A. Niederhofer

Composition, nanostructure and origin of the ultrahardness in nc-TiN/a-Si3N4/a- and nc-TiSi2 nanocomposites with HV=80 to ≥105 GPa

S. Vepřek, A. Niederhofer, K. Moto et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology · 2000 · 429 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Nanomaterials +5

Recent progress in the superhard nanocrystalline composites: towards their industrialization and understanding of the origin of the superhardness

S. Vepřek, Pavel Nesládek, A. Niederhofer et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology · 1998 · 247 citations

Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Nanocrystalline Material +9

Structural properties, internal stress and thermal stability of nc-TiN/a-Si3N4, nc-TiN/TiSix and nc-(Ti1−yAlySix)N superhard nanocomposite coatings reaching the hardness of diamond

A. Niederhofer, Pavel Nesládek, H.-D. Männling et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology · 1999 · 214 citations

Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Structural Properties +7

The role of percolation threshold for the control of the hardness and thermal stability of super- and ultrahard nanocomposites

A. Niederhofer, T. Bolom, Pavel Nesládek et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology · 2001 · 139 citations

Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Percolation Threshold +12

Degradation of superhard nanocomposites by built-in impurities

S. Vepřek, H.-D. Männling, A. Niederhofer et al. · Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena · 2004 · 54 citations

Engineering, Low Nitrogen Pressure, Chemical Deposition +18