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Deuterium distribution and behavior of blisters in pre-damaged and undamaged tungsten
Tungsten (W), as a plasma-facing material, is subjected to high fluence plasma, resulting in both radiation damage and deuterium (D) retention. This study explores the blistering behavior and D supersaturated ...
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Open AccessEnhancement of mechanical and tribological performance of Ti–6Al–4V alloy by laser surface alloying with Inconel 625 and SiC precursor materials
This study focused on producing metal matrix composite (MMC) coatings on Ti–6Al–4V alloy through laser surface alloying using a novel combination of Inconel 625 and SiC precursor materials. Various ratios of a...
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Vanadium nitride quantum dots@carbon skeleton anode material synthesized via in situ oxidation initiation strategy
Vanadium nitride (VN) has received significant attention as a potential negative electrode material due to its remarkable theoretical and physical properties. However, the electrochemical performance needs to ...
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Correction: Influence of Volume Fractions and Boundary Conditions on the Predicted Effective Properties of Al/Ni Composites for Industrial Design
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Probing the Nucleation and Growth Kinetics of Bismuth Nanoparticles via In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy
The nucleation and growth mechanism of nanoparticles is an important theory, which can guide the preparation of nanomaterials. However, it is still lacking in direct observation on the details of the evolution...
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Reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia on doped three-atom clusters Nb2M (M = Sc to Cu & Y to Ag)
Catalytic reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia under mild conditions remains an attractive topic for the purpose of lowering energy consumption. Three-atom metal clusters have been proved an ideal model to explo...
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Open AccessPreoperative evaluation of femoral and tibial sagittal alignment in robotic-assisted and conventional total knee arthroplasty and consequences for practice
Robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was developed to improve the precision and accuracy of implant placement in conventional TKA. However, the angular differences between referenced axes in robot-assi...
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Evolution of groundwater ecosystem service value in the receiving areas of Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei around the opening of the Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Diversion
The Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Diversion (MRP) has effectively increased the amount of available water resources in the receiving areas of the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei region, curbed the trend o...
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Green synthesis of luminescent La-MOF nanoparticle from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) for high-performance in Fe(III) detection
Develo** luminescent metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) capable of high-efficiency Fe3+ sensing has aroused great attraction in the fields of biology, chemistry, etc. However, previous solvothermal methods are lim...
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On ends of finite-volume noncompact manifolds of nonpositive curvature
In this paper we confirm a folklore conjecture which suggests that for a complete noncompact manifold M ...
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A semi-active quasi-zero-stiffness vibration isolation system through controllable lateral spring stiffness
In this work, a semi-active quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolation system with controllable lateral springs was proposed and its practical vibration isolation effectiveness was demonstrated through the...
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Dynamic recrystallization behavior and strengthening mechanism of a novel Mo–Ti3AlC2 alloy at ultrahigh temperature
Increasing the recrystallization temperature to achieve better high-temperature performance is critical in the development of molybdenum alloys for ultrahigh-temperature applications, such as the newest genera...
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Isolation and characterization of distinctive pyrene-degrading bacteria from an uncontaminated soil
Considerable efforts that isolate and characterize degrading bacteria for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have focused on contaminated environments so far. Here we isolated three distinctive pyrene (PY...
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A mixed-valence polyoxometalate-based 3D inorganic framework cathode material for high-efficiency rechargeable AZIBs
The global trend towards new energy storage systems has stimulated the development of electrochemical energy storage technologies. Among these technologies, rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have...
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Time-Varying Formation-Containment Tracking Control for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarm Systems with Switching Topologies and a Non-Cooperative Target
This paper studies the time-varying formation-containment tracking control problems for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm systems with switching topologies and a non-cooperative target, where the UAV swarm s...
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Solidification/Stabilization of Chromium in Red Mud-based Geopolymer
Up to 1.5wt% of Cr(III) salts (CrCl3, and Cr2O3) and Cr(VI) salts (Na2CrO4, and CaCr2O7) were incorporated into red mud-based geopolymers, respectively. The solidification/stabilization, compressive strength, and...
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Analysis of Steering Performance for Wheel-Track Composite Vehicle Based on New Differential Steering Mechanism
To solve the complicated steering control of small vehicles in the agriculture and difficult steering on complex roads, this study designed a wheel-track composite vehicle. The vehicle incorporated a novel pow...
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Nanodiamond: a promising metal-free nanoscale material in photocatalysis and electrocatalysis
Benefiting from its surface-rich functional groups, eco-friendliness, impressive electrochemical properties, excellent light absorption, structural tunability at the atomic/morphological level, and ultra-high ...
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Open AccessMaterials for sustainable metallic iron-based water filters: a review
Water pollution is calling for a sustainable remediation method such as the use of metallic iron (Fe0) to reduce and filter some pollutants, yet the reactivity and hydraulic conductivity of iron filters decline o...
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Metal recovery from industrial solid waste by ultrasonic-assisted hydrometallurgical leaching: a review
In the context of the circular economy, there is a need for advanced methods to recover metals from industrial waste, yet classical hydrometallurgical techniques are limited. Here, we review ultrasonic-assiste...