Design of nanostructured hybrid materials based on carbon and metal oxides for Li ion batteries by Shi, Wenhui, Rui, Xianhong, Zhu, Jixin, Yan, Qingyu

“…This feature article briefly summarizes our recent research progress on nanostructured hybrids of carbonaceous materials (e.g., amorphous carbon, reduced graphene oxide, and CNT) and metal oxides (e.g., CoO, Fe2O3, V2O5, etc.) in terms of designed synthesis chemistry, understanding the structure-process relationship and development of new types of electrodes.…”
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Oscillatory instabilities in three-dimensional frictional granular matter by Bonfanti, Silvia, Chattoraj, Joyjit, Guerra, Roberto, Procaccia, Itamar, Zapperi, Stefano

“…The dynamics of amorphous granular matter with frictional interactions cannot be derived in general from a Hamiltonian and therefore displays oscillatory instabilities stemming from the onset of complex eigenvalues in the stability matrix. …”
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Double heterojunction crystalline silicon solar cells: from doped silicon to dopant-free passivating contacts by Wong, Terence Kin Shun, Pei, Keyi

“…Passivating contacts based on (i) amorphous hydrogenated Si and (ii) polysilicon/silicon oxide are next reviewed, with emphasis on carrier selectivity mechanisms including contact layer band alignment with silicon, and localized carrier transport in ultrathin oxides. …”
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Biodiesel production by using metal oxide solid catalysts. by Lee, Sze Yee.

“…It was reported that co-existence of tetragonal phase zirconia and amorphous tungsten oxide, high surface area and high acidity increase the catalytic activity of WO3/ZrO2 catalyst. …”
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Microstructural evolution during mechanical milling of Nd-Fe-B nanocomposites by Toh, Hon Kun.

“…A two step phase transformation was observed: the amorphization of the initially crystalline ingot, followed by the precipitation of α-Fe nanocrystals in the amorphous matrix. …”
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Laser-induced melt-mediated Ni(Pt) germanosilicide formation on condensed Si1-xGex/Si substrates by Setiawan, Y., Lee, Pooi See, Balakumar, S., Pey, Kin Leong, Wang, X. C.

“…Pure Ni germanosilicide formation was plagued by the presence of amorphous oxygen-rich globules. Platinum alloying has greatly improved the morphology of the laser-induced Ni(Pt) germanosilicide with the alleviation of oxygen incorporation during laser annealing. …”
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Correlation studies between structural and ionic transport properties of lithium-ion gel polymer electrolytes based on guar gum by Aynharn, S., Ahmad Faizrin, Ahmad Fuzlin, Ahmad Salihin, Samsudin

“…DSC results indicated a decrease in both the glass transition temperature (Tg) and crystallization temperature (Tc) with increasing LiBOB content, reflecting enhanced amorphous phase formation. An optimum ionic conductivity of 7.89 × 10−4 S cm−1 at room temperature was achieved with 6 wt. % LiBOB. …”
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The low overpotential regime of acidic water oxidation part II: trends in metal and oxygen stability numbers by Scott, Soren B., Sørensen, Jakob E., Rao, Reshma R., Moon, Choongman, Kibsgaard, Jakob, Shao-Horn, Yang, Chorkendorff, Ib

“…We show that materials based on RuOx have a higher dissolution rate than the rate of incorporation of labelled oxygen from the catalyst into the O2 evolved (“labelled OER”), while for IrOx-based catalysts the two rates are comparable. On amorphous RuOx, metal dissolution and labelled OER are found to have distinct Tafel slopes. …”
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Preparation of Nd-Fe-B/α-Fe nanocomposite by chemical reduction method by Lim, Darryl Yu Zhi.

“…Powders investigated using X-ray diffraction before thermal treatment indicates that they are amorphous. It is observed that the addition of glycine to inhibit the formation of Nd(BO)2 during reduction process is not fruitful. …”
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Cephalopod-mimetic tunable photonic coatings assembled from quasi-monodispersed reflectin protein nanoparticles by Loke, Jun Jie, Hoon, Shawn, Miserez, Ali

“…Using Langmuir-Schaefer and drop-cast deposition methods, ligand-conjugated reflectin B1 nanoparticles were immobilized onto azide-functionalized substrates via click chemistry to produce monolayer amorphous photonic structures with tunable structural colors based on average particle size, paving the way for the fabrication of eco-friendly, bioinspired color-changing coatings that mimic cephalopods' dynamic camouflage.…”
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Electrical properties of neodymium oxide/titanium dioxide and neodymium oxide/gadolinium silicate dielectric gate stack on silicon substrate by Lee, Vivian Sing Zhi.

“…Crystal structure of Neodymium oxide and Titanium dioxide film crystallize upon annealing, while Gadolinium silicate remains amorphous. The RMS for Sample A is approximately 0.666nm and Sample B is approximately 0.864nm. …”
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Synthesis of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers based on polyurethane by Liow, Sing Shy.

“…Semicrystalline BTPU were stronger and more extensible than amorphous BTPU. Increase TMC contents in the SS can contribute to improved backbone flexibility, but also resulted in lower degree of phase separation between HS-SS that hinders the strain recovery. 7 weeks of in vitro degradation suggested no significant degradation and chain scissions occurred.…”
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2D materials for catalyst of O2 generation by Lau, Zhan Siang

“…The report aims to evaluate the electrochemical performance of amorphous mesoporous Nickel Phosphate doped with 0%, 5% and 15% Iron as a low cost electrocatalyst to replace the noble metals in electrocatalysis. …”
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Deposition and characterisation of carbon thin films via patented Off-Plane Double Bend FCVA deposition system by Lee, Jin Zhou

“…By varying the substrate temperature and voltage bias of the FCVA system, different types of carbon thin film can be obtained. Tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) thin films have properties such as hardness and electrical insulator while nano-crystalline graphitic (NCG) carbon thin film has improved electrical conductivity in the vertical direction normal to the substrate. …”
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Innovative methodology for comprehensive utilization of refractory low-grade iron ores by Liang, Zhikai, Peng, Xin, Huang, Zhucheng, Li, Jiayuan, Yi, Lingyun, Huang, Boyang, Chen, Changzhong

“…Concomitantly, an excellent leach solution with high Si concentration and low impurities was obtained, which was appropriate to be processed into precipitated amorphous silica. The mechanism analysis revealed NaCl is involved in greatly reducing the theoretical formation temperature of metallic iron and significantly promoting the conversion of silicon minerals, thus facilitating the formation of the excellent DRI and leach solution. …”
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The role of ideology in radicalisation by Ramakrishna, Kumar

“…In short, at the transnational, system level, ideology provides some degree of coherence among the myriad, often uncoordinated activities of a large number of disparate militant cells, lone actors, and followers of an amorphous transnational violent extremist network.…”
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Carbon-coated nanophase CaMoO4 as anode material for Li ion batteries by Sharma, N., Shaju, K. M., Rao, G. V. Subba, Chowdari, Bobba V. R., Dong, Zhili, White, Timothy John

“…TEM of 10% C-coated CaMoO4 shows the amorphous nature of carbon on the crystalline particles with a thickness of 8-12 nm. …”
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New 3D supramolecular Zn(ii)-coordinated self-assembled organic networks by Lim, Zheng Bang, Li, Hairong, Sun, Shuangyong, Lek, Jun Yan, Trewin, Abbie, Lam, Yeng Ming, Grimsdale, Andrew C.

“…XRD and BET results indicate they are relatively amorphous and non-porous with a high degree of interpenetration within the networks. …”
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Microwave-assisted treatment for the improvement of rice flour properties and rice flour bread quality by Md Yunos, Noor Seribainun Hidayah, Hafid, Halimatun Saadiah, Omar, Farah Nadia, P. Mohammed, Mohd Afandi, Wakisaka, Minato, Mustapha, Nor Afizah, Samsu Baharuddin, Azhari

“…The microwave treatment destroyed the amorphous region of the rice flour starch, whereas starch crystal structure was slightly increased after treatment. …”

Significant greenish-yellow emission from Dy3+/Sm3+ co-doped strontium-aluminate-telluro-borate glasses: role of Ag and CuO nanoparticles interplay by Abdullahi, Ibrahim, Hashim, Suhairul, Ghoshal, Sib K., Sayyed, Muhammad I., Thabit, Hammam A.

“…XRD analysis of the samples showed their amorphous nature. HRTEM images displayed the dispersion of CuO/AgNps in the disordered matrix. …”