For mechanically dominated load profiles, nitrides are preferred as the base material for
structural and functional hard coatings, while oxide-based materials offer better protection …

We develop a fast and accurate machine-learned interatomic potential for the Mo-Nb-Ta-VW
quinary system and use it to study segregation and defects in the body-centered-cubic …

First-principles calculations are employed to determine the mechanical properties of rock-
salt structure binary and ternary transition metal nitrides, carbides, and carbonitrides from …

Lattice structures are known to have high performance-to-weight ratios because of their
highly efficient material distribution in a given volume. However, their inherently large void …

Mechanical properties of a range of high-entropy rocksalt carbides are investigated via ab-
initio modeling and experimental verification. It is found that elastic constants, hardness, and …

Abstract Coherently grown nanolayered TiN/CrN thin films exhibit a superlattice effect in
fracture toughness, similar to the reported effect in indentation hardness. We found–by …

Young's modulus (E) is one of the most important parameters in the mechanical properties of
solid materials. Young's modulus is proportional to the stress and strain values. There are …

Metal-metal-, ceramic-metal-composites (MMC, CMC) and related functional materials are
steadily gaining interest for practical applications. This invited overview paper is divided into …

Interfaces between components of a material govern its mechanical strength and fracture
resistance. While a great number of interfaces is present in nanolayered materials, such as …

Transition metal nitride thin films traditionally possess a low intrinsic fracture toughness.
Motivated by the recently discovered fracture toughness enhancing superlattice (SL) effect …