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Crystals, Volume 14, Issue 3

March 2024 - 91 articles

Cover Story: Lithium-ion batteries are a widely used technology prized for their high energy density. However, to further improve their energy density and performance, new anode materials are sought. Transitional metal oxides offer high capacities but often suffer from poor cycling stability. High-entropy oxides (HEOs) are attracting interest as anode materials due to their potential for high capacity and improved cycling stability. This study investigates (CrMnFeCoCu)3O4, an HEO with a spinel structure, synthesized for the first time using an alloy oxidation method, and evaluated for its performance as a Li-ion battery anode. Its electrochemical performance was characterized in half-cells including long-term cycling up to 1000 cycles. The material showed moderate cyclic stability at medium current density. View this paper
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Articles (91)

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
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20 Pages

Photocatalytic Decomposition of Amoxicillin Using Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles

  • Aya Jezzini,
  • Yujin Chen,
  • Anne Davidson,
  • Gilles Wallez,
  • Tayssir Hamieh and
  • Joumana Toufaily

21 March 2024

Catalysts enriched in Zinc ferrite (ZFO) were synthesized using coprecipitation and hydrothermal methods. Mixtures of crystalline nanoparticles (ZFO and α-Fe2O3, several allotropic varieties of FeO) were characterized by various techniques such...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,375 Views
15 Pages

21 March 2024

Trace elements such as boron (B) and zirconium (Zr) can increase creep resistance in nickel-based superalloys. This study investigates the change of microstructures on the grain boundary (GB) in phase-controlled nickel-based superalloys through the a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,822 Views
11 Pages

21 March 2024

Proteins can form crystals spontaneously without crystallization experiments. These crystals can be used to determine three-dimensional structures. However, when X-ray diffraction is poor, crystal optimization is required to obtain a high-resolution...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,432 Views
7 Pages

21 March 2024

We report the growth of single crystals and X-ray diffraction characterization of the quasi-one-dimensional spin chain compound, Li2CuO2. The single crystals were grown using the high-temperature solution growth technique. The resulting blade-shaped...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,975 Views
10 Pages

20 March 2024

Explaining the crystallography of iron alloys martensite with a {225}γ habit plane remains a challenging task within the phenomenological theory of martensite crystallography. The purpose of this study is to re-examine the martensite formed in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,258 Views
15 Pages

Estimation of Ionic Impurities in Poly(propylene Glycol) Diacrylate Monomers/Liquid Crystal E7 Mixtures Using Dielectric Spectroscopy

  • Tayeb Benkouider,
  • Yazid Derouiche,
  • Lahcene Souli,
  • Frédéric Dubois,
  • Ana Barrera,
  • Zohra Bouberka and
  • Ulrich Maschke

20 March 2024

The study investigated the effect of the molecular weight of three difunctional poly(propylene glycol) diacrylates on the temperature-dependent ionic conductivity of these monomers and their blends with an eutectic nematic liquid crystal mixture (E7)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,900 Views
14 Pages

Reduction of Process Induced Porosity for Ultrafuse 316L through Parameter Optimization of Creality Ender 3 V2 and Makerbot Method X

  • Jeffery Logan Betts,
  • Bradley J. Sampson,
  • Kyle Lindsey,
  • Frank M. Brinkley and
  • Matthew W. Priddy

20 March 2024

Metal-based additive manufacturing (MBAM) has enabled rapid prototyping and one-off production, but the cost of equipment has limited widespread adoption. Recent developments in hybrid filaments and processes have created more accessible methods for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,794 Views
15 Pages

High-Performance Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol to 4-Aminophenol over Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Co-Al LDH Nanosheets

  • Chenzhe Xu,
  • Yue Qiu,
  • Xiaoting Yang,
  • Zifei Gao,
  • Zheng Wang,
  • Cai Liu,
  • Yanran Sun,
  • Juanjuan Ma and
  • Lin Liu

19 March 2024

In this study, a Pt@Co-Al LDH hybrid structure was fabricated by assembling the metal precursor PtCl62− with the exfoliated LDH nanosheets followed by in situ reduction by NaBH4. The morphology, composition and microstructure of the hybrid were...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,145 Views
12 Pages

18 March 2024

The crystallography of the eutectic Al-Si microstructure in both unmodified and Sr (0.2 wt.%)-modified hypereutectic Al-20 wt.% Si alloys, processed via arc-melting and laser surface remelting, has been comprehensively characterized using transmissio...

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