Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Han Wu, Yiming Zhong, Yuxiao Tang, Yuqing Huang, Ge Liu, Wentan Sun, Peitao Xie, Duo Pan, Chunzhao Liu, Zhanhu Guo
Summary: The study successfully achieved negative permittivity by preparing ternary percolation nanocomposites, investigating the synergy between graphene and carbon nanotubes, and controlling the formation of conductive paths to regulate negative permittivity precisely.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Teng Gao, Changhe Li, Yiqi Wang, Xueshu Liu, Qinglong An, Hao Nan Li, Yanbin Zhang, Huajun Cao, Bo Liu, Dazhong Wang, Zafar Said, Sujan Debnath, Muhammad Jamil, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Shubham Sharma
Summary: This paper presents a systematic scheme for suppressing drilling damage in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials. The formation mechanism of damage at different hole positions is analyzed, and suppression strategies are reviewed from drilling techniques, conditions, tool design, and multi-techniques integration. The paper also summarizes the methods for damage evaluation and identifies the advantages of various suppression strategies, as well as prospects for future research directions.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Composites
Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Mohammad Jawaid, Togay Ozbakkaloglu
Summary: The rise in environmental awareness worldwide has led researchers to focus on using cellulosic fibers as reinforcement in polymer matrices, which are cheap, renewable, and exhibit great potential for enhancing polymer composites. Cellulosic fiber reinforced composites have seen increasing use in various applications in recent years, benefiting fiber plant cultivation and the economy. Research in this area continues to attract interest from industry and academia, with potential applications in automotive, aerospace, construction, and other sectors.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Wenyue Yang, Danni Peng, Hideo Kimura, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xueqin Sun, Rami Adel Pashameah, Eman Alzahrani, Bin Wang, Zhanhu Guo, Wei Du, Chuanxin Hou
Summary: The three-dimensional honeycomb-like N-doped porous carbon networks decorated with tricobalt tetraoxide nanoparticles (N-CN/Co3O4) showed excellent electrochemical performance as electrodes for lithium storage and supercapacitors, due to the unique designed configuration and optimized surface activity.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Congcong Dang, Qin Mu, Xiubo Xie, Xueqin Sun, Xiaoyang Yang, Yuping Zhang, Srihari Maganti, Mina Huang, Qinglong Jiang, Ilwoo Seok, Wei Du, Chuanxin Hou
Summary: Lithium-oxygen (Li-O-2) battery is a potential candidate for next-generation commercial batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and energy density. However, its practical electrochemical performance faces obstacles such as low discharge capacity, poor rate capability, high overpotential, and unstable cycle lifespan. This review summarizes the recent advances in the design and preparation of cathode materials for Li-O-2 batteries. It discusses the reaction mechanism, component design, structure-property relationship, and attempts to improve the electrochemical properties of Li-O-2 batteries electrode materials.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Peitao Xie, Zhicheng Shi, Mei Feng, Kai Sun, Yao Liu, Kelan Yan, Chunzhao Liu, Tarek A. A. Moussa, Meina Huang, Shuwei Meng, Gemeng Liang, Hua Hou, Runhua Fan, Zhanhu Guo
Summary: Dielectric constant is a physical parameter that determines the response of materials to electromagnetic waves or electrical field. Negative dielectric property, a key for constructing metamaterials, has unique electromagnetic properties. Recent advances have demonstrated the feasibility of achieving negative dielectric property in heterogeneous composites.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zheng Zhang, Mingxiang Liu, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Haikun Wu, Yan Wu, Yang Li, Gaber A. M. Mersal, Islam H. El Azab, Salah M. El-Bahy, Mina Huang, Yunxiao Jiang, Gemeng Liang, Peitao Xie, Chunzhao Liu
Summary: This work focuses on the fabrication and characterization of flexible polystyrene/graphene (PS/GR) composites with epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) properties at radio frequency. The addition of graphene nanosheets in PS matrix led to the formation of a continuous conductive network, resulting in the observation of ENZ behavior at around 920 kHz. This research demonstrates the potential of flexible PS/GR composites in applications such as invisibility cloaks, drug delivery, and soft robotics.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Zhiyong Wang, Shuiqin Yu, Zhixiong Xiao, Mostafa Habibi
Summary: This article presents the amplitude and vibrational characteristics of a rotating fiber metal laminated microdisk. The current microstructure is modeled using a two-parameter viscoelastic foundation and the centrifugal and coriolis effects due to rotation are considered. The strains and stresses are determined using the third-order shear deformable theory and the nonlocal strain gradient theory is used to access size-effects. The boundary conditions are derived through governing equations of the laminated rotating microdisk using Hamilton's principle and solved using a numerical method based on the generalized differential quadrature method.
MECHANICS OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yan Cao, Mengman Weng, M. H. H. Mahmoud, Ashraf Y. Elnaggar, Li Zhang, Islam H. El Azab, Ying Chen, Mina Huang, Jintao Huang, Xinxin Sheng
Summary: In this study, innovative leakage-proof phase change composites (PCCs) with excellent solar thermal conversion capability and superior flame retardancy were successfully developed. The PCCs showed high PEG loading capacity and enthalpy, and exhibited outstanding flame retardant properties.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhe Sun, Yixiang Zhang, Sitong Guo, Junming Shi, Cai Shi, Keqi Qu, Houjuan Qi, Zhanhua Huang, Vignesh Murugadoss, Mina Huang, Zhanhu Guo
Summary: In this study, a highly efficient and sustainable photo-Fenton heterogeneous composite was prepared, which showed significantly enhanced degradation rate of organic contaminants. The composite exhibited high cyclability and reproducibility, and demonstrated excellent catalytic performance in sewage treatment. The mechanism analysis revealed the contribution of active species in the photo-Fenton degradation process.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Fujiang Chen, Junying Chen, Rongqian Duan, Mostafa Habibi, Mohamed Amine Khadimallah
Summary: This research presents a dynamic stability analysis of a tilted curved pipe in a supersonic airflow under thermal loading for the first time. The heat-transfer continuum problem is utilized to simulate the thermal conditions. The tilted pipe is reinforced by carbon nanotube agglomerations (CNTAs). The study verifies the credibility of the results and investigates the significant impact of various factors on the frequency information of the tilted curved pipe.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Siqi Huo, Ting Sai, Shiya Ran, Zhenghong Guo, Zhengping Fang, Pingan Song, Hao Wang
Summary: This study presents an effective method to create transparent epoxy thermosets with outstanding mechanical, dielectric, and fire-retardant properties by incorporating a P/N/B-containing hyperbranched oligomer. The addition of the hyperbranched additive improves the glass-transition temperature, optical transmittance, mechanical strength, and toughness of the epoxy resin, while reducing the dielectric constant, loss, heat release, and smoke generation during combustion. These findings have significant implications for the development of high-performance flame-retardant epoxy resins.
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Haoran Cheng, Linlong Xing, Yang Zuo, Yamin Pan, Mina Huang, A. Alhadhrami, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Zeinhom M. El-Bahy, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Xianhu Liu
Summary: Phase change materials (PCMs) are ideal for thermal management in miniaturized and integrated electronic devices. However, developing PCMs with efficient thermal management and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding has remained a challenge. In this study, a continuous thermal/conductive network was built on a melamine foam template using magnetized nickel (Ni)/MXene (NiM) through dip-coating, and then polyethylene glycol (PEG) was encapsulated into porous NiM/MF hybrid sponge via vacuum impregnation method. The resulting NiM/PCM exhibited suitable thermal conductivity, high electrical conductivity, excellent EMI shielding effectiveness, as well as outstanding thermal stability and high latent heat storage capabilities.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Hao Zheng, Wenjian Zhang, Bowen Li, Junjie Zhu, Chaohang Wang, Guojun Song, Guangshun Wu, Xiaoping Yang, Yudong Huang, Lichun Ma
Summary: This review summarizes the recent progress in surface modification methods of CF and their reinforcement effects on composites. By improving the interfacial adhesion between the fiber and matrix to enhance their mechanical properties, the application potential of CFRP in various fields can be further expanded.
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Kun Liu, Wei Liu, Wei Li, Yaxin Duan, Keyu Zhou, Shu Zhang, Shuzhen Ni, Ting Xu, Haishun Du, Chuanling Si
Summary: The rapid popularization of modern communication technologies, such as 5G, has led to the deterioration of the electromagnetic environment. To address the issues of electromagnetic interference and radiation, the development of electromagnetic shielding materials is crucial. In this study, a unique layered nanopaper, made through a self-assembly process, was reported. The nanopaper showed excellent tensile strength and high conductivity due to the formation of conductive paths at low addition levels. Moreover, the optimized nanopaper exhibited a high electromagnetic shielding effectiveness in the X band, suggesting potential applications in various fields.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yangying Si, Jianan Li, Bin Cui, Dejian Tang, Li Yang, Vignesh Murugadoss, Srihari Maganti, Mina Huang, Zhanhu Guo
Summary: In this study, Janus PF&PMO nano-adsorbent with an asymmetric structure was prepared and found to efficiently adsorb heavy metal ions and organic dyes in water. The nano-adsorbent showed potential for effective use in sewage treatment systems.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Wei Jiang, Xin Ren, Shi Long Wang, Xue Gang Zhang, Xing Yu Zhang, Chen Luo, Yi Min Xie, Fabrizio Scarpa, Andrew Alderson, Ken E. Evans
Summary: Auxetic foams exhibit unique mechanical properties and multiphysics characteristics, making them potential candidates for applications in biomedicine, aerospace, and smart sensing. However, challenges such as complex fabrication and lacking stability hinder their practical applications, requiring further research and development to overcome these barriers.
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Bo Dai, Yong Ma, Feng Dong, Jia Yu, Mingliang Ma, Hamdy Khamees Thabet, Salah M. El-Bahy, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Mina Huang, Ilwoo Seok, Gourisankar Roymahapatra, Nithesh Naik, Ben Bin Xu, Jianxu Ding, Tingxi Li
Summary: With the development of wireless communication technology, electromagnetic pollution has become a pressing issue, demanding the development of efficient electromagnetic wave absorbing materials. This article examines the structure and performance of MXene and CPs, reviewing the current research progress and absorption mechanism.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuxin He, Mengyang Zhou, M. H. H. Mahmoud, Xushen Lu, Guanyu He, Li Zhang, Mina Huang, Ashraf Y. Elnaggar, Qiang Lei, Hu Liu, Chuntai Liu, Islam H. El Azab
Summary: In this study, a multifunctional wearable strain/pressure sensor with an ultra-low detection limit was successfully prepared. It exhibited excellent sensing stability and reproductivity under different conditions, making it applicable in real-time human movement monitoring. Moreover, it also displayed great applicability for optical and thermal sensing, providing more functionality for next-generation wearable electronics.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jianchen Cai, Vignesh Murugadoss, Jinyun Jiang, Xiang Gao, Zhiping Lin, Mina Huang, Jiang Guo, S. A. Alsareii, Hassan Algadi, Murugavel Kathiresan
Summary: Waterborne polyurethanes (WPU) are environmentally friendly alternatives to solvent-borne polyurethanes. The properties of WPU can be tailored by choosing different monomers and monomer ratios. This mini-review discusses the synthesis of WPU, the influence of materials on their properties, and strategies to improve their performance. The structure-property relationship for their end-use applications is also emphasized.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2022)
