Effect of MoSi2 on the microstructure and wear resistance of NiCrBSi coating with CuNi interlayer on aluminum alloy by Shisheng Lu, Weiqi Xu, Lingqian Wang, Zedong Wen, Jiansong Zhou

“…A Cu-based interlayer was employed to refrain undesirable intermetallic compounds caused by the diffusion of Al element at the interface between composite coating and substrate, and to improve the metallurgical quality of the composite coating. …”
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Functionalized recycled polyethylene terephthalate plastic by rare earth oxide for electronic device and housing infrastructure applications by Amr Antar, Medhat A. Ibrahim, M. M. Maghawry, Nasser Ayoub, Ahmed I. Ali, Dongwhi Choi, Jong Yeog Son, Galal H. Ramzy

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Efficient Preparation of Li₂FeSiO₄/C with High Purity and Excellent Electrochemical Performance in Li-Ion Batteries by Jinhai Cui, Dezhi Chen, Mengna Xie, Yongheng Zhou, Shuai Dong, Wei Wei

“…Additionally, the enormous capacities-controlled diffusion contribution, which accounts for 70% of the total diffusion at a rate of 1C, is noteworthy. …”
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Lithium Tracer Diffusion in Li_xCoO₂ and Li_xNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂ (x = 1, 0.9, 0.65)-Sintered Bulk Cathode M... by Erwin Hüger, Daniel Uxa, Harald Schmidt

“…Such an increased Li diffusivity will be advantageous for performance if it is present already in the initial state after synthesis. …”
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Designing Crystalline/Amorphous NVNPF/NCK Cathode Toward High‐Performance Fully‐Printed Flexible Aqueous Rechargeable Sodium‐Ion Batteries (ARSIBs) by Hehe Ren, Jing Liang, Qun Liu, Yuanjie Wei, Wei Wu

“…Herein, a battery‐supercapacitor composite material Na3V1.95Ni0.05(PO4)2F3/10%NC‐KOH (NVNPF/NCK) with coexistence of crystalline and amorphous phases is fabricated by loading nitrogenous carbon (NC) onto Na3V1.95Ni0.05(PO4)2F3 (NVNPF) and etching with KOH. …”
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Microstructure and properties evolution of laser cladded B4C/Inconel 625 coatings by simultaneous ultrasonic impact by Lin Chen, Wei Chen, Xiuwei Tong, Lin Liu, Hao Li, Chunhuan Guo, Fengchun Jiang, Zubin Chen, Wenyao Sun, Yisen Liu, Chunyu Tan

“…The results demonstrate that the phase composition remains unchanged after being treated by UIT, whereas the diffraction peak intensity decreases significantly, suggesting microstructure refinement. …”
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Low-Timing Jitter Single-Frequency Pulse Output from a Passively Q-Switched Monolithic Non-Planar Ring Oscillator by Mingwei Gao, Yibo Ding, Qing Wang, Lei Wang, Yuan Gao, Chunqing Gao

“…A low-timing jitter passively Q-switched monolithic non-planar ring oscillator (NPRO) with diffusion-bonded Cr⁴⁺: YAG in a single-frequency operation was realized. …”
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High-performance supercapattery with nanotube-TiO2/carbon nano tubes anode and coconut-shell-derived activated carbon cathode by Thi Thu Trang Nguyen, Thi Nhu Nguyet Pham, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Thi Nhu Quynh Nguyen, Nguyen Thanh Le Huynh, Van Viet Pham, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Viet Hai Le, Thi Thu Trang Nguyen, Thi Thom Nguyen, Thi Nam Pham, Dai Lam Tran, Trong Lu Le

“…The lithium diffusion energy barrier results show that Li is preferred energetically inside CNT. …”
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Chitosan, alginate, and carboxymethyl cellulose-based film for a controlled release of indocyanine green for antibiofilm applications by Veronica Ciaramitaro, Magdalena Szpunar, Filippo Vitale, Enrico Tornatore, Alessandro Presentato, Rosa Alduina, David Aebisher, Delia Francesca Chillura Martino, Andrzej Wal, Elena Piacenza

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Platinum-Functionalized Hierarchically Structured Flower-like Nickel Ferrite Sheets for High-Performance Acetone Sensing by Ziwen Yang, Zhen Sun, Yuhao Su, Caixuan Sun, Peishuo Wang, Shaobin Yang, Xueli Yang, Guofeng Pan

“…When the Ni/Fe molar ratio is 1:1, the sensing material forms a Ni/NiO/NiFe₂O₄ composite, with performance further optimized by tuning Pt loading. …”
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The role of lighter oil components on CO2-induced swelling and pressure decay dynamics under reservoir conditions by Bilal Zulfiqar, Moh’d Amro, Helmut Geistlinger

“…CO2 injection into geological formations is considered as technologically advanced and economically feasible approach that combines both enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and CO2 sequestration. The composition of crude oil, in particular the distinction between its lighter and heavier components, plays an important role in controlling the essential physico-chemical properties such as volume increase, miscibility, solubility, density change, diffusion, interfacial tension, and their complex interrelationship. …”
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Spray-Drying Synthesis of Na₄Fe₃(PO4)₂P₂O₇@CNT Cathode for Ultra-Stable and High-Rate Sodium-Ion Batteries by Jinri Huang, Ziheng Zhang, Daiqian Chen, Hesheng Yu, Yu Wu, Yuanfu Chen

“…To address such issues, herein, we present a low-cost and scalable spray-drying strategy to synthesize Na₄Fe₃(PO₄)₂P₂O₇@CNT (NFPP@CNT) hollow microspheres. The NFPP@CNT composite has the following advantages: highly conductive CNT can significantly improve the electronic conductivity of the cathode, and the flexible CNT-based microsphere architecture facilitates Na⁺ diffusion and guarantees excellent mechanical properties to mitigate structural degradation during cycling. …”
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SYNTHESIS AND STUDYING OF STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TiO₂ - Ag NANOCOMPOSITE by Marina S. Shama, Alexander A. Kravtsov, Andrey V. Blinov, Maria A. Jasnaja, Daria G. Selemeneva

“…Structure and optical properties of the obtained materials were studied by IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Revealed dependence of the band gap of TiO2 composites from calcination temperature and pH of the synthesis.…”
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Experimental Evidence of Precipitation of All 12 Variants in a Single β Grain in Titanium Alloys by Yi Chen, Hongchao Kou, Liang Cheng, Yunlong Zhang, Yun Yu, Yalin Lu, Fuxian Zhu

“…The results showed that the composition gradient was formed from one side of the diffusion couple to another side after diffusion annealing. …”
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Interdiffusion coefficient and atomic mobility for fcc Ag-Cu-Mg phase at 1073 K by Du C.-B., Huang S.-P., Min Q.-H., Liu Y.-L., Wen S.-Y.

“…In this work, the interdiffusion coefficient and atomic mobility for the fcc Ag-Cu-Mg phase at 1073 K were investigated by combining diffusion couple experiments and calculations. Based on the experimental composition profiles, the diffusion coefficients at the intersections of the diffusion paths were calculated using the Matano-Kirkaldy method. …”
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The fecal microbiota of Holstein cows is heritable and genetically correlated to dairy performances by L. Brulin, S. Ducrocq, J. Estellé, G. Even, S. Martel, S. Merlin, C. Audebert, P. Croiseau, M.-P. Sanchez

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Study of structure features and properties of thermodifusion heat resistant coatings on copper by V. M. Konstantinov, V. G. Dashkevich, I. V. Pletenev

“…The phase composition of the diffusion layers has been investigated, in particular, it has been established that, as a result of aluminization, a heterogeneous structure of the diffusion layer is formed with the participation of Cu3Al and Cu9Al4 aluminides. …”
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Effects of Mo Layer on the High-Temperature Oxidation Resistance Mechanism of Micro-Melted NiCr Coating on Zirconium Alloys Surface by LIU Gengming, SONG Guoqing, XUE Kanghui, CHEN Yong

“…This indirectly prevented the emergence of diffusion pathways for O and suppressed the formation of diffusion pores for H₂O. …”
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Concentrations and Size Distributions of Particle Lung-deposited Surface Area (LDSA) in an Underground Mine by Laura Salo, Topi Rönkkö, Sanna Saarikoski, Kimmo Teinilä, Joel Kuula, Jenni Alanen, Anssi Arffman, Hilkka Timonen, Jorma Keskinen

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Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels of Poly(Methacrylic Acid)/Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) Interpenetrating Polymer Networks as Drug Delivery Systems for Promethazine Hydrochloride by Marin Simeonov, Ioanna Yildirim, Christo T. Tzachev, Elena Vassileva

“…The PMH release profiles appeared to follow Fickian diffusion at a stomach-like pH = 1.2 and sub-diffusion mechanism at an intestine-like pH = 6.8. …”
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