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...
In the co-bonding of thermoset and thermoplastic polymers, the interdiffusion of the polymers results in the formation of an interphase between them. Understanding the factors influencing the interdiffusion and the resulting interphase is crucial in...
New finite element analysis procedures are developed in this study to obtain the precise stress distribution patterns of prestressed composites. Within the FEM procedures, an equivalent thermal method is modified to realize the prestress application,...
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...
Understanding the interaction between boehmite and epoxy and the formation of their interphases with different mechanical and chemical structures is crucial to predict and optimize the properties of epoxy-boehmite nanocomposites. Probing the interfac...
Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites represent one of the most exploited composites due to their outstanding mechanical properties, light weight and ease of manufacture. However, one of the main limitations of GFRP composites is their wea...
This experimental study is associated with the modification of glass fibers with efficient, organic, functional, thermoelectrically enabled coatings. The thermoelectric (TE) behavior of the coated glass fiber tows with either inherent p semiconductor...
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is used as a method for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on substrates, most commonly pre-treated by a metal-catalyst. In this work, the capability of basalt fiber surfaces was investigated in order to stimulate...
A solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) plays an essential role in the functionality and service life of ion batteries, where the structure and formation mechanism are still in the midst. Here, we investigate the initial decomposition and reactions of e...
Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formed at the interface in lithium-ion batteries plays an important role in isolating electrons and permeating ions during charging/discharging processes. Therefore, the formation of a good interface is crucial for...
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...
Aramid-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites are widely utilized in lightweight structural and protective applications; however, their performance is often limited by intrinsically weak and chemically inert fiber–matrix interfaces. Recent advances...
A nanoscale representative volume element has been developed to investigate the effect of interphase geometry and property on the mechanical behavior of silica/epoxy resin nanocomposites. The role of interphase–matrix bonding was also examined. Resul...
The interphase region around nanoparticles changes the percolation threshold of long and thin nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) in polymer nanocomposites. In this paper, the effects of the interphase region on the percolation threshold of...
In this study, we address the challenge of obtaining high strength at ambient and elevated temperatures in fire-resistant Ti–Mo–V steel with ferrite microstructures through thermo-mechanical controlled processing (TMCP). Thermally stable...
The aim of this paper is to describe a methodology for determining the elastic constants and thickness of the interphase between matrix and fiber in fiberglass plastic composites from macro- and micromechanical testing. Macromechanical testing is ten...
Glass fiber-reinforced composites are exposed to hydrolytic degradation in subsea and offshore applications. Fiber-matrix interphase degradation was observed after the matrix was fully saturated with water and typical water absorption tests according...
The significant impact of Nb on ferrite transformation, both in terms of solute drag effect (SDE) and interphase precipitation, was investigated quantitatively. Ferrite transformation kinetics were characterized using thermal expansion experiments an...
The establishment of interphase region around nanoparticles accelerates the percolating of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in polymer nanocomposites reinforced with CNT (PCNT), due to the linking productivity of interphase district before the physical connect...
The interphase layer surrounding nanoparticles can reflect the tunneling effect as the main mechanism of charge transferring in polymer/carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposites (PCNT). In this paper, the percolation threshold, effective volume fraction o...
This article presents the problem of examining the interphase zone between the overlay and concrete substrate at different levels of observation. The possibility of applying available modern research methods in order to examine the interphase zone wi...
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...
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...
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...
Rechargeable aqueous Zn-metal batteries have attracted widespread attention owing to their safety and low cost beyond Li-metal batteries. However, due to the lack of the solid electrolyte interphase, problems such as dendrites, side reactions and hyd...
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...
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...
To date, there have been a limited number of studies modeling the tensile modulus in the polymer halloysite nanotube (HNT) systems before or after percolation onset. In this paper, an equation for a composite’s modulus post-percolation onset wa...
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...
To enhance the resistance to commutation failures of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems under interphase short-circuit faults, an improved commutation failure prevention (CFPREV) control strategy is developed and validated. Initi...
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...
In the present work, a simple simulation is advanced based on a Callister equation considering the impacts of interphase and carbon nanotube (CNT) nets on the strength of nanocomposites after percolation onset. The advanced model can analyze the stre...
The polymer–filler interphase in filled elastomers is often represented by a single thickness, obscuring internal heterogeneity. Coupling coarse-grained molecular dynamics with dynamic mechanical analysis of EPDM/carbon-black compounds, we reso...
This study focuses on the simultaneous stiffening and percolating characteristics of the interphase section in polymer carbon nanotubes (CNTs) systems (PCNTs) using two advanced models of tensile modulus and strength. The interphase, as a third part...
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...
The Cr-rich precipitates at the interphase boundary in stainless steels not only lead to the sensitization, which further induces the intergranular corrosion and intergranular stress corrosion cracking, but also significantly deteriorate the ductilit...
The aim of this work is to analyze the difference between silicone/composite and silicone/metal interphases, both in terms of water diffusion behavior and failure of the aged joints. For that, silicone joints with two different suhbstrates were prepa...
This article presents the microstructural evolution within the interphase between a hardening overlay made of cement mortar and an existing concrete substrate. The substrate has been treated using four methods, due to which different surfaces were ob...
All-solid-state batteries have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries owing to their higher energy density and safety, which stem from their use of inorganic solid-state electrolytes instead of flammable organic liquid ele...
Melt-spun PA6/TiO2 fibers with TiO2 modified by silane coupling agents KH550 and KH570 at 0, 1.6, and 4 wt% provide a practical testbed to address three fiber-centric gaps: transferable interphase quantification, interphase-resolved indications of co...
In this paper, we consider the interphase regions surrounding the dispersed and networked carbon nanotubes (CNT) to develop and simplify the expanded Takayanagi model for tensile modulus of polymer CNT nanocomposites (PCNT). The moduli and volume fra...
An electromechanical response behavior is realized by nanostructuring the glass fiber interphase with different highly electrically conductive carbon allotropes like carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene nanoplatelets (GNP), or conductive carbon black (CB...
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...
In order to investigate the interphase mass transfer and component distribution characteristics of the CO2–water system under micro-scale and nano-scale transport conditions, a micro-scale kinetic model representing interphase mass transfer in...
The commercialization of sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) is severely limited by the interfacial degradation between layered oxide cathodes and sulfide solid electrolytes, resulting in electrolyte decomposition, impedance growth, and r...
In composites, a strong interphase between the components is essential for mechanical properties. By using a suitable sizing (i.e., surface modification) of the fiber, the interphase may be varied, e.g., by suppressing or promoting heterogeneous nucl...
Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) has been identified as the most important and least understood component in lithium-ion batteries. Despite extensive studies in the past two decades, a few mysteries remain: what is the chemical form of and degree o...
In this study, the percolation inception, actual filler amount, and concentration of nets are expressed using the filler size and agglomeration, interphase depth, and tunneling size. A modified form of the power-law model is recommended for the condu...
The performance of multiphase pumps has a remarkable influence on the related industrial application. In order to understand the flow field and gas-liquid phase interaction characteristics of a multiphase rotodynamic pump, detailed numerical analysis...
Graphene as an interphase not only improves the mechanical performance of fiber reinforced polymer composites but also induces functional properties like electrical conductivity, thus providing the possibility of strain monitoring in real time. At th...
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