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2006 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Nanocomposite Thin Films With Improved Mechanical Properties
Author : Wilhelm Kulisch
Published in: Functional Properties of Nanostructured Materials
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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Nanoscaled/nanocomposite thin films with improved mechanical/ tribological properties are presented. First some basic effects determining these properties in the case of nanophase materials (Hall-Petch effect, Griffith mechanisms, grain boundary sliding) are introduced. After presenting briefly a classification of nanoscaled thin films, emphasis is given to multilayer and nanocomposite films. For both classes, examples are given, and the underlaying mechanisms are discussed in some detail.