Recent developments in surface science and engineering, thin films, nanoscience, biomaterials, plasma science, and vacuum technology

M Mozetič, A Vesel, G Primc, C Eisenmenger-Sittner… - Thin Solid Films, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanometer-sized structures, surfaces and sub-surface phenomena have played an
enormous role in science and technological applications and represent a driving-force of …

Hard coatings with high temperature adaptive lubrication and contact thermal management

AA Voevodin, C Muratore, SM Aouadi - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Progress in the design and exploration of hard coatings with high temperature adaptive
behavior in tribological contacts is reviewed. When coupled with most recent surface …

Origin of high hardness and optoelectronic and thermo-physical properties of boron-rich compounds B6X (X= S, Se): a comprehensive study via DFT approach

MM Hossain, MA Ali, MM Uddin, A Islam… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In the present study, the structural and hitherto uninvestigated mechanical (elastic stiffness
constants, machinability index, Cauchy pressure, anisotropy indices, brittleness/ductility …

Ferromagnetic TM 2 BC (TM= Cr, Mn) monolayers for spintronic devices with high Curie temperature

YZ Abdullahi, ZD Vatansever, F Ersan… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal boro-carbide (TM2BC) structures crystallize in the layered orthorhombic
structure in their bulk phases. In this study, however, we find that TM2BC (TM= Cr, Mn) prefer …

Effects of transition metals on physical properties of M2BC (M= V, Nb, Mo and Ta): a DFT calculation

P Barua, MM Hossain, MA Ali, MM Uddin… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effects of transition metals on structural, electronic, elastic, optical
and thermodynamic properties of M 2 BC (M= V, Nb, Mo and Ta) have been investigated …

TMB2C (TM= Ti, V): 2D transition metal borocarbide monolayer with intriguing electronic, magnetic and electrochemical properties

X Yao, J Ji, Y Lin, Y Sun, L Wang, A He, B Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Designing two-dimensional materials with intriguing electronic and magnetic properties
holds great potential for electronic and spintronic device application. By means of density …

Metallic boro-carbides of A 2 BC (A= Ti, Zr, Hf and W): a comprehensive theoretical study for thermo-mechanical and optoelectronic applications

R Islam, MM Hossain, MA Ali, MM Uddin, SH Naqib - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
High-hardness materials with ductile deformation behavior have recently piqued interest
due to their prospective applications, particularly as hard and protective coatings. The crack …

Fracture toughness of Mo2BC thin films: Intrinsic toughness versus system toughening

R Soler, S Gleich, C Kirchlechner, C Scheu… - Materials & Design, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Low temperature synthesis of Mo2BC thin films

H Bolvardi, J Emmerlich, S Mráz, M Arndt, H Rudigier… - Thin Solid Films, 2013 - Elsevier
Emmerlich et al.[J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 2009, p42] reported the formation of Mo 2 BC
coatings at a substrate temperature of 900° C by combinatorial magnetron sputtering. This …

Strengthening Mo2BC ceramic by a two-step sintering process

Z Zhang, S Wang, X Pang, J Liu, L Zhu, Z Feng… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …