In this study, steric Zn-Ni alloy columns were fabricated via microanode-guided electroplating (MAGE), which had a very small electrode gap (90 µm) and a very high deposition rate (> 2 µm/min). These micr...
In this study, steric Zn-Ni alloy columns were fabricated via microanode-guided electroplating (MAGE), which had a very small electrode gap (90 µm) and a very high deposition rate (> 2 µm/min). These microcolumns were used to produce hydrogen by the electrocatalytic decomposition of water in alkaline aqueous solutions of 1 M KOH. The surface morphology study was acquired via the SEM, and after numerous electrocatalytic reactions, the porous structure of the Zn-Ni alloy progressively developed on the surface. The amount of zinc present in the alloy fell from 91 at. % to 52 at. %, which resulted in the column diameter of Zn-Ni increasing from 248 to 300 µm. After conducting an XRD investigation, the primary structure of the Zn-Ni alloy microcolumn was determined to be that of an intermetallic compound belonging to the Zn-Ni series. The phases shifted from Ni 3 Zn 22 to Ni 2 Zn 11 and NiZn 3 when the percentage of zinc in the alloy decreased from 91 to 52 at. %. The results of the linear sweep voltammetry showed that the Zn-Ni alloy microcolumns exhibited good hydrogen production efficiency at 13–24 at.% Ni, the lowest Tafel slope of 45 mV/dec, and only 36 mV overpotential when operating at 10 mA/cm 2 current density. Because of the enormous number of nano-networked nickel hydroxide on the surface that was investigated by TEM, the excellent efficiency with which hydrogen was produced can be attributed to the fact that this resulted in a significant increase in the amount of electrochemical surface area available.
Green Hydrogen (GH) has emerged as a very promising medium for transporting environmentally friendly energy. The integration of H 2 -based energy capacity frameworks and fuel cells with other sustainable energy source...
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Green Hydrogen (GH) has emerged as a very promising medium for transporting environmentally friendly energy. The integration of H 2 -based energy capacity frameworks and fuel cells with other sustainable energy sources has been facilitated by the use of H 2 as the primary operational medium, making such integration extremely cost-effective. This report presents an outline of the ebb and flow movements inside the field of GH age techniques using water electrolyzers energized by sustainable power sources. This review focuses on solar and hydrogen energy generation. The role of these energy types as well as the challenges with their generation has also been discussed. Hydrogen can be used to produce electricity in a variety of ways, including fuel cells and gas turbines. If made cheaper than its fossil fuel alternatives, this would be an incentive for power-producing companies to go green.
High-entropy carbide ceramics(HECCs)exhibited a series of property superiority,such as high hardness,high oxidation resistance and adjustable range of thermal conductivity,making them great candidates for structural m...
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High-entropy carbide ceramics(HECCs)exhibited a series of property superiority,such as high hardness,high oxidation resistance and adjustable range of thermal conductivity,making them great candidates for structural materials used in extreme service ***,current HECC-related reports can only provide limited guidance for the design of HECC materials with promising properties and stable structure or for their high-quality *** fill this gap,we proposed in the current review that integrated efforts should be taken in the following three aspects to advance the design and fabrication of high-performance ***,the rule for the single-phase formation needs to be theoretically identified using high-throughput density functional theory calculations(HTDFT)and a highly accurate predictive model for rapid compositional design warrants establishment through the combination of HTDFT and machine-learning *** parallel with the compositional design,the lack of theoretical foundation and guidance for the synthesis of highly dense and highly pure HECC materials necessitates extensive studies focusing on the principle for the synthesis of HECC pre-alloy powders and on the powder densification mechanisms during high-temperature ***,great attentions are to be paid to the mechanistic understandings on the mechanical,oxidation and thermal conduction behaviors of HECC materials;for example,the toughening and strengthening mechanisms of HECC materials could be elucidated through discerning the"HECC composition-stacking fault energy distribution/bonding state-dislocation behavior"correlations.
Magnesium alloys are lightweight materials with great potential,and plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO)is effective surface treatment for necessary improvement of corrosion resistance of magnesium ***,the∼14µm th...
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Magnesium alloys are lightweight materials with great potential,and plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO)is effective surface treatment for necessary improvement of corrosion resistance of magnesium ***,the∼14µm thick and rough PEO protection layer has inferior wear resistance,which limits magnesium alloys as sliding or reciprocating parts,where magnesium alloys have special advantages by their inherent damping and denoising properties and attractive *** a novel super wear-resistant coating for magnesium alloys was achieved,via the discontinuous sealing(DCS)of a 1.3µm thick polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)polymer layer with an initial area fraction(A_(f))of 70%on the necessary PEO protection layer by selective spraying,and the wear resistance was exceptionally enhanced by∼5500 times in comparison with the base PEO *** initial surface roughness(Sa)under PEO+DCS(1.54µm)was imperfectly 59%higher than that under PEO and conventional continuous sealing(CS).Interestingly,DCS was surprisingly 20 times superior for enhancing wear resistance in contrast to *** induced nano-cracks that splitted DCS layer into multilayer nano-blocks,and DCS also provided extra space for the movement of nano-blocks,which resulted in rolling friction and nano ***,DCS promoted mixed wear of the PTFE polymer layer and the PEO coating,and the PTFE layer(HV:6 Kg·mm^(−2),A_(f):92.2%)and the PEO coating(HV:310 Kg·mm^(−2),A_(f):7.8%)served as the soft matrix and the hard point,***,the dynamic decrease of Sa by 29%during wear also contributed to the super wear *** strategy of depositing a low-frictional discontinuous layer on a rough and hard layer or matrix also opens a window for achieving super wear-resistant coatings in other materials.
With the fundamental objective of establishing the universality of the Griffith energy competition to describe the growth of large cracks in solids not just under monotonic but under general loading conditions, this p...
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In recent years, the oil-infused slippery surfaces inspired by Nepenthes pitcher have potential applications in domestic and industrial fields due to their excellent water repellence. However, the current preparation ...
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The rheological and tribological performances of waste cooking oil as base oil-based grease with and without additive were assessed as per the ASTM standards. The addition of 6% garlic oil as an extreme pressure addit...
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There is growing interest in engineering unconventional computing devices that leverage the intrinsic dynamics of physical substrates to perform fast and energy-efficient computations. Granular metamaterials are one s...
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Noble gas atoms, such as Kr and Xe are byproducts of nuclear fission in nuclear plants. How to trap and confine these volatile even radioactive gases is particularly challenging. Recent studies have shown that they ca...
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Enhancing the mechanical strength of highly conductive pure metals usually causes significant reduction in their electrical *** example,introducing phase/matrix interfaces or more grain boundaries,are common and effec...
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Enhancing the mechanical strength of highly conductive pure metals usually causes significant reduction in their electrical *** example,introducing phase/matrix interfaces or more grain boundaries,are common and effective methods to strengthen *** it simultaneously increases the electron scattering at the interface,thus reducing the electrical *** this study,we demonstrate that pure aluminum(Al)/carbon nanotubes(CNTs)nanocomposites prepared by friction stir processing have successfully broken through these *** yield strength and tensile strength of Al/CNTs nanocomposites have improved by 104.7%and 51.8%compared to pure Al,while the electrical conductivity remained comparable to that of pure *** explore the potential mechanisms,the interface between CNTs and Al was examined and characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and Raman *** interfacial reaction compounds were present and no visible physical gaps were observed at CNTs and Al *** defined it as a clean and tightly bonded *** the quantity of phase interface has increased,the electrical conductivity of the nanocomposite remains approximately *** attribute the preserved electrical conductivity to the clean and tightly bonded CNTs/Al interface in the nanocomposite.
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