Grain boundary sliding mechanisms in ZrN-Ag, ZrN-Au, and ZrN-Pd nanocomposite films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Aouadi, S M ^a   Basnyat, P ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Ge, Q ^a   Filip, P ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern Illinois University at Carbondale   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING MECHANISMS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; REACTIVE UNBALANCED MAGNETRON; ZRN-PD NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

ELASTIC MODULI; GOLD COMPOUNDS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 30744446205     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2164391     Document Type: Article

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