MatterPub Date : 2025-01-10DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.101943
Martin T. Dove, Li Li
{"title":"Anomalous thermal expansion of cordierite, Mg2Al4Si5O18, understood through lattice simulations","authors":"Martin T. Dove, Li Li","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.101943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.101943","url":null,"abstract":"Cordierite, Mg<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>O<sub>18</sub>, finds widespread use as a high-performance material because of its very low thermal expansion, but its thermal properties are not understood at a fundamental level. Here we examine the thermal expansion in cordierite using lattice dynamics and molecular dynamics simulations with transferable force fields. The model reproduces the low positive thermal expansion along the orthorhombic [1,0,0] and [0,1,0] directions and the negative thermal expansion (NTE) along the [0,0,1] direction. Calculations of the mode strain Grüneisen parameters show that many phonon branches up to 10 THz contribute to the NTE. The overall strain Grüneisen parameters give similar results for the three principal strains: all are negative at lower temperatures and positive at higher temperatures. While they show the presence of a significant tension effect, the overall behavior is controlled by the form of the elastic compliance tensor. The results will usefully inform future studies of anisotropic systems.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.016
Xiaoyu Hou , Kaiyue Zhang , Xintao Lai , Liwei Hu , Florian Vogelbacher , Yanlin Song , Lei Jiang , Mingzhu Li
{"title":"Brilliant colorful daytime radiative cooling coating mimicking scarab beetle","authors":"Xiaoyu Hou , Kaiyue Zhang , Xintao Lai , Liwei Hu , Florian Vogelbacher , Yanlin Song , Lei Jiang , Mingzhu Li","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Passive daytime radiative cooling is regarded as a promising technology to achieve all-day subambient cooling without energy consumption and pollution. The installation of monotonous white radiative cooling coating on the facades of buildings poses challenges in terms of aesthetic integration. Fabricating radiative cooling coatings with different colors and high cooling efficiency at a low cost is an optimal solution for their broad adoption and commercialization. Here, inspired by the elytra of the scarab beetle, we design a hierarchically porous nested structured radiative cooling film with high subambient cooling efficiency and flexible color tunability. This film exhibits both high solar reflectance (93.4%) and superior thermal emissivity (92.3%), realizing subambient cooling of ∼10.2°C at night and ∼7.2°C at midday. Its color is brilliant, stable, and flexible. Additionally, this film is self-cleaning and can reduce noise, which suggests possibilities for the development of multifunctional radiative cooling surfaces in building envelopes, automobile coatings, and clothes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101898"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142637609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.014
Yan Li, Steve Cranford
{"title":"Citations are not a card game","authors":"Yan Li, Steve Cranford","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101896"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142936133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.021
Shao-Fei Wu , Guo-Liang An , Wei-Guo Pan , Ting Yan , Li-Wei Wang
{"title":"Emerging working pairs of MOF-ammonia for sustainable heat transformation and storage","authors":"Shao-Fei Wu , Guo-Liang An , Wei-Guo Pan , Ting Yan , Li-Wei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heat transformation and storage based on the solid sorption principle, as a prospective sustainable and carbon-neutral technology, possesses significant potential for renewable energy utilization and carbon footprint reduction. However, the water and alcohols cannot adapt to critical conditions of low evaporation and high condensation temperatures, thus limiting the efficient utilization of thermal energy. This critical issue could be mitigated by engineering a transformative sorption working pair, known as a metal-organic framework (MOF)-ammonia working pair, which can reversibly convert solar-thermal energy to chemical energy and thermodynamic potential energy, enabled by the sorption and desorption processes. This perspective examines the feasibility and challenges of MOFs in saturated ammonia sorption for thermal energy utilization, such as refrigeration, ice making, heat pumps, and thermal energy storage. We discuss the evaluation and selection criteria for high-stability MOFs, the design of thermodynamic cycles, and performance assessments. Finally, this article also provides an ingenious insight into the potential applications of MOF-ammonia working pairs and proposes future research directions and solutions to advance the carbon neutrality vision.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101903"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142936137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.006
Boyuan Feng , Jiaming Zhong , Yunchen Fu , Wen Yang , Zezhou Li , Jiawei Bao , Yangwei Wang , Huamin Zhou , Robert O. Ritchie , Xudong Liang , Wei Huang
{"title":"Energy absorption strategy in biological and bioinspired tubular and lamellar structures","authors":"Boyuan Feng , Jiaming Zhong , Yunchen Fu , Wen Yang , Zezhou Li , Jiawei Bao , Yangwei Wang , Huamin Zhou , Robert O. Ritchie , Xudong Liang , Wei Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Energy absorption capability is critical in biological and engineering materials, particularly when subjected to extreme compressive and impact loading. In the current work, we demonstrate how natural biological materials, like horns and hooves, control crack generation and propagation through lamellar and tubular structural designs. Inspired by these biological tissues, lamellar and tubular structures were fabricated via multi-material three-dimensional (3D) printing. The resulting bioinspired structures exhibit an impressive energy absorption density of ∼18.75 kJ kg<sup>−1</sup>, comparable to the performance of metal foams and bioinspired honeycomb structures. Introducing soft-hard interfaces in lamellar and tubules notably enhances impact energy absorption by approximately 167% compared to solid structures printed with a single material. The bioinspired structures maintain structural integrity even under high-strain-rate impacts of around 2,000 s<sup>−1</sup>, showcasing resistance to deformation and catastrophic failure. This bioinspired approach allows for a combined energy absorption capability in quasi-static compression and high-strain-rate impact scenarios.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101862"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142330260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.017
Junyang Tan , Jingwei Wang , Shengnan Li , Huiyu Nong , Shengfeng Zeng , Xiaolong Zou , Bilu Liu , Hui-Ming Cheng
{"title":"Metal-lattice-heredity synthesis of single-crystalline 2D transition metal oxides","authors":"Junyang Tan , Jingwei Wang , Shengnan Li , Huiyu Nong , Shengfeng Zeng , Xiaolong Zou , Bilu Liu , Hui-Ming Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal oxides (TMOs) have attracted much interest because of their unusual properties and high-temperature stability. However, due to isotropic bonding in all three dimensions and surface energy constraints, the direct synthesis of 2D TMOs with high crystal quality is challenging. Here, we develop a metal-lattice-heredity (MLH) strategy for synthesizing ultrathin TMO single crystals (e.g., Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) with tunable properties on SiO<sub>2</sub>/Si substrates. The MLH starts with chemical vapor deposition-grown 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), followed by unique sequential sulfur-to-oxygen substitution reactions to obtain TMOs, where metal atoms retain their original lattice arrangement and symmetry. Such a process results in growing single-crystalline TMOs coinciding with the morphology and thickness of TMD templates, as supported by <em>in situ</em> optical studies and atomic-resolved imaging. The method can be used to grow many 2D TMOs, including Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, and NiO, with band gaps ranging from the near-infrared to the near-UV.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101873"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.023
Ian H. Billinge , Gabriel D. Barbosa , Songsheng Tao , Maxwell W. Terban , C. Heath Turner , Simon J.L. Billinge , Ngai Yin Yip
{"title":"A structural underpinning of the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior behind temperature-switchable liquids","authors":"Ian H. Billinge , Gabriel D. Barbosa , Songsheng Tao , Maxwell W. Terban , C. Heath Turner , Simon J.L. Billinge , Ngai Yin Yip","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we use state-of-the-art X-ray scattering and molecular dynamics to analyze amine-water mixtures that show the unusual lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior. The goal is to provide direct experimental evidence for the entropy-lowering molecular cluster formation hypothesized as necessary for LCST behavior. Differential wide-angle X-ray scattering and pair distribution analysis and small-angle X-ray scattering measurements were combined with molecular modeling and liquid-liquid equilibrium measurements, revealing direct experimental evidence for the hypothesis. However, the response of the amine phase to accommodating water is even more subtle than the simple hypothesis suggests, with the formation of robust nanoscale reverse micelles. The techniques developed in this paper can be expected to yield insights in the use of temperature-switchable liquids in solvent extraction and other separations, and the stabilization of organelles in living cells that do not have physical membranes but do require compositional gradients to operate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101879"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.006
Wentong Li , Yanyun Ren , Tianwei Duan , Hao Tang , Hao Li , Kaihuan Zhang , Yu Sun , Xiaoyu Zhang , Weitao Zheng , Martyn A. McLachlan , Zhongrui Wang , Yuanyuan Zhou , Jiaqi Zhang
{"title":"Vacancy-ordered double-perovskite-based memristors for image processing and pattern recognition","authors":"Wentong Li , Yanyun Ren , Tianwei Duan , Hao Tang , Hao Li , Kaihuan Zhang , Yu Sun , Xiaoyu Zhang , Weitao Zheng , Martyn A. McLachlan , Zhongrui Wang , Yuanyuan Zhou , Jiaqi Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-performance memristors have emerged as efficient hardware for integrating noisy image recognition and noise reduction. Herein, we report a fast-switching memristor featuring tens of nanoseconds switching time fabricated using a vacancy-ordered double perovskite, Cs<sub>2</sub>TiBr<sub>6</sub> nanocrystals. The spatially ordered vacancies in the double perovskite facilitate the predictable formation and rupture of conductive filaments, which are explored through a comprehensive simulation using the finite element analysis physical model. These unique microscopic features suppress random conducting filament growth and enhance bromine vacancy diffusion, boosting memristor switching speed. A further study of synapse-like behaviors reveals that Cs<sub>2</sub>TiBr<sub>6</sub>-based memristors exhibit high robustness and reproducibility. We further developed the crossbar-array memristors as artificial neural networks for image denoising and classification, achieving a 10% increase in recognition accuracy for pre-denoised images over non-denoised samples. Our work highlights the potential of intrinsic vacancy-ordered memristive materials for advancing efficient, real-time, robust visual recognition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101888"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142562154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.010
Geoffrey Ozin
{"title":"High entropy or combinatorial heterogeneous catalysis?","authors":"Geoffrey Ozin","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While the configurational entropy of a multi-element solid solution material contributes to its thermodynamic stability, by contrast, its performance as a heterogeneous catalyst depends on the kinetics of converting reactants to products. This calls into question whether a kinetic advantage originates in a high-entropy effect or a combinatorial means of optimizing surface chemistry and catalysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101916"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142936134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.017
Larrin Thomas
{"title":"I’m a metallurgist because of Damascus steel","authors":"Larrin Thomas","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of steel traces its roots through knives and Damascus steel. Larrin Thomas became a metallurgist after meeting many knifemakers and the metallurgists who developed steel for the knife industry. Knives continue to inspire new materials scientists.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":"Article 101923"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142936135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}