Table 1 Nominal and measured bilayer periods.

From: Mechanistic study of superlattice-enabled high toughness and hardness in MoN/TaN coatings

Λnom (nm)

ΛSEM (nm)

ΛXRD (nm)

ΛTEM (nm)

1.5

1.49±0.01

1.40±0.10

3.0

2.67±0.01

2.69±0.12

2.9

6.0

5.17±0.04

5.28±0.24

9.0

8.32±0.04

8.71±0.62

8.5

15.0

13.1±0.20

14.0±1.68

45.0

43.3±0.06