The design, manufacture and application of multistable mechanical metamaterials-a state-of-the-art review

R Xu, C Chen, J Sun, Y He, X Li, MH Lu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Multistable mechanical metamaterials are a type of mechanical metamaterials with special
features, such as reusability, energy storage and absorption capabilities, rapid deformation …

A review on 3D architected pyrolytic carbon produced by additive micro/nanomanufacturing

YM Eggeler, KC Chan, Q Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Additive micro/nano‐manufacturing of polymeric precursors combining with a subsequent
pyrolysis step enables the design‐controlled fabrication of micro/nano‐architected 3D …

Crack‐Induced Superelastic, Strength‐Tunable Carbon Nanotube Sponges

Z Ye, B Zhao, Q Wang, K Chen, M Su… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight strong aerogels have many applications, but they suffer from the trade‐off
between key mechanical properties, and it remains challenging to realize superelastic …

Three dimensional architected thermoelectric devices with high toughness and power conversion efficiency

V Karthikeyan, JU Surjadi, X Li, R Fan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
For decades, the widespread application of thermoelectric generators has been plagued by
two major limitations: heat stagnation in its legs, which limits power conversion efficiency …

Superior Strength, Toughness, and Damage‐Tolerance Observed in Microlattices of Aperiodic Unit Cells

X Wang, X Li, Z Li, Z Wang, W Zhai - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Characterized by periodic cellular unit cells, microlattices offer exceptional potential as
lightweight and robust materials. However, their inherent periodicity poses the risk of …

Frontiers in high entropy alloys and high entropy functional materials

WT Zhang, XQ Wang, FQ Zhang, XY Cui, BB Fan… - Rare Metals, 2024 - Springer
Owing to their exceptional properties, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) and high-entropy materials
have emerged as promising research areas and shown diverse applications. Here, the …

Macroscale Fabrication of Lightweight and Strong Porous Carbon Foams through Template‐Coating Pair Design

A Suresh, SJ Rowan, C Liu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Manufacturing of low‐density‐high‐strength carbon foams can benefit the construction,
transportation, and packaging industries. One successful route to lightweight and …

Blueprints of Architected Materials: A Guide to Metamaterial Design for Tissue Engineering

M Kalogeropoulou, A Kracher, P Fucile… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical metamaterials are rationally designed structures engineered to exhibit
extraordinary properties, often surpassing those of their constituent materials. The geometry …

Gradient evolution in graphene reinforced carbon/carbon composites

K Duan, Z Li, J Chen, L Li, Y Hu, Y Zhang, J Zhang… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Graphene-guided carbonization is an effective route to achieve carbon-
reinforcement/carbon matrix (C/C) composites with high mechanical performance at lower …

Accurate additive manufacturing of lightweight and elastic carbons using plastic precursors

P Smith, J Hu, A Griffin, M Robertson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite groundbreaking advances in the additive manufacturing of polymers, metals, and
ceramics, scaled and accurate production of structured carbons remains largely …