Magnetron sputtering is a plasma-based Physical Vapor Deposition technique for synthesis
of surface coatings. In the present survey, we have summarized and discussed in detail both …

Interfaces between components of a material govern its mechanical strength and fracture
resistance. While a great number of interfaces is present in nanolayered materials, such as …

For mechanically dominated load profiles, nitrides are preferred as the base material for
structural and functional hard coatings, while oxide-based materials offer better protection …

Robust and durable transparent superhydrophobic F-TNTs/TiN coating was innovatively
prepared by surface structure tuning of TiN hard coating. In this study, TiN coating deposited …

In this work, electron beam melting (EBM) titanium alloy were strengthened by carrying out a
hollow cathodic plasma source nitriding treatment. The EBM-TC4 alloys were nitrided at …

Although titanium nitride (TiN) is among the most extensively studied and thoroughly
characterized thin-film ceramic materials, detailed knowledge of relevant dislocation core …

Titanium nitride (TiN) is a promising plasmonic material alternative to gold and silver thanks
to its refractory character, low resistivity (< 100 µΩ cm) and compatibility with microelectronic …

The low intrinsic fracture toughness of transition metal nitride thin films critically restrains
their applicability as protective coatings. We therefore investigate the Ti 1-x W x N y system …

Defects significantly affect the mechanical properties of materials. However, quantitatively
correlating the point defects with mechanical property could be a challenge. In this study, we …

The continuous development of hydrogen-permeation barriers (HPB) based on metal
nitrides highly desires a generic unification of the key thermodynamic and kinetic …