As non-noble metal co-catalysts, Nitrides have received extensive attention for their high efficiency and low cost in photocatalytic hydrogen production. In this study, we develop a novel composite co-catalyst of Au/Ta3N5 that significantly enhanced...
Constructing a heterojunction is considered one of the most effective strategies for enhancing photocatalytic activity. Herein, we employ Ta3N5 and tubular graphitic carbon nitride (TCN) to construct a Ta3N5/TCN van der Waals heterojunction via elect...
In this work, CoPi and Co(OH)2 nanoparticles were deposited on the surface of Ta3N5 nanorod-arrays to yield a novel broad-spectrum response photocatalytic material for 304 stainless steel photocatalytic cathodic protection. The Ta3N5 nanorod-arrays w...
TaN/(Ta/Ti)/TiN multilayer films at various target to substrate distances (dts), composed of hexagonal TaN, (t-Ta/fcc-Ti) and fcc-TiN with a sandwich structure, were prepared via multi-arc ion plating. With increasing dts, the deposition rate of the...
This paper compares the metal/semiconductor barrier height properties of non-recessed Ti/Al/Ti and Ta/Al/Ta contacts on AlGaN/GaN heterostructures. Both contacts exhibited a rectifying behavior after deposition and after annealing at temperatures up...
Ti0.92Ta0.08N and Ti0.41Al0.51Ta0.08N thin films grown on stainless-steel substrates, with no external heating, by hybrid high-power impulse and dc magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS/DCMS), were investigated for corrosion resistance. The Ta target was oper...
Amorphous Ta-Zr-Si-B-C and Ta-Zr-Si-B-N coatings were deposited by magnetron sputtering using a ceramic target in Ar + C2H4 and Ar + N2 reaction media. Thermal stability under in situ TEM heating, vacuum annealing and nanoindentation, as well as the...
Owing to exploring the influence of the N atoms ordering in Ta2N compounds on their properties, the stability, elastic, and electronic properties of Ta2N compounds (Ta2N-I: P
The effect of Ta alloying on the structure, mechanical properties and scratching behavior of Ti-Al-N-based coatings deposited on Ti substrates by reactive direct-current magnetron sputtering is studied. It was found that increasing the Ta content in...
In recent years, there have been important developments in the refractory metal nitride coatings used for versatile applications, such as MoN, TaN, NbN, etc. Engineered approaches, including the deposition method, microstructure control, structural d...
In order to improve the corrosion and wear resistance of biomedical Ti-6Al-4V implants, a Ta2N nanoceramic coating was synthesized on a Ti-6Al-4V substrate by the double glow discharge plasma process. The Ta2N coating, composed of fine nanocrystals,...
A multilayer structure and incorporation of the fourth element are promising strategies to improve the properties of TiAlN coatings. In this study, the structural, mechanical, and thermal properties of the Ti0.34Al0.48Ta0.18N/Ti0.42Al0.54B0.04N multi...
The effect of the Ta content on the structure, mechanical properties and adhesion of magnetron-sputtered Ti1-x-y-zAlxTaySizN coatings was studied. According to the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis, the coatings studied had the following...
Reactive co-sputtering was applied to deposit TaN-(Ag,Cu) nanocomposite films on Si and tool steels. Prior to post-deposition annealing, the films were deposited with TaN cap (diffusion barrier) layers in various thicknesses in order to slow down the...
The nanohardness, elastic modulus, anti-wear, and deformability characteristics of TiAl(100−x)-xTaN composites containing 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 wt.% of TaN were investigated via nanoindentation technique in the present study. The TiAl(100&minus...
Si3N4/TaC composite MAO coatings were fabricated by microarc oxidation (MAO) on a Ti–6Al–4V (TC4) alloy in a phosphate-based electrolyte containing Si3N4/TaC mixed particles. The influence of the amount of Si3N4/TaC particles on the micro...
Efficient printing frequency is critical for thermal bubble inkjet printing, while the difficulty lies in the structural design and material selection of the heating resistors. In this paper, a TaN film was used as the main material of the heating re...
The use of metal-coated ceramic powders not only effectively enhances the wettability of the metal–ceramic interface but also promotes a more uniform microstructure in Ti(C,N)-based cermets, which is advantageous for improving their mechanical...
The interfacial structure of ReB2/TaN multilayers at varied modulation periods (Λ) and modulation ratios (tReB2:tTaN) was investigated using key experiments combined with first-principles calculations. A maximum hardness of 38.7 GPa occurred a...
The large-scale application of stainless steel (SS) bipolar plates (BPs) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is mainly limited by insufficient corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity. In this work, Ta-Nb-N coatings were prepared...
Ti-Al-Ta-N coatings are characterized by attractive mechanical properties, thermal stability and oxidation resistance, which are superior to ternary compositions, such as Ti-Al-N. However, because of their open columnar microstructure, the Ti-Al-Ta-N...
Different works have demonstrated that tantalum, zirconium, and their nitrides present good biocompatibility. Additionally, TaN and ZrN possess excellent corrosion and wear resistance. Ternary nitrides such as TiAlN have been improved in terms of the...
Traditional binary coatings like TiN and CrN display limited thermal stability and wear resistance under extreme conditions. High-entropy alloy nitride (HEAN) coatings offer a promising solution due to their customizable composition and unique proper...
A consistent evolution in materials developed for the industry and chip-start cutting processes has been acknowledged over the years. Cutting tool improvement through applying advanced coatings has proven very effective, enabling tool life (TL) exten...
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are deemed to be one of the most optimal solutions for the next generation of high-energy-density and low-cost energy storage systems. However, the low volumetric energy density and short cycle life are a bottleneck fo...
Electrochemical hydrogen evolution is a highly efficient way to produce hydrogen, but since it is limited by high-cost electrocatalysts, the preparation of high-efficiency electrocatalysts with fewer or free noble metals is important. Here, Ta3N5 nan...
In this study we perform a comparison of the reaction mechanism and the activation barrier for the rate-determining step in various metal nitrides (Ta3N5, Mn6N5, Fe3Mo3N, Co3Mo3N) for the ammonia synthesis reaction. The reactions are explained with s...
The development of visible-light-responsive semiconductor-based photoelectrodes is a prerequisite for the construction of efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells for solar water splitting. Surface modification with an electrocatalyst on the photoe...
This paper presents a novel TaN-Al2O3-HfSiOx-SiO2-silicon (TAHOS) nonvolatile memory (NVM) design with dipole engineering at the HfSiOx/SiO2 interface. The threshold voltage shift achieved by using dipole engineering could enable work function adjust...
(WMoTaNb)SiN refractory high-entropy nitride films were deposited via magnetron cosputtering, and the Si content was systematically regulated by varying the Si target power to investigate its influence on the microstructure, mechanical properties, ox...
A simplified ammonolysis method for synthesizing single phase TaON nanoparticles is presented and the resulting photoelectrochemical properties are compared and contrasted with as-synthesized Ta2O5 and Ta3N5. The protocol for partial nitridation of T...
Interaction between umami and bitter taste has long been observed in human sensory studies and in neural responses in animal models, however, the molecular mechanism for their action has not been delineated. Humans detect diverse bitter compounds usi...
Background: the clinical application of orthopedic or dental implants improves the quality of the lives of patients. However, the long-term use of implants may lead to implant loosening and related complications. The purpose of this study is to depos...
A series of Tantalum Nitride (TaN) films under a reactive direct current magnetron sputtering method with a controlled total gas flow rate were prepared on aluminum oxide substrates. To find the nitrogen flow rate, which produced the minimum sheet re...
A comprehensive mechanistic insight into the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 by H2O is indispensable for the development of highly efficient and robust photocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis. This work presents first-principles mechanistic insi...
Ta2O5 was deposited on quartz glass and Si substrates as a protective coating. The inherent RF magnetron sputtering power of 140 W was maintained during the deposition process. During the deposition process, amounts of 5%, 10%, and 15% of N2 were inj...
TaN thin-film coatings are well known for their good mechanical properties, acceptable toughness, as well as good biocompatibility. However, the friction coefficient of these films is sometimes too high, or the hemocompatibility is poor. The purpose...
ScMN2-type (M = V, Nb, Ta) phases are layered materials that have been experimentally reported for M = Ta and Nb. They are narrow-bandgap semiconductors with potentially interesting thermoelectric properties. Point defects such as dopants and vacanci...
In this article, the depositions and functional characterizations of Ta-N and Ta-Al-N coatings for protection purposes, grown by reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering onto silicon substrates, are described. Nitride films were grown while c...
In this study, the urea-enzymatic field effect transistors (EnFETs) were investigated based on pH-ion sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETs) with tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) sensing membranes. In addition, a post N2 annealing was used to improve...
Nowadays, the application of multicomponent coatings with multiphase nanocrystalline structure is the most promising direction in the search for wear-resistant protective coatings with a full set of necessary operational properties. Nanocrystalline m...
TaOx = 0.2Ny = 0.8 was reported previously to have the highest modulus (E), hardness (H), and H to E ratio attributed to the embedment of substituting oxygen atoms in the TaN crystal structure, among some TaOxNy coatings studied. In the present study...
This work uses the direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) of equi-atomic (AlTiZrHfTa) and Si targets in dynamic sweep mode to deposit nano-layered (AlTiZrHfTa)Nx/SiNx refractory high-entropy coatings (RHECs). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM...
Electron transporting layers facilitating electron extraction and suppressing hole recombination at the cathode are crucial components in any thin-film solar cell geometry, including that of metal–halide perovskite solar cells. Amorphous tantal...
This study explored the structural characteristics, mechanical properties, and oxidation behavior of W-enriched TaWSiN films prepared through co-sputtering. The atomic ratios [W/(W + Ta)] of the as-deposited films maintained a range of 0.77–0.8...
In this study, the electrochemical corrosion behavior of TiAlZrTaNb nitride thin films deposited on 304 stainless steel substrates was investigated. The thin films were synthesized using high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) and are classi...
As artificial intelligence technology advances, it is necessary to imitate various biological functions to complete more complex tasks. Among them, studies have been reported on the nociceptor, a critical receptor of sensory neurons that can detect h...
In this study, we analyze the extent to which thin hard coatings can serve as tribological protective layers for the selected plastic substrate materials PA12 (polyamide 12) und PEEK (polyetheretherketone), with and without fiber reinforcement. The a...
In order to accurately obtain the deformation characteristics and suitable thermal deformation conditions of TA15N titanium alloy and guide the design of deformation process parameters, a Gleeble 1500D was used to conduct hot compression tests on the...
ScMN2-type (M = V, Nb, Ta) phases are layered materials that have been experimentally reported for M = Ta and Nb, but they have up to now not been much studied. However, based on the properties of binary ScN and its alloys, it is reasonable to expect...
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