journal article·2025-08

Mechanical properties of compositionally modulated epitaxial VN(001)/VC(001) films

Moishe Y.E. Azoff-Slifstein, Anshuman Thakral, Sadiq S. Nishat, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Patrick E. Hopkins, Daniel Gall

Acta Materialia· Volume 294
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