Publications for Valeriu Chirita
Co-author map based on ISI articles 2007-

Journal Articles

Davide Sangiovanni, Valeriu Chirita and Lars Hultman
  Toughness enhancement in TiAlN-based quarternary alloys
  Thin Solid Films, 2012, 520(11), 4080-4088.
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Davide Sangiovanni, Daniel Edström, Lars Hultman, Valeriu Chirita, Ivan Petrov and Joseph E Greene
  Dynamics of Ti, N, and TiNx (x=1-3) admolecule transport on TiN(001) surfaces
  Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2012, 86(15), 155443.
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Peter Steneteg, Valeriu Chirita, Natalia Dubrovinskaia, Leonid Dubrovinsky and Igor Abrikosov
  Missing-atom structure of diamond Sigma 5 (001) twist grain boundary
  Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2011, 84(14), 144112.
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Davide Giuseppe Sangiovanni, Lars Hultman and Valeriu Chirita
  Supertoughening in B1 transition metal nitride alloys by increased valence electron concentration
  Acta Materialia, 2011, 59(5), 212-2134.
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 Web of Science® Times Cited: 4

Thomas Reeswinkel, Davide Sangiovanni, Valeriu Chirita, Lars Hultman and Jochen M. Schneider
  Structure and mechanical properties of TiAlN-WNI(x) thin films
  Surface & Coatings Technology, 2011, 205(20), 4821-4827.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 3

Thomas Reeswinkel, Davide Giuseppe Sangiovanni, Valeriu Chirita, Lars Hultman and Jochen Schneider
  Structure and mechanical properties of TiAlN-WNx thin films
  Journal of Applied Physics, 2010, , .

Davide Giuseppe Sangiovanni, Valeriu Chirita and Lars Hultman
  Electronic mechanism for toughness enhancement in TixM1-xN (M=Mo and W)
  Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2010, 81(10), 104107-104113.
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 Web of Science® Times Cited: 12

Erik Wallin, Peter Münger, Valeriu Chirita and Ulf Helmersson
  Low-temperature alpha-alumina thin film growth: ab initio studies of Al adatom surface migration
  JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 2009, 42(12), 125302.
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 Web of Science® Times Cited: 5

Dragan Adamovic, Valeriu Chirita, Peter Münger, Lars Hultman and J.E. Greene
  Kinetic pathways leading to layer-by-layer growth from hyperthermal atoms: A Multibillion time step molecular dynamics study
  Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 2007, 76, 115418-115425.

Erik Wallin, Jon Martin Andersson, E. Peter Münger, Valeriu Chirita and Ulf Helmersson
  Ab initio studies of Al, O, and O2 adsorption on α-Al2O3 (0001) surfaces
  Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2007, 74(12), 125409.
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 Web of Science® Times Cited: 17

L.-L. Wang, S.V. Khare, Valeriu Chirita, D.D. Johnson, A.A. Rockett, A.I. Frenkel, N.H. Mack and R.G. Nuzzo
  Origin of bulklike structure and bond length disorder of Pt37 and Pt6Ru31 clusters on carbon: Comparison of theory and experiment
  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128(1), 131-142.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 33

Dragan Adamovic, Valeriu Chirita, Peter Münger, Lars Hultman and Joe Greene
  Enhanced intra- and interlayer mass transport on Pt(111) via 5 - 50 eV Pt atom impacts on two-dimensional Pt clusters
  Thin Solid Films, 2006, 515(4), 2235-2243.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 2

Dragan Adamovic, Peter Münger, Valeriu Chirita, Lars Hultman and Joe Greene
  Low-energy ion irradiation during film growth: Kinetic pathways leading to enhanced adatom migration rates
  Applied Physics Letters, 2005, 86, 211915.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 9

Jon M. Andersson, Erik Wallin, Valeriu Chirita, E. Peter Münger and Ulf Helmersson
  Ab initio calculations on the effects of additives on alumina phase stability
  Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 2005, 71(014101), 014101.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 8

Denis Music, Valeriu Chirita, Jochen Schneider and Ulf Helmersson
  Effect of chemical composition on the elastic and electrical properties of the boron-oxygen-yttrium system studied by ab initio and experimental means
  Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2004, 69(9), .
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 1

Erik Wallin, Jon M. Andersson, Valeriu Chirita and Ulf Helmersson
  Effects of additives in α- and θ-alumina: an ab initio study
  Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2004, 16(49), 8971-8980.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 7

Denis Music, U. Kreissig, Valeriu Chirita, J.M. Schneider and Ulf Helmersson
  Elastic modulus of amorphous boron suboxide thin films studied by theoretical and experimental methods
  Journal of Applied Physics, 2003, 93(2), 940-944.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 12

Denis Music, Valeriu Chirita, U. Kreissig, Z. Czigany, J.M. Schneider and Ulf Helmersson
  Quantum design and synthesis of a boron-oxygen-yttrium phase
  Applied Physics Letters, 2003, 82(24), 4286-4288.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 2

E.P. Munger, Valeriu Chirita, Lars Hultman and J.E. Greene
  Adatom/vacancy interactions and interlayer mass transport in small two-dimensional Pt clusters on Pt(1 1 1)
  Surface Science, 2003, 539(1-3), .
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 3

Valeriu Chirita, E.P. Munger, J.E. Greene and J.-E. Sundgren
  Cluster diffusion and surface morphological transitions on Pt (111) via reptation and concerted motion
  Thin Solid Films, 2000, 370(1), 179-185.
 Web of Science® Times Cited: 10

Conference Articles

Erik Wallin, Jon Andersson, Peter Münger, Valeriu Chirita and Ulf Helmersson
  Ab initio studies of adsorption and diffusion processes on alpha-Al2O3 (0001) surfaces
  AVS 54th International Symposium,2007, 2007.


Erik Wallin, Jon Andersson, Peter Münger, Valeriu Chirita and Ulf Helmersson
  Ab initio studies of adsorption and diffusion processes on alpha-Al2O3 (0001) surfaces
  International Symposium on Reactive Sputter Deposition,2007, 2007.


Ph.D. Theses

Davide G. Sangiovanni
  Transition Metal Nitrides: Alloy Design and Surface Transport Properties using Ab-initio and Classical Computational Methods
  2013.


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Peter Steneteg
  Development of molecular dynamics methodology for simulations of hard materials
  2012.


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Licentiate Theses

Davide Giuseppe Sangiovanni
  Toughness enhancement in transition metal nitrides
  2011.


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