Revealing the Atomic‐Scale Evolution of Ni‐Ions and NiO6 Octahedrons for Regenerating Spent Ni‐Rich Cathodes
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202521774
Abstract: As a promising recycling strategy, the thermal solid‐state regeneration method captures enormous attention, due to its low cost and great structural stability for recovering Ni‐rich cathodes. Note that the fundamental structural traits of bulk‐phase always… read more here.
Keywords: rich cathodes; evolution; scale evolution; revealing atomic ... See more keywords
Direct Observation of Inherent Atomic-Scale Defect Disorders responsible for High-Performance Ti1-x Hfx NiSn1-y Sby Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Alloys.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201702091
Abstract: Structural defects often dominate the electronic- and thermal-transport properties of thermoelectric (TE) materials and are thus a central ingredient for improving their performance. However, understanding the relationship between TE performance and the disordered atomic defects… read more here.
Keywords: ti1 hfx; nisn1 sby; hfx nisn1; atomic scale ... See more keywords
The Atomic Circus: Small Electron Beams Spotlight Advanced Materials Down to the Atomic Scale.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802402
Abstract: Defects in crystalline materials have a tremendous impact on their functional behavior. Controlling and tuning of these imperfections can lead to marked improvements in their physical, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. Thanks to the development… read more here.
Keywords: circus small; materials atomic; advanced materials; atomic circus ... See more keywords
Atomic-Scale Observation of Electrochemically Reversible Phase Transformations in SnSe2 Single Crystals.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804925
Abstract: 2D materials have shown great promise to advance next-generation lithium-ion battery technology. Specifically, tin-based chalcogenides have attracted widespread attention because lithium insertion can introduce phase transformations via three types of reactions-intercalation, conversion, and alloying-but the… read more here.
Keywords: phase; phase transformations; scale observation; snse2 single ... See more keywords
Enabling Atomic-Scale Imaging of Sensitive Potassium Metal and Related Solid Electrolyte Interphases Using Ultralow-Dose Cryo-TEM.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202102666
Abstract: Potassium-based solid electrolyte interphases (SEIs) have a much smaller damage threshold than their lithium counterpart; thus, they are significantly more beam sensitive. Here, an ultralow-dose cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) technique (≈8 e Å-2 s-1… read more here.
Keywords: potassium; solid electrolyte; electrolyte interphases; cryo tem ... See more keywords
Local Coordination Regulation through Tuning Atomic‐Scale Cavities of Pd Metallene toward Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202084
Abstract: Moderate adsorption of oxygenated intermediates takes a significant role in rational design of high‐efficiency oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts. Long‐serving as a reliable strategy to tune geometric structure of nanomaterials, defect engineering enjoys the great… read more here.
Keywords: oxygen reduction; toward efficient; atomic scale; scale cavities ... See more keywords
Atomic‐Scale Observation of Grain Boundary Dominated Unsynchronized Phase Transition in Polycrystalline Cu2Se
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205715
Abstract: Phase transition is a physical phenomenon that attracts great interest of researchers. Although the theory of second‐order phase transitions is well‐established, their atomic‐scale dynamics in polycrystalline materials remains elusive. In this work, second‐order phase transitions… read more here.
Keywords: atomic scale; phase transition; phase transitions; phase ... See more keywords
Atomic‐Scale Tracking Topological Phase Transition Dynamics of Polar Vortex‐Antivortex Pairs
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312072
Abstract: Non‐trivial topological structures, such as vortex‐antivortex (V‐AV) pairs, have garnered significant attention in the field of condensed matter physics. However, the detailed topological phase transition dynamics of V‐AV pairs, encompassing behaviors like self‐annihilation, motion, and… read more here.
Keywords: vortex antivortex; antivortex pairs; transition; topological phase ... See more keywords
Unveiling the Oxidation Mechanisms of High‐entropy Carbides Through Atomic‐scale Dynamic Observation
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202417846
Abstract: Understanding the behavior of high‐entropy carbides (HECs) under oxygen‐containing environments is of particular importance for their promising applications in structural components, catalysis, and energy‐related fields. Herein, the structural evolution of (Ta, Ti, Cr, Nb)C (HEC‐1)… read more here.
Keywords: unveiling oxidation; entropy carbides; atomic scale; oxidation ... See more keywords
Atomic‐Scale Study of Metal–Oxide Interfaces and Magnetoelastic Coupling in Self‐Assembled Epitaxial Vertically Aligned Magnetic Nanocomposites
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DOI: 10.1002/admi.201900549
Abstract: Vertically aligned nanocomposites (VANs) of metal/oxide type have recently emerged as a novel class of heterostructures with great scientific and technological potential in the fields of nanomagnetism, multiferroism, and catalysis. One of the salient features… read more here.
Keywords: self assembled; spectroscopy; atomic scale; vertically aligned ... See more keywords
Atomistic Engineering of Phonons in Functional Oxide Heterostructures
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103403
Abstract: Engineering of phonons, that is, collective lattice vibrations in crystals, is essential for manipulating physical properties of materials such as thermal transport, electron‐phonon interaction, confinement of lattice vibration, and optical polarization. Most approaches to phonon‐engineering… read more here.
Keywords: atomic scale; phonon; engineering phonons; atomistic engineering ... See more keywords