{"title":"Tuning the electrical and optical properties of topological insulator Bi2Se3 by Ar+ ion irradiation","authors":"B.M. Fominykh , A.N. Perevalova , E.I. Shreder , S.V. Naumov , K.V. Shalomov , E.B. Marchenkova , N.V. Gushchina , V.V. Ovchinnikov , V.V. Marchenkov","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138263","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We employed X-ray diffraction analysis, electron transport measurements, and optical ellipsometry to investigate the topological insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> before and after argon ion irradiation with an energy of 15 keV and a fluence of 5⋅10<sup>15</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>. The electrical resistivity in the temperature range of 2–300 K and optical properties in the spectral range of 1250–40000 cm<sup>−1</sup> at room temperature were measured. After irradiation, the rocking curve exhibited five local maxima, suggesting the crystal had fragmented into five mosaic blocks. The temperature-dependent electrical resistivity was modeled using a phenomenological approach accounting for electron–phonon and electron–electron scattering mechanisms. Irradiation led to enhancements in both scattering processes and an increase in electrical resistivity. Notable alterations were observed in the optical properties after irradiation: a more than twofold decrease in maximum optical conductivity, emergence of additional features in the infrared region of the imaginary part of dielectric permittivity, and reduction in reflectivity magnitude across the entire spectral range. We assume that such changes are associated with a change in the electronic structure of the irradiated layer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480574","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}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138276
Qin Zhao, Yuanzhi Li, Lei Ji, Zhi Chen
{"title":"Pivotal role of fluorine in the preparation of faujasite-type zeolite with high surface area for toluene adsorption","authors":"Qin Zhao, Yuanzhi Li, Lei Ji, Zhi Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138276","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138276","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>FAU-type zeolite (FAU@F-90) with a very high BET specific surface area (S<sub>BET</sub>) of 1035.4 m<sup>2</sup>/g and a higher crystallinity is synthesized by using fluorinated silica gel. It not only exhibits a saturated adsorption capacity (<em>C</em><sub>s</sub>) of 288.7 mg/g for toluene, much higher than that of a referenced FAU-type zeolite (FAU-90) with a lower S<sub>BET</sub> synthersized by using conventional silica gel (177.9 mg/g), but also superior adsorption–desorption recycling stability, which is in striking contrast to a substantial decrease in <em>C</em><sub>s</sub> after recyled for FAU-90 due to its lower crystallinity. This is ascribed to the pivatol of F<sup>−</sup>, which increases the <em>r</em><sub>SiO2/Al2O3</sub> and the crystallinity of zeolite.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138276"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480636","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}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138273
Atowar Rahman, Shyamal K. Das
{"title":"Monovalent and polyvalent ion storage in organic–inorganic vanadyl acetate for electrochemical capacitor","authors":"Atowar Rahman, Shyamal K. Das","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138273","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138273","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, we illustrate the electrochemical Na<sup>+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup> and Al<sup>3+</sup> ions storage characteristics in organic–inorganic vanadyl acetate [VO(CH<sub>3</sub>COO)<sub>2</sub>] for electrochemical capacitor. It is found that all these ions can electrochemically react with vanadyl acetate. However, the electrochemical stability is notably pronounced for Na<sup>+</sup> ion storage in comparison to Mg<sup>2+</sup> and Al<sup>3+</sup> ions. Relying on the outcome, a vanadyl acetate based symmetric electrochemical capacitor was evaluated with respect to Na<sup>+</sup> ion. With incorporation of silica based gel electrolyte, the capacitor demonstrated excellent long-term stability and energy/power density.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138273"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143488015","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}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-20DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138259
Hairui Bai , Shinan Bi , Fangfang Cui , Yanchen Wu , Xiaojing Sun , Jun Wang , Ying Zhang , Rui Hu , Zhijun Xu
{"title":"A new strategy for synthesis design of luminescent multifunctional ZnO-Bi2O3 based varistor ceramics","authors":"Hairui Bai , Shinan Bi , Fangfang Cui , Yanchen Wu , Xiaojing Sun , Jun Wang , Ying Zhang , Rui Hu , Zhijun Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138259","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138259","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Luminescent multifunctional ZnO-Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> based varistor ceramics were prepared by pre-synthesizing ZnO-Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-Er<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (ZBE) phosphor followed by doping with MnO<sub>2</sub>-Sb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-SiO<sub>2</sub> (MSS). It was revealed that the pre-synthesized ZBE phosphor causes varistor ceramics to emit an orange-red luminous color. Simultaneously, the ZBE-9MSS sample exhibited excellent electrical properties: an extremely low threshold voltage of <em>E</em><sub>1mA</sub> = 130.4 V/mm, a high nonlinear coefficient of <em>α</em> = 29.53, and a low leakage current density of <em>J</em><sub>L</sub> = 5.17 μA/cm<sup>2</sup>. The proposed strategy of preparing luminescent multifunctional ZnO-Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> based varistor ceramics provides a reference for further fabrication of rare earth ion (REI) doped low-<em>E</em><sub>1mA</sub> multifunctional varistor ceramics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138259"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480571","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":"Dual ions co-doped V2O5 as a long-life and stable cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries","authors":"Jianlin Chen , Mengyuan Shen , Siyao Song, Yunpeng Li, Wenyan Hou, Anli Wang, Jiayu Zhang, Liang Zhang, Yining Su, Yuanyuan Feng, Fei Shen, Xiaogang Han","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138262","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Layered vanadium pentoxide cathode materials with high theoretical specific capacity and open crystal structure are promising cathodes for aqueous zinc ion batteries, but their structural stability and capacity need to be further optimized. In this work, a dual ions co-doped vanadium pentoxide cathode (ZMVO) has been designed to modify its crystal structure. Sufficient Zn<sup>2+</sup> ensure rapid storage and release of Zn<sup>2+</sup> during cycling and the pre-inserted Mg<sup>2+</sup> serve as a pillar to expand the layer spacing. Based on the robust structure, ZMVO cathode achieves an outstanding cyclic stability with a capacity retention of 76.1 % after 6000 cycles at a current density of 10 A g<sup>−1</sup>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143464222","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}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-19DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138264
Igor S. Batraev , Vladimir Yu. Ulianitsky , Denis K. Rybin , Dina V. Dudina , Alexandr A. Shtertser , Arina V. Ukhina
{"title":"Deposition of binderless B4C coatings by detonation spraying","authors":"Igor S. Batraev , Vladimir Yu. Ulianitsky , Denis K. Rybin , Dina V. Dudina , Alexandr A. Shtertser , Arina V. Ukhina","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138264","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138264","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>At present, boron carbide, B<sub>4</sub>C, coatings are in high demand as protective plasma-facing first-wall materials in thermonuclear reactors. In the present work, for the first time, binderless B<sub>4</sub>C coatings were obtained by detonation spraying (DS). The coatings were deposited on a tungsten sublayer deposited on a steel substrate. DS was performed using an acetylene-oxygen explosive mixture of C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> + 1.1O<sub>2</sub> composition. This enabled efficient heating of the boron carbide particles during spraying. The X-ray phase analysis confirmed that the B<sub>4</sub>C phase was the major phase of the coatings. The coatings had a porosity of 1.4 ± 0.2 %, a hardness of 13.9 ± 1.6 GPa, and a cohesion of 12.4 ± 0.6 MPa. Based on results of the present work, the DS technology can be recommended for depositing protective plasma-facing binderless B<sub>4</sub>C coatings on the first wall of a thermonuclear reactor.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138264"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143464223","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}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-19DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138265
Jitendra Kumar Yadav, Priyanka Saini, Bharti Rani, Ambesh Dixit
{"title":"Al2O3@LiMn2O4 nanoparticles cathodes for high-rate Li-ion batteries","authors":"Jitendra Kumar Yadav, Priyanka Saini, Bharti Rani, Ambesh Dixit","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>LiMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles (LMO) are a favorable cathode material because of their relatively higher operating voltage and cost-efficacy. However, capacity fading, structural degradation, and side reactions during charge–discharge cycles often limit its usefulness. We investigated the performance of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-coated LiMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@LMO) as an active cathode material using the sol–gel method. Electrochemical measurements such as CV, EIS, and GITT revealed improved charge transfer kinetics and reduced resistance for the coated material with a higher diffusion coefficient. The coated materials show higher GCD characteristics and ∼ 128 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> discharge specific capacity at 0.2C with fast charge–discharge characteristics at 5C rate. The Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>@LMO exhibits capacity retention of 90 % higher than that of pristine material for 500 cycles at a 5C rate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138265"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143464224","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":"In-situ preparation of Ti-Zr-Hf-Ta-Mo-Mg alloy films on an Al2O3 substrate by friction stirring","authors":"Hirosuke Sonomura , Kazuki Maeda , Tomoatsu Ozaki , Kazuaki Katagiri","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138233","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138233","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The thicknesses of six different metal foils were adjusted to approximately equal atomic weights, and they were stacked and rolled to form a rod. The rod was attached to the chuck of a drilling machine and was rotated and pressed against an Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> substrate to form a Ti-Zr-Hf-Ta-Mo-Mg alloy film. The metal foil elements were evenly distributed in the films. The crystallinity of the films was low due to the strong processing. The elastic modulus and nanoindentation hardness of the film formed on an unheated substrate were 189 ± 45 GPa and 14 ± 5 GPa, respectively. The adhesion strength was over 1.3 MPa; thus, the film was strongly bonded to the substrate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138233"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143464220","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}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-19DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138256
Yahong Wang , Yunfei He , Luming Zhou , Yin Ren , Lin He , Sisi Li , Peng Ye , Zhenhua Wang , Rongli Gao , Wei Cai , Chunlin Fu
{"title":"Effect of quantum dot precursor concentration on carrier transport properties and photovoltaic performance of TiO2/PbS/MAPbI3 core–shell nanorod arrays","authors":"Yahong Wang , Yunfei He , Luming Zhou , Yin Ren , Lin He , Sisi Li , Peng Ye , Zhenhua Wang , Rongli Gao , Wei Cai , Chunlin Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138256","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138256","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To broaden the spectral response range of the device, we introduced infrared quantum dots into PbS/MAPbI<sub>3</sub> core–shell nanorod arrays solar cells. However, the effect of the introduction of quantum dots on PSCs needs further study. In this paper, the monomer concentration is controlled by changing the precursor concentration of lead source and sulfur source, so as to realize the regulation of quantum dot size and carrier behavior. We found that when the precursor concentration is ≤ 0.015 mol/L, the overall performance of the device increases with the increase of the precursor concentration. When the precursor concentration is 0.015 mol/L, the photovoltaic performance of the device is the best: Open-circuit voltage is 0.865 V, short-circuit current is 20.21 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, fill factor is 0.62, and photovoltaic conversion efficiency is 10.13 %. When the precursor concentration continues to increase, subject to Ostwald ripening, the agglomeration of quantum dots leads to the increase of defects in the light-absorbing layer, the transport and collection of carriers are hindered, and the overall performance of the device decreases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143471360","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}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-18DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138260
Jiongxiang Cheng , Mengdan Zhang , Xinjian Song
{"title":"Yttria-stabilized zirconia@SnS2/Bi2S3 composite nanofiber for fast detection of H2S at room temperature","authors":"Jiongxiang Cheng , Mengdan Zhang , Xinjian Song","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138260","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138260","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydrogen sulfide poses a significant threat to the atmospheric environment and human health. To leverage the advantages of nanofiber film and heterojunction, a novel yttria-stabilized zirconia@SnS<sub>2</sub>/Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> composite nanofiber consisting of yttria-stabilized zirconia nanofibers anchored with SnS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets and decorated with Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> was designed. The gas sensor demonstrated high response of 1090 %, rapid response/recovery speed of 60/135 s towards 1 ppm hydrogen sulfide at room temperature. This study may offer a novel strategy for the development of composite nanofiber materials for gas sensors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"387 ","pages":"Article 138260"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143473960","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}