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Yu K, Ye G, Zhang J, Fu L, Dong X, Yang H. Facet Engineering Boosts Interfacial Compatibility of Inorganic-Polymer Composites. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2405175. [PMID: 39231359 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202405175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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The interfacial compatibility between inorganic particles and polymer is crucial for ensuring high performance of composites. Current efforts to improve interfacial compatibility preferentially rely on organic modification of inorganic particles, leading to their complex process, high costs, and short lifespans due to aging and decomposition of organic modifiers. However, the fabrication of inorganic particles free from organic modification that is highly compatible in polymer still remains a great challenge. Herein, a novel facet-engineered inorganic particle that exhibit high compatibility with widely used polymer interface without organic modification is reported. Theoretical calculations and experimental results show that (020) and (102) facets of inorganic particles modulate local coordination environment of Ca atoms, which in turn regulate d-orbital electron density of Ca atoms and electron transfer paths at interfaces between polymer and inorganic particles. This difference alters the molecular diffusion, orientation of molecular chains on surface of inorganic particles, further modulating interfacial compatibility of composites. Surprisingly, the facet-engineered inorganic particles show exceptional mechanical properties, especially for tensile strain at break, which increases by 395%, far superior to state-of-the-art composites counterparts. Thus, the method can offer a more benign approach to the general production of high-performance and low-cost polymer-inorganic composites for diverse potential applications.
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- Kun Yu
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Mineral Materials, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Mineral Materials, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Mineral Materials, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Mineral Materials, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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Felix LC, Ambekar R, Tromer RM, Woellner CF, Rodrigues V, Ajayan PM, Tiwary CS, Galvao DS. Schwarzites and Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces: From Pure Topology Mathematics to Macroscale Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400351. [PMID: 38874126 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Schwarzites are porous (spongy-like) carbon allotropes with negative Gaussian curvatures. They are proposed by Mackay and Terrones inspired by the works of the German mathematician Hermann Schwarz on Triply-Periodic Minimal Surfaces (TPMS). This review presents and discusses the history of schwarzites and their place among curved carbon nanomaterials. The main works on schwarzites are summarized and are available in the literature. Their unique structural, electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties are discussed. Although the synthesis of carbon-based schwarzites remains elusive, recent advances in the synthesis of zeolite-templates nanomaterials have brought them closer to reality. Atomic-based models of schwarzites are translated into macroscale ones that are 3D-printed. These 3D-printed models are exploited in many real-world applications, including water remediation and biomedical ones.
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- Levi C Felix
- Applied Physics Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
- Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 88C7+665, West Bengal, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- Applied Physics Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
- Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Physics Department, Federal University of Paraná, Rua Francisco H dos Santos, 100, Curitiba, PR, 82590-300, Brazil
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- Applied Physics Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005-1827, USA
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 88C7+665, West Bengal, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- Applied Physics Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
- Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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Garcia J, Caffrey E, Doolan L, Horvath DV, Carey T, Gabbett C, Coleman JN. Near Room Temperature Production of Segregated Network Composites of Carbon Nanotubes and Regolith as Multifunctional, Extra-Terrestrial Building Materials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310954. [PMID: 38591858 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Constructing a semi-permanent base on the moon or Mars will require maximal use of materials found in situ and minimization of materials and equipment transported from Earth. This will mean a heavy reliance on regolith (Lunar or Marian soil) and water, supplemented by small quantities of additives fabricated on Earth. Here it is shown that SiO2-based powders, as well as Lunar and Martian regolith simulants, can be fabricated into building materials at near-ambient temperatures using only a few weight-percent of carbon nanotubes as a binder. These composites have compressive strength and toughness up to 100 MPa and 3 MPa respectively, higher than the best terrestrial concretes. They are electrically conductive (>20 S m-1) and display an extremely large piezoresistive response (gauge factor >600), allowing these composites to be used as internal sensors to monitor the structural health of extra-terrestrial buildings.
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- James Garcia
- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2 D02 W085, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2 D02 W085, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2 D02 W085, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2 D02 W085, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2 D02 W085, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2 D02 W085, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN & AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2 D02 W085, Ireland
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Wen Z, Tang Z, Liu Y, Zhuang L, Yu H, Chu Y. Ultrastrong and High Thermal Insulating Porous High-Entropy Ceramics up to 2000 °C. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311870. [PMID: 38166175 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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High mechanical load-carrying capability and thermal insulating performance are crucial to thermal-insulation materials under extreme conditions. However, these features are often difficult to achieve simultaneously in conventional porous ceramics. Here, for the first time, it is reported a multiscale structure design and fast fabrication of 9-cation porous high-entropy diboride ceramics via an ultrafast high-temperature synthesis technique that can lead to exceptional mechanical load-bearing capability and high thermal insulation performance. With the construction of multiscale structures involving ultrafine pores at the microscale, high-quality interfaces between building blocks at the nanoscale, and severe lattice distortion at the atomic scale, the materials with an ≈50% porosity exhibit an ultrahigh compressive strength of up to ≈337 MPa at room temperature and a thermal conductivity as low as ≈0.76 W m-1 K-1. More importantly, they demonstrate exceptional thermal stability, with merely ≈2.4% volume shrinkage after 2000 °C annealing. They also show an ultrahigh compressive strength of ≈690 MPa up to 2000 °C, displaying a ductile compressive behavior. The excellent mechanical and thermal insulating properties offer an attractive material for reliable thermal insulation under extreme conditions.
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- Zihao Wen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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Thakur MSH, Shi C, Kearney LT, Saadi MASR, Meyer MD, Naskar AK, Ajayan PM, Rahman MM. Three-dimensional printing of wood. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadk3250. [PMID: 38489368 PMCID: PMC10942110 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk3250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Natural wood has served as a foundational material for buildings, furniture, and architectural structures for millennia, typically shaped through subtractive manufacturing techniques. However, this process often generates substantial wood waste, leading to material inefficiency and increased production costs. A potential opportunity arises if complex wood structures can be created through additive processes. Here, we demonstrate an additive-free, water-based ink made of lignin and cellulose, the primary building blocks of natural wood, that can be used to three-dimensional (3D) print architecturally designed wood structures via direct ink writing. The resulting printed structures, after heat treatment, closely resemble the visual, textural, olfactory, and macro-anisotropic properties, including mechanical properties, of natural wood. Our results pave the way for 3D-printed wooden construction with a sustainable pathway to upcycle/recycle natural wood.
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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Zhou J, Cheng H, Cheng J, Wang L, Xu H. The Emergence of High-Performance Conjugated Polymer/Inorganic Semiconductor Hybrid Photoelectrodes for Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300418. [PMID: 37421184 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Solar-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) energy conversion holds great potential in converting solar energy into storable and transportable chemicals or fuels, providing a viable route toward a carbon-neutral society. Conjugated polymers are rapidly emerging as a new class of materials for PEC water splitting. They exhibit many intriguing properties including tunable electronic structures through molecular engineering, excellent light harvesting capability with high absorption coefficients, and facile fabrication of large-area thin films via solution processing. Recent advances have indicated that integrating rationally designed conjugated polymers with inorganic semiconductors is a promising strategy for fabricating efficient and stable hybrid photoelectrodes for high-efficiency PEC water splitting. This review introduces the history of developing conjugated polymers for PEC water splitting. Notable examples of utilizing conjugated polymers to broaden the light absorption range, improve stability, and enhance the charge separation efficiency of hybrid photoelectrodes are highlighted. Furthermore, key challenges and future research opportunities for further improvements are also presented. This review provides an up-to-date overview of fabricating stable and high-efficiency PEC devices by integrating conjugated polymers with state-of-the-art semiconductors and would have significant implications for the broad solar-to-chemical energy conversion research.
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- Jie Zhou
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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Li F, Zhang Z, Liu H, Zhu W, Wang T, Park M, Zhang J, Bönninghoff N, Feng X, Zhang H, Luan J, Wang J, Liu X, Chang T, Chu JP, Lu Y, Liu Y, Guan P, Yang Y. Oxidation-induced superelasticity in metallic glass nanotubes. NATURE MATERIALS 2024; 23:52-57. [PMID: 38052935 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01733-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Although metallic nanostructures have been attracting tremendous research interest in nanoscience and nanotechnologies, it is known that environmental attacks, such as surface oxidation, can easily initiate cracking on the surface of metals, thus deteriorating their overall functional/structural properties1-3. In sharp contrast, here we report that severely oxidized metallic glass nanotubes can attain an ultrahigh recoverable elastic strain of up to ~14% at room temperature, which outperform bulk metallic glasses, metallic glass nanowires and many other superelastic metals hitherto reported. Through in situ experiments and atomistic simulations, we reveal that the physical mechanisms underpinning the observed superelasticity can be attributed to the formation of a percolating oxide network in metallic glass nanotubes, which not only restricts atomic-scale plastic events during loading but also leads to the recovery of elastic rigidity on unloading. Our discovery implies that oxidation in low-dimensional metallic glasses can result in unique properties for applications in nanodevices.
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- Fucheng Li
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, China.
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
- Department of System Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
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Hamadani BH. 2.11 - Accurate characterization of indoor photovoltaic performance. JPHYS MATERIALS 2023; 6:10.1088/2515-7639/acc550. [PMID: 37965623 PMCID: PMC10644663 DOI: 10.1088/2515-7639/acc550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Ambient energy harvesting has great potential to contribute to sustainable development and address growing environmental challenges. Converting waste energy from energy-intensive processes and systems (e.g. combustion engines and furnaces) is crucial to reducing their environmental impact and achieving net-zero emissions. Compact energy harvesters will also be key to powering the exponentially growing smart devices ecosystem that is part of the Internet of Things, thus enabling futuristic applications that can improve our quality of life (e.g. smart homes, smart cities, smart manufacturing, and smart healthcare). To achieve these goals, innovative materials are needed to efficiently convert ambient energy into electricity through various physical mechanisms, such as the photovoltaic effect, thermoelectricity, piezoelectricity, triboelectricity, and radiofrequency wireless power transfer. By bringing together the perspectives of experts in various types of energy harvesting materials, this Roadmap provides extensive insights into recent advances and present challenges in the field. Additionally, the Roadmap analyses the key performance metrics of these technologies in relation to their ultimate energy conversion limits. Building on these insights, the Roadmap outlines promising directions for future research to fully harness the potential of energy harvesting materials for green energy anytime, anywhere.
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Lu D, Zhuang L, Zhang J, Su L, Niu M, Yang Y, Xu L, Guo P, Cai Z, Li M, Peng K, Wang H. Lightweight and Strong Ceramic Network with Exceptional Damage Tolerance. ACS NANO 2022; 17:1166-1173. [PMID: 36521017 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lightweight materials such as porous ceramics have attracted increasing attention for applications in energy conservation, aerospace and automobile industries. However, porous ceramics are usually weak and brittle; in particular, tiny defects could cause catastrophic failure, which affects their reliability and limits the potential use greatly. Here we report a SiC/SiO2 nanowire network constructed from numerous well-bonded SiC nanowires coated by a biphasic structure consisting of amorphous SiO2 and nanocrystal SiC. The as-obtained SiC/SiO2 nanowire network is lightweight (360 ± 10 mg cm-3), mechanically strong (compressive strength of 16 MPa), and damage-tolerant. The high strength of the network is attributed to the biphasic mixed structure of the binding coating which can restrict the deformation of nanowires upon compression. The lightweight and strong SiC/SiO2 nanowire network shows potential for engineering applications in harsh environments.
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- De Lu
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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Mao LB, Meng YF, Meng XS, Yang B, Yang YL, Lu YJ, Yang ZY, Shang LM, Yu SH. Matrix-Directed Mineralization for Bulk Structural Materials. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18175-18194. [PMID: 36162119 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mineral-based bulk structural materials (MBSMs) are known for their long history and extensive range of usage. The inherent brittleness of minerals poses a major problem to the performance of MBSMs. To overcome this problem, design principles have been extracted from natural biominerals, in which the extraordinary mechanical performance is achieved via the hierarchical organization of minerals and organics. Nevertheless, precise and efficient fabrication of MBSMs with bioinspired hierarchical structures under mild conditions has long been a big challenge. This Perspective provides a panoramic view of an emerging fabrication strategy, matrix-directed mineralization, which imitates the in vivo growth of some biominerals. The advantages of the strategy are revealed by comparatively analyzing the conventional fabrication techniques of artificial hierarchically structured MBSMs and the biomineral growth processes. By introducing recent advances, we demonstrate that this strategy can be used to fabricate artificial MBSMs with hierarchical structures. Particular attention is paid to the mass transport and the precursors that are involved in the mineralization process. We hope this Perspective can provide some inspiring viewpoints on the importance of biomimetic mineralization in material fabrication and thereby spur the biomimetic fabrication of high-performance MBSMs.
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- Li-Bo Mao
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.,Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Wu H, Chen J, Duan K, Zhu M, Hou Y, Zhou J, Ren Y, Jiang H, Fan R, Lu Y. Three Dimensional Printing of Bioinspired Crossed-Lamellar Metamaterials with Superior Toughness for Syntactic Foam Substitution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:42504-42512. [PMID: 36084147 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Biological materials such as conch shells with crossed-lamellar textures hold impressive mechanical properties due to their capability to realize effective crack control and energy dissipation through the structural synergy of interfacial modulus mismatch and lamellar orientation disparity. Integrating this mechanism with mechanical metamaterial design can not only avoid the catastrophic post-yield stress drop found in traditional architectural materials with uniform lattice structures but also effectively maintain the stress level and improve the energy absorption ability. Herein, a novel bioinspired design strategy that combines regional particularity and overall cyclicity is proposed to innovate the connotation of long-range periodicity inside the metamaterial, in which the node constraint gradient and crossed-lamellar struts corresponding to the core features of conch shells are able to guide the deformation sequence with a self-strengthening response during compression. Detailed in situ experiments and finite element analysis confirm that the rotated broad layer stacking can shorten and impede the shear bands, further transforming the deformation of bioinspired metamaterial into a progressive, hierarchical way, highlighted by the cross-layer hysteresis. Even based on a brittle polymeric resin, excellent specific energy absorption capacity [4544 kJ/kg] has been achieved in this architecture, which far exceeds the reported metal-based syntactic foams for two orders of magnitude. These results offer new opportunities for the bioinspired metamaterials to substitute the widespread syntactic foams in specific applications required for both lightweight and energy absorption.
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- Hao Wu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Nanomanufacturing Laboratory (NML), City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Fang Y, Yang X, Lin Y, Shi J, Prominski A, Clayton C, Ostroff E, Tian B. Dissecting Biological and Synthetic Soft-Hard Interfaces for Tissue-Like Systems. Chem Rev 2021; 122:5233-5276. [PMID: 34677943 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Soft and hard materials at interfaces exhibit mismatched behaviors, such as mismatched chemical or biochemical reactivity, mechanical response, and environmental adaptability. Leveraging or mitigating these differences can yield interfacial processes difficult to achieve, or inapplicable, in pure soft or pure hard phases. Exploration of interfacial mismatches and their associated (bio)chemical, mechanical, or other physical processes may yield numerous opportunities in both fundamental studies and applications, in a manner similar to that of semiconductor heterojunctions and their contribution to solid-state physics and the semiconductor industry over the past few decades. In this review, we explore the fundamental chemical roles and principles involved in designing these interfaces, such as the (bio)chemical evolution of adaptive or buffer zones. We discuss the spectroscopic, microscopic, (bio)chemical, and computational tools required to uncover the chemical processes in these confined or hidden soft-hard interfaces. We propose a soft-hard interaction framework and use it to discuss soft-hard interfacial processes in multiple systems and across several spatiotemporal scales, focusing on tissue-like materials and devices. We end this review by proposing several new scientific and engineering approaches to leveraging the soft-hard interfacial processes involved in biointerfacing composites and exploring new applications for these composites.
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- Yin Fang
- The James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- The James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.,The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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