We review the thin film growth, chemistry, and physical properties of Group 4–6 transition-
metal diboride (TMB 2) thin films with AlB 2-type crystal structure (Strukturbericht designation …

Over the last few years, high-entropy oxides (HEOs) are subjected to considerable scientific
scrutiny due to their exceptional characteristics, tunable properties displaying remarkable …

Novel photoluminescent surface coatings were developed for simple industrial production of
fluorescent photochromic and persistent photoluminescent smart materials. The …

The concept of Si alloyed transition metal (TM) diborides–well explored for bulk ceramics–is
studied for five different physical vapor deposited TM-Si-B 2ąz (TM= Ti, Cr, Hf, Ta, W) …

Inherent brittleness, which easily leads to crack formation and propagation during use, is a
serious problem for protective ceramic thin-film applications. Superlattice architectures, with …

The influence of the non-metal species on the oxidation resistance of transition metal
ceramic based thin films is still unclear. For this purpose, we thoroughly investigated the …

Transition metal diboride-based thin films are promising candidates to replace state-of-the-
art protective and functional coating materials due to their unique properties. Here, we focus …

AlB2-type metal diborides are receiving renewed interest owing to their layered crystal
structure. These materials have extraordinary diversity and topology owing to multicentered …

Transition-metal diborides are a class of abundantly available ceramic materials that exhibit
a landscape of rich properties such as extraordinary high strength, exceptional hardness …

Refractory transition-metal diborides exhibit inherent hardness. However, this is not always
sufficient to prevent failure in applications involving high mechanical and thermal stress …