The embedded-atom method is a semi-empirical method for performing calculations of
defects in metals. The EAM incorporates a picture of metallic bonding, for which there is …

Polycrystalline materials with nanometer-sized grains, termed nanocrystalline materials, can
be formed by crystallizing completely amorphous solids under proper heat treatment …

Refractory high entropy alloys (RHEAs) have been proven to have excellent mechanical
properties with a potential use as protective thin films. However, the combination of high …

Nanocrystalline solids are polycrystals the crystal size of which is a few (typically 1 to 10)
nanometers so that 50% or more of the solid consists of incoherent interfaces between …

Surface and interface stresses in solids are defined and their role in the thermodynamics of
solids is presented. A discussion concerning the physical meaning of these quantities is …

Based on recent theoretical and experimental results regarding the appearance of
supermodulus phenomena in composition-modulated layered heterostructures and on a …

It is well known that thin films develop large intrinsic stress during their preparation. The
intrinsic stress either originates from strained regions within the films (grain boundaries …

Thin films of novel superhard composite materials consisting of TiN nanocrystals in an
amorphous Si3N4 matrix have been prepared by means of plasma chemical vapor …

Multiphase nanocomposite coatings (3–20 μm thick) consisting of nanocrystalline TiN,
amorphous Si3N4, and amorphous and nanocrystalline TiSi2, nc-TiN/a-SiNx/a-and nc-TiSi2 …

The study of interfaces has boomed since the early 1970s primarily owing to their central
role in microelectronics, processing, and phase transformations, to mention just three areas …