Li-ion batteries play a critical role in the transition to a net-zero future. The discovery of new materials and the design of novel microstructures for battery electrodes is necessary for the acceleration of this transition. The battery electrode mi...
The short service life of the Ti/BDD coated electrode is the main reason that limits its practical use. In this paper, the effect of structural change on the service life was studied using Ti/BDD coated electrodes prepared with the arc plasma chemica...
TiAl pre-alloyed powder is the foundation for additive manufacturing of TiAl alloys. In this work, TiAl pre-alloyed powder was prepared using a plasma rotating electrode process (PREP). The effects of electrode rotating speeds and current intensity o...
Microstructure engineering of electrodes is one of the efficient routes to improve rate performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Currently, there is a lack of descriptors to rationally guide the regional electrode design. Here, we propose two des...
Polymer-based micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) are gaining attention as an essential technology to understand brain connectivity and function in the field of neuroscience. However, polymer based MEAs may have several challenges such as difficulty in per...
Microstructured transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) have shown great potential as photonic electrodes in photovoltaic (PV) applications, providing both optical and electrical improvements in the solar cells’ performance due to: (1) strong light trap...
Flexible electrodes are extensively used to detect signals in electrocardiography, electroencephalography, electro-ophthalmography, and electromyography, among others. These electrodes can also be used in wearable and implantable medical systems. The...
With good high temperature and corrosive resistance performance, ceramic based composites can be used as promising materials to replace metal thermocouple materials. In this study, Si3N4–MoSi2 composites were prepared via hot pressing technolog...
Hydrogen energy is vital for a clean, low-carbon society, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) represent a core technology for the conversion of hydrogen chemical energy into electrical energy. When PEMFC single cells are stacked under as...
This paper compares and combines two common methods to improve the cycle performance of lithium metal (Li) electrodes. One technique is to establish a micro-structured current collector by chemical separation of a copper/zinc alloy. Furthermore, the...
Interest in research on the application of variable-polarity cold metal transfer mode in wire-based direct energy deposition has been growing; particularly popular are investigations into the respective influences of polarity, amplitude of the arc cu...
During the operation of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), the Ni-8YSZ anodes are subjected to thermal mismatch and reoxidation, accompanied by the risk of damage and failure. These damages and failures are generally induced by small defects at the micr...
The drying process of electrodes might seem to be a simple operation, but it has profound effects on the microstructure. Some unexpected changes can happen depending on the drying conditions. In prior work, we developed the multiphase-smoothed-partic...
Porosity is frequently specified as only a value to describe the microstructure of a battery electrode. However, porosity is a key parameter for the battery electrode performance and mechanical properties such as adhesion and structural electrode int...
Nanosheet-derived Hx(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2 was prepared by restacking (Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2 nanosheets with large or small lateral sizes and their electrochemical properties in a 1 M KOH aqueous solution; microstructural factors were compared with those o...
The electrification of the powertrain requires enhanced performance of lithium-ion batteries, mainly in terms of energy and power density. They can be improved by optimising the positive electrode, i.e., by changing their size, composition or morphol...
Most cathode materials for Li-ion batteries exhibit a low electronic conductivity. Therefore, a considerable amount of conductive additives is added during electrode production. A mixed phase of carbon and binder provides a 3D network for electron tr...
The microstructures of porous electrodes in lithium-ion cells strongly affect their electrochemical performance. Experimental tomography techniques to investigate the microstructure during electrode development is costly and time consuming. To addres...
To explore the influence of double-electrode regulation technology on the solidification microstructure and properties of GCr15 bearing steel, the double-electrode insertion process was employed in this study, combined with metallographic analysis, m...
Functionally-graded electrodes (FGEs) have shown great potential in improving solid oxide fuel cells’ (SOFCs) performance. In order to produce predictions of real FGE operations, a comprehensive numerical model that takes into account all the microst...
With the rapid development of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMSs), the demand for glass microstructure is increasing. For the purpose of achieving high quality and stable machining of glass microstructures with a high aspect ratio, ultrasonic vi...
Manual arc-welded hardfacings are widely used for the protection of new or the restoration of worn parts in agriculture, forestry, and mining applications. A study was conducted to investigate the effect of electrode covering composition on the micro...
Given the operation conditions wherein mechanical wear is inevitable, modifying bulk properties of the dielectric layer of a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has been highlighted to boost its energy output. However, several concerns still remain in...
This work offers an analysis of the wire feedability-related properties of Al-5Mg solid wire electrodes bearing Zr. Effects of Zr content on microstructures and mechanical properties of the Al-5Mg alloys were studied. Experimental results have demons...
The key challenge in the practical application of electrochromic energy storage devices (EESDs) is the fabrication of high-performance electrode materials. Herein, we deposited K7[La(H2O)x(α2-P2W17O61)] (P2W17La) onto TiO2 nanowires (NW) to con...
In the present study, the effects of electrode geometry and welding current on the tensile-shear strength, failure energy, fracture type, and joint microstructure were investigated during the RSW of ultra-high-strength MS1500 steel to high-strength l...
This study focuses on improving the wear resistance of cutting tools and extending their service life under intense mechanical, thermal, and radiation loads in nuclear power plant environments. This research investigates the potential of electrospark...
In this work, a three-dimensional microstructure-scale model of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell’s Positive-Electrolyte-Negative assembly is applied for the purpose of investigating the impact of decreasing the electrolyte thickness on the magnitude, an...
Through-plane electronic transport in porous membrane electrode assembly (MEA) electrodes is governed by the three-dimensional (3D) connectivity of the conducting phase. Here, we quantify the role of the spanning-cluster fraction
In this paper, a commercial gas diffusion layer is used, to quantitatively study the correlation between its compressive characteristics and its operating temperature. In polymer electrode membrane fuel cells, the gas diffusion layer plays a vital ro...
With the increase in the modulation rate of thin-film lithium niobate (
This study investigates the tribo-mechanical properties of a modified Cu-Cr-Zr alloy with nickel addition, aimed at enhancing its suitability as a resistance spot welding (RSW) electrode material. Two alloy compositions, designated as Sample A (Cu-0....
The rapid development of the electric vehicle industry has created an urgent need for high-performance Li-ion batteries. Such demand not only requires the development of novel active materials but also requires optimized microstructure of composite e...
Flexible sensors have emerged as essential components in next-generation technologies such as wearable electronics, smart healthcare, soft robotics, and human–machine interfaces, owing to their outstanding mechanical flexibility and multifuncti...
Flexible pressure sensors with a high sensitivity in the lower zone of a subtle-pressure regime has shown great potential in the fields of electronic skin, human–computer interaction, wearable devices, intelligent prosthesis, and medical health...
The present study demonstrates that the corrosion behavior of dental cobalt–chromium (Co–Cr) alloys is strongly influenced by the interaction between microstructure, manufacturing technique, and oral chemical environment. A comparative in...
Human motion state recognition technology based on flexible, wearable sensor devices has been widely applied in the fields of human–computer interaction and health monitoring. In this study, a new type of flexible capacitive pressure sensor is design...
In this study, we investigate the use of artificial neural networks as a potentially efficient method to determine the rate capability of electrodes for lithium-ion batteries with different porosities. The performance of a lithium-ion battery is, to...
Electrode surface microstructuring involves the engineering of the topographical features of an electrode to enhance its performance in electrochemical sensing applications. By creating controlled micro- or nano-scale patterns, the active surface are...
Rotor imbalance and abnormal vibration are classical operating conditions in rotating machinery and can often be identified by conventional vibration analysis. However, the development of low-power, self-powered, and distributed sensing nodes remains...
In this paper, the influence of TiO2 nanoparticle coating on cobalt-based electrodes was studied. Different coating treatment times were applied, and the results were compared to the hard-faced layer obtained with unmodified electrodes. The hard faci...
With the aim of achieving controllable mass production of electrospun nanofiber films, this study proposes and investigates the feasibility of using a custom-made linear electrode- electrospun device to produce conductive graphene (GR)-filled polyvin...
In this work, we reveal in detail the effects of high-temperature treatment in air at 600 °C on the microstructure as well as the physico-chemical and electrochemical properties of boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes. The thermal treatment of fr...
In this study, a chemical oxidation method was employed to fabricate coral-like Cu2O nano/microstructures on Cu foils as counter electrodes (CEs) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The Cu2O nano/microstructures were prepared at various sintering...
Wearable pressure sensors have attracted widespread attention in recent years because of their great potential in human healthcare applications such as physiological signals monitoring. A desirable pressure sensor should possess the advantages of hig...
Cochlear implants are well established devices for treating severe hearing loss. However, due to the trauma caused by the insertion of the electrode and the subsequent formation of connective tissue, their clinical effectiveness varies. The aim of th...
Electrical discharge machining is a non-conventional shaping technique applied to electrically conductive, difficult-to-machine alloys, such as Hastelloy C-22. This study investigates the influence of graphite electrode properties and key machining p...
Any industry that manufactures dies, punches, molds, and machine components from difficult-to-cut materials, such as Inconel, titanium, and other super alloys, largely relies on wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM). In the current study, the ef...
Detailed insight into electrochemical reaction mechanisms and rate limiting steps is crucial for targeted optimization of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrodes, especially for new materials and processing techniques, such as Ni/Gd-doped ceria (GDC)...
The integration of microstructured current collectors offers a potential pathway to enhance interface properties in solid-state battery architectures. In this work, we investigate the influence of surface morphology on the electrochemical performance...
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