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{"title":"Growth, magnetic, and electronic properties of Ni-Zn ferrites thin films","authors":"L G Guzman, L C Sánchez, J Gil Monsalve, C Ostos and O Arnache","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad78ae","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad78ae","url":null,"abstract":"Thin films of Ni-Zn ferrite grown on MgO(111) single crystal substrate were prepared using radiofrequency magnetron sputtering, with a target of nominal composition Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4. Subsequently, x-ray diffraction (XRD) was performed, which revealed characteristic reflections of a Ni-Zn ferrite structure, confirming the unique formation of the ferrite. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed the presence of metal ions in their appropriate valence states within the crystalline structure of the Ni-Zn ferrite. The variation in binding energy observed in the thin film is attributed to changes in the environment of Fe3+ and Zn2+ or Ni2+ ions, resulting from the non-equilibrium distribution of cations in tetrahedral and octahedral sites. The saturation magnetization and the coercivity field were and 513 ± 32 Oe, respectively. In addition, ferromagnetic resonance studies were made using broad-band FMR spectroscopy based on a coplanar waveguide (CPW) spectrometer.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tribological performance of ZrO2 nanoparticles as friction and wear reduction additives in aviation lubricant","authors":"Lijian Zhang, Zhibo Zhu, Deming Zhao, Xingwen Gao and Bingxu Wang","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad78b3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad78b3","url":null,"abstract":"High-performance aircraft engines require superior aviation oils to enhance their lubricating performance and prolong service life. Addition of nano-sized ceramic particles has been considered as a useful way to improve the tribological performance of base fluids. Up to now, few previous studies focused on the tribological properties of ZrO2 nanoparticles in aviation oil. The current study dispersed ZrO2 nanoparticles into PAO20 aviation base oil as lubricant additives. A dual-step method comprised of physical blending and ultrasonic dispersing was applied in the preparation of ZrO2 nanofluids. Oleic acid was utilized as surfactant to enhance the stability of ZrO2 nanofluids. Ball-on-plate reciprocating sliding wear tests were conducted to obtain the coefficient of friction and wear volumes. It was found that the PAO20 base oil produced the highest coefficient of friction of 0.278 and wear volumes of 2.305 × 10−2 mm3. 5 wt% ZrO2 nanofluids with 5 wt% oleic acid showed the best lubricating performance. The coefficient of friction was reduced by 31.29%, and wear volume was reduced by 42.95%. In the examination of wear tracks, a physically embedded tribo-layer of ZrO2 nanoparticles and an oleic acid tribo-film with low shearing resistance were formed, which lowered the friction, and protected the mating surfaces against abrasive and adhesive wear. The results obtained in this study have applicable values in the development of high-performance aviation lubricants.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of novel Gd-Fe/Ti composites with tunable thermal expansion property","authors":"Feng Xia, Xigang Yang, Yiye Yan, Minxian Liang, Yongchun Guo, Siyu Yang, Zhijun Ma, Chan Wang, Zhongwei Zhang, Qidi Zhou and Jilin Liu","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad7810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad7810","url":null,"abstract":"Titanium alloys are considered one of the most promising materials. However, their poor thermal expansion property remains a major obstacle to their widespread application. In this study, we explored an innovative design strategy to tune the thermal expansion properties of titanium alloy. Specifically, we used rare earth iron intermetallic compounds (Gd-Fe IMCs) with low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) as expansion inhibitors to prepare composites with the required thermal expansion properties via in situ reaction. The morphology and size of Gd-Fe IMCs can be effectively controlled by electromagnetic and ultrasonic fields, resulting in a dense distribution of micro/nano-structured Gd-Fe IMCs and strong interfacial bonding of the composites. This alloy has an excellent CTE of 6.8 × 10−6/K and a high ultimate tensile strength of 921 MPa. The improvement in the physical properties (especially in thermal expansion properties) of titanium alloy can be attributed to the synergistic effect between Gd-Fe IMCs and Ti matrix. This design strategy can also be extended to other titanium alloys as a reference for designing low thermal expansion titanium alloys.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research progress of rare earth light conversion agent materials for agricultural film","authors":"Nana Zhang","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad78ac","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad78ac","url":null,"abstract":"Rare earth light conversion agent material is a fluorescent material that can convert solar energy into light of different wavelengths for various applications. In this paper, the research progress of organic rare earth complexes and inorganic rare earth light conversion agent materials is first reviewed. Then, the luminescence principles, classification, synthesis methods, characterization and performance methods of organic rare-earth complexes and inorganic rare-earth light conversion agent materials are reviewed, as well as their recent progress in agricultural film applications. Finally, the challenges and development prospects faced by organic rare earth complexes and inorganic rare earth light conversion agent materials are summarized.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prediction of Sm- (Co, Cu, Fe, Zr) binary alloys’ thermodynamic parameters by improved miedema model","authors":"Zhi Zhu, Yikun Fang, Wei Wu, Bo Zhao, Jiashuo Zhang and Ming Lei","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad78b1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad78b1","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, the original Miedema mixing enthalpy model yields calculation results that exhibit some discrepancies when compared to experimental data. Therefore, improving the precision of the Miedema model is essential to advance its development and application in developing samarium–cobalt permanent magnet alloys. To address this issue, the enthalpies of mixing for Sm–(Co, Cu, Fe, Zr) binary alloys were calculated using the modified model. In addition, the mixing enthalpy (ΔH), excess entropy (SE), excess Gibbs free energy (GE), component activity (α) and binary Gibbs free energy of Sm–Co and Sm–Fe were calculated. The results indicate that the improved Miedema model more accurately matches the experimental values. Sm– (Co, Fe, Cu) binary alloys tend to form intermetallic compounds easily, whereas Sm–Zr does not. The ΔH, SE and GE of Sm-(Co, Fe) are negative, and the activity of each component shows a considerable negative deviation from Raoult’s law in contrast to that of an ideal solution. In the range of 1550 ∼ 1620 K, the Gibbs free energy of SmCo5 and Sm2Co17 reactions is negative with the Sm2Co17 phase being thermodynamically more stable than the SmCo5 phase.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigations on the machinability performance of Al2O3/TiCN CVD coated carbide tools in sustainable high-speed hard-turning of AISI 4340 alloy steel","authors":"Nabil Jouini, Saima Yaqoob and Jaharah A Ghani","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad7657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad7657","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the effectiveness of CVD coated carbide inserts in turning hardened AISI 4340 steel at high-machining speed V = 300, 350 m min−1 under sustainable dry cutting environment. Experiments were executed in accordance to Taguchi L4 orthogonal array and crucial machinability aspects tool life, tool wear progression and mechanism, cutting force, and surface roughness were evaluated in detail. The results of this study revealed that Al2O3/TiCN coating successfully inhibited the faster progression of tool wear at low cutting speed (300 m min−1), feed rate (0.05 mm rev−1) and depth of cut (0.1 mm), thus delivering the highest tool life of 19.25 min and lowest cutting force of 76.8 N. However, better surface finish of 0.305 μm was obtained at high cutting speed (350 m min−1), low feed rate (0.05 mm rev−1), and high depth of cut (0.1 mm). Nevertheless, at high cutting speed (350 m min−1) and feed rate (0.1 mm rev−1), involvement of intense thermal-mechanical effects suppressed the effectiveness of coating and tool completed its useful life at 9.24 min. Severe flaking on the cutting edge was observed at high machining parameters. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis revealed that adhesion, oxidation, and small scale chipping and abrasion were the primary wear mechanisms attributing in competing the tool life criteria (Vb = 300 μm) in all cutting conditions. Furthermore, it was established that the cutting force and surface roughness increased with increasing tool flank wear due to coating delamination, material adhesion and tool chipping. This research emphasizes the significant potential of adopting Al2O3/TiCN coated carbide inserts for high-speed industrial hard-turning of AISI 4340 steel.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ultrasonic assisted removal of methyl orange and bovine serum albumin from wastewater using modified activated carbons: RSM optimization and reusability","authors":"Imran Ahmad Khan, Asad Ullah Khan, Kashif Mairaj Deen, Edouard Asselin, Rehan Sadiq, Muhammad Yasir and Nasir M Ahmad","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad76fe","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad76fe","url":null,"abstract":"The removal of industrial pollutants from water remains a significant challenge in water treatment processes. This study investigated the efficacy of powder-activated carbon (PAC), thermally modified PAC (TPAC), and chemically modified PAC (CPAC) for removing bovine serum albumin (BSA) and methyl orange (MO) from simulated wastewater. After undergoing treatment, the BET surface area of TPAC increased to 823 m2 g−1, while that of CPAC increased to 657 m2 g−1 compared to the initial surface area of pristine PAC, which was 619 m2 g−1. Batch adsorption experiments assisted by ultrasonication were conducted to evaluate the impact of solution pH, initial concentration, and contact time on the adsorption capacities (qmax) of BSA and MO. TPAC demonstrated superior performance, achieving qmax values of 152 mg g−1 for MO and 133 mg g−1 for BSA, compared to PAC, which provided qmax values of 124 mg g−1 and 112 mg g−1, respectively. Furthermore, pH levels of 3 and 5 were identified as highly effective for the removal of MO and BSA from water, respectively. The adsorption kinetics of both MO and BSA followed pseudo2nd-order (R2 > 0.99) reaction kinetics under both batch and ultrasonic conditions, confirming the removal of contaminants through chemisorption. The adsorption trends also satisfied the Langmuir isothermal model, indicating the formation of a uniform monolayer during the adsorption process of these contaminants. To understand the simultaneous effect of all the variables, response surface methodology (RSM) using central composite design (CCD) was used to predict the adsorption capacities of CPAC. After five adsorption cycles, the removal efficiencies of MO (from 98% to 80%) and BSA (from 55% to 40%) decreased in the CPAC system. The results suggested that CPAC can be effectively utilized to remove MO from wastewater.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the molecular biology of zinc-doped hydroxyapatite nanocomposites as fillers for dental materials: a self-defensive approach targeting bacterial DNA","authors":"Muhammad Hamza, Qudsia Kanwal, Zahid Ali, Seema Zargar, Atekah Hazzaa Alshammari, Tanveer A Wani, Muhammad Rizwan, Kanwal Rohm and Muhammad Asim Mushtaq","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad7785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad7785","url":null,"abstract":"Infections during or after the denture filling pose a serious threat to recovery later, and antibiotics are scanty for quick healing. The antibacterial potential of Zn has convinced us to fabricate its composites with hydroxyapatite (HA), which has distinct biological properties. The main aim of the study is to evaluate the antibacterial potential of Zn-doped HA and investigate its molecular interaction with bacterial strains to enhance its defensive ability against bacterial attack. This study investigates the synthesis of zinc-doped hydroxyapatite nano-powder (Zn-HA) as coating and filling materials for dental applications. The co-precipitation technique was used in this regard to obtain the purest form of nanoparticles. The as-prepared Zn-HA samples were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy to assess the interaction of functional groups between components, x-ray diffraction (XRD) to determine percentage crystallinity, SEM to explore the surface morphology of composites, and EDX to confirm the incorporation of Zn in the apatite structure. The crystalline size of Zn-HA decreases from 99 nm to 40 nm with an increase in the doping of Zncl2 from 0 to 2.5 g. With increasing the concentration of Zn doping, the effectiveness of antibacterial potential was increased. Due to an increased in the concentration of doped Zn, the Zn ions effectively rupture the bacterial membrane and destroy its DNA. Meanwhile, it shows the highest antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas (20.2 ± 0.02), Klebsiella (25.8 ± 0.05), Bacillus (18.3 ± 0.09), S. aureus (24 ± 0.03), and E. coli (19.3 ± 0.09) with Zn/HA5. It showed that by increasing the concentration of Zinc ions in hydroxyapatite, the antibacterial potential increased. This increased concentration of zinc ions in HA enhances its-defensive ability against the attack of various bacterial strains, this makes it a potential material and enhances its efficacy in dental applications like coating, filling material, or dental restoratives, in inhibiting the growth of bacterial colonies and biofilm formation in the oral cavity. In this way, Zn/HA as an efficient dental composite as a restorative material with enhanced antibacterial potential may help to mitigate the risk of dental infections, promote dental as well as oral health, and overall improve the life of dentine.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Numerical and experimental study of temperature, residual stresses, and microstructural evolution on multi-layer and multi-pass laser cladding of 6061Al alloy","authors":"Weifeng Tang, Aoqi Liu, Chengyu Song and Li Zhou","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad7784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad7784","url":null,"abstract":"Multi-layer and multi-pass laser cladding is a promising and important process for repairing and strengthening Al alloy parts, whereas the temperature and residual stresses have a great influence on the properties of the laser cladding layer. In this paper, a nonlinear transient thermo-mechanical coupling finite element model of multi-layer and multi-pass cladding of 6061Al alloy was established. Meanwhile, the DFLUX user subroutine was developed using Fortran code to define the movement of the three-dimensional heat source model. From there, the distribution and evolution of temperature and stresses at different times were investigated. In addition, the micro-morphology and micro-hardness after cladding were also analyzed in detail. The results show that both the maximum residual tensile and compressive stresses decrease with increasing the number of cladding passes. At the same time, due to the reheating effect of each cladding on the previous cladding, a few bubbles appear at the top, middle and bottom of the overlap surfaces. Moreover, the micro-hardness of the overlap surfaces decreases slightly. This study can provide a theoretical basis for further research into multi-layer and multi-pass laser cladding of 6061Al alloy.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142268128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determination of the discreteness correction in dislocation equations for sphalerite crystals","authors":"Huili Zhang, Defang Lu and Yanyan Li","doi":"10.1088/2053-1591/ad7656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad7656","url":null,"abstract":"The discreteness correction for simple lattices has been determined, however, there is still no detailed and rigorous derivation of the discreteness correction for compound lattices due to the relatively complex structure (simple lattices have only one set per slip system, while complex lattices have at least two sets). A lattice dynamics model which takes into account the energy increments caused by changes in bond length and bond angle is constructed for sphalerite crystals and the relationships between discreteness parameters and elastic constants are determined for the slip system. Compared to glide set, the discreteness correction for shuffle set is much larger due to it is mainly contributed by the interactions between nearest neighbor atoms. Based on the results obtained from the model, the dislocations in ZnS crystal are investigated. The theoretical prediction result of Peierls stress for shuffle dislocation closely matches the experimental critical shear stress. It is inferred that the initial plastic deformation of ZnS is closely related to the movement of shuffle dislocations.","PeriodicalId":18530,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Express","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142250401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}