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316L Reinforced with Tungsten Carbide Particles by Laser-Directed Energy Deposition: Interface Microstructure and Friction-Wear Performance
In order to enhance the hardness and wear resistance of 316L alloy, a strengthening phase was incorporated and laser-directed energy deposition was utilized to create a composite deposition layer consisting of...
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Effect of Residual Thermal Stress on the Effective Magnetostriction of Ferromagnetic Particles–Superconducting Matrix
Based on the Mori–Tanaka method and Eshelby's equivalent inclusions theory, a general analytical expression for the effective magnetostriction of ferromagnetic particles–superconducting matrix composites is de...
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The Effect Of Magnetic Relaxation on Ac Susceptibility In Type-II Superconductors
In this paper, the study investigates the effect of magnetic relaxation on the ac susceptibility in type-II superconductors. To this end, the flux creep equation of ac response is deduced, and the characterist...
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Effect of Column Defects on the Vortex Dynamics of Superconducting Thin Film with Ginzburg–Landau Parameters
The time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau equations (TDGL) for a type-II superconducting film containing columnar defects are solved by the finite difference method. The effect of the number of defects on the flux dy...
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Effect of Ferromagnetic Particles on the Effective Magnetostriction of Bulk Superconductor
In this paper, the dependence of the effective magnetostriction of the bulk superconductor and magnetic parameters or elastic parameters such as permeability, volume fraction, and elastic modulus under viscous...
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Open AccessDual signal amplification coupling with DNA-templated silver nanoclusters for sensitive and label-free detection of thrombin
Sensitive and reliable determination of thrombin is relevant in the realms of medical and biological research as it serves as an essential biomarker of a number of blood-related illnesses. Herein, we integrate...
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Crack-Inclusion Problem in a Superconducting Cylinder with Exponential Distribution of Critical Current Density
In this paper, the crack-inclusion interaction considering the exponential distribution of critical current density is carried out for a functionally graded superconducting cylinder during the zero-field cooli...
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Influence of Non-superconducting Inclusions on Magnetostriction of Bulk Superconductors with Viscous Flux Flow Under Zero-Field Cooling Process
How do non-superconducting inclusions influence the magnetostriction of bulk superconductors with viscous flux flow? This problem has still not been addressed in theoretical models. In the paper, a model is de...
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Design of parallel-connected polymer tandem solar cells using efficient low bandgap PTB7-Th:PC71BM blend
Parallel-connected tandem cells adopting a highly efficient donor polymer, PTB7-Th, combined with acceptor fullerene PC71BM as the back sub-cell was introduced to further improve the performance of polymer solar ...
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Effect of Inclusions on Magnetostriction in Superconducting Cylinder with Exponential Distribution of Critical-Current Density
The magnetoelastic behaviour subjected to the electromagnetic body force induced by flux pinning is studied with Kim model for zero-field cooling (ZFC) magnetization process, in which the non-uniform parameter η ...
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Flux Pinning-Induced Stress in a Long Hollow Cylindrical Superconductor Restricted by a Metal Tube
The tensile stress in a hollow cylindrical superconductor completely restricted by a metal tube in a parallel magnetic field is investigated. Using the plane strain approach, analytical expressions for the str...
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Effect of Magnetic Inclusions on the Effective Magnetostriction of Bulk Superconductors
A simple model is presented based on the Kim–Anderson model to further investigate the dependence of the effective magnetostriction of magnetic inclusion-superconducting matrix system on both the elastic and m...
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3D Modeling Effect of Spherical Inclusions on the Magnetostriction of Bulk Superconductors
In this paper, the dependence of the effective magnetostriction of bulk superconductors on the elastic parameters including the volume fraction and elastic modulus ratio is studied by a three-dimensional model...
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Study of series-connected polymer tandem solar cells based on a highly efficient donor material of PTB7-Th
A highly efficient donor polymer, PTB7-Th, combined with acceptor fullerene PC71BM was introduced as the subcell in the series-connected tandem devices to achieve high-performance polymer tandem solar cells. Desi...
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Preparation and Photocatalysis of Schlumbergera bridgesii-Like CdS Modified One-Dimensional TiO2 Nanowires on Zeolite
In recent years, composite semiconductor photocatalytic materials have received significant attention as a novel type of materials and technical means. So in this work, CdS-modified TiO2 nanowires are fabricated ...
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Solvothermal synthesis of hierarchical Co3O4 flower-like microspheres for superior ethanol gas sensing properties
In this paper, hierarchical Co3O4 flower-like microspheres have been successfully synthesized on the basis of morphology-conserved transformation method. The key step of this method is to construct flower-like mi...
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Novel Organometallic Fullerene Complexes for Vehicular Hydrogen Storage
Experimental wet chemical approaches have been demonstrated in the synthesis of a new chainlike (C60-Fe-C60-Fe)n complex. This structure has been proposed based on 13C solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, elec...
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Synthesis of BaMoO4 hollow spheres
Based on the “polymer-cation templates” technique, well-defined BaMoO4 hollow spheres with an average diameter of 2.3 μm have been synthesized via a simple precipitation reaction between BaCl2 and (NH4)6Mo7O24 · ...
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Hydrogen Storage in Novel Carbon-Based Nanostructured Materials
Experimental wet chemical approaches to complex an iron atom with two C60 fullerenes, representing a new molecule, dubbed a “bucky dumbbell,” have been demonstrated. The structure of this molecule has been determ...
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Generalized Kubas Complexes as a Novel Means for Room Temperature Molecular Hydrogen Storage
We propose that generalized Kubas complexes of molecular hydrogen with light metal elements, such as B and Be embedded in carbon nanostructures, or related Be and B materials, could offer breakthrough performa...