Robert Franz

Los Alamos National Laboratory — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

27h-index2.0kcitations110works3.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Metal and Thin Film Mechanics(76), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research(36), Semiconductor materials and devices(22), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors(18), High Entropy Alloys Studies(12)

Publications110 total

The Functionality and Performance of the Forte RF System
Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)·2025Open Access
Microstructure and mechanical properties of TiN/CrN multilayer coatings deposited in an industrial-scale HiPIMS system
Surface and Coatings Technology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Microstructural and mechanical properties of TiN/CrN and TiSiN/CrN multilayer coatings deposited in an industrial-scale HiPIMS system: Effect of the Si incorporation
Surface and Coatings Technology·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
How Cracks Induced by Straining Influence the Tribological Properties of Mo Films Deposited on Polyimide Substrates
Metals·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Tuning microstructure and properties of MoNbTaWZr high entropy alloy films by adjusting the parameters in high power impulse magnetron sputtering
Thin Solid Films·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Refractory high entropy metal sublattice nitride thin films as diffusion barriers in Cu metallizations
Surface and Coatings Technology·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
A new design rule for high entropy alloy diffusion barriers in Cu metallization
Journal of Alloys and Compounds·2023· 19 citedOpen Access
Synthesis of crystalline silver niobate thin films opening pathways for future process development
Vacuum·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Superconductivity in medium- and high-entropy alloy thin films: Impact of thickness and external pressure
Physical review. B./Physical review. B·2023· 16 cited
Thermal stability of MoNbTaTiW, MoNbTaVW and CrMoNbTaW thin films deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering
Surface and Coatings Technology·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Determination of Cooling Rate and Temperature Gradient during Formation of Cathode Spot Craters in a Vacuum Arc
Crystals·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Tribological investigations of Mo films deposited on thin polyimide substrates
Surface and Coatings Technology·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Synthesis and structure of refractory high entropy alloy thin films based on the MoNbTaW system
Surface and Coatings Technology·2022· 34 citedOpen Access
Cathode spot behavior in nitrogen and oxygen gaseous atmospheres and concomitant cathode surface modifications
Surface and Coatings Technology·2021· 15 citedOpen Access
Rapid solidification and metastable phase formation during surface modifications of composite Al-Cr cathodes exposed to cathodic arc plasma
Journal of Material Science and Technology·2021· 11 citedOpen Access
High temperature fracture toughness of single-layer CrAlN and CrAlSiN hard coatings
Surface and Coatings Technology·2021· 29 citedOpen Access
Tribological properties of sputter-deposited Mo films on polyimide
2021
Thermal Stability of MoNbTaVW High Entropy Alloy Thin Films
Coatings·2020· 31 citedOpen Access
Influence of the nitrogen content on the structure and properties of MoNbTaVW high entropy alloy thin films
Journal of Alloys and Compounds·2020· 67 cited
Impact of small promoter amounts on coke structure in dry reforming of methane over Ni/ ZrO2
2020· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Christian Mitterer(29), P. Polcik(11), Megan J. Cordill(9), André Anders(8), Jörg Winkler(7), Bernhard Sartory(6), Richard Tessadri(6), M. Rebelo de Figueiredo(6), J. Neidhardt(5), Reinhard Kaindl(5), Ao Xia(5), S. Kolozsvári(5), Markus Lechthaler(5), Markus Pohler(4), Harald Köstenbauer(4), Georg C. Gruber(4), J. Ramm(3), Олександр Глушко(3), Tanja Jörg(3), Andreas Reiter(3)