W.‐D. Münz

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

W.‐D. Münz is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W.‐D. Münz has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 76 papers in Materials Chemistry and 35 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in W.‐D. Münz's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (105 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (63 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (25 papers). W.‐D. Münz is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (105 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (63 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (25 papers). W.‐D. Münz collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. W.‐D. Münz's co-authors include D.B. Lewis, P.Eh. Hovsepian, J. E. Greene, I. Petrov, L.A. Donohue, G. Håkansson, Lars Hultman, D.C. McIntyre, J.‐E. Sundgren and I.J. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Materials Science and Engineering A and Scripta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

W.‐D. Münz

111 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Oxidation of metastable single-phase polycrystalline Ti0.5Al0.5N films: Kinetics and mechanisms

1990 477 citations J. E. Greene, W.‐D. Münz et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
W.‐D. Münz	5.8k	4.8k	1.9k	1.5k	725	112	6.3k
G. Abadias	3.4k 0.6×	3.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	591 0.8×	160	5.2k
W.D. Sproul	3.6k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	808 0.5×	534 0.7×	72	4.1k
Arutiun P. Ehiasarian	4.8k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	962 0.6×	317 0.4×	118	5.5k
William D. Sproul	3.8k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	920 0.6×	345 0.5×	71	4.4k
R.D. Arnell	3.5k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	211 0.3×	102	5.0k
A. Karimi	2.4k 0.4×	2.4k 0.5×	622 0.3×	1.5k 1.0×	235 0.3×	111	3.9k
D.S. Rickerby	2.9k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	527 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	238 0.3×	60	4.2k
Gary L. Doll	2.2k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	425 0.6×	155	5.0k
P.Eh. Hovsepian	3.4k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	690 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	202 0.3×	130	3.9k
Q.F. Fang	1.8k 0.3×	5.5k 1.2×	949 0.5×	4.3k 2.9×	393 0.5×	315	7.8k

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Münz, W.‐D.. (2008). HIPIMS: The New PVD Technology. Vakuum in Forschung und Praxis. 20(S1). 27–32. 10 indexed citations

Münz, W.‐D.. (2007). HIPIMS: Die neue PVD‐Technologie. Vakuum in Forschung und Praxis. 19(1). 12–17. 6 indexed citations

Lewis, D.B., Quanshun Luo, P.Eh. Hovsepian, & W.‐D. Münz. (2004). Interrelationship between atomic species, bias voltage, texture and microstructure of nano-scale multilayers. Surface and Coatings Technology. 184(2-3). 225–232. 31 indexed citations

Constable, C.P., D.B. Lewis, J. Yarwood, & W.‐D. Münz. (2003). Raman microscopic studies of residual and applied stress in PVD hard ceramic coatings and correlation with X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. Surface and Coatings Technology. 184(2-3). 291–297. 49 indexed citations

Münz, W.‐D., et al.. (2003). Plasma–surface interaction at sharp edges and corners during ion-assisted physical vapor deposition. Part II: Enhancement of the edge-related effects at sharp corners. Journal of Applied Physics. 94(5). 2837–2844. 10 indexed citations

Zhou, Zhaoxia, W.M. Rainforth, D.B. Lewis, et al.. (2003). Oxidation behaviour of nanoscale TiAlN/VN multilayer coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 177-178. 198–203. 54 indexed citations

Mayrhofer, P.H., P.Eh. Hovsepian, Christian Mitterer, & W.‐D. Münz. (2003). Calorimetric evidence for frictional self-adaptation of TiAlN/VN superlattice coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 177-178. 341–347. 134 indexed citations

Harris, S.G, et al.. (2002). Characterisation and performance of partially filtered arc TiAlN coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 149(2-3). 217–223. 69 indexed citations

Meidia, Hira, A.G. Cullis, C. Schönjahn, W.‐D. Münz, & J. M. Rodenburg. (2002). Investigation of intermixing in TiAlN/VN nanoscale multilayer coatings by energy-filtered TEM. Surface and Coatings Technology. 151-152. 209–213. 26 indexed citations

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Luo, Quanshun, W.M. Rainforth, & W.‐D. Münz. (2001). Wear mechanisms of monolithic and multicomponent nitride coatings grown by combined arc etching and unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Surface and Coatings Technology. 146-147. 430–435. 26 indexed citations

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Stack, M.M., et al.. (2000). The corrosion behaviour of macroparticle defects in arc bond-sputtered CrN/NbN superlattice coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 126(2-3). 279–287. 108 indexed citations

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Münz, W.‐D., L.A. Donohue, & P.Eh. Hovsepian. (2000). Properties of various large-scale fabricated TiAlN- and CrN-based superlattice coatings grown by combined cathodic arc–unbalanced magnetron sputter deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 125(1-3). 269–277. 103 indexed citations

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Luo, Quanshun, W.M. Rainforth, L.A. Donohue, I. Wadsworth, & W.‐D. Münz. (1999). Tribological investigation of TiAlCrN and TiAlN/CrN coatings grown by combined steered-arc/unbalanced magnetron deposition. Vacuum. 53(1-2). 123–126. 42 indexed citations

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Münz, W.‐D., I.J. Smith, D.B. Lewis, & Stuart Creasey. (1997). Droplet formation on steel substrates during cathodic steered arc metal ion etching. Vacuum. 48(5). 473–481. 91 indexed citations

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Donohue, L.A., I.J. Smith, W.‐D. Münz, I. Petrov, & J. E. Greene. (1997). Microstructure and oxidation-resistance of Ti1 − x − y −zAlxCryYzN layers grown by combined steered-arc/unbalanced-magnetron-sputter deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 94-95. 226–231. 174 indexed citations

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Lewis, D.B., et al.. (1996). Combined steered arc-unbalanced magnetron grown niobium coatings for decorative and corrosion resistance applications. Surface and Coatings Technology. 82(1-2). 57–64. 18 indexed citations

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Münz, W.‐D., et al.. (1993). An all-round performer in the physical vapour deposition laboratory. Surface and Coatings Technology. 58(3). 205–212. 22 indexed citations

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Musil, J., S. Kadlec, & W.‐D. Münz. (1991). Unbalanced magnetrons and new sputtering systems with enhanced plasma ionization. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 9(3). 1171–1177. 55 indexed citations

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Broszeit, Erhard, et al.. (1991). PLASMA SURFACE ENGINEERING. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 6(4). 737–740. 63 indexed citations

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Zlatanović, M. & W.‐D. Münz. (1990). Wear resistance of plasma-nitrided and sputter-ion-plated hobs. Surface and Coatings Technology. 41(1). 17–30. 22 indexed citations

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