Challenges and opportunities for the mechanical reliability of metal halide perovskites and photovoltaics

Z Dai, NP Padture - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
The unproven reliability of perovskite photovoltaics (PVs) is likely to pose an important
technical hurdle in the path towards the widespread deployment of the technology. The …

Matrix-directed mineralization for bulk structural materials

LB Mao, YF Meng, XS Meng, B Yang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
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 …

Micromechanics of machining and wear in hard and brittle materials

BR Lawn, O Borrero‐Lopez, H Huang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hard and brittle solids with covalent/ionic bonding are used in a wide range of modern‐day
manufacturing technologies. Optimization of a sha** process can shorten manufacturing …

[HTML][HTML] Bioinspired multiscale Al2O3-rGO/Al laminated composites with superior mechanical properties

Z Zhang, G Fan, Z Tan, H Zhao, Y Xu, D **ong… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nacre's multiscale reinforcing mechanisms provide lessons for the design and fabrication of
high-performance engineering composites. In this study, the addition of hierarchically …

Improved wear and corrosion resistance of microarc oxidation coatings on Ti–6Al–4V alloy with ultrasonic assistance for potential biomedical applications

C Xu, LY Chen, CB Zheng, HY Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although microarc oxidation is frequently used in producing wear‐and corrosion‐resistant
coatings on Ti and Ti alloys for biomedical applications, the formation of nonuniform …

Graphene nanoplatelets reinforced cement as a solution to leaky wellbores reinforcing weak points in hydrated Portland cement with graphene nanoparticles …

C Massion, Y Lu, D Crandall, A Bunger… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
To improve the performance of wellbore cement under subsurface environments, graphene
nanoplatelets (GNPs) were added in various percentages to Class-H cement slurry …

Achieving high performance in graphite nano-flakes reinforced titanium matrix composites through a novel reaction interface design

XN Mu, HM Zhang, PW Chen, XW Cheng, L Liu, YX Ge… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
The present research was motivated by two unsettled questions. First, what are the detailed
characteristics of the nanostructured interface in a nano-carbon/metal composite containing …

Improving the properties of an Al matrix composite fabricated by laser powder bed fusion using graphene–TiO2 nanohybrid

SI Ghazanlou, SI Ghazanlou, SI Ghazanlou… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of graphene–TiO 2 nanohybrid reinforcement on an aluminum matrix after the
laser powder bed fusion process was investigated. The microstructure characteristics …

High-toughness inorganic solid electrolytes via the use of reduced graphene oxide

CE Athanasiou, MY **, C Ramirez, NP Padture… - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
Ceramic solid electrolytes are important emerging materials with the potential to enable the
safe use of Li-metal anodes. However, they suffer from inherently low fracture toughness …

Graphene oxide/brush-like polysaccharide copolymer nanohybrids as eco-friendly additives for water-based lubrication

Q Wei, T Fu, Q Yue, H Liu, S Ma, M Cai, F Zhou - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel hybrid additive for water-based lubrication combining graphene oxide
(GO) and brush-like chitosan-based copolymer (chitosan-graft-poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) …