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Mahnicka-Goremikina L, Svinka R, Svinka V, Goremikins V, Ilic S, Grase L, Juhnevica I, Rundans M, Eiduks TV, Pludons A. Porous Mullite Ceramic Modification with Nano-WO 3. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4631. [PMID: 37444944 DOI: 10.3390/ma16134631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Mullite and mullite-alumina ceramics materials with dominance of the mullite phase are used in different areas of technology and materials science. Porous mullite ceramics materials can be used simultaneously as refractory heat insulators and also as materials for constructional elements. The purpose of this work was to investigate the WO3 nanoparticle influence on the evolution of the aluminum tungstate and zircon crystalline phases in mullite ceramics due to stabilization effects caused by different microsize ZrO2 and WO3. The use of nano-WO3 prevented the dissociation of zircon in the ceramic samples with magnesia-stabilized zirconia (MSZ), increased porosity by approximately 60 ± 1%, increased the intensity of the aluminum tungstate phase, decreased bulk density by approximately 1.32 ± 0.01 g/cm3, and increased thermal shock resistance by ensuring a loss of less than 5% of the elastic modulus after 10 cycles of thermal shock.
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- Ludmila Mahnicka-Goremikina
- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Structural Engineering and Reconstruction, Riga Technical University, Kipsalas st. 6A, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Materials, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Paula Valdena st. 3/7, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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Xie Q, Lou F, Luo X, Hao H, Wang M, Wang G, Chen J, Xie Y, Wang G. Enhanced Electrochemical Performance and Safety of LiNi 0.88Co 0.1Al 0.02O 2 by a Negative Thermal Expansion Material of Orthorhombic Al 2(WO 4) 3. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:26882-26894. [PMID: 35654441 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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LiNi0.88Co0.1Al0.02O2 (NCA) is attractive for high-energy batteries, but phase transition and side reactions leave large volume change and thermal runaway. In order to address the drawbacks, orthorhombic Al2(WO4)3, a cheap anisotropic negative thermal expansion material, was synthesized and adopted to modify NCA, and its effects on the electrochemical performance and safety of NCA were investigated using multifarious techniques. Al2(WO4)3 can greatly improve the rate performance, cyclability at different temperatures, thermal stability, and interface behavior and intensify charge transfer as well as decline the deformation and side reactions of NCA. The discharge capacity of the NCA modified with 5 wt % Al2(WO4)3 reaches 170.0 mA h/g at 5.0 C and 25 °C. After 100 cycles, the values of this electrode at 1.0 C and 25 °C and at 3.0 C and 60 °C are 164.2 and 148.7 mA h/g, respectively, much higher than those of the pure NCA under the same conditions. Moreover, Al2(WO4)3 declines the byproducts and cation mixing and decreases the released heat, strain, and charge-transfer resistance after cycles of NCA about 37.1, 33.0, and 32.8%, respectively. The improvement mechanism is discussed. It opens an effective avenue for the applications of energy materials by simultaneously adjusting heat, structure, interface, and deformation.
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- Qingshan Xie
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Most materials expand when heated, which can lead to thermal stress and even failure. Whereas thermomiotic materials exhibit negative thermal expansion, the creation of materials with near-zero thermal expansion presents an ongoing challenge due to the need to optimize thermal and mechanical properties simultaneously. The present work describes the preparation and properties of polymer–ceramic composites with low thermal expansion. Ceramic scaffolds, prepared by freeze-casting of low-thermal-expansion Al2W3O12, were impregnated with poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA). The resulting composites can have a coefficient of thermal expansion as low as 2 × 10−6 K−1, and hardness values of 4.0 ± 0.3 HV/5 (39 ± 3 MPa) and 16 ± 3 HV/5 (160 ± 30 MPa) parallel and perpendicular to the ice growth, respectively. The higher hardness perpendicular to the ice growth direction indicates that the PMMA is acting to improve the mechanical properties of the composite.
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Shi N, Liu Q, He X, Cen H, Ju R, Zhang Y, Ma L. Production of lactic acid from cellulose catalyzed by easily prepared solid Al2(WO4)3. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Aluminum plasmonic nanoshielding in ultraviolet inactivation of bacteria. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9026. [PMID: 28831133 PMCID: PMC5567371 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08593-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is an effective bacterial inactivation technique with broad applications in environmental disinfection. However, biomedical applications are limited due to the low selectivity, undesired inactivation of beneficial bacteria and damage of healthy tissue. New approaches are needed for the protection of biological cells from UV radiation for the development of controlled treatment and improved biosensors. Aluminum plasmonics offers attractive opportunities for the control of light-matter interactions in the UV range, which have not yet been explored in microbiology. Here, we investigate the effects of aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) prepared by sonication of aluminum foil on the UVC inactivation of E. coli bacteria and demonstrate a new radiation protection mechanism via plasmonic nanoshielding. We observe direct interaction of the bacterial cells with Al NPs and elucidate the nanoshielding mechanism via UV plasmonic resonance and nanotailing effects. Concentration and wavelength dependence studies reveal the role and range of control parameters for regulating the radiation dosage to achieve effective UVC protection. Our results provide a step towards developing improved radiation-based bacterial treatments.
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Matsumoto Y, Shimanouchi R. Synthesis of Al2(MoO4)3 by Two Distinct Processes, Hydrothermal Reaction and Solid-State Reaction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fabbro MT, Saliby C, Rios LR, La Porta FA, Gracia L, Li MS, Andrés J, Santos LPS, Longo E. Identifying and rationalizing the morphological, structural, and optical properties of [Formula: see text]-Ag 2MoO 4 microcrystals, and the formation process of Ag nanoparticles on their surfaces: combining experimental data and first-principles calculations. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2015; 16:065002. [PMID: 27877844 PMCID: PMC5069988 DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/16/6/065002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We present a combined theoretical and experimental study on the morphological, structural, and optical properties of β-Ag2MoO4 microcrystals. β-Ag2MoO4 samples were prepared by a co-precipitation method. The nucleation and formation of Ag nanoparticles on β-Ag2MoO4 during electron beam irradiation were also analyzed as a function of electron beam dose. These events were directly monitored in real-time using in situ field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The thermodynamic equilibrium shape of the β-Ag2MoO4 crystals was built with low-index surfaces (001), (011), and (111) through a Wulff construction. This shape suggests that the (011) face is the dominating surface in the ideal morphology. A significant increase in the values of the surface energy for the (011) face versus those of the other surfaces was observed, which allowed us to find agreement between the experimental and theoretical morphologies. Our investigation of the different morphologies and structures of the β-Ag2MoO4 crystals provided 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 [MoO4] and octahedral [AgO6] clusters, the building blocks of β-Ag2MoO4, was used to explain the experimentally measured optical properties.
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- Maria T Fabbro
- Department of Chemistry, CDMF, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905, São Carlos, Brazil
- Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Universitat Jaume I, Campus Riu Sec, E-12071, Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, CDMF, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, CDMF, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 86036-370, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Physic and Analytical Chemistry, Universitat Jaume I, Campus Riu Sec, E-12071, Castellón, Spain
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, 13560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Physic and Analytical Chemistry, Universitat Jaume I, Campus Riu Sec, E-12071, Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, INCTMN, Instituto Federal do Maranhão, Monte Castelo, 65030-005, São Luís, Brazil
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- CDMF, INCTMN, Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, 14801-907, Brazil
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Luo Y, Xu Y, Tian L, Zhang W, Li M, Shen W. Exploration of phosphorescent platinum(II) complexes functionalized by distinct main-group units to search for highly efficient blue emitters applied in organic light-emitting diodes: A theoretical study. Inorganica Chim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2015.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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