The nitrides of most of the group IVb-Vb-VIb transition metals (TiN, ZrN, HfN, VN, NbN, TaN,
MoN, WN) constitute the unique category of conductive ceramics. Having substantial …

Over the past decades, enormous effort has been dedicated to enhancing the hardness of
refractory ceramic materials. Typically, however, an increase in hardness is accompanied by …

To design a high-performance Cu–Ti intermetallic coating, first-principles calculation is
conducted to systematically investigate the phase stability, mechanical and electronic …

The electronic, elastic, and thermal properties of TM5SiB2 (TM= V, Nb, and Ta) MAB phases
are calculated herein using first-principles calculations. The obtained electronic structures …

First principles calculations based on different substitution models are performed to
investigate the structural, elastic, thermodynamic, and electronic properties of body-centered …

This study demonstrated the reactive flash sintering (RFS) for two powder mixtures: TiN-ZrN
(both conducting) and AlN-TiN (TiN conducting but AlN insulating), targeting ternary metal …

We report a comprehensive study on the structure and elastic constants of epitaxial cubic δ-
Ta x N (x≈ 1) layers deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering at 570° C on MgO (001) …

The structure, phase stability, and mechanical properties of ternary alloys of the Zr-Ta-N
system are investigated by combining thin-film growth and ab initio calculations. Zr 1− x Ta x …

Growth of fully dense refractory thin films by means of physical vapor deposition (PVD)
requires elevated temperatures T s to ensure sufficient adatom mobilities. Films grown with …

Structural, mechanical and thermodynamic properties, as well as the electronic structures of
Cu-Ti binary system intermetallic compounds in Ag-Cu-Ti and Cu-Ni-Ti active filler metals …