55 Result(s)
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Diversity Oriented Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Metal‒Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of novel porous materials bearing unique high surface area and structural tunability. Post-synthetic functionalization plays a pivotal role not only in fac...
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Designing Waterborne Protective Coatings Through Manipulating the Nanostructure of Acrylic-Based Nanocomposites
Waterborne coatings with intended functionalities have been designed by manipulating acrylic-based nanocomposites with different nanostructures. Taking advantage of the favorable structure of acrylic copolymer...
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Thermal Transfer Effects of CRTS II Slab Track Under Various Meteorological Conditions
With the evolution of climate change, the thermal transfer effects of ballastless track in high-speed railways under complicated environmental conditions becomes increasingly important, governed by a number of...
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Life Cycle Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Virgin Concrete Replacement by CO2 Concrete in a Residential Building
Concrete is one of the most consumed materials in construction, with 25 billion tons produced globally per year.
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Nonlinear Wind-Induced Vibration Behaviors of Multi-tower Suspension Bridges Under Strong Wind Conditions
The aerodynamic characteristics of a multispan suspension bridge differ from those of a two-span suspension bridge. In this study we investigated the nonlinear aerodynamic characteristics of the Maanshan Bridg...
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Nanocellulose Paper for Flexible Electronic Substrate
Paper made with is widely used to fabricate by virtue of the superiorities of , lightweight, and eco-friendly, etc. Herein, advantages/limitations for as , design and fabrication on , and recent...
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Synthesis of Silver and Copper Nanowires and Their Application for Transparent Conductors
Silver and copper nanowires have been used in many areas, like sensors, catalysis, optoelectronics, etc. They are well-known by the excellent optoelectronic and chemical properties. Here in this chapter, some ...
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High Precision Machining of Micro-pyramid Array of Electroless Ni-P Plating Based on Relative Tool Sharpness Effect
Relative tool sharpness (RTS) is identified as the ratio of undeformed chip thickness to tool cutting edge radius, which plays an important role in affecting the micro- or nano-machining process. This paper st...
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Co-electrohydrodynamic Forming of Biomimetic Polymer Materials for Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is routinely used as a medical imaging modality in the disease detection, monitoring, and therapy response assessment in neurology and cancer. An attractive feature of MRI is i...
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Highly Flexible PU Electrospun Membrane Decorated with CNTs and AgNPs for EMI Shielding Application
By virtue of severe electromagnetic wave pollution in modern society, it is imperative to develop the high-performance devices for effective electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. In this work, a novel,...
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Sulfur-Containing Polymer Cathode Materials for Li–S Batteries
Due to high density and low cost of sulfur, lithium-sulfur batteries are of great promise to substitute in a variety of , ranging from electric vehicles to portable electronics. Unfortunately, while provi...
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Supercapacitors: From Lab to Industry
The commercialization of supercapacitors start from the later half of the twentieth century, they have since found wide applications in transportation, utility grid, consumer electronics, flexible and wearable...
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Advanced Characterization Techniques and Mechanistic Understanding
With the in-depth research and rapid development of lithium sulfur (Li–S) batteries, great breakthroughs have been made in electrochemical performance, especially in cycle life and density. Behind a lot of s...
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Characterization of Silver/Polymer Nanocomposites
In this chapter, we mainly discussed the characterization techniques of polymer nanocomposites based on silver nanoparticles. The main characterization techniques discussed in this chapter includes various met...
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Research Developments in XLPE Nanocomposites and Their Blends: Published Papers, Patents, and Production
This chapter reviews the latest advances in research and development of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) nanocomposites and blends, in terms of published articles, patents, and related products. The first part...
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Experimental Progress on Quantum Communication with Quantum Dot Based Devices
Quantum communication is a key branch in the field of quantum information. Quantum dot devices have very promising applications in quantum communication due to the advantage in emitting single photon with good...
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Towards active self-assembly through DNA nanotechnology
Self-assembly, which is ubiquitous in living systems, also stimulates countless synthetic molecular self-assembling systems. Most synthetic self-assemblies are realized by passive processes, going from high-en...
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Double Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Two-Dimensional Materials
In this chapter, we overview double resonance Raman spectra of two dimensional materials. Many weak Raman spectral peaks are observed in the two dimensional materials which can be attributed to second order, d...
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Non-MAX Phase Precursors for MXenes
MXenes, as the new family of two-dimensional materials, have attracted extensive attention due to their widespread potential applications. To enrich the MXene family becomes an important research goal in recen...
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Research Background
Properities and the operating principle of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are briefly introduced. Advantages and challenges of the metal–supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) are reviewed, e.g., choice o...
