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Materials | Collection of Papers by Chinese Academicians
This collection of publications, featuring contributions from Chinese academicians, delves into cutting-edge topics in the field of materials science—including asphalt binder performance, powder metallurgy via induction melting, phase transformation in molten salts, seawater electrocatalysis, laser-modified semiconductors, high-strength aluminum alloys, geopolymers, and magnetic ceramics—providing valuable insights into advanced materials design and processing.
“Analysis of Regional Differences in Asphalt Binder Under All-Weather Aging Based on Rheological and Chemical Properties”
by Meng Guo, Yixiang Dong, Xu Yin, Mingyang Guan, Meichen Liang, Xudong Wang and Xiuli Du
Materials 2025, 18(12), 2829; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18122829
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/12/2829
“Study on the Low-Temperature Performance Evaluation Indicators of Asphalt Binder Based on the Poker Chip Test”
by Meng Guo, Chenlu Sun, Yiqiao Wan and Xiuli Du
Materials 2025, 18(6), 1322; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18061322
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/6/1322
“Properties of Electrode Induction Melting Gas Atomization- and Vacuum Induction Melting Atomization-Produced Powders and Their As-HIPed Blanks”
by Xiaona Ren, Yao Wang, Zhenfan Wang, Peng Wang, Zihao Wang, Lebiao Yang, Weifeng Qi, Xinggang Li and Changchun Ge
Materials 2025, 18(3), 710; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18030710
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/3/710
“Mechanisms Underlying Phase Transition and Regulation of Tantalum Powder Properties During Magnesium Thermal Reduction of Ta2O5 in a Molten Salt Medium”
by Yi Chen, Zhenghao Han, Tianchen Li, Ruifang Wang, Chao Zhang, Yusi Che and Jilin He
Materials 2025, 18(5), 1115; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18051115
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/5/1115
“Synergistic Zn-Cd Bimetallic Engineering in ZIFs for High-Chloride 2e− ORR to H2O2 in Simulated Neutral Seawater”
by Xu Wang, Nan Wang, Kunpeng Liu, Meinan Yang, Ruiyong Zhang, Sikandar Khan, Jinhui Pang, Jizhou Duan, Baorong Hou and Wolfgang Sand
Materials 2025, 18(8), 1786; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18081786
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/8/1786
“Surface Modification and Crystal Quality Improvement of 4H-SiC Film via Laser Treatment: Comparison of Continuous Wave and Femtosecond Pulse Laser”
by Xu Han, Jiantao Zhou, Rui Li, Shizhao Wang, Fang Dong, Chengliang Sun and Sheng Liu
Materials 2025, 18(8), 1781; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18081781
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/8/1781
“Process and Properties of Al-Mg-Er-Zr-Sc High-Strength Aluminum Alloy Powder Prepared by Vacuum Induction Melting Gas Atomization”
by Zhengjiang Gao, Fei Zhang, Hui Li, Teng Ma, Huan Yang, Wei Wang, Wu Wei, Shengping Wen, Hui Huang, Xiaolan Wu et al.
Materials 2025, 18(8), 1763; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18081763
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/8/1763
“Geopolymer Modified with Insoluble Calcite and Various Silica Fumes Originated from Different Manufacturing Processes”
by Yong Xu, Xiaonan Wang, Lilin Yang, Yang Liu, Tong Gao, Han Li, Yukai Wang, Ning Xie, Jing Meng, Jinping Ou et al.
Materials 2025, 18(12), 2795; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18122795
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/12/2795
“The Effects of Cu Powder on the Interface Microstructure Evolution of Hot-Rolled Al 6061/Mg M21/Al 6061 Composite Plates During Annealing”
by Na Yang, Xianquan Jiang, Ruihao Zhang, Jian Li, Kaihong Zheng and Fusheng Pan
Materials 2025, 18(3), 655; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18030655
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/3/655
“Phase Formation Mechanism and Anomalous Magnetic Variation of High-Performance La-Co-Doped Strontium Ferrites”
by Pengbo Fu, Zhenhuan Li, Fang Wang, Munan Yang, Lulu Liu, Licheng Wang, Huayang Gong, Jian Zhang and Baogen Shen
Materials 2025, 18(2), 323; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18020323
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/2/323
“Optimization of Low-Density Hydroceramic Systems for Long-Term Stability at High Temperatures”
by Chuangchuang Wang, Xueyu Pang, Xiujian Xia, Yongjin Yu, Kaihe Lv and Jinsheng Sun
Materials 2025, 18(4), 841; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18040841
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/4/841
“Preparation of Metallic Zr from ZrO2 via Carbothermal and Electrochemical Reduction in Molten Salts”
by Wenchen Song, Xu Chen, Yanhong Jia, Mingshuai Yang, Guoan Ye and Fuxing Zhu
Materials 2025, 18(11), 2634; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112634
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/11/2634
“Stabilization of Styrene Pickering Emulsions Using SiO2 Derived from Waste Cement”
by Guomei Xu, Jihua Zhang, Defei Long, Huayang Wang, Hanjie Ying and Hongxue Xie
Materials 2025, 18(10), 2281; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18102281
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/10/2281
“In Situ EBSD Study of Deformation Behavior at Grain Scale of Inconel 718 Alloy During Tensile Test at 650 °C”
by Lijun Sang, Junxia Lu, Xiaopeng Cheng, Yuefei Zhang and Ze Zhang
Materials 2025, 18(9), 1934; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18091934
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/9/1934
