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A straightforward 3D polycrystal plasticity finite element method for dynamic/static recrystallization simulation J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Guowei Zhou, Yuanzhe Hu, Ronghui Hu, Peidong Wu, Dayong Li
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Spreadable thermosensitive nanocomposite hydrogel dressing with ultrasound-responsive bactericidal/repair-promoting regulation and cascade antioxidantion for infected burn wound repair J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Meng Yu, Yi Guo, Shaowen Zhou, Yanhuai Li, Zexing Deng, Xin Zhao, Yong Han
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The lattice friction stress driven temperature-dependent tensile deformation behaviors of CoNiCr2 eutectic medium-entropy alloy J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 H.B. Wu, W.L. Wang, T.W. Liu, P.X. Yan, W. Ren, P.J. Zhou, J. Chen
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Formation mechanism of Al-O intergranular amorphous phase toughened nanoscale ZrB2-ZrC composite coating synthesized by reactive plasma spraying J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Yu-hang Cui, Yong Yang, Dian-long Wang, Yan-wei Wang
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Rare earth oxides CeO2 nanoparticle embedded magnetic carbon nanofibers for electro-magnetic cooperation and efficient electromagnetic wave absorption J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Baoding Li, Yanli Deng, Chang Liu, Jing Qiao, Shanyue Hou, Na Wu, Fan Wu, Zhihui Zeng, Jiurong Liu
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Controlled assembly engineering of Co@Co9S8-Glass micro-nano composite hollow microspheres towards microwave absorption improvement J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Man Li, Qianqian Jia, Zhenguo An, Jingjie Zhang
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Uniformly dispersed zinc-tin alloy as high-performance anode for aqueous zinc ion batteries J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Xumeng Ge, Zhi Peng, Qingqing Zhang, Jing Zhu, Ningning Zhao, Zekun Zhang, Wei Meng, Bin Li, Ling Wang, Huajun Tian, Lei Dai, Zhangxing He
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An in-situ three-dimensional study of the dynamic and mechanism during spark plasma sintering of aluminum alloys J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Peng Chen, Kesong Miao, Rengeng Li, Guohua Fan, Hao Wu
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A review of the progress and challenges of counter-gravity casting J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Dafan Du, Jiatuo An, Anping Dong, Baode Sun
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Dispersion, solid solution, and covalent bond coupled to strengthen K4169/TiAl composite brazed joints: first-principles and experimental perspective J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Liangliang Zhang, Peng Li, Honggang Dong
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A coupled model for precipitation strengthening in Mg-Zn alloys Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Yi Yang, Jun Wang, Mahmoud Reza Ghandehari Ferdowsi, Sitarama R. Kada, Thomas Dorin, Matthew R. Barnett, Michel Perez
A recently developed precipitation model is coupled to an original mechanical model to predict the strength evolution in Mg-Zn alloys during aging. The proposed models consider the strengthening effects of rod and plate-shaped precipitates on the most important deformation mechanisms in Mg alloys: basal slip, prismatic slip, and twinning. It is found that shearing of rod precipitates dominates the
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Elucidating the effect of cyclic plasticity on strengthening mechanisms and fatigue property of 5xxx Al alloys J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Yong Zhang, Lantian Zhang, Lingxin Li, Le Zong, Lequn Kan, Hao Li, Lu Jiang, Wenwen Sun
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Ti3C2Tx MXene enhanced PEO/SN-based solid electrolyte for high-performance Li metal battery J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Hao Xu, Shuai Liu, Zhiang Li, Fan Ding, Ting Wang, Ting Liu, Weimin Wang, Kaikai Song, Jie Liu, Lina Hu
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Disrupting variant selection memory effect in laser powder bed fusion to improve strength-ductility synergy of Ti-6Al-4V alloys J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 C. Yang, B. Liu, L.L. Pan, Y. Yang, Y. Zhou, W.S. Cai, Le-hua. Liu
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Concurrent dramatic enhancement of high-temperature strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via chain-like dual-carbides at grain boundaries J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 N. Gao, X.W. Liu, Z.H. Yin, Y.S. Wang, K. Wang, Y.F. Zhao, Z.M. Li
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Discovering novel γ-γ′ Pt-Al superalloys via lattice stability in Pt3Al induced by local atomic environment distortion Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Wei Yu, Xiaoyu Chong, Yingxue Liang, Xingyu Gao, Yan Wei, Shun-Li Shang, Mengdi Gan, Yang Lin, Aimin Zhang, Haijun Wu, Li Chen, Jing Feng, Zi-Kui Liu, Haifeng Song
The strength of Pt-Al superalloys can be effectively improved using a coherent structure composed of a disordered γ phase and an ordered γ′ phase. However, γ′-Pt3Al has a cubic phase only at high temperatures and a tetragonal phase at low temperatures, thus breaking the coherent interface and deteriorating its mechanical properties. Here, high throughput first-principles calculations and rational experiments
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Quasi-linear superelasticity and associated elastocaloric effect in boron-doped polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ti alloys Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Guoyao Zhang, Honglin Wang, Zongbin Li, Bo Yang, Haile Yan, Liang Zuo
Ni-Mn-Ti shape memory alloys show great potential in solid-state elastocaloric cooling owing to very prominent elastocaloric effect along with first-order stress-induced martensitic transformation. However, large stress hysteresis inherent to martensitic transformation greatly restricts the energy efficiency and cyclic stability of elastocaloric response. Here, we demonstrate the effective manipulation
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Programming ferromagnetic soft materials for miniature soft robots: Design, fabrication, and applications J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Junliang Chen, Dongdong Jin, Qianqian Wang, Xing Ma
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Metallic 1T-MoS2 boosts the kinetics for NiS2-based hybrid supercapacitors with superb rate performance J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Zhifan Song, Ruyi Bi, Jianhao Li, Yilei He, Fu Rao, Xiaoyu Chen, Jiangyan Wang, Zumin Wang, Ranbo Yu, Dan Wang
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Electron structure customization of molybdenum phosphide via lanthanum doping toward highly efficient overall water splitting J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Xin Ye, He Ma, Shaoyang Wu, Fan Wu, Xiangqun Zhuge, Jiangchuan Liu, Yurong Ren, Peng Wei
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Self-regulating heating and self-powered flexible fiber fabrics at low temperature J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Xuewen Zheng, Xingyi Dai, Jing Ge, Xiaoyu Yang, Ping Yang, Yiyu Feng, Long-Biao Huang, Wei Feng
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Enhancing strength-ductility synergy in metastable β-Ti alloys through β-subgrains-mediated hierarchical α-precipitation J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Yujie Xing, Dingxuan Zhao, Jinwen Lei, Youchuan Mao, Zehua Zheng, Wei Chen, Jinyu Zhang, Xianghong Liu, Jun Sun
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Liquid state property and rapid peritectic solidification of refractory Mo-33.3 at.% Zr alloy under electrostatic levitation condition Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 X.L. Zhao, J. Chang, M.J. Lin, P.X. Yan, B. Wei
The thermophysical properties and rapid solidification mechanism of liquid Mo-33.3 at.% Zr peritectic alloy were investigated by electrostatic levitation technique, which attained a maximum undercooling of 387 K (0.16 TL). At its liquidus temperature, the density, surface tension, viscosity and solute diffusion coefficient of this refractory alloy were determined as 8.14 g/cm3, 1.60 N/m, 11.32 mPa·s
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Multimodal deep learning framework to predict strain localization of Mg/LPSO two-phase alloys Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Daiki Kuriki, Fabien Briffod, Takayuki Shiraiwa, Manabu Enoki
This study proposes a method for predicting three-dimensional (3D) local strain distribution under compressive deformation of as-cast Mg/LPSO two-phase alloys from 3D microstructure images. The 3D local strain distribution was obtained by applying the digital volume correlation method to X-ray CT images before and after compression tests. Three microstructure descriptors were extracted from the 3D
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Zero thermal expansion in KxMnxIn2-x(MoO4)3 based materials Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Qingjie Wang, Yongqiang Qiao, Kaiyue Zhao, Peixian Zhang, Huan Zhao, Juan Guo, Xinwei Shi, Erjun Liang, Qilong Gao
Zero thermal expansion (ZTE) materials can solve problems such as device failure and cracking caused by mismatched coefficient of thermal expansion. However, ZTE material is rare in nature. NaZr2(PO4)3 is a framework compound with near-zero thermal expansion due to coupled rotations of rigid ZrO6 and PO4 polyhedra in the structure, and several studies have been devoted to obtaining more ZTE compounds
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Solvent extraction of titanium(IV) from orthophosphoric acid media using Aliquat-336/kerosene and stripping with nitric acid Hydrometallurgy (IF 4.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Ahmed A. Galhoum, Basma T. Mohamed, Shaimaa S. Abdulmoteleb, Said I. Mohamady, Nagwa I. Falila
Titanium extraction from acidic solutions was investigated using Aliquat-336, considering factors like acid type and concentration for leaching, diluent type for solvent extraction, equilibration time, extractant concentration, phase ratio, and temperature. Kerosene exhibited superior performance as an aliphatic diluent for Aliquat-336 compared to other utilized diluents. The extraction efficiency
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Multifunctional microsphere dressings via metal ligand bonding engineering for infectious wound healing J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Zhongyi Sun, Ningning Cheng, Zhuyun Cai, Zhengran Ying, Haibo Liu, Ziyan Chen, Hua Zeng, Mengting Yin, Haijiang Liu, Shuo Tan, Xuhui Zhou, Xinyu Zhao, Feng Chen
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A superior safe nonmetal hybrid dual-ion capacitor with high capacity and long cycle life J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Miao Zhang, Bin Tang, Rui Jia, Yuchen Zhang, Fan Zhang, Bin Wang, Yongbing Tang
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Synergistic effects of Fe single atoms and Fe nanoparticles modulating the electronic configuration for photocatalytic water treatment J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Min Dai, Ziwen Zhao, Yaru Li, Shuaiqi Zhang, Jingyun Fang, Chun Hu, Fan Li
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A model for oblique impacts on material surfaces Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Yang Liu, Yuchen Sun, Keith A Nelson, Christopher A. Schuh
Many practical situations of material damage, wear, and erosion involve collisions between small particles and surfaces at inclined angles. While there are many well-validated models of normal incidence impact situations, elastic-plastic models for oblique incidence impact events are lacking. Here the finite element method is used to predict the normal and tangential coefficient of restitution in oblique
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Atomistic simulations to reveal HIP-bonding mechanisms of Al6061/Al6061 Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Ankit Roy, Rajib Kalsar, Miao Song, Vineet V. Joshi
Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to understand the diffusion bonding process during hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of Al6061/Al6061 alloy. Simulations of the HIP process reveal atomistic phenomena that are difficult or unlikely to be observed experimentally and provide useful insights into the mechanism of diffusion and bonding. The results reveal that at the start of the HIP process, a massive
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Quantitative model for grain boundary effects on strength-electrical conductivity relation Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Jiapeng Hou, Xiaotao Li, Shuo Wang, Xueyuan Fan, Chenghui Li, Qiang Wang, Zhenjun Zhang, Zhefeng Zhang
Fine-long shaped grains have been proved to be an efficient design approach to overcome the traditional trade-off relation between strength and electrical conductivity (EC) of metal wires. However, quantitative models linking grain shape parameters to both strength and EC remain scarce, limiting the precise optimization of material properties. In this study, grain boundaries (GBs) were classified into
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Highly valent cobalt-manganese spinel nanowires induced by fluorine-doping for durable acid oxygen evolution reaction J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Xueping Hong, Yong Gao, Miaoxia Ji, Jinhan Li, Lingling Ding, Zhenwen Yu, Kun Chang
The increase in the fraction of high-valent metal cations is of significant importance for enhancing the stability of noble-metal-free catalysts in the acid oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report the preparation of a cobalt-manganese oxide spinel nanowire catalyst, where the incorporation and stabilization of high-valent cation fractions are induced by electron-withdrawing anionic fluorine
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High-pressure synthesis, structure and physical properties of two quasi-one-dimensional compounds Ba9Nb2.54Te15 and Ba9Ta1.89Te15 J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Lei Duan, Xiaoming Chen, Zelong Wang, Yanteng Wei, Jun Zhang, Yagang Feng, Shun Wang, Suxuan Du, Zhiwei Zhao, Changjiang Xiao, Xiancheng Wang, Changqing Jin
Two quasi-one-dimensional compounds BaNbTe and BaTaTe were synthesized under high pressure and high temperature conditions and systematically characterized by structural, transport and magnetic measurements. Both the two compounds crystallize into a hexagonal structure with the space group -62 (No. 188). The structure consists of trimeric face-sharing octahedral Nb/TaTe chains separated by a large
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Effect of cooling rates and heat treatment time on Si phase of AlSi10Mg alloy manufactured by selective laser melting: Microstructure evolution and strengthening mechanism J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Xu Zhang, Shengsheng Chen, Zhaoyi Wang, Dongming Li, Xiangcheng Cui, Jianxin Xu
As a processing technique to change the organization and properties of materials, heat treatment was widely used to strengthen metallic materials. This study examines the impact of varying cooling rates and heat treatment durations on the mechanical properties and microstructure of AlSi10Mg alloys produced through Selective laser melting (SLM). The heat treatment process was Solution Heat Treatment
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Processing and characterization of Ultra High Temperature High‐Entropy (Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Mo0.2W0.2)B2-based Ceramics: Effect of W granulometry, graphite, and SiC addition J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Mariano Casu, Simone Barbarossa, Antonio M. Locci, Giacomo Cao, Costantino Cau, Laura Caggiu, Sebastiano Garroni, Paolo Ferro, Roberto Orrù
A highly dense and single phase (TiZrHfMoW)B ceramic product is obtained in this work at 1950°C (20 min, 20 MPa) by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) from powders prepared by Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis (SHS). The formation of the (W,Mo)B secondary phase is avoided using fine W precursors and adding 1 wt% graphite to the SHS powders before SPS. Kinetic limitations responsible for hindering
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B, N co-doped 3D hierarchical porous carbon entrapping sulfur for high performance of Li-S batteries J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Shuaibo Zeng, Jing Peng, Xiyuan Pan, Yongyi Li, Hongjian Guan, Zixing He, Longlong Lin, Yaqi Wen, Zhuojian Liang, Wei Xu, Xinghua Liang
The dissolution and diffusion of polysulfide compounds in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries restrict their cyclic stability. The sulfur hosts are the key to achieve good cyclic stability for Li-S batteries. Here, a three-dimensional hierarchical heteroatoms B, N-doped porous carbon (BNC) was prepared as a new sulfur host. The active sulfur can be anchored inside the cathode due to the incorporation of
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Bimetallic nickel-cobalt sulfide grown on graphene foam for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Zhengyan Chen, Runzhuo Xue, Baoli Fan, Yilan Wang, Wenhui Tian, Lu Pei, Yanling Jin, Zhengzheng Guo, Zhenfeng Sun, Fang Ren, Penggang Ren
Although bimetallic nickel-cobalt sulfides (Ni/Co-S) have shown promising candidates as pseudocapacitive materials with excellent electrochemical performance, achieving high energy density, high power density, and good cyclability of Ni/Co-S electrode remains a challenge. In this study, the graphene foam (GF) with a three-dimensional (3D) skeleton was successfully prepared using a chemical vapor deposition
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Effect of Yb3+ on the thermophysical and mechanical properties of gadolinium zirconate ceramics: First-principles calculations and experimental study J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Qian Chen, Hengchang Wang, Jingzhi Wu, Jie Xu, Baoxing Zhai, Jun He, Feng Gao
Thermal barrier coating materials require high phase stability, low thermal conductivity, and a thermal expansion coefficient that matches the bonding layer. Cation doping is a highly efficient method for enhancing the thermophysical and mechanical characteristics of materials used in thermal barrier coatings. The thermophysical and mechanical properties, as well as the phase stability at high temperatures
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Nanoindentation-induced serrated flow behavior and deformation mechanism in metallic glass: A combined experiments and molecular dynamics simulation J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Xianjun Kong, Xinbo Hu, Minghai Wang, Yaohui Zheng, Ning Hou
In this study, the deformation behaviors of bulk metallic glass (BMG) during the nanoindentation are presented via the experiments and molecular dynamics (MD). The relationship between shear transformation zone (STZ) formation and serrated flow dynamics are developed to explain the deformation characterization evolution of BMG. It is found that as the peak load increases, the hardness and elastic modulus
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Controlled synthesis of tantalum-based solid solution and exploration of electrochemical properties as soluble anode for molten salt electrolysis Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater. (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Xuena Men, Zepeng Lv, Shaolong Li, Jilin He, Jianxun Song
Metal oxycarbide solid solution possesses an extensive potential applications due to its remarkable physical features. In this paper, TaCO solid solution is successively and controllably synthesized by carbothermal reduction of TaO. Based on the thermodynamic calculation, the possible reactions under different conditions in the carbothermal reduction process were analyzed, which provides theoretical
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Rare earth-doped ceramic coatings: Analysis of microstructure, mechanical properties, and slurry Erosion resistance using high pressure-high velocity oxy-liquid fuel deposition Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater. (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Mohit Vishnoi, Qasim Murtaza, Paras Kumar, Anuj Bansal, Vikrant Singh
The high pressure-high velocity oxy liquid fuel (HP-HVOLF) is a current industry-adopted thermal spraying technique for developing high melting point powder coating over surfaces. In the current manuscript, the rare earth (LaO/CeO/ErO–0.3 wt%. each) doped and without rare earth doped carbide (WC-10Co-4Cr) coatings have been deployed on stainless steel (SS410) via HP-HVOLF process. The comparison among
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Enhancing strength and irradiation tolerance of Mg alloy via co-addition of Mn and Ca elements J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Wei Zhang, Zhipeng Shen, Hucheng Pan, Tao Wang, Tong Fu, Dongsheng Xie, Aitao Tang, Changqing Teng, Lu Wu, Gaowu Qin
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Multidimensional construction of 1T-MoS2@graphene nanosheets nanocomposites for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Jia Zhao, Mukun He, Hua Guo, Yali Zhang, Hua Qiu, Haoran Lai
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Ce-doping-induced defect effects boosting H2 generation J. Mater. Sci. Technol. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Chongbei Wu, Xuan Li, Xia Liu, Shuai Wei, Jiaxin Tang, Yonggao Cheng, Zhe Zhao, Aobing Wang, Jizhou Jiang
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Accelerating precipitation hardening by natural aging in a 6082 Al-Mg-Si alloy Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Chunan Li, Calin D. Marioara, Constantinos Hatzoglou, Sigmund J. Andersen, Randi Holmestad, Yanjun Li
It is well known that long time natural aging (NA) after quenching from solution treatment will significantly reduce the precipitation hardening kinetics and peak hardness of most 6xxx aluminum alloys during later artificial aging (AA). Here we demonstrate an effective strategy to accelerate precipitation hardening, taking advantage of NA. It is found that by a short time pre-aging (PA) at AA temperature
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Transport of Mg2+ cations and diffusion-induced spin-lattice relaxation of 51V NMR in orthovanadate Mg3V2O8 Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Olga N. Leonidova, Konstantin N. Mikhalev, Dmitriy A. Prokopyev, Olga A. Babanova, Аlexander P. Tyutyunnik, Ekaterina I. Konstantinova, Ilia A. Leonidov
Magnesium orthovanadate Mg3V2O8 provides an excellent model for studying the transport of magnesium cations in a three-dimensional matrix with two types of Mg(1)O6 and Mg(2)O6 octahedra connected by edges and chains of VO4 tetrahedra isolated from each other. In the present paper, the magnesium cations have been found to be the ionic charge carriers in this system using the Tubandt method. The electrical
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(Nd,Sm,La)-Fe-B-based hot-deformed magnets with excellent comprehensive properties for variable flux permanent magnet motors Acta Mater. (IF 8.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 A.K. Srinithi, Xin Tang, H. Sepehri-Amin, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono
An emerging motor type, the variable flux permanent magnet (VFPM) motor, has created a demand for permanent magnets with a new set of properties. These magnets must exhibit easily tunable magnetization, demanding for moderate coercivity values, low magnetizing fields, and first-order reversal curves (FORCs) with high flatness. In this work, we report that the doping of Sm and La in Nd-Fe-B-based hot-deformed
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Enhancing the electrochemical performance of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 by surface modification with homemade high-purity hexagonal phase tungsten oxide nanoparticles J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Tao Lu, Zhenqiang Wang, Jigang He, Yuqing Qiu, Xingyu Chen, Ailiang Chen, Xuheng Liu, Lihua He, Jiangtao Li, Fenglong Sun, Zhongwei Zhao
Nickel-rich layered oxides with high energy density and acceptable cost are considered as one of the most ideal cathode materials for power batteries. However, its large-scale production and application still face the challenge in terms of rapid capacity fading and poor structural stability, which has prompted research into surface coating materials/technologies within both academic and industrial
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Enhancement of antimicrobial properties and cytocompatibility through silver and magnesium doping strategies on copper oxide nanocomposites J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Gopinath Kasi, Sarinthip Thanakkasaranee, Nattan Stalin, Ayyakannu Arumugam, Kittisak Jantanasakulwong, Rangsan Panyathip, Jirasak Sukunta, Nuttapol Tanadchangsaeng, Patnarin Worajittiphon, Pornchai Rachtanapun
In the present study, silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), and the various molar ratios of Ag:Mg-doped copper oxide nanocomposites (CuO NCs) were synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The CuO NC samples calcined at 500 °C were further analyzed for their morphological, structural, functional, and optical properties. Adding single and dual doping increased the pristine CuO band gap from 1.28 to 1.50 eV
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Multi-metric luminescence properties of Sm3+/Er3+ doped Ca2Ga2GeO7: Excitation, time, and temperature J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Sangwon Wi, Yunho Jin, Yunsang Lee
In this study, we explored the potential of Sm/Er-doped CaGaGeO (CGGO:RE, RE = Sm/Er) as an innovative phosphor, harnessing its versatile photoluminescence properties that depend on various factors, including the excitation wavelength, time, and temperature. Our CGGO:Sm and CGGO:Er samples exhibited promising green and red emissions under UV/Near-UV (NUV) excitation and chromatic changes depending
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V2CTx MXene interspersed PVDF electrospun nanofibers based piezoelectric nanogenerator for self-powered electronic devices and mechano-electrodeposition J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Mavuri Sai Deepak, Nishat Kumar Das, Sushmee Badhulika
Rapid advancement of 2D materials has spurred extensive research into MXenes, given their remarkable properties applicable in fields like energy storage, catalysis, and energy harvesting. MXenes, notably Ti3C2, hold promise for self-powered sensors such as piezoelectric nanogenerators, yet exploration of other variants is limited. This study presents a Piezoelectric Nanogenerator (PENG) composed of
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Biomimetic (Co, Ni, W)OxNy/WO3 photoelectrocatalyst for robust seawater oxidation J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Guangcai Ma, Wenbin Li, Fei Wang, Lunyong Zhang, Bin Chen, Xiujun Yu, Wenqing Hu, Ting Ding, Baiyang Zhou, Zhuo Zhang
As an intriguing strategy for massive hydrogen production, photoelectrochemical (PEC) seawater splitting compels the anode to be highly hypochlorite-resistant. Inspired by algae, we designed a robust photoelectrocatalyst that WO nanorods (NRs) are covered by N/W co-doped (Co, Ni, W)ON nanosheets (NSs). The NSs expose (111) faces and are decorated by (Co, Ni)WO nanoparticles. DFT calculations reveal
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Metal-organic frameworks-derived CoFe2O4/Ti3C2Tx MXene/carbon nanofibers for high-rate lithium-ion batteries J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Han Dai, Zhiwen Long, Zhengchun Li, Zhilong Yan, Qingqing Wang, Keliang Wang, Qufu Wei, Hui Qiao
CoFeO is recognized as a prospective anodes material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its high theoretical capacities. However, challenges such as volume expansion, low conductivity and slow electrochemical kinetics are suffered. In this study, TiCT coupled metal-organic frameworks (MOF)-derived porous CoFeO, integrated with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) through electrospinning followed by calcination
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Impact of Eu3⁺ on the self-crystallization of CsPbBr1.5Cl1.5 in glass-ceramics for precision temperature sensing applications J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Yougui Yang, Junhao Li, Yusheng Xu, Ling He, Meng Wu, Qiudong Duan, Cang Zhang, Kunpeng Shi, Yong Yang, Qi Wang, Zhangwen Long, Dacheng Zhou, Jianbei Qiu
All-inorganic perovskite QDs, such as CsPbX(X = Cl, Br, I), have garnered significant attention in the field of optoelectronics as emerging photonic materials. Rare-earth (RE) doping is an effective strategy for enhancing the optical properties of CsPbX perovskite quantum dot glasses. Therefore, investigating the crystallization behavior of rare-earth ion-doped CsPbX glass and the energy transfer mechanisms
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Enhanced removal of organic dyes by piezoelectric-Fenton-like treatment with Fe-MOF@MoS2 catalysts J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Zhenyu Gao, Baixue Deng, Longfei Xu, Jun Tang, Qianqian Zhao, Tianfeng Hu, Yu Chen, Lingfeng Deng, Yuanjuan Bai, Kun Du
The risks associated with dye wastewater to the ecological environment are becoming increasingly significant. The efficient utilization and effective protection of water resources have become a persistent challenge. Employing coupling technologies to enhance the wastewater treatment process is an effective strategy for achieving sustainable water resource utilization. Herein, composite catalysts with
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Tensile properties and damage mechanisms of 3D printed Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn alloy and polyurea interpenetrating phase composites J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 C.Q. Lu, S.J. Li, Z.Q. Liu, D.R. Liu, T. Zhao, D.L. Gong, W.T. Hou, R. Yang, Y.L. Hao
By preparing interpenetrating phase composites (IPCs) using two-phase composites of metals and polymers, it is possible to preserve the inherent properties of the metal lattice while leveraging the exceptional characteristics of polymers. In this study, a Ti2448/polyurea composite with continuous interpenetrating phase was fabricated by infusing polyurea into a cross-laminated lattice prepared using
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Enabling highly efficient navy-blue dye degradation over the LaFeO3/B-g-C3N4/WO3 double z-scheme heterostructure J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Wali Muhammad, Sajjad Hussain, Abbas Khan, Iltaf Khan, Mohamed Bououdina, Muhammad Humayun
Chemical reactivity, optical and electronic features of conventional photocatalysts can be improved by chemical modification and nanocomposites fabrication techniques. Herein, a double Z-scheme LaFeO/B-g-CN/WO (LFO/B-CN/WO) heterostructure nanocomposite has been successfully fabricated via a hydrothermal approach. XRD, FT-IR, SEM/EDS, TEM, TGA/DSC, and UV–visible spectroscopy confirmed crystallographic
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Fe3+-doped broadband near-infrared phosphor with high quantum efficiency toward multifunctional pc-LEDs applications J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Chengning Xie, Yunzhi Zhang, Xigui Liu, Rongxi Yi, Youmin Guo, Fen Xiao
A broadband near-infrared (NIR) luminescence that is comparable to chromium ions activated materials is fulfilled in LiSc(PO):Fe phosphor, which is highly desired for environmental and biomedical applications due to the non-toxicity of Fe ions. Structural and spectral analysis reveal that the broadband NIR emission peaked at 805 nm with a full width at half-maximum of 130 nm is derived from the non-selective
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Au-induced crystallization of amorphous Ge thin films: An indication of the existence of a recrystallization process during growth at deep subeutectic temperature J. Alloys Compd. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Narin Sunthornpan, Kentaro Kyuno
The influence of Au catalyst microstructure on the crystallization behavior of Ge thin films obtained by Au-induced crystallization method is studied. By improving the Au catalyst crystallinity by pre-annealing, the hole mobility of Ge thin film crystallized at 200°C is improved to nearly 150 cm/Vs thanks to the increase in Ge grain size, which is fairly high for a Ge film as thin as 10 nm. It is found