{"title":"Effect of particle size of cubic boron nitride powders on the properties of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride composites","authors":"Changjiang Xiao, Haoyu Zheng, Hongjun Tao, Jinming Ma, qunfei Zhang, Lihui Tang","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03326-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03326-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) composites were prepared through high-temperature and high-pressure (HTHP) sintering process. Cubic boron nitride (cBN) powders with particle sizes of 0.2, 1, 3, and 8 μm were selected as raw materials, and Al-Co-TiN was employed as a binder. The effect of particle size of initial cBN powders on the microstructure, relative density, flexural strength, microhardness, fracture toughness and abrasive ratio of sintered PcBN composite were systematically studied. The results showed that synthesized products were mostly made of cBN, TiN, AlN, TiB<sub>2</sub> and CoN phases. The mechanical properties of sintered PcBN composites first increased and then decreased with a reduction in the particle size of cBN powders. When the particle size of initial cBN powder was 1 µm, the binder was observed to be evenly distributed around the cBN grains in the sintered product. Moreover, there was a close bonding between cBN grains and the binder in the sintered product when the particle size of initial cBN powders was 1 µm, consequently, the optimal mechanical properties were achieved. The maximum values for relative density, flexural strength, microhardness, fracture toughness and abrasive ratio were 99.1%, 607 MPa, 47.06 GPa, 6.52 MPa·M<sup>1/2</sup> and 7125, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453133","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}
Kaarthick Raaja Venkatachalam, Sachin M B Gautham, Anegondi Nateriachyuth, Jegatha Nambi Krishnan
{"title":"Blend membranes of sulphonated poly(arylene ether sulphone) and sulphonated polybenzimidazole and their characterization for desalination applications","authors":"Kaarthick Raaja Venkatachalam, Sachin M B Gautham, Anegondi Nateriachyuth, Jegatha Nambi Krishnan","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03322-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03322-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Upon polycondensing, the monosodium salt of 2-sulphoterepthalic acid and 3,3′-diaminobenzidine resulted in sulphonated polybenzimidazole (s-p-PBI; amphiphilic polymer). The amphiphilic polymer was blended with commercially available sulphonated poly(arylene ether sulphone) (SPAES; acid polymer; IEC = 2.08 meq g<sup>−1</sup>). The s-p-PBI content in blend composition is varied from 2.5 to 30% (w/w). ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and TG analysis were examined to identify the interactions between the polymers upon blending. Cross-sectional morphology was analysed through SEM. With amphiphilic polymer addition, chlorine (hypochlorite) stability decreased and tensile strength improved. All the blend membranes showed improved water transport or restricted salt permeability than the pristine membrane (acid polymer). Water diffusivity permeability (<i>P</i><sub>w</sub>) of blend membrane AC-AM-97.5 (i.e., 97.5% (w/w) of SPAES and 2.5% (w/w) of s-p-PBI) is 1.285 cm<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>, while the pristine membrane is 0.864 cm<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>. NaCl permeability selectivity (<i>P</i><sub>w</sub><i>/P</i><sub>s</sub>) of AC-AM-97.5 is 0.208 × 10<sup>3</sup>, whereas pristine membrane shows 0.102 × 10<sup>3</sup>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453066","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}
Guimin Zhou, Peng Wang, Zengmou Li, Yin Li, Yaochun Yao
{"title":"Revealing electrochemical performance of Ni doping LiFePO4 composite","authors":"Guimin Zhou, Peng Wang, Zengmou Li, Yin Li, Yaochun Yao","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03295-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03295-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, Ni<sup>2+</sup> was doped into the crystal lattice of LiFePO<sub>4</sub> to improve the electrochemical performance. Lengths of the Li–O bonds in LiFe<sub>0.98</sub>Ni<sub>0.02</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/C (2% NiSO<sub>4</sub>-doped LiFePO<sub>4</sub>) is longer than that of the bare LiFePO<sub>4</sub> sample, the micromorphology of LiFe<sub>0.98</sub>Ni<sub>0.02</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/C sample becomes uniform, and the Ni<sup>2+</sup> doped into LiFePO4 expands the crystal plane spacing, which is conducive to Li<sup>+</sup> diffusion. Amongst all the doped samples, the Li<sup>+</sup> diffusion coefffcient of LiFe<sub>0.98</sub>Ni<sub>0.02</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/C is the largest, and the redox peak of LiFe<sub>0.98</sub>Ni<sub>0.02</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/C is more symmetrical, sharper and narrower, indicating that the proper amount of Ni<sup>2+-</sup>modified LiFePO<sub>4</sub> can improve the electrochemical performance. Specific discharge capacity at 1C is 152 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> when the doping amount is 2%. Additionally, after 200 cycles at 2C, the discharge specific capacity can be attained at 140 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> and capacity retention rate reached 98%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451124","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}
K Nivetha, K Vijaya Kumar, N Krishna Jyothi, K Venkataratnam Kamma
{"title":"Exploring the synergistic potential of PVB: KCl composite electrolyte films for enhanced performance in solid-state potassium batteries","authors":"K Nivetha, K Vijaya Kumar, N Krishna Jyothi, K Venkataratnam Kamma","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03340-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03340-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) integrated with varying compositions of potassium chloride (KCl) was prepared through a solution-cast method in methanol, forming a PVB-based electrolyte film for solid-state potassium batteries. The incorporation of KCl into PVB matrix significantly altered the composite electrolyte film’s structural intricacies, bandgap modulation, thermal stability and facilitated functional group identification. Furthermore, the ionic conductivity of the PVB polymer electrolyte exhibited an initial enhancement followed by a subsequent reduction with the escalating ratio of KCl. Specifically, at 80 wt% PVB and 20 wt% KCl, its ionic conductivity reached a value of 1.87 × 10<sup>−5</sup> S cm<sup>−1</sup> at room temperature and 9.61 × 10<sup>−5</sup> S cm<sup>−1</sup> at 303 K temperature. The ion transference number, which denotes the relative ease with which potassium ions migrate within the PVB polymer-complexed electrolyte, was determined to be 0.98. Discharge tests on the cell, under 1.2 µA current and 2.1 V at room temperature, displayed an initial 9.16 µA h<sup>−1</sup> discharge capacity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142430993","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}
Sukhdeep Kaur, Rupendeep Kaur, Deep Kamal Kaur Randhawa, Rahul Sharma, Harmandar Kaur
{"title":"Doping-induced electronic transport properties in tetracene-based molecular device","authors":"Sukhdeep Kaur, Rupendeep Kaur, Deep Kamal Kaur Randhawa, Rahul Sharma, Harmandar Kaur","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03324-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03324-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Non-equilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to explore the impact of doping on the electron transport properties in a single tetracene molecule linked to gold electrodes using isocyanide anchoring groups. Boron (B) and Nitrogen (N) atoms are used for doping and co-doping (BN) of the carbon atoms placed at the edge of the tetracene molecule. It was found that the chemical doping of tetracene molecules mainly impacts the rectification trends compared to non-doped molecules. Our findings indicate that B doping significantly improves the rectification ratio compared to other dopants because of a greater difference between the current values under positive and negative biases as a result of asymmetric <i>I-V</i> characteristics. These inferences have also been assessed in terms of MPSH and transmission spectra. In addition, novel characteristic of negative differential resistance (NDR) is attained in single dopant molecular junctions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142411158","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}
P Chandramohan, R Raghu, K Dharmaseelan, S Harinadh
{"title":"Influence of heat treatment and anodizing on the corrosion behaviour of additive manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy","authors":"P Chandramohan, R Raghu, K Dharmaseelan, S Harinadh","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03223-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03223-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Additive manufacturing (AM) processes produce complex and multifunctional items by layering pre-alloyed powder. Among them, direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) process encourages creation of distinct microstructures and internal phase distributions. These microstructures possess substantial influence on corrosion performance and mechanisms of corrosion resistance-improving surface treatments, such as anodizing. Hence, this study emphasize on corrosion performance of anodized and unanodized heat-treated AlSi10Mg samples manufactured through DMLS method. As built AlSi10Mg samples were subjected to stress relieving and T6 heat-treatment. The heat-treated samples were further subjected to anodizing process in H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> electrolyte solution. Microstructural characterization of unanodized and anodized heat-treated samples was performed through microscopy analysis. In addition, corrosion experiments were performed in 1 M H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> solution on anodized and unanodized heat-treated samples to determine <i>E</i><sub>corr</sub>, <i>I</i><sub>corr</sub> and corrosion rate values. The corroded samples are further characterized to understand different failure mechanisms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142411187","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":"Investigation on impedance spectroscopy and transport properties of co-doped bismuth ferrite ceramics","authors":"H Hemanta Singh, H Basantakumar Sharma","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03246-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03246-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Yttrium (Y) and cobalt (Co) co-doped bismuth ferrite (BFO) nanopowders were synthesized by the sol–gel method. The purity of the phase of the samples was confirmed by the X-ray diffraction technique. Both grains and grain boundaries contribute to the electrical response of the samples. The modulus studies show that the charge carriers can perform both long- and short-range mobility. Meanwhile, the Nyquist plot analysis confirms the samples’ non-Debye-type relaxation behaviour and negative temperature coefficient resistance nature. The frequency-dependent AC conductivity obeys the power law <span>(Aomega^{s})</span> at a higher frequency. AC conductivity increases from 1.300 × 10<sup>–5</sup> to 8.463 × 10<sup>–4</sup> S m<sup>–1</sup>, increasing Y and Co contents in the BFO sample. The temperature dependence of the AC conductivity suggests the presence of different conduction processes for all the samples.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142411157","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}
Sarita, Pal Manisha Dayaram, Ambak K Rai, Ravi Prakash Tewari, Pradip Kumar Dutta
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of injectable chitosan, hyaluronic acid, and hydroxyapatite blend hydrogel aimed at bone tissue engineering application","authors":"Sarita, Pal Manisha Dayaram, Ambak K Rai, Ravi Prakash Tewari, Pradip Kumar Dutta","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03315-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03315-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The current study aims to prepare and compare three injectable hydrogels consisting of chitosan, hyaluronic acid, and hydroxyapatite in different combinations using two solvents and homoginizer that can be employed in bone tissue engineering (BTE) for remodelling and healing bones. The hydrogel structures were well characterized by FT-IR, XRD and SEM analyses. Surface study, porosity, percolation capacity, bone cell adhesion and proliferation, and swelling properties were tested and was found that these hydrogels are better candidates for BTE. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) analysis showed better compatibility with mononuclear cells derived from human peripherals. Our findings suggest that these hydrogels can be efficiently used as injectable hydrogels in BTE applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142410051","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}
Deniz Gültekin, Erhan Duru, Serdar Aslan, Hatem Akbulut
{"title":"Investigation of the solid self-lubricating effect on tribological properties of Al/SiC/Gr composites against steel disc","authors":"Deniz Gültekin, Erhan Duru, Serdar Aslan, Hatem Akbulut","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03339-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03339-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present work examines the tribological characteristics of cast aluminium–silicon matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) and graphite (Gr). The metal matrix composite samples were manufactured using stir and squeeze casting techniques, employing an Al–Si matrix alloy and integrating particulate SiC and varying quantities of graphite particles. To investigate the impact of varying amounts of graphite on the Al/SiC composite, graphite particles were included at volumetric proportions of 5, 7.5 and 10%. Before being integrated into the matrix, Cu-coating was employed on graphite particles using electroless coating to enhance the adhesion with the matrix composition. Tribological experiments were conducted on Al/SiC and the Al/SiC/Gr composites using a pin-on-disc tribometer apparatus. Al–SiC and Al/SiC/Gr samples were specifically engineered and employed as a pin, while AISI 8620 steel was utilized as a disc. Adding graphite particles to the Al/SiC composite decreased the amount of wear and friction. The utilization of hybrid Al/SiC/Gr composites resulted in the creation of tribo-layers during sliding, hence minimizing the occurrence of grooves, plowing and smearing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142415290","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":"Materials for Energy and Sustainable Development","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s12034-024-03319-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12034-024-03319-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Materials Science","volume":"47 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142415131","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}