Due to economical demands to further increase the efficiency of production processes, it is
essential to exploit the full potential of wear resistant hard coatings. This is, however …

Thin copper and carbon coatings of electrodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have the
potential to improve LIB operation by preserving electrode integrity during cycling, by …

Here we report the first synthesis of nearly pure-phase Cu 3 Si alloy that can be a highly
efficient catalyst in the hydrochlorination of silicon reaction. This material was prepared by a …

Copper silicide, Cu3Si, has a wide range of applications, including catalysis, photovoltaics,
and energy storage. The complexity of the Cu–Si phase diagram makes synthesizing one …

Kinetic mean-field method for description of diffusion (introduced in 1990 by George Martin)
is developed to 3D with the inclusion of the frequency noise. After this, it is applied to …

Intermetallic compound (IMC) formation in thermally-evaporated Ag–Sn bilayer thin films has
been investigated employing especially X-ray diffraction (XRD) and (S) TEM methods. The …

Reactive nanolaminates are a class of energetic materials which store significant chemical
energy in their heterogeneous microstructure that comprises alternating nano-scaled layers …

Depth profiles of tri-layered Fe (15 nm)/Ag (10 nm)/Pt (15 nm)/SiO 2 (100 nm)/Si (1 0 0) and
bi-layered Fe 50 Pt 50 (15 nm)/Ag (7.5 nm)/SiO 2 (100 nm)/Si (1 0 0) thin films after different …

Formation of intermetallic compounds in the field of a sharp concentration gradient has
complicated thermodynamic driving forces and kinetic constraints. We have compared the …

The solid state reaction between Cu and a-Si films was investigated at 150–200° C by depth
profiling with secondary neutral mass spectrometry. Intermixing was observed leading to the …