Nacre, the iridescent inner layer of seashells, displays an exceptional combination of
strength and toughness due to its 'brick-wall'architecture. Significant research has been …

Magnéli, a fascinating sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide phase that contains oxygen
vacancies of TiO 2, is proposed as a potential photo-electrode for photocatalysis due to its …

Preserving high energy densities of batteries at fast charge and discharge rates at the cell-
stack level is a critical challenge for applications such as electric vehicles. Current …

The envelope of the solidification front naturally develops a macroscopic curvature in a
multitude of solidification processes. However, its effect on dendritic microstructure formation …

The large capacity fading and short lifespan of SnO 2-based anodes originate from the
serious coarsening of Sn nanoparticles caused by structural reorganization of SnO 2 during …

Solidification is the foundation upon which freeze casting is built, and this work seeks to
understand the solidification process in freeze casting, especially with respect to the growth …

The construction of a hierarchically ordered “brick-and-mortar” structure with a high content
of “brick” phase is a key challenge in the preparation of nacre-mimetic composites. Herein …

Abstract Nanoparticle-Enhanced Phase Change Materials (NePCM) have garnered
significant attention in engineering literature due to their enhanced thermo-physical …

To investigate naphthalene as a suspending fluid for freeze-casting applications, sterically
stabilized suspensions of copper microparticles suspended in liquid naphthalene are …

The effect of gravity on directional solidification was investigated in solution‐based freeze
casting. A preceramic siloxane‐based polymer was freeze‐cast with a cyclohexene solvent …