Joon-Hwan Choi's research while affiliated with Korea Institute of Materials Science and other places

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Inducing strong metal‐support interaction (SMSI) has been a useful way to control the structure of surface active sites. The SMSI often causes the encapsulation of metal particles with an oxide layer. Herein, an amorphous ceria shell was formed on Cu nanoparticles under a mild gas condition with high activity and durability for surface reaction. Cu...
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Inducing strong metal‐support interaction (SMSI) has been a useful way to control the structure of surface active sites. The SMSI often causes the encapsulation of metal particles with an oxide layer. Herein, an amorphous ceria shell was formed on Cu nanoparticles under a mild gas condition with high activity and durability for surface reaction. Cu...
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Sodium–metal chloride batteries are suitable alternatives in battery energy storage systems (BESSs), since they are widely known as a type of high-safety battery. To accurately analyze the cathode microstructure of sodium–metal chloride batteries, in this study, we demonstrate the improved tubular-type simple test cell. This improved tubular-type s...
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This study investigated MnFe0.95-xNixP0.5-ySi0.5+y (0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.16, -0.05 ≤ y ≤ 0.1) alloys prepared by arc melting. The alloys were crystallized in a typical Fe2P-type hexagonal main phase. They exhibited strong coupling between lattice variation and magnetic transition, which is the major factor in the large magnetocaloric properties. The effect...
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Deadly diseases are caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses that spread, among other means, through air circulating systems; hence, it is important to focus on pathogen removal from the air before circulating air through the system. Our paper introduces a novel plasma-based filter that, when used in an air circulating system with particulate air...
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Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalysts coated on honeycomb-shaped stainless STS-444 steel substrates with a γ-Al2O3 intermediate layer were prepared using a conventional washcoating method. The intermediate layer was formed on the substrate surface through oxidation using pack cementation. The monolithic catalysts with the intermediate layer were fabricated for pote...
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Sodium metal chloride batteries have become a substantial focus area in the research on prospective alternatives for battery energy storage systems (BESSs) since they are more stable than lithium ion batteries. This study demonstrates the effects of the cathode microstructure on the electrochemical properties of sodium metal chloride cells. The cat...
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To fabricate a full-scale pilot model of the cost-effective Na–(Ni,Fe)Cl2 cell, a Na–beta–alumina solid electrolyte (BASE) was developed by applying a one-step synthesis cum sintering process as an alternative to the conventional solid-state reaction process. Also, Fe metal powder, which is cheaper than Ni, was mixed with Ni metal powder, and was u...
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Titanium honeycomb substrates having TiO2 surface with nano- to micro-sized pores were prepared by electrochemical anodization and used to make Pt-based oxidation catalyst monoliths without conventional oxide-based washcoat layers for pre-turbocharger catalyst (PTC) applications exposed to harsh conditions under very high flow rates of exhaust gas...
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In the energy harvester, the fatigue caused by cyclic vibration is an important challenge affecting the lifetime of the device. The aim of this study is to evaluate the fatigue behavior of the cantilever-type piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) based on a single crystal macro-fiber composite (SFC), and propose a method for improving durability. Th...
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In the ceramic industry, alumina is widely used as a heat dissipation substrate, and the sintering temperature of alumina is known to be higher than 1500 °C. Nb2O5 is added to lower the sintering temperature of alumina, and the effect of the additive on the microstructure of the sintered specimen is described in this manuscript. The Nb2O5 powder gr...
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Zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) is used to release the heat generated in electronic components, since it shows the high thermal conductivity of 23–27 W/mK and the excellent flexural strength of 550–700 MPa. However, it has not been reported how the high quality ZTA can be manufactured, in the literature. In this manuscript, an interesting approach...
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As one of the perovskite families, potassium sodium niobates (K1-xNa x )NbO3 (KNN) have been gaining tremendous attention due to their various functional properties which can be largely determined by their crystallographic phase and composition. However, a selective evolution of different phases for KNN with controlled composition can be difficult...
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As a new class of two-dimensional materials, two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures constructed from metal chalcogenides (MCs) have been gaining tremendous attention due to their unprecedented physical and chemical phenomena, mainly originated from their distinct structural features such as composition, architecture type, spatial arrangement of each...
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A high-performance magneto-mechano-triboelectric nanogenerator (MMTEG) was demonstrated by introducing accelerated water-soluble nano-bullet modified nanostructures to convert a gentle magnetic field into electric energy for powering indoor wireless positioning system. NaCl salt nanoparticles were accelerated by aerosol deposition (AD) process to c...
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We report the effect of epoxy adhesion layers with different mechanical or physical properties on a magnetoelectric (ME) composite laminate composed of FeBSi alloy (Metglas)-single crystal Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PMN-PZT)-Metglas to achieve improved ME conversion performance. By theoretical simulation, it was revealed that the Young’s modulus...
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Electrochemical reaction of Ni particle, one of active cathode materials in the Na/NiCl2 battery, occurs on the particle surface. The NiCl2 layer formed on the Ni particle surface during charging can disconnect the electron conduction path through Ni particles because the NiCl2 layer has very low conductivity. The morphology and size of Ni particle...
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It has been reported that single crystals could be grown by normal sintering process, without the addition of a seed, in (K,Na)NbO3 (KNN)-based ceramics. The growth of huge grains (approximately 5-30mm) is due to the donor effect on abnormal grain growth (AGG) in KNN-based ceramics. In this study, a composition design rule is suggested to obtain th...
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Effects of structural promoters such as Sm, Ce, Mg metal oxides on the Ni/M-Al2O3 catalysts (where M = Sm, Ce, or Mg) were verified to elucidate different catalytic activity for a combined steam and CO2 reforming reaction with CH4 (CSCR) using H2-rich coke oven gases generated from steel industry. The enhanced catalytic performance and stability we...
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Recently, an interesting phenomenon has been reported in (K,Na)NbO3 (KNN)-based ceramics. That is the growth of huge grains (10-30 mm) which is a kind of abnormal grain growth (AGG). It was also interesting that the huge grains showed the stack of plate-type grains. Using one of those compositions, therefore, seed plates were synthesized by not top...
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Steam reforming of propane (SRP) for the stable production of hydrogen-rich reformates was investigated using the Ni-supported on the cobalt-modified SiC-embedded MgAl2O4 support (denoted as NCMAS). The adjusted interactions of the Ni nanoparticles with the cobalt-modified SiC-embedded MgAl2O4 (MgAl2O4-SiC) and its crystallite size distributions la...
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A novel powder spray coating method was applied to form intermediate layers on metallic honeycomb substrates to improve the adhesion property of ceramic-based washcoat layer without any binder addition. Washcoating of SCR catalysts for abatement of nitrogen oxides was performed with different numbers of coating and different amounts of washcoat loa...
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Direct activation of CH4 to oxygenates and unsaturated light hydrocarbons was investigated using Fe-modified ZSM-5 and Ferrierite (FER) for a partial oxidation of CH4 with N2O oxidant. The amount of active α-oxygen sites and number of Bronsted acid sites on the Fe-modified zeolites were well correlated with CH4 conversion rate and product distribut...
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In this manuscript, it is reported how the microstructure of metal composites can be designed to obtain excellent cycle performance in Na-(Ni,Fe)Cl2 battery. The microstructure consists of an active material and a conducting material. The conducting material is an active material as well as a conducting chain (an electron path). In Na-(Ni,Fe)Cl2 ce...
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In this manuscript, it is reported how the composition can be designed, in order to obtain large crystals (> 2 cm, required for device application) through the abnormal grain growth (AGG) in (K,Na)NbO3 (KNN)-based ceramics. The AGG of KNN-based ceramics can be expedited by considering three factors, such as the stoichiometry of compositions, the la...
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A spatial confinement effect of copper nanoparticles in an ordered mesoporous γ-Al2O3, which is synthesized by an evaporation induced self-assembly (EISA) method, was investigated to verify the enhanced catalytic activity and stability with less aggregation of copper crystallites during direct synthesis of dimethyl ether (DME) from syngas. The surf...
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Because of the limitation of lithium resources, sodium-based rechargeable batteries started to emerge as potential candidates for medium and large-scale stationary energy storage system (ESS) again. Na-S batteries have been used for large-scale stationary ESS but intrinsically have a risk for explosion. Sodium metal chloride batteries based on Na-N...
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In this manuscript, an interesting phenomenon is reported. That is the self-growth of single crystals in Pb-free piezoelectric ceramics. These crystals are several centimeters in size. They are grown without any seed addition through a normal sintering process in modified potassium sodium niobate ceramics. It has been achieved by the composition de...
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Sodium–nickel chloride batteries have been used as energy storage devices because of their high operating voltage, ease of assembly in a discharged state, the less corrosive nature of the cathode materials, safer cell failure mode, and better tolerance against overcharging. In this study, we fabricated a planar-type cell equipped with an elastic sp...
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The effects of H2O and residue SO2 in flue gases on the activity of the Fe/zeolite catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR of NO were investigated. And the addition effect of Mn, Zr and Ce to Fe/zeolite for low-temperature NH3-SCR of NO in the presence of H2O and SO2 was investigated. Fe/zeolite catalysts were prepared by liquid ion exchange and prom...
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Because of the limitation of lithium resources, sodium-based rechargeable batteries started to emerge as potential candidates for medium and large-scale stationary energy storage system (ESS) again. Na-S batteries have been used for large-scale stationary ESS but intrinsically have a risk for explosion. Sodium metal chloride batteries based on Na-N...
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In all-solid-state Li ion batteries, solid electrolyte layers must be fabricated without an annealing process because of the reaction between electrolytes and active materials. Hence, a lot of researchers have an interest in the aerosol deposition (AD) films which can be formed at room temperature and show dense microstructures without an annealing...
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The microstructure and electrochemical properties of Fe2O3 films, which are fabricated by an aerosol deposition (AD) method, are investigated in this study. For the high rate capability in Li ion battery, not only the nano-size grain but also the path for electrolyte is required in thin/thick electrode films. The microstructure is formed in Fe2O3 A...
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Because of the limitation of lithium resources, sodium-based rechargeable batteries started to emerge as potential candidates for medium and large-scale stationary energy storage system (ESS) again. Na-S batteries have been used for large-scale stationary ESS but intrinsically have a risk for explosion. Sodium metal chloride batteries based on Na-N...
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The physical properties of the lead-free piezoelectric material BaTiO3 (BT) with complex perovskite phase additives, i.e., A(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (A = Ba, Sr, Ca), were investigated. The dense and crack-free thick films with thickness of > 5 µm were grown on platinized Si(100) wafers by using the aerosol deposition method (AD) at room temperature. Compare...
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Aerosol deposition, ceramic coating process by powder spray at room-temperature under low vacuum, is a promising process for preparation of SOFC cells and stacks' component to minimize a detrimental reaction during cell production. Moreover, the process has flexibility of microstructure modification from gas-tight dense structure to porous structur...
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Recently, Aerosol Deposition method has attracted considerable attention because of its advantages to produce ceramic coatings on various substrates at room temperature. This method is strongly dependent on the raw powder, which should have high mobility with carrier gas and moderate mechanical strength to be crushed onto the substrate. In this rep...
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The -selective catalytic reduction (SCR) reaction of NO with excess of oxygen were systematically investigated over Cu-zeolite and Fe-zeolite catalysts. Cu-zeolite and Fe-zeolite catatysts to adapt the SCR technology for mobile diesel engines were prepared by liquid ion exchange and incipient wetness impregnation of -BEA and -ZSM-5 zeolites. The ca...
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Nano-structured porous ∼20 μm thick LSCF films were fabricated at room temperature for use as cathodes in low temperature operating solid oxide fuel cells. Fabrication was by the aerosol deposition of ceramic–polymer composite powder. Various amounts of pore forming polyvinylidene fluoride polymer powder were mixed with LSCF ceramic powder as the s...
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Dense, crack-free, ∼7.5 μm thick, 8 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) film was aerosol deposited on porous NiO-YSZ anode substrates at room temperature without additional high-temperature sintering. The films’ microstructures and gas permeability were observed after annealing at various temperatures. The dense, gas-tight film that was observed...
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In this manuscript, the phase transition factor (Ft) was suggested as a design rule for high piezoelectric voltage coefficient in (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 (KNN) based ceramics. The Ft consisted of the tolerance factor and electronegativity difference. High piezoelectric voltage coefficient was observed when the doping ratio for the starting point of phase t...
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In this manuscript, the phase transition factor (Ft) was suggested as a design rule for high piezoelectric voltage coefficient in (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 (KNN) based ceramics. The Ft consisted of the tolerance factor and electronegativity difference. High piezoelectric voltage coefficient was observed when the doping ratio for the starting point of phase t...
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Room temperature powder spray in vacuum process, so called Aerosol deposition (AD) is a room temperature (RT) process to fabricate thick and dense ceramic films, based on collision of solid ceramic particles. This technique can provide crack-free dense thin and thick films with thicknesses ranging from sub micrometer to several hundred micrometers...
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Over 10 μm‐thick (K,Na)NbO3KNN‐based films doped with complex‐perovskite‐materials (CPs) were deposited on platinized sapphire substrates by aerosol deposition (AD). Three CPs were selected: Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (BCN), Cu(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (CCN), and Sr(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (SCN). The films of 0.985(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3‐0.015CPs (KNN‐CPs) were post annealed at 1050°C f...
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(La,Sr)(Ga,Mg)O3−δ and (La,Sr)(Ga,Mg,Co)O3−δ electrolytes were aerosol deposited on conventionally sintered NiO-GDC anode substrates at room temperature to minimize reactions between them. Composite cathodes comprising (La,Sr)(Co,Fe)O3−δ and polyvinylidene fluoride were similarly deposited at room temperature. Both electrolytes and cathode maintain...
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The low temperature aerosol deposition of LSGMC electrolyte and LSCF cathodes on NiO-GDC anodes is developed to minimize reactions between electrolyte and anode during cell fabrication. Annealing of the resulting structure is tested at 1000 and 1200 °C, secondary phase formation, Ni-diffusion, and electrochemical behavior are compared with those of...
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A low temperature (≤650 °C) process for fabricating nano-structured (La, Sr) (Ga, Mg, Co)O3−δ (LSGMC) electrolyte/(La, Sr) (Co, Fe)O3−δ–(Gd, Ce)O2−δ (LSCF–GDC) cathode films, ∼7 and ∼25 μm in thickness, respectively, was developed using an aerosol deposition (AD) process for use in intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). NiO–GDC...
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The effect of complex-perovskite-materials (CPs) doping on phase transition and dielectric/ferroelectric properties was investigated in lead-free 0.985[0.92(Na0.535K0.48)NbO3–0.08LiNbO3]–0.015CPs (KNN–Li–CPs) films. Three CPs were selected: Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (BCN), Ca(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (CCN), and Sr(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (SCN). The films were fabricated by aero...
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Hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings with different surface roughnesses were deposited on a Ti substrate via aerosol deposition (AD). The effect of the surface roughness on the cellular response to the coating was investigated. The surface roughness was controlled by manipulating the particle size distribution of the raw powder used for deposition and by v...
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A low temperature (≤500 °C) process for fabricating nano structured porous LSM–YSZ composite films, ∼35 μm in thickness, for use as a cathode in the low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LT-SOFC) was developed using a ceramic–polymer composite powder and an aerosol deposition (AD) process. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer powder was mixed wi...
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Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys are potential biometallic materials for their good biocompatibility and excellent biological performances. However, Mg alloys corrode too quickly in chloride containing solutions, including the human body fluid and blood plasma, which may result in the abrupt failure of implants made of Mg alloys. Dense and well-adhere...
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Lead-free tetragonal Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3 (BCN) was chosen to enhance the multiferroic characteristics of rhombohedral BiFeO3 (BFO). When the aerosol-deposited film with a composition of 0.9BFO–0.1BCN, chosen to be near that of the morphotropic phase boundary, was annealed at 600°C for 1 h, the film showed superior dielectric, ferroelectric, and magnet...
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Thick (∼5 μm) conducting perovskite LaNiO3 films were deposited on ferritic stainless steel (SS) by aerosol deposition (AD) for use as an oxidation resistance coating layer in the metallic interconnector of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The microstructural evolution and electrical resistivity of the LaNiO3-coated SS at the SOFC operating temperat...
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Composite ceramic thick film of lanthanum strontium manganate (LSM) and yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), 2–6μm in thickness, were deposited on ferritic stainless steel (STS444) by aerosol deposition (AD), as an oxidation resistance coating layer in the metallic interconnector of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The YSZ volume ratio in the LSM–YSZ c...
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Metal matrix composite materials having low electrical contact resistance based on 316L stainless steel (STS) matrix alloy with ZrB2 or TiB2 particles were fabricated for PEMFC separator by powder metallurgy (PM). The addition of the boride particles remarkably enhanced electrical conductivity on the surface compared to commercial STS alloys. SEM o...
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Conducting perovskite La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-YSZ (LSM-YSZ) and LaNiO3 (LNO) thick films, 2~6 μm in thickness, were deposited on ferritic stainless steel (SS) by aerosol deposition (AD), as oxidation-resistant coatings on the metallic interconnector of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The interface microstructure and composition of the coated layer and the S...

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... The main peak at ca. 445 cm − 1 and a second broad peak at 560 cm − 1 were observed, attributed to the F 2g octahedral symmetric vibrational mode and defect-induced mode (D), respectively 19 . The F 2g symmetry pattern is characteristic of ceria uorite structures 20 . ...
... In terms of energy efficiency, our setup obtains almost identical inactivation results at only a quarter of the energy requirement. However, it is well established that gram-negative species are more susceptible to NTP than grampositive species, which might explain this observation [28,30]. ...
... Firstly, the choice of active cathode metal determines the cathode microstructure [12], which governs electronic and ionic transport. This is of particular importance for high-temperature sodium-metal chloride cells with high mass loading and areal capacity (e.g. ...
... However, with increasing demands on large-scale energy storage due to climate change and the bloom of a solid-state battery, applications of Na-β"alumina are seemingly rising again because of the abundance of sodium as compared to lithium sources and the high ionic conductivity of about 1 S cm −1 in single crystal Na-β"alumina and 0.2-0.4 S cm −1 in polycrystalline β"-alumina at 300 • C [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. For example, recently, Fertig et al. have provided a detailed review on the potential revival of Na-β"-alumina for sodium solid-state batteries [4]. ...
... [1] The aggregation of simple molecular precursors through non-covalent interactions can obtain critical structures or organizations to life, such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), protein, and phospholipid membranes, [2] which inspires chemists to construct complex and versatile suprastructures from simple fragments via non-covalent interactions. "Supraparticles" are controllable self-assembly systems formed by two or more nanoparticles through noncovalent interactions [3] and have been widely explored in nanomaterial, optics, biology and magnetism in recent years. [4][5][6][7] Clusters can be viewed as intermediate states between molecules and nanoparticles. ...
... The samples were dried at 120 • C for 30 min before the sample weight was measured. The weight loss of the electrode is calculated as follows [21]: ...
... As a very important microwave dielectric material, Al 2 O 3 ceramics are widely used in antennas, resonators, filters, and other equipment due to its high strength, corrosion resistance and outstanding microwave dielectric properties [1][2][3]. However, pure Al 2 O 3 ceramics require a high temperature exceeding 1500 • C to be sintered [4], which does not meet the requirements of modern industrial green energy conservation. So, reducing the sintering temperature of Al 2 O 3 ceramics is very important. ...
... Tan et al., in a recent study, looked into the benefits of coupling piezoelectric galloping energy harvesting with the natural environment [20]. By utilizing vortex-induced vibrations [20][21][22][23][24][25][26] and galloping, the harvesters generated more energy [21,[27][28][29][30][31]. Furthermore, PEH have been studied for their possible application in devices that harness energy from human movements [32][33][34][35][36][37]. ...
... The quite large variability in sintering conditions for zirconia experiments produced by CPP or even CCT could be associated with the amount and nature of stabilizing agents used in these ceramics. In fact, several manuscripts studied the optimal conditions to attain high densities [51,64,81,89,94,149,157,159,163,180,189,191,199,200,203,204,234,245,248,300,308], whereas other studies have been focused on decreasing the sintering temperature of a certain material or optimizing several parameters in the powders compaction [129,204,230,308]. As an example, Fu et al. 2014 [300] varied UP and CIP pressures load and sintering temperatures in the fabrication of alumina by CPP and analyzed the final properties. ...
... 6,7 The ability to adapt, control, and modify these features hinges on the close interplay between the synthesis conditions and the various reaction pathways that are conceivable from the synthesis. 8,9 But when diffusion governs the process, few options are available to effectively reduce the energy barriers, steer the reaction coordinates, and achieve predictable reaction kinetics toward the most desirable products. 10,11 In addition, computational methods frequently assume diffusion as the governing process when predicting the possible phase outcomes from a given material system. ...