Knowledge and foundational understanding of phenomena associated with the behavior of
materials at the nanoscale is one of the key scientific challenges toward a sustainable …

Energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries have gained great attention
due to their high capacity, good recyclability, long life span and ease of use. There is a …

Mg-based materials are promising candidates for high capacity hydrogen storage. However,
their poor hydrogenation/dehydrogenation kinetics and high desorption temperature are the …

A novel 2D layered NbTiC solid-solution MXene was synthesized from its MAX phase via a
wet chemical etching process. While ball milling the NbTiC MXene with MgH2, ultrafine …

The paper selects a number of recent developments in spark production of nanoparticles
that are important for production of nanopowders and nanoparticulate materials. It explains …

The synthesis of nanomaterials, with characteristic dimensions of 1 to 100 nm, is a key
component of nanotechnology. Vapor-phase synthesis of nanomaterials has numerous …

In the framework of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action
MP1103 Nanostructured Materials for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage were synthesized …

Spark discharge generation was used to synthesize Mg–Ti nanocomposites consisting
primarily of a metastable body-centered-cubic (bcc) alloy of Mg and Ti. The bcc Mg–Ti alloy …

There exists a demand for production of metal nanoparticles for today's emerging
nanotechnology. Aerosol-generated metal nanoparticles can oxidize during particle …

Hydrogen-induced cracking behavior in high-strength steel mainly composed of martensite
was analyzed by acoustic emission (AE) technique and finite element method (FEM) in slow …