Tunable superconducting diode effect in higher-harmonic InSb nanosheet interferometers by Xingjun Wu, Ji-Yin Wang, Haitian Su, Shili Yan, Dong Pan, Jianhua Zhao, Po Zhang, H Q Xu

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First-Principles Study on the CO₂ Reduction Reaction (CO₂RR) Performance of h-BN-Based Single-Atom Catalysts Modified with Transition Metals by Xiansheng Yu, Can Zhao, Qiaoyue Chen, Lai Wei, Xucai Zhao, Lili Zhang, Liqian Wu, Yineng Huang

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Stress sensitivity of permeability in high-permeability sandstone sealed with microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation by Chenpeng Song, Derek Elsworth

“…Imaging by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals the evolution of the stress sensitivity to permeability associated with the evolving microstructures after MICP-grouting. …”
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Transportation carbon emission efficiency network formation mechanism and spatial structural complexity analysis: Evidence from China by Lin Liu, Yuming Liu, Rong Zhao

“…This study employs the super-efficiency SBM model and social network analysis to examine the mechanistic formation of carbon emission networks, emphasizing temporal and gradient distribution patterns of efficiency networks, spatial transfer pathways, efficiency evolution characteristics, and the complexity of microstructures. …”
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Constitutive model of metal rubber material considering plastic accumulation behavior by FENG Zhipeng, YANG Fang, FU Hailong, AI Shigang, WANG Yue, YUAN Liangyang

“…Building upon the memory recovery force model and based on the deformation mechanisms of metal rubber, a constitutive model is constructed considering three perspectives: work done to overcome elastic deformation, work done in plastic deformation, and energy dissipation through internal slip friction within the metal wire microstructure, aiming to precisely describe the energy dissipation process of metal rubber. …”
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The strength-ductility synergy relating to dislocation behavior in the Ti70-VNbMoCr solid-solution alloys with VEC increasing orderly by Zaidong Xu, Baolin Wu, Jiale Man, Naifu Zou, Guosheng Duan, Yandong Liu, Yicheng Feng

“…Dislocation kinks were clearly observed in the deformed microstructures. In terms of the kink-strengthening mechanism and dislocation-based slip rule, the role of Burgers vector magnitude in strength-ductility synergy was discussed. …”
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Assessing residual stress and high-temperature mechanical performance of laser-welded P91 steel for fusion power plant components by Bin Zhu, Omar Mohamed, Abdalrhaman Koko, Hannah Zhang, Jiří Dluhoš, Yiqiang Wang, Michael Gorley, Mark J. Whiting, Tan Sui

“…The deformation mechanism is further analysed using tensile testing, where the residual stress effects were prominent in the low-stress field, reducing 6.5% strain evolution, while microstructures reinforced the material in the high-stress field. …”
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Thermal stability and thermal fatigue resistance improvement of new high toughness 5% Cr hot working die steel by Yingnan Di, Dangshen Ma, Hongxiao Chi, Jinbo Gu, Bo Fu, Jian Zhou

“…The concrete study involves: conducting on the evolution of microstructures and mechanical properties of two steels during the 60-h holding process at 600 °C, as well as the thermal fatigue behavior under the cyclic heating-water quenching conditions. …”
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Effect of nanostructured MgO directly grown on pure magnesium substrate on its in vitro corrosion and bioactivity behaviour by Majid Shahsanaei, Masoud Atapour, Morteza Shamanian, Nastaran Farahbakhsh, Swathi N.V. Raghu, Torsten Kowald, Sybille Krauß, Seyedsina Hejazi, Shiva Mohajernia, Manuela S. Killian

“…Biomineralization studies demonstrated the uniform formation of apatite with a Ca/P ratio of 1.35 on the nanostructured surface after 14 days in simulated body fluid (SBF), surpassing that of microstructured MgO. Hydrogen evolution decreased from 912±38 µL cm-2 for untreated Mg to 615±32 µL cm-2 for the Mg/MgO nanostructure and 545±29 µL cm-2 for the Mg/MgO/HA sample. …”
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Investigation of crystal structure and chemical bonds characteristics on microwave properties of novel Ca-doped Sr1–xCaxTm2O4 (x=0.025–0.300) ceramics by Wenjie Zhang, Yanjun Liu, Guoqiang He, Ziqi Zhao, Yuan Nie, Yiwen Ma, Fangyi Huang, Huanfu Zhou

“…Systematical investigations on the impact of Ca2+ on their microstructures, sintering behaviors, and microwave dielectric properties were detailly conducted. …”
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Evaluation of Shear Dilation Capability/Potential and Permeability Changes in Karamay Oil Sands under Water Injection by Yanfang Gao, Huiwen Pang, Yan Jin, Mian Chen

“…The mathematical models based on Karamay oil sand microstructures derived from ESEM (environmental scanning electron microscope) are established to predict the shear dilation effects based on the particle packing theory. …”
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