{"title":"Controlled assembly engineering of Co@Co9S8-Glass micro-nano composite hollow microspheres towards microwave absorption improvement","authors":"Man Li, Qianqian Jia, Zhenguo An, Jingjie Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.053","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Multiscale shell structure design is a rational and promising way to regulate the performance of hollow spheres in terms of both functionality and structural robustness, but it remains a big challenge to realize micro-nano engineering of the thin shell while maintaining the low density. In this work, the divisional shell design strategy was adopted to obtain the glass-cobalt-cobalt sulfide composite hollow microspheres (CSH), and an unprecedented stepwise high-temperature chemical reaction-induced aggregation and subsequent volume expansion strategy was developed to achieve rational regulation of core-shell structured cobalt-cobalt sulfide building units (BU) assembled on hollow glass microspheres. Special attention has been paid to the sulfidation degree-induced volume control with the underlying mechanism of volume expansion during chemical conversion from metallic cobalt to cobalt sulfide. The electromagnetic property was found to depend largely on the sulfidation degree due to the volume expansion-induced interconnecting status regulation among the BU. When evaluated as microwave absorbent, an optimized broad bandwidth of 5.12 GHz and a minimum reflection loss (RL<sub>min</sub>) of –45.58 dB of our CSH can be achieved at a thin matching thickness of 1.67 mm and a low filling ratio of 20.04 wt%. In addition to functionality, the divisional shell design also brings the CSH high structural strength (92.36% survival rate at a high hydrostatic pressure of 20 MPa) at low density (0.73 g cm<sup>–3</sup>).</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142247033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review of the progress and challenges of counter-gravity casting","authors":"Dafan Du, Jiatuo An, Anping Dong, Baode Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.07.037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.07.037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Counter-gravity casting (CGC) is a widely adopted material processing technique in metals due to its notable benefits, including enhanced filling behavior, reduced defect occurrence, and elevated mechanical properties. It plays a pivotal role in fabricating intricate, high-quality components. After its inception in the early 1900s, various CGC processes have emerged, such as low-pressure, counter-pressure, vacuum suction, and adjusted pressure casting, which are explored in this discourse with an eye toward further advancements. Despite CGC's superiority over traditional gravity casting and other manufacturing methodologies, specific issues and constraints persist within CGC. This paper endeavors to provide a comprehensive overview of the historical progression of CGC, its recent developments, and the associated research aspects, encompassing topics like filling processes, solidification, microstructural transformations, and the resultant mechanical properties of the fabricated products. Additionally, this paper offers insights into the future challenges and opportunities of CGC.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142245991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dispersion, solid solution, and covalent bond coupled to strengthen K4169/TiAl composite brazed joints: first-principles and experimental perspective","authors":"Liangliang Zhang, Peng Li, Honggang Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.050","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ni/TiAl composite brazed joints could significantly reduce the aircraft's weight. However, low interfacial adhesion, coarse and brittle-hard intermetallic compounds (IMCs) seriously limited the application of Ni/TiAl composite joints in the next generation of aerospace applications. So enhanced K4169/TiAl composite joints were investigated by vacuum brazed with (Ni<sub>53.33</sub>Cr<sub>20</sub>B<sub>16.67</sub>Si<sub>10</sub>/Zr<sub>25</sub>Ti<sub>18.75</sub>Ta<sub>12.5</sub>Ni<sub>25</sub>Cu<sub>18.75</sub>) composite filler metal (CFM) designed based on cluster-plus-glue-atom model. The shear strength of the joint reached 485 MPa, comparable to the 491 MPa of TiAl substrate. The flat and brittle-hard diffusion reaction layer between Zones I and II was eliminated, simultaneously generating CrB<sub>4</sub> dispersion strengthening due to the CFM developed with the interfacial solid-liquid space-time hysteresis effect. In Zones II and III, IMCs all transformed into Ni<sub>ss</sub>(Cr,Fe)<sub>[0-88]</sub>, Ni<sub>ss</sub>(Ti, Al)<sub>[004]</sub>, and Ni<sub>ss</sub>(Zr,Si)<sub>[11-2]</sub> of circular and oval shapes through isothermal solidification. Meanwhile, the residual stresses and hardness were distributed in reticulated cladding characteristics. Thereby, lattice distortion led to solid solution strengthening and increased plastic toughness through crack termination and bridging mechanisms, which inhibited dislocations from plugging and crack propagation. Various interfaces in Zone Ⅳ were regulated into semi- and coherent interfaces. Ni<sub>3</sub>(Ti,Al)/(Ni,Ti,Al) and (Ni,Ti,Al)/AlNi<sub>2</sub>Ti were composed of higher interfacial bonding energy (2.771 J/m<sup>2</sup>, 2.547 J/m<sup>2</sup>) and Ni-Ni covalent bonds. Interfacial covalent bonding and large interfacial bonding energy coupling strengthened Zone IV. Consequently, cracks initiated at the (Ni,Ti,Al)<sub>[013]</sub>/Ti<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>[010]</sub> and expanded rapidly into TiAl substrate. Therefore, applying this method to design CFMs and regulate the phase, grain morphology, and interface's fine structure could provide new pathways for dissimilar hard-to-join metals.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142235376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong Zhang, Lantian Zhang, Lingxin Li, Le Zong, Lequn Kan, Hao Li, Lu Jiang, Wenwen Sun
{"title":"Elucidating the effect of cyclic plasticity on strengthening mechanisms and fatigue property of 5xxx Al alloys","authors":"Yong Zhang, Lantian Zhang, Lingxin Li, Le Zong, Lequn Kan, Hao Li, Lu Jiang, Wenwen Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The strength of non-heat-treatable 5xxx Al alloys is derived from solid solution strengthening and strain hardening, the absence of a precipitation strengthening response results in their lower strength. In this study, significant improvements in strength can be achieved by subjecting three different Mg concentrations 5xxx Al alloys to cyclic plasticity. A quantitative analysis of the respective contributions to the yield strength has been conducted by combining transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Additionally, the fatigue performance and fatigue mechanism of the cyclic strengthened 5xxx Al alloys have been thoroughly studied due to its transformation from non-heat-treatable to precipitation strengthening. We demonstrate that the high-cycle fatigue (HCF) strength of the cyclically strengthened state only experiences a minor improvement compared to the as-received state, which is significantly disproportionate to the enhancement in tensile strength. This disparity is primarily attributed to the changes in microstructure and fatigue mechanisms, resulting in a reduction in fatigue ratio. This study provides important insights for expanding research on cyclic plasticity methods in fatigue performance, and can aid in the development of improved processes for optimal fatigue resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142233527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Xu, Shuai Liu, Zhiang Li, Fan Ding, Ting Wang, Ting Liu, Weimin Wang, Kaikai Song, Jie Liu, Lina Hu
{"title":"Ti3C2Tx MXene enhanced PEO/SN-based solid electrolyte for high-performance Li metal battery","authors":"Hao Xu, Shuai Liu, Zhiang Li, Fan Ding, Ting Wang, Ting Liu, Weimin Wang, Kaikai Song, Jie Liu, Lina Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Succinonitrile has shown significant promise for application in polymer electrolytes for solid-state lithium metal batteries due to its high ionic conductivity at low-temperature. However, the use of Succinonitrile is limited due to its corrosion of Li metal. Herein, we report a solid polymer electrolyte with high ionic conductivity (2.17 × 10<sup>−3</sup> S cm<sup>−1</sup>, 35 °C) enhanced by Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<em><sub>x</sub></em>. Corrosion of the Li anode is prevented due to the Succinonitrile molecules being efficiently anchored by Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<em><sub>x</sub></em>. Meanwhile, the coordination environment of Li<sup>+</sup> is weakened due to the introduction of competitive coordination induction effects into the polymer electrolyte, resulting in efficient Li<sup>+</sup> conduction. Furthermore, the mechanical properties of the electrolyte are enhanced by modulating the ratio of Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<em><sub>x</sub></em> to suppress the growth of Li dendrites. Therefore, Li||Li symmetric batteries deliver stable cycling up to 8000 h at 28 °C. LiFePO<sub>4</sub>||Li full batteries exhibit excellent cycling stability of 151.7 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> with a capacity retention of 99.3% after 300 cycles. This work not only presents a new idea to suppress the corrosion of the Li anode by Succinonitrile but also provides a simple, feasible, and scalable strategy for high-performance Li metal batteries.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142233529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yujie Xing, Dingxuan Zhao, Jinwen Lei, Youchuan Mao, Zehua Zheng, Wei Chen, Jinyu Zhang, Xianghong Liu, Jun Sun
{"title":"Enhancing strength-ductility synergy in metastable β-Ti alloys through β-subgrains-mediated hierarchical α-precipitation","authors":"Yujie Xing, Dingxuan Zhao, Jinwen Lei, Youchuan Mao, Zehua Zheng, Wei Chen, Jinyu Zhang, Xianghong Liu, Jun Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.048","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Titanium alloys can achieve ultrahigh strength through precipitation hardening of secondary α-phase (α<sub>s</sub>) from β-matrix but often compromise ductility due to the conventional strength-ductility trade-off. In this study, a new strategy based on β-subgrains-mediated hierarchical α-precipitation is devised to balance the conflict in Ti-6Al-2Mo-4Cr-2Fe (wt.%) alloy through a unique combination of hot rolling, short-term solid solution, and aging treatment, i.e., RSST+A. Tensile testing reveals that the RSST+A samples exhibit ultrahigh strength of ∼1581 MPa and decent ductility of ∼8.4%, surpassing ∼1060 MPa and ∼2.7% of the corresponding RSST counterparts without final aging treatment. This remarkable strengthening and counterintuitive ductilizing is attributed to the architecting of β-subgrains-mediated hierarchical α-precipitates as a result of our specific processing approach. The designed short-term solution introduces abundant β subgrains that are transformed from the retained intensive dislocations during hot rolling. The β subgrain boundaries subsequently promote a dramatic precipitation of α allotriomorphs (α<sub>GB</sub>) and Widmanstätten side-plates (α<sub>WGB</sub>), which effectively subdivides β grains into numerous tiny independent deformation units. Consequently, plastic strain is uniformly partitioned into a large number of small aged β subgrains during tension, which strongly impedes strain localization that would typically occur across multiple β subgrains in the fashion of long straight slip bands in the case of the RSST samples. Furthermore, the hierarchical α structure also postpones uncontrollable cracking even when structural damage occurs at the last stage of straining. These findings demonstrate that appropriately manipulating microstructure through elaborately designing processing routes enables unexpectedly ductilizing high-strength titanium alloys in the precipitation-hardening state.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142231862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhifan Song, Ruyi Bi, Jianhao Li, Yilei He, Fu Rao, Xiaoyu Chen, Jiangyan Wang, Zumin Wang, Ranbo Yu, Dan Wang
{"title":"Metallic 1T-MoS2 boosts the kinetics for NiS2-based hybrid supercapacitors with superb rate performance","authors":"Zhifan Song, Ruyi Bi, Jianhao Li, Yilei He, Fu Rao, Xiaoyu Chen, Jiangyan Wang, Zumin Wang, Ranbo Yu, Dan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>NiS<sub>2</sub> with high theoretical capacitance shows great potential for supercapacitors (SCs). However, the poor cycling stability and sluggish redox kinetics have limited the development of high-rate NiS<sub>2</sub>-based SCs. Integrating materials with high conductivity potentially reinforces its structure and improves its rate capability. 1T-MoS<sub>2</sub> featuring extended interlayer spacing and superior electronic conductivity emerges as an ideal candidate. Therefore, we designed a hybrid material with an alternating interconnected structure of NiS<sub>2</sub> and MoS<sub>2</sub> with adjustable content of 1T-MoS<sub>2</sub>. Owing to the improved ion/electron transmittability and the mutual shielding effect, an obvious positive correlation between rate capability and stability with 1T-MoS<sub>2</sub> content was established. The optimized 1T-MoS<sub>2</sub>/NiS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets (NMS-2) with 1T phase purity of up to 67.6% in MoS<sub>2</sub> demonstrated exceptional specific capacity (579.4 C g<sup>−1</sup> at 1 A g<sup>−1</sup>) and impressive rate capability (345.0 C g<sup>−1</sup> at 30 A g<sup>−1</sup>), which suggests much faster kinetics compared to pure NiS<sub>2</sub>. Notably, the hybrid supercapacitor (HSC) assembled with NMS-2 as the cathode and activated carbon as the anode (NMS-2//AC HSC) exhibited a maximum specific capacitance of 137.4 F g<sup>−1</sup> at 1 A g<sup>−1</sup>. Furthermore, this HSC can deliver a high energy density of 45.9 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> at 774.9 W kg<sup>−1</sup>, and could retain 17.7 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> even at a high power density of 7731.7 W kg<sup>−1</sup>. After 5000 cycles at a high current density of 5 A g<sup>−1</sup>, the HSC still remained 93.23% of its initial capacitance with an extremely low fading rate of 0.0014% per cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142231819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junliang Chen, Dongdong Jin, Qianqian Wang, Xing Ma
{"title":"Programming ferromagnetic soft materials for miniature soft robots: Design, fabrication, and applications","authors":"Junliang Chen, Dongdong Jin, Qianqian Wang, Xing Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.049","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Due to the small size, active mobility, and intrinsic softness, miniature soft robots hold promising potentials in reaching the deep region inside living bodies otherwise inaccessible with compelling agility, adaptability and safety. Various materials and actuation strategies have been developed for creating soft robots, among which, ferromagnetic soft materials that self-actuate in response to external magnetic fields have attracted worldwide attention due to their remote controllability and excellent compatibility with biological tissues. This review presents comprehensive and systematic research advancements in the design, fabrication, and applications of ferromagnetic soft materials for miniature robots, providing insights into their potential use in biomedical fields and beyond. The programming strategies of ferromagnetic soft materials are summarized and classified, including mold-assisted programming, 3D printing-assisted programming, microassembly-assisted programming, and magnetization reprogramming. Each approach possesses unique advantages in manipulating the magnetic responsiveness of ferromagnetic soft materials to achieve outstanding actuation and deformation performances. We then discuss the biomedical applications of ferromagnetic soft material-based soft robots (e.g., minimally invasive surgery, targeted delivery, and tissue engineering), highlighting their potentials in revolutionizing biomedical technologies. This review also points out the current challenges and provides insights into future research directions, which we hope can serve as a useful reference for the development of next-generation adaptive miniature robots.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142231838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Ye, He Ma, Shaoyang Wu, Fan Wu, Xiangqun Zhuge, Jiangchuan Liu, Yurong Ren, Peng Wei
{"title":"Electron structure customization of molybdenum phosphide via lanthanum doping toward highly efficient overall water splitting","authors":"Xin Ye, He Ma, Shaoyang Wu, Fan Wu, Xiangqun Zhuge, Jiangchuan Liu, Yurong Ren, Peng Wei","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.043","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Due to its high electrical conductivity and platinum-like electronic structure, molybdenum phosphide (MoP) has attracted extensive attention as a potential catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by water splitting. Nevertheless, in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the electrocatalytic performance of MoP did not achieve satisfactory results. Therefore, novel nitrogen-doped carbon-encapsulated La-doped MoP nanoparticles (La-MoP@N/C) are synthesized, which show outstanding durability and electrocatalytic activity in both HER and OER. Detailed structural characterization and calculations confirm that La doping not only effectively adjusts the electron density around Mo and P atoms, accelerates the adsorption and desorption processes, but also increases the number of active sites. Low overpotentials of 113 and 388 mV for HER and OER at 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> are achieved with the optimized La<sub>0.025</sub>-Mo<sub>0.975</sub>P@N/C. Furthermore, the two-electrode electrolyzer assembled with La<sub>0.025</sub>-Mo<sub>0.975</sub>P@N/C also presents impressive water splitting performance. This study indicates that rare earth doping can be used as an efficient strategy to control the local electronic structure of phosphides precisely, which can also be extended to other electrocatalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142231817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-regulating heating and self-powered flexible fiber fabrics at low temperature","authors":"Xuewen Zheng, Xingyi Dai, Jing Ge, Xiaoyu Yang, Ping Yang, Yiyu Feng, Long-Biao Huang, Wei Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.08.047","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Self-regulating heating and self-powered flexibility are pivotal for future wearable devices. However, the low energy-conversion rate of wearable devices at low temperatures limits their application in plateaus and other environments. This study introduces an azopolymer with remarkable semicrystallinity and reversible photoinduced solid-liquid transition ability that is obtained through copolymerization of azobenzene (Azo) monomers and styrene. A composite of one such copolymer with an Azo: styrene molar ratio of 9:1 (copolymer is denoted as PAzo<sub>9:1</sub>-<em>co</em>-polystyrene (PS)) and nylon fabrics (NFs) is prepared (composite is denoted as PAzo<sub>9:1</sub>-<em>co</em>-PS@NF). PAzo<sub>9:1</sub>-<em>co</em>-PS@NF exhibits hydrophobicity and high wear resistance. Moreover, it shows good responsiveness (0.624 s<sup>−1</sup>) during isomerization under solid ultraviolet (UV) light (365 nm) with an energy density of 70.6 kJ kg<sup>−1</sup>. In addition, the open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current and quantity values of PAzo<sub>9:1</sub>-<em>co-</em>PS@NF exhibit small variations in a temperature range of -20 °C to 25 °C and remain at 170 V, 5 μA, and 62 nC, respectively. Notably, the involved NFs were cut and sewn into gloves to be worn on a human hand model. When the model was exposed to both UV radiation and friction, the temperature of the finger coated with PAzo<sub>9:1</sub>-<em>co</em>-PS was approximately 6.0°C higher than that of the other parts. Therefore, developing triboelectric nanogenerators based on the <em>in situ</em> photothermal cycles of Azo in wearable devices is important to develop low-temperature self-regulating heating and self-powered flexible devices for extreme environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":16154,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142231818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}