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Advances in the Characterization of Materials

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Materials Characterization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 4199

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Prof. Dr. Luis Alfonso Trujillo-Cayado

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Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Interests: emulsions; surfactant; rheology; disperse system; nanoemugels; cryo-SEM; multiple light scattering; laser diffraction; nanoencapulation; suspoemulsion
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Prof. Dr. Jenifer Santos García

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Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud y Biomédicas, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41704 Dos Hermanas, Spain
Interests: emulsions; surfactants; proteins; food technology
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Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to the Special Issue, "Advances in the Characterization of Materials ", published in Materials (impact factor: 3.748). The main objective of this Special Issue is to publish outstanding reviews and original papers presenting cutting-edge advances in the field of materials characterization. It represents a good opportunity for researchers around the world to disseminate their work and report their results related to this topic.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to bring together current perspectives from materials scientists, physicists, chemists, and chemical engineers, as well as others who are active in the field, to discuss the topics mentioned above. We are pleased to invite authors to submit original research papers, reviews, short messages, and concept papers. The scope of this Special Issue covers the entire range of topics related to materials characterization which would benefit both academia and industry.

Prof. Dr. Luis Alfonso Trujillo-Cayado
Prof. Dr. Jenifer Santos
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Keywords

  • characterization
  • development
  • materials
  • rheology
  • properties

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The Microstructural Reconstruction of Variously Sintered Ni-SDC Cermets Using Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy Nanotomography
by Gregor Kapun, Endre Majorovits, Sašo Šturm, Marjan Marinšek and Tina Skalar
Materials 2024, 17(13), 3068; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133068 - 21 Jun 2024
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This work focuses in-depth on the quantitative relationships between primary first-order microstructural parameters (i.e., volume fractions of various phases and particle size distribution) with the more complex second-order topological features (i.e., connectivity of phases, three-phase boundary length (TPBL), interfacial areas, or [...] Read more.
This work focuses in-depth on the quantitative relationships between primary first-order microstructural parameters (i.e., volume fractions of various phases and particle size distribution) with the more complex second-order topological features (i.e., connectivity of phases, three-phase boundary length (TPBL), interfacial areas, or tortuosity). As a suitable model material, a cermet nickel/samaria-doped ceria (Ni-SDC) is used as an anode in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). A microstructure description of nano-sized Ni-SDC cermets, fabricated at various sintering conditions from 1100 °C to 1400 °C, was performed using FIB-SEM nanotomography. The samples were serially sectioned employing a fully automated slicing procedure with active drift correction algorithms and an auto-focusing routine to obtain a series of low-loss BSE images. Advanced image processing algorithms were developed and applied directly to image data volume. The microstructural–topological relationships are crucial for the microstructure optimisation and, thus, the improvement of the corresponding electrode performance. Since all grains of individual phases (Ni, SDC, or pores) did not percolate, special attention was given to the visualisation of the so-called active TPBL. Based on the determined microstructure characteristics of the prepared Ni-SDC cermets, including simulations of gas flow and pressure drop, thermal treatment at 1200 °C was recognised as the most appropriate sintering temperature. Full article
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Material Characterization of Polypropylene and Polystyrene Regarding Molecular Degradation Behavior
by Christoph Schall and Volker Schöppner
Materials 2023, 16(17), 5891; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175891 - 28 Aug 2023
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During the processing of thermoplastics, polymers are subjected to high stress. As a result of this stress, the polymer chains break, leading to a lower molar mass. This further leads to a lower viscosity of the plastic melt and, eventually, to poorer mechanical [...] Read more.
During the processing of thermoplastics, polymers are subjected to high stress. As a result of this stress, the polymer chains break, leading to a lower molar mass. This further leads to a lower viscosity of the plastic melt and, eventually, to poorer mechanical properties of the manufactured plastic product. Especially in the context of recycling plastics, this poses a challenge to process technology and product properties. This work aims is to provide a prediction of the material degradation under known stress, so that, for example, a process design that is gentle on the material can be carried out. In order to be able to predict material degradation under a load, a test stand for defined material degradation was designed. The test stand allows for material damaging under a defined temperature, shear rate and residence time. At the same time, the test stand can be used to measure the viscosity, which is used to describe the degradation behavior, since the viscosity correlates with the molar mass. The measured decrease in viscosity under stress can be used to predict material damage under the influencing variables of temperature, shear rate and residence time by means of a test plan and a suitable mathematical description of the measured data. The mathematical description can thus be integrated into simulation environments for plastics processing, so that a simulation of the material degradation can be carried out, if necessary also taking the viscosity reduction into account. Full article
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Polishing Properties of a Lanthanum Cerium Fluoride Abrasive
by Yan Mei, Wenjuan Chen and Xuean Chen
Materials 2023, 16(9), 3393; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16093393 - 26 Apr 2023
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One kind of lanthanum cerium fluoride abrasive was prepared using the raw materials Ce2(CO3)3, La·Ce(CO3)3, and NH4F at temperatures of 400–1050 °C. The combined techniques of X-ray diffraction with Rietveld refinements, [...] Read more.
One kind of lanthanum cerium fluoride abrasive was prepared using the raw materials Ce2(CO3)3, La·Ce(CO3)3, and NH4F at temperatures of 400–1050 °C. The combined techniques of X-ray diffraction with Rietveld refinements, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to characterize the products. It was found that the materials are all made up of agglomerated irregular block-shaped particles with particle sizes in micrometer ranges. Below 850 °C, the product is a mixture of cubic CeO2 and trigonal LaF3, while above 900 °C, it is a mixture of cubic CeO2 and tetragonal LaOF. A higher calcination temperature suppresses the formation of the LaF3 phase but enhances the LaOF phase. The Ce in the prepared material is present in mixed states of Ce3+ and Ce4+, and the Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio increases with increasing calcination temperature. When the material prepared at 900 °C was used in the polishing test on K9 glass, the obtained polishing surface is very clean and flat, and the thickness difference before and after grinding is moderate, indicating its potential as an abrasive for polishing the surface of optical glass. Full article
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