Nanocrystalline materials and coatings

Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-88

  Tjong, S C ^a   Chen, Haydn ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Grain size; Ion beam; Mechanical properties; Nanocrystalline coatings; Nanostructure; Processing structure property; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ION BEAMS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NANOCRYSTALLINE COATINGS; NANOMATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PROCESSING STRUCTURE PROPERTIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 4344587762     PISSN: 0927796X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2004.07.001     Document Type: Review

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