement of high-temperature strength of Ni-based films by addition of nano-multilayers and incorporation of W

Chao Zhang et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2017)

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Competing mechanisms between dislocation and phase transformation in plastic deformation of single crystalline yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia nanopillars

Ning Zhang et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2016)

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Thermal stability of Cu/W nano-multilayers

F. Moszner et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2016)

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Phenomenological effets of tantalum incorporation into diamond films: Experimental and first principle studies

Mahtab Ullah et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2016)

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Investigating the influence of epitaxial modulation on the evolution of superhardness of the VN/TiB2 multilayers

Yupeng Pan et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2016)

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Study of crack propagation behavior in single crystalline tetragonal zirconia with the phase field method

Tiankai Zhao et al.

ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS (2016)

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Superlattice effect for enhanced fracture toughness of hard coatings

R. Hahn et al.

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA (2016)

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Recent progress and new directions in density functional theory based design of hard coatings

Denis Music et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2016)

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Development of nanolaminated multilayer Ni-P alloy coatings for better corrosion protection

Liju Elias et al.

RSC ADVANCES (2016)

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Tuning hardness and fracture resistance of ZrN/Zr0.63Al0.37N nanoscale multilayers by stress-induced transformation toughening

K. Yalamanchili et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2015)

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Microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of TiMoN/Si3N4 nano-multilayer films deposited by magnetron sputtering

Tao Wang et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2015)

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Effect of the annealing process on electrical and optical properties of SnO2/Ag/SnO2 nanometric multilayer film

Lingyun Liu et al.

MATERIALS LETTERS (2015)

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Work function and cohesion properties of W-Fe interfaces

Q. Q. Ren et al.

MATERIALS LETTERS (2015)

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Effects of surface roughness of substrate on properties of Ti/TiN/Zr/ZrN multilayer coatings

Song-sheng Lin et al.

TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA (2015)

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Microstructure, mechanical and tribological behavior of MoNx/SiNx multilayer coatings prepared by magnetron sputtering

Guojun Zhang et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2013)

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Structure and mechanical properties of Fe1-xMnx/TiB2 multilayer coatings: Possible role of transformation toughening

Chen Wang et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2013)

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Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties in VC/SiC nanomultilayers

Yuge Li et al.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2012)

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Review of fracture toughness (G, K, J, CTOD, CTOA) testing and standardization

Xian-Kui Zhu et al.

ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS (2012)

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High power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge

J. T. Gudmundsson et al.

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A (2012)

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Crystallization of amorphous AlN and superhardness effect in VC/AlN nanomultilayers

Guanqun Li et al.

THIN SOLID FILMS (2012)

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Corrosion study of Ni/Zn compositionally modulated multilayer coatings using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

M. Rahsepar et al.

CORROSION SCIENCE (2009)

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Epitaxial growth and superhardness effect of TiN/AlON nanomultilayers synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering technology

Ming Kong et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2009)

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Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials

MA Meyers et al.

PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE (2006)

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Different approaches to superhard coatings and nanocomposites

S Veprek et al.

THIN SOLID FILMS (2005)

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Friction and wear properties of CrAlN and CrVN films deposited by cathodic arc ion plating method

M Uchida et al.

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (2004)

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Alternating stress field and superhardness effect in TiN/NbN superlattice films

GY Li et al.

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A-VACUUM SURFACES AND FILMS (2002)

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Hard and superhard nanocomposite coatings

J Musil

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