In this study, we investigated the impact of incorporating energetic substituents such as –NO2, –NH2, –Cl, –F, N-methyl-N-nitro (CH3–N–NO2), and picryl on the detonation performance and stability of acridone-based...
In this study, the impact of incorporating energetic substituents such as -NO2, -NH2, -NH3, -N2 (both with perchlorate anion), and -N3 into 4,6-dinitrobenzimidazol-2-one on its detonation performance and stability was investigated. The DFT B3LYP/cc-p...
One of the unconventional, innovative ways of using biomass is using it as a component of high-energy material. According to conceptual assumptions, biomass can act as an energy carrier in modified high-energy materials-explosives (EX). Modification...
We report on the dewetting process, in a high vacuum environment, of amorphous Ge thin films on SiO2/Si (001). A detailed insight of the dewetting is obtained by in situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction and ex situ scanning electron micros...
Global economic development and the associated increase in consumption increase the demand for plastics. The result of these changes is the increase in the share of this group of used plastics in the structure of household waste. An innovative way of...
High-energy (710 MeV) Bi ion track morphology in polycrystalline silicon nitride was investigated during post-irradiation annealing. Using both in-situ and ex-situ transmission electron microscopy, we monitored the recovery of crystallinity within in...
Red phosphorus (rP) is one of the most promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, owing to its high theoretical capacity. However, its low electronic conductivity and large volume expansion during cycling limit its practical applications, a...
Recently, high entropy oxides (HEO) with special stabilization effects have been widely investigated as new anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. However, the lithium storage mechanism of HEO is still under debate. In this work, we applied a mod...
Achieving the full potential of magnesium-ion batteries (MIBs) is still a challenge due to the lack of adequate electrodes or electrolytes. Grignard-based electrolytes show excellent Mg plating/stripping, but their incompatibility with oxide cathodes...
A photoelectrochemical tandem cell (PEC) based on a cathodic hydrophobic gas-diffusion backing layer was developed to produce dry hydrogen from solar driven water splitting. The cell consisted of low cost and non-critical raw materials (CRMs). A rela...
For the fundamental understanding and the technological development of the ammonothermal method for the synthesis and crystal growth of nitrides, an in situ monitoring technique for tracking mass transport of the nitride throughout the entire autocla...
Cathode materials with conversion mechanisms for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have shown a great potential as next-generation energy storage materials due to their high discharge capacity and high energy density. However, improving their cyclin...
Chloride-ion batteries (CIBs) are one of the promising candidates for energy storage due to their low cost, high theoretical energy density and high safety. However, the limited types of cathode materials in CIBs have hindered their development. In t...
Zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanocrystallites embedded in a conductive hybrid matrix of titanium carbide and carbon, are successfully fabricated via a facile high-energy ball-milling (HEBM) process. The structural and morphological analyses of the ZnS-TiC-C na...
An interpretable machine learning framework was constructed to predict the bandgap of silicon oxide materials used for electric furnace refractories. Among seven machine learning models compared, the AdaBoost ensemble model performed the best with an...
Biomass gasification is an effective process for converting organic wastes into syngas. Syngas is a biofuel that possesses several potential applications in the energy sector. However, the major bottleneck for the commercialization of this technology...
C-decorated intermetallic InSb (InSb–C) was developed as a novel high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). InSb nanoparticles synthesized via a mechanochemical reaction were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), h...
Silicon anodes have attracted considerable attention as next-generation lithium-ion battery materials owing to their exceptionally high theoretical capacity. However, their practical application remains limited by severe volume fluctuations during cy...
As an innovative technique in the field of energy storage, aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have garnered considerable research interest over recent years. However, designing and developing high-performance cathode materials for AZIBs remains a pri...
Silicon (Si) has been considered to be one of the most promising anode materials for high energy density lithium−ion batteries (LIBs) due to its high theoretical capacity, low discharge platform, abundant raw materials and environmental friendl...
Nanostructured materials in the biomedical field are commonly used for diagnostics, drug delivery, therapy activation and monitoring therapeutic responses in real-time, thus maximizing the therapeutic benefits simultaneously with a minimally invasive...
Lead-free double perovskites (LFDPs) are emerging as promising low-toxicity and thermally stable candidates to replace lead-based perovskites in photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. However, the rational design of high-stability LFDPs is severely...
Achieving urban climate neutrality and interim mitigation targets requires rapid demand-side emission reductions, yet current user-centred interventions remain fragmented, are often concentrated on low-impact actions, and rarely provide a traceable b...
Li-air batteries possess higher specific energies than the current Li-ion batteries. Major drawbacks of the air cathode include the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction (OER), high overpotentials and pore clogging during discharge processes. Met...
Recently, coordination polymers (CPs) have been frequently reported in the field of energy storage as electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their highly adjustable architectures, which have a variety of active sites and obviousl...
Nanocrystalline TiO2 is a perspective semiconductor gas-sensing material due to its long-term stability of performance, but it is limited in application because of high electrical resistance. In this paper, a gas-sensing nanocomposite material with p...
Background and Objectives: While studies have demonstrated the efficacy of cholangioscopy-guided Holmium-Yttrium aluminum garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy for the treatment of refractory bile duct stones, data regarding the safety of the operating p...
Materials with magnetic properties are essential in various electric sector technologies. However, the generation of pollutants is of concern, increasing the interest in developing new sustainable, low-cost magnetic materials. These materials have no...
Potassium-ion batteries with carbon-based materials and alloy materials as anodes possess pronounced potassium storage and cycling abilities, yet they suffer from harsh synthetic processes, low initial Coulombic efficiency, and limited structure stab...
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) is powerful for spectral imaging and material decomposition but produces noisy weighted filtered backprojection (wFBP) reconstructions. Although iterative reconstruction effectively denoises these images, it requires extensi...
The effect of La content and its incorporation route on physicochemical properties of ZnO/Zn(Al,La)2O4 or La2O3–ZnO/ZnAl2O4 mixed oxides with a spinel structure obtained from ZnAlLa Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) or ex-ZnAl LDH materials was invest...
The end-of-life management of plastic represents a significant environmental challenge, largely due to its limited use, low biodegradability, and high volume of disposed material, in the order of 400 million tonnes by 2019. Several types of polymers...
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) water electrolysis (WE) produces H2 with a high degree of purity, requiring only water and energy. If the energy is provided from renewable energy sources, it releases “Green H2”, a CO2-free H2. PEMWE uses e...
Al-Ti-B master alloys are widely used in the aluminum industry as grain refiners for the control of the microstructure of the aluminum alloys. The SHS (self-propagating high-temperature synthesis) is an ex situ method that uses exothermic reactions t...
Cellulose and chitin are the most abundant natural polymers, and their exploitation paves the way for sustainable materials and products. This work investigates the preparation of composites based on acetylated cellulose and partially deacetylated ch...
In this study, the effect of microstructural characteristics on the mechanical properties of high-chromium white cast iron-matrix composites reinforced by in situ TiC and ex situ WC was investigated. To this end, two different powder mixtures (Ti + A...
This research focuses on novel ecological materials for biomedical and cosmetic applications. The cellulose of bacterial origin is well suited for such purposes, but its functional properties must be modified. In this work, the blends of bionanocellu...
Microneedling has found various applications in dermatology recently. However, many problems still need to be solved in the fabrication of high-aspect-ratio polymeric microneedles with good mechanical strength, dimensional accuracy and thermal conduc...
Lithium–sulfur (Li-S) batteries are attractive next-generation energy storage systems owing to their high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh/kg and earth-abundant, eco-friendly sulfur. However, their practical application is hindered by the...
Rechargeable aqueous Zn/MnO2 batteries are very potential for large-scale energy storage applications owing to their low cost, inherent safety, and high theoretical capacity. However, the MnO2 cathode delivers unsatisfactory cycling performance owing...
Rechargeable magnesium (Mg)-based energy storage has attracted extensive attention in electrochemical storage systems with high theoretical energy densities. The Mg metal is earth-abundant and dendrite-free for the anode. However, there is a strong C...
The volatility of crude oil prices incentivizes the use of domestic alternative fossil fuel sources such as oil shale. For ex situ oil shale retorting to be economically and environmentally viable, we must convert the copious amounts of semi-coke was...
Common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud.) is a highly productive wetland plant and a potentially valuable source of renewable biomass worldwide. There is more than 10 million ha of reed area globally, distributed mainly across Eurasia...
WO3 is a versatile material occurring in many polymorphs, and is used in nanostructured form in many applications, including photocatalysis, gas sensing, and energy storage. We investigated the thermal evolution of cubic-phase nanocrystals with a siz...
In the search for achieving ultra-low friction for applications in extreme environments, we evaluate the interfacial processes of diamond/tungsten sliding contacts using an on-line macro-tribometer and a micro-tribometer in an ultra-high vacuum. The...
The development of synthetic ways to fabricate nanosized materials with a well-defined shape, narrow-sized distribution, and high stability is of great importance to a rapidly developing area of nanotechnology. Here, we report an unusual reaction bet...
High-entropy materials, characterized by complex chemical compositions, are difficult to identify and describe structurally. These problems are encountered at the composition design stage when choosing an effective method for predicting the final pha...
The 316L stainless steel (316L SS) and high-entropy alloys (HEAs) are leading candidates for radiation-tolerant structural materials in nuclear environments. Additive manufacturing (AM) enables tailored microstructures through unique thermal historie...
The sensitivity of luminescence thermometry is enhanced at high temperatures when using a three-level luminescence intensity ratio approach with Dy3+- activated yttrium aluminum perovskite. This material was synthesized via the Pechini method, and th...
To advance global sustainability and meet climate targets, the development of reliable renewable energy infrastructure is paramount. Offshore wind energy is a key factor in achieving this goal, and ensuring its operational efficiency requires a deep...
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