[HTML][HTML] Hard coatings for cutting applications: Physical vs. chemical vapor deposition and future challenges for the coatings community

N Schalk, M Tkadletz, C Mitterer - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Since decades, protective hard coatings with thicknesses of a few micrometers are grown by
physical or chemical vapor deposition (PVD, CVD) on cutting tools to improve their …

Perspectives on the theory of defects

J Spitaler, SK Estreicher - Frontiers in Materials, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Our understanding of defects in materials science has changed tremendously over the last
century. While 100 years ago they were often ignored by scientists, nowadays they are in the …

Sol–gel synthesis and physical characterization of novel MgCrO4-MgCu2O3 layered films and MgCrO4-MgCu2O3/p-Si based photodiode

AM Mansour, AB Abou Hammad… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Crystalline MgCrO 4-MgCu 2 O 3 layered films prepared by the sol–gel process
were deposited on glass and p-Si substrates. The films were characterized by XRD …

[HTML][HTML] Valence electron concentration-and N vacancy-induced elasticity in cubic early transition metal nitrides

SK Aghda, D Bogdanovski, L Löfler, HH Sua, L Patterer… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Motivated by frequently reported deviations from stoichiometry in cubic transition metal
nitride (TMN x) thin films, the effect of N-vacancy concentration on the elastic properties of …

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

DG Sangiovanni - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Hard refractory transition-metal nitrides possess unique combinations of outstanding
mechanical and physical properties, but are typically brittle. Recent experimental results …

First-principles calculations on Ni/W interfaces in Steel/Ni/W hot isostatic pressure diffusion bonding layer

J Yang, Y Wang, J Huang, Z Ye, X Sun, S Chen… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to optimize the microstructure and improve the performance of Steel/Ni/W hot
isostatic pressure (HIP) diffusion bonding joint, the interfacial structure, electron orbital …

Impact of V, Hf and Si on oxidation processes in Ti–Al–N: Insights from ab initio molecular dynamics

F Guo, D Holec, J Wang, S Li, Y Du - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing requirements on hard coatings in high-performance machining processes like
high speed and dry cutting demands further developments even of the already well …

A combined molecular dynamics/Monte Carlo simulation of Cu thin film growth on TiN substrates: Illustration of growth mechanisms and comparison with experiments

R Namakian, BR Novak, X Zhang, WJ Meng… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Using a sequential molecular dynamics (MD)/time-stamped force-bias Monte Carlo (tfMC)
algorithm to simulate the deposition of Cu species onto a TiN (001) substrate at 600 K, it is …

Structure evolution in reactively sputtered molybdenum oxide thin films

JM Pachlhofer, C Jachs, R Franz, E Franzke… - Vacuum, 2016 - Elsevier
The current work investigates structure and property relations of molybdenum oxide thin
films deposited by reactive dc magnetron sputtering from a molybdenum target with varying …

[HTML][HTML] A new design rule for high entropy alloy diffusion barriers in Cu metallization

GC Gruber, M Kirchmair, S Wurster, MJ Cordill… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
High entropy alloy (HEA) thin films are potential candidates to act as diffusion barrier
between Cu and Si in microelectronics. To evaluate the suitability of refractory HEAs, six …