In order to investigate the stability of the cubic phase of Cr 1−x Al x N at high AlN content, first principles calculations of magnetic properties, lattice parameters, electronic structure, and mixing enthalpies of the system were performed. The mixing enthalpy was calculated on a fine concentration mesh to make possible the accurate determination of its second concentration derivative. The re...

The effects of six particulate metals (Al, Ti, Zr, Nb, Ta and Cr) on cell viability and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity were studied in vitro using two types of osteoblast-like cells, MG-63 and HOS cells. The cell viability in the presence of Al, Ti and Zr was depressed at lower concentrations than in the presence of Nb, Ta and Cr. The average sizes of the Al, Ti, Zr, Nb, Ta and Cr particul...

The (secondary) electron emission from multilayered Al$_2$O$_3$/TiN membranes has been investigated with a hemispherical collector system in scanning microscope for electrons energies between 0.3 and 10 keV. These ultra-thin are designed to function as transmission dynodes novel vacuum multipliers. Two different types, bi-layer tri-layer, have manufactured by means of atomic-layer deposition (A...

First-principles calculations based on a plane-wave pseudopotential method, as implemented in the VASP code, are presented for the formation energies of several transition-metal and non-transition-metal dopants in Ti–Al alloys. Substitution for either Ti or Al in g-TiAl, a2-Ti3Al, Ti2AlC, and Ti3AlC are considered. Calculated szero-temperatured defect formation energies exhibit clear trends as ...