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Understanding the reaction pathway of lithium borohydride-hydroxide-based multi-component systems for enhanced hydrogen storage (2024)
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Munshi, S., Walker, G. S., Manickam, K., Hansen, T., Dornheim, M., & Grant, D. M. (2024). Understanding the reaction pathway of lithium borohydride-hydroxide-based multi-component systems for enhanced hydrogen storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(41), 28326-28336. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ta05368k

Complex hydride-metal hydroxide multicomponent hydrogen storage systems have high potential for hydrogen storage because their dehydrogenation thermodynamics can be tuned while maintaining a high hydrogen storage capacity. Out of all the ratios explo... Read More about Understanding the reaction pathway of lithium borohydride-hydroxide-based multi-component systems for enhanced hydrogen storage.

A density functional theory study of defective and doped structures of MgB2 and their interaction with hydrogen (2024)
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Kuganathan, N., Dornheim, M., M. Grant, D., & Ling, S. (2024). A density functional theory study of defective and doped structures of MgB2 and their interaction with hydrogen. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 324, Article 129677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.129677

The LiBH4+MgH2 system exhibits promising potential for solid-state hydrogen storage, yet the sluggish rehydrogenation of MgB2 poses a significant challenge. In this study, we utilize density functional theory (DFT) simulations to investigate the ener... Read More about A density functional theory study of defective and doped structures of MgB2 and their interaction with hydrogen.

Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation (2024)
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Agafonov, A., Pineda-Romero, N., Witman, M., Nassif, V., Vaughan, G. B., Lei, L., Ling, S., Grant, D. M., Dornheim, M., Allendorf, M., Stavila, V., & Zlotea, C. (2024). Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation. Acta Materialia, 276, Article 120086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120086

The vast chemical space of high entropy alloys (HEAs) makes trial-and-error experimental approaches for materials discovery intractable and often necessitates data-driven and/or first principles computational insights to successfully target materials... Read More about Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation.

Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency (2024)
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Adams, M. J., Wadge, M. D., Sheppard, D., Stuart, A., & Grant, D. M. (2024). Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 73, 95-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.05.421

This article presents a comprehensive review of the current landscape and prospects of large-scale hydrogen storage technologies, with a focus on both onshore and offshore applications, and flexibility. Highlighting the evolving technological advance... Read More about Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency.

Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study (2024)
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Wadge, M. D., Agyakwa, P. A., Felfel, R. M., Homer, R., Cooper, T. P., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., …Grant, D. M. (2024). Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study. Materials and Design, 240, Article 112835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112835

This study details the novel self-assembly of sodium titanate converted Ti-based microspheres into hierarchical porous 3D constructs, with macro-, micro-, and nanoporosity, for the first time. Ti6Al4V microspheres were suspended into 5 M NaOH (60 °C/... Read More about Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study.

Functional performance of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold: a pre-clinical in vitro tribological study (2024)
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Cowie, R. M., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., McLaren, J., Sanderson, W. J., Felfel, R. M., Scotchford, C. A., …Jennings, L. M. (2024). Functional performance of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold: a pre-clinical in vitro tribological study. Royal Society Open Science, 11(1), Article 230431. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230431

Osteochondral grafts are used for repair of focal osteochondral lesions. Autologous grafts are the gold standard treatment; however, limited graft availability and donor site morbidity restrict use. Therefore, there is a clinical need for different g... Read More about Functional performance of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold: a pre-clinical in vitro tribological study.

Stoichiometry and annealing condition on hydrogen capacity of TiCr2-x AB2 alloys (2023)
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McGrath, A. J., Wadge, M. D., Adams, M., Manickam, K., Ling, S., Walker, G. S., & Grant, D. M. (2024). Stoichiometry and annealing condition on hydrogen capacity of TiCr2-x AB2 alloys. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 53, 582-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.12.062

This study presents the effect of stoichiometry and annealing condition on Ti–Cr AB2-type hydrogen storage alloys. Prior to annealing the majority phase of the as-cast alloys was the C14 Laves phase, with separate Ti and Cr phases. Annealing treatmen... Read More about Stoichiometry and annealing condition on hydrogen capacity of TiCr2-x AB2 alloys.

Tailoring absorptivity of highly reflective Ag powders by pulsed-direct current magnetron sputtering for additive manufacturing processes (2023)
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Wadge, M. D., Lowther, M., Cooper, T. P., Reynolds, W. J., Speidel, A., Carter, L. N., …Cox, S. C. (2023). Tailoring absorptivity of highly reflective Ag powders by pulsed-direct current magnetron sputtering for additive manufacturing processes. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 317, Article 117985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2023.117985

Processing of highly reflective and high thermally conductive materials (Cu, Ag, etc.) by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is of increasing interest to broaden the range of materials that can be additively manufactured. However, these alloys are challe... Read More about Tailoring absorptivity of highly reflective Ag powders by pulsed-direct current magnetron sputtering for additive manufacturing processes.

Production of Nano Hydroxyapatite and Mg-Whitlockite from Biowaste-Derived products via Continuous Flow Hydrothermal Synthesis: A Step towards Circular Economy (2023)
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Nigar, F., Johnston, A. L., Smith, J., Oakley, W., Islam, M. T., Felfel, R., …Ahmed, I. (2023). Production of Nano Hydroxyapatite and Mg-Whitlockite from Biowaste-Derived products via Continuous Flow Hydrothermal Synthesis: A Step towards Circular Economy. Materials, 16(6), Article 2138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16062138

Biowastes from agriculture, sewage, household wastes, and industries comprise promising resources to produce biomaterials while reducing adverse environmental effects. This study focused on utilising waste-derived materials (i.e., eggshells as a calc... Read More about Production of Nano Hydroxyapatite and Mg-Whitlockite from Biowaste-Derived products via Continuous Flow Hydrothermal Synthesis: A Step towards Circular Economy.

Recent enterprises in high-rate monolithic photo-electrochemical energy harvest and storage devices (2023)
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Turner, D., Li, M., Grant, D., & Ola, O. (2023). Recent enterprises in high-rate monolithic photo-electrochemical energy harvest and storage devices. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 38, Article 101243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2023.101243

Solar energy is set to play a major role in decarbonising the economy and creating a zero-emissions future. However, there is a need to store this abundant energy and, in many instances, supply that energy at a high rate. With large expense and effic... Read More about Recent enterprises in high-rate monolithic photo-electrochemical energy harvest and storage devices.

Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response (2022)
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Wadge, M. D., Bird, M. A., Sankowski, A., Constantin, H., Fay, M. W., Cooper, T. P., O'Shea, J. N., Khlobystov, A. N., Walsh, D. A., Johnson, L. R., Felfel, R. M., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2023). Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(5), Article 2201523. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201523

This study describes the chemical conversion and heat treatment of Ti6Al4V microspheres (Ti6_MS), and the resulting effects on their electrocatalytic properties. The wet-chemical conversion (5.0m NaOH, 60°C, 24h; Sample label: Ti6_TC) converts the to... Read More about Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response.

Research and development of hydrogen carrier based solutions for hydrogen compression and storage (2022)
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Dornheim, M., Baetcke, L., Akiba, E., Ares, J. R., Autrey, T., Barale, J., Baricco, M., Brooks, K., Chalkiadakis, N., Charbonnier, V., Christensen, S., Bellosta Von Colbe, J., Costamagna, M., Dematteis, E., Fernandez, J. F., Genett, T., Grant, D., Heo, T. W., Hirscher, M., Hurst, K., …Zoulias, E. (2022). Research and development of hydrogen carrier based solutions for hydrogen compression and storage. Progress in Energy, 4(4), Article 042005. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ac7cb7

Industrial and public interest in hydrogen technologies has risen strongly recently, as hydrogen is the ideal means for medium to long term energy storage, transport and usage in combination with renewable and green energy supply. In a future energy... Read More about Research and development of hydrogen carrier based solutions for hydrogen compression and storage.

Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures (2022)
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Patanè, A., Felton, J., Blundo, E., Kudrynskyi, Z., Ling, S., Bradford, J., …Patane, A. (2022). Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures. Small, 18(33), Article 2202661. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202202661

The family of van der Waals (vdW) materials is large and diverse with applications ranging from electronics and optoelectronics to catalysis and chemical storage. However, despite intensive research, there remains significant knowledge-gaps pertainin... Read More about Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures.

The interaction of volatile metal coatings during the laser powder bed fusion of copper (2021)
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Speidel, A., Wadge, M. D., Gargalis, L., Cooper, T. P., Reynolds, W., Grant, D., …Murray, J. W. (2022). The interaction of volatile metal coatings during the laser powder bed fusion of copper. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 299, Article 117332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2021.117332

The high optical reflectance of Cu at near-infrared wavelengths narrows the process window to fabricate Cu parts by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). Coating powders with optically absorptive materials has been investigated to improve processability an... Read More about The interaction of volatile metal coatings during the laser powder bed fusion of copper.

Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells on Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres: Synergistic Role of Chemical Formulation and 3D Architecture (2021)
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Gupta, D., Hossain, K. M. Z., Roe, M., Smith, E. F., Ahmed, I., Sottile, V., & Grant, D. M. (2021). Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells on Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres: Synergistic Role of Chemical Formulation and 3D Architecture. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4(8), 5987-6004. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00120

Phosphate-based glasses (PBGs) are biomaterials that degrade under physiological conditions and can be modified to release various ions depending on end applications. This study utilized slow-degrading (P45:45P2O5-16CaO-24MgO-11Na2O10 4Fe2O3, mol %)... Read More about Long-Term Culture of Stem Cells on Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres: Synergistic Role of Chemical Formulation and 3D Architecture.

Development and Characterization of Phosphate-Based Glass Coatings via Suspension High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel (SHVOF) Thermal Spray Process (2021)
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Bano, S., Rincon Romero, A., Islam, M. T., Grant, D. M., Ahmed, I., & Hussain, T. (2021). Development and Characterization of Phosphate-Based Glass Coatings via Suspension High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel (SHVOF) Thermal Spray Process. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 30(7), 1862-1874. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-021-01233-8

Phosphate based glasses (PBGs) are promising materials for biomedical applications due to their biocompatible and fully resorbable characteristics in aqueous environments. These glasses can be coated on to metal substrate via the technique of suspens... Read More about Development and Characterization of Phosphate-Based Glass Coatings via Suspension High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel (SHVOF) Thermal Spray Process.

YAG thermal barrier coatings deposited by suspension and solution precursor thermal spray (2021)
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Owoseni, T. A., Rincon Romero, A., Pala, Z., Venturi, F., Lester, E. H., Grant, D. M., & Hussain, T. (2021). YAG thermal barrier coatings deposited by suspension and solution precursor thermal spray. Ceramics International, 47(17), 23803-23813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.05.087

Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) is a promising topcoat material for thermal barrier coatings due to its high temperature stability and better CMAS (calcium-magnesium-alumino-silicate) resistance. YAG topcoats were deposited by suspension and solution... Read More about YAG thermal barrier coatings deposited by suspension and solution precursor thermal spray.

Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects (2021)
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Talebizadeh Sardari, P., Mohammed, H. I., Mahdi, J. M., Ghalambaz, M., Gillott, M., Walker, G. S., …Giddings, D. (2021). Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects. International Journal of Energy Research, 45(9), 13380-13396. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6665

A numerical parametric study is presented of a domestic thermal storage heat exchanger to explore the effect of highly localized positive temperature coefficient cylindrical heating elements in a phase change material (PCM) with conductive enhancemen... Read More about Localized heating element distribution in composite metal foam-phase change material: Fourier's law and creeping flow effects.

In-vitro cell interaction and apatite forming ability in simulated body fluid of ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glass coatings deposited by an emerging suspension high velocity oxy fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray (2020)
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Bano, S., Romero, A. R., Grant, D., Nommeots-Nomm, A., Scotchford, C., Ahmed, I., & Hussain, T. (2021). In-vitro cell interaction and apatite forming ability in simulated body fluid of ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glass coatings deposited by an emerging suspension high velocity oxy fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray. Surface and Coatings Technology, 407, Article 126764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126764

ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glasses have been proposed as alternative chemically stable compositions in physiological fluid keeping bioactivity comparable to Bioglass®. ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glasses coatings were produced via an emerging suspensi... Read More about In-vitro cell interaction and apatite forming ability in simulated body fluid of ICIE16 and 13-93 bioactive glass coatings deposited by an emerging suspension high velocity oxy fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray.

Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites (2020)
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Hu, C., Le, A. T., Pung, S. Y., Stevens, L., Neate, N., Hou, X., …Xu, F. (2021). Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 260, Article 124117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.124117

The nickel nanoparticles decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotubes nanocomposite has been prepared through a novel molecular-level-mixing method followed by a freeze-drying and subsequent reduction process. The resulting products showed a well-disper... Read More about Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites.