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most citedStructural composites for multifunctional applications: current challenges and future trends

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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 26 cited

Interfacial studies in CNT fibre/TiO photoelectrodes for efficient H production

Alicia Moya, Mariam Barawi, Belén Alemán +6

An attractive class of materials for photo(electro)chemical reactions are hybrids based on semiconducting metal oxides and nanocarbons (e.g. carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene), wher…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 100 cited

Understanding interlaminar toughening of unidirectional CFRP laminates with carbon nanotube veils

Yunfu Ou, Carlos González, Juan José Vilatela

The introduction of nanostructured interlayers is one of the most promising strategies for interlaminar reinforcement in structural composites. In this work, we study the failure m…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 18 cited

Tough sheets of nanowires produced floating in the gas phase

Richard S. Schäufele, Miguel Vazquez-Pufleau, Juan J. Vilatela

Assembling nanostructured building blocks into network materials unlocks macroscopic properties inaccessible with monolithic solids, notably toughness and tolerance to electrochemi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 1 cited

Experimental and numerical analysis of cyclic deformation and fatigue behavior of a Mg-RE alloy

Meijuan Zhang, Hong Zhang, Anxin Ma +1

Strain-controlled fatigue of Mg-1Mn-0.5Nd (wt.\%) alloy were studied by experiment and simulation. The microstructure was made up of a dispersion of strongly texture grains (13\%)…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 16 cited

First principles analysis of precipitation in Mg-Zn alloys

S. Liu, G. Esteban-Manzanares, J. LLorca

Precipitation in Mg-Zn alloys was analyzed by means of first principles calculations. Formation energies of symmetrically distinct hcp Mg1-xZnx (0 < x < 1) configurations were dete…

physics.app-ph2020★ 14 cited

Revealing the Mechanism of Electrochemical Lithiation of Carbon Nanotube Fibers

Nicola Boaretto, Moumita Rana, Rebeca Marcilla +1

Fabrics of continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes (CNTFs) are attractive materials for multifunctional energy storage devices, either as current collector, or as active material. De…