This study aimed to explore the correlation between mechanical and structural properties of chitosan (CH) and agarose (AG) hydrogel as a sensitive coating for single-mode optical fibre (SMF) sensors. CH hydrogel was f...
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Topological materials, distinguished by symmetrically protected topological surface states (TSSs), have emerged as highly promising catalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs). In light of the promising potentia...
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Topological materials, distinguished by symmetrically protected topological surface states (TSSs), have emerged as highly promising catalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs). In light of the promising potential of topological materials in catalytic processes, there is an urgent need to delve into the underlying mechanisms. In this work, our focus centers on Cu3PdN, distinguished by its antiperovskite structure. Notably, this material exhibits a distinctive Weyl nodal chain featuring nodal loops in proximity to the Fermi level. We select Cu3PdN as a representative case study to explore and elucidate the intricate interplay between topological properties and catalytic performance. This work was carried out using first-principles calculations. The presence of topological nodal loops, characterized by drumhead surface states, significantly augments the surface density of states, resulting in an outstanding catalytic performance in the HER process. Remarkably, the catalytic efficiency demonstrated by this mechanism surpasses that of the benchmark catalyst Pt. Notably, we uncover a linear correlation between the presence of TSSs and catalytic efficiency. This revelation establishes TSSs as a superior metric for characterizing the performance of topological catalysts compared to conventional descriptors such as the d-band center. Our study not only broadens the landscape of topological catalysis but also provides a tangible exemplar for elucidating the inherent topological mechanisms at play in these catalysts. The identification of Cu3PdN as a potent HER catalyst, guided by TSS properties, represents a significant advancement, offering other avenues for the design and understanding of topological materials in catalytic applications.
Plasma spray–physical vapor deposition(PS–PVD)is a unique technology that enables highly tailorable functional films and coatings with various rare metal elements to be *** technology bridges the gap between convent...
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Plasma spray–physical vapor deposition(PS–PVD)is a unique technology that enables highly tailorable functional films and coatings with various rare metal elements to be *** technology bridges the gap between conventional thermal spray and vapor deposition and provides a variety of coating microstructures composed of vapor,liquid,and solid deposition *** PS–PVD technique serves a broad range of applications in the fields of thermal barrier coatings(TBCs),environmental barrier coatings(EBCs),oxygen permeable films,and electrode *** also represents the development direction of high-performance TBC/EBC preparation *** the PS–PVD technique,the composition of the deposition unit determines the microstructure of the coating and its *** coating materials are injected into a nozzle and transported into the plasma jet,the deposition unit generated by a coating material is affected by the plasma jet ***,there is no direct in situ measurement method of material transfer and deposition processes in the PS–PVD plasma jet,because of the extreme conditions of PS–PVD such as a low operating pressure of*100 Pa,temperatures of thousands of degrees,and a thin and high-velocity *** the difficulties,the transport and transformation behaviors of the deposition units were also researched by optical emission spectroscopy,observation of the coating microstructure and other *** paper reviews the progress of PS–PVD technologies considering the preparation of advanced thermal barrier coatings from the perspective of the transport and transformation behaviors of the deposition *** development prospects of new high-performance TBCs using the PS–PVD technique are also discussed.
The cast-penetration process is a widely utilized technique for fabricating metal matrix composites. Al-Fe3O4 powder has emerged as a novel functional material for casting applications. This study focuses on investiga...
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Preparing carbon nanosheets with precise control of open porous morphology via universal process and understanding the relationship between structure and capacitive performance are very urgent for achieving advanced *...
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Preparing carbon nanosheets with precise control of open porous morphology via universal process and understanding the relationship between structure and capacitive performance are very urgent for achieving advanced ***,we propose a simple yet effective additive-free method to transform a bulk layered potassium phthalimide salt to novel nitrogen-doped twodimensional carbon sheets by self-activation during *** obtained samples showed large-sized and flat structure with lateral size around 10μm,uniform sub-nanometer micropore size distribution of about 0.65 nm dimension,large specific surface area up to 2276.7 m^(2)g^(-1),and suitable nitrogen *** from these merits,the optimized sample delivers a high specific capacitance of 345 F g^(-1)at 1 A g^(-1)and retains 270 F g^(-1)even at 50 A g^(-1)in6.0 M KOH ***,the symmetric supercapacitor shows maximum energy densities of 16.43 Wh kg^(-1)and 23.6 Wh kg^(-1)in 6.0 M KOH and 1.0 M Na_(2)SO_(4)electrolytes,***,on account the universality and simplicity of this method,the undoped as-prepared carbon sheet with uniform sub-nanometer micropore distribution can be synthesized from different potassium-containing salts with layered structure,which can be employed as a model for a deep understanding the effect of sub-nanometer micropores on capacitive *** find the number of micropores centered at 0.65 nm can be applied as one indicator to clarify the correlation between capacitance and critical pore size below 1 nm.
Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracture, has been intensively studied in hard and brittle materials such as shale rocks and ice. In contrast, little is known about fracking in soft solids, especially with significa...
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Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracture, has been intensively studied in hard and brittle materials such as shale rocks and ice. In contrast, little is known about fracking in soft solids, especially with significant crack blunting. Recently, it has been found that during the needle-induced-cavitation experiments on soft gels or elastomers, the materials can be ruptured by pressurized fluid. Due to the large elastofracture length, a short crack in a soft solid during the fracking often shows severely blunted tips, and therefore, the crack extension and large deformation in the material become nearly indistinguishable in the experiments. In this letter, we propose to adopt a simple model, considering both large deformation and crack blunting, to predict the change of the hydraulic pressure during the needle-induced-fracking in soft solids. We found that the theoretical predictions agree very well with experimental data reported in the literature. The studies presented in this letter may provide new insights into the understanding of the fracking in soft tissues and cells, and lead to a facile way to measure fracture energy of soft materials, which can be very challenging for conventional testing methods. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This work presents an open source, dislocation density based crystal plasticity modeling framework, ρ-CP. A Kocks-type thermally activated flow is used for accounting for the temperature and strain rate effects on th...
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Wetting of Pb-Sn solder on Au/Ni surface is experimentally studied as a function of the thickness of Au coating on Ni buffer layer. While Au coating is known to increase the wettability of Pb-Sn solder on Ni surface, ...
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In this study, the investigation of effective stresses of Titanium Grade 5 feedstock material during the continuous forming process has been carried out. The numerical simulation has been carried out through a finite ...
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In this study, the investigation of effective stresses of Titanium Grade 5 feedstock material during the continuous forming process has been carried out. The numerical simulation has been carried out through a finite element tool DEFORM-3D. The experimental plan and design have been carried out by using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) on MINTAB platform by considering extrusion wheel velocity and feedstock temperature as main extrusion parameters. Effective-stresses of Ti-6Al-4 V alloy have been investigated to understand the deformation behavior for further more applicability of feedstock material in the modern industrial sector and to keep the shoe and other components of the CONFORM machine safe. It has been found that the effective-stress of feedstock material is high in the biting - deformation region and then gradually decreases towards the flowing direction of the material. It has been observed that as the feedstock temperature increases, the value of effective stresses which occur in other region decreases to some extent. So, the result concludes that increasing extrusion wheel velocity and feedstock temperature of alloy will reduce the shear strength of feedstock material during the continuous forming process. Therefore, the load requirement for deformation can be reduced. Moreover, the wear of extrusion shoe which is one of the most important elements can also be minimized thereby enhancing the life of extrusion shoe material.
The formation of chemical bonds between metal ions and their supports is an effective strategy to achieve good catalytic ***,both the synthesis of active metal species on a support and control of their coordination en...
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The formation of chemical bonds between metal ions and their supports is an effective strategy to achieve good catalytic ***,both the synthesis of active metal species on a support and control of their coordination environment are still ***,we show the use of an organic compound to produce tubular carbon nitride(TCN)as a support for Pd nanoparticles(NPs),creating a composite material(NP-Pd-TCN).It was found that Pd ions preferentially bind with the electron-rich N atoms of TCN,leading to strong metal-support interactions that benefit charge transfer from g-C_(3)N_(4)to Pd.X-ray absorption spectroscopy further revealed that the metal-support interactions resulted in the formation of Pd-N bonds,which are responsible for the improvement in the charge dynamics as evidenced by the results from various techniques including photoluminescence(PL)spectroscopy,photocurrent measurements,and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).Owing to the good dynamical properties,NP-Pd-TCN was used for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible-light irradiation(λ>420 nm)and an excellent evolution rate of~381μmol·h^(-1)(0.02 g of the photocatalyst)was *** work aims to promote a strategy to synthesize efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen production by controllably introducing metal nanoparticles on a support and in the meantime forming chemical bonds to achieve intimate metal-support contact.
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