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Ultrahard nanotwinned cubic boron nitride

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  • Yongjun Tian

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Bo Xu

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Dongli Yu

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Yanming Ma

    (State Key Laboratory for Superhard Materials, Jilin University)

  • Yanbin Wang

    (Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago)

  • Yingbing Jiang

    (TEM Laboratory, University of New Mexico)

  • Wentao Hu

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Chengchun Tang

    (School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology)

  • Yufei Gao

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Kun Luo

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Zhisheng Zhao

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Li-Min Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Bin Wen

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Julong He

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

  • Zhongyuan Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University)

Abstract

The hardness, toughness and chemical stability of the well-known superhard material cubic boron nitride have been improved by using a synthesis technique based on specially prepared ‘onion-like’ precursor materials.

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  • Yongjun Tian & Bo Xu & Dongli Yu & Yanming Ma & Yanbin Wang & Yingbing Jiang & Wentao Hu & Chengchun Tang & Yufei Gao & Kun Luo & Zhisheng Zhao & Li-Min Wang & Bin Wen & Julong He & Zhongyuan Liu, 2013. "Ultrahard nanotwinned cubic boron nitride," Nature, Nature, vol. 493(7432), pages 385-388, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:493:y:2013:i:7432:d:10.1038_nature11728
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11728
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    1. Mingliang Han & Yuan Wu & Xiaobin Zong & Yaozu Shen & Fei Zhang & Hongbo Lou & Xiao Dong & Zhidan Zeng & Xiangyang Peng & Shuo Hou & Guangyao Lu & Lianghua Xiong & Bingmin Yan & Huiyang Gou & Yanping , 2024. "Lightweight single-phase Al-based complex concentrated alloy with high specific strength," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
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