Transition metal carbides and nitrides as oxygen reduction reaction catalyst or catalyst support in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)

MA Abdelkareem, T Wilberforce, K Elsaid… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fuel cells are potentially efficient, silent, and environmentally friendly tools for electrical
power generation. One of the obstacles facing the development and the commercialization …

Toward hard yet tough ceramic coatings

YX Wang, S Zhang - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, hard and super hard ceramic coatings have been developed and
widely used in various industrial applications. Meanwhile, an increasing number of studies …

Toughening of hard nanostructural thin films: a critical review

S Zhang, D Sun, Y Fu, H Du - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2005 - Elsevier
For engineering applications of thin films, appropriate combination of high hardness with
other properties (such as high toughness, low residual stress, good adhesion with substrate …

Review Nano and macro-structured component fabrication by electron beam-physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD)

J Singh, DE Wolfe - Journal of materials Science, 2005 - Springer
The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the versatility of electron beam-physical vapor
deposition (EB-PVD) technology in engineering new materials with controlled microstructure …

Multilayered ZrN/CrN coatings with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties

OV Maksakova, S Simoẽs, AD Pogrebnjak… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Multilayered ZrN/CrN coatings were produced by the cathodic arc physical vapor
deposition (CA-PVD). Morphology, element distribution, structural and thermal properties …

Tailored microstructure of EB-PVD 8YSZ thermal barrier coatings with low thermal conductivity and high thermal reflectivity for turbine applications

DE Wolfe, J Singh, RA Miller, JI Eldridge… - Surface and coatings …, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper discusses microstructural changes produced by two novel approaches using
electron beam-physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD) in which periodic strain …

Nanoscale architecture of (CrN/ZrN)/(Cr/Zr) nanocomposite coatings: Microstructure, composition, mechanical properties and first-principles calculations

OV Maksakova, RF Webster, RD Tilley… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The main principles of formation of microstructure and properties of the nanostructured films
consisting of periodically alternating multilayers of CrN/ZrN transition metal nitride films and …

Study of TiN and ZrN thin films grown by cathodic arc technique

DF Arias, YC Arango, A Devia - Applied Surface Science, 2006 - Elsevier
Thin films of TiN and ZrN were grown on stainless steel 316 substrate using the pulsed
cathodic arc technique with different number of discharges (one to five discharges). The …

Mechanical behavior of TiN/TiC multilayer coatings fabricated by plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition on AISI H13 hot work tool steel

M Azadi, AS Rouhaghdam, S Ahangarani… - Surface and Coatings …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present paper, mechanical properties of multilayer coatings were investigated.
Titanium nitride/titanium carbide (TiN/TiC) multilayer coatings were prepared on the surface …

Thermal barrier coatings design with increased reflectivity and lower thermal conductivity for high‐temperature turbine applications

MJ Kelly, DE Wolfe, J Singh, J Eldridge… - … journal of applied …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
High reflectance thermal barrier coatings consisting of 7% Yittria‐Stabilized Zirconia (7YSZ)
and Al2O3 were deposited by co‐evaporation using electron beam physical vapor …