Showing papers in "Science and Technology of Advanced Materials in 2015"

TL;DR: This review focuses on the recent development and various strategies in the preparation, microstructure, and magnetic properties of bare and surface functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs); their corresponding biological application was also discussed.

TL;DR: Determining the effective setup of parameters, developing improved biocompatible/bioactive materials, and improving the mechanical/biological properties of laser sintered and 3D printed tissues are the three main concerns which have been investigated in this article.

TL;DR: This review summarizes the major achievements of the project in newly found superconducting materials, and the fabrication wires and tapes of iron-based superconductors; it incorporates a list of ∼700 unsuccessful materials examined for superconductivity in the project.

TL;DR: Various polymer wrapping approaches, together with the applications of the polymer-wrapped CNTs, are summarized.

TL;DR: In this review, some current accomplishments of post-synthetic modification (PSM) based on covalent transformations and coordinative interactions as well as post-Synthetic exchange (PSE) in robust MOFs are provided.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the recent progress in biological effects of Au NPs at the molecular and cellular levels, and then introduces key techniques to study the interaction between Au NPS and proteins.

TL;DR: This work has studied a number of perovskites based on Co, Mn, Ru, and Fe and their substituted compositions for their catalytic activity in terms of diesel soot oxidation, three-way catalysis, N2O decomposition, low-temperature CO oxidation, oxidation of volatile organic compounds, etc.

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of recent research focusing on surface treatment techniques utilised to control the corrosion rate and surface integrity of Mg-based alloys in both in vitro and in vivo environments is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the technology of Ge1−xSnx-related group-IV semiconductor materials for developing Si-based nanoelectronics is presented.

TL;DR: Data obtained revealed that the materials that entrapped the highest amount of quercetin showed notable antioxidant effectiveness, and the antiradical properties of the investigated systems were evaluated by DPPH and ABTS methods.

TL;DR: This review introduces the study of water-splitting photocatalysts, with a focus on recent progress in visible-light induced overall water splitting on oxynitride photoc atalysts.

TL;DR: In this review, some fundamental details of hybrid lead iodide perovskite materials, various fabrication techniques and device structures are described, aiming for a better understanding of these materials and thus highly efficient PSC devices.

TL;DR: Recent progress in chemocatalytic processes for the production of five industrially important products as bio-based plastic monomers and their intermediates is comprehensively summarized.

TL;DR: Ce3+ doped GAG-based single crystals and transparent ceramics are shown to simultaneously possess the advantages of high theoretical density, fast scintillation decay, and high light yields, and hold great potential as scintillators for a wide range of applications.

TL;DR: The last developments in two areas of interest for the applications of BaTiO3 films on silicon are reviewed, namely integrated photonics, which benefits from the large Pockels effect of Ba TiO3, and low power logic devices, which may benefit from the negative capacitance of the ferroelectric.

TL;DR: The history of piezoelectric perovskites is reviewed and forecasts future development trends, including Uchino’s discoveries such as the Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 electrostrictor, and five key trends in the development of Piezomaterials: performance to reliability, hard to soft, macro to nano, homo to hetero, and single to multi-functional.

TL;DR: This paper reviews recent FNWs research focusing on their mechanical, electrical and superconducting properties and growth mechanisms in the liquid–liquid interfacial precipitation method.

TL;DR: In this review, various studies performed utilizing nanocomposites for improving the mechanical strength, anti-calcification potential and hemocompatibility of heart valves are reviewed and summarized.

TL;DR: It is reported that in [(GeTe)2(Sb2Te3)l]m superlattice films (where l and m are integers) with topological phase transition, strong magnetoelectric response may be induced at temperatures above room temperature when the external fields are applied normal to the film surface.

TL;DR: A meta analysis of the structural and mechanical properties of ice templated materials from an exhaustive collection of records is reported here to identify which parameters are the most critical to control the structure and properties, and to derive guidelines for optimizing the mechanical response of ice Templating materials.

TL;DR: The effectiveness of the proposed solution by modifying the device structure by introducing protrusion or corrugated electrodes and vertical field switching mechanism will be discussed, in order to assess the potential of BPLC in display technology and beyond.

TL;DR: In insight into how the crystal morphology can be controlled so that the surface chemistry of β-Ag2MoO4 can be tuned for specific applications, the presence of structural disorder in the tetrahedral and octahedral clusters was used to explain the experimentally measured optical properties.

TL;DR: A facile and energy-saving route to fabricating homogenous α-Fe2O3 nanodisks with superior photocatalytic activity that is suitable for the treatment of contaminated water and that meets the requirement of mass production is demonstrated.

TL;DR: The results indicate that pre-treatments with different levels of adsorbents regenerated the quality of WFO and improved thequality of the obtained biodiesel.

TL;DR: An overview of appropriate methods of fabrication according to both size and shape requirements and the concept of guiding the catalytic motors within the confines of wall is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, a brief overview of NTE induced by intermetallic charge transfer in A-site ordered double perovskites SaCu3Fe4O12 and LaCu3 Fe4-x Mn x O12, as well as in Bi or Ni substituted BiNiO3.

TL;DR: The effect of the addition of nanoparticles on IMC formation and their growth under several thermal conditions is discussed and an outlook on the future growth of research in the fabrication of nanocomposite solder is provided.

TL;DR: LaCo0.5O3±δ was found to be a promising candidate as a replacement for standard metals used in oxide electrodes and wiring that are operated at temperatures up to 1173 K in air because of its high electrical conductivity and stability at high temperatures.

TL;DR: The current state of MOF research is summarized, design principles and structural elements needed to develop potential NLO and low dielectric (low-κ) MOFs are focused on and structure–property relationships for nonlinear optical (NLO) and dielectrics applications are reported on.

TL;DR: The geosynthetic market is evaluated and economical and environmental benefits, as well as environmental side effects related to the use ofGeosynthetics, are discussed.