Results 61 to 70 of about 44,923 (293)

Deciphering the Interplay Between Wetting and Chemo‐Mechanical Fracture in Lithium‐Ion Battery Cathode Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The fundamental intricate couplings between electrolyte wetting and fracture evolution are investigated in large single‐crystal V2O5 samples using both experimental techniques and simulations. Both approaches reveal consistent fracture patterns and lithium distribution concentration maps influenced by the wetting mechanism.
Wan‐Xin Chen, Luis J. Carrillo, Arnab Maji, Xiang‐Long Peng, Joseph Handy, Sarbajit Banerjee, Bai‐Xiang Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of β grain-growth behaviors on lamellar structural evolution and mechanical properties of TC4–DT alloy

Materials Research Express, 2020
Grain-growth behaviors of TC4–DT alloy in a narrow temperature range (990 °C−1050 °C) were systematically investigated, and the effects of which on the lamellar structural evolution and mechanical properties were quantitatively evaluated. Microstructural
Entao Dong, Wei Yu, Qingwu Cai, Lei Cheng, Gaoxiang Gong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple Twinning in Nacre and Aragonite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electron backscatter diffraction map of a cluster of geologic aragonite, exhibiting single, double, and triple twins. The whole cluster is approximately 2 cm wide. Colors indicate crystal orientations, so that pixels where the a‐, b‐, and c‐axis is perpendicular to the image plane are green, red, and blue, respectively.
Connor A. Schmidt, William O. Nachlas, Bil Schneider, Xiaoming Mao, Eric Tambutté, Alexander A. Venn, Sylvie Tambutté, Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solvent‐Free Bonding Mechanisms and Microstructure Engineering in Dry Electrode Technology for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Dry electrode technology revolutionizes battery manufacturing by eliminating toxic solvents and energy‐intensive drying. This work details two promising techniques: dry spray deposition and polymer fibrillation. How their unique solvent‐free bonding mechanisms create uniform microstructures for thicker, denser electrodes, boosting energy density and ...
Yuhao Liang, Hao Long, Zimo Huang, Ting He, Xueming Chen, Meng Li, Hao Chen, Shanqing Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulating Surface‐Active Hydrogen for Facilitating Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Electroreduction on Layered Double Hydroxides Nanosheets

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The NiCuFe‐layered double hydroxides nanosheets are synthesized for facilitating nitrate‐to‐ammonia with a high ammonia yield of 1.64 mmol h−1 cm−2, Faradaic efficiency of 94.8% and stability for 15 cycles. The assembled Zn‐nitrate battery delivers a remarkable power density of 12.4 mW cm−2.
Bin Liu, Yuan Wang, Huiming Wen, Yuchen Wang, Heng Liu, Bo Da, Ke Li, Hao Luo, Hao Li, Kai Yan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trap‐Modified Inverted Organic Photodetectors via Layer‐by‐Layer Processing with Poly(N‐vinylcarbazole) Additives

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Trap state engineering in inverted organic photodetectors (OPDs) is achieved via combined layer‐by‐layer (LbL) processing and poly(N‐vinylcarbazole) (PVK) incorporation. LbL reduces the trap density while PVK additives gradually shift trap states from shallow band‐edge to deep mid‐gap levels, tailoring the energy distribution.
Jingwei Yi, Yi Yang, Yusen Pei, Apurva Gadikar, Vahid Mahdikhah, Myratgeldi Kotyrov, Seung Hyun Kim, Kenan Gundogdu, Wei You, Harald Ade, Franky So   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photo‐Switching Thermal and Lithium‐Ion Conductivity in Azobenzene Polymers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Light‐responsive azobenzene polymers control thermal and ionic transport simultaneously through structural transitions. UV illumination disrupts π–π stacking, converting crystalline trans states to amorphous cis configurations. Thermal conductivity drops from 0.45 to 0.15 W·m−1·K−1 while Li+ diffusivity increases 100 fold. This dual transport switching
Jaeuk Sung, Jungwoo Shin, Qiujie Zhao, Minjee Kang, Christopher Evans, Cecilia Leal, Paul V. Braun, David G. Cahill   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anomalous Stiffening of a Conjugated Polymer During Electrochemical Oxidation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The electromechanical response of a thienothiophene‐based conjugated polymer with triethylene glycol side chains is investigated. Electrochemical nanoindentation and atomic force microscopy reveal a modest and reversible increase in elastic modulus at room temperature upon electrochemical oxidation.
Judith Pons i Tarrés, Di Zhu, Chiara Musumeci, Youngseok Kim, Dilara Meli, Hang Yu, Meghna Jha, Bryan D. Paulsen, Ruiheng Wu, Joost Kimpel, Zachary Laswick, Sri Harish Kumar Paleti, Yadong Zhang, Stephen Barlow, Seth R. Marder, Jenny Nelson, Jonathan Rivnay, Christian Müller   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enantioselective Growth of Chiral Serine‐Induced β‐Ag2Se Crystals from an Organoselenium Compound

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Chiral amino acids direct the enantioselective crystallization of β‐Ag2Se nanocrystals from an organoselenium precursor. L‐ and D‐serine induce distinct morphologies and opposite homochiral adsorption preferences, transferring molecular handedness into the inorganic lattice.
Matan Oliel, Yarden B. Moshe, Gil Otis, Dana D. Medina, Yitzhak Mastai, Subhomoy Das   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remarkable strengthening effects of cells in laser powder bed fusion-processed Inconel 718

Materials Research Letters
Alloys fabricated via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) exhibit superior strength. This study investigates the individual strengthening effects of the nanometre-sized cellular and micrometre-sized crystallographic lamellar structures in the LPBF-fabricated ...
Taichi Kikukawa, Takuya Ishimoto, Hyoung Seop Kim, Takayoshi Nakano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source