[HTML][HTML] Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys
There are several facets of aluminum when it comes to sustainability. While it helps to save
fuel due to its low density, producing it from ores is very energy-intensive. Recycling it shifts …
fuel due to its low density, producing it from ores is very energy-intensive. Recycling it shifts …
Computational thermodynamics and its applications
ZK Liu - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermodynamics is a science concerning the state of a system, whether it is stable,
metastable or unstable, when interacting with the surroundings. In this overview …
metastable or unstable, when interacting with the surroundings. In this overview …
Minimizing buried interfacial defects for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells
Controlling the perovskite morphology and defects at the buried perovskite-substrate
interface is challenging for inverted perovskite solar cells. In this work, we report an …
interface is challenging for inverted perovskite solar cells. In this work, we report an …
Phase transformations in an ultralight BCC Mg alloy during anisothermal ageing
Abstract Mg-Li-Al alloys with a body-centred cubic (BCC) structure can exhibit exceptional
specific strengths in combination with excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. In general …
specific strengths in combination with excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. In general …
Misoriented high-entropy iridium ruthenium oxide for acidic water splitting
Designing an efficient catalyst for acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of critical
importance in manipulating proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE) for …
importance in manipulating proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE) for …
Cation disorder engineering yields AgBiS2 nanocrystals with enhanced optical absorption for efficient ultrathin solar cells
Strong optical absorption by a semiconductor is a highly desirable property for many
optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. The optimal thickness of a semiconductor …
optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. The optimal thickness of a semiconductor …
High-Entropy 2D Carbide MXenes: TiVNbMoC3 and TiVCrMoC3
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides and nitrides, known as MXenes, are a fast-
growing family of 2D materials. MXenes 2D flakes have n+ 1 (n= 1–4) atomic layers of …
growing family of 2D materials. MXenes 2D flakes have n+ 1 (n= 1–4) atomic layers of …
Solving oxygen embrittlement of refractory high-entropy alloy via grain boundary engineering
Refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs), particularly NbMoTaW RHEAs, exhibit outstanding
softening resistance and thermal stability at ultra-high temperatures, but suffer from room …
softening resistance and thermal stability at ultra-high temperatures, but suffer from room …
Lattice distortion in a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy
The maximization of the mixing entropy with the optimal range of enthalpy in high-entropy
alloys (HEAs) can promote the formation of a stable single solid-solution phase with the …
alloys (HEAs) can promote the formation of a stable single solid-solution phase with the …
Metalloid substitution elevates simultaneously the strength and ductility of face-centered-cubic high-entropy alloys
Recently-developed high-entropy alloys (HEAs) containing multiple principal metallic
elements have extended the compositional space of solid solutions and the range of their …
elements have extended the compositional space of solid solutions and the range of their …