ŽENÍŠEK, Jaroslav, Pavel SOUČEK, Pavel ONDRAČKA, Zsolt CZIGÁNY, Vilma BURŠÍKOVÁ, David HOLEC, Katalin BALÁZSI and Petr VAŠINA. Effect of Nb incorporation in Mo BC coatings on structural and mechanical properties — Ab initio modelling and experiment. Acta Materialia. Elsevier Ltd, 2024, vol. 268, April 2024, p. 1-12. ISSN 1359-6454. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119741.
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Original name Effect of Nb incorporation in Mo BC coatings on structural and mechanical properties — Ab initio modelling and experiment
Authors ŽENÍŠEK, Jaroslav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Pavel SOUČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel ONDRAČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zsolt CZIGÁNY, Vilma BURŠÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), David HOLEC, Katalin BALÁZSI and Petr VAŠINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Acta Materialia, Elsevier Ltd, 2024, 1359-6454.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 20506 Coating and films
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 9.400 in 2022
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119741
UT WoS 001197717400001
Keywords in English X2BC; Sputter deposition; Ab initio calculations; Elastic properties
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS., učo 437722. Changed: 16/4/2024 10:43.
Abstract
This article presents theoretical and experimental findings on the stability of orthorhombic (Mo1−xNbx)2BC phase in magnetron sputtered coatings, where molybdenum is gradually replaced by niobium. Magnetron co-sputtering of Mo2BC and Nb2BC targets was used to best preserve the metal/non-metal ratio of 1/1. The theoretical calculations were based on replacing Mo atoms in orthorhombic Mo2BC cell, thus creating a (Mo1-xNbx)2BC solid solution. It is predicted to be stable up to 37.5% of Mo atoms replaced by Nb, at which point also the elastic modulus and the shear modulus are the highest. Simultaneously, the enthalpy of formation of this material suggests that it should be more stable than, e.g. the commonly used and studied TiAlN. Experiments have confirmed that orthorhombic (Mo1-xNbx)2BC does not form at high Nb contents, and fcc NbC-like structure was observed instead. All coatings were shown to be columnar with grains in the nanometre range with amorphous regions between the columns. This led to reduced stability of the orthorhombic Mo2BC-like phase compared to the theoretical calculations. At the limit of the stability of the orthorhombic cell, the hardness of the coating was enhanced by 25% and the elastic modulus by 60%. Ab initio calculations indicate that lattice strain is responsible for the mechanical properties’ enhancement.
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EH22_010/0003229, research and development projectName: MSCAfellow5_MUNI
LM2023039, research and development projectName: Centrum výzkumu a vývoje plazmatu a nanotechnologických povrchových úprav
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
8J21AT013, research and development projectName: Studium povlakových materiálů na bázi X-B-C pomocí ab-initio výpočtů
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Austria
90254, large research infrastructuresName: e-INFRA CZ II
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