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Robust Electrocaloric Performance Enabled by Highly‐Polar Frustrated Nanodomains in NaNbO3‐Based Ferrodistortive Relaxor

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
P4bm framework in NaNbO3‐Ba(Ti, Hf)O3 ferrodistortive relaxor entails short‐range and highly‐polar ferrodistortive orders. The abundant highly‐polar orders facilitate to increase entropy change, and robust octahedral oxygen tilt enables to impede thermal perturbations.
Feng Li, Changshun Dai, He Qi, Jiecheng Liu, Xiaoming Shi, Heng Zhou, Qiong Yang, Mingsheng Long, Lei Shan, Chunchang Wang, Jianli Wang, Zhenxiang Cheng   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring an Alternative to mRNA Vaccine Cold Chain Storage: MRNA‐Lipid Nanoparticle Stability When Dried in a Polymer Matrix

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The nanostructure, size, and function of mRNA‐loaded lipid nanoparticles are evaluated before drying, within polymer microneedles, and after rehydration. The results reveal the polymer and LNP loadings required to recover nanostructure and preserve the delivery performance in dry‐state formulations.
Brendan P. Dyett, Shahad K. Alsaiari, John L. Daristotle, Timothy A. Forster, Alicia Lau, Dhruv Varshney, Rania Afaneh, Andrew R. Hanna, Charles Sloane, David Mankus, Haitao Yu, Jiali Zhai, DongSoo Yun, Lisa H. Tostanoski, Abigail Lytton‐Jean, Dan H. Barouch, Charlotte E. Conn, Robert Langer, Ana Jaklenec, Calum J. Drummond   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glissile Interphase Boundaries Enable Collective Phase Switching in Epitaxial Polar Oxides

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A triple point is identified in the phase diagram of low‐symmetry epitaxial BiFeO3 thin film along with an extended regime of phase competition associated with a flattened energy landscape. The electromechanical response is shown to be governed by correlated interphase‐boundary motion, including scale‐free avalanche dynamics characteristic of systems ...
Mohammad Moein Seyfouri, Oliver Paull, Ralph Bulanadi, Yasuhiro Sakamoto, Shintaro Yasui, Mikayla Lord, Mahak Chhabra, David Walker, Patrycja Paruch, Shery Chang, Nagarajan Valanoor, Daniel Sando   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chiral Phase Change Nanomaterials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work demonstrates reversible, non‐volatile phase transitions in chiral Ge2${\rm Ge}_2$Sb2${\rm Sb}_2$Te5${\rm Te}_5$ (GST) nanohelices for high‐speed optical modulation of chirality and dynamic control of the state of polarization (SOP). The chiral nanostructures are fabricated using a highly directional, wafer‐scale physical vapor deposition ...
Joshua A. Burrow, Md Shah Alam, Riad Yahiaoui, Evan M. Smith, Ryan Laing, Jules Gardener, Thomas A. Searles, Piyush J. Shah, Shivashankar Vangala, Joshua R. Hendrickson, Andrew M. Sarangan, Imad Agha   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanostructured Coatings Approach for Corrosion Protection of Building Steels [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Corrosion of steel reinforcement is a persistent durability concern for concrete structures, since conventional coatings often fail to provide lasting protection due to poor adhesion and insufficient barriers in harsh environments.
R Priyadharshini, C Monambigai, S Vinoth Kannan, S Jayaprakash, P Vijay Balaji, P Loganathan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward Fast Proton Shuttling in Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review establishes proton transfer dynamics as a descriptor governing acidic OER activity, moving beyond the kinetic constraints derived from the proton coupled electron transfer. We discuss how deprotonation governs classical mechanisms, including adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM), lattice oxygen mechanism (LOM) and oxide path mechanism (OPM ...
Ashish Gaur, Jaeyeong Kim, Sungwook Mhin, HyukSu Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanostructured diamond coatings for orthopaedic applications [PDF]

, 2013
With increasing numbers of orthopaedic devices being implanted, greater emphasis is being placed on ceramic coating technology to reduce friction and wear in mating total joint replacement components, in order to improve implant function and increase device lifespan.
S A, Catledge, V, Thomas, Y K, Vohra
openaire   +2 more sources

Self-lubrication and enhanced wear and corrosion resistance of calcium silicate hydrate nanostructures on Ti-based micro-arc oxidized coatings

Smart Materials in Manufacturing
Nanostructured coatings for titanium (Ti)-based implants are well-known for their biological properties; however, they are highly fragile in service. The debris generated by wear and coating destruction can lead to chronic inflammatory response, bone ...
Xinjie Dai, Jingyi He, Yisong Chen, Ao Fu, Wei Zhang, Qianli Huang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrodeposition of Nanostructured Nickel-Ceramic Composite Coatings: A review

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2014
This review presents a recent literature on electrochemically prepared nickel-ceramic nanocomposites coatings. These nanostructured coatings exhibit remarkable enhanced corrosion resistance and microhardness which are of interest for applications in ...
Yahia H. Ahmad, Adel M.A. Mohamed
doaj   +1 more source