Abstracts Manipulation of the atomic-scale structure of two-dimensional (2D) interfaces have
been shown to provide nanocomposites with enhanced strength, deformability, and …

Metal/ceramic multilayers combine high hardness of the ceramic layer and the high ductility
of the metallic layer, enabling the design of novel composite coatings with high hardness …

Since the introduction of the term “nanolaminate” in the mid-1990s, considerable research
activities on metallic/ceramic nanolaminates (MCN) have been conducted. Incorporating …

The promising mechanical, physical and chemical properties of nano-scale metal/ceramic
multilayers (MCMs) are of high interest for extreme environment applications. Understanding …

To study the assistance of growth twin in nano-layered polycrystalline metallic multilayers to
their strength, a series of uniaxial tensile modeling of nano-twinned Cu//Ag and Cu//Ni …

Experimental studies show that metal–ceramic multilayers can have high strength, high
strain hardening and measurable plasticity when the ceramic layer is a few nanometers …

Molecular dynamics simulation of nanoindentation is performed to study the plastic
deformation evolution of Cu/Ta and Ta/Cu nanoscale multilayers with effects of layer …

We perform molecular dynamics simulations of the nanoindentation on VN (001) films with a
spherical indenter to elucidate the initial plastic deformation and the formation mechanisms …

The relationship between microstructure, dislocation motion and mechanical response of
metallic multilayered nanomaterials is investigated. Several competing theories for the …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to explore the effect of interface
structure on the inception of plastic deformation in Nb/NbC nanolayered composites. Using …