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Encapsulated Pt-based nanoparticles for catalysis Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Jia-Hao Li, Hui-Yue Zhang, Quan-Wei Shi, Jie Ying, Christoph Janiak
Platinum (Pt)-based nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in many catalytic reactions benefiting from their inherent electronic surface properties. However, due to their high surface energy, they easily agglomerate and grow in size in catalytic reactions, resulting in significantly decreasing catalytic performance. To address this problem, encapsulating Pt-based NPs in porous materials to form core–shell
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The lubricated matter in body Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Hui Yuan, Wenguo Cui
Lubrication is everywhere in the body and essential for the correct operation of biological systems when subjected to contact stress and wear. The body is like a continuously operating life machine. Friction and energy consumption throughout the body would increase dramatically without lubrication, causing physical damage, accelerating senescence and even endangering life. Therefore, it is vital to
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The rise of borophene Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Prashant Kumar, Gurwinder Singh, Rohan Bahadur, Zhixuan Li, Xiangwei Zhang, C.I. Sathish, Mercy R. Benzigar, Thi Kim Anh Tran, Nisha T. Padmanabhan, Sithara Radhakrishnan, Jith C Janardhanan, Christy Ann Biji, Ann Jini Mathews, Honey John, Ehsan Tavakkoli, Ramaswamy Murugavel, Soumyabrata Roy, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Ajayan Vinu
Borophene stands out uniquely among Xenes with its metallic character, Dirac nature, exceptional electron mobility, thermal conductivity, and Young’s moduli—surpassing graphene. Invented in 2015, various methods, including atomic layer deposition, molecular beam epitaxy, and chemical vapor deposition, have successfully been demonstrated to realize substrate-supported crystal growth. Top-down approaches
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A comprehensive review on fiber-reinforced polymer composites: Raw materials to applications, recycling, and waste management Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Bibekananda De, Madhab Bera, Debashish Bhattacharjee, Bankim Chandra Ray, Subrata Mukherjee
Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite has played a crucial role in replacing metals in numerous applications due to its superior properties and ease of manufacturing. Raw materials, design flexibility, microstructure, durability, and advanced fabrication techniques have further diversified its applications. However, consumption of a huge amount of synthetic polymeric materials and fibers in FRP
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Advances in developing cost-effective carbon fibers by coupling multiscale modeling and experiments: A critical review Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Jiadeng Zhu, Zan Gao, Qian Mao, Yawei Gao, Ya Li, Xin Zhang, Qiang Gao, Mengjin Jiang, Sungho Lee, Adri C.T. van Duin
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Multifunctional dressings for wound exudate management Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Fan Feng, Zhihui Zhao, Jiwei Li, Yuesheng Huang, Weichao Chen
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Advanced strategies for the synthesis and modulation of 2D layered heterostructures for energy conversion and storage applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-10 Waseem Raza, Attia Shaheen, Noureen Amir Khan, Ki Hyun Kim, Xingke Cai
Two-dimensional heterostructures (2D HSs) are popular candidates for sustainable energy conversion and storage applications through the synergetic combination of nanosized heterojunctions with intriguing functionalities. The properties of 2D heterointerfaces can be well-regulated for scaled-up applications through synthetic tuning and/or engineering design. In this perspective, the synthesis protocols
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Critical review on mechanochemical fabrication of full-carbon graphyne material Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-09 Linrui Wang, Zixiang Hao, Shengpeng Chen, Haoyu Chen, Yichun Lou, Chengli He, Yang Chen, Xiaoli Cui
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Recent development of membranes for carbon capture: From materials to asymmetric membranes Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-06 Yuewen Jia, Kelvin Wong, Can Zeng Liang, Ji Wu, Tai-Shung Chung, Sui Zhang
Membrane technology has emerged as a promising approach for various CO capture applications, including but not limited to hydrogen purification, natural gas processing, biogas upgrading and flue gas post-treatment. Past decades have seen tremendous efforts in developing new materials with better intrinsic separation capacities. However, only a few of them have made their way to the market. It is therefore
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Materials science-based guidelines to develop robust hard thin film materials Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Paul H. Mayrhofer, Helmut Clemens, Franz D. Fischer
For mechanically dominated load profiles, nitrides are preferred as the base material for structural and functional hard coatings, while oxide-based materials offer better protection against high-temperature corrosion (such as oxidation). Thus, when mechanical and thermal loads are combined, the nitrides used should also have excellent stability against temperature and oxidation. How to develop such
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Unveiling cutting-edge advances in high surface area porous materials for the efficient removal of toxic metal ions from water Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Padmaja V. Mane, Richelle M. Rego, Pei Lay Yap, Dusan Losic, Mahaveer D. Kurkuri
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Aluminium alloys and composites for electrochemical energy systems Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Muhammad Manikkoth, Sreekala Kunhi Kannan, J. Mary Gladis, T.P.D. Rajan
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Steels for rails Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 W. Solano-Alvarez, H.K.D.H. Bhadeshia
Transport by rail is an efficient way of moving goods and people while managing problems such as congestion and the consequences on the environment. The relatively low energy consumption and CO emissions are attributed to the low rolling-resistance due to the stiffness of the wheel and rail, leading to small contact area . Investments in rail transportation has boomed in recent years. London, with
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Photo-responsive electrospun polymer nanofibers: Mechanisms, properties, and applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-18 Milad Babazadeh-Mamaqani, Donya Razzaghi, Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani, Amin Babaie, Mostafa Rezaei, Richard Hoogenboom, Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi
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Toward atomic-scale understanding of structure-dynamics-properties relations for metallic glasses Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-12 Zhen-Ya Zhou, Qun Yang, Hai-Bin Yu
Disorder and amorphous systems constitute a large body of modern scientific and technological research, where metallic glasses represent a simple realistic model material for fundamental inquiries and find increasingly widespread applications. Thanks to advances in experimental and computational techniques, recent decades have witnessed substantial progress in elucidating the nature of metallic glass
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Revolutionizing infrastructure: The evolving landscape of electricity-based multifunctional concrete from concept to practice Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Hanyao Qin, Siqi Ding, Ashraf Ashour, Qiaofeng Zheng, Baoguo Han
Traditional concrete, primarily employed for structural purposes, ensures the safety and reliability of infrastructure due to its excellent mechanical and durability properties. However, with the increasing scale of infrastructure, coupling of multifactorial and harsh service environment, expanding usage spaces, escalating demands for construction-environment harmony, and ever-rising human habitat
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Self-surface heating membrane distillation for sustainable production of freshwater: A state of the art overview Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 T.M. Subrahmanya, Hannah Faye M. Austria, Yi-Yun Chen, Owen Setiawan, Januar Widakdo, Mahaveer D. Kurkuri, Wei-Song Hung, Chien-Chieh Hu, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Juin-Yih Lai
Shortage of freshwater is a global challenge related to population growth, changes in climate conditions and industrial and agricultural needs. Thus, sustainable freshwater production through desalination and wastewater treatment is essential for various human purposes. Membrane distillation (MD) is a recent thermal driven membrane based purification technology with capability to eliminate the limitations
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Recent advances and future prospects of low-dimensional Mo2C MXene-based electrode for flexible electrochemical energy storage devices Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Dineshkumar Ponnalagar, Da-Ren Hang, Chi-Te Liang, Mitch M.C. Chou
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Sustainable polymer composite marine structures: Developments and challenges Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-21 Christophe Baley, Peter Davies, Wilfried Troalen, Alexandre Chamley, Imogen Dinham-Price, Adrien Marchandise, Vincent Keryvin
The marine industry has been a major user of polymer composites for over 50 years. There has been a strong historical preference for glass fibre reinforced thermoset polymers, mainly polyesters and epoxies, but manufacturers are starting to realize that the current materials and practices are not sustainable. As a result, there is increasing interest in alternative materials, which offer the prospects
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Emerging high-entropy compounds for electrochemical energy storage and conversion Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Da Liu, Peifang Guo, Hongge Pan, Renbing Wu
As a new member in high-entropy materials family developed after high-entropy alloys, high-entropy compounds (HECs) are of particular interest owing to the combination of superiorities from high entropy and cocktail effects. The discovery of HECs indeed opens up a new frontier in the field of energy storage and conversion. This article provides a comprehensive review of the new frontiers on HECs for
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Mechanosynthesized electroactive materials for sustainable energy and environmental applications: A critical review Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Zhijie Chen, Gao-Feng Han, Asif Mahmood, Jingwei Hou, Wei Wei, Ho Kyong Shon, Guoxiu Wang, T. David Waite, Jong-Beom Baek, Bing-Jie Ni
Electrochemistry-driven techniques for advanced energy storage/conversion and environmental protection play a crucial role in achieving sustainable development goals. As an indispensable component in diverse electrochemical systems, electroactive materials gain soaring interest in terms of rational design and sustainable synthesis. Notably, mechanochemistry-based green and powerful synthesis has been
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Recent advances in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) membranes: Delving into the intrinsic microstructure for carbon capture and arduous industrial applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Hui Shen Lau, Angelica Eugenia, Ying Weng, Wai Fen Yong
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Corrigendum to “Advances in crystallization regulation and defect suppression strategies for all-inorganic CsPbX3 perovskite solar cells” [Prog. Mater. Sci. 141 (2024) 101223] Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Jin Huang, Hao Wang, Chunliang Jia, Yizhe Tang, Husheng Yang, Chunyang Chen, Kaiyuan Gou, Yufan Zhou, Dan Zhang, Shengzhong Liu
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Liquid metal extreme materials Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Xuyang Sun, Xuelin Wang, Jing Liu
The continuous advancement of materials and technologies has significantly propelled the progress of human civilization. However, the more humans achieved, the more bottlenecks we encounter which span from space exploration, cutting edge advanced cooling to the clinical therapy of a single malignant tumor. The revolution to break through such barriers lies in the identification of extreme materials
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Tailoring the strengthening mechanisms of high-entropy alloys toward excellent strength-ductility synergy by metalloid silicon alloying: A review Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Mohammad Javad Sohrabi, Alireza Kalhor, Hamed Mirzadeh, Kinga Rodak, Hyoung Seop Kim
Metalloids and transition/refractory elements typically differ significantly in the electronic structure and atomic size, allowing for stronger solid-solution hardening in high-entropy alloys (HEAs) as well as improved work-hardening capability, which leads to exceptional strength-ductility balance. In this regard, Si addition has opened up a new pathway for developing novel and high-performance Cantor-based
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Progress in nanomaterial-based synergistic photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic therapy in combating bacterial infections Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Panchanathan Manivasagan, Thavasyappan Thambi, Ara Joe, Hyo-Won Han, Sun-Hwa Seo, Yeong Jun Jeon, João Conde, Eue-Soon Jang
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections has emerged as a serious threat to clinical treatment and global human health, and has become one of the most important challenges in clinical therapy. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop safe, effective, and new antibacterial strategies based on multifunctional nanomaterials for the accurate detection and treatment of MDR bacterial
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Exploring the potential Ru-based catalysts for commercial-scale polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis: A systematic review Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Shaoxiong Li, Sheng Zhao, Feng Hu, Linlin Li, Jianwei Ren, Lifang Jiao, Seeram Ramakrishna, Shengjie Peng
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How biomimetic nanofibers advance the realm of cutaneous wound management: The state-of-the-art and future prospects Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Niloofar Eslahi, Foad Soleimani, Roya Lotfi, Fatemeh Mohandes, Abdolreza Simchi, Mehdi Razavi
Skin acts as a protective barrier for the underlying organs against external events such as irradiation of ultraviolet rays, incursion of harmful pathogens, and water evaporation. As the skin is constantly liable to damage, the wound-healing process is vital to the survival of all organisms. Materials design and development for enhanced wound healing and skin tissue regeneration have been found highly
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Biological optics, photonics and bioinspired radiative cooling Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Zhen Yan, Huatian Zhai, Desong Fan, Qiang Li
Radiative cooling with eco-friendly and zero-energy advantages is considered one of the most viable solutions to address the conflict between traditional energy-intensive cooling systems and global decarbonization. Despite significant advances, the development of radiative cooling still faces many challenges, such as fine-engineering of materials and structures to enhance solar reflection and mid-infrared
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Defect sensitivity and fatigue design: Deterministic and probabilistic aspects in additively manufactured metallic materials Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-31 Xiaopeng Niu, Chao He, Shun-Peng Zhu, Pietro Foti, Filippo Berto, Lanyi Wang, Ding Liao, Qingyuan Wang
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Tailored carbon materials (TCM) for enhancing photocatalytic degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Avtar Singh, Jaspreet Dhau, Rajeev Kumar, Rahul Badru, Paramjit Singh, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Ajeet Kaushik
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Stretchable conductive fibers: Design, properties and applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Xiaoke Song, Jiujiang Ji, Ningjing Zhou, Mengjia Chen, Ruixiang Qu, Hengyi Li, Li'ang Zhang, Siyuan Ma, Zhijun Ma, Yen Wei
Stretchable conductive fibers (SCFs) are emerging materials that combine the advantages of both fibers and stretchable electronics, with broad applications in various electronic devices. Owing to their excellent stretchability, compliance, conductivity, and integratability, SCFs have drawn considerable attention from both academia and industry. Despite the emerging research enthusiasm in this field
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Emerging 2D materials beyond mxenes and TMDs: Transition metal carbo-chalcogenides Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Kassa Belay Ibrahim, Tofik Ahmed Shifa, Sandro Zorzi, Marshet Getaye Sendeku, Elisa Moretti, Alberto Vomiero
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Polymers of intrinsic microporosity for membrane-based precise separations Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Xiaoquan Feng, Junyong Zhu, Jian Jin, Yong Wang, Yatao Zhang, Bart Van der Bruggen
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Recent advancements in boron carbon nitride (BNC) nanoscale materials for efficient supercapacitor performances Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Rabia Manzar, Mohsin Saeed, Umer Shahzad, Jehan Y. Al-Humaidi, Shujah ur Rehman, Raed H. Althomali, Mohammed M. Rahman
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Manufacturing of metallic glass components: Processes, structures and properties Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Sajad Sohrabi, Jianan Fu, Luyao Li, Yu Zhang, Xin Li, Fei Sun, Jiang Ma, Wei Hua Wang
Metallic glasses (MGs) are out-of-equilibrium metallic systems known for their unique structural and functional properties arising from structural long-range disorder. Despite their attractive properties, practical applications of MGs fabricated by traditional casting strategy face challenges due to size constraints (limited glass-forming ability) and shape complexity issues. Over the decades since
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Crucibles and coatings for silicon melting and crystallization: An in-depth review of key considerations Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rania Hendawi, Lars Arnberg, Marisa Di Sabatino
This paper discusses crucial aspects related to crucibles and coatings in the scope of silicon crystallization and melting. The paper thoroughly examines different types of crucibles, highlighting both their principal challenges and advantages. Additionally, it investigates coatings in-depth, examining their roles, stability, and wetting behaviour. Crucible selection criteria, including thermal properties
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Porous monoliths from polyimide: Synthesis, modifications and applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Rubei Hu, Yiming Chen, Chunmei Zhang, Shaohua Jiang, Haoqing Hou, Gaigai Duan
High-performance porous polyimide (PI) monoliths, including PI aerogels, sponges, and foams, have become one of the hotspots in both researching and applications due to their superior properties such as high porosity, outstanding mechanical and thermal stability, low dielectric constant and thermal conductivity. Up to now, various fabricating methods and applicating situations for PI porous monolith
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Synthesis, properties, applications, 3D printing and machine learning of graphene quantum dots in polymer nanocomposites Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Vimukthi Dananjaya, Sathish Marimuthu, Richard (Chunhui) Yang, Andrews Nirmala Grace, Chamil Abeykoon
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Bioinspired interpenetrating-phase metal composites Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yanyan Liu, Bingqing Chen, Zengqian Liu, Zhefeng Zhang, Robert O. Ritchie
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Towards load-bearing biomedical titanium-based alloys: From essential requirements to future developments Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Yu-Wei Cui, Liqiang Wang, Lai-Chang Zhang
The use of biomedical metallic materials in research and clinical applications has been an important focus and a significant area of interest, primarily owing to their role in enhancing human health and extending human lifespan. This article, particularly on titanium-based alloys, explores exceptional properties that can address bone health issues amid the growing challenges posed by an aging population
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Passive daytime radiative cooling materials toward real-world applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Cunhai Wang, Hao Chen, Fuqiang Wang
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging cooling technique of a sunshine-exposed terrestrial surface by dissipating excessive heat into the deep-cold outer space. It is a passive technique without fuel consumption and paves a promising way to overcome the issues of energy shortage and environmental pollution at the global scale. In the contemporary era, highly developed nanophotonic
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Al-Si controlled expansion alloys for electronic packaging applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Kirtiratan Godbole, B. Bhushan, S.V.S. Narayana Murty, K. Mondal
The demand for thermal management in electronic packaging (EP) and its allied industries, especially in high-power electronics, has grown in the last three decades due to the continuous miniaturization of electronic components. The thermal management of EP warrants metal/alloys/composite with uniquely low thermal expansion and high thermal conductivity. Controlled expansion (CE) materials play a significant
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Polymer coated slow/ controlled release granular fertilizers: Fundamentals and research trends Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ihsane Kassem, El-Houssaine Ablouh, Fatima-Zahra El Bouchtaoui, Mohamed Jaouahar, Mounir El Achaby
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From 0D to 2D: Synthesis and bio-application of anisotropic magnetic iron oxide nanomaterials Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Fuqiang Chang, Gemma-Louise Davies
Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MIPs) have garnered significant scientific interest due to their magnetic properties and unique features, including low toxicity, colloidal stability, and surface engineering capability. Recent advances in nanoparticle synthesis have enabled the development of MIPs with precise control over their physicochemical properties, making them suitable for medical applications
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Biopolymer‐based gel electrolytes for electrochemical energy Storage: Advances and prospects Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Wu Yang, Wang Yang, Jiaming Zeng, Yuling Chen, Yongfa Huang, Juan Liu, Jianyun Gan, Tingzhen Li, Hao Zhang, Linxin Zhong, Xinwen Peng
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Rare-earth tantalates for next-generation thermal barrier coatings Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Lin Chen, Baihui Li, Jing Feng
Ceramic thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) have attracted significant research attention owing to their utility in the thermally insulating alloy components of gas turbines and aircraft engines that operate at high temperatures. Most TBCs comprise yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ); however, YSZ no longer meets the demands of modern TBC applications due to its low working temperature and high thermal conductivity
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Simple shear methodology for local structure–property relationships of sheet metals: State-of-the-art and open issues Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Guofeng Han, Ji He, Shuhui Li, Zhongqin Lin
Simple shear presents a local material structure–property relationship and plays an important role in the development of material design, mechanical modeling, and manufacturing processes for sheet metals. Simple shear tests are extensively adopted to reveal the stress-state-dependent mechanisms of material microstructure evolution with their corresponding mechanical properties, to develop sophisticated
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Materials challenges for aluminum ion based aqueous energy storage devices: Progress and prospects Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Xiao Zheng, Cuiping Han, Chun-Sing Lee, Wenjiao Yao, Chunyi Zhi, Yongbing Tang
Due to the shortage of lithium resources, current lithium-ion batteries are difficult to meet the growing demand for energy storage in the long run. Rechargeable aqueous aluminum ion (Al) electrochemistry has the advantages of abundant resources, high safety, environmental friendliness, and high energy/power density. It is, therefore an ideal choice for alternative energy storage devices. However,
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Metal-based cathodes for hydrogen production by alkaline water electrolysis: Review of materials, degradation mechanism, and durability tests Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Naeemeh Esfandiari, Mahmood Aliofkhazraei, Alejandro N. Colli, Frank C. Walsh, Serhiy Cherevko, Ludwig A. Kibler, Mohamed M. Elnagar, Peter D. Lund, Dongke Zhang, Sasha Omanovic, Jaeyoung Lee
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How irradiation promotes intergranular stress corrosion crack initiation Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 G.S. Was, C.-B. Bahn, J. Busby, B. Cui, D. Farkas, M. Gussev, M. Rigen He, J. Hesterberg, Z. Jiao, D. Johnson, W. Kuang, M. McMurtrey, I. Robertson, A. Sinjlawi, M. Song, K. Stephenson, K. Sun, S. Swaminathan, M. Wang, E. West
Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) is a form of intergranular stress corrosion cracking that occurs in irradiated austenitic alloys. It requires an irradiated microstructure along with high temperature water and stress. The process is ubiquitous in that it occurs in a wide range of austenitic alloys and water chemistries, but only when the alloy is irradiated. Despite evidence of
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Chemical inhomogeneities in high-entropy alloys help mitigate the strength-ductility trade-off Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Evan Ma, Chang Liu
Metallurgists have long been accustomed to a trade-off between yield strength and tensile ductility. Extending previously known strain-hardening mechanisms, the emerging multi-principal-element alloys (MPEAs) offer additional help in promoting the strength-ductility synergy, towards gigapascal yield strength simultaneously with pure-metal-like tensile ductility. The highly concentrated chemical make-up
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Orientation of graphene nanosheets in magnetic fields Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Viney Ghai, Sajjad Pashazadeh, Hengzhi Ruan, Roland Kádár
Aligning anisotropic nanoparticles using external fields is one of the major obstacles to unlocking their enormous potential for novel applications. The most famous such example is graphene, a 2D family of nanomaterials that has received enormous attention since its discovery. Using graphene to enhance mechanical, thermal, electric or gas barrier properties, imparting antibacterial properties etc.
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Progress in ATRP-derived materials for biomedical applications Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Mohsen Khodadadi Yazdi, Payam Zarrintaj, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Masoud Mozafari, Sidi A. Bencherif
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Advances and perspectives in understanding the structure-redox relationship of layered Li-Co-Ni-Mn oxide cathode materials Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Zhenxing Wang, Linqing Li, Zhenhua Sun, Pei Tang, Guangjian Hu, Jun Tan, Feng Li
Comprehensive understanding the layered transition oxide cathodes from the evolution of redox couples is crucial for developing electrochemically stable and high-energy-density cathode materials.
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Irradiation performance of high entropy ceramics: A comprehensive comparison with conventional ceramics and high entropy alloys Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Shasha Huang, Jun Zhang, Haijun Fu, Yaoxu Xiong, Shihua Ma, Xuepeng Xiang, Biao Xu, Wenyu Lu, Yanwen Zhang, William J. Weber, Shijun Zhao
High entropy ceramics (HECs) are a novel class of ceramics that exhibit high melting point, excellent high-temperature mechanical performance, and superb corrosion resistance, making them promising candidates for advanced nuclear reactors. Notably, encouraging irradiation tolerance has been found in a few HECs based on the scattered reports in the current literature. In this article, we systematically
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Inorganic persistent luminescence materials: Emerging optical theranostic agents Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Junpeng Shi, Xia Sun, Liang Song, Maochun Hong, Quan Yuan, Yun Zhang
The development of optical theranostics has brought new requirements for the diagnostic and therapeutic properties of optical theranostics agents (OTAs) in recent years. Inorganic persistent luminescence materials (IPLMs) have garnered considerable attention owing to their unique persistent luminescence (PersL). IPLMs offer unique advantages in diagnosis and treatment because of this PersL property
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Tuning the properties of surgical polymeric materials for improved soft-tissue wound closure and healing Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Yunhua Chen, Muyuan Chai, Chengkai Xuan, Jiayi Lin, Huishang Yang, Chunhui Li, Manshan Xie, Serge Ostrovidov, Xuetao Shi, Chuanbin Mao
Effective wound management is important, as millions of people suffer traumatic injuries and surgical operations annually. Proper wound closure is essential for the structural and functional restoration of damaged tissues. In addition to conventional sutures, various advanced surgical materials with multiple functions have been developed for more reliable and improved wound healing performance in the
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Stable glass-protected CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) perovskite quantum dots and their applications in backlight LED Prog. Mater. Sci. (IF 33.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Ching Liu, Wen-Tse Huang, Ru-Shi Liu