In this paper, the reaction characteristic of a novel reactive material, which introduced bismuth trioxide (Bi2O3) into traditional polytetrafluoroethylene/aluminum (PTFE/Al), is studied. The effect of Bi2O3 with different content and particle size o...
A series of impact fuel tank experiments are carried out through the ballistic impact method. The ignition abilities of Bi2O3-reinforced PTFE/Al reactive material, metal aluminum, and inert metal steel are compared and analyzed, and the ignition mode...
In this article, Bi2O3/Al high-density energetic composites with a core-shell structure were prepared by a two-step ball milling method using a common planetary ball milling instrument, and their morphology, structure, and properties were characteriz...
In this work, three additives BiOX (BiOI, BiOBr, and BiOF) for Al-H2O reaction have been synthesized using chemical methods. SEM analysis shows that the structure of BiOF is nanoparticles, while BiOBr and BiOI have flower-like structures composed of...
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The development of efficient visible-light-responsive photocatalysts is essential for the sustainable remediation of water contaminated with persistent organic pollutants. In this work, BiAlO3 perovskite was investigated as a pristine photocatalyst f...
To obtain the influence of the Bi2O3 particle content of a PTFE/Al/Bi2O3 reactive material (later referred to as PAB) on its shock-induced chemical reaction (SICR) characteristics, five kinds of PAB with different Bi2O3 contents were prepared; the re...
In this study, γ-Al2O3 particles were dispersed in p-type Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3 through mechanical alloying to form γ-Al2O3/Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3 composite powders. The composite powders were consolidated using vacuum hot pressing to produce nano- and microstructure...
Lu3Al5O12:Ce3+ phosphor ceramics were fabricated by vacuum sintering. On this basis, a bi-layer composite phosphor was prepared by low-temperature sintering to cover the phosphor ceramics with a layer of SrAlSiN3:Eu2+-phosphor-in-glass (PiG). The opt...
A new compound, Bi2O2CO3:Al, was synthesized by the coprecipitation method. The characterization was done by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electronic scanning micros...
This research aimed to study a Bi–Ag–Mg soldering alloy and the direct soldering of Al2O3 ceramics and Ni–SiC composites. Bi11Ag1Mg solder has a broad melting interval, which mainly depends on the silver and magnesium content. The s...
This study developed a highly efficient one-step catalytic reductive amination method, achieving the highly selective conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)furan (BAMF). A series of NiZnAl catalysts were prepared via the...
In the presented work, two kinds of germanium oxide glass with different compositions, namely GeO2 and GeO2–Al2O3–Bi2O3, were investigated. After controlled crystallization of a glassy sample, the emission in the NIR-range was determined...
The phase formation processes in 0.25ZnO–0.25Al2O3–0.25WO3–0.25Bi2O3 ceramics with variation in the thermal annealing temperature were evaluated in this study. According to the obtained data on the phase composition dependent on the...
γ-Al2O3 supported Ni-Pd catalysts with different Ni:Pd ratios were studied in the hydrogenation of two industrially-relevant platform molecules derived from biomass, namely levulinic acid and hydroxymethylfurfural. The bimetallic catalysts showed bet...
2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a high-value biomass-derived monomer, serves as a crucial building block for sustainable polymers including polyesters, polyamides, and polyurethanes. This study systematically investigated the catalytic oxidation o...
Nanocomposite films of BiFeO3-Bi2Fe4O9 were fabricated on a sapphire substrate Al2O3 using the method of gas discharge high-frequency cathodic sputtering of a ceramic target with a stoichiometric composition in an oxygen atmosphere. The results of th...
The instability of transistor characteristics caused by charge trapping under positive bias temperature (PBT) stress in In0.7Ga0.3As metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with single-layer Al2O3 and bi-layer Al2O3/HfO2 gate sta...
The interface affects the transmission behavior of electrons and phonons, which in turn determines the performance of thermoelectric materials. In this paper, metals (Cu, Ag, Au)/Al2O3/Bi2Te3 heterostructures have been fabricated from bottom to up to...
CaCu3Ti4-x((A0.05Nb0.05))xO12 ceramics (A: Al and Bi; x = 0, 0.3) were synthesized by high-energy mechanical ball milling and reactive sintering at 1050 °C in air. Rietveld refinement of XRD data revealed the pure and (Al3+, Nb5+) cosubstituted c...
Under the premise of using the solid-phase method to pre-sinter Bi2O3 and Sb2O3 into BiSbO4 as a substitute for equal amounts of Bi2O3 and Sb2O3 in the formula, the effects of co-doping with In(NO3)3, Al(NO3)3, and Y(NO3)3 on the microstructure and e...
The main purpose of this work is to study the effect of substitution of zinc oxide for bismuth oxide in the composition of (1−x)ZnO–0.25Al2O3–0.25WO3–xBi2O3 ceramics, as well as the accompanying processes of phase transformati...
Gluconic acid and its derivatives are extensively used in pharmaceutical, food, textile, and pulp and paper branches of industry during production of food additives, cleansers, medicinal drugs, stabilizers, etc. To obtain gluconic acid, the method of...
A series of Mg-Al LDH-based photocatalysts were synthesized via a one-pot steam-assisted method, including pure Mg-Al LDH (MA), Zn-In ion-exchange-modified Mg-Al LDH (MAZ), BiOCl-loaded pristine Mg-Al LDH (MAB), and Zn-In-modified Mg-Al LDH co-loaded...
As a lead-free material located at the morphotropic phase boundary, Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1Ti0.9O3 possesses an exceptionally high polarization potential, making it an attractive candidate matrix for high-performance energy storage ceramics. However, its p...
Hydrotalcite/bismuth solid solution (2D/2D CoAl-LDH/BiO(OH)XI1−X) heterojunction photocatalysts were fabricated through a hydrothermal route. Because of their identical layered structure and interlayer hydroxides, CoAl-LDH(2D) and BiO(OH)XI1&mi...
Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films were grown on 10° vicinal-cut Al2O3 (0001) single crystalline substrates by pulsed laser-deposition techniques with in situ annealing, post-annealing and non-annealing process, respectively. The pure phase Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin...
The effect of 2,6-bis-(1-hydroxy-1,1-diphenyl-methyl) pyridine (BDPHP) in the preparation of NiMoP/γ-Al2O3 catalysts have been investigated in the hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of straight-run gas oil. The γ-Al2O3 support was modified by surface impregn...
New designs based on S0 Lamb modes in AlN thin layer resonating structures coupled with the implementation of structural elements in SiO2, are theoretically analyzed by the Finite Element Method (FEM). This study compares the typical characteristics...
Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) over chromium-based catalysts is often limited by rapid deactivation and poorly controlled surface acidity. Here, Bi-promoted CrOx/η-Al2O3 catalysts (0.75–6 wt% Bi) were developed to regulate the redox and acid...
BiCuSeO has great application prospects in thermoelectric power generation and thermoelectric catalysis, but it is limited by its lower thermoelectric performance. Herein, BiCuSeO bulk materials were prepared using a solid-phase reaction method and a...
Hypereutectic Al-Si alloys are attractive materials in the fields of electronic packaging and aerospace. A Bi2O3-ZnO-B2O3 system lead-free brazing filler glass was employed to braze hypereutectic Al-50Si alloys in air. The hypereutectic Al-50Si alloy...
This work is devoted to the study of the effect of small Bi additives on the functional properties of Pdx:Bi/Al2O3 catalysts in the selective oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid. The catalysts obtained by the joint impregnation method were characte...
We aimed to determine the contribution of various trivalent ions like Al and rare-earths (Y, Nd, Sm, Eu) on resistance behaviors of different types of bismo-borate glasses. Accordingly, eight different bismuth borate glasses from the system: 40Bi2O3–...
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) typically consists of Portland cement (75 wt.%), bismuth oxide (20 wt.%), and gypsum (5 wt.%) and is commonly used as endodontic cement. Bismuth oxide serving as the radiopacifying material reveals the canal filling e...
Al2O3 coatings are the most promising candidate material for mitigating (lead-bismuth eutectic) LBE corrosion at elevated temperatures, but preventing inward diffusion of Pb, Bi, and O for the ceramic coating remains a critical challenge. Here, we ha...
Among the various phases of bismuth oxide, the high temperature metastable face-centered cubic δ phase attracts great attention due to its unique properties. It can be used as an ionic conductor or an endodontic radiopacifying material. However...
In this work, systematic first-principles calculations were performed to investigate the multiband emissions of Bi-doped Y3Ga(Al)5O12 phosphors. The predicted emissions of Bi3+ show that the violet narrow-band emission can be attributed to the 3P1&nd...
We have investigated ferroelectric-gate field-effect transistors (FeFETs) with Pt/SrBi2Ta2O9/(HfO2)x(Al2O3)1−x (Hf-Al-O) and Pt/SrBi2Ta2O9/HfO2 gate stacks. The fabricated FeFETs have excellent data retention characteristics: The drain current ratio...
Mineral trioxide aggregates (MTA) have been developed as a dental root repair material for a range of endodontics procedures. They contain a small amount of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) as a radiopacifier to differentiate adjacent bone tissue on radiographs...
In recent years, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)/aluminum (Al) energetic materials with high-energy density have attracted extensive attention and have broad application prospects, but the low-energy release efficiency restricts their application. In...
The effects of exchange coupling on magnetic switching properties of all-garnet multilayer thin film structures are investigated. All-garnet structures are fabricated by sandwiching a magneto-soft material of composition type Bi1.8Lu1.2Fe3.6Al1.4O12...
Structural features of new mixed bismuth-containing samarium iron–aluminium borate single crystals Sm1−xBixFe3−yAly(BO3)4 (x = 0.05–0.07, y = 0–0.28) were studied using X-ray diffraction analysis based on aluminium conte...
This work is dedicated to the growth process and investigation of luminescent and scintillation properties of CeAlO3 single crystals and CeAlO3/CeAl11O18 metamaterials under e-beam and α-particles excitation. It has been shown that cathodolumin...
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a promising material for combining with magneto-optic (MO) materials because it can propagate stable exciton-polaritons, with velocities considerably lower than that of photons in a vacuum. This study investigated the influence of...
Compared with traditional thermoelectric materials, layered oxyselenide thermoelectric materials consist of nontoxic and lower-cost elements and have better chemical and thermal stability. Recently, several studies on n-type layered oxyselenide therm...
Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) is an effective additive used to enhance radiography resolution for dental materials. However, there are potential concerns regarding its biocompatibility and connection to tissue discoloration. In the present study, we modified...
This research employs the COMSOL Multiphysics software (COMSOL 6.2) to conduct rigorous simulations and assess the performance of a thermoelectric module (TEM) meticulously crafted with alumina (Al2O3), copper (Cu), and Bi2Te2.70Se0.30 thermoelectric...
The effect of tramp elements, mainly Bi and Ca, on the thermal characteristics of Sr-modified Al–Si–Cu and Al–Si–Cu–Mg alloys has been investigated using thermal analysis, X-ray radiography, and field emission scanning e...
Bi-modal particles are used as reinforcements for Cu-matrix. Nano TiC and/or Al2O3 were mechanically mixed with Cu particles for 24 h. The Cu-TiC/Al2O3 composites were successfully produced using spark plasma sintering (SPS). To investigate the effec...
Thin films of BiFeO3, VO2, and BiFeO3/VO2 were grown on SrTiO3(100) and Al2O3(0001) monocrystalline substrates using radio frequency and direct current sputtering techniques. To observe the effect of the coupling between these materials, the surface...
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