Elastic ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation under extreme conditions

X Xu, S Fu, J Guo, H Li, Y Huang, X Duan - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal insulation under extreme conditions requires materials that can withstand sharp
thermal shocks as well as extended high-temperature exposure. In this regard, a new …

High-pressure studies with x-rays using diamond anvil cells

G Shen, HK Mao - Reports on progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Pressure profoundly alters all states of matter. The symbiotic development of ultrahigh-
pressure diamond anvil cells, to compress samples to sustainable multi-megabar pressures; …

High-temperature infrared camouflage with efficient thermal management

H Zhu, Q Li, C Zheng, Y Hong, Z Xu, H Wang… - Light: Science & …, 2020 - nature.com
High-temperature infrared (IR) camouflage is crucial to the effective concealment of high-
temperature objects but remains a challenging issue, as the thermal radiation of an object is …

Effects of the electronic spin transitions of iron in lower mantle minerals: Implications for deep mantle geophysics and geochemistry

JF Lin, S Speziale, Z Mao… - Reviews of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We have critically reviewed and discussed currently available information regarding the spin
and valence states of iron in lower mantle minerals and the associated effects of the spin …

Lattice thermal conductivity of MgO at conditions of Earth's interior

X Tang, J Dong - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Thermal conductivity of the Earth's lower mantle greatly impacts the mantle convection style
and affects the heat conduction from the core to the mantle. Direct laboratory measurement …

Crossover from Boltzmann to Wigner thermal transport in thermoelectric skutterudites

E Di Lucente, M Simoncelli, N Marzari - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Skutterudites are crystals with a cagelike structure that can be augmented with filler atoms
(“rattlers”), usually leading to a reduction in thermal conductivity that can be exploited for …

Perovskite in Earth's deep interior

K Hirose, R Sinmyo, J Hernlund - Science, 2017 - science.org
Silicate perovskite-type phases are the most abundant constituent inside our planet and are
the predominant minerals in Earth's lower mantle more than 660 kilometers below the …

Spin state of ferric iron in MgSiO3 perovskite and its effect on elastic properties

K Catalli, SH Shim, VB Prakapenka, J Zhao… - Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent studies have indicated that a significant amount of iron in MgSiO3 perovskite (Pv) is
Fe3+ (Fe3+/ΣFe= 10–60%) due to crystal chemistry effects at high pressure (P) and that …

Lattice thermal conductivity of MgSiO3 perovskite and post-perovskite at the core–mantle boundary

K Ohta, T Yagi, N Taketoshi, K Hirose… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Thermal conductivity is essential for controlling the rate of core heat loss and long-term
thermal evolution of the Earth, but it has been poorly constrained at the high pressures of …

Biodiesel classification by base stock type (vegetable oil) using near infrared spectroscopy data

RM Balabin, RZ Safieva - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
The use of biofuels, such as bioethanol or biodiesel, has rapidly increased in the last few
years. Near infrared (near-IR, NIR, or NIRS) spectroscopy (> 4000cm− 1) has previously …