Large mechanical properties enhancement in ceramics through vacancy-mediated unit cell disturbance

Abstract Tailoring vacancies is a feasible way to improve the mechanical properties of ceramics. However, high concentrations of vacancies usually compromise the strength (or hardness). We show that a high elasticity and flexural strength could be achieved simultaneously using a nitride superlattice...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Chen, Yong Huang, Nikola Koutná, Zecui Gao, Davide G. Sangiovanni, Simon Fellner, Georg Haberfehlner, Shengli Jin, Paul H. Mayrhofer, Gerald Kothleitner, Zaoli Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44060-x