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most citedOrigin of High Temperature Oxidation Resistance of Ti-Al-Ta-N Coatings

114 citations · 192 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

A correlation of structural changes with nanomechanical properties in TiN-AlN multilayer films

Nidhin George Mathews, Aidan A. Taylor, Johannes Zechner +5

The present work investigates the changes in overall nanomechanical properties of reactively sputtered TiN-AlN multilayer films arising due to phase transformation in the AlN layer…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 6 cited

Machine-learning potentials for structurally and chemically complex MAB phases: strain hardening and ripplocation-mediated plasticity

Nikola Koutná, Shuyao Lin, Lars Hultman +2

Though offering unprecedented pathways to molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of technologically-relevant materials and conditions, machine-learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs)…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 4 cited

Machine-Learning Potentials Predict Orientation- and Mode-Dependent Fracture in Refractory Diborides

Shuyao Lin, Zhuo Chen, Rebecca Janknecht +5

Fracture toughness () and fracture strength () are key criteria in the selection and design of reliable ceramics. However, their experimental character…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 13 cited

Phase stability and mechanical property trends for MAB phases by high-throughput ab initio calculations

Nikola Koutná, Lars Hultman, Paul H. Mayrhofer +1

MAB phases (MABs) are atomically-thin laminates of ceramic/metallic-like layers, having made a breakthrough in the development of 2D materials. Though theoretically offering a vast…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 29 cited

Machine-learning potentials for nanoscale simulations of deformation and fracture: example of TiB ceramic

Shuyao Lin, Luis Casillas-Trujillo, Ferenc Tasnádi +4

Machine-learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) offer a powerful avenue for simulations beyond length and timescales of ab initio methods. Their development for investigation of me…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 8 cited

On energetics of allotrope transformations in transition-metal diborides via plane-by-plane shearing

Thomas Leiner, Nikola Koutná, Jozef Janovec +3

Transition metal diborides crystallise in the , , or type structure, in which pure transition metal layers alternate with pure boron layers stacked along the hexagonal [0…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 114 cited

Origin of High Temperature Oxidation Resistance of Ti-Al-Ta-N Coatings

R. Hollerweger, H. Riedl, J. Paulitsch +5

Alloying Ti-Al-N coatings with Ta has proven to enhance their hardness, thermal stability, and oxidation resistance. However, especially for arc-evaporated Ti-Al-Ta-N coatings only…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2012★ 18 cited

Magnetic field strength influence on the reactive magnetron sputter deposition of Ta2O5

R. Hollerweger, D. Holec, J. Paulitsch +3

Reactive magnetron sputtering enables the deposition of various thin films to be used for protective as well as optical and electronic applications. However, progressing target ero…