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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interface Effects in Ultrathin Silicon on Insulator Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work establishes a systematic framework to discriminate how bulk and interface phenomena affect charge transport in ultrathin P‐doped silicon‐on‐insulator (SOI) films. For Si films below 15 nm, electrical characterization demonstrates that interface states drive charge transport, shifting the metal‐insulator transition (MIT) critical dopant ...
Andrea Pulici, Gabriele Seguini, Fabiana Taglietti, Roman Gumeniuk, Riccardo Chiarcos, Michele Laus, Johannes Heitmann, Marco Fanciulli, Michele Perego   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the Anti-Icing and De-Icing Performance of a New Superhydrophobic Coating PTFE/SiO₂-ER/FR Composite. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Lei X, Liu S, Xie Q, Zhang Y, Zou B, Yuan Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mesoscale Domain Evolution Mechanism during Alternating Current (AC) Poling of Relaxor Ferroelectrics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ferroelectric domain variants that are energetically equivalent are expected to remain preserved during polarization reversal. However, phase‐field simulations reveal that inclined domain walls in relaxor ferroelectrics can undergo irreversible elimination during alternating current poling through a proximity effect driven by long‐range elastic ...
Yuan‐Jie Sun, Bo Wang, Long‐Qing Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Submicron Metasurface Reconfigured Multiband Smart Windows

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work presents a submicron metasurface reconfigured multiband thermochromic smart window. By integrating subwavelength nanostructures into a Fabry−Perot resonator configuration, it mitigates conventional trade‐offs to simultaneously deliver high luminous transmittance and robust solar heating and radiative cooling modulation capabilities ...
Guanya Wang, Shancheng Wang, Bin Li, Xinyi Tian, Rong Liu, Jian Chen, Zhendong Dai, Shouqin Tian, Yi Long   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lifetime Prediction and Aging Characteristics of HTV-SiR Under Coupled Electro-Thermo-Hygro-Mechanical Stresses. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Shang B, Fu W, Yang L, Yang Q, Yuan Z, Wang Z, Fan Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Electrochemical Synthesis of High‐Quality MXenes: Mechanistic Insights, Applications, Challenges, and Technological Prospects

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrochemical etching provides an eco‐friendly alternative to hazardous HF methods for MXene production. This approach facilitates the selective isolation of the A‐layer from MAX phases with tunable surface terminations. Controlling voltage, electrolytes, temperature, and duration enables the optimal structural integrity. Nevertheless, existing scale
Jagdeep Singh, Madhusudhana M Devadiga, Santosh K. Tiwari, AS Dhaliwal, Gurpreet Singh Selopal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microstructure Evolution Study of the Field-Serviced Silicone Rubber Insulator via X-Ray Micro-CT Imaging. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Chen T, Zha F, Luo Q, Shi L, Wan T, Chen B.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Atomic Layer Deposition Processes: Versatile Platforms for Engineering ZnO‐Chitosan Biointerfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Vapour phase metalation (VPM), multiplied pulsed vapour phase infiltration (MPI), and O2 plasma‑enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) tailor Zn–chitosan (Zn‑CS) films. PEALD improves wettability and biocompatibility. MPI enhances semiconductor behavior. Antiseptic selectivity: VPM → E. coli; MPI → H. pylori.
Mabel Moreno, Anjana Devi, David Zanders, Miryam Arredondo, Davide Mariotti, Ruairi McGlynn, Sindy Devis, Simón Guerrero, Eglantina Benavente, Matias Alegría, Yusser Olguin, Lorena Lobos‐Gonzalez, Kevin Guzmán, Elizabeth Rivas‐Yañez, Paula Solar, Valentin Cepus, Michael Krause, Luis Velásquez   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of Anti-Fouling Piezoelectric Composite Coating for High-Voltage Insulators in Converter Stations. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Ouyang Y, Chen M, Pan S, Wang Q, Qian Y, Li Y, Liu Y, Fang P.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source