Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-06-30DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139000
Hong Zhang , Xiong Zhang , Jiahao Li , Yifan Zan , Jinsheng Liang
{"title":"Silver@halloysite@chitosan composite antibacterial agent with pH-response and sustained releasing silver ions","authors":"Hong Zhang , Xiong Zhang , Jiahao Li , Yifan Zan , Jinsheng Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139000","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139000","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study constructed a novel pH-responsive sustained release composite antibacterial agent, silver@halloysite@chitosan (Ag@HNT@CTs), with a core–shell structure by loading silver nanoparticles onto the HNT and subsequently coating the HNT with chitosan. The CTs shell served as a pH-sensitive gatekeeper to release Ag<sup>+</sup> because of the bacterial-induced acidic environment, and contracts to suppress Ag<sup>+</sup> release under neutral and alkaline conditions. Colony counting assays revealed that Ag@HNT@CTs achieved 100 % antibacterial rates against <em>E. coli</em> and <em>S. aureus</em> within 5 h and 4 h, respectively. The minimum inhibitory concentration values of Ag@HNT@CTs were 250 μg/mL (<em>E. coli</em>) and 107 μg/mL (<em>S. aureus</em>). Also, the Ag@HNT@CTs composite material exhibited highly efficient antibacterial properties for 28 days. Ag@HNT@CTs is an antibacterial system featuring microenvironment responsiveness and sustained release, with promising applications in the architectural coatings, marine antifouling and medical fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 139000"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144523283","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 : 2025-06-30DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139004
Lin Xu , Yixue Xu , Chenyang Hao , Yuqiao Wang
{"title":"Surface reconstruction of Co3O4 induced by V, S co-doping for boosting hydrogen evolution reaction","authors":"Lin Xu , Yixue Xu , Chenyang Hao , Yuqiao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The strategy of dual doping with V and S was adopted to optimise the electronic environment of Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> and induce surface reconstruction. V doping facilitated charge transfer during the reconstruction process by utilising vacant electron orbitals. S doping promoted the generation of Co<sup>3+</sup> active sites, creating the necessary condition for surface reconstruction. After reconstruction, CoOOH active phase was generated on the surface of V, S dual doped Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (V, S-Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>), and the obtained CoOOH/V, S-Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> exhibited a low overpotential of 35 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 139004"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144523284","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 : 2025-06-30DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139002
L.X. Qi , H.Y. Han , L.X. Yang , C.J. Li , Y. Wang , L.A. Jiang , X.G. Li
{"title":"Fabrication of CuSn10Pb10/42CrMoS4 bimetal hydraulic cylinder block by fusion casting","authors":"L.X. Qi , H.Y. Han , L.X. Yang , C.J. Li , Y. Wang , L.A. Jiang , X.G. Li","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study develops a thermal gradient engineering strategy to control microstructure and properties in CuSn10Pb10/42CrMoS4 bimetal cylinder blocks via steel substructure design and multi-stage cooling regulation. Structure with the tapered hole, thermal boss and liquid collector were coupled with a three-stage cooling process (slow: radiative/convective → moderate: 1.6 °C/s → rapid: 6 °C/s) to confine defects to a 2 mm zone at 52 mm radius, enabling compliance with dual industrial specifications. Three-stage cooling governed Pb phase evolution, where slow cooling promoted Sn/Pb segregation, moderate cooling enabled dendritic Cu growth, and rapid cooling suppressed Pb aggregation into discontinuous spheroids. The fabricated cylinder block exhibited superior performance with shear strength 126 MPa and tensile strength 263 MPa.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 139002"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144513618","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 : 2025-06-30DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139005
G. Muralidhar , SK. Mahamuda , K. Swapna , M. Venkateswarlu , A.S. Rao
{"title":"Evaluation of Judd-Ofelt (J-O) parameters and efficiency from luminescence spectra of alkaline earth alumino borate glasses for reddish-orange laser","authors":"G. Muralidhar , SK. Mahamuda , K. Swapna , M. Venkateswarlu , A.S. Rao","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the current work, Eu<sup>3+</sup> ions doped Alkaline Earth Alumino Borate (AEAlB) glasses were synthesized using melt-quenching method and evaluation of J-O parameters and other radiative properties from the photoluminescence (PL) spectra were reported for visible red laser applications. The luminescence spectra were measured with 394 nm excitation have eight luminescence peaks associated with the transitions “<sup>5</sup>D<sub>1</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>0</sub> (509nm), <sup>5</sup>D<sub>1</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>1</sub> (537nm), <sup>5</sup>D<sub>1</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>2</sub> (556nm), <sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>0</sub> (580nm), <sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>1</sub> (592nm), <sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>2</sub> (614nm), <sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>3</sub> (652nm) and <sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>4</sub> (701nm)” in all the AEAlBEu glasses under investigation. The decay spectra were used to measure the experimental lifetimes, quantum efficiencies and non-radiative decay rates of AEAlB glasses. All parameters confirm the aptness of the AEAlB glasses for visible red laser applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 139005"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144518644","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":"Effects of sintering temperature on electrical properties of PMNT ceramics formed by gel-casting","authors":"Kamonphan Thaenprom , Pornsuda Bomlai , Kowit Lertwittayanon , Pimpilai Wannasut , Methee Promsawat","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138999","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138999","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates effects of sintering temperature and dispersant on properties of Pb(Mg<sub>1/3</sub>Nb<sub>2/3</sub>)<sub>0.65</sub>Ti<sub>0.35</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (PMNT) ceramics formed by agar gel-casting method. Poly(acrylic acid sodium salt) was found to be an effective dispersant for casting PMNT ceramics. Gelcast PMNT green bodies were sintered at 1180, 1200, 1220, 1240 and 1260 °C. Pure perovskite structure is observed in all ceramics. The PMNT ceramics sintered at 1200 °C exhibit the best ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties. An optimum sintering temperature was subsequently used for sintering concave-shaped PMNT ceramics. Concave-shaped ceramics were subjected to applied impact force and corresponding output voltages were recorded. An exponential relation between output voltage and input impact force is observed. We believe that the obtained findings will promote more convenience for fabricating complex-shaped piezoelectric materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 138999"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144518640","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 : 2025-06-29DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139001
Yingjie Zhao , Jiawei Liu , Mojtaba Koosha , Tianduo Li , Vladimir Vinokurov , Yinghua Gong
{"title":"Novel polyvinyl alcohol/chitin-glucan films with improved tensile strength and fast water absorption","authors":"Yingjie Zhao , Jiawei Liu , Mojtaba Koosha , Tianduo Li , Vladimir Vinokurov , Yinghua Gong","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films have been widely used in industries but they have limited water absorption and tensile strength. Chitin-glucan (CG), is a natural biopolymer with a 3D network structure capable of retaining large amounts of water. In this research, CG obtained from <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> yeast was added into PVA films to enhance the water absorption and tensile strength. The results showed that by addition of 2% CG micro/nano particles, the tensile strength was highly improved (from 1.4 MPa for PVA film to 5.4 MPa for PVA/CG2% film) while 1, 1.5 and 3% CG had a lower effect on the tensile strength. The degree of swelling for PVA/CG 2% film was also increased to from 175% for PVA film to 310% for PVA/CG2% film. The swelling behavior curves showed a faster water absorption rate for PVA/CG films. Results of this research, enlightens the promising role of CG micro/nano particles in enhancing the mechanical properties and water absorption of PVA films.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 139001"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144523282","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 : 2025-06-28DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138993
Sk. Anirban , Samarendra Nath Saha , Rosni Roy , Rajib Mondal
{"title":"Structural distortions tailor magnetic and magnetocaloric response in Ho2NiTiO6","authors":"Sk. Anirban , Samarendra Nath Saha , Rosni Roy , Rajib Mondal","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138993","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138993","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ho<sub>2</sub>NiTiO<sub>6</sub>, a double perovskite, crystallizes in a monoclinic (P2<sub>1</sub>/n) structure with significant Jahn-Teller distortion (Δd = 9.4 %) in NiO<sub>6</sub> octahedra. XPS confirms high-spin Ni<sup>2+</sup> (<span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>t</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>g</mi></mrow><mn>6</mn></msubsup><msubsup><mi>e</mi><mrow><mi>g</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msubsup></mrow></math></span>) and Ti<sup>4+</sup> (3<em>d</em><sup>0</sup>) states. Magnetic measurements reveal ferromagnetic to paramagnetic transition at T<sub>N</sub> ≈ 5.5 K and dominant AFM interactions (<span><math><msub><mi>θ</mi><mrow><mi>CW</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> = − 10.9 K). A broad magnetocaloric entropy change arises from spin-lattice coupling and frustrated Ni–O–Ti geometries. The relative cooling power scales as <em>RCP</em> ∝ <em>H</em><sup>1.24</sup>, reflecting magnetic anisotropy and thermal fluctuations, highlighting potential of Ho<sub>2</sub>NiTiO<sub>6</sub> for cryogenic magnetic refrigeration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 138993"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144518642","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 : 2025-06-27DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138997
H. Zain Ul Abideen , Asghari Maqsood , Inshrah
{"title":"Fabrication of triple-doped ceria materials for LT-SOFCs","authors":"H. Zain Ul Abideen , Asghari Maqsood , Inshrah","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138997","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138997","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The NaOH-assisted co-precipitation approach was utilized to synthesize nano-crystalline Ce<sub>0.80</sub>Sm<sub>0.09</sub>Gd<sub>0.09</sub>M<sub>0.02</sub>O<sub>2-δ</sub> (M = Bi<sup>3+</sup>, Zn<sup>2+</sup>) electrolytes. The structural and morphological parameters were examined using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The samples had a relative density of > 97 %, demonstrating a packed structure. Impedance spectroscopy was employed to analyze the ionic conductivity of samples sintered at 900 °C and 1000 °C. The Bi-doped sample has enhanced ionic conductivity compared to its Zn-doped counterpart. Bi-doped samples sintered at 900 °C revealed comparable conductivity to undoped samples sintered at 1200 °C. This shows that Bi<sup>3+</sup> can boost ionic conductivity while minimizing sintering temperature, and that Bi-doped ceria-based materials might assist as effective<!--> <!-->electrolytes in LT-SOFCs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 138997"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144518638","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 : 2025-06-27DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138998
Changyu Liu , Yuchen Hong , Wen Ma , Renyi Cheng , Tao Xie , Peishen Deng , Chaofeng Liu , Jinjun Tian , Yanhua Xu
{"title":"Biofunctionalized 3D-Printed PLA/PCL scaffolds with velvet antler peptides for enhanced bone regeneration","authors":"Changyu Liu , Yuchen Hong , Wen Ma , Renyi Cheng , Tao Xie , Peishen Deng , Chaofeng Liu , Jinjun Tian , Yanhua Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138998","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138998","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Scaffolds combining mechanical strength and bioactivity are vital for bone tissue engineering. We fabricated a novel composite scaffold via three-dimensional (3D) printing using polylactic acid (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) at a 4:6 ratio, incorporated with velvet antler peptides (VAP) to enhance osteogenesis. The PLA/PCL scaffold demonstrated balanced stiffness and flexibility. In vitro, sustained VAP release significantly promoted osteogenic differentiation of cells. In vivo studies confirmed VAP-enhanced bone regeneration. This PLA/PCL-VAP scaffold exhibits tailorable mechanics and osteoinductive capacity, showing strong promise for bone defect repair.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 138998"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144548872","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 : 2025-06-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138991
Elumalai Vengadesan , K. Gnanasekaran , S Muralidharan
{"title":"Activated bamboo biochar-infused soy wax PCM: A green composite with enhanced thermal conductivity for thermal energy storage applications","authors":"Elumalai Vengadesan , K. Gnanasekaran , S Muralidharan","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138991","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138991","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the performance of a novel green composite phase change material (PCM). Unlike previous studies, this study uniquely examines the effect of activated bamboo biochar (ABB) on the performance of soy wax-based PCM to support sustainable development goals, affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), and climate action (SDG 13). ABB enhanced form stability because of its porous nature and large surface area. Despite reduced enthalpies, the composite PCM showed a higher melting point and achieved a thermal conductivity of 0.8936 W/m.K – a 73.2 % improvement over pure wax. It provided an extended heat release for ∼10 min. Thermal-cycling analysis confirmed its thermal reliability and chemical stability, demonstrating its strong potential for real-time thermal energy storage applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"399 ","pages":"Article 138991"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144513617","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}