Optimizing heat transfer in a finned rectangular latent heat storage system using response surface methodology by Mohammadreza Ebrahimnataj Tiji, Sina Rezaei, Khashayar Hosseinzadeh, Sami Kaplan, Pouyan Talebizadehsardari, Amir Keshmiri

“…The numerical simulations are performed using the enthalpy-porosity approach, wherein the phase transition behaviors are effectively modeled by incorporating the energy, momentum, and continuity equations into one analytical framework using the finite volume method. …”
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Short and long-range magnetic ordering and emergent topological transition in (Mn1−xNix)2P2S6 by Nasaru Khan, Deepu Kumar, Shantanu Semwal, Yuliia Shemerliuk, Bernd Büchner, Koushik Pal, Saicharan Aswartham, Pradeep Kumar

“…We observed multiple phase transitions with tunability as a function of doping associated with the short and long-range spin-spin correlations. …”
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The Deformation Mechanism of the Rings of Angular-Contact Ball Bearings During the Quenching and Tempering Process by Ruijie Gu, Yi Tong, Qiang Wang, Liaoyuan Chen, Ziyang Shang

“…Firstly, according to the multiple coupling theory of thermal, phase-transition, and stress–strain fields, a model for the numerical simulation of the quenching and tempering process was established. …”
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In situ forming gels as subcutaneous delivery systems of curcumin and piperine by Walter Pula, Alessia Pepe, Francesca Ferrara, Agnese Bondi, Paolo Mariani, Maria Grazia Ortore, Alessandra Pecorelli, John Ivarsson, Giuseppe Valacchi, Elisabetta Esposito

“…A formulative study was conducted to assess the composition impact on the structural properties of the formulations, particularly focusing on injectability and phase transition. Curcumin and piperine were loaded, singularly or jointly, in selected in situ forming gels. …”
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Mechano-gated iontronic piezomemristor for temporal-tactile neuromorphic plasticity by Xiao Wei, Zhixin Wu, Hanfei Gao, Shiqi Cao, Xue Meng, Yuqun Lan, Huixue Su, Zhenglian Qin, Hang Liu, Wenxin Du, Yuchen Wu, Mingjie Liu, Ziguang Zhao

“…This system utilizes a bicontinuous phase-transition heterogel as a stiffness-governed iontronic mechanogate to achieve bidirectional piezoresistive signals, resulting in wide-span dynamic tactile sensing. …”
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A novel soil water-heat-salt coupling model for freezing-thawing period in farmland with shallow groundwater by Pu Wang, Zhongyi Liu, Chaozi Wang, Chenglong Zhang, Weishu Wang, Xianghao Wang, Juan Han, Zailin Huo

“…An improved soil freezing characteristic curve (SFCC) was proposed to evaluate the effect of salt content on the water-ice phase transition. Additionally, an equilibrium state assumption for the unfrozen soil layers was adopted to describe soil water distribution influenced by shallow groundwater. …”
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Plasmonically-enhanced reconfigurable photodetector based on graphene/Sb2S3 heterojunction by Xiaojuan Lian, Shiyu Li, Jiyuan Jiang, Wen Huang, Nan He, Xiaoyan Liu, Jie Wu, Zhou Wang, Gangyi Zhu, Lei Wang

“…To overcome these weakness, we proposed a novel photodetector based on a Gold (Au)/Graphene/Chalcogenide (Sb _2 S _3 ) hetero-junction, leveraging surface plasmonic and phase-transition effects. Simulations show that optimizing Au and Sb _2 S _3 nanoantenna thicknesses and diameters can achieve an absorption efficiency of 0.9 for both amorphous and crystalline states, with an adjustable wavelength range of 200 nm. …”
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Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Realized by Synergistic Engineering of the Graphitic‐Amorphous Architecture for Durable and Fast Potassium Storage by Mingchi Jiang, Ning Sun, Bin Cao, Xuyang Jian, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu

“…In‐situ XRD and DFT simulations further verify the distinct phase transition mechanisms and reaction dynamics across different carbon configurations. …”
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Temperature-dependent performance and constitutive modeling of additively manufactured Ti600 alloy by Tianhua Wen, Rui Fu, Sihang Xiao, Lei Zhang, Bo Song, Hongshuai Lei

“…Differential scanning calorimetry identifies 550 °C as a critical phase transition temperature, further explaining the degradation in properties. …”
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Searching for string bosenovas with gravitational wave detectors by Dawid Brzeminski, Anson Hook, Junwu Huang, Clayton Ristow

“…During the superradiance growth of a dark photon cloud — which occurs for dark photon masses m A ′ ~ 10 − 14 − 10 − 11 eV $$ {m}_{A^{\prime }}\sim {10}^{-14}-{10}^{-11}\textrm{eV} $$ around stellar-mass black holes ( m A ′ ~ 10 − 23 − 10 − 16 eV $$ {m}_{A^{\prime }}\sim {10}^{-23}-{10}^{-16}\textrm{eV} $$ for supermassive black holes) — the dark electromagnetic field might reach a critical field strength, when a network of dark photon strings is produced via a superheated phase transition. These dark photon strings will then absorb the energy in the background gauge fields and get ejected from the cloud, with total energy of the string network as large as the total rotational energy of the spinning black hole. …”
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Thermal-Moisture Dynamics at Different Underlying Surfaces in Permafrost Regions of the Central Tibetan Plateau by considering the Effect of Rainfall by Bingbing Lei, Bin Wang, Mingli Zhang, Zhixiong Zhou, Guang Li, Guodong Yue

“…The effect of heat conduction, water vapor migration, and phase transition on the soil temperature is evident for the asphalt pavement, while the impact of liquid water migration on the shallow soil temperature for the gravel pavement is significant in the thawing period. …”
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NaTiOx‐modified high‐nickel layered oxide cathode for stable sodium‐ion batteries by Yingcong Liu, Xing Zhou, Dongwei He, Xiaowei Liu, Chao Yang, Dawei Xu, Meilong Wang, Ruitao Sun, Bin Zhang, Jingjing Xie, Jin Han, Wen Chen, Ya You

“…However, surface side reaction and O3–P3 phase transitions would occur during Na+ insertion/extraction, resulting in unsatisfying electrochemical performance. …”
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Highly Thermally Conductive Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Resin Vitrimers with Reconfigurable, Shape‐Memory, Photo‐Thermal, and Closed‐Loop Recycling Performance by Fengyuan Zhang, Junliang Zhang, Kuan Zhang, Xiao Zhong, Mukun He, Hua Qiu, Junwei Gu

“…Besides, liquid crystalline phase transition and dynamic covalent bonds enable triple shape memory and three‐dimensional shape reconstruction. …”
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Valley charge-transfer insulator in twisted double bilayer WSe2 by LingNan Wei, Qingxin Li, Majeed Ur Rehman, Yangchen He, Dongdong An, Shiwei Li, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Martin Claassen, Kostya S. Novoselov, Dante M. Kennes, Angel Rubio, Daniel A. Rhodes, Lede Xian, Geliang Yu, Lei Wang

“…Using gate control, we continuously move the K-valley band across the Γ-valley Hubbard bands, and observe a tunable charge-transfer insulator gap and subsequently a continuous phase transition to a metal. The tuning of Mott˘Hubbard to charge-transfer insulator establishes valley degree of freedom as a suitable knob for transitions between exotic correlated phases.…”
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Cost‐Effective Synthesis of Fe5C2 Catalyst From Nanosized Zero‐Valent Iron to Achieve Efficient Photothermocatalytic CO Hydrogenation to Light Olefins by Yuqing Xu, Yuan Li, Ruizhe Li, Hua Xu, Shuxin Ouyang, Hong Yuan

“…Experimental characterizations revealed that NZVI obtained from the reduction of iron salts can catalyze the cracking of octadecylamine to form a carbonized atmosphere, thus realizing the phase transition of Fe into Fe5C2. The optimized Fe5C2 catalyst is employed in the photothermocatalytic FTS process, achieving a light olefins selectivity of 54.2% in hydrocarbons, with a CO conversion of 24.3%. …”
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Possible Superconductivity Transition in Nitrogen‐Doped Lutetium Hydride Observed at Megabar Pressure by Xingbin Zhao, Yu Huang, Shuailing Ma, Hao Song, Yanwei Cao, Hao Jiang, Yanping Huang, Tian Cui

“…In situ X‐ray diffraction investigations indicate that a high‐pressure phase transition toward Fm3¯m‐LuH3±xNy occurred in the sample at 59 GPa. …”
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Structural and ferroelectric properties (1-x)(Ba0.9Sr0.1)TiO3-xBi(Mg2/3Nb1/3)O3 lead-free ceramics with remarkable energy storage performance by Huang Xuechen, Dai Jinba, Liu Shulong, Li Wenlong, Li Yu, Cao Wenjun, Wang Chunchang

“…The increase of the BMN content induces strong relaxor behaviours with diffuse phase transition characteristics, enhancing the temperature stability of dielectric properties. …”
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Synergetic Phase Modulation and N‐Doping of MoS2 for Highly Sensitive Flexible NO2 Sensors by Jiyun Kim, Mengyao Li, Chun‐Ho Lin, Long Hu, Tao Wan, Ayad Saeed, Peiyuan Guan, Zijian Feng, Tushar Kumeria, Jianbo Tang, Dawei Su, Tom Wu, Dewei Chu

“…Moreover, density function theory calculations underpin the experimental results, confirming that N2H4 molecules from the precursor solution not only promote phase transition but also enable N‐doping during post‐treatments, thus boosting sensing capability. …”
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Near‐room‐temperature π‐conjugated nematic liquid crystals in molecules with a flexible seven‐membered ring structure by Riki Iwai, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yuki Arakawa, Shunsuke Sasaki, Yuuto Iida, Kazunobu Igawa, Tsuneaki Sakurai, Satoshi Suzuki, Masatoshi Tokita, Junji Watanabe, Gen‐ichi Konishi

“…We attribute this large decrease in the phase transition temperature to large intramolecular conformational entropies that arise from the geometric change of the cyclic structure, which involves rotational motion of single biaryl‐bonds and bending motions along the long molecular axis in the thermal equilibrium state. …”
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Algorithm for Cloud Particle Phase Identification Based on Bayesian Random Forest Method by Fu Tao, Yang Zhipeng, Tao Fa, Hu Shuzhen, Lu Yuxiang, Fu Changqing

“…This algorithm can be applied to decision-making services for weather processes such as snowfall, enabling minute-level monitoring of precipitation types, phase transition timings, and evolution processes, thereby addressing the issue of automatic precipitation identification in operational settings.…”
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