Nanoscale Visualization of elastic inhomogeneities at TiN coatings using ultrasonic force microscopy

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1493-1501

  Hidalgo, J A ^a   Montero Ocampo, C ^a   Cuberes, M T ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nanomechanics; PVD nanostructured coatings; Scanning probe microscopy; TiN; Ultrasonic force microscopy

Indexed keywords

DC MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ELASTIC CONTRAST; ELASTIC INHOMOGENEITIES; NANO SCALE; NANO-METER SCALE; NANOSCALE INHOMOGENEITIES; NANOSTRUCTURED COATINGS; PVD NANOSTRUCTURED COATINGS; SPUTTERING POWER; STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATES; TIN COATING; TITANIUM NITRIDE COATING; TITANIUM NITRIDE FILMS; TITANIUM NITRIDE LAYER; ULTRASONIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

COATINGS; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; NANOMECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PROBES; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 74649085657     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11671-009-9426-3     Document Type: Article

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