2024 October - 83 articles
External magnetic field (EMF)-assisted high-current CO2 welding is beneficial for improving the large spatter and poor performance of the welding heat-affected zone for mild steels under high-current welding specifications. In this paper, the droplet...
The addition of flexible Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells to titanium (Ti) substrates is an attractive way to achieve the low-cost manufacturing of photovoltaics. Prior research has indicated that the appropriate diffusion of Ti elements can en...
The tension-compression yield asymmetry caused by the strengthening of Mg-Zn-Gd-Zr alloy due to extrusion deformation is an important issue that must be addressed in its application. In this study, the effects of loading direction on the tensile and...
Polycrystalline SnO2-HfO2 nanolaminated thin films were grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on SiO2/Si(100) and TiN substrates at 300 °C. The samples, when evaluated electrically, exhibited bipolar resistive switching. The sample object with a...
Tin-based Babbitt alloys are a widely used bearing bushing material which have good comprehensive properties. However, problems such as high-temperature softening and insufficient bearing capacity occur during their use, so the optimization of tin-ba...
Electrochromic materials enable the precise control of their optical properties, making them essential for energy-saving applications such as smart windows. This study focuses on the synthesis of molybdenum-doped niobium oxide (Mo-Nb2O5) thin films u...
Metal–organic framework materials, as innovative functional materials for nonlinear optical technologies, feature linear and nonlinear optical responses, such as a laser damage threshold, outstanding mechanical properties, thermal stability, and opti...
Clays have been exploited in the manufacture of diverse products from ceramics to paints, pharmaceuticals, plastics, cosmetics, and more. Thus, they can be used in many industrial applications, showing good adsorbent ability thanks to their lamellar...
In this paper, the results of the technological combustion of SHS heat insulators based on mineral origins are presented. It is shown that after mechanochemical treatment of minerals—diatomite—the kinetic characteristics of the combustion...
Activating metal inert gas (AMIG) welding was designed to address difficulties with MIG welding, such as the limitation on workpiece thickness that may be welded in a single pass. This investigation was carried out on 304L stainless steel using ER 30...
Molecular reactions occur through functional groups that drive covalent synthesis. These reactions often proceed via catalytic processes, leading to the formation of time crystals, which can be integrated into shared molecules or reactions—a co...
The super duplex stainless steel (SDSS) powder SAF2507 was deposited using directed energy deposition. In the as-built state, the microstructure consists of a nearly balanced ferrite–austenite ratio, with an austenite content of 47 vol.%, in co...
Bandsaw blades are typical band-shaped cutting tools that are characterized by their low stiffness and micro-level cutting depth, resulting in distinct wear mechanisms compared to rigid cutting tools. In this study, the wear curve and wear mechanisms...
Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONs) are particles with at least one dimension in the nanoscale range (1–100 nm). Their unique properties, significantly different from their bulk counterparts, make them promising materials for a wide range of appli...
Using synchrotron radiation, a comparative VUV excitation study of YAG ceramics doped with Eu3+ and Cr3+ ions under VUV excitation (10.5–3.7 eV) at 9 K was conducted in this work. Both ceramics exhibit distinct excitation peaks in the VUV regio...
Suspended particulate matter (SPM) is an important component of natural water bodies and can significantly influence the photolytic behavior of water pollutants. A comprehensive understanding of the photochemical behavior of water pollutants in natur...
This article analyzes the effect of electrolytic plasma nitriding on the performance of medium-carbon steel 45 under increased mechanical loads and in aggressive environments. Nitrided samples in carbamide electrolytes, both with and without the addi...
Intermetallic compounds (IMCs) growth can simultaneously bring about low-resistance electrical pathways and drastically reduce joint lifetime. Recently, incorporated trace nanoparticles into the free-Pb solder were found to promote the performance of...
The energies of an electron in a one-dimensional crystal are studied with both the Schrödinger and Dirac equations using the plane wave expansion method. The crystalline potential sensed by the electron in a cell was calculated by accounting for...
Two forms of flower-like ZnO nanostructures were synthesized using hydrothermal methods at various growth times/temperatures and zinc precursors. The morphology, structure, chemical composition, and optical properties of these ZnO nanoflowers were st...
Orientation transitions in a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer with negative dielectric anisotropy, under the influence of a non-uniform spatially periodic electric field created using a planar system of interdigitated electrodes, were studied e...
A novel and efficient method for synthesizing Au-decorated ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with enhanced photocatalytic activity is presented. The synthesis involves a two-step process: hydrothermal preparation of ZnO NPs followed by nonthermal plasma-assist...
Obtaining high-resolution 3D structures of membrane proteins through X-ray crystallography remains a longstanding bottleneck in the field of structural biology. This challenge has led to the optimization of purification methods to acquire high-yieldi...
The major issue associated with thermoelectric performance is the low efficiency of power conversion. The main challenge is achieving a combination of high Seebeck coefficient, high electrical conductivity, and low thermal conductivity for a signific...
Low-frequency noise absorbers often require large structural dimensions, constraining their development in practical applications. In order to improve space utilization, an acoustic metamaterial with a spatial double helix, called a spatial double he...
This study considers the regularities in the formation of amorphous–crystalline coatings with zinc oxide and wollastonite particles via micro-arc oxidation (MAO) on metal substrates made from a Mg-0.8 wt.% Ca alloy. The combination of component...
The geometric shape, symmetry, and topology of colloidal particles often allow for controlling colloidal phase behavior and physical properties of these soft matter systems. In liquid crystalline dispersions, colloidal particles with low symmetry and...
Guanidine-containing molecules are an interesting class of compounds within both medicinal and material sciences. Having knowledge of their tautomerism is key in designing guanidines that interact with biological and chemical receptors. However, ther...
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) is a set of methodologies utilized by researchers and engineers assisting the study of material behaviour during production processes and/or service. ICME aligns with societal efforts for the twin...
In thin LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 (NMC111) electrodes, pseudocapacitive behavior is notably enhanced due to their increased surface-to-volume ratio, which intensifies the role of the electrode–electrolyte interface. This behavior is driven by fast, r...
Melting point depressants (MPDs) are required to lower the melting point of filler for brazing. In this study, Zr was used as the MPD, and powder filler was prepared by adjusting the Zr and Mo content referring to Thermo-Calc calculations. The prepar...
Double-wire arc welding involves simultaneously feeding two wires into a molten pool, improving the efficiency and flexibility of traditional welding techniques. However, the interactions between the two wires and the molten pools are complex, which...
Fe-containing intermetallic compounds (IMCs) are among the most detrimental second phases in aluminum alloys. One particularly harmful type is θ-Al13Fe4, which exhibits a needle- or plate-like morphology, leading to greater degradation of mecha...
The use of heterogeneous catalysts is fundamental in the search for sustainable chemical processes. Research on hierarchical materials is a growing field aimed at optimizing the synthesis of catalysts. In this work, layered materials with metals of d...
This study, conducted a spectroscopic analysis of 10 gem-quality blue tourmaline samples from Minas Gerais, Brazil, focused on detailed variations in their infrared, Raman, and UV-VIS spectra. Conventional gemological tests, electron-probe microanaly...
Radiation damage is an inherent problem in macromolecular crystallography because it impairs the diffraction quality of crystals and produces inaccurate structural information. Understanding radiation damage in protein structures is crucial for accur...
In this study, we developed TiO2-coated aluminum (TiO2/Al) surfaces using eco-friendly methods to create efficient and environmentally friendly photoactive materials with the potential to enhance water purification systems. TiO2 particles were deposi...
Significant increase in use of color dyes in modern society exerted a great pressure on environmental and water qualities. As such, studies for the removal of color dyes from water have been conducted extensively. In this study, common Earth material...
The crystalline sponge method has proven invaluable in the preparation and analysis of supramolecular host/guest complexes if the host can be obtained in a suitable crystalline form, allowing the analysis of guest binding modes inside host cavities w...
A barium-rich Celestine (Sr,Ba)SO4 concentrate from the primary Mexican ore production was used as a thickening agent to produce closed-cell Zn-22Al-2Cu alloy foams, while calcium carbonate was used as a foaming agent. The microstructure and mechanic...
A combination of 1D and 2D NMR techniques, including HMQC, HSQC, 1H-1H COSY and HMBC, was used to provide completely assigned 1H and 13C NMR data for the structures of three 3-[substituted methylidene]-1H,3H-naphtho[1,8-cd]-pyran-1-ones—3-[(4-m...
For the first time, density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been employed for the measurement of the structural, mechanical, optical, and electrical properties of a bismuth-layered structure ferroelectrics (BLSFs) family member possessing a...
The thermal compression experiments of the GH99 alloy were carried out at different strains from 1020 °C to 1170 °C and 0.001 s−1–1 s−1 conditions using a Gleeble-3800 thermal compression simulation tester. Construction of t...
Perovskite can be used to prepare high-performance photodetectors due to its excellent optical properties. However, the detection range of perovskite photodetectors is mostly limited to the visible light range, restricting their further development a...
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) gel is the most important hydration product of cement. It influences the mechanical properties of resulting materials and plays an important role in the adsorption and immobilization of heavy metal ions. Research in the...
This study demonstrates that diffusion doping of ZGP single crystals with impurity atoms (Mg, Se, Sn, Pb) leads to a decrease in the specific conductivity of the samples. Consequently, this results in reduced absorption in the terahertz frequency ran...
Energies of the atomic and molecular orbitals belonging to one and two atom systems from the fourth and fifth periods of the periodic table have been calculated using ab initio quantum mechanical calculations. The energies of selected occupied and un...
The geometric and electronic structures and the bonding of U5M+ and T5M+ (U = uracil, T = thymine, M = Ag, Au) cluster cations have been investigated with density functional theory methods. They have a perfectly planar structure with C5h symmetry and...
In this paper, FH460 special steel with rare earth element cerium (Ce) was selected, and the control group without Ce was set up. By changing the content of Ce, the microstructure, phase transition point, and mechanical properties of the test steel w...
To address the challenge posed by the growing global energy demand, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) present a sustainable and clean solution with the advantage of low cost, high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and easy processing features [...]
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