Limits to the preparation of superhard nanocomposites: Impurities, deposition and annealing temperature

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 522, Issue , 2012, Pages 274-282

  Veprek, S ^a   Veprek Heijman, M G J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impurities; Nitrides; Preparation; Superhard nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; HARD MATERIAL; HARDNESS ENHANCEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LATTER MECHANISM; OXYGEN IMPURITY; PREPARATION; SUPERHARD; SUPERHARD NANOCOMPOSITES; TI-SI-N; TRANSITION METAL NITRIDES;

HARDNESS; IMPURITIES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NITRIDES; OXYGEN; SILICON; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84868549272     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2012.08.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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