Collaborative Research: Topological Defects and Dynamic Motion of Symmetry-breaking Tadpole Particles in Liquid Crystal Medium (open access)

Collaborative Research: Topological Defects and Dynamic Motion of Symmetry-breaking Tadpole Particles in Liquid Crystal Medium

Data management plan for the grant, "Collaborative Research: Topological Defects and Dynamic Motion of Symmetry-breaking Tadpole Particles in Liquid Crystal Medium."
Date: 2024-04-01/2027-03-31
Creator: Li, Xiao
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planar shock compression of spark plasma sintered B4C and B4C-TiB2 ceramic composites (open access)

Planar shock compression of spark plasma sintered B4C and B4C-TiB2 ceramic composites

Article describes how blending of ceramic constituent phases enhances sinterability and performance in high strength ceramics. The authors describe how a near fully dense blended boron carbide (B4C)-titanium diboride (TiB2) composite produced through spark plasma sintering (SPS) is probed to understand the mechanical performance under dynamic uniaxial strain, or shock compression.
Date: January 24, 2024
Creator: Turnage, Scott A.; Clayton, John D.; Rodriguez, Jonathan; Scharf, Thomas W. & Williams, Cyril L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collaborative Research: DMREF: AI-enabled Automated design of ultrastrong and ultraelastic metallic alloys (open access)

Collaborative Research: DMREF: AI-enabled Automated design of ultrastrong and ultraelastic metallic alloys

Data management plan for the grant, "Collaborative Research: DMREF: AI-enabled Automated design of ultrastrong and ultraelastic metallic alloys"
Date: 2024-01-15/2027-09-30
Creator: Zheng, Yufeng
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multimodal and multiscale strengthening mechanisms in Al-Ni-Zr-Ti-Mn alloy processed by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (open access)

Multimodal and multiscale strengthening mechanisms in Al-Ni-Zr-Ti-Mn alloy processed by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Article describes how the unique thermokinetics of laser-powder bed fusion additive manufacturing has been exploited for development of a novel high strength Al-Ni-Ti-Zr-Mn alloy. The authors say that the addition of 0.5 wt% Mn leads to extraordinary improvement in ultimate tensile strength (502 MPa) and work hardening due to the activation of two Mn-induced strengthening mechanisms
Date: December 29, 2023
Creator: Dhal, Abhijeet; Thapliyal, Saket; Agrawal, Priyanka; Roy, Ankita; Sharma, Aishani; Mishra, R. S. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Light Confinement in Twisted Single-Layer 2D+ Moiré Photonic Crystals and Bilayer Moiré Photonic Crystals (open access)

Light Confinement in Twisted Single-Layer 2D+ Moiré Photonic Crystals and Bilayer Moiré Photonic Crystals

Article reporting optical properties of twisted single-layer 2D+ moiré photonic crystals where there is a weak modulation in z direction, and bilayer moiré-overlapping-moiré photonic crystals. This study leads to a potential application of 2D+ moiré photonic crystal in future on-chip optoelectronic integration.
Date: December 25, 2023
Creator: Kamau, Steve; Hurley, Noah; Kaul, Anupama; Cui, Jingbiao & Lin, Yuankun
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Phase-Specific Damage Tolerance of a Eutectic High Entropy Alloy (open access)

Phase-Specific Damage Tolerance of a Eutectic High Entropy Alloy

Article describes how phase-specific damage tolerance was investigated for the AlCoCrFeNi2.1 high entropy alloy with a lamellar microstructure of L12 and B2 phases. Distinct differences in micro-scale deformation mechanisms were reflected in post-compression fractography, with L12-phase cantilevers showing typical characteristics of ductile failure, including the activation of multiple slip lanes, shear lips at the notch edge, and tearing inside the notch versus quasi-cleavage fracture with cleavage facets and a river pattern on the fracture surface for the B2-phase cantilevers.
Date: November 30, 2023
Creator: Jha, Shristy; Mishra, R. S. & Mukherjee, Sundeep
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
In-Situ Monitoring for Quality Assurance and Machine Learning in Direct-Write Additive Manufacturing of 5G RF Electronic Ceramics (open access)

In-Situ Monitoring for Quality Assurance and Machine Learning in Direct-Write Additive Manufacturing of 5G RF Electronic Ceramics

Data management plan for the grant, "In-Situ Monitoring for Quality Assurance and Machine Learning in Direct-Write Additive Manufacturing of 5G RF Electronic Ceramics."
Date: 2023-11-01/2026-10-31
Creator: Shepherd, Nigel D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accessibility and Mechanical Stability of Nanoporous Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Coatings Synthesized via Infiltration of Polymer Templates (open access)

Accessibility and Mechanical Stability of Nanoporous Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Coatings Synthesized via Infiltration of Polymer Templates

Article describes how the conformal nanoporous inorganic coatings with accessible pores that are stable under applied thermal and mechanical stresses represent an important class of materials used in the design of sensors, optical coatings, and biomedical systems. Authors synthesize porous AlOx and ZnO coatings by the sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) of two types of polymers that enable the design of porous conformal coatings.
Date: October 14, 2023
Creator: Omotosho, Khalil D.; Lyon, Zachary; Shevchenko, Elena V. & Berman, Diana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ideal plasticity and shape memory of nanolamellar high-entropy alloys (open access)

Ideal plasticity and shape memory of nanolamellar high-entropy alloys

Article describes how understanding the relationship among elemental compositions, nanolamellar microstructures, and mechanical properties enables the rational design of high-entropy alloys (HEAs). In this article the authors construct nanolamellar Alx-CoCuFeNi HEAs with alternating high- and low-Al concentration layers and explore their mechanical properties using a combination of molecular dynamic simulation and density functional theory calculation.
Date: October 13, 2023
Creator: Chen, Shuai; Liu, Ping; Pei, Qingxiang; Yu, Zhi Gen; Aitken, Zachary H.; Li, Wanghui et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Author Correction: MXene/graphene oxide nanocomposites for friction and wear reduction of rough steel surfaces (open access)

Author Correction: MXene/graphene oxide nanocomposites for friction and wear reduction of rough steel surfaces

Correction to the article points out an error in Figure 1e. The figure is corrected in this article.
Date: October 11, 2023
Creator: Macknojia, Ali Zayaan; Ayyagari, Aditya; Shevchenko, Elena V. & Berman, Diana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
CAREER: Understanding the Role of Nanoprecipitates in Advanced Metastable Titanium Alloys (open access)

CAREER: Understanding the Role of Nanoprecipitates in Advanced Metastable Titanium Alloys

Data management plan for the grant, "CAREER: Understanding the Role of Nanoprecipitates in Advanced Metastable Titanium Alloys."
Date: 2023-10-01/2027-07-31
Creator: Zheng, Yufeng
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mechanochemical Reconstruction Principles for Two-Dimensional Material Adaptation to Applied Stresses (open access)

Mechanochemical Reconstruction Principles for Two-Dimensional Material Adaptation to Applied Stresses

Data management plan for the grant, "Mechanochemical Reconstruction Principles for Two-Dimensional Material Adaptation to Applied Stresses." This grant focuses on understanding how 2D materials change their structure and function under loading and shear stresses. For this, we will investigate the fundamental origins of solid-state interactions, unraveling the processes occurring at contacting surfaces during sliding, why some materials show better stability than others, and how one can use these novel 2D materials for mitigating friction and wear and enabling superlubricity.
Date: 2023-10-01/2026-09-30
Creator: Berman, Diana
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Understanding the Role of Residual Stress Gradients on Plastic Strain Recovery in Nanocrystalline Thin Films (open access)

Understanding the Role of Residual Stress Gradients on Plastic Strain Recovery in Nanocrystalline Thin Films

Data management plan for the grant, "Understanding the Role of Residual Stress Gradients on Plastic Strain Recovery in Nanocrystalline Thin Films."
Date: 2023-10-01/2025-11-30
Creator: Zheng, Yufeng
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ex situ and in situ Investigation of the Thermomechanical Behavior of Shape Morphing Materials from Room Temperature to Ultra-High Temperatures (open access)

Ex situ and in situ Investigation of the Thermomechanical Behavior of Shape Morphing Materials from Room Temperature to Ultra-High Temperatures

Data management plan for the grant, "Ex situ and in situ Investigation of the Thermomechanical Behavior of Shape Morphing Materials from Room Temperature to Ultra-High Temperatures."
Date: 2023-09-15/2024-09-14
Creator: Young, Marcus L.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
CAN23-161, Hierarchically structured ISRU derived composites (open access)

CAN23-161, Hierarchically structured ISRU derived composites

Data management plan for the grant, "CAN23-161, Hierarchically structured ISRU derived composites."
Date: 2023-09-01/2024-08-31
Creator: Mishra, Rajiv
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Training Pathway for Underrepresented Minority Students in Advancing Materials and Manufacturing for Fusion Power (open access)

Research Training Pathway for Underrepresented Minority Students in Advancing Materials and Manufacturing for Fusion Power

Data management plan for the grant, "Research Training Pathway for Underrepresented Minority Students in Advancing Materials and Manufacturing for Fusion Power."
Date: 2023-09-01/2026-08-31
Creator: Vasudevan, Vijay K.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Highly Pseudocapacitive Storage Design Principles of Heteroatom-Doped Graphene anode in Calcium-Ion Batteries (open access)

Highly Pseudocapacitive Storage Design Principles of Heteroatom-Doped Graphene anode in Calcium-Ion Batteries

Article describes how pseudocapacitive storage of multivalent ions, especially Ca2+, in heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials is promising to achieve both high energy and power densities, but there is the lack of pseudocapacitive theories that enable rational design of the materials for calcium-ion batteries.
Date: August 22, 2023
Creator: Gao, Yong; Li, Zhenglong; Weng, Pan; Cui, Wengang; Wang, Xiaowei; Yang, Yaxiong et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protective Thermal Electro-Chromic Coatings (ProTECC) for Lunar Exploration (open access)

Protective Thermal Electro-Chromic Coatings (ProTECC) for Lunar Exploration

Data management plan for the grant, "Protective Thermal Electro-Chromic Coatings (ProTECC) for Lunar Exploration."
Date: 2023-08-21/2026-08-20
Creator: Zhang, Richard Z.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
MXene/graphene oxide nanocomposites for friction and wear reduction of rough steel surfaces (open access)

MXene/graphene oxide nanocomposites for friction and wear reduction of rough steel surfaces

Article describes how development of solid lubricant materials that render reliable performance in ambient conditions, are amenable to industrial size and design complexities, and work on engineered surfaces is reported. This report presents the holistic exploration and correlation of structure-property-processing pertaining to the advancement of solid lubrication science.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Macknojia, Ali Zayaan; Ayyagari, Aditya; Shevchenko, Elena V. & Berman, Diana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tribocatalytically-active nickel/cobalt phosphorous films for universal protection in a hydrocarbon-rich environment (open access)

Tribocatalytically-active nickel/cobalt phosphorous films for universal protection in a hydrocarbon-rich environment

Article describes how high-contact stresses generated at the sliding interfaces during their relative movement provide a unique combination of local heating and shear- and load-induced compression conditions. The authors of the article employ the electrodeposition process to design a coating composed of a hard cobalt-phosphorous matrix with the inclusion of tribocatalytically-active nickel clusters.
Date: July 5, 2023
Creator: Shirani, Asghar; Al Sulaimi, Rawan; Macknojia, Ali Zayaan; Eskandari, Mohammad & Berman, Diana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boosting Piezoelectricity by 3D Printing PVDF-MoS2 Composite as a Conformal and High-Sensitivity Piezoelectric Sensor (open access)

Boosting Piezoelectricity by 3D Printing PVDF-MoS2 Composite as a Conformal and High-Sensitivity Piezoelectric Sensor

Article describes how additively manufactured flexible and high-performance piezoelectric devices are highly desirable for sensing and energy harvesting of 3D conformal structures. This study reports a significantly enhanced piezoelectricity in polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) achieved through the in situ dipole alignment of PVDF within PVDF-2D molybdenum disulfide composite by 3D printing.
Date: June 21, 2023
Creator: Islam, M.D, Nurul; Rupom, Rifat Hasan; Adhikari, Pashupati R.; Demchuk, Zoriana; Popov, Ivan; Sokolov, Alexei P. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Underlying factors determining grain morphologies in high-strength titanium alloys processed by additive manufacturing (open access)

Underlying factors determining grain morphologies in high-strength titanium alloys processed by additive manufacturing

Article describes how, in recent research, additions of solute to Ti and some Ti-based alloys have been employed to produce equiaxed microstructures when processing these materials using additive manufacturing. The present study develops a computational scheme for guiding the selection of such alloying additions, and the minimum amounts required, to effect the columnar to equiaxed microstructural transitions.
Date: June 6, 2023
Creator: Nartu, Mohan S. K. K. Y.; Welk, Brian A.; Mantri, Srinivas Aditya; Taylor, Nevin L.; Viswanathan, Gopal B.; Dahotre, Narendra B. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collaborative Research: Combined Tribological and Bactericidal Effect of Bioinjectable Nanodiamonds on Biological Joints (open access)

Collaborative Research: Combined Tribological and Bactericidal Effect of Bioinjectable Nanodiamonds on Biological Joints

Data management plan for the grant, "Collaborative Research: Combined Tribological and Bactericidal Effect of Bioinjectable Nanodiamonds on Biological Joints."
Date: 2023-06-01/2026-05-31
Creator: Berman, Diana
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Review of Laser Shock Peening of Aircraft Engine Components (open access)

A Critical Review of Laser Shock Peening of Aircraft Engine Components

Article describes how many aviation accidents are caused by the failure of aircraft engine components, and engine blades are especially vulnerable to high-cycle fatigue fracture in severe working environments as well as to impact damage caused by foreign objects. This review provides an overview of the development of LSP for use in treating aircraft engine components over the past three decades, with a brief introduction to the development of high-energy pulsed lasers for LSP.
Date: May 3, 2023
Creator: Ye, Yixuan; Zhang, Yu; Huang, Tao; Zou, Shikun; Dong, Yalin; Ding, Han et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library