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Review: mechanical behavior of metal/ceramic interfaces in nanolayered composites—experiments and modeling

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Recent experimental and modeling studies in nanolayered metal/ceramic composites are reviewed, with focus on the mechanical behaviors of metal/nitrides interfaces. The experimental and modeling studies of the slip systems in bulk TiN are reviewed first. Then, the experimental studies of interfaces, including co-deformation mechanism by micropillar compression tests, in situ TEM straining tests for the dynamic process of the co-deformation, thickness-dependent fracture behavior, and interrelationship among the interfacial bonding, microstructure, and mechanical response, are reviewed for the specific material systems of Al/TiN and Cu/TiN multilayers at nanoscale. The modeling studies reviewed cover first-principles density functional theory-based modeling, atomistic molecular dynamics simulations, and mesoscale modeling of nanolayered composites using discrete dislocation dynamics. The phase transformation between zinc-blende and wurtzite AlN phases in Al/AlN multilayers at nanoscale is also reviewed. Finally, a summary and perspective of possible research directions and challenges are given.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The authors acknowledge collaborations with A. Misra, R.G. Hoagland, J.P. Hirth, J. Wang, N. Mara, D. Bhattacharyya, W.M. Mook, S.K. Yadav, S. Shao, Y. Chen. This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, an Office of Science User Facility operated for the US Department of Energy Office of Science. Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25396.

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Li, N., Liu, XY. Review: mechanical behavior of metal/ceramic interfaces in nanolayered composites—experiments and modeling. J Mater Sci 53, 5562–5583 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1767-1

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