DSpace-CRIS at TU Wienhttps://repositum.tuwien.atThe reposiTUm digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material.Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:26:00 GMT2021-07-27T16:26:00Z5011Tuning structure and mechanical properties of Ta-C coatings by N-alloying and vacancy populationhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/67Title: Tuning structure and mechanical properties of Ta-C coatings by N-alloying and vacancy population Authors: Glechner, Thomas; Mayrhofer, Paul Heinz; Holec, D.; Fritze, S.; Lewin, E.; Paneta, V.; Primetzhofer, D.; Kolozsvári, S.; Riedl-Tragenreif, Helmut Abstract: Tailoring mechanical properties of transition metal carbides by substituting carbon with nitrogen atoms is a highly interesting approach, as thereby the bonding state changes towards a more metallic like character and thus ductility can be increased. Based on ab initio calculations we could prove experimentally, that up to a nitrogen content of about 68% on the non-metallic sublattice, Ta-C-N crystals prevail a face centered cubic structure for sputter deposited thin films. The cubic structure is partly stabilized by non-metallic as well as Ta vacancies – the latter are decisive for nitrogen rich compositions. With increasing nitrogen content, the originally super-hard fcc-TaC0.71 thin films soften from 40 GPa to 26 GPa for TaC0.33N0.67, accompanied by a decrease of the indentation modulus. With increasing nitrogen on the non-metallic sublattice (hence, decreasing C) the damage tolerance of Ta-C based coatings increases, when characterized after the Pugh and Pettifor criteria. Consequently, varying the non-metallic sublattice population allows for an effective tuning and designing of intrinsic coating properties. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/672018-12-05T00:00:00Z