Microstructural design of hard coatings

PH Mayrhofer, C Mitterer, L Hultman… - Progress in materials …, 2006 - Elsevier
Microstructural design has attracted increasing interest in modern development of hard
coatings for wear-resistant applications. In plasma-assisted vapor deposited thin films, the …

Self-organized nanostructures in the Ti–Al–N system

PH Mayrhofer, A Hörling, L Karlsson, J Sjölén… - Applied Physics …, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
The phenomenon of age hardening could be evidenced in thin film applications. A model
system, Ti 1− x Al x N was chosen as such coatings are known for their excellent wear …

Low-dimensional SiC nanostructures: fabrication, luminescence, and electrical properties

JY Fan, XL Wu, PK Chu - Progress in materials science, 2006 - Elsevier
Nanostructured silicon carbide has unique properties that make it useful in microelectronics,
optoelectronics, and biomedical engineering. In this paper, the fabrication methods as well …

Solid particle erosion mechanisms of protective coatings for aerospace applications

E Bousser, L Martinu, JE Klemberg-Sapieha - Surface and Coatings …, 2014 - Elsevier
The design of the appropriate material system for a given tribological application must be
guided by an accurate understanding of the degradation mechanisms and the surface …

Influence of Si on the microstructure of arc evaporated (Ti, Si) N thin films; evidence for cubic solid solutions and their thermal stability

A Flink, T Larsson, J Sjölén, L Karlsson… - Surface and Coatings …, 2005 - Elsevier
Ti1− xSixN (0≤ x≤ 0.14) thin solid films were deposited onto cemented carbide (WC-Co)
substrates by arc evaporation. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy …

Comprehensive perspective on the mechanism of preferred orientation in reactive-sputter-deposited nitrides

Y Kajikawa, S Noda, H Komiyama - Journal of Vacuum Science & …, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
Texture control of sputter-deposited nitride films has provoked a great deal of interest due to
its technological importance. Despite extensive research, however, the reported results are …

Modeling of metastable phase formation for sputtered Ti1-xAlxN thin films

S Liu, K Chang, S Mráz, X Chen, M Hans, D Music… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Metastable titanium aluminum nitride coatings are widely applied in cutting and forming
applications. Although it is generally accepted that the phase formation of metastable TiAlN …

Effect of microstructure on the erosion resistance of Cr–Si–N coatings

E Bousser, M Benkahoul, L Martinu… - Surface and Coatings …, 2008 - Elsevier
Erosion by solid particle impact can cause severe damage to critical components of
airplanes, helicopters and other systems, thus affecting their overall performance, cost and …

Effects of incident N atom kinetic energy on TiN/TiN (001) film growth dynamics: A molecular dynamics investigation

D Edström, DG Sangiovanni, L Hultman… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Large-scale classical molecular dynamics simulations of epitaxial TiN/TiN (001) thin film
growth at 1200 K, a temperature within the optimal range for epitaxial TiN growth, with an …

Dynamics of Ti, N, and TiN () admolecule transport on TiN(001) surfaces

DG Sangiovanni, D Edström, L Hultman, V Chirita… - Physical Review B …, 2012 - APS
We use classical molecular dynamics and the modified embedded atom method formalism
to investigate the dynamics of atomic-scale transport on a low-index model compound …