{"title":"Additive engineering in ether-based electrolyte for lithium metal battery","authors":"Jiayi Zhang, Laisuo Su","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00592-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00592-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) outperform lithium-ion batteries in the aspect of energy density as they use lithium metal as the anode that has extremely high energy density and low potential. However, the development of LMBs is hampered by uncontrollable Li plating morphology and inferior Coulombic efficiency (CE) during cycling. In the past decade, electrolyte development has been recognized as one of the most effective strategies to tackle these two challenges. Much progress has been made through designing advanced electrolytes, especially ether-based electrolytes, in developing LMBs. Herein, we focus on summarizing the use of additives in ether-based electrolytes to enable high-performance LMBs. The impact of additives in electrolytes on lithium metal anode (LMA) protection, cathode protection, extreme temperature operation, and fast charging for LMBs are systematically discussed. The review reveals the significance of additive engineering in developing advanced electrolytes for high-energy–density LMBs.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"133 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141518651","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":"Advancements in oxidative chemical vapor deposition (oCVD) with liquid oxidant: A true dry vacuum manufacturing approach for optoelectronic devices","authors":"Meysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00593-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00593-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conducting polymers have attracted significant interest due to their unique properties, including metal-like conductivity, ionic conductivity, optical transparency, and mechanical flexibility. Poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfone) (PEDOT:PSS) is commonly utilized as the hole transport layer (HTL) in optoelectronic devices. However, its high acidity, primarily attributed to the low pH of PSS, poses challenges such as counter electrode etching, detrimental interactions with the photoactive layer, and device instability. To address these issues, researchers are exploring alternative HTL materials and deposition methods. Oxidative chemical vapor deposition (oCVD) has emerged as a promising technique to fabricate high-quality PEDOT thin films without PSS, enhancing device stability. The selection of an appropriate oxidant is crucial in oCVD, as it significantly influences film properties and performance. The utilization of liquid oxidants enables direct integration of conductive polymer thin films into devices through a one-step, dry process, eliminating the need for post-deposition rinsing and ensuring compatibility with solvent-sensitive and temperature-sensitive substrates. Moreover, precise control over liquid oxidant flow rates provides advantages over solid oxidants. This prospective article provides an overview of recent advancements in engineering the texture and nanostructure of conducting polymers to boost electrical conductivity and enhance optoelectronic performance. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive overview of recent progress in oCVD method, focusing on the use of liquid oxidants. Furthermore, the prospective article underscores the significance of oCVD in the efficient fabrication of PEDOT thin films without PSS, thus playing a pivotal role in the development of stable optoelectronic devices.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"198 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141518649","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}
Argyrios V. Karatrantos, Lyazid Bouhala, Andreas Bick, Xenophon Krokidis, Martin Kröger
{"title":"Morphology, structure, and dynamics of ionic polydimethylsiloxane-silica nanocomposites","authors":"Argyrios V. Karatrantos, Lyazid Bouhala, Andreas Bick, Xenophon Krokidis, Martin Kröger","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00580-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00580-1","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Abstract</h3><p>In this paper, we investigate the morphology of ionic poly(dimethylsiloxane) silica nanocomposites of randomly grafted or chain-end-functionalized ionic PDMS melts using atomistic MD simulations. The localization of the charge alters the structure and dynamics of ionic PDMS chains near the nanosilica surface. The chain-end ionic PDMS obtains the largest dimensions, whereas the charge fraction of 10% of the random ionic copolymers leads to a contraction of PDMS chains. The charge fraction dramatically alters the dynamics of the ionic PDMS chains, although they reach the diffusive regime. An anisotropy of PDMS chain dynamics perpendicular and parallel to the nanosilica and an heterogeneity of PDMS dynamics from the nanosilica surface are observed for the longer randomly grafted and chain-end ionic PDMS chains. The longer randomly grafted ionic PDMS chains are strongly adsorbed in the vicinity of the nanosilica surface.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141518652","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}
Md Nurul Islam, Lee Smith, Sheldon Q. Shi, Yijie Jiang
{"title":"Tailoring multiscale porosity in 3D printed food-based natural fiber composites","authors":"Md Nurul Islam, Lee Smith, Sheldon Q. Shi, Yijie Jiang","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00584-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00584-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Porous materials are pivotal in emerging fields like tissue engineering, scaffold, and drug delivery due to their distinctive porosity-driven functional properties. This paper describes how to achieve multiscale porosity in food-based composites through a thermally activated gelatinization process of amylopectin molecules coupled with 3D printing. By controlling printing paths, macropores are engineered, while degree of gelatinization governs micro- and nanopores formation. Process-microstructure relationship reveals that longer preheating treatments at higher gelatinization temperatures significantly reduce micro-pore area by over twofold and nanopore surface area by over threefold. These results provide a promising route to fabricate food-based composite with tailorable microstructures.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141518565","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":"Convergence of 3D printing, scaffoldomics and bone regeneration: Designing new toughened biodegradable composites with weak interfaces","authors":"S. Cavelier, D. W. Hutmacher","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00591-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00591-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Scaffold-guided bone regeneration (SGBR) is a rapidly developing field that aims to address the clinical challenges in reconstructive surgery. Combining ceramics with biodegradable polymers offers a wide range of physico-chemical properties, but their mechanical properties are far from the expectations. Nature offers examples of mineralized materials with excellent mechanical properties. This can be attributed to their unique architecture featuring soft polymeric interfaces that deflect propagating cracks. The present article depicts the role of soft interfaces on bone toughness, the governing equations of cracks propagating at interfaces, and provide guidelines for the design of medical grade composites for SGBR.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141518648","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}
Daniel E. Pérez-Estrada, Mitsuo A. Sernaqué-Villagómez, Luis H. Molina-Conde, Alejandro Suárez-Méndez, Rubén Mendoza-Cruz, Tatiana E. Klimova
{"title":"A comparison of Ni, Pt, and NiPt catalysts supported on SBA-15 in anisole hydrodeoxygenation: Exploring the effect of platinum addition to a nickel catalyst","authors":"Daniel E. Pérez-Estrada, Mitsuo A. Sernaqué-Villagómez, Luis H. Molina-Conde, Alejandro Suárez-Méndez, Rubén Mendoza-Cruz, Tatiana E. Klimova","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00581-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00581-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ni, Pt, and NiPt catalysts supported on SBA-15 were synthesized, characterized, and tested in anisole hydrodeoxygenation to determine the effect of the metal’s nature on the catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of the aromatic ring of anisole and hydrogenolysis of the C–O bond in the cyclohexyl methyl ether intermediate. Metal loadings in the catalysts were 5 wt% of Ni and 1 wt% of Pt. The bimetallic NiPt/SBA-15 catalyst showed the highest catalytic activity in both hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis, attributed to the promotional effect of Pt on NiO reduction and the formation of a Ni–Pt alloy with better dispersion of metal nanoparticles.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"151 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141518650","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}
Sean M. Griffin, David C. Bain, Arjun Halder, Stavrini Tsangari, Phillip J. Milner, Andrew J. Musser
{"title":"Author Correction: Unveiling long-lived dual emission in a tetraphenylethylene-based metal–organic framework","authors":"Sean M. Griffin, David C. Bain, Arjun Halder, Stavrini Tsangari, Phillip J. Milner, Andrew J. Musser","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00582-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00582-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141503806","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}
Daniel Irmer, Mohamed Sennour, Fan Sun, Philippe Vermaut, Charbel Moussa, Vladimir A. Esin
{"title":"From heterogeneous nucleation to homogeneous spatial distribution of hardening precipitates: An in situ TEM study on cold-rolled AA2024-T3 (Al–Cu–Mg)","authors":"Daniel Irmer, Mohamed Sennour, Fan Sun, Philippe Vermaut, Charbel Moussa, Vladimir A. Esin","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00572-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00572-1","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Abstract</h3><p>The transition from heterogeneous nucleation of nanoscale hardening S-phase precipitates on dislocation lines in cold-rolled aluminium alloy 2024 (Al–Cu–Mg) to a spatially homogeneous distribution during artificial ageing is studied by means of <i>in situ</i> and <i>ex situ</i> transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Three stages of precipitate evolution following nucleation on dislocation lines are established: (i) Growth and coalescence on dislocation lines, (ii) Ostwald ripening controlled by pipe diffusion, and (iii) Ostwald ripening controlled by volume diffusion. Whilst Ostwald ripening controlled by pipe diffusion is active (stage (ii) and transition from stage (ii) to stage (iii)) dislocation annihilation and/or re-arrangement can occur.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141503807","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}
Tamara B. S. Ibarra-Cervantes, Guadalupe G. Flores-Rojas, Eduardo Mendizabal, Emilio Bucio
{"title":"PTFE-g-GMA graft copolymer synthesis promoted by oxidative gamma-rays method and characterization","authors":"Tamara B. S. Ibarra-Cervantes, Guadalupe G. Flores-Rojas, Eduardo Mendizabal, Emilio Bucio","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00573-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00573-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The functionalization of polymeric matrices through graft polymerization offers various advantages by providing new properties, allowing for additional chemical reactions that the matrix alone could not undergo or that would require drastic chemical conditions to occur. In this work, epoxy groups were incorporated through a graft polymer of poly(glycidyl methacrylate), using a prefunctionalization with peroxide groups in the polytetrafluoroethylene matrix through gamma radiation. These peroxide groups were subsequently used as radical chemical initiators in the graft polymerization reaction of glycidyl methacrylate. The graft polymerization reaction was studied based on the absorbed dose, monomer concentration, reaction time, and temperature.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141252656","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}
Binh Duong Nguyen, Johannes Steiner, Peter Wellmann, Stefan Sandfeld
{"title":"Combining unsupervised and supervised learning in microscopy enables defect analysis of a full 4H-SiC wafer","authors":"Binh Duong Nguyen, Johannes Steiner, Peter Wellmann, Stefan Sandfeld","doi":"10.1557/s43579-024-00563-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-024-00563-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Detecting and analyzing various defect types in semiconductor materials is an important prerequisite for understanding the underlying mechanisms and tailoring the production processes. Analysis of microscopy images that reveal defects typically requires image analysis tasks such as segmentation and object detection. With the permanently increasing amount of data from experiments, handling these tasks manually becomes more and more impossible. In this work, we combine various image analysis and data mining techniques to create a robust and accurate, automated image analysis pipeline for extracting the type and position of all defects in a microscopy image of a KOH-etched 4H-SiC wafer.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":19016,"journal":{"name":"MRS Communications","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141171539","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}