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Vyas A, Aliyu A. Structural and mechanical properties of Si-doped CrN coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering technique. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13461. [PMID: 36816227 PMCID: PMC9929308 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
This study successfully deposited Si-doped CrN coatings onto Si (100) substrate by direct current magnetron sputtering. The concentration of Si in the CrSiN coatings was varied by changing the Si target current during deposition. The microstructural and mechanical properties were determined by employing X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and nanoindentation test. According to the results, the coating with 3.3 at.% Si contents (CrSiN-2) show an increase and decrease in the crystallite size and coating surface roughness, respectively, leading to solid solution hardening with an optimum hardness and elastic modulus of 21.37 GPa and 205.68 GPa, respectively. With continued Si addition, the coating roughness increased and the mechanical properties gradually decreased and attained 184.08 GPa and 18.95 GPa for the elastic modulus and hardness of the coating with a maximum Si concentration of 9.2 at.% (CrSiN-5).
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Affiliation(s)
- Anand Vyas
- Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies, SPEED, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China,Corresponding author. Division of Science Engineering and Health Studies, SPEED, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 8, Hung Luk Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria,Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Calero Hurtado A, Chiconato DA, Prado RDM, Sousa Junior GDS, Olivera Viciedo D, Piccolo MDC. Silicon application induces changes C:N:P stoichiometry and enhances stoichiometric homeostasis of sorghum and sunflower plants under salt stress. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 27:3711-3719. [PMID: 33304182 PMCID: PMC7714968 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Beneficial effects of silicon (Si) on growth have been observed in some plant species, reportedly due to stoichiometric changes of C, N, and P. However, little is known about the effects on the stoichiometric relationships between C, N, and P when silicon is supplied via different modes in sorghum and sunflower plants under salt stress conditions. Therefore, the current study was performed to investigate the impact of differing modes of Si supply on shoot biomass production and C:N:P stoichiometry in sorghum and sunflower plants under salt stress. Two experiments were performed in a glass greenhouse using the strong Si-accumulator plant sorghum, as well as the intermediate type Si-accumulator sunflower, both of which were grown in pots filled with washed sand. Plant species were cultivated for 30 days in the absence or presence of salt stress (0 or 100 mM) and supplemented with one of four Si treatments: control plants (without Si), 28.6 mmol Si L-1 via foliar application, 2.0 mmol Si L-1 via nutrient solution, and combined application of foliar and nutrient solution, each group with five replications. The results revealed that supplied Si modified the C, N, and P concentrations, thereby enhancing the C:N:P stoichiometry and shoot dry matter of sorghum and sunflower plants under salt stress. Both application of Si via nutrient solution, as well as combined application via foliar and nutrient solution, increased the C:N ratio in both plant species under salt stress, but in sorghum plants decreased the C:P and N:P ratios and increased the shoot biomass production by 39%, while in sunflower plants increased the C:P and N:P ratios and increased the shoot biomass production by 24%. Our findings suggest that salt stress alleviation by Si impacts C:N:P stoichiometric relationships in a variable manner depending on the ability of the species to accumulate Si, as well as the route of Si administration.
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Key Words
- Carbon
- Ecological stoichiometry
- F +Na, foliar Si treatment under NaCl stress
- F −Na, foliar Si treatment under non-NaCl stress
- F, foliar application of Si
- HCl, Hydrochloric acid
- Helianthus annuus
- LDM, leaves dry matter
- Macronutrients
- Na+, sodium
- R +Na, root Si treatment under NaCl stress
- R −Na, root Si treatment under non-NaCl stress
- R, root application of Si
- RF +Na, combined Si treatment under NaCl stress
- RF −Na, combined Si treatment under non-NaCl stress
- RF, and combined foliar and root applications of Si
- S, Scheffe
- SDM, shoot dry matter
- SDM, stem dry matter
- Salinity
- Si × NaCl, Si–NaCl interaction
- Si, Silicon
- SiNaKE, Stabilized sodium and potassium silicate
- Sorghum bicolor
- −Si +Na, non-Si treatment under NaCl stress
- −Si −Na, non-Si treatment under non-NaCl stress
- −Si, Control no added Si
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander Calero Hurtado
- Department of Agricultural Production Sciences - Soil and Fertilizer Sector, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane Avenue s/n, P. C. 14884900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology Applied to Agriculture, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane Avenue s/n, P. C. 14884900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Production Sciences - Soil and Fertilizer Sector, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane Avenue s/n, P. C. 14884900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology Applied to Agriculture, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane Avenue s/n, P. C. 14884900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Production Sciences - Soil and Fertilizer Sector, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane Avenue s/n, P. C. 14884900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling, Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo (USP), Centenário Avenue 303, cep 13400-970, Piracicaba, SãoPaulo, Brazil
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