Despite their high hardness and indentation modulus, nanostructured crystalline ceramic
thin films produced by physical vapour deposition usually lack sufficient fracture strength …

Here, we report on atomic scale characterization of various defects in a MoAlB (MAB) phase
thin film grown by DC sputtering at a synthesis temperature of 700° C. Aberration-corrected …

The fracture behaviour and microstructure evolution of sputtered Mo 2 BC films as a function
of their deposition temperature is studied. Bipolar pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering …

Mo 2 BC ceramic has potential application value in structural fields due to its high strength
and hardness. However, the microstructures and mechanical properties of ceramics are …

MoAlB is a potential candidate for high-temperature application since a dense, adherent
alumina scale is formed. While, based on X-ray diffraction investigations, the formation of …

The combination of ceramic hardness with high crack resistance is a major challenge in the
design of protective thin films. High entropy alloys have shown in earlier studies promising …

Nanostructured materials with their remarkable properties are key enablers in many modern
applications. For example, industrial dry-milling processes would not be as widely spread …

In this study, the tribological behaviors of Mo 2 BC ceramics against four different
counterpart materials were studied. It was established that the tribological properties of Mo 2 …

The examination of the existing relationships between nanoindentation responses and
tribological properties of the nanostructured CrN, Cr (CN), and (CrTi) N coatings was the …

The present study investigates the deposition condition of W–Ti–Co–C–N thin films made by
magnetron co-sputtering. The central composite design of experiments was applied for …