Laser ablation of dielectrics by ultrashort laser pulses is reviewed. The basic interaction
between ultrashort light pulses and the dielectric material is described, and different …

The search for new ultraincompressible, superhard materials has been performed largely
through trial and error. Despite the difficulties in synthesizing such materials, interest in this …

To enhance the hardness of tungsten tetraboride (WB4), a notable lower cost member of the
late transition-metal borides, we have synthesized and characterized solid solutions of this …

A new approach was adopted to improve the corrosion resistance of CrN hard coatings by
inserting a Al2O3 layer through atomic layer deposition. The influence of the addition of a …

By creation of solid solutions of the recently explored low-cost superhard boride, tungsten
tetraboride (WB4), the hardness can be increased. To illustrate this concept, various …

Tungsten borides with high boron content are widely used in high temperature and high
pressure conditions. In this work, the first-principles calculations were employed to …

Using first-principles calculations, the structural stability, elastic strength, and formation
enthalpies of four diborides MB2 (M= Tc, W, Re, and Os) are investigated by means of the …

Oxides, borides and carbides of the transition elements are materials of great interest from a
technologic point of view. Many of these materials are used in the form of thin films, so …

The structural, electronic and optical properties of six WB 2 diborides with hP3, hP6, hP12,
oP6, hR9 and hR 18 structures were systematically investigated using the first-principles …

This paper investigated the microhardness of a porous oxide coating produced on CP-Ti
using the micro-arc oxidation technique (MAO) and conducted a detailed investigation of the …