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{"title":"Retraction notice to “A quick, easy and green hydrothermal method for the development of a bioanode based on a ternary nanocomposite for enzymatic biofuel cell applications” [Mater. Sci. Eng. B 300 (2023) 117107]","authors":"Mohammad Luqman , Mathkar A. Alharthi , Nimra Shakeel , Mohd Imran Ahamed , Inamuddin","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118319"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143873391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"BaO/Se heterojunctions designed as effective light Absorbers, terahertz optical filters and microwave waveguides","authors":"A.F. Qasrawi","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118322","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118322","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, hexagonal selenium microrods are deposited onto tetragonal barium oxide substrates by the thermal evaporation technique under a vacuum pressure of 10^-5 mbar. Optical studies indicated that BaO and Se exhibited band gaps of 3.55 eV and 2.33 eV, respectively. BaO/Se interfaces exhibited a valence and conduction band offsets of 0 eV and 1.22 eV, respectively. In addition, depositing Se layers onto BaO substrates, remarkably, enhanced the light absorption of Se by more than 100 % in the spectral range of 1.9–4.0 eV and by 1100 % at 3.0 eV. Moreover, the analyses of the dielectric, the optical conductivity and terahertz cutoff frequency showed the suitability of the BaO/Se heterojunctions for the fabrication of terahertz optical filters. Electrically, Au/BaO/Se/Au planner waveguides exhibited low pass filter and antenna characteristics that suits microwave technology in the gigahertz frequency domain. The features of the BaO/Se devices are promising for using them in electro-optical systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118322"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143844436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"First principles analysis of the impact of pressure on the properties of the inorganic Sr3SbBr3 perovskite for energy harvesting","authors":"Md Mehedi Hasan ,&nbsp;Md Rabbi Talukder ,&nbsp;Rahat Ul Nasib ,&nbsp;Mohammad Arefin ,&nbsp;Abu Zahid ,&nbsp;Jehan Y. Al-Humaidi ,&nbsp;Md Rasidul Islam","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118327","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118327","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Perovskite-based inorganic metal halide solar cells are a compelling replacement for photovoltaic technology owing to their high efficiency, inexpensive, and easy manufacturing procedures. Specifically, inorganic lead-free Sr₃SbBr₃ material holds substantial promise in the renewable energy industry because of its distinguished structural, elastic, electrical, and optoelectronic characteristics.<!--> <!-->In this research, we carried out a thorough analysis of the pressure-driven structural, mechanical, electrical, and optical characteristics of Sr₃SbBr₃ employing the first principles approach. The unstressed Sr₃SbBr₃ compound shows a gap in energy levels of 1.598 eV, confirming its nature as a direct bandgap material. Hydrostatic pressure could have altered the bandgap of this compound, causing a semiconductor-to-metallic transition at 30 GPa. Besides, the characteristics of bonds are analyzed through charge density mapping. Furthermore, simulated X-ray diffraction shows that the original cubic shape was preserved following external pressure, and phonon analysis reveals dynamic stability. In addition, research has shown that when compressive pressure increases, the dielectric function and absorption spectra adjust, leading to a redshift in the low-energy photon area. Due to the component’s robust mechanical properties and enhanced flexibility as evidenced by its pressure-responsive characteristics, the Sr₃SbBr₃ material could be appropriate for solar energy applications. The pressure sensitivity of Sr₃SbBr₃′s mechanical and optoelectronic characteristics could make it useful in optical devices and photovoltaic cell design in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118327"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143844434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electric properties of Sm doped bismuth ferrite-based thin film and its resistive switching behavior for memristor","authors":"Changxing Zhao ,&nbsp;Zhuwu Yi ,&nbsp;Guoan Ding ,&nbsp;Yun Zhu ,&nbsp;Liang Chen ,&nbsp;Dongliang Shan ,&nbsp;Lu Yin ,&nbsp;Shuhong Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118310","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118310","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bismuth ferrite is a multi-functional material with many unique properties especially for nanoscale thin films, which can be used in the integrated, miniaturized devices, and muti-functionalization applications. The high-quality Sm-doped 0.78BiTi_0.1Fe_0.8Mg_0.1O₃-0.22CaTiO₃ (Sm-BTFM-CTO) thin films were fabricated by sol–gel method on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrate. Then the influence of Sm doping contents on the properties of piezoelectricity, ferroelectricity, and dielectricity were analyzed. The structural and compositional characterization results confirmed the successful element doping and ferroelectric phase structure of thin films. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) and piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) results revealed that the thin film had smaller grain size and excellent piezoelectric properties as Sm content is 4 %. The first and second harmonic PFM and litho-PFM results proved the intrinsic piezoresponse and room temperature ferroelectric properties. As a result, the 4 % Sm-BTFM-CTO thin film exhibited excellent piezoelectricity, stable room temperature ferroelectricity with a relatively large maximum polarization (81.98 µC/cm²), high dielectric constant (297.16), small dielectric loss (about 0.0523) and low leakage current density (1.59 × 10⁻⁹ A/cm²). In conclusion, this work demonstrated that appropriate Sm doping can improve the electrical performance. And the Sm-BTFM-CTO-based memristor was prepared to study its characteristics including current–voltage (<em>I-V</em>) curves, resistance switching, on/off ratio behaviors. And the variation of conductivity under different voltage was characterized systemically to understand the characteristics of memristor. These studies provide a simple pathway for preparing high-quality multiferroic BFO-based films by sol–gel method and promote the application of the ferroelectric hardware in memristor devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118310"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhanced EMI shielding performance of glass fiber fabric via optimized electroless copper deposition","authors":"Anand Parkash ,&nbsp;Abudukeremu Kadier ,&nbsp;Peng-Cheng Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118333","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing use of electronic devices necessitates the development of high-performance electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. Lightweight, flexible, and adaptable shields are essential for various applications, including wearable electronics and communication systems. This study reports on fabricating such materials using conductive glass fiber fabric (GFF) via electroless copper (Cu) deposition. The GFF substrate was selected for its advantageous properties, such as high tensile strength, heat resistance, fire resistance, durability, and low weight, making it well-suited for EMI shielding applications. The influence of deposition temperature (20–60 °C) on the morphology, thickness, electrical conductivity, and EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) of the Cu-deposited GFF was systematically investigated. At the optimal deposition temperature of 50 °C, a dense and uniform Cu coating, measuring 8.02 µm in thickness, was deposited onto the 80 µm thick GFF, a density of 3.23 g/cm³, a maximum electrical conductivity of 6.41 × 10⁵ S/m, and maximized mass gain, indicating efficient Cu deposition. Furthermore, the Cu-deposited GFF exhibited enhanced thermal stability, retaining 99.6 % of its mass at 900 °C. This optimized Cu-deposited GFF demonstrated a remarkable total shielding effectiveness (SE_T) of 74.59 dB, with a shielding effectiveness due to absorption (SE_A) of 53.95 dB and a shielding effectiveness due to reflection (SE_R) of 20.64 dB. The enhanced EMI SE_T is attributed to the increased Cu thickness, improved surface coverage, enhanced crystallinity, and strong interfacial interactions at the optimal deposition temperature. This electroless Cu deposition method effectively produces high-performance EMI shielding materials suitable for diverse electronics, communication systems, and smart textile applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118333"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vanadium doping facilitates in-situ low-temperature sintering of titanate","authors":"Shuai Yue ,&nbsp;Yao Jiang ,&nbsp;Haonan Huang ,&nbsp;Lu Huang ,&nbsp;Xinxin Zheng ,&nbsp;Cairong Jiang ,&nbsp;Chami N.K. Patabendige ,&nbsp;Jianjun Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118328","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118328","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Perovskite ABO₃ displays excellent properties due to its stable structure, which can be further enhanced by doping different elements at the A or B sites. In this study, vanadium was doped into titanate with the specific composition (La_0.3Sr_0.7)_0.88Ti_1-xV_xO_3-δ (LSTVO) (x = 0, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.15), which was synthesized using a liquid-phase combustion method. We investigated the phase structure, sintering characteristics, and conductivity of the materials. By introducing the A-site deficiency, the LSTVO demonstrated significantly low sintering temperatures and outstanding sinterability. Vanadium doping facilitated in-situ sintering to achieve a high density of up to 92 % at 1200 °C by forming a strontium vanadate molten phase. The conductivity of the (La_0.3Sr_0.7)_0.88Ti_0.95V_0.05O₃ sample ranged from 60.00 to 30.37 S cm⁻¹ between 300 and 800 °C. The proposed sintering mechanism indicates that adding vanadium and non-stoichiometry at the A-site is crucial for improving density and conductivity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118328"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sensitive detection of thiourea using binary ZnO@Co3O4 nanodisc using electrochemical method for environmental analysis","authors":"Fawzia A. Alrasheedi ,&nbsp;Abdullah N. Alotaibi ,&nbsp;Hadi M. Marwani ,&nbsp;Mohammed M. Rahman","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118284","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118284","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this approach, low-dimensional nanostructure material for ZnO@Co₃O₄ nanodisc was prepared by using the wet-chemical method in the basic medium with the use of precursors. The calcined ZnO@Co₃O₄ nanodisc was initially characterized by using various conventional methods including FTIR, FESEM, BET, TEM, XPS, EDS, and XRD for functional, morphological, binding energy, elemental, crystallinity and surface area etc. For the detection of thiourea, a flat glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was fabricated with the help of a conducting coating binder (5.0 % Nafion) and used as the working electrode by electrochemical approach. Thiourea is also detected using an electrochemical sensor by a facile and sensitive technique that called the linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) during the electrochemical oxidation of thiourea in aquious phase. The results illustrate a rapid detection, good sensitivity, good selectivity, good reproducibility, lower cost, and easy fabrication method compared to conventional methods (complex assembly). The coated GCE electrode with ZnO@Co₃O₄ nanodisc using 5% nafion chemical binder was selected under optimized conditions. The sensor oxidation response exhibits a linear improvement that is enhanced with the concentration of thiourea, ranging from 0.90 to 11.24 mM. Furthermore, thiourea detection with this fabricated electrode has exhibited a higher sensitivity of 1.292 µAmM^-1cm⁻² and a lower limit of detection (LOD; 29.7 µM) as well as limit of quantification (LOQ; 90.2 µM). Furthermore, excellent selectivity, stability, repeatibility, and reproducibility were also analyzed with the optimized conditions. It introduces a new approach for the sensitive detection of thiourea with low-dimensional ZnO@Co₃O₄ nanodisc by the electrochemical approach for the safety of environmental and healthcare fields on a broad scale. This study presents an efficient method for thiourea detection utilizing ZnO@Co₃O₄ nanodisc, validated with real environmental samples, that obtained recovery (∼99.0 %) with a relative standard deviation (0.5–0.7 %RSD) measurement. Finally, the development of a low-dimensional ZnO@Co₃O₄ nanodisc with enhanced surface properties, offering improved electrocatalytic activity for thiourea detection. The sensor’s strong stability (50 cycles) and remarkable reproducibility highlight its suitability for real-world applications. The synthesis and sensor fabrication processes are facile, scalable, easy, and cost-effective, distinguishing this method from complex, resource-intensive approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118284"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Catalytic performance of Pd-doped polymer-nanoparticle hybrid materials for hydrogen generation through NaBH4 hydrolysis","authors":"Ümit Ecer ,&nbsp;Adem Zengin ,&nbsp;Tekin Şahan","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118320","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118320","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Creating an effective catalyst with low cost and excellent catalytic efficiency in NaBH₄ hydrolysis for H₂ generation will have a huge impact on the field of renewable energy. For this reason, a polymer-supported catalyst was synthesized and characterized for hydrogen generation by NaBH₄ hydrolysis. For catalyst synthesis, firstly the clay (K) was given magnetic properties (Fe₃O₄@K.) Then, Fe₃O₄@K is functionalized with tannic acid (pTA@Fe₃O₄@K). Finally, the palladium (Pd)-doped catalyst was obtained (Pd@pTA@Fe₃O₄@K). The study aimed to use a time-efficient Central Composite Design (CCD) from response surface methodology (RSM) to correlate relationships between the hydrogen generation rate (HGR) and the operating parameters. Under optimum conditions (NaBH₄ amount: 3.6 wt%, NaOH amount:2.77 wt%, catalyst amount: 3.29 mg/mL, and Pd loading amount:6.05 wt%), the maximum HGR value was calculated as 5891.34 mL H₂/(gcat. min.). Thus, the excellently performing Pd@pTA@Fe₃O₄@K composite catalyst has significant potential for use in NaBH₄ hydrolysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118320"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Doping of manganese hexacyanoferrate with cobalt for improving electrochemical performance in high-energy sodium-ion batteries","authors":"Jie Li ,&nbsp;Limin Liu ,&nbsp;Yuting Gao ,&nbsp;Jinze Guo ,&nbsp;Xin Long ,&nbsp;Shilei Chen ,&nbsp;Songting Yang ,&nbsp;Qi Yuan ,&nbsp;Yifei Sun ,&nbsp;Zhongye Lan ,&nbsp;Yuping Liu ,&nbsp;Xiaoliang Zhou ,&nbsp;Yinzhu Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118308","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118308","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Manganese hexacyanoferrate’s (MnHCF) high theoretical specific capacity and high voltage platform make it a promising material for a wide range of applications. Nevertheless, the conversion of Mn²⁺ and Mn³⁺ during the charging and discharging process of MnHCF might result in a severe Jahn-Teller distortion, which would cause lattice deformation and structural collapse, compromising its cycle stability. The strategy of Co-doping can reduce lattice defects, increase the initial sodium content in the material, raise the material’s conductivity, and enhance the diffusion kinetics of sodium ions. Furthermore, Co-doping can effectively reduce the changes in unit cell volume and Mn-N bond length during charge and discharge processes, alleviate the Jahn-Teller effect of Mn, and enhance the cycling stability of the material, as verified by the Ex-situ XRD. The MnCoHCF-5 % sample exhibits excellent discharge capacity and cycling stability, with a specific capacity high up to 149.80 mAh g⁻¹ at 0.1C and 60.14 % capacity retention at 1C after 300 cycles. This study provides an effective method for developing PBAs cathode materials with high specific capacity and cycling stability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118308"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epitaxial aluminum layer on antimonide heterostructures for exploring Josephson junction effects","authors":"W. Pan ,&nbsp;K.R. Sapkota ,&nbsp;P. Lu ,&nbsp;A.J. Muhowski ,&nbsp;W.M. Martinez ,&nbsp;C.L.H. Sovinec ,&nbsp;R. Reyna ,&nbsp;J.P. Mendez ,&nbsp;D. Mamaluy ,&nbsp;S.D. Hawkins ,&nbsp;J.F. Klem ,&nbsp;L.S.L. Smith ,&nbsp;D.A. Temple ,&nbsp;Z. Enderson ,&nbsp;Z. Jiang ,&nbsp;E. Rossi","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118285","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118285","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this article, we present results of our recent work of epitaxially-grown aluminum (epi-Al) on antimonide heterostructures, where the epi-Al thin film is grown at either room temperature or below zero °C. A sharp superconducting transition at T ∼ 1.3 K is observed in these epi-Al films. We further show that supercurrent states are realized in Josephson junctions fabricated in the epi-Al/antimonide heterostructures with mobility μ ∼ 1.0 × 10⁶ cm²/Vs. These results clearly demonstrate we have achieved growing high-quality epi-Al/antimonide heterostructures, a promising platform for the exploration of Josephson junction effects for quantum information science and microelectronics applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"318 ","pages":"Article 118285"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}