Žaneta Dohnalová, Jana Luxová, Václava Antušková, Radka Šefců, Petra Šulcová, Ivana Turková, Marek Kotrlý
{"title":"The synthesis and quality comparison of nineteenth-century chromate pigments: strontium, barium, zinc and cadmium chrome yellow","authors":"Žaneta Dohnalová, Jana Luxová, Václava Antušková, Radka Šefců, Petra Šulcová, Ivana Turková, Marek Kotrlý","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11351-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11351-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study presents a detailed comparison of the yellow chromate pigments strontium yellow SrCrO<sub>4</sub>, barium yellow BaCrO<sub>4</sub>, zinc yellow KZn<sub>2</sub>(CrO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O(OH) and the rare cadmium chrome yellow 2CdCrO<sub>4</sub>·KOH·H<sub>2</sub>O, to allow their identification in fine art. Historical recipes from the late nineteenth century were used to synthesise these pigments to ensure they were prepared in an authentic manner. The characteristics of the pigments were established through X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The colour properties of the pigments and pigment-oil systems were evaluated using the CIE L*a*b* system. Zinc and cadmium chrome yellows showed the highest chroma and yellow contribution, while strontium yellow exhibited a significant degree of green hue and the lowest amount of yellow hue. The light stability of the chromate pigments tested is influenced by their elemental composition, method of synthesis and the surrounding medium.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 36","pages":"16002 - 16014"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10853-025-11351-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145090564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Feiyang Gao, Weiwen Zhang, Xiaotao Liu, Xuan Luo, Zhi Wang, Ning Li, Lehua Liu
{"title":"Review: Recent progress in titanium alloys development via machine learning and high-throughput preparation","authors":"Feiyang Gao, Weiwen Zhang, Xiaotao Liu, Xuan Luo, Zhi Wang, Ning Li, Lehua Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11441-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11441-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the exploration of advanced titanium (Ti) alloys, the huge composition and process space make it impossible to fully consider every possibility through the traditional trial-and-error methods. With the development of high-throughput technologies and the improvement of computer data analysis capabilities, machine learning (ML) methods based on big data have opened up a new paradigm for materials science research, accelerating the development of materials such as Ti alloys and achieving a series of breakthroughs. However, there is still a lack of systematic generalizations and summaries about the applications of ML methods and high-throughput technologies in the field of Ti alloys. This review first introduces the common ML workflow in materials science. Then, advances in high-throughput preparation technology and ML in the prediction and design of the microstructure and properties of Ti alloys are examined. Finally, the main challenges are discussed, and future directions for ML and high-throughput technologies in materials science are proposed. It is hoped that this review offers useful insights into the integration of these emerging technologies, providing some guidance for future research and applications of Ti alloys.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 37","pages":"16655 - 16683"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145128579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angelina Strakošová, Daniel Kvapil, Filip Průša, Marek Vronka, Petr Svora, Pavel Lejček, Dalibor Vojtěch
{"title":"Microstructural and mechanical insights into 1.2709 maraging steel produced by direct energy deposition","authors":"Angelina Strakošová, Daniel Kvapil, Filip Průša, Marek Vronka, Petr Svora, Pavel Lejček, Dalibor Vojtěch","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11439-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11439-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present work focuses on the characterization of the ultra-high-strength 1.2709 maraging steel produced by the Direct Energy Deposition (DED) technique, either in its as-built or as-built + heat-treated state. Scanning electron microscope micrographs and X-ray diffraction patterns showed that the heat treatment (namely, solution annealing and aging) had minimal impact on the microstructure changes of the maraging steel. The material is characterized by fine cellular or dendritic microstructure containing several percent of the ductile <i>γ</i>-austenite phase in both as-built and as-built + heat-treated states. A small amount of the Ni<sub>3</sub>Mo<sub>0.5</sub>Ti<sub>0.5</sub> intermetallic phase was observed even in the as-built state of the material. The heat treatment caused a substantial improvement of the mechanical properties through the homogeneous precipitation of nano-sized needle-shaped Ni<sub>3</sub>Mo<sub>0.5</sub>Ti<sub>0.5</sub> intermetallic phase. Tensile yield strength increased from 753 to 1957 MPa, ultimate tensile strength—from 991 to 2024 MPa, and microhardness—from 350 to 700 HV0.1. The present results are also compared with those obtained for the same material produced by the more commonly used Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) technique. Despite having a coarser microstructure with a presence of <i>γ</i>-phase than the LPBF-printed material, the DED-printed maraging steel exhibited greater precipitation hardening while maintaining 5% ductility after heat treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 38","pages":"17933 - 17952"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10853-025-11439-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145142578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eco-friendly schottky photodetectors enabled by Zingiber officinale extract: broadband UV–Vis–NIR response and high EQE performance","authors":"Ali Akbar Hussaini, Murat Yıldırım","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11443-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11443-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sustainable optoelectronics increasingly seek eco-friendly semiconductor materials, yet natural compounds for broadband photodetectors remain underexplored. This study investigates whether <i>Zingiber officinale</i> (ginger) extract can function as an effective interlayer in UV–Vis–NIR Schottky photodetectors. The extract was obtained via supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> extraction, a solvent-free and energy-efficient method. Structural, optical, and morphological properties of the <i>Z. officinale</i> interlayer were characterized using XRD, UV–Vis, FTIR, SEM, and EDX, revealing a wide optical band gap of 2.78 eV. Devices incorporating the extract exhibited a high rectifying ratio (11288 at ± 3 V) and strong broadband photoresponse from 351 to 1600 nm. Peak responsivity and external quantum efficiency were recorded in the visible range at zero bias (0.053 A/W, 14.5% EQE), with notable performance at 351 nm (15.9% EQE). While responsivity decreased in the near-infrared, measurable detection persisted up to 1600 nm. Low noise-equivalent power and high detectivity in the visible spectrum further confirmed efficient light detection. These results demonstrate that <i>Z. officinale</i> extract is a viable natural interlayer for sustainable, self-powered UV–Vis–NIR photodetectors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 36","pages":"16226 - 16239"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145090611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2D/2D Z-scheme heterostructure of titanium-based metal–organic framework/ZnIn2S4 for photocatalytic solar fuel evolution","authors":"Yeming Liu, Heng Rao, Ping She, Jun-Sheng Qin","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11426-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11426-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) show great potential in photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction, but their performance is limited by poor light absorption and rapid electron–hole recombination. To address this, a 2D/2D Z-scheme heterostructure (Ti-BPC@ZIS, Ti-2,2′-Bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid@ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>) was constructed by integrating a titanium-based MOF (Ti-BPC) with ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> (ZIS) nanosheets. The heterojunction significantly enhanced visible-light absorption and charge separation, which is contributed Z-scheme structure and pyridine-N–Zn coordination at the interface. Under visible-light irradiation, Ti-BPC@ZIS achieved a CO yield of 3086 μmol/g in 4 h, which is 197.8 times higher than pristine Ti-BPC and 16.9 times higher than pure ZIS. These results highlight the effectiveness of 2D/2D Z-scheme design in improving MOF-based photocatalysts for solar fuel generation.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 36","pages":"16056 - 16068"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145090608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Aruna Prabha, N. Premkumar, S. Senthil Babu, Swastika Patel
{"title":"Enhancing wear resistance and thermal stability of laser-induced zirconia-aluminum composites","authors":"K. Aruna Prabha, N. Premkumar, S. Senthil Babu, Swastika Patel","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11408-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11408-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The research investigates laser processing of zirconia-aluminum composites for enhanced wear resistance and thermal stability. A structured methodology is developed, encompassing material selection, in-situ temperature measurement, theoretical modeling of failure mechanisms, and artificial intelligence-based optimization. The influence of significant laser parameters such as laser output power and cutting speed on material behavior is examined. Experimental comparisons between four groups of samples under different processing conditions for the assessment of thermal and mechanical performance are conducted in the research. Laser parameter optimization is carried out using artificial intelligence modeling using Tangent bundle neural network and magnificent frigatebird optimization. The Tangent bundle neural network effectively predicted wear rates, closely aligning with experimental trends. Its predictions ranged from 0.2 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mm<sup>3</sup> N<sup>−1</sup> m<sup>−1</sup> to 2.5 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mm<sup>3</sup> N<sup>−1</sup> m<sup>−1</sup>, demonstrating superior accuracy compared to other models such as Gradient Boosted Decision Trees, Random Forest, and Adaptive Boosting. Gradient boost decision trees had slight underestimations at elevated wear rates greater than 2.0 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mm<sup>3</sup> N<sup>−1</sup> m<sup>−1</sup>, whereas random forest had mismatches in low wear rate areas. AdaBoost indicated consistent predictions but with small discrepancies at middle values. Thermal analysis revealed linear correspondence between energy density and peak temperature under different stress conditions. With increasing energy density from 0 to 60 J/cm<sup>2</sup>, maximum temperature increased in all stress levels. At the highest energy density, maximum temperature merged at about 250 °C, showing thermal saturation. The results show the optimized laser processing conditions for enhancing zirconia-aluminum composites for better wear resistance and thermal stability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 36","pages":"16144 - 16162"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145090609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Chen, Junchao Sun, Yongxu Li, Yubao Wang, Shaofeng Shi, Jing Jiang, Hongzhen Wang, Lan Cao
{"title":"Regulating water content gradient in all-water-foamed polyurethane: synergistic structure–property optimization and water management mechanisms","authors":"Yu Chen, Junchao Sun, Yongxu Li, Yubao Wang, Shaofeng Shi, Jing Jiang, Hongzhen Wang, Lan Cao","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11427-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11427-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Developing polyurethane foams (PUF) with superior water absorption and retention remains challenging due to insufficient understanding of structure-–property relationships. This study systematically regulates the water content gradient (as blowing agent) in all-water-foamed PUF to optimize physicochemical properties. Comprehensive characterization via SEM, contact angle, water absorption, retention, and resilience tests reveals that water content critically governs microcellular architecture, surface hydrophilicity, and their synergistic effects on water management. The optimized formulation (2.5 phr water) achieves exceptional performance: 421.73% water absorption, 76.31% retention, and 55.10% resilience. These enhancements originate from uniform cell structures that harmonize hydrophilic group distribution with mechanical integrity. This work establishes fundamental guidelines for designing eco-friendly PU foams with balanced resilience and hydroscopic functionality, validated through theoretical and experimental insights.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 36","pages":"16549 - 16558"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145090610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiahao Li, Ao Liu, Xianjue Ye, Yuefei Zhang, Xiao Wei, Ze Zhang
{"title":"Influence of strain rate and grain orientation on deformation behavior in zirconium alloys: a combined in-situ/ex-situ study","authors":"Jiahao Li, Ao Liu, Xianjue Ye, Yuefei Zhang, Xiao Wei, Ze Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11396-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11396-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study combines ex-situ and in-situ mechanical loading experiments to investigate the plastic deformation behavior of Zr-4 alloy at room temperature under different strain rates and loading modes. The results show that the tensile and compressive yield strengths (YS) in rolling direction (RD) are lower than those in transverse direction (TD), but the ultimate tensile/compressive strengths (UTS/UCS) are higher than those in TD. The yield strength demonstrates minimal tension–compression asymmetry, whereas a marked disparity is observed between the UTS and UCS. Changes in strain rate have little effect on Schmidt factor for prismatic <a> slip and {10–12} tensile twinning, but prismatic <a> slip Schmidt factor is generally higher during RD tensile than TD tensile, and {10–12} tensile twin Schmidt factor is generally higher during RD compression than TD compression. The study observed different types of twin pairs, with twin transmission mainly following high Schmidt factor and high geometric compatibility factor (<i>m</i>′). No twin activation was observed during RD tensile. During TD tensile, twins are activated over a wide range of angles. For TD and RD compression, twins are activated within a narrow range of angles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 37","pages":"17254 - 17273"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145128701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xuyang Shang, Shiqi Sun, Yuxin Lin, Keke Hou, Yajuan Zhong, Changqing Cao, Jun Lin
{"title":"Effects of sintering time and pressure on the thermal conductivity and microstructural evolution of yttrium hydride by spark plasma sintering","authors":"Xuyang Shang, Shiqi Sun, Yuxin Lin, Keke Hou, Yajuan Zhong, Changqing Cao, Jun Lin","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11381-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11381-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Moderator materials are capable of reducing neutron velocities to thermal energy levels within nuclear reactors. Yttrium hydride is recognized as an exceptionally promising moderator material due to its superior thermal stability and high hydrogen content. In this study, yttrium hydride monoliths were prepared using spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique across a range of sintering times and pressures. The impact of varying sintering parameters on the density, hydrogen content, microstructure, and thermal conductivity of the resulting yttrium hydride monoliths was systematically investigated. The findings revealed that different sintering conditions significantly influence the density, precipitated phase, grain size, and thermal conductivity of the sintered samples. Moreover, a substantial correlation between thermal conductivity and density was observed. This research provides valuable insights into the fabrication of yttrium hydride monoliths with high thermal conductivity using SPS technology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 35","pages":"15656 - 15667"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145021545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iswar P. Borgohain, Saiyad A. Ali, Sarathi Kundu, Sulochana Deb
{"title":"1T phase dominant hybrid 1T/2H@MoS2/PEDOT:PSS nanocomposites for potential charge transport applications","authors":"Iswar P. Borgohain, Saiyad A. Ali, Sarathi Kundu, Sulochana Deb","doi":"10.1007/s10853-025-11379-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10853-025-11379-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>)/Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) nanocomposites have attracted a great deal of interest in the area of organic electronics and optoelectronics due to their exceptional conducting nature. In this work, we present a novel hydrothermal method for synthesis of 1T phase dominant hybrid-phase MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets and its synergic properties with PEDOT:PSS to facilitate improved charge transport with better 1T phase stability. The prepared nanocomposites are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), UV–visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectroscopy, Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray Photoelectron (XPS) spectroscopy. XRD spectra of MoS<sub>2</sub> show peaks at 2θ values of 9.16°, 17.4°, 33.3° and 57.5° corresponding to different planes of both 1T and 2H phases. The FESEM images reveal the flower-like MoS<sub>2</sub> of approximate diameter ~ 670 nm consists of numerous curly nanosheets stacked together. TEM images reveal corrugated nanosheet structures with distinct lattice fringes. The UV–Vis spectra of MoS<sub>2</sub> shows a broad absorption in the range ~ 210–280 nm, with two other broad peaks at ~ 690 nm and ~ 1012 nm. Raman and XPS spectroscopy confirm formation of 1T-dominated mixed phase (1T/2H@MoS<sub>2</sub>) nanosheets. Conductivity measurements using I–V graphs show enhanced conductivity for the nanocomposite up to 1.3 s/m in comparison to pristine MoS<sub>2</sub> and PEDOT:PSS polymer.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"60 37","pages":"17141 - 17158"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145128644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}