We investigate the concept of molecular-sized outward-swinging gate, which allows for entropy decrease in an isolated system. The theoretical analysis, the Monte Carlo simulation, and the direct solution of governing ...
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We investigate the concept of molecular-sized outward-swinging gate, which allows for entropy decrease in an isolated system. The theoretical analysis, the Monte Carlo simulation, and the direct solution of governing equations all suggest that under the condition of local nonchaoticity, the probability of particle crossing is asymmetric. It is demonstrated by an experiment on a nanoporous membrane one-sidedly surface-grafted with bendable organic chains. Remarkably, through the membrane, gas spontaneously and repeatedly flows from the low-pressure side to the high-pressure side. While this phenomenon seems counterintuitive, it is compatible with the principle of maximum entropy. The locally nonchaotic gate interrupts the probability distribution of the local microstates, and imposes additional constraints on the global microstates, so that entropy reaches a nonequilibrium maximum. Such a mechanism is fundamentally different from Maxwell's demon and Feynman's ratchet, and is consistent with microscopic reversibility. It implies that useful work may be produced in a cycle from a single thermal reservoir. A generalized form of the second law of thermodynamics is proposed.
Flash Joule heating (FJH) is a far-from-equilibrium (FFE) processing method for converting low-value carbon-based materials to flash graphene (FG). Despite its promise in scalability and performance, attempts to explo...
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Proteins naturally occur in crowded cellular environments and interact with other proteins, nucleic acids, and organelles. Since most previous experimental protein structure determination techniques require that prote...
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The AlCoCrFeNi2.1 alloy is a promising eutectic high entropy alloy which may act as an in-situ composite, showing a trade-off between mechanical properties and ductility. Controlling the microstructure formation is cr...
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Global environmental challenges and energy crises have driven researchers to develop multifunctional and highly efficient nanomaterials. This study presents dual-functional NiMoO4 (NMO)/NiO hierarchical microspheres t...
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The lithium (Li) metal anode is essential for next generation high energy density rechargeable Li metal batteries. Although extensive studies have been performed to prolong the cycle life of Li metal batteries, the ca...
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Experiments were conducted to assess the effect of torsional straining on the microstructural evolution of an Al-5.7Zn-1.8Mg-2.1Cu alloy containing dispersed second phase particles prior to deformation. The results sh...
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In this article, we utilized electroplating method forming Cu/Ni/Ga structure. Interfacial reaction was investigated with different ratio of Ni: Ga 7:3 and 1:20. The result showed that Ga reacted with the substrates i...
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In this article, we utilized electroplating method forming Cu/Ni/Ga structure. Interfacial reaction was investigated with different ratio of Ni: Ga 7:3 and 1:20. The result showed that Ga reacted with the substrates immediately as plated forming NiGas and CuGa2 compound respectively in different ratio of Ni: Ga. IMCs transformed into Ni
2
Ga
3
and Cu
31.3
Ga
16.3
respectively after 300°C heat treatment. This research explored a new optimizing idea in developing Ga TLP bonding technology.
In the present scenario the aluminum and its alloys are preferred due to requirement of lightweight high strength material. The present research article interrogates experimentally the study of actual density and poro...
In the present scenario the aluminum and its alloys are preferred due to requirement of lightweight high strength material. The present research article interrogates experimentally the study of actual density and porosity using powder metallurgy method. The experimental design is done using Taguchi L 16 orthogonal array. Actual density and porosity has been analyzed based on ‘smaller is best’ basis. Actual density and porosity are calculated using Archimedes principle. The leverage of four levels and five process parameters such as weight percentage of Al 2 O 3 , weight percentage of graphite, compaction pressure, compaction time and milling time are considered. Results reveal that Al 2 O 3 weight percentage has the highest leverage on density followed by compaction time and graphite weight percentage.
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