Indentation-induced deformation twinning in magnesium: Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution and size effects by Mohsen Rezaee-Hajidehi, Przemysław Sadowski, Stanisław Stupkiewicz

“…Several outcomes of our 2D computational study are consistent with prior experimental observations. …”
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A Multiscale Approach to the Design and Manipulation of Oil-in-Water Emulsion-Based Products by Javier D. Gomez, Diego Pradilla, Oscar Alvarez

“…Advances in computational technology and high-throughput modeling software have given rise to the tailored design of products that require accurate mathematical relationships for their assessment. …”
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Effects of polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics on the DEP degradation mechanisms initiated by •OH and SO4•- in aquatic environments by Dandan Han, Haijie Cao, Guihong Zhao, Shengxia Duan

“…Density functional theory (DFT) computations were employed to identify the transformation pathways of DEP in the presence of both radicals, and transition state theory (TST) combined with diffusion-controlled rate corrections was further applied to calculate reaction rate constants. …”
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Shielding Efficacy of Tungsten Oxide-Reinforced Polyisoprene in Attenuating Technetium-99m Gamma Radiation: An Alternative Shielding Solution for Occupational Safety in Nuclear Med... by Suphalak Khamruang Marshall, Jarasrawee Chuaymuang, Poochit Kwandee, Nueafa Songphum

“…Morphological analysis reveals a plate-like structure, indicating robust interfacial interactions that enhance mechanical integrity and thermal stability. …”
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Effect of doped elements X (B, Al, Sn, Co) on binding performance of IDB-X/Diamond interface by Xiaogang JIAN, Wenshan YAO, Yi ZHANG, Xiaowei LIANG, Jibo HU, Zhe CHEN, Maolin CHEN

“…This article is based on the first principles of quantum mechanics and uses the CASTEP computational tool to study the influence mechanism of X (X = B, Al, Sn, Co) elements commonly used in the IDB on the interfacial bonding performance of CVD diamond coatings on IDB from a microscopic perspective. …”
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Strain Fluctuations Unlock Ferroelectricity in Wurtzites by Steven M. Baksa, Simon Gelin, Seda Oturak, R. Jackson Spurling, Alireza Sepehrinezhad, Leonard Jacques, Susan E. Trolier‐McKinstry, Adri C. T. van Duin, Jon‐Paul Maria, Andrew M. Rappe, Ismaila Dabo

“…Concurrent experimental and computational evidence of these effects are provided by demonstrating polarization switching in ZnO/(Zn,Mg)O/ZnO heterostructures featuring built‐in interfacial strain gradients. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalysis of Fe-Doped : A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study by Liping Wen, Baoshun Liu, Xiujian Zhao, Kazuya Nakata, Taketoshi Murakami, Akira Fujishima

“…Some results support that the Fe3+ ions on surface can form intermediate interfacial transfer pathway for electrons and holes, which is beneficial for increasing the photocatalytic activity of TiO2. …”
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Neuron‐Inspired Biomolecular Memcapacitors Formed Using Droplet Interface Bilayer Networks by Braydon Segars, Kyle Rosenberg, Sarita Shrestha, Joshua J. Maraj, Stephen A. Sarles, Eric Freeman

“…Abstract Brain‐inspired (or neuromorphic) computing circumvents costly bottlenecks in conventional Von Neumann architectures by collocating memory and processing. …”
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Type II ZnO-MoS₂ Heterostructure-Based Self-Powered UV-MIR Ultra-Broadband p-n Photodetectors by Badi Zhou, Xiaoyan Peng, Jin Chu, Carlos Malca, Liz Diaz, Andrew F. Zhou, Peter X. Feng

“…The photodetectors exhibited light-controlled hysteresis in their I-V characteristics, attributed to charge trapping and interfacial effects, which could enable applications in optical memory and neuromorphic computing. …”
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Characterization of the T'-Phase Interface in Al-Zn-Mg Alloy Along the <112> Zone Direction of Al-Matrix by A. Ahmed, K. Matsuda, S. Lee, T. Tsuchiya, K. Nishimura, N. Numomura, H. Toda, K. Hirayama, K. Shimizu, M. Yamaguchi, T. Tsuru

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Experimental study on the thermal effects in shear-driven liquid film evaporation under dynamic boundary conditions by Wenping Xu, Rui Su, Ning Xu, Ying Zhang, Wenyu Chen, Xiaodong Ruan, Xin Fu

“…Evaporation power was used to describe the speed of evaporation, and a specialized device for measuring this power was designed through computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation using the industry-standard computational software ANSYS. …”
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Constitutive Model for Plain and Steel-Fibre-Reinforced Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Under Direct Tension and Pull-Out by Hasanain K. Al-Naimi, Ali A. Abbas

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Improving adhesive bonding of short carbon fiber thermoplastic composites to aluminum alloys with a hybrid laser-plasma surface modification strategy by Brodey Z. Lu, Yao Qiao, Ethan K. Nickerson, Yongsoon Shin, Gabrielle M. Schuler, Nate L. Brown, Nathan L. Canfield, Kevin L. Simmons

“…The underlying mechanisms related to hybrid laser-plasma surface modification strategies were further investigated by examining the surface and cross-sectional morphologies after DCB testing using microscopy. Computational modeling was performed to elucidate the interaction between grooves on the metal substrate and the CFRTP–adhesive interfacial bonding in metal–CFRTP joints. …”
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Probability analysis and reliability evaluation of thermal barrier coating under thermal cycling load using probabilistic statistical method by Lubin Wang, Weize Wang, Jiangling Wan, Junhao Wang, Yangguang Liu

“…This study presents a methodology for assessing the risk of interfacial spalling induced by thermal stress mismatches between TBCs and their underlying substrates. …”
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Quantitative characterization of the mass transfer of volatile amphiphiles between vapor and aqueous phases: Experiment vs theory by Ralitsa I. Uzunova, Krassimir D. Danov, Rumyana D. Stanimirova, Theodor D. Gurkov

“…One way to qualitatively characterize their mass transfer between vapor and aqueous solutions is to measure the relaxation of the interfacial tension, σ, with time, t, under different nonequilibrium initial conditions. …”
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Characterization and modelling of milling induced damage in the carbon fibre reinforced composite laminates by Sergio Luiz Moni Ribeiro Filho, Alfredo Rocha de Faria, Mauricio Vicente Donadon

“…Machining-induced delamination is evaluated using native cohesive interface elements available in ABAQUS FE code. Cutting forces are computed at each increment of time during the simulations and experimentally validated through dry milling tests. …”
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Sustainable engineered geopolymer composites incorporating recycled waste rubber as full replacement of fine aggregates by Feihong Wan, Yutao Guo, Miaozi Zheng, Binbin Li, Ahmed Y. Elghazouli

“…The fully rubberised mixture is shown to achieve a tensile strain of 7.7 % and maintains a compressive strength of 47 MPa. X-ray computed tomography (X-CT) and backscattered electron (BSE) imaging analyses also reveal increased porosity and a wider interfacial transition zone (ITZ) with rubber incorporation, which facilitate early crack initiation. …”
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Three-Dimensional Mesoscopic DEM Modeling and Compressive Behavior of Macroporous Recycled Concrete by Yupeng Xu, Fei Geng, Haoxiang Luan, Jun Chen, Hangli Yang, Peiwei Gao

“…However, existing DEM models failed to adequately balance modeling accuracy and computational efficiency for recycled aggregate (RA), replicate the three distinct interfacial transition zone (ITZ) types and pore structure of MRC, or establish a systematic calibration methodology. …”
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Optimizing photovoltaic efficiency in CZTS solar cells by investigating the role of different advanced materials as back surface field layer by Kamal Zeghdar, Siham Mansouri, Lakhdar Dehimi, Fortunato Pezzimenti, Magda H. Abdellattif, Abdullah M. S. Alhuthali, Chaitany Jayprakash Raorane, R. Balachandran, M. Khalid Hossain

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Effects of Partial Replacement of Cement with Fly Ash on the Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Rubberized Concrete Containing Waste Tyre Rubber and Macro-Synthetic Fibers by Mizan Ahmed, Nusrat Jahan Mim, Wahidul Biswas, Faiz Shaikh, Xihong Zhang, Vipulkumar Ishvarbhai Patel

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