Development and application of interatomic potentials to study the stability and shear strength of Ti/TiN and Cu/TiN interfaces
- Award ID(s):
- 1946231
- PAR ID:
- 10218951
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Materials & Design
- Volume:
- 196
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 0264-1275
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 109123
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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