Materials Today Communications
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Qiaoyin Li,Aijie Ma,Yuxiang Zhang,Wei Gao,Hongwei Zhou
Superhydrophobic materials have attracted significant attention for their exceptional surface wettability. However, their short service life limits their application in practical anti-corrosion engineering. Magnesium alloys exhibit numerous unique properties but suffer from poor corrosion resistance. To enable the widespread use of magnesium alloys, it is crucial to develop effective anti-corrosion strategies. In this study, a mechanically stable superhydrophobic material was developed using siloxane-modified SiO₂ combined with an adhesive. Test results showed that the contact angle of this superhydrophobic material reached 160° and demonstrated excellent mechanical stability and antifouling properties. Even after 60 cycles of tape adhesion-peeling tests, the contact angle was remained above 150°. In addition, we used an epoxy resin (EP) coating as a primer and sprayed this superhydrophobic material on its surface to prepare a dual-layer coating for the anti-corrosion of magnesium alloys. The coating retained outstanding anti-corrosion performance after immersion in a 3.5 % NaCl solution for 30 days, with impedance values two orders of magnitude higher than those of the pure EP coating. The combination of superhydrophobic material and EP coating provides durable and effective protection for magnesium alloys. We believe that this method presents a promising approach for designing novel anti-corrosion coatings.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2025
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Jiaxin Huang,Huanbin Gou,Jinming Pan,Yuping Liu,Ming Nie,Bo Shang,Danmei Yu,Guangsheng Huang,Dingfei Zhang,Fusheng Pan
Within the domain of metal-air battery systems, developing the non - precious metal catalysts featuring extraordinary catalytic activity in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is crucial to the air-cathode. This work unveils a sol-gel engineered synthesis of La 0.9 Ce 0.1 Co 0.1 Mn 0.9 O 3 perovskite via the co-doping strategy, with targeted exploration of its electrochemical behavior and underlying mechanism in Zn-air and Mg-air battery systems. The perovskite La 0.9 Ce 0.1 Co 0.1 Mn 0.9 O 3 has a wealth of catalytically active ORR sites and a mesoporous architecture. The diffusion-limited current density of La 0.9 Ce 0.1 Co 0.1 Mn 0.9 O 3 successfully achieves a 1.2-fold enhancement relative to commercial Pt/C with a low H 2 O 2 yield of <0.27 %, underscoring its superior mass transport kinetics. The maximum power densities of La 0.9 Ce 0.1 Co 0.1 Mn 0.9 O 3 -based primary/secondary zinc - air batteries are 130 and 83 mW cm −2 , respectively, which are on a par with those of Pt/C - based Zinc - air batteries. Whereas, the open - circuit voltage and maximum power density of the primary magnesium - air battery fabricated with 10 wt% KCl as the electrolyte are 1.85 V and 52 mW cm −2 , respectively, which exhibit superiority over Pt/C catalysts. In combination with DFT analyses, the La 0.9 Ce 0.1 Co 0.1 Mn 0.9 O 3 perovskite emerges as a prospective ORR catalyst for metal-air battery realization.
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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2025
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Jinyu Wu,Zhongyan Wang,Kelan Zhang,Ze Wu,Lingyi Meng,Heng Chen,Xiaoxia Hu,Xiaohui Ma,Anran Guo
For continuing to explore new high-entropy materials, the first high-entropy ilmenite-phase titanate, (Mg,Co,Ni,Zn)TiO 3 , is synthesized in this work, further introducing a new crystal structure type for high-entropy ceramics. The uniform chemical composition and typical ilmenite-phase structure of high-entropy (Mg,Co,Ni,Zn)TiO 3 are verified by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDS, and XPS. Homogeneous element distribution and magnetically-coupled atomic arrangement are further performed using Rietveld refinement, Raman spectral fitting, and high-resolution STEM. On this basis, complementary density functional theory simulation with Hubbard correction (DFT + U) is conducted to reveal the band structure and a 2.529 eV bandgap of high-entropy (Mg,Co,Ni,Zn)TiO 3 , thereby enhancing the potential for high emissivity and electronic applications. Excellent thermal stability at 1000–1200 °C, a low thermal conductivity of 2.365 W·m⁻¹·K⁻¹ at room temperature, a high hemispherical emissivity of 0.93 within the 3–14 μm wavelength range, and a low dielectric constant of 22.23 are also demonstrated.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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Ruihan Li,Feng Hu,Ran Wu,Jianyi Xu,Jin Xu,Zhonghui Hou,Min Zhou,Junyu Bai,Yanghuan Zhang
In the present study, the synthesis of NdMg 12 + x wt%Ni( x = 0, 5, 10, 15) alloy was effectively accomplished through the technique of ball milling , and the profound impact of Ni on the microstructural attributes, as well as the hydrogen absorption and desorption characteristics of NdMg 12 alloy, was meticulously examined. The microstructural analysis reveals that Ni can notably facilitate the development of nanocrystalline and amorphous structural configurations. Subsequent investigations uncovered that a portion of Ni was transformed into the Mg 2 Ni phase on the surface of the NdMg 12 alloy, thereby increasing the number of hydrogen absorption active sites and subsequently enhancing the hydrogen absorption and desorption capabilities of the NdMg 12 +Ni alloy. A thermodynamic analysis reveals that the incorporation of Ni exerts a substantial elevating effect on the hydrogen desorption plateau pressure of NdMg 12 +Ni alloy. As the Ni content escalates from 0 wt% to 5 wt%, the enthalpy of the hydrogen desorption process plummets significantly, from 89.1888 kJ/mol H 2 to 80.2806 kJ/mol H 2 . Concurrently, the addition of Ni markedly diminishes the hysteresis coefficient during hydrogen absorption and desorption, thereby enhancing the overall hydrogen absorption and desorption efficiency of NdMg 12 +Ni alloy. Moreover, the inclusion of Ni not only expedites the hydrogen absorption rate within the NdMg 12 +Ni alloy but also substantially diminishes the activation energy for hydrogen desorption, effectively lowering the minimal hydrogen desorption temperature from 261℃ to 199℃. Notably, the NdMg 12 + 10 wt%Ni alloy exhibited the lowest activation energy (Ea = 114.4995 kJ/mol) and demonstrated superior hydrogen desorption kinetics.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2025
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Muhua Chen,Yuqing Wang,Mengting Li,Bo Fu,Jihuai Tan,Licheng Li,Meisi Chen
The construction of efficient interfacial active sites in metal oxides remains a major challenge for driving the CO 2 cycloaddition under mild conditions. Herein, we engineered a Co x Mg 1-x O solid solution catalyst via a controlled reduction strategy, which achieves near-atomic dispersion within the MgO lattice. The catalyst delivers 96 % yield of cyclic carbonate from epichlorohydrin at 90 °C and 0.1 MPa CO 2 , surpassing the performance of benchmark MgO and Co 3 O 4 catalysts and maintaining stability over five cycles. Structural and spectroscopic characterization (XRD, XPS, UV-Vis) combined with DFT calculations reveal that the high activity originates from synergistic Co-O V -Mg interfacial sites, where Lewis acidic Co 2 + activates epoxides and adjacent oxygen vacancies facilitate CO 2 adsorption. This synergistic effect lowers the energy barrier for the rate-determining ring-opening step to 0.37 eV. This work demonstrates the rational design of oxide solid solutions to create cooperative interfacial sites for efficient CO 2 conversion under mild conditions.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
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2021
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IF 5.191
Minqi Wang,Yiqi Yang,Kai Yuan,Shengbing Yang,Tingting Tang
Background Clinic treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) is considerably challenging. Impaired wound healing may be caused by poor vascularization and dysfunction of the extracellular matrix, which leads to poor re-epithelialization and increased risk of infection. In this study, we evaluated the treatment potential of a functional dressing comprising quaternized chitosan (hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan) and magnesium (Mg) on DFUs. Methods Dressings were prepared by vacuum freeze-drying. The cellular proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis potential of the functional dressings were determined in vitro. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA , ATCC43300) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis 287 (MRSE287) were used to evaluate the antibacterial efficiency of the dressings. Finally, a diabetic rat model with infected wounds was used to further evaluate the effects of functional dressings on the healing of DFUs. Results Functional dressings facilitated the migration of human dermal fibroblasts and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), while also stimulating angiogenesis in HUVECs. Additionally, the functional dressing could effectively eradicate MRSA and MRSE, exhibiting excellent antibacterial ability against drug-resistant bacteria. The results of in vivo microbiological and histological tests demonstrated effective anti-infection ability and wound-healing potential of this functional dressing. Conclusions The dual-functional dressing exhibited wound-healing ability and anti-infection efficiency, demonstrating potential application prospects in DFU treatment. Translational potential of this article As one of the common and serious complications of diabetes, DFUs do not heal easily, causing great suffering to patients. Therefore, improvement in the prognosis of DFUs is a crucial clinical need. The dual-functional dressing prepared in this study was proven to improve the treatment of DFUs, both in vitro and in vivo. Considering its urgent clinical necessity and good biocompatibility of its raw materials, such as alginate, Mg, and chitosan derivatives, this dual-functional dressing presents good prospects for clinical translation.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2021
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IF 4.527
Shiyao Shen,Ying Tang,Jie Li,Weishuang Fang,LaiYuan Ao,Xiangguang Zhao,Liang Fang
Substitution of Ga 3+ by [Zn 0.5 Ti 0.5 ] 3+ in MgGa 2 O 4 improved the comprehensive properties of the resultant spinel. A continuous solid solution with a spinel structure was formed in Mg(Zn 0.5 Ti 0.5 ) 2 x Ga (2−2 x ) O 4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1); here, Zn 2+ occupied the tetrahedral 8 a site while Ti 4+ occupied the octahedral 16 d site, resulting in a decrease in the degree of inversion λ from 0.86 to 0. The optimal sintering temperature decreased from 1460 °C to 1220 °C, and the dielectric constant ( ε r ) increased from 8.8 to 14.9; these changes could be ascribed to the greater polarizability of [Zn 0.5 Ti 0.5 ] 3+ relative to that of Ga 3+ . The temperature coefficient of resonant frequency ( τ f ) of the material remarkably increased from −64.1 ppm/°C to −16.8 ppm/°C, which may be attributed to the increase in dielectric polarizability/molecular volume, bond energy, and bond valence in B-sites. The high-quality factor ( Q × f ) slightly decreased from 89,253 GHz to 73,432 GHz with decreasing λ and packing fraction. Optimal microwave dielectric properties were obtained from the sample with x = 1 and sample sintered at 1220 °C; in this case, ε r = 14.9, Q × f = 73,432 GHz, and τ f = −16.8 ppm/°C.
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Frontiers in Materials
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2022
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Feng Yashan,Chang Lei,Zhu Shijie,Yang Yongxin,Wei Baoli,Lv Meng,Wang Jun,Guan Shaokang
The uncontrollable rapid degradation rate of the Mg alloy substrate limited its clinical application, and implant-associated infections have been reported to be the main reason for the secondary surgery of orthopedic implantation. The aim of this study was to produce a multifunctional coating on magnesium-based alloys that have improved corrosion resistance, bioactivity, and antibacterial properties through the preparation of polyelectrolytic multilayers (PEMs) consisting of chitosan (CS) and sodium hyaluronate (HA) on silane-modified strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite (hereafter referred to as Bil (SH + CS)/SrHA). The multifunctional coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed the polyelectrolyte complex SH/CS layer to be uniformly and tightly attached on to the surface of silane-treated SrHA. At the same time, a potentiodynamic polarization test and hydrogen evolution test showed the Bil (SH + CS)/SrHA coatings to exhibit superior corrosion resistance than bulk Mg-based alloys. The results of the cell–surface interactions revealed Bil (SH + CS)/SrHA coatings to be in favor of cell initial adhesion and more beneficial to the proliferation and growth of cells with the processing of co-culture. In addition, antibacterial tests demonstrated the strong bactericidal effect of Bil (SH + CS)/SrHA coatings against both Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus (S. aureus), suggesting that Bil (SH + CS)/SrHA coatings can successfully achieve multifunctionality with enhanced corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties.
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Biomaterials Science
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2018
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Qianwen Li,Donghui Wang,Jiajun Qiu,Feng Peng,Xuanyong Liu
Hard tissue implant materials which can cause a suitable alkaline microenvironment are thought to be beneficial for stimulating osteoblast differentiation while suppressing osteoclast generation. To make the local pH around the interface between materials and cells controllable, we prepared a series of Mg–Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) films on acid-etched pure titanium surfaces via hydrothermal treatment. By adjusting the Mg/Fe proportion ratio, the interlayer spacing of Mg–Fe LDHs was regulated, making their OH− exchange abilities adjustable, and this ultimately resulted in a microenvironment with a controllable pH value. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the Mg–Fe LDH film-modified titanium surface possessed good biocompatibility and osteogenic activity, especially the Mg–Fe LDH film with Mg/Fe proportion ratio of 4, which could form a suitable alkaline microenvironment for the growth and osteogenetic differentiation of stem cells. These results demonstrate the potential application of the prepared Mg–Fe LDH films in enhancing the osteogenesis of implant materials while providing a new way into the design of controllable alkaline environment.
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FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
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2019
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IF 4.507
Xiaoping Wu,Qiao Zhang,Lungang Chen,Qiying Liu,Xinghua Zhang,Qi Zhang,Longlong Ma,Chenguang Wang
The development of thermally stable Pt-based catalysts with superior performance for propane dehydrogenation reactions remains a daunting challenge. In this study, a series of PtSn-Mg(Zn)AlO catalysts with different Zn and Pt contents were synthesized by the anion-exchange method for the propane dehydrogenation reaction. To investigate the influence of Zn on the reaction performance and the catalyst structure, the prepared catalysts were characterized with several analytical techniques, including XRD , TEM, HRTEM, H 2 -TPD and CO pulse chemisorption . A good propane conversion (initially higher than 55% and averaging 45.2% over a period of 2 h) and propene selectivity (higher than 99%) were obtained experimentally with PtSn-Mg(3Zn)AlO at 550 °C. The results demonstrated that Pt provided the active sites and that Zn was a promoter. The HRTEM and CO pulse chemisorption results indicated that the addition of Zn to the PtSn-MgAlO catalyst can stabilize the dispersion of metal particles and thus inhibit the sintering of Pt particles. Furthermore, the activities of the used catalysts were almost recovered through reaction-regeneration cycles with the burning-off of coke during five cycles.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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2021
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IF 5.924
Jie Li,Shiyi Wang,Huayin Li,Yuan Tan,Yunjie Ding
The synthesis of ester compounds is one of the most important chemical processes. In this work, Zn-Mg-Al mixed oxides with different Zn2+/Mg2+molar ratios were prepared via co-precipitation method and supported gold nanoclusters to study the direct oxidative esterification of aldehyde and alcohol in the presence of molecular oxygen. Various characterization techniques such as N2-physical adsorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and CO2temperature programmed desorption (TPD) were utilized to analyze the structural and electronic properties. Based on the results, the presence of small amounts of Zn2+ions (~5 wt.%) provoked a remarkable modification of the binary Mg-Al system, which enhanced the interaction between gold with the support and reduced the particle size of gold. For oxidative esterification reaction, the Au25/Zn0.05MgAl-400 catalyst showed the best performance, with the highest turnover frequency (TOF) of 1933 h−1. The active center was believed to be located at the interface between metallic gold with the support, where basic sites contribute a lot to transformation of the substrate.Keywords:gold catalyst;cluster;hydrotalcite;oxidative esterification;methyl isobutyrate
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2023
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Hui Yong,Yiwan Chen,Yanquan Ji,Shuai Wang,Jiangwei Ma,Baosheng Liu,Jifan Hu,Yanghuan Zhang
Solid-state magnesium-based hydrogen storage encounters challenges associated with sluggish hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics. The incorporation of catalysts is considered a promising means to improve the hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of these alloys. In this experiment, we prepared the Mg 80 Ni 15 Y 5 alloy via vacuum melting and incorporated TiF 3 in varying weight percentages of 1, 3, 5, and 7 wt% through ball milling . The phase composition and microstructure of the samples were analyzed and measured using X-ray diffraction meter (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED), and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) techniques. The results revealed that the TiF 3 introduced two catalytically phases, MgF and TiF 2 . And TiF 2 transforms into TiH 2 after hydrogen absorption, which covers the surface of MgH 2 and prolongs the nucleation time of MgH 2 .Furthermore, the addition of TiF 3 made the surface of alloy markedly coarser and more irregular and few cracks, providing channels for hydrogen diffusion. This behavior optimized the kinetic performance of the alloy. It was observed that the samples containing 7 wt%TiF 3 achieved 99.2 % hydrogen saturation even in low-temperature. It's worth mentioning that the addition of 7 wt% TiF 3 to the Mg 80 Ni 15 Y 5 alloy significantly reduced the dehydrogenation activation energy to 58.5 kJ/mol, as opposed to pure magnesium with an activation energy of 158.2 kJ/mol. This substantial reduction has effectively accelerated the hydrogen absorption and desorption rates of the alloy. However, it had only a negligible impact on the thermodynamic properties of the sample with 7 wt%TiF 3 .
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