ICMCTF 2026 Wednesday Morning

Accelerated Discovery of the Processing Genome for Nickel Superalloys

Investigating growth twinning in NiCr and NiFe alloys by employing a combinatorial high throughput approach

High-Throughput Combinatorial Studies of Nanocrystalline Ni-Pt Thin Films

Experiment and Computation Meet in Mixed-Anion Thin Films

Ion-Surface Interaction Models – Unraveling Microstructure Evolution in Oxides and Nitrides

Ai-Driven Prediction of Work Function Variations in ZnGa₂O₄(111) Under Multi-Gas Adsorption

Artificial Intelligence Framework for Understanding Defect-Mediated Transport in Se–Te–Pb Thin Films

Micro-Impact Testing to Develop Multilayer Coating Systems with Enhanced Durability Under Cyclic High-Stress Contact

From Lab to Industry: Scaling Atmospheric Plasma Coatings for Metal Protection Against Corrosion

Directed Energy Deposition of Bronze Coatings on Aluminium Substrates: Microstructure, Phase Evolution, and Process Optimization

Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings on Mg Alloy AE44 Prepared from Mixed Aluminate-silicate Electrolytes

Low-Adhesion Carbon Coatings for the Sustainable Utilization of Geothermal Power Plants

Application-Driven Research in Surface Engineering for Advanced Cutting Tool and Component Applications - 25 years of cooperation between Plansee and Oerlikon -

The Enabling Power of Vacuum Science, IUVSTA and Field-Deployable Quantum-Based Innovations with the NIST on a Chip Program

Chalcogenide Ovonic Threshold Switch (OTS) and Selector-Only Memory (SOM) Devices for Neuromorphic Applications

Invited Paper

Dual-Phase Crystalline-Amorphous Coatings Based on Thin-Film Metallic Glasses: Synthesis and Properties

Multi-Scale Investigation of Superior Mechanical Properties in Nitride Ceramics with Negative Stacking Fault Energy

Hardness and Fracture Toughness Enhancement in Non-Stoichiometric Diboride Superlattices

Effects of Nitrogen Flow Rate and Deposition Temperature on the Structure and Properties of VMoN Thin Films Deposited by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering

Solubility Limit of Al in Cubic Transition-Metal Nitrides: Case Study of (Al,Cr)N

Novel Materials for Solid Lubrication Based on High Entropy Alloy Disulfides

Effects of HiPIMS Plasma Ionization and Deposition Parameters on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TiZrNbTaMo High Entropy Alloy Films

Phase Formation, Microstructure and Selected Properties of Magnetron Sputtered Cr-Ta, Cr-Nb and Cr-v-Ta Thin Films

Overcoming Strength-Plasticity Trade-Off in Complex Concentrated Alloy Thin Films by Engineering Their Atomic and Microstructure

Exploring the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of CoCrFeNiMn Thin Films

Nitrogen-Dependent Structural and Mechanical Properties Evolution of AlCrNbSiTiN_x High Entropy Alloy Nitride Coatings Deposited by HiPIMS

Reactive Sputtering of CrMoNbWTiAgCx Carbide Films by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering System: Effect of Ag and C Contents

Alpha-alumina thin films at low temperature: how R-HiPIMS process parameters influence purity and crystallinity

Influence of Pulse Parameters in Multi-Pulse Hipims on Reactive Mode Transition for VO₂ Thin Film Deposition

Bipolar HiPIMS Discharges: Principles, Diagnosticsand Thin Film Deposition Strategies

Synthesis-Dependent Phase Evolution in the W–N System: A Case Study with HiPIMS and N+ ion source

Development and Optimization of CrN and CrSiN Hipims Coatings for Enhanced Tool Performance in Cryogenic Machining of Ti6Al4V

Nanopatterned Nanolayer TiN/NbN Coatings as Plasmonic and Wear Resistant Antimicrobial Materials

Nitride thin films and R-HiPIMS parameter selection: a machine learning approach

Effect of Coating on the Crystal Structure and Properties of VN Coatings Deposited by HiPIMS