Correction to: J Mater Sci (2022) 57:8113–8126 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07153-4

The original Fig. 1c showed the wrong enlarged zone. The following figure shows the correct zone. The authors state that the validity of the conclusions in the article is not affected.

Figure 1
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Surface, cross-sectional morphologies and enlarged images of VAlCN-Ag (a–c) and VAlCN/VN-Ag (d–f) coatings