Enhanced Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Properties of High‐Entropy HfMoNbTaTiVWZr Thin Film Metallic Glass and its Nitrides. Issue 9 (17th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alvi, Sajid; Milczarek, Michal; Jarzabek, Dariusz M.; Hedman, Daniel; Kohan, Mojtaba Gilzad; Levintant-Zayonts, Neonila; Vomiero, Alberto; Akhtar, Farid
• Is Part Of: Advanced engineering materials. Volume 24:Issue 9(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-05-17
• Subjects: high-entropy alloy -- high-entropy nitride film -- high temperature -- micro-compression -- thin film metallic glasses; Materials -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adem.202101626
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1438-1656

Abstract

Abstract : The inception of high‐entropy alloy promises to push the boundaries for new alloy design with unprecedented properties. This work reports entropy stabilisation of an octonary refractory, HfMoNbTaTiVWZr, high‐entropy thin film metallic glass, and derived nitride films. The thin film metallic glass exhibited exceptional ductility of ≈60% strain without fracture and compression strength of 3 GPa in micro‐compression, due to the presence of high density and strength of bonds. The thin film metallic glass shows thermal stability up to 750 °C and resistance to Ar‐ion irradiation. Nitriding during film deposition of HfMoNbTaTiVWZr thin film of strong nitride forming refractory elements results in deposition of nanocrystalline nitride films with compressive strength, hardness, and thermal stability of up to 10 GPa, 18.7 GPa, and 950 °C, respectively. The high amount of lattice distortion in the nitride films leads to its insulating behaviour with electrical conductivity as low as 200 S cm −1 in the as‐deposited film. The design and exceptional properties of the thin film metallic glass and derived nitride films may open up new avenues of development of bulk metallic glasses and the application of refractory‐based high entropy thin films in structural and functional applications. Abstract : The effect of increased configurational entropy on the stability of HfMoNbTaTiVWZr thin‐film metallic glass and its nitride films is reported. The high entropy films show thermal stability, ductility, and irradiation resistance due to the lattice distortion and presence of strong nitride formers in the nitride films.