{"title":"Foreword to the focus issue: researches on materials innovation program in University of Tsukuba.","authors":"Yohei Yamamoto, Takahiro Kondo","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2744053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2026.2744053","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2744053"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13686221/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149246386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dendrite-scale quantitative evaluation of solidification cracking in welding using in-situ synchrotron X-ray imaging: distribution characteristics of critical strain.","authors":"Houichi Kitano, Tomoya Nagira, Fumiyoshi Yoshinaka, Takahiro Sawaguchi, Takayuki Yamashita, Yasuhiro Aoki, Hidetoshi Fujii","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2736326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2026.2736326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solidification cracking is a critical defect in welding, and its occurrence has conventionally been described using temperature-dependent critical-strain curves. However, whether the critical strain is uniquely determined by temperature remains unclear, particularly at the dendrite scale. In this study, solidification-cracking behavior in an Fe-15Mn-10Cr-8Ni-4Si alloy was investigated using in-situ synchrotron X-ray transmission imaging combined with local strain and temperature analyses. Crack-initiation events were identified from the time-resolved X-ray images, and the corresponding critical equivalent strains and critical temperatures were extracted at individual positions along the crack path. Solidification cracking occurred over approximately 1320-1000°C, corresponding to the effective solid-liquid coexistence region predicted by a Scheil-Gulliver calculation. The median critical strain was higher at lower temperatures and generally decreased toward higher temperatures. A broad critical-strain distribution remained within each 30°C temperature range. After subtraction of the temperature-bin median, the remaining variation was spatially nonuniform along the crack path. Comparison with a non-cracking case showed that most equivalent-strain values remained below the critical-strain distribution obtained in the cracking case, although the upper tail partially overlapped its lower part. These results provide experimental evidence that the critical strain at solidification-crack initiation is better represented as a temperature-dependent distribution than as a single-valued curve. The physical factors governing the distribution width and spatial variation remain to be identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2736326"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13686218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149246434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reorientational dynamics of amino acids in aqueous solution probed by ultrafast optical Kerr effect spectroscopy.","authors":"Koichi Murakami, Tomohiro Nobeyama, Yuta Koda, Takahiro Sasamori, Kentaro Shiraki, Yohei Yamamoto, Soh Kushida","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2736324","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2736324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reorientational relaxation of a solute in aqueous solution reflects the friction from its surroundings, yet observing solute-specific rotational motion at the microscopic level is difficult. Ultrafast optical Kerr effect (OKE) spectroscopy can follow molecular reorientational relaxation in liquid phase, but it is not obvious whether the slow picosecond component arises from the rotation of the solute itself or from water slowed by the increased viscosity when it is applied to aqueous solution systems. Here, we use OKE spectroscopy to investigate the reorientational dynamics of three amino acids (alanine, proline, and lysine monohydrochloride) in aqueous solution in terms of concentration, temperature, and chirality. Using poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as a control, we found that increasing the macroscopic viscosity by approximately eightfold did not alter the reorientational relaxation time of water. This result indicates that OKE provides information on the local rotational friction associated with the solute and highlights its unique role as a technique complementary to rheometry, which measures macroscopic viscosity. This study provides new insight into the local rotational environment experienced by solutes in aqueous amino acid solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2736324"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13700517/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149272904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emission control of longitudinal optical phonon resonant thermal terahertz radiation from two-dimensional surface metal micro-structures on GaAs.","authors":"Takumi Oshima, Daiki Yoshikawa, Yoshihiro Ishitani","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2724893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2026.2724893","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thermal emission of radiation resonant with the longitudinal optical (LO) phonon (LORE) has been studied using surface metal line-and-space structures on semiconductors. The emission perpendicular to the surface and the independence of the peak photon energy on emission direction are significant features, unlike those of surface phonon polaritons (SPhP). However, this emission is restricted to the optical polarization perpendicular to the stripes. In this research, two-dimensional (2-D) square-lattice and ring-type surface structures are fabricated and almost unpolarized LORE spectra are observed at 8.5 THz at 630 K, persisting to 323 K. Although the local spectrum minima due to optical absorption via SPhP show dependence on structural periods, the LORE peak energy is found to be robust. The LORE intensity averaged over polarizations is nearly twice that of the one-dimensional structure. In contrast, when fabricating a rectangular emission window with the side length short enough for the LO-phonon coherence, no LORE is observed. A finite-difference time-domain calculation suggests that this phenomenon is due to the disappearance of electric dipoles. Thus, two-dimensional structures enable control over the allowance and prohibition of THz wave emission, as well as its polarization.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2724893"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13715342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149300338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jędrzej Morzy, Niels Uythoven, Yaroslav E Romanyuk
{"title":"Evaporated C60 as fast anode for thin-film solid-state batteries.","authors":"Jędrzej Morzy, Niels Uythoven, Yaroslav E Romanyuk","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2726180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2026.2726180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thin-film solid-state batteries require anode materials that combine fast lithium storage, cycling stability, and compatibility with scalable vacuum processing to enable novel applications. Here, we demonstrate thermally evaporated C<sub>60</sub> based films as high-rate anodes in planar LiPON-based thin-film solid-state half-cells. Structural characterization by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy shows that the as-deposited films lack long-range fullerite crystallinity and are best described as structurally disordered C<sub>60</sub>-derived layers. Electrochemically, the 200 nm films deliver reversible multistep lithiation with capacities up to ~560 mAh g<sup>-1</sup>, exceeding the nominal Li<sub>12</sub>C<sub>60</sub> composition, and retain substantial capacity at extreme C-rates. The cells provide ~410 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> at 1 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> and ~220 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> at 12 mA cm<sup>-2</sup>, corresponding to real rates of approximately 75 C and 1600 C, respectively. Long-term cycling is highly stable, with capacities above 400 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> at 75 C maintained over more than 7000 cycles and only minor impedance growth. Impedance analysis indicates that, at the highest current densities, the cell polarization is heavily influenced by the LiPON electrolyte with C<sub>60</sub> not limiting the cell performance. These results identify evaporated C<sub>60</sub> as a promising Li-host anode for thin-film solid-state batteries.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2726180"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13600289/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149040547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomohito Tsuru, Ivan Lobzenko, Shu Han, Haruyuki Inui
{"title":"Effect of group IV content on elastic and defect properties of NbTiZr refractory medium-entropy alloys.","authors":"Tomohito Tsuru, Ivan Lobzenko, Shu Han, Haruyuki Inui","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2736330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2026.2736330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Some refractory high- and medium-entropy alloys exhibit an exceptional combination of strength and ductility, yet the origin of this behavior remains unresolved. Here, first-principles calculations are used to investigate how group IV elements and the associated valence electron concentration (VEC) influence the defect energetics of body-centered cubic refractory alloys. Increasing the group IV concentration enhances lattice distortion and softens shear-related elastic moduli, effects that are generally associated with mechanical properties in refractory alloys. The VEC dependence of the dislocation-dipole formation energy persists after normalizing by the continuum-elastic dipole energy computed from the composition-dependent elastic constants, indicating a contribution beyond the linear-elastic response. A qualitatively similar trend is obtained in the chemically averaged VCA model, showing that such a trend can arise in the absence of explicit local chemical fluctuations. Direct electronic-structure evidence is still required to establish its microscopic origin. A Nye-tensor analysis of all dislocation configurations shows that the core broadens continuously with group IV content, with no composition threshold, while its sensitivity to the local chemical environment grows by an order of magnitude. Together, these results quantify how the defect energetics of a BCC medium-entropy alloy vary with group IV content and valence electron concentration, while showing that these quantities describe defect formation rather than dislocation mobility, strength, or ductility.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2736330"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13686216/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149246394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kota Toda, Yuka Kitano, Taiki Kontani, Shigeo Asahi, Yukihiro Harada, Yusuke Oteki, Myeongok Kim, Tatsuki Kawamura, Tomah Sogabe, Yoshitaka Okada, Takashi Kita
{"title":"Energy offsets between the Er<sup>3+</sup> 4<i>f</i>-states and the GaAs energy levels important for photon ratchet intermediate-band solar cells.","authors":"Kota Toda, Yuka Kitano, Taiki Kontani, Shigeo Asahi, Yukihiro Harada, Yusuke Oteki, Myeongok Kim, Tatsuki Kawamura, Tomah Sogabe, Yoshitaka Okada, Takashi Kita","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2732505","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2732505","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The lifetime of the carriers present in the intermediate bands is short, and thus an additional band at slightly lower energies is introduced in photon ratchet intermediate-band solar cells to reduce the impact of the intermediate-band lifetime. This so-called ratchet band should have a long lifetime and allow a fast energy transfer from the intermediate band. Here, we investigate the optical properties of Er-doped GaAs, where the Er atoms provide the ratchet states and the intermediate states are formed by Er-related oxygen defects, to elucidate the actual energy offsets in this system. The temperature dependence of our photoluminescence data shows two activation energies, 214 meV and 10 meV, and we attribute the former to thermal activation from the Er<sup>3+</sup> excited state labelled <sup>4</sup> <i>I</i> <sub>11/2</sub> to the GaAs conduction band and the latter to thermal activation from the ratchet state (<sup>4</sup> <i>I</i> <sub>13/2</sub>) to localized states related to the oxygen defects. By using photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy, we identified the <sup>4</sup> <i>I</i> <sub>9/2</sub> state within the GaAs conduction band, which suggests that the Er<sup>3+</sup> ground-state manifold (<sup>4</sup> <i>I</i> <sub>15/2</sub>) is energetically aligned with the GaAs valence-band maximum. These findings are useful in developing strategies that lead to photon-ratchet intermediate-band solar cells with higher efficiencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2732505"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13700468/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149272944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dual-modal Fe-MOF-derived piezoelectric nanofibers enable combinatorial tumor suppression via tumor treating fields and magnetic hyperthermia.","authors":"Shiqin Dai, Ahmed Nabil, Mitsuhiro Ebara","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2705817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2026.2705817","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glioblastoma (GBM) is among the most lethal primary brain tumors, owing to its highly invasive nature and pronounced resistance to conventional therapies. Emerging physical treatment modalities, such as tumor treating fields (TTFs), offer drug-free therapeutic alternatives. However, their clinical efficacy remains constrained by limited field strength and poor spatial control in deep brain regions. Moreover, a single physical stimulus is often inadequate to achieve sustained tumor suppression, highlighting the need for complementary therapeutic modalities. Herein, we report a multifunctional therapeutic platform in which iron-based metal-organic framework (Fe-MOF)-derived porous carbon is incorporated into piezoelectric polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers. This system enables ultrasound-triggered local electric field generation in combination with alternating magnetic field (AMF)-driven magnetic hyperthermia. The engineered nanofibers exhibited enhanced piezoelectric performance under ultrasound stimulation, alongside efficient heat generation under magnetic excitation. In vitro studies demonstrated pronounced suppression of GBM cell migration and induction of apoptosis, arising from the combinatorial effects of localized electric field stimulation and thermal therapy. Collectively, this work establishes a dual-modal therapeutic strategy that overcomes key limitations of standalone therapies and offers a promising platform for effective GBM treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2705817"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13629815/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149114580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Formation of near-vertical trenches and fins with flat {-201} sidewalls on (512) β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> via TMAH wet etching.","authors":"Takayoshi Oshima","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2726186","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2726186","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We achieved the formation of near-vertical trenches and fins with exceptionally flat {-201}-faceted sidewalls on (512) β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> substrates by crystallographic wet etching in 25-wt% tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH). Since wet-etched {-201} surfaces exhibit atomically flat step-and-terrace morphologies, substrate orientations perpendicular to the {-201} plane and having high wet-etch rates are expected to enable smooth vertical trench/fin formation by wet etching alone. To identify such orientations, we measured the in-plane dependence of the side-etch rate on a (-201) substrate and found that side etching was most enhanced near the (512) and equivalent planes. We therefore investigated the wet-etch characteristics of (512) substrates. The planar etch rate increased exponentially with temperature, reaching 0.724 μm h<sup>-1</sup> at 90°C, indicating surface-reaction-limited behavior with an activation energy of 83.3 kJ mol<sup>-1</sup> (0.863 eV). Near-vertical etching was achieved only for etching windows aligned along the [1-92] direction, parallel to the intersection between the (-201) and (512) planes. The developed {-201}-faceted sidewalls were flat and slightly inclined from the (512) surface normal by approximately 1.8°, in good agreement with the crystallographically estimated angle of 1.70°, suggesting that perfectly vertical etching could be achieved using 1.70°-miscut (512) substrates.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2726186"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13592009/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149017940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Homogeneous reservoir computing system based on CMOS-compatible optoelectronic synapses and memristors.","authors":"Shaopeng Feng, Kai Li, Senhao Yan, Yunhao Luo, Xiaomin Cheng, Xiangshui Miao","doi":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2718043","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14686996.2026.2718043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dynamic image detection and recognition are critical in machine vision. In traditional visual systems, sensing, storage, and computing are usually separated, leading to significant data transfer overhead. In this work, we presented a homogeneous silicon-based reservoir computing (Si-RC) system, which is composed of SiN<sub>x</sub> optoelectronic synapses and memristors for the real-time recognition of dynamic images. ITO/SiN<sub>x</sub>/Pt optoelectronic synapses demonstrated excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC) and paired-pulse facilitation (PPF) behaviors, functioning as virtual nodes in the reservoir to encode the temporal features of optical image signals. Ti/SiO<sub>2</sub>/SiN<sub>x</sub>/Pt memristors showcased uniform resistive switching and electronic synaptic properties, with a coefficient of variation as low as 0.90% in long-term potentiation/depression after applying 10<sup>4</sup> consecutive voltage pulses. The Ti/SiO<sub>2</sub>/SiN<sub>x</sub>/Pt memristors were utilized as trainable weights in the readout layer of Si-RC system, enabling learning and inference. The Si-RC system sensed and preprocessed ultraviolet signals from rocket exhaust plumes then identified the rocket's movement directions, achieving 100% recognition accuracy. Compared to multilayer perceptron network, the system demonstrated a 1.9-fold improvement in training speed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21588,"journal":{"name":"Science and Technology of Advanced Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":"2718043"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13577286/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148977858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}