ICMCTF 2026 Thursday Morning

Functional Dislocations in Oxides: Near-Surface Engineering and Extension to Thin Films

Atomic-Scale Revealing the Mechanical Response of Defect-Mediated Nitride Ceramics

Probing nanoscale deformation mechanisms in metastable metallic thin films using 4D-STEM

High-Speed Nanoindentation Mapping and Machine Learning as Enabling Technologies for Combinatorial Thin-Film Libraries

Towards Thermal Stability of Interface-Engineered Crystalline / Amorphous Al100-zNiz / AlOxHy Nanolaminates

From Mechanics to Electronics: Influence of ALD Interlayers on the Multiaxial Electro-Mechanical Behavior of Metal-Oxide Bilayers

Deformation Twins, Kink Bands and Stacking Faults: Highlighting the Diversity and Complementarity of Deformation Mechanisms in the MAX Phase Cr₂AlC Through Micromechanical Testing

Tool–Embedded Piezoresistive Thin–Film Sensors for Guide–Pad Normal Force Measurement in Deep Hole Drilling

Novel High-Power Pulsed “Bipolar” Dual-Magnetron Sputtering Technology Using Cylindrical Cathodes for Deposition of Advanced Coating in Industrial Applications

Development of in-Situ Cleaning Processes and Customized Coatings on Numismatic Coinage Dies for Minting Industry

Machining of Hardened Steels under Dry Conditions: Wear Mechanisms of AlTiSiN and AlTiXN-TiSiZN (X, Z= nonmetal elements) Coatings

Laser Texturing and DLC Optimization for Tribological Performance Improvement

Over 30 Years of PVD Aluminium-Oxide Based Hard Coatings in Demanding Industrial Applications

Sputtered CrN-based coating concepts for plastic injection molding

Study on Multilayer Thick ta-C Coating Process on Cutting Tools for CFRP Machining Using Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc Deposition

Enhanced Fe and Ni bonded NbC Laser Surface Engineered Hardmetals: Alternative Cutter Materials for Electric Vehicle Applications

MEMS Magnetoelectric Resonators: Pushing the Limits of Magnetic Field Detection.

Synthesis and Piezoelectric Properties of Wurtzite Al_1−x−ySc_xGd_yN Heterostructural Alloys

Sputter Coating of High-Quality Vo2 Metal-Insulator Transition Films for Flexible Electronics

Glancing Angle Deposition of WOx and Cu-doped TiO2 Thin Films for Improved Conductometric Gas Sensing

Surface Modification of AZ31B by Oxygen-Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation to Promote Schwann Cell Interaction for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Multifunctional PEO–PPy/Zn Coatings Combined with Electrical Stimulation for Enhanced Antimicrobial and Osteogenic Titanium Surfaces

Effect of Zirconium Addition on Zn- and Mg-Based Thin Film Properties Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering for Intravascular Biodegradable Materials

Pulsed Laser Deposited Electron-Rich Max Phases as Antibacterial, Anticorrosive Agents and Toxic Gas Detectors

Dislocation-Mediated Plasticity and Strain Localization in Transition Metal Nitrides: Insights from Micropillar Compression

Biofunctional Zinc Phosphate-Loaded Membranes as a Potential Anti-Biofilm and Remineralizing Approach for Caries Management

Growth Mechanism and Cellular Response to Film Thickness Variations of Nanoporous Alkaline Titanate-Converted, Magnetron Sputtered Ti Thin Films

Antibacterial Performance of Electrodeposited Copper Coatings on Titanium Alloy Surfaces for Biomedical Applications

Low-Pressure Plasma Processes for the Deposition of Adherent Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings on Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Applications

Low-Cost, High-Performance Flexible Supercapacitors Based on Vanadium Oxynitride Reactively Sputtered on Porous Polymeric Substrate for Sustainable Energy Storage Applications

Comparative Electrochemical Performance of α-MnO₂ and δ-MnO₂ Coatings for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes

Thermal Treatment Effects on the Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Nb2O5 Thin Films Deposited by DC Magnetron Sputtering

Optimization of Tunable Interfacial Engineering in WOx/α-Fe₂O₃ Heterostructures via Dc Magnetron Sputtering for Enhanced PEC Activity and Carrier Transport Efficiency

Interface-Driven Evolution and Electrochemical Behavior of CuO/WO_X Heterostructures Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering

Unlocking the Potential of Medium-Entropy Prussian Blue for Superior Electro-Fenton Oxidation

Hierarchical Heterostructure of Co₃O₄/NiCoB for Enhanced Bifunctional Electrolysis: Towards Green and Sustainable Energy Solution

Defect-Engineered Copper-Based Materials for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction

Plasma-Driven Surface Activation of Mo-Based Chalcogenides for Energy Storage Performance

Non-Precious Metal Phosphide/Sulfide Heterostructure Electrocatalyst for SOR