Different approaches to superhard coatings and nanocomposites

By S. Vepřek, M. Vepřek-Heijman, P. Karvánková, Jan Procházka. 2005

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Thermo-mechanical behavior of low-dimensional systems: The local bond average approach (2009, background): “From this perspective, twins of nanograins [606] and the interfaces of multilayered structures [655] should be stronger and thermally more stable because of the interfacial strain and quantum trapping.”
Size dependence of nanostructures: Impact of bond order deficiency (2007, background): “Therefore, it is understandable that twins of nanograins [296] and the multilayered structures [297] are stronger and thermally more stable.”
Ultra-strength materials (2010, background): “Similarly, thin films [136], nanostructured multilayers [137,138] and coatings [139] can sustain exceptionally high stresses as well.”
Microstructures and properties of high-entropy alloy films and coatings: a review (2018, positive): “…nanocomposite due to the thermodynamically-driven phase separation, such as TiSiN [161,162], NbSiN [163], CrAlSiN [164], TiAlSiN [165], and TiSiCN [166], have been extensively studied due to their high hardness, high wear resistance, and excellent thermal stability in the past decades [167–169].”
Microscopic theory of hardness and design of novel superhard crystals (2012, background): “Nevertheless, this extrinsic hardness enhancement from nanocomposites points out a very important pathway in the quest for superhardness [165–169].”