The performance of sodium-ion batteries largely depends on the presence and properties of passive films formed on the electrode/electrolyte interfaces. Passive films on negative electrodes inevitably result from the reduction in electrolyte component...
This study proposes a two-scale approach to determining the effective thermal conductivity of fibrous composite materials. The analysis was first carried out at the fiber–interphase level to calculate the effective thermal conductivity of this...
The corrosion behaviors of SiC/SiC composite constituent materials in pure water at operating conditions, such as 300 °C and 8.5 MPa, were studied for potential application in accident-tolerant light water reactor (LWR) fuel cladding and core str...
Rain erosion damage, caused by repeated droplet impact on wind turbine blades, is a major cause for concern, even more so at offshore locations with larger blades and higher tip speeds. Due to the negative economic influence of blade erosion, all win...
Due to the ever-growing importance of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, the development of electrode materials and their processing techniques remains a hot topic in academia and industry. Even the well-developed and widely utilized active material...
In this paper, the authors introduce an upper bound of the longitudinal elastic modulus of unidirectional fibrous composites to strength of materials approach, provided that the fibre is much stiffer than the matrix. In the mathematical derivations r...
Due to their low cost, suitable working potential and high stability, carbon materials have become an irreplaceable anode material for alkali ion batteries, such as lithium ion batteries, sodium ion batteries and potassium ion batteries. During the i...
The paper discusses the possibility of using in situ generated hybrid polymer-polymer nanocomposites as polymeric materials with triple shape memory, which, unlike conventional polymer blends with triple shape memory, are characterized by fully separ...
The present work deals with hierarchical composites in three dimensions, whose constituents behave as non-aging linear viscoelastic materials. We model the influence that imperfect viscoelastic interfaces have on the macroscopic effective response of...
Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) characterization is needed to interpret the performance, degradation, and lifetime of graphite and Si-containing carbon-based negative electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. However, SEI claims are often difficult to...
Extended interphases are playing an increasingly important role in electrochemical energy storage devices and, in particular, in lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries. With this in mind we initially address the differences between the concepts of i...
The interphase in short fiber thermoplastic composites is defined as a three-dimensional, several hundred nanometers-wide boundary region at the interface of fibers and the polymer matrix, exhibiting altered mechanical properties. This region is of k...
The interphase region widely exists in polymer-based nanocomposites, which affects the dielectric properties of the nanocomposites. General models, such as the Knott model, are often used to predict the dielectric constant of nanocomposites, while th...
Understanding the organic–inorganic interphases of hybrid materials allows structure and properties control for obtaining new advanced materials. Lately, the use of ionic liquids (ILs) and poly(ionic liquids) (PILs) allowed structure control from th...
Co-bonding is an effective joining method for fiber-reinforced composites in which a prefabricated part bonds with a thermoset resin during the curing process. Manufacturing of co-bonded thermoset-thermoplastic hybrid composites is a challenging task...
This paper investigates the interphase effect on the macro nonlinear mechanical behavior of cement-based solidified sand mixture (CBSSM) using a finite element numerical simulation method. CBSSM is a multiphase composite whose main components are soi...
In the domain of fire-resistant steels, the characteristics of precipitates significantly influence material properties. This study developed a novel heat treatment protocol to concurrently achieve both interphase precipitation and random precipitati...
In engineering, the demand for lightweight yet strong materials has led to the widespread use of polymer matrix composites reinforced with particles. These composites offer superior mechanical properties, making them ideal for applications in areas s...
The formulation of greener composite materials by substituting glass fibers with natural fibers is a current field of research. If such natural fiber reinforcements come from industrial side streams, as hemp core fibers (HCFs) come from the extractio...
A three-dimensional model structure that allows considering interphase layer around permeable inclusions is developed to predict water vapor permeability in composite materials made of a matrix Poly(3-HydroxyButyrate-co-3-HydroxyValerate) (PHBV) incl...
A revised version of the Poon and Shin (PS) model, incorporating the effects of the interphase, is introduced to predict the dielectric permittivity of polymer nanocomposites reinforced with spherical nanoparticles. In this modified approach, both th...
TiC-Ti3SiC2 gradient hybrid interphase on the surface of SiC fibers was successfully obtained through the molten salt method. The electromagnetic parameters of the prepared samples can be accurately controlled by adjusting the reaction temperature. A...
Nanocomposite films of polysulfone (PSF)—hydroxyapatite (HA) were prepared with a commercial airbrush. Structural, thermal, and mechanical characterization allows obtaining new information to understand the role of the nanofiller–polymer...
Selenium sulfide (SeS2) is an attractive next-generation cathode material because it combines the high gravimetric capacity of sulfur (S) with the high electronic conductivity of selenium (Se). However, like its parent S and Se cathodes, SeS2 undergo...
Automotive and industrial design companies have profusely used commodity materials like glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene. These materials show advantageous ratios between cost and mechanical properties, but poor environmental yields. Natural fibe...
Polymer-based three-dimensional (3D) printing—such as the UV-assisted layer-by-layer polymerization technique—enables fabrication of deformable microstructured materials with pre-designed properties. However, the properties of such materi...
In a hypergravity environment, the complex stress conditions and the change in gravity field intensity will significantly affect the interaction force inside solid- and liquid-phase materials. In particular, the driving force for the relative motion...
Continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites (CFRCMCs) are extensively applied in high-temperature fields such as aerospace, energy, and transportation due to their superior mechanical and thermal properties. The explicit and numerical cross...
In the framework of SiC/SiC composite development for nuclear applications, the influence of pyrocarbon interphase texture and thickness on the mechanical behavior both on as-processed materials and on irradiated materials is a major concern. Thus, t...
Understanding the interaction between nanoparticles and the matrix and the properties of interphase is crucial to predict the macroscopic properties of a nanocomposite system. Here, we investigate the interaction between boehmite nanoparticles (BNPs)...
High-voltage spinel (LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4; LNMO) has been a prospective cathode material that may exploit the maximal voltage of 5 V for lithium-ion batteries. However, the practical application has been hindered by the severe electrochemical instability o...
Compatible interlayers must be coated on reinforcing fibers to ensure effective stress transfer from the polymer matrix to the fiber in high-performance polymer composites. The mechanical properties of the interlayer, and its interfacial adhesion on...
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) has become one of the most influential materials in neural engineering, offering high electrical conductivity, mechanical softness, and stable processing in complex aqueous media. Be...
Fiber–matrix interface engineering plays a decisive role in determining the mechanical performance of fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs). Despite extensive research on surface modification strategies, translating improvements in interf...
Several naturally occurring biological systems, such as bones, nacre or wood, display hierarchical architectures with a central role of the nanostructuration that allows reaching amazing properties such as high strength and toughness. Developing such...
The benefit of fiber-reinforced composites originates from the interaction between the fiber reinforcement and the matrix. This interplay controls many of its mechanical properties and is of utmost importance to enable its unique performance as a lig...
During its division the cell must ensure the equal distribution of its genetic material in the two newly created cells, but it must also distribute organelles such as the Golgi apparatus, the mitochondria and the centrosome. DNA, the carrier of hered...
In this paper, a geometric body-centered model to simulate the periodic structure of unidirectional fibrous composites is presented. To this end, three prescribed configurations are introduced to predict in a deterministic manner the arrangement of i...
In this paper, an icosahedral non-body-centered model is presented to simulate the periodic structure of a general class of homogeneous particulate composites, by predicting the particle arrangement. This model yielded three different variations, whi...
Fly ash/ground-granulated blast-furnace slag geopolymer (FGG) contains reaction products with a high volume of Ca, hydrated CaSiO3, and hydrated AlCaSiO3. These compounds enable the filling of large air voids in a structure, thus increasing compactne...
Defect-tolerant oxide ceramics offer an alternative reinforcement strategy for high-performance polymer composites beyond conventional silica- and zirconia-based systems. In this work, a novel BaZrO3-Y2O3-SrTiO3 (BZYS) ceramic hybrid was introduced a...
Recycled recovered wood, for example, from historic buildings, containing biocides, fire retardants or anti-weather paints is an attractive material for manufacturing composite wood panels which can be used for decoration as well as load-bearing wall...
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been rapidly growing for a decade in both consumer and industrial products. Fused deposition modeling (FDM), one of the most widely used additive manufacturing methods, owes its popularity to cost effectiveness in mate...
The optimization design of the double-layered material tank is essential to improve the material mixing efficiency and quality in chemical engineering and lithium battery production. The draft tube structure and double-layered impellers affect the fl...
Antimony (Sb) is considered a promising anode for Li-ion batteries (LIBs) because of its high theoretical specific capacity and safe Li-ion insertion potential; however, the LIBs suffer from dramatic volume variation. The volume expansion results in...
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to lithium-ion systems, driven by the abundance and low cost of sodium resources as well as the urgent demand for sustainable large-scale energy storage. In recent yea...
Graphite remains the predominant negative electrode material in commercial lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); however, its practical performance is increasingly limited by interface-driven degradation rather than bulk intercalation. This review examines t...
Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are considered among the most promising high-performance energy storage systems because lithium metal possesses extremely high theoretical capacity and the lowest electrochemical potential among anode materials. However...
Potassium-based batteries represent one of the emerging classes of post-lithium electrochemical energy storage systems in the international scene, due to both the abundance of raw materials and achievable cell potentials not far from those of lithium...
The key objective of this study is to determine the effect of interphase boundaries, the formation of which is caused by the variation of Li2ZrO3/MgLi2ZrO4 phases in lithium-containing ceramics based on lithium metazirconate, on the resistance to nea...
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