Weiming Yang, Jiawei Li, Hongyang Li, Haishun Liu, Jinyong Mo, S. Lan, Maozhi Li, Xun-Li Wang, J. Eckert, Juntao Huo
{"title":"Inheritance factor on the physical properties in metallic glasses","authors":"Weiming Yang, Jiawei Li, Hongyang Li, Haishun Liu, Jinyong Mo, S. Lan, Maozhi Li, Xun-Li Wang, J. Eckert, Juntao Huo","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac7fad","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac7fad","url":null,"abstract":"Material genetic engineering can significantly accelerate the development of new materials. As an important topic in material science and condensed matter physics, the development of metallic glasses (MGs) with specific properties has largely been the result of trial and error since their discovery in 1960. Yet, property design based on the physical parameters of constituent elements of MGs remains a huge challenge owing to the lack of an understanding of the property inheritance from constitute elements to the resultant alloys. In this work, we report the inherent relationships of the yield strength σ y, Young’s modulus E, and shear Modulus G with the valence electron density. More importantly, we reveal that the electronic density of states (EDOSs) at the Fermi surface (E F) is an inheritance factor for the physical properties of MGs. The physical properties of MGs are inherited from the specific element with the largest coefficient of electronic specific heat (γi ), which dominates the value of the EDOS at E F. This work not only contributes to the understanding of property inheritances but also guides the design of novel MGs with specific properties based on material genetic engineering.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132895145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solid-state Z-scheme assisted hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic H2 production","authors":"Lin Ye, Xinxin Peng, Z. Wen, Haitao Huang","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac7faf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac7faf","url":null,"abstract":"Efficient water splitting for H2 evolution over semiconductor photocatalysts is highly attractive in the field of clean energy. It is of great significance to construct heterojunctions, among which the direct Z-scheme nanocomposite photocatalyst provides effective separation of photo-generated carriers to boost the photocatalytic performance. Herein, Z-scheme hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn2S4 is fabricated via an in-situ hydrothermal method where ZnIn2S4 nanosheets are grown on WO3⋅xH2O. The close contact between WO3⋅0.5H2O and WO3⋅0.33H2O as well as ZnIn2S4 improve the charge carrier separation and migration in the photocatalyst, where the strong reducing electrons in the conduction band of ZnIn2S4 and the strong oxidizing holes in the valence band of WO3⋅0.33H2O are retained, leading to enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. The obtained WO3⋅xH2O/ZnIn2S4 shows an excellent H2 production rate of 7200 μmol g−1 h−1, which is 11 times higher than pure ZnIn2S4. To the best of our knowledge, this value is higher than most of the WO3-based noble metal-free semiconductor photocatalysts. The improved stability and activity are attributed to the formation of the Z-scheme heterojunction, which can markedly accelerate the interfacial charge separation for surface reaction. This work offers a promising strategy towards the design of an efficient Z-scheme photocatalyst to suppress electron–hole recombination and optimize redox potential.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"149 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121005268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Huang, Chen Hu, Yuxuan Liu, Z. Liang, Mingxin Huang
{"title":"Recent developments and perspectives of advanced high-strength medium Mn steel: from material design to failure mechanisms","authors":"C. Huang, Chen Hu, Yuxuan Liu, Z. Liang, Mingxin Huang","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac7fae","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac7fae","url":null,"abstract":"Advanced high-strength steels are key structural materials for the development of next-generation energy-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles. Medium Mn steel, as one of the latest generation advanced high-strength steels, has attracted tremendous attentions over the past decade due to its excellent mechanical properties. Here, the state-of-the-art developments of medium Mn steel are systematically reviewed with focus on the following crucial aspects: (a) the alloy design strategies; (b) the thermomechanical processing routes for the optimizations of microstructure and mechanical properties; (c) the fracture mechanisms and toughening strategies; (d) the hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms and improvement strategies.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"563 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134100731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wangqi Dai, Yan Qiao, Ziqian Ma, Tian-Nan Wang, Z. Fu
{"title":"All-solid-state thin-film batteries based on lithium phosphorus oxynitrides","authors":"Wangqi Dai, Yan Qiao, Ziqian Ma, Tian-Nan Wang, Z. Fu","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac7db2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac7db2","url":null,"abstract":"Lithium phosphorus oxygen nitrogen (LiPON) as solid electrolyte discovered by Bates et al in the 1990s is an important part of all-solid-state thin-film battery (ASSTFB) due to its wide electrochemical stability window and negligible low electronic conductivity. However, the ionic conductivity of LiPON about 2 × 10−6 S cm−1 at room temperature is much lower than that of other types of solid electrolytes, which seriously limits the application of ASSTFBs. This review summarizes the research and progress in ASSTFBs based on LiPON, in the solid-state electrolyte of LiPON-derivatives with adjustable chemical compositions of the amorphous structure for the improvement of the ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability, in the critical interface issues between LiPON and electrodes, and in preparation methods for LiPON. This review is helpful for people to understand the interface characteristics and various preparation methods of LiPON in ASSTFBs. The key issues to be addressed concern how to develop solid-state electrolyte films with high conductivity and high-quality interface engineering as well as large-scale preparation technology, so as to realize the practical application of highly integrated ASSTFBs.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125294502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kangqiao Cheng, W. Xie, S. Zou, H. Bu, J. Bao, Zengwei Zhu, Hanjie Guo, C. Cao, Yongkang Luo
{"title":"La2Rh 3+δ Sb4: a new ternary superconducting rhodium-antimonide","authors":"Kangqiao Cheng, W. Xie, S. Zou, H. Bu, J. Bao, Zengwei Zhu, Hanjie Guo, C. Cao, Yongkang Luo","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac972f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac972f","url":null,"abstract":"Rhodium-containing compounds offer a fertile playground to explore novel materials with superconductivity (SC) and other fantastic electronic correlation effects. A new ternary rhodium-antimonide La2Rh 3+δ Sb4 ( δ≈1/8 ) has been synthesized by a Bi-flux method. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pr2Ir3Sb4-like structure, with the space group Pnma (No. 62). The crystalline structure appears as stacking the two-dimensional RhSb4- and RhSb5-polyhedra networks along b axis, and the La atoms embed in the cavities of these networks. Band structure calculations confirm it as a multi-band metal with a van-Hove singularity like feature at the Fermi level, whose density of states are mainly of Rh-4d and Sb-5p characters. The calculations also imply that the redundant Rh acts as charge dopant. SC is observed in this material with onset transition at Tcon≈0.8 K. Ultra-low temperature magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements suggest that it is an s-wave type-II superconductor. Our work may also imply that the broad Ln2Tm3+δ Sb4 (Ln = rare earth, Tm = Rh, Ir) family may host new material bases where new superconductors, quantum magnetism and other electronic correlation effects could be found.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129310569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Q. Luo, Zichao Wei, Hanyi Duan, Lei Jin, Rumasha N T Kankanamage, Seth Shuster, S. Suib, J. Rusling, Jie He
{"title":"Templated Synthesis of Crystalline Mesoporous CeO2 with Organosilane-Containing Polymers: Balancing Porosity, Crystallinity and Catalytic Activity","authors":"Q. Luo, Zichao Wei, Hanyi Duan, Lei Jin, Rumasha N T Kankanamage, Seth Shuster, S. Suib, J. Rusling, Jie He","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac7605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac7605","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 We report the synthesis of ordered mesoporous ceria (mCeO2) with highly crystallinity and thermal stability using hybrid polymer templates consisting of organosilanes. Those organosilane-containing polymers can convert into silica-like nanostructures that further serve as thermally stable and mechanically strong templates to prevent the collapse of mesoporous frameworks during thermal-induced crystallization. Using a simple evaporation-induced self-assembly process, control of the interaction between templates and metal precursors allows the co-self-assembly of polymer micelles and Ce3+ ions to form uniform porous structures. The porosity is well-retained after calcination up to 900 oC. After the thermal engineering at 700 oC for 12 h (mCeO2-700-12 h), mCeO2 still has a specific surface area of 96 m2/g with a pore size of 14 nm. mCeO2 is demonstrated to be active for electrochemical oxidation of sulfite. mCeO2-700-12 h with a perfect balance of crystallinity and porosity shows the fastest intrinsic activity that is about 84 times more active than bulk CeO2 and 5 times more active than mCeO2 that has a lower crystallinity.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130548340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ao Li, Xiao Chen, L. Song, Wei Xu, J. Huo, Guoxin Chen, Meng Gao, Ming Li, Lei Zhang, Bingnan Yao, Minjun Ji, Yan Zhang, Shaofan Zhao, W. Yao, Yanhui Liu, Jun-Qiang Wang, H. Bai, Zhi-Yi Zou, Mengfei Yang, Weihua Wang
{"title":"Taking advantage of glass: Capturing and retaining of the helium gas on the moon","authors":"Ao Li, Xiao Chen, L. Song, Wei Xu, J. Huo, Guoxin Chen, Meng Gao, Ming Li, Lei Zhang, Bingnan Yao, Minjun Ji, Yan Zhang, Shaofan Zhao, W. Yao, Yanhui Liu, Jun-Qiang Wang, H. Bai, Zhi-Yi Zou, Mengfei Yang, Weihua Wang","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac74af","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac74af","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Helium-3 (3He) is a noble gas that has critical applications in scientific researches and promising application potential as clean fusion energy. It is thought that the lunar regolith contains large amounts of helium. But it is challenging to extract because most helium atoms are reserved in defects of crystals or as solid solutions. Here, we find large amounts of helium bubbles in the glassy surface layer of ilmenite particles that were brought back by Chang’E-5 mission. The special disorder atomic packing structure of glasses should be the critical factor for capturing the noble helium gas. The reserves in bubbles don’t require heating to high temperatures to extract. Mechanical methods at ambient temperatures can easily break the bubbles. Our results provide insights on the mechanism of helium gathering on the moon and offer guidance on future in situ extraction of helium on the Moon.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130898721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NO2 sensing with CdS nanowires at room temperature under green light illumination","authors":"Peipei Li, Hong-Sung Jin, Jia Yu, Weiming Chen, Run-fei Zhao, Changyan Cao, Weiguo Song","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac72b9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac72b9","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Detection of ppb-level NO2 gas under atmosphere is urgent to meet the requirements of the rapidly developing Internet of Things (IoT). Compared with traditional sensing methods, light illumination has been considered as a key approach for excellent gas sensor performance under moderate conditions. Herein, we developed a green-light-assisted gas sensor based on cadmium sulfide nanowires (CdS NWs) that has good NO2 sensing capability at ambient temperature. The response values of NO2 are 236 % and 11 % to 10 ppm and 12.5 ppb, respectively. Furthermore, the CdS NWs sensor has a high selectivity for NO2 over a variety of interference gases, as well as good stability. The cleaning light activation and the sulfur vacancy-trapped charge behavior of CdS NWs are observed, which suggest a light-assisted sensing mechanism. These results suggest that light-induced charge separation behavior might significantly improve gas-sensing characteristics.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123584139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yonghai Feng, Funing Chen, J. Rosenholm, Lei Liu, Hongbo Zhang
{"title":"Efficient nanozyme engineering for antibacterial therapy","authors":"Yonghai Feng, Funing Chen, J. Rosenholm, Lei Liu, Hongbo Zhang","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac7068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac7068","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has posed a huge threat to human health. It is urgent to explore efficient ways to suppress the spread of AMR. Antibacterial nanozymes has become one of the powerful weapons to combat AMR due to their enzyme-like catalytic activity with a broad-spectrum antibacterial performance. However, the inherent low catalytic activity of nanozymes limits their expansion into antibacterial applications. In this regard, a variety of advanced chemical design strategies have been developed to improve the antimicrobial activity of nanozymes. In this review, we have summarized the recent progress of advanced strategies to engineering efficient nanozymes for fighting against AMR, which can be mainly classified into catalytic activity improvement, external stimuli, bacterial affinity enhancement, and multifunctional platform construction according to the basic principles of engineering efficient nanocatalysts and the mechanism of nanozyme catalysis. Moreover, the deep insights into the effects of these enhancing strategies on the nanozyme structures and properties are highlighted. Finally, current challenges and future perspectives of antibacterial nanozymes are discussed for their future clinical potential.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114398003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrafast Flash Memory with Large Self-Rectifying Ratio Based on Atomically Thin MoS2-Channel Transistor","authors":"Liwei Liu, Yibo Sun, Xiaohe Huang, Chunsen Liu, Zhaowu Tang, Senfeng Zeng, David-Wei Zhang, S. Deng, Peng Zhou","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ac7067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ac7067","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Flash memory with high operation speed and stable retention performance is in great demand to meet the requirements of big data. In addition, the realisation of ultrafast flash memory with novel functions offers a means of combining heterogeneous components into a homogeneous device without considering impedance matching. This report proposes a 20 ns programme flash memory with 108 self-rectifying ratios based on a 0.65-nm-thick MoS2-channel transistor. A high-quality van der Waals heterojunction with a sharp interface is formed between the Cr/Au metal floating layer and h-BN tunnelling layer. In addition, the large rectification ratio and low ideality factor (n = 1.13) facilitate the application of the MoS2-channel flash memory as a bit-line select transistor. Finally, owing to the ultralow MoS2/h-BN heterojunction capacitance (50 fF), the memory device exhibits superior performance as a high-frequency (up to 1 MHz) sine signal rectifier. These results pave the way toward the potential utilisation of multifunctional memory devices in ultrafast two-dimensional NAND-flash applications.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122586769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}