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    Multiphase riveting structure for high power and long lifespan potassium‐ion batteries
    (Wiley, 2024-02-26) Liu, ZD; Gao, XW; Mu, JJ; Chen, H; Gao, GP; Lai, QS; Yang, DR; Gu, QF; Luo, WB
    The development of potassium‐ion batteries (KIBs) relies on the exploration of stable layer‐structured oxide cathode materials and a comprehensive understanding of ion storage and diffusion behaviors. A multiphase riveting‐structured O3/P2/P3‐Na 0.9 [Ni 0.3 Mn 0.55 Cu 0.1 Ti 0.05 ]O 2 (Tri‐NMCT) is employed as cathode material for KIBs. It demonstrates an initial discharge specific capacity of 108 mA g −1 at current density of 15 mA g −1 in the voltage range of 1.5–4 V. Excellent cyclic stability is exhibited as well with a high 83% capacity retention after 600 cycles at a higher current density of 300 mA g −1 . Based on the in‐situ XRD, it reveals that the P2 phase offers a more stable triangular prism site compared to the O3 phase. This stability inhibits the undesired phase transition from P3 to O3 during discharge, thereby ensuring the long‐term cyclic performance. Furthermore, Density of state (DOS) calculations and migration barrier analyses indicate a preferential migration of K + ions to the P2 phase due to the lower Fermi level. This observation elucidates the structural preservation of the P3 phase during K + embedding. Overall, this work sheds light on Tri‐NMCT as a promising cathode material for advanced KIBs. © 1999-2026 John Wiley & Sons, Inc or related companies.
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    New 2D metal‐organic monoacid framework (MOmAF): realization of extreme water eepellence (Small 50/2024)
    (Wiley, 2024-12-05) Chen, T; Wei, XM; Fabiani, T; Liu, BY; Yang, YH; Lewis, A; Mazlan, NA; Butt, FS; Chen, SY; Gu, QF; Radacsi, N; Wang, HT; De Angelis, MG; Yang, SW; Chen, HQ; Huang, Y
    Back cover of journal - Superhydrophobicity In article number 2404224, Baoyu Liu, Shuiqing Yang, Haiqun Chen, Yi Huang, and co‐workers introduce a new class of metal‐organic monoacid framework with exceptional water stability and superhydrophobicity. 1D and 2D Zinc‐organic monoacid frameworks with extreme water repellence and superior chemical stability were synthesized for the first time.
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    Emulsion gels of oil encapsulated in double polysaccharide networks as animal fat analogues
    (Elsevier, 2026-03) Wang, Y; Yiu, CCY; Kim, WJ; Vongsvivut, JP; Zhou, WB; Selomulya, C
    The development of plant-based alternatives to replace animal products is crucial as the global population nears 10 billion by 2050, necessitating more sustainable food systems. Although efforts has been made in mimicking animal muscle textures using plant-based proteins, particularly the texturized plant proteins, the replication of animal fat properties remains challenging and less explored, particularly in light of recent commercial setbacks in the plant-based meat industry. Current study addressed this gap by investigating curdlan gum-konjac glucomannan (KGM)-pea protein emulsion gels as fat analogues, focusing on their stability and structure formation during cooking. We found that the use of a double polysaccharide network significantly enhanced the stability of emulsion gels, both before and after thermal processing, with controlled thermal history effectively guiding the gel morphology. Pea-protein-stabilised canola-oil emulsions (oil: 10–40 % w/w; protein: 5 % w/w) were blended with hydrated curdlan/KGM dispersions (total 4–7 %, w/w) and thermally set through a two-step heating regime (50 °C for 15 min, then 85 °C for 30 min) to form emulsion gels. Gels containing 6 % polysaccharide and 30 % oil exhibited only 57 ± 5 % oven shrinkage (pork fat = 63 ± 12 %), <15 % oil/water loss after five freeze-thaw cycles, and springness of 0.42 ± 0.05 (pork fat = 0.48 ± 0.06). Synchrotron-FTIR chemical imaging data confirmed the role of protein and polysaccharides in maintaining structural integrity, aligning with visual and rheological analyses. For the first time, we demonstrate that a sequentially gelled curdlan–KGM double network, reinforced by pea-protein interfaces, can lock sizable amounts of unsaturated oil into a cohesive matrix that reproduces the shrinkage, browning, and oil release of animal fat during cooking. This work therefore establishes a new, thermo-responsive route to plant-based fat analogues and offers mechanistic guidance for future meat-alternative formulations. © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open Access CC BY
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    The incorporation of Nd or Ce in CaZrTi2O7 zirconolite: ceramic versus glass-ceramic
    (Elsevier, 2021-01) Kong, LG; Karatchevtseva, I; Zhang, YJ; Wei, T
    Three sets of the zirconolite ceramic and glass-ceramic systems have been investigated including Ca1−xZr1−xNd2xTi2O7, Ca1−xNdxZrTi2-xAlxO7 and CaZr1−xCexTi2O7 (x = 0 − 0.5). The zirconolite formation is compared between ceramics sintered at 1300 °C for 12 h and glass-ceramics sintered at 1250 °C for 3 h. Powder X-ray diffraction, Raman and scanning electron microscopy techniques are used to analyze the crystal structure, morphologies and composition distribution. Ca1−xNdxZrTi2-xAlxO7 can incorporate 0.5 formula unit of Nd in dominant zirconolite in both ceramic and glass-ceramic samples with baddeleyite as minor phase and slight amount of sphene in glass-ceramics, with more than 86% of the Nd initially introduced staying in zirconolite phase. Less Nd can be doped in zirconolite dominated Ca1−xZr1−xNd2xTi2O7 system with perovskite as a minor phase in ceramics and sphene as a minor phase in glass-ceramics. Only small amounts of Ce (x ≤ 0.1) can be incorporated in CaZr1−xCexTi2O7 zirconolite ceramic and glass-ceramics without obvious minor phases. © 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Structural and spectroscopic insights into the cation mediated phase transitions in samarium zirconates Sm2Zr2–x O7–2x (x = 0 to 1)
    (Elsevier, 2025-10) Kong, LG; Wang, ZY; Aughterson, RD; Karatchevtseva, I; Zhang, YJ
    Lanthanide zirconates have attracted recent attention as energy materials due to their desirable physical-chemical properties and excellent chemical stability. In this work, a series of Sm2Zr2–x O7–2x (x = 0–1, step = 0.125) compounds have been synthesized using a solution route and sintered at 1400 °C for 24 h. High-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD) results indicate that Sm2Zr2–x O7–2x samples transform from highly ordered pyrochlore (x = 0), to disordered pyrochlores (x = 0.125, 0.25, 0.375, 0.5, 0.625) and defect fluorites (x = 0.75, 0.875, 1). The SXRD patterns show that pyrochlore superlattice peaks are present in samples (x = 0–0.625) with SmO1.5 50–59.3 mol.%, but are absent in samples (x = 0.75–1) with SmO1.5 61.5–66.7 mol.%, indicating a loss of long-range pyrochlore order. The short-range structural study by Raman spectroscopy reveals that with gradually increasing Sm mol.%, the structure transforms from ordered pyrochlore (x = 0) to disordered pyrochlore (x = 0.125–0.625) containing both pyrochlore and fluorite (x = 0.5 and 0.625), then to defect fluorite (x = 0.75–1). While SEM analysis shows the high compositional homogeneity, TEM-SAED results concur the SXRD data. In addition, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy reveals the absorption features reflecting the presence of Sm(III) ion. Overall, this work highlights the structural flexibility of lanthanide zirconates in terms of compositional variations and has important implications for energy applications such as solid-oxide fuel cells and nuclear waste management including waste forms for minor actinides. Crown Copyright © 2025 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open Access CC-BY.