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2D Nanomaterials Toward Function‐Ready Superlubricity in Advanced Microsystems

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A unified framework links structural and transformation superlubricity with microsystem functions and deployment requirements. Mechanisms, device architectures, integration strategies, AI‐guided discovery, and benchmarking protocols are connected to define function‐ready superlubricity in advanced microsystems.
Yushan Geng, Jun Yang, Yong Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanism of Unstable Material Removal Modes in Micro Cutting of Silicon Carbide

open access: yesMicromachines, 2019
This study conducts large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of micro cutting of single crystal 6H silicon carbide (SiC) with up to 19 million atoms to investigate the mechanism of unstable material removal modes within the transitional range of ...
Wei Zhao, Haibo Hong, Hongzhi Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Electrospun Nanofibers for Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Performance Enhancement Strategies and Emerging Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in electrospun nanofiber‐based triboelectric nanogenerators, emphasizing how material design, fiber architecture, and interface engineering collectively enhance output performance and mechanical durability. Key developments in porous, aligned, core‐shell, and hierarchical nanofibers are discussed alongside ...
MD Fajla Rabbi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strain Rate Dependent Ductile-to-Brittle Transition of Graphite Platelet Reinforced Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites

open access: yesAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014
In previous research, the fractal dimensions of fractured surfaces of vinyl ester based nanocomposites were estimated applying classical method on 3D digital microscopic images.
Brahmananda Pramanik, P. Raju Mantena
doaj   +1 more source

Precise Microstructural and Stoichiometric Control Advances Flexible Ag2Te Thin‐Film Thermoelectrics for Wearable Energy Harvesting

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Flexible Ag2Te thin films achieving a record‐high mobility of 4756 cm2 V−1 s−1 and a peak power factor of 18.5 µW cm−1 K−2 are developed via precise structural control. The assembled flexible devices demonstrate excellent mechanical stability and ultrafast voltage response, enabling precise thermal detection when integrated into a robotic gripper for ...
Yue‐Xing Chen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

PVC pipes in gas distribution: still going strong! [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In the Netherlands (impact-modified) PVC is the preferred material for low-pressure (30 and 100 mbar) gas distribution systems. More than 50% of the total length (about 122,000 km) of this system is rigid PVC or impact-modified PVC.
Hermkens, Rene   +3 more
core   +1 more source

From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anisotropic brittle-ductile transition of monocrystalline sapphire during orthogonal cutting and nanoindentation experiments

open access: yesNanotechnology and Precision Engineering, 2018
Single-crystal sapphire is utilized as a high-performance engineering material, especially in extreme and harsh environments. However, due to its extreme hardness and brittleness, the machinability of sapphire is still a challenge.
Philipp Maas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ductility Tuning via Cluster Network Characteristics of Porous Components

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Network optimization via cluster characteristics induced by interaction of stress concentration is proposed, demonstrating increased cluster size and dispersion in non‐uniform porous components. The optimized structures exhibit, for the first time, that enhanced ductility and damage progression is controllable through zigzag cluster network designed by
Ryota Toyoba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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