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Thermal and mechanical stability of microwave sintered cold compact bismuth telluride thermoelectric material
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Both p-type and n-type bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3)-based thermoelectric materials demonstrate high thermoelectric efficiency in the low-temperature thermoelectric modules, but their constrained thermal and mechanical stability ... -
Thermal characterization of phase change materials based on linear low-density polyethylene, paraffin wax and expanded graphite
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Thermal characterization of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) based on linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), paraffin wax (W) and expanded graphite (EG) is reported in this paper. Investigated PCMs showed high potential for ... -
Thermal properties of TiO 2 NP/CNT/LDPE hybrid nanocomposite films
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)This work aims to investigate the effect of hybrid filler concentration on the thermal stability of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) matrices. LDPE-based composite films were synthesized by melt mixing, followed by compression ... -
Thermoelectric properties of SbNCa3 and BiNCa3 for thermoelectric devices and alternative energy applications
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Thermoelectric properties of two antiperovskites SbNCa3 and BiNCa3 are calculated using first principles calculations. High values of Seebeck coefficients are observed for these materials. Electrical and thermal conductivities ... -
TiO2 nanotubes and mesoporous silica as containers in self-healing epoxy coatings
( Nature Publishing Group , 2016 , Article)The potential of inorganic nanomaterials as reservoirs for healing agents is presented here. Mesoporous silica (SBA-15) and TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) were synthesized. Both epoxy-encapsulated TiO2 nanotubes and amine-immobilized ... -
TiO2-pillared clays with well-ordered porous structure and excellent photocatalytic activity
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2015 , Article)TiO2-pillared clays with well-ordered porous structures are successfully prepared via incorporating TiO2 nanosol particles into the clays, where empty octahedral sites are partially modified with divalent metal ions such ... -
Toward High Power Generating Piezoelectric Nanofibers: Influence of Particle Size and Surface Electrostatic Interaction of Ce-Fe 2 O 3 and Ce-Co 3 O 4 on PVDF
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Development of flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) is a real challenge for the next-generation energy-harvesting applications. In this paper, we report highly flexible PENGs based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) ... -
Towards stacking fault energy engineering in FCC high entropy alloys
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Stacking Fault Energy (SFE) is an intrinsic alloy property that governs much of the plastic deformation mechanisms observed in fcc alloys. While SFE has been recognized for many years as a key intrinsic mechanical property, ... -
Tunable metal contacts at layered black-arsenic/metal interface forming during metal deposition for device fabrication
( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)Understanding the kinetics of interfacial reaction in the deposition of metal contacts on 2D materials is important for determining the level of contact tenability and the nature of the contact itself. Here, we find that ... -
Two-Dimensional Mesoporous Heterostructure Delivering Superior Pseudocapacitive Sodium Storage via Bottom-Up Monomicelle Assembly
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures endowed with mesoporosities offer exciting opportunities in electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, energy storage, and conversion technologies due to their integrated functionalities, ... -
Uniform Ordered Two-Dimensional Mesoporous TiO2 Nanosheets from Hydrothermal-Induced Solvent-Confined Monomicelle Assembly
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have been the focus of substantial research interest recently owing to their fascinating and excellent properties. However, 2D porous materials have remained quite rare due to the difficulty ... -
Unveiling fabrication and environmental remediation of mxene-based nanoarchitectures in toxic metals removal from wastewater: Strategy and mechanism
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Efficient approaches for toxic metal removal from wastewater have had transformative impacts to mitigating freshwater scarcity. Adsorption is among the most promising purification techniques due to its simplicity, low cost, ... -
Unveiling one-pot scalable fabrication of reusable carboxylated heterogeneous carbon-based catalysts from eucalyptus plant with the assistance of dry ice for selective hydrolysis of eucalyptus biomass
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Biomass is the most abundant source for organic carbon-based substances on the earth; however, its utilization as sources for heterogeneous catalysts for biorefineries is rarely reported. Herein, a simple approach was ... -
Unveiling One-Pot Template-Free Fabrication of Exquisite Multidimensional PtNi Multicube Nanoarchitectonics for the Efficient Electrochemical Oxidation of Ethanol and Methanol with a Great Tolerance for CO
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Multidimensional bimetallic Pt-based nanoarchitectonics are highly promising in electrochemical energy conversion technologies because of their fancy structural merits and accessible active sites; however, hitherto their ... -
User-Centric Networks Selection with Adaptive Data Compression for Smart Health
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)The increasing demand for intelligent and sustainable healthcare services has prompted the development of smart health systems. Rapid advances in wireless access technologies and in-network data reduction techniques can ... -
Utilization of symmetric electrode materials in energy storage application: A review
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)The development of efficient energy storage systems is an important field of research in the modern era where fossil fuels are headed toward. depletion. The invention of batteries is regarded as one of the most significant ... -
Versatile synthesis of dendritic mesoporous rare earth–based nanoparticles
( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2022 , Article)Rare earth–based nanomaterials that have abundant optical, magnetic, and catalytic characteristics have many applications. The controllable introduction of mesoporous channels can further enhance its performance, such as ... -
Vertical orientation of solvent cast nanofilled PS-b-PEO block copolymer thin films at high nanoparticle loading
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)We demonstrate selective dispersion of photosensitive electron acceptor phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) in cylinder forming polystyrene-b-poly (ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) block copolymer (BCP). Neat PS-b-PEO ... -
Vertically oriented nanoporous block copolymer membranes for oil/water separation and filtration
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article)The separation of oil from water and filtration of aqueous solutions and dispersions are critical issues in the processing of waste and contaminated water treatment. Membrane-based technology has been proven as an effective ... -
White graphene-cobalt oxide hybrid filler reinforced polystyrene nanofibers for selective oil absorption
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)In this work, stable hydrophobic nanocomposites are made from electrospun fibers of polystyrene (PS) containing a hybrid filler combination of (i) hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and (ii) cobalt oxide (Co3O4) nanomaterials. ...