Hard and tough CrN coatings strengthened by high-density distorted coherent grain boundaries
Liangliang Liu, Qingdong Ruan, Zhongzhen Wu, Tijun Li, Wei Zuo, Chao Huang, Yuzheng Wu, Zhongcan Wu, Ricky K.Y. Fu, Paul K. Chu
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCoatingToughnessSputter depositionGrain boundaryGrain sizeSputteringComposite materialMetallurgyThin filmMicrostructureNanotechnologyMetal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchIon-surface interactions and analysis