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Chemistry, Physical
Edan Lerner, Eran Bouchbinder
Summary: Glassy solids exhibit a wide variety of thermomechanical properties, which are believed to be related to nonphononic, low-energy quasilocalized excitations (QLEs). Recent computer simulations have revealed the emergence of QLEs during vitrification upon cooling from a melt. Progress has been made in understanding the emergence of QLEs in structural glasses over the past three decades, but challenges still exist.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Nektarios K. Nasikas, Angelos G. Kalampounias
Summary: By utilizing a nonconventional melting technique, researchers synthesized a series of calcium aluminate glasses and investigated the relationship between the low-frequency spectral changes and elastic properties. The study revealed a systematic dependence of the Boson Peak frequency on the CaO content, which is correlated with the elastic properties.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Ting Wu, Congjuan Wang, Yujing Shen, Ying Du, Yiting Tao, Panting Wang, Danping Chen
Summary: In P-Sn-O-Cl-N glasses, the P-O-Sn structural chain formed by tin enhances the crosslinking degree of the glass, reduces the thermal expansion coefficient, and increases the Tg.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Chenyang Zhang, Enze Liao, Changlin Li, Yaling Zhang, Yanqiu Chen, Ai Lu, Yu Liu, Chengzhen Geng
Summary: 3D printed silicone foam with unprecedented low-temperature elasticity is achieved by direct writing of a phenyl silicone-based pseudoplastic ink embedded with sodium chloride as sacrificial template. It demonstrates extraordinary fatigue resistance, excellent shape recovery, and energy-absorbing capability down to a low temperature of -60 degrees C after extreme compression. A unique osmotic pressure-driven shape morphing strategy during the water immersion process is reported, providing an attractive alternative to traditional 4D printed hydrogels.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xinsheng Xia, D. C. Van Hoesen, Matthew E. McKenzie, Randall E. Youngman, K. F. Kelton
Summary: Studies on silicate glasses have shown a breakdown in classical nucleation theory at low temperatures, which is actually an artifact caused by insufficient heating time.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Mantas Norkus, Monika Skruodiene, Gediminas Niaura, Anatolijs Sarakovskis, Ramunas Skaudzius
Summary: The study investigates the use of phosphate glasses as a suitable host material for Eu3+ ions, successfully integrating these ions into the glass. Glasses doped with Eu3+ ions exhibit typical photoluminescence spectra in low symmetry environment.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Zhen Niu, Ruiyao Wu, Lingyun Huang, Yinxin Yang, Zhu Xia, Weifeng Fan, Wu Sun, Quanquan Dai, Jianyun He, Chenxi Bai
Summary: In this study, we explored the ultra-low temperature elasticity of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) modified with flexible alkyl branches. The results showed that the flexible alkyl branches not only suppressed crystallization but also enhanced cross-linking activity, resulting in improved ultra-low temperature elasticity of PDMS. This research has important implications for the development of ultra-low temperature applications.
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hirokazu Masai, Toru Nishibe, Satoshi Yamamoto, Takaaki Niizuma, Naoyuki Kitamura, Tomoko Akai, Takahiro Ohkubo, Miki Yoshida
Summary: Inorganic low-melting phosphate glass, prepared at 500 degrees C via melting and quenching, exhibits higher thermal and light resistance properties compared to polycarbonates. The research shows that colorless transparent oxide glasses without organic components can open up new possibilities for the application of inorganic glasses.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Michael J. Pomeroy, Stuart Hampshire, Jean-Christophe Sangleboeuf, Tanguy Rouxel
Summary: Oxynitride glasses have high refractoriness and remarkable mechanical properties, showing linear relationships between glass properties and nitrogen content. The improvements in mechanical properties come from the increase of atomic network cross-linking and atomic packing density. Oxynitride glasses offer advantages over oxide glasses, with higher mechanical properties and high temperature resistance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brian F. Thomas, Jamiat Nanteza
Summary: Observing basin water storage response to hydroclimatic fluxes and human water use provides valuable insight to the sensitivity of water storage to climate change. Quantifying basin water storage changes due to climate and human water use is critical for water management yet remains a challenge globally. Our study demonstrates how small shifts in hydroclimate flux may affect available water storage potentially impacting billions globally.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Shreen El-Sapa, Kh Lotfy, A. El-Bary
Summary: This work investigates the magneto-thermodiffusion waves in an excited semiconductor medium under the influence of laser short-pulse heating. The Caputo fractional derivative is used to transform the main heat equation into dimensionless form and obtain analytical solutions. The numerical solutions are obtained using boundary conditions and the Laplace transform with the inversion method, and simulations and comparisons are presented graphically.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Xiangyu Jin, Chen Liu, He Huang, Ruiqun Pan, Can Wu, Xiaojie Yan, Hebing Wang, Yiwu Pan, Changqing Hong, Xinghong Zhang
Summary: A needle carbon fibre enhanced siliconoxycarbide-phenolic interpenetrating aerogel nanocomposite with a hierarchical multiscale structure was developed as a potential material for ablative thermal protection. The nanocomposite exhibited low density, high compressive strength, and excellent heat insulation properties, making it suitable for thermal protection of reentry spacecraft and hypersonic vehicles.
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Chunlin Chen, Yiguang Jiang, Longfei Zhang, Feng Guan, Zaiyang Wang, Xin Huang, Huidan Zeng, Xinqiang Yuan, Long Zhang, Jin He
Summary: By systematically investigating the structure and luminescence evolution of Pb-free ultra-low melting quaternary tin fluorophosphate glasses with varied NaF content, this study successfully reduces the melting point and enhances the ionic character of the glass structure. Additionally, the presence of oxygen vacancies in the quaternary glass system affects the decay time and leads to potential applications in opto-electronics.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Yue Cheng, Chunlei Yu, Hehe Dong, Shikai Wang, Chongyun Shao, Yan Sun, Shiyu Sun, Yujing Shen, Jimeng Cheng, Lili Hu
Summary: An Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped phosphate glass with an ultra-low thermal expansion coefficient was developed. The EYAP5 glass exhibits excellent spectral properties, thermomechanical properties, and chemical durability. Compared with traditional high phosphorus-doped silica glasses, it achieves a higher Er3+/Yb3+ doping concentration and energy transfer efficiency.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
M. S. Gaafar, S. Y. Marzouk, I. S. Mahmoud
Summary: The addition of neodymium oxide Dy2O3 was found to increase the rigidity and density of the glass system, extend the glass network, and decrease the average bond lengths of Pb-O and BO.
RESULTS IN PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nizar Lefi, Salem Neily, Roland Bonnet
Summary: This paper investigates the elastic field in a bi-material crystal with an angular dislocation line with one branch placed in the crystal and the other along a strongly bound or welded interface. The analysis formulates the elastic field of a closed dislocation loop and solves it using the knowledge of the Green's tensor of the bi-material. The study provides a faster calculation method and has important implications for solving interfacial angular dislocation problems.
PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE
(2024)