Special Issue "Interfaces in Materials Science and Engineering"

A special issue of Surfaces (ISSN 2571-9637).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Antonio Caggiano
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1. Institute of Construction and Building Materials, Technical University Darmstadt (TUDa), 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
2. Laboratorio de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (LMNI), CONICET and University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1127AAR, Argentina
Interests: mesoscale; microscale; multiscale; cohesive-frictional materials; energy; sustainability; PCM; thermal energy storage
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Dr. Fadi Aldakheel
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Leibniz Universitaet Hannover (LUH), Institute of Continuum Mechanics
Interests: numerical analysis; multiphysics; fatigue/fracture/damage; fnite element technology (FEM); virtual element method (VEM); contact mechanics; experimental validation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The "Interfaces in Materials Science and Engineering" Special Issue aims at collecting the current state of the art and novel advances on the relevant topics that characterize the research field of interfaces for mechanical, thermal, energy, electrical, optical, magnetic applications.

Emphasis of this Special Issue will be on collecting fundamental studies, experimental research, numerical approaches, analysis tools, design guidelines and review studies dealing with Interfaces and Surfaces for Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). It will be a basis for new materials, ideas and engineering applications on the various topics for young investigators as well as leading experts in the field of Interfaces in MSE.

Dr. Antonio Caggiano
Dr. Fadi Aldakheel
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • atomistic reconstruction of interfaces and surfaces
  • chemistry of interfaces
  • crystals interfaces
  • evolving microstructures
  • fracture mechanics
  • free surfaces
  • grain boundaries
  • Interface boundary mobility
  • interface diffusion
  • interface segregation
  • interface transfer
  • nano-micro- meso surface 3D printing
  • radiative surface and interfaces
  • phase change problems
  • phase field model
  • solid-liquid interfaces
  • solid-solid phase boundaries
  • surface adsorption
  • zero-thickness interface
  • wetting and spreading interfaces

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Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites Reinforced by C7N6 Nanosheet
Surfaces 2021, 4(3), 240-254; https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4030019 (registering DOI) - 24 Aug 2021
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Carbon-nitride nanosheets have attracted remarkable attention in recent years due to their outstanding physical properties. C7N6 is one of the hotspot nanosheets which possesses excellent mechanical, electrical, and optical properties. In this study, the coupled thermo-mechanical properties of the single [...] Read more.
Carbon-nitride nanosheets have attracted remarkable attention in recent years due to their outstanding physical properties. C7N6 is one of the hotspot nanosheets which possesses excellent mechanical, electrical, and optical properties. In this study, the coupled thermo-mechanical properties of the single nanosheet C7N6 are systematically investigated. Although temperature effects have a strong influence on the mechanical properties of C7N6 monolayer, thermal effects were not fully analyzed for carbon-nitride nanosheet and still an open topic. To this end, the presented contribution aims to highlight this important aspect and investigate the temperature influence on the mechanical stress-strain response. By using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, we have found out that the C7N6 monolayer’s maximum strength decreases as the temperature increase from 300 K to 1100 K. In the current contribution, 5% to 15% volume fractions of C7N6/P3HT composite were employed to investigate the C7N6 reinforcing ability. Significantly, the uniaxial tensile of C7N6/P3HT composite reveals that 10%C7N6 can enhance the maximum strength of the composite to 121.80 MPa which is 23.51% higher than the pure P3HT matrix. Moreover, to better understand the enhanced mechanism, we proposed a cohesive model to investigate the interface strength between the C7N6 nanosheet and P3HT matrix. This systematic study provides not only a sufficient method to understand the C7N6 thermo-mechanical properties, but also the reinforce mechanism of the C7N6 reinforced nanocomposite. Thus, this work provides a valuable method for the later investigation of the C7N6 nanosheet. Full article
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Finite Element Analyses of the Modified Strain Gradient Theory Based Kirchhoff Microplates
Surfaces 2021, 4(2), 115-156; https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4020014 - 14 May 2021
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In this contribution, the variational problem for the Kirchhoff plate based on the modified strain gradient theory (MSGT) is derived, and the Euler-Lagrange equations governing the equation of motion are obtained. The Galerkin-type weak form, upon which the finite element method is constructed, [...] Read more.
In this contribution, the variational problem for the Kirchhoff plate based on the modified strain gradient theory (MSGT) is derived, and the Euler-Lagrange equations governing the equation of motion are obtained. The Galerkin-type weak form, upon which the finite element method is constructed, is derived from the variational problem. The shape functions which satisfy the governing homogeneous partial differential equation are derived as extensions of Adini-Clough-Melosh (ACM) and Bogner-Fox-Schmit (BFS) plate element formulations by introducing additional curvature degrees of freedom (DOF) on each node. Based on the proposed set of shape functions, 20-, 24-, 28- and 32- DOF modified strain gradient theory-based higher-order Kirchhoff microplate element are proposed. The performance of the elements are demonstrated in terms of various tests and representative boundary value problems. Length scale parameters for gold are also proposed based on experiments reported in literature. Full article
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