3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Epitaxial formation of ultrathin HfO2 on graphene by sequential oxidation
Zhenjing Liu, Qian Mao, Varun Kamboj +6
We demonstrate the formation of epitaxial, ultrathin hafnia (HfO2) on graphene. Monoclinic hafnia (m-HfO2) forms as the end of a series of sequential oxidation reactions. Starting…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Surface Orientation-dependent Corrosion Behavior of NiCr Alloys in Molten FLiNaK Salt
Hamdy Arkoub, Daniel Flynn, Adri C. T. van Duin +1
The corrosion behavior of NiCr alloys in molten FLiNaK salt is governed by complex Cr-F chemical interactions, necessitating a fundamental understanding for enhancing alloy perform…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Critical nanoparticle formation in iron combustion: single particle experiments with in-situ multi-parameter diagnostics aided by multi-scale simulations
Tao Li, Bich-Diep Nguyen, Yawei Gao +6
The formation of iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) presents challenges such as efficiency losses and fine dust emissions in practical iron combustion systems, highlighting the need fo…