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Editorial: Catalysts for Clean Energy Conversion and Storage (open access)

Editorial: Catalysts for Clean Energy Conversion and Storage

An introduction to a series of research articles submitted on the topic of "Catalysts for Clean Energy Conversion and Storage".
Date: February 21, 2020
Creator: Xia, Zhenhai & Xiang, Zhonghua
System: The UNT Digital Library
Editorial: Superlubricity across the scales (open access)

Editorial: Superlubricity across the scales

Article talks about how while the idea of frictionless surfaces and the associated implications of vanishing energy losses during mechanical motion have been part of science fiction culture, scientists in the real world work toward realizing this ambitious goal that was once thought to be unattainable. The overarching goal of the research topic titled “Superlubricity Across the Scales” is to provide a snapshot of the latest developments in this rapidly accelerating field of research.
Date: October 26, 2022
Creator: Baykara, Mehmet Z.; Berman, Diana & Rosenkranz, Andreas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of composition and thermal history on deformation behavior and cluster connections in model bulk metallic glasses (open access)

Effect of composition and thermal history on deformation behavior and cluster connections in model bulk metallic glasses

Article describes the compositional dependence and influence of relaxation state on the deformation behavior of a Pt–Pd-based bulk metallic glasses model system was investigated, where platinum is systematically replaced by topologically equivalent palladium atoms. Based on total scattering experiments with synchrotron X-ray radiation, a correlation between the increase in stiffer 3-atom cluster connections and reduction in strain-rate sensitivity, as a measure of ductility, with Pd content and thermal history is suggested.
Date: October 12, 2022
Creator: Neuber, Nico; Sadeghilaridjani, Maryam; Ghodki, Nandita; Gross, Oliver; Adam, Bastian; Ruschel, Lucas et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Cr Addition on γ-γ' Cobalt-Based Co-Mo-Al-Ta Class of Superalloys: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study (open access)

Effect of Cr Addition on γ-γ' Cobalt-Based Co-Mo-Al-Ta Class of Superalloys: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study

This article deals with effect of Cr addition (10 at.%) on the partitioning behavior and the consequent effect on mechanical properties for tungsten-free γ-γ' cobalt-based superalloys with base alloy compositions of Co–30Ni–10Al–5Mo–2Ta (2Ta) and Co–30Ni–10Al–5Mo–2Ta–2Ti (2Ta2Ti).
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Nithin, B.; Samanta, A.; Makineni, S. K.; Alam, Talukder; Pandey, P.; Singh, Abhishek K. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Laser Shock Peening Parameters on Residual Stresses and Corrosion Fatigue of AA5083 (open access)

Effect of Laser Shock Peening Parameters on Residual Stresses and Corrosion Fatigue of AA5083

Article examining Aluminium alloy 5083 subjected to Laser Shock Peening both with (LSP) and without protective coating (LPwC) at multiple pulse densities. A second LPwC treatment was conducted fully submersed under water, in addition to the standard laminar water flow condition. Results show that compressive residual stresses were generated in all cases, although their character varied depending on the peening strategy and method of confinement.
Date: October 14, 2021
Creator: Kaufman, Jan; Špirit, Zbyněk; Vasudevan, Vijay K.; Steiner, Matthew Alan; Mannava, Seetha Ramaiah; Brajer, Jan et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The effect of laser shock peening with and without protective coating on intergranular corrosion of sensitized AA5083 (open access)

The effect of laser shock peening with and without protective coating on intergranular corrosion of sensitized AA5083

Article applies Laser Shock Peening with (LSP) and without protective coating (LPwC) to sensitized AA5083 followed by electrochemical analysis.
Date: November 1, 2021
Creator: Kaufman, Jan; Racek, Jan; Cieslar, Miroslav; Minárik, Peter; Steiner, Matthew A.; Mannava, Seetha R. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Length, Diameter, Chirality, Deformation, and Strain on Contact Thermal Conductance Between Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (open access)

Effect of Length, Diameter, Chirality, Deformation, and Strain on Contact Thermal Conductance Between Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

This article explores the role of various geometrical and structural (length, diameter, chirality) as well as external (deformation and strain) carbon nanotube (CNT) parameters to estimate total as well as area-normalized thermal conductance across cross-contact interconnects.
Date: April 16, 2018
Creator: Varshney, Vikas; Lee, Jonghoon; Brown, Joshua S.; Farmer, Barry L.; Voevodin, Andrey A. & Roy, Ajit
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Microstructure on the Deformation Mechanism of Friction Stir-Processed A₁₀.₁CoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy (open access)

Effect of Microstructure on the Deformation Mechanism of Friction Stir-Processed A₁₀.₁CoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy

This article reports grain refinement using friction stir processing and a detailed study on the microstructural evolution at various locations in the processed region using scanning electron microscopy, in addition to the effect of grain refinement on the tensile properties and the underlying deformation mechanisms in both coarse-grained and fine-grained materials.
Date: August 7, 2014
Creator: Komarasamy, Mageshwari; Kumar, N.; Tang, Z.; Mishra, Rajiv & Liaw, P.K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Ni-Content on the Transformation Temperatures in NiTi-20 at. % Zr High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (open access)

Effect of Ni-Content on the Transformation Temperatures in NiTi-20 at. % Zr High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys

This article investigates the effect of Ni-content on phase transformation behavior of NiTi-20 at. % Zr high temperature shape memory alloy.
Date: October 18, 2017
Creator: Carl, Matthew; Smith, Jesse D.; Van Doren, Brian & Young, Marcus L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Polymer Removal on the Morphology and Phase of the Nanoparticles in All-Inorganic Heterostructures Synthesized via Two-Step Polymer Infiltration (open access)

Effect of Polymer Removal on the Morphology and Phase of the Nanoparticles in All-Inorganic Heterostructures Synthesized via Two-Step Polymer Infiltration

This article uses iron oxide/alumina heterostructures formed by two-step infiltration of polystyrene-block-polyvinyl pyridine block copolymer with iron and aluminum precursors from the solution and vapor-phases, respectively, to show that the phase and morphology of iron oxide nanoparticles dramatically depend on the approach used to remove the polymer. The article extends the boundaries of structure manipulations in multicomponent heterostructures synthesized using polymer infiltration synthesis and their properties.
Date: January 28, 2021
Creator: Berman, Diana; Sha, Yuchen & Shevchenko, Elena V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of pressure quenching on the structures and properties of borosilicate glasses: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations (open access)

Effect of pressure quenching on the structures and properties of borosilicate glasses: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

Article describes how processes including hot compression, cold compression and subsequent annealing on the structures and properties are investigated and compared. They found that applying pressure up to 10 GPa at the glass transition temperature led to permanent densifications and a dramatic increase of elastic moduli by 90%, while thermal annealing reversed the increase and applying pressure at ambient temperature did not increase the modulus.
Date: August 23, 2022
Creator: Ren, Mengguo & Du, Jincheng
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of solution condition on hydroxyapatite formation in evaluating bioactivity of B2O3 containing 45S5 bioactive glasses (open access)

Effect of solution condition on hydroxyapatite formation in evaluating bioactivity of B2O3 containing 45S5 bioactive glasses

Article describes study investigating the effects of testing solutions and conditions on hydroxyapatite (HAp) formation as a means of in vitro bioactivity evaluation of B2O3 containing 45S5 bioactive glasses.
Date: June 5, 2019
Creator: Lu, Xiaonan; Kolzow, Jessica; Chen, Roberto R. & Du, Jincheng
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Substrate Support on Dynamic Graphene/Metal Electrical Contacts (open access)

Effect of Substrate Support on Dynamic Graphene/Metal Electrical Contacts

This article investigates the stability of dynamic electrical contacts at a graphene/metal interface using atomic force microscopy (AFM), under static conditions with variable normal loads and under sliding conditions with variable speeds.
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Lee, Jihyung; Hu, Xiaoli; Voevodin, Andrey A.; Martini, Ashlie & Berman, Diana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Thermal Treatment With Water, H₂So₄ and Naoh Aqueous Solution on Color, Cell Wall and Chemical Structure of Poplar Wood (open access)

Effect of Thermal Treatment With Water, H₂So₄ and Naoh Aqueous Solution on Color, Cell Wall and Chemical Structure of Poplar Wood

This article describes a study to observe and quantify the changes of color on wood surface and microstructure of cell walls after the thermal treatment with water, dilute acid and alkali, and to describe the changes of chemical structure on wood surface after those pretreatments.
Date: March 3, 2018
Creator: Shi, Jiangtao; Lu, Yu; Zhang, Yaoli; Cai, Liping & Shi, Sheldon Q.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electrochemical and Friction Characteristics of Metallic Glass Composites at the Microstructural Length-scales (open access)

Electrochemical and Friction Characteristics of Metallic Glass Composites at the Microstructural Length-scales

This article evaluates the phase-specific electrochemical and friction characteristics of a Zr-based mtallic glass composite, which comprised roughly of 40% by volume crystalline dendrites in an amorphous matrix.
Date: November 1, 2017
Creator: Ayyagari, Aditya; Hasannaeimi, Vahid; Singh Arora, Harpreet & Mukherjee, Sundeep
System: The UNT Digital Library
Embedded Corrosion Sensing with ZnO-PVDF Sensor Textiles (open access)

Embedded Corrosion Sensing with ZnO-PVDF Sensor Textiles

Article investigating a non-conductive sensor textile as a viable solution for corrosion in underground and submerged steel pipes. The results offer a new option for sub-surface corrosion sensing using low cost, easily fabricated sensor textiles.
Date: May 28, 2020
Creator: Chowdhury, Tonoy; D'Souza, Nandika Anne, 1967-; Ho, Yee-Hsien; Dahotre, Narendra B. & Mahbub, Ifana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emerging Trend in the Pharmacotherapy of Osteoarthritis (open access)

Emerging Trend in the Pharmacotherapy of Osteoarthritis

Article covers the emerging trends of pharmacologic therapies for osteoarthritis (OA) such as traditional OA drugs (acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), intra-articular injections of corticosteroids, and dietary supplements), which are effective in pain relief but not in reversing damage, and are frequently associated with adverse events.
Date: July 2, 2019
Creator: Zhang, Wei; Robertson, William Brett; Zhao, Jinmin; Chen, Weiwei & Xu, Jiake
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering the Uniform Lying Helical Structure in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals: From Morphology Transition to Dimension Control (open access)

Engineering the Uniform Lying Helical Structure in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals: From Morphology Transition to Dimension Control

This article varies the surface anchoring strength and achieves a uniform lying helical structure with long-range order as thermodynamically stable state without any external support in Chiral nematic liquid crystals (CLCs).
Date: April 12, 2021
Creator: Jia, Zhixuan; Pawale, Tejal; Guerrero-García, Guillermo I.; Hashemi, Sid; Martínez-González, José A. & Li, Xiao
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering transformation pathways in an Al0.3CoFeNi complex concentrated alloy leads to excellent strength–ductility combination (open access)

Engineering transformation pathways in an Al0.3CoFeNi complex concentrated alloy leads to excellent strength–ductility combination

Article reports a novel multi-phase microstructure in a HEA/CCA similar to the microstructure observed in dual-phase stainless steel.
Date: July 2, 2020
Creator: Dasari, S.; Jagetia, Abhinav; Soni, V.; Gwalani, Bharat; Banerjee, Rajarshi & Gorsse, Stéphane
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced Strength and Ductility in a Friction Stir Processing Engineered Dual Phase High Entropy Alloy (open access)

Enhanced Strength and Ductility in a Friction Stir Processing Engineered Dual Phase High Entropy Alloy

This article presents a strong and ductile non-equiatomic high-entropy alloy obtained after friction stir processing.
Date: October 19, 2017
Creator: Nene, Saurabh S.; Liu, Kaimiao; Frank, Michael; Mishra, Rajiv; Brennan, R. E.; Cho, K. C. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing elevated temperature strength of copper containing aluminum alloys by forming L1₂ Al₃Zr precipitates and nucleating θ" precipitates on them (open access)

Enhancing elevated temperature strength of copper containing aluminum alloys by forming L1₂ Al₃Zr precipitates and nucleating θ" precipitates on them

This article presents a new approach in designing an Al-based alloy through solid state precipitation route.
Date: March 16, 2017
Creator: Makineni, S. K.; Sugathan, Sandeep; Meher, Subhashish; Kumar, Subodh & Chattopadhyay, K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Erratum to “From mechanics to thermodynamics: A relation between the brittleness and the thermal expansivity for polymers” (open access)

Erratum to “From mechanics to thermodynamics: A relation between the brittleness and the thermal expansivity for polymers”

Erratum to “From mechanics to thermodynamics: A relation between the brittleness and the thermal expansivity for polymers” that provides the Declaration of Interest statement that was missed to be included in the original publication.
Date: May 26, 2021
Creator: Brostow, Witold, 1934- & Osmanson, Allison T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exceptional increase in the creep life of magnesium rare-earth alloys due to localized bond stiffening (open access)

Exceptional increase in the creep life of magnesium rare-earth alloys due to localized bond stiffening

Article describes study in which researchers attribute the 600% increase in creep life in a prototypical Mg–rare earth (RE)–Zn alloy to multiple mechanisms caused by RE–Zn bonding—stabilization of a large volume fraction of strengthening precipitates on slip planes, increase in vacancy diffusion barrier, reduction in activated cross-slip, and enhancement of covalent character and bond strength around Zn solutes along the c-axis of Mg using atomic-scale characterization and first principles calculations.
Date: December 8, 2017
Creator: Choudhuri, Deep; Srivilliputhur, Srinivasan; Gibson, Mark A.; Zheng, Yufeng; Jaeger, David L.; Fraser, Hamish L. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extremely High Strength and Work Hardening Ability in a Metastable High Entropy Alloy (open access)

Extremely High Strength and Work Hardening Ability in a Metastable High Entropy Alloy

This article studies the design of a transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) assisted high entropy alloy (HEA) with enhanced strength using two strands of motiviation.
Date: July 2, 2018
Creator: Nene, Saurabh S.; Frank, Michael; Liu, Kaimiao; Mishra, Rajiv; McWilliams, B. A. & Cho, K. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library