Understanding why the thinnestSiNxinterface in transition-metal nitrides is stronger than the ideal bulk crystal

Advancements in the Search for Superhard Ultra-Incompressible Metal Borides

(2009) Jonathan B. Levine et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

On the anisotropic shear resistance of hard transition metal nitrides TMN (TM=Ti, Zr, Hf)

(2009) R. F. Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Structures, mechanical properties and thermal stability of TiN/SiNx multilayer coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering

(2009) T. An et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Electronic structure, stability, and mechanism of the decohesion and shear of interfaces in superhard nanocomposites and heterostructures

(2009) R. F. Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Friedel Oscillations are Limiting the Strength of Superhard Nanocomposites and Heterostructures

(2009) R. F. Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Ultimate Metastable Solubility of Boron in Diamond: Synthesis of Superhard DiamondlikeBC5

(2009) Vladimir L. Solozhenko et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Non-linear finite element constitutive modeling of indentation into super- and ultrahard materials: The plastic deformation of the diamond tip and the ratio of hardness to tensile yield strength of super- and ultrahard nanocomposites

(2009) Maritza G.J. Veprek-Heijman et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Superhard nanocomposites: Origin of hardness enhancement, properties and applications

(2009) S. Veprek et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Phase transformation accommodated plasticity in nanocrystalline nickel

(2008) X. Y. Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Metastability of fcc-related Si-N phases

(2008) B. Alling et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Anisotropic ideal strengths and chemical bonding of wurtzite BN in comparison to zincblende BN

(2008) R. F. Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Industrial applications of superhard nanocomposite coatings

(2008) Stan Veprek et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Phase stabilities of self-organized nc-TiN/a-Si3N4 nanocomposites and of Ti1−xSixNy solid solutions studied by ab initio calculation and thermodynamic modeling

(2007) R.F. Zhang et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS