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Infinite Functional Versatility, Formidable Limits: Evaluating Gallium‐Based Liquid Metals in Rechargeable Batteries

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
Beyond the hype surrounding the self‐healing properties of gallium‐based liquid metals (Ga‐LMs), this perspective critically examines their functional roles in metal‐ion batteries, highlighting both their underlying merits and the often‐overlooked challenges, including non‐representative design and testing configurations, performance overestimations ...
Turly P. P. Sumanasekara, Petar Jovanović, Ali Zavabeti, Dan Yang, Mainak Majumder, Anthony F. Hollenkamp, Torben Daeneke, Mahdokht Shaibani   +7 more
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Ternary Crosslinking Builds Nanosheet Hard Carbon and Interfacial Polarization Regulates Na⁺ Kinetics in Hard Carbon Anodes

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
Nanosheet Hard Carbon for Fast Na+ Storage ABSTRACT Hard‐carbon anodes for sodium‐ion batteries are often constrained by low initial Coulombic efficiency, severe interfacial polarization, and sluggish Na⁺ kinetics, especially when porosity engineering amplifies electrolyte consumption.
Dongke Cai, Fan Liu, Shuai Jiang, Shuwen Zhang, Bing Li, Qian Zhao   +5 more
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Solvent‐Driven Conformational Landscapes of a Tetradentate Schiff Base Ligand and Its Metal Complexes: A Genetic Algorithm–Guided VCD Investigation

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Solvent effects: vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) revealed pronounced solvent‐induced conformational shifts for a tetradentate salen ligand in CDCl3, a solvent generally considered benign. Contrary to the DFT prediction of a single dominant conformer family, quantum cluster growth together with the genetic algorithm guided VCD analysis uncovered ...
Amanda Nhi Tran, Mutasem Alshalalfeh, Colton D. Carlson, Andra Aniţa Radu, Vlad Ţeposu, Joseph Cheramy, Lili Zeng, Hui Zhang, Valentin Paul Nicu, Yunjie Xu   +9 more
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Artificial intelligence in enzyme catalysis: Emerging trends and applications in biocatalyst engineering

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Schematic representation of artificial intelligence approaches in enzyme catalysis, integrating bibliometric analysis, emerging research trends, and machine learning tools for enzyme design, prediction, and industrial biocatalytic applications. Abstract This study systematically explores the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in enzyme ...
Misael Bessa Sales, Francisco Izaias da Silva Aires, Paulo Gonçalves de Sousa Junior, Calebe Da Rocha Silva, Emanuel Lino Rodrigues, Maria Cristiane Martins de Souza, José C. S. dos Santos   +6 more
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Environmental Management Control Systems and Environmental and Economic Performance: Do Country Characteristics Matter?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an integrated framework that combines the natural resource‐based view with contingency theory, this study examines how environmental management control systems (EMCS) build multinational firms' environmental capabilities and balance their environmental and economic performance while accounting for cross‐country contextual conditions.
Kimitaka Nishitani, Thomas W. Guenther, Qi Wu, Edeltraud Guenther, Katsuhiko Kokubu   +4 more
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Architecture of Semiconductive Macroporous Polymer Scaffold to Realize Ultra‐Fast Charging in Lithium Metal Batteries

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
To achieve stable and zero‐expansion Li deposition at high charge rate in lithium metal batteries, a multifunctional macroporous scaffold utilizing the semiconducting properties of PPy is developed. This rationally engineered scaffold enables stable and dendrite‐free plating/stripping without volume expansion even at high current densities of 5 C rate,
Jinhyeon Jo, Changhyeon Lee, Kiyeon Sim, Seokin Kim, Jaehyeon Park, KwangSup Eom   +5 more
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Micro‐Scale Dual Interface Layer With N‐Coordination Encapsulated on Coralloid Si Anode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
The Zr‐doped coralloid μSi encapsulated within an N‐coordinated dual‐carbon network is fabricated by an Al‐Si melt modification integrated with in‐situ interfacial strategy, consequently improving the ionic diffusion behaviors. Micro‐scale silicon (μSi) anodes are promising candidates for enhancing energy density of lithium‐ion batteries, yet their ...
Juxuan Ding, Jifei Sun, Boyuan Ban, Yunsheng Wu, Huishe Wang, Jian Chen   +5 more
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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
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Porous Modified Calcium Carbonate as an Efficient Carrier for Gallic and Ascorbic Acids in Humidity‐Activated Oxygen Scavenging Systems

Packaging Technology and Science, EarlyView.
Porous modified calcium carbonate (MCC) is presented as an efficient carrier for humidity‐activated oxygen scavengers based on gallic acid and ascorbic acid. The porous MCC structure preserves high accessibility of the active compounds, enabling effective oxygen scavenging under high relative humidity, with performance governed by loading level ...
Nastasia M. Coray, Bettina Röcker, Gabriel Mäder, Fabien W. Monnard, Matthias Welker, Joachim Schoelkopf, Selcuk Yildirim   +6 more
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Sodium‐Based Battery Component Design: Imitating Lithium or Forging New Paths?

Small, EarlyView.
This Perspective elucidates the decisive yet underexplored impact of cation chemistry, Na+ vs. Li+ charge carriers, on the design, selection, and formulation of their corresponding battery systems, addressing common misconceptions and the pitfalls of overreliance on Li+ design principles. Leveraging the unique characteristics of Na+, it comprehensively
Xingxing Wang, Ziyu Song, Wenfang Feng, Moritz Schütte, Sascha Berg, Feng Cai, Viviane Maccio‐Figgemeier, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Stefano Passerini, Michel Armand, Zhibin Zhou, Egbert Figgemeier, Heng Zhang, Gebrekidan Gebresilassie Eshetu   +13 more
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