Correlation between interfacial electronic structure and mechanical properties of ZrN-Me (Me=Ag, Au, or Pd) nanocomposite films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Aouadi, S M ^a   Shreeman, P K ^a   Ge, Q ^a   Xu, J ^b   Mishra, S R ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING MECHANISMS; METALLIC PHASES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; SINGLE-PHASE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NICKEL; THIN FILMS;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 23744500412     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2001141     Document Type: Article

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