Materials, Volume 16, Issue 19 (October-1 2023) Table of Contents

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis for Containing Defective Carbon Nanostructures Materials, Volume 16, Issue 19 (October-1 2023) Table of Contents Highlights Read our recent reviews collection here. Read our Editor's Choice Articles here, which have been selected based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Read our Most Cited & Viewed papers here. Cover Story Review: Microwave-Assisted Synthesis as a Promising Tool for the Preparation of Materials Containing Defective Carbon Nanostructures: Implications on Properties and Applications Damian Pawelski and Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska Materials 2023, 16(19), 6549; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196549 Sections Biomaterials Energy Materials Advanced Composites Advanced Materials Characterization Porous Materials Manufacturing Processes and Systems Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Smart Materials Thin Films and Interfaces Catalytic Materials Carbon Materials Materials Chemistry Materials Physics Optical and Photonic Materials Corrosion Construction and Building Materials Materials Simulation and Design Electronic Materials Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Metals and Alloys Soft Matter Polymeric Materials Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Biomaterials Review: Translucency of Lithium-Based Silicate Glass–Ceramics Blocks for CAD/CAM Procedures: A Narrative Review Alessandro Vichi, Zejiao Zhao, Mahdi Mutahar, Gaetano Paolone and Chris Louca Materials 2023, 16(19), 6441; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196441 Review: Brief Narrative Review on Commercial Dental Sealants—Comparison with Respect to Their Composition and Potential Modifications Aleksandra Piszko, Paweł J. Piszko, Adam Lubojański, Wojciech Grzebieluch, Maria Szymonowicz and Maciej Dobrzyński Materials 2023, 16(19), 6453; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196453 Review: Industrial Hemp as a Potential Nonwood Source of Fibres for European Industrial-Scale Papermaking—A Review Dariusz Danielewicz Materials 2023, 16(19), 6548; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196548 Article: Restorative Dental Resin Functionalized with Calcium Methacrylate with a Hydroxyapatite Remineralization Capacity Xin Zhang, Yuxuan Zhang, Ying Li, Xiaoming Wang and Xueqin Zhang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6497; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196497 Article: The Effects of a Novel Nanohydroxyapatite Gel and Er: YAG Laser Treatment on Dentin Hypersensitivity Demet Sahin, Ceren Deger, Burcu Oglakci, Metehan Demirkol, Bedri Onur Kucukyildirim, Mehtikar Gursel and Evrim Eliguzeloglu Dalkilic Materials 2023, 16(19), 6522; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196522 Article: Blood Compatibility of Drug–Inorganic Hybrid in Human Blood: Red Blood Cell Hitchhiking and Soft Protein Corona Jing Xie, Hyoung-Mi Kim, Kai Kamada and Jae-Min Oh Materials 2023, 16(19), 6523; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196523 Article: Fabrication and Characterization of a Multifunctional Coating to Promote the Osteogenic Properties of Orthopedic Implants Serap (Gungor) Koc, Tuba Baygar, Selma Özarslan, Nurdan Sarac and Aysel Ugur Materials 2023, 16(19), 6608; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196608 Systematic Review: Evaluating the Biomechanical Integrity of Various Constructs Utilized for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: A Systematic Review Abhinav R. Balu, Anthony N. Baumann, Terence Tsang, Grayson M. Talaski, Albert T. Anastasio, Kempland C. Walley and Samuel B. Adams Materials 2023, 16(19), 6562; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196562 Energy Materials Article: Tuning the Photophysical Properties of Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor Di-2-(2-oxindolin-3-ylidene) Malononitrile Materials via Extended π–Conjugation: A Joint Experimental and Theoretical Study Shiwei Ren, Amirhossein Habibi, Pingping Ni, Yuexing Zhang and Abderrahim Yassar Materials 2023, 16(19), 6410; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196410 Article: FeIII Chelated with Humic Acid with Easy Synthesis Conditions and Good Performance as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Hao Zhang, Youkui Wang, Ruili Zhao, Meimei Kou, Mengyao Guo, Ke Xu, Gang Tian, Xinting Wei, Song Jiang, Qing Yuan and Jinsheng Zhao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6477; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196477 Article: Development of a Simple Electroless Method for Depositing Metallic Pt-Pd Nanoparticles over Wire Gauge Support for Removal of Hydrogen in a Nuclear Reactor Kiran K. Sanap, Sawanta S. Mali, Deepak Tyagi, Ajit N. Shirsat, Suhas B. Phapale, Suresh B. Waghmode and Salil Varma Materials 2023, 16(19), 6541; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196541 Article: Facile Synthesis of Mesoporous Nanohybrid Two-Dimensional Layered Ni-Cr-S and Reduced Graphene Oxide for High-Performance Hybrid Supercapacitors Ravindra N. Bulakhe, Anh Phan Nguyen, Changyoung Ryu, Ji Man Kim and Jung Bin In Materials 2023, 16(19), 6598; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196598 Editorial: Advancing Energy Storage and Catalysis with Novel Nanomaterials Zhenyu Yang and Jinsheng Zhao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6425; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196425 Advanced Composites Review: Enhancing Fatigue Life and Strength of Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints: A Comprehensive Review Hossein Malekinejad, Ricardo J. C. Carbas, Alireza Akhavan-Safar, Eduardo A. S. Marques, Fernando Castro Sousa and Lucas F. M. da Silva Materials 2023, 16(19), 6468; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196468 Review: Hybrid Perovskite-Based Materials Modified with Polyhedral Silsesquioxanes—Structure and Properties Anna Kowalewska and Kamila Majewska-Smolarek Materials 2023, 16(19), 6531; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196531 Article: Preparation and Use of Iron on Carbon Foam for Removal of Organic Dye from Water: Batch Studies Siphesihle Praise-God Khumalo, David Lokhat and Ajay Sewpersad Materials 2023, 16(19), 6350; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196350 Article: Pyrolysis of Pine Wood in the Presence of Boron–Nitrogen Compounds Irina Stepina and Yulia Zheglova Materials 2023, 16(19), 6353; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196353 Article: Comparison of Repair Methods for Cracked Titanium Alloy Aircraft Structures with Single-Sided Adhesively Bonded Composite Patches Junshan Hu, Chengyu Li, Jinrong Fang, Shizhan Chen, Shanyong Xuan and Wei Tian Materials 2023, 16(19), 6361; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196361 Article: The Influences of Ultrasonic Vibrations on Laser Cladding Ni60/WC-TiO2+La2O3 Composite Coating Xu Huang, Yanchun Chen, Jibin Jiang, Guofu Lian and Changrong Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6356; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196356 Article: Printing, Debinding and Sintering of 15-5PH Stainless Steel Components by Fused Deposition Modeling Additive Manufacturing Gaoyuan Chang, Xiaoxun Zhang, Fang Ma, Cheng Zhang and Luyang Xu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6372; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196372 Article: Crash Performance of Inward-Inverting Composite Tubes Filled with Foam: Experimentation and Simulation Pu Yu, Zhefeng Yu, Xiang Zhou and Wu Xu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6378; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196378 Article: Tetraphenylethene-Based Cross-Linked Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Efficient Detection of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol in Aqueous Phase Shengjie Li, Tianwen Ouyang, Xue Guo, Wenyue Dong, Zhihua Ma and Teng Fei Materials 2023, 16(19), 6458; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196458 Article: Assessing Effects of van der Waals Corrections on Elasticity of Mg3Bi2−xSbx in DFT Calculations Qing Peng, Xinjie Ma, Xiaoyu Yang, Shuai Zhao, Xiaoze Yuan and Xiaojia Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6482; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196482 Article: Transition Metal Borides for All-in-One Radiation Shielding Celal Avcıoğlu and Suna Avcıoğlu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6496; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196496 Article: Mg-Doped PLA Composite as a Potential Material for Tissue Engineering—Synthesis, Characterization, and Additive Manufacturing Fawad Ali, Ans Al Rashid, Sumama Nuthana Kalva and Muammer Koç Materials 2023, 16(19), 6506; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196506 Article: Evolution of Manufacturing Defects of 3D-Printed Thermoplastic Composites with Processing Parameters: A Micro-CT Analysis Hantai Wu, Xinyu Chen, Shuaiheng Xu and Tian Zhao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6521; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196521 Article: Study of the Effect of Carbon Black Filling on the Mechanical Behavior of Rubber Hyper-Elasticity Zepeng Wang, Xiulong Yao, Fangru Hu, Chuanxiang Ma, Xinyan Li, Zhanli Miao, Junping Song, Lianxiang Ma and Wei Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6561; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196561 Article: Improved Interlaminar Properties of Glass Fiber/Epoxy Laminates by the Synergic Modification of Soft and Rigid Particles Jingwei Liu, Shenghui Tian, Jiaqi Ren, Jin Huang, Lin Luo, Bing Du and Tianyong Zhang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6611; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196611 Article: Composite Resins Impregnated by Phosphorus Organic Extractants for Separation of Rare Earth Elements from Nitrate-Based Leachate of Permanent Magnets Olga V. Kovalenko, Vladimir E. Baulin, Yuri M. Shulga, Dmitriy V. Baulin, Gennady L. Gutsev and Aslan Yu. Tsivadze Materials 2023, 16(19), 6614; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196614 Communication: Synthesis and Thermal Oxidation Resistance of Boron-Rich Boron–Carbide Material Seth Iwan, Wesley Sutton, Paul A. Baker, Raimundas Sereika and Yogesh K. Vohra Materials 2023, 16(19), 6526; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196526 Advanced Materials Characterization Review: Characteristics and Functionality of Cantilevers and Scanners in Atomic Force Microscopy Andrius Dzedzickis, Justė Rožėnė, Vytautas Bučinskas, Darius Viržonis and Inga Morkvėnaitė-Vilkončienė Materials 2023, 16(19), 6379; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196379 Review: Metal Chalcogenide–Hydroxide Hybrids as an Emerging Family of Two-Dimensional Heterolayered Materials: An Early Review Yuri Mikhlin, Maxim Likhatski, Roman Borisov, Denis Karpov and Sergey Vorobyev Materials 2023, 16(19), 6381; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196381 Article: Analysis of Incremental Sheet Forming of Aluminum Alloy Costel Catalin Coman, Simona-Nicoleta Mazurchevici, Constantin Carausu and Dumitru Nedelcu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6371; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196371 Article: Performance Analysis and Admixture Optimization of GBFS-HPMC/Fiber Pervious Concrete Xiwen Yan, Xuezhi Wang, Chuanwu Sun, Ming Xin and Jingjing He Materials 2023, 16(19), 6455; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196455 Article: Anisotropic Deformation Behavior and Indentation Size Effect of Monocrystalline BaF2 Using Nanoindentation Guangyuan Du, Xiaojing Yang, Jiayun Deng, Yanjun Guo, Tong Yao, Maozhong Li and Ruiwen Geng Materials 2023, 16(19), 6469; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196469 Article: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Welded Joint of the Hastelloy N Alloy Sai Wang, Baoyun Ma, Daochen Feng, Shuangjian Chen, Yinghe Ma, Huaxin Li, Chuanyang Lv, Wenjian Zheng and Jianguo Yang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6510; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196510 Article: Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector Arleth Ortega-Gutiérrez, Job Eli Escobar-Flores, Mario Alberto Grave-Capistrán, Noé López-Perrusquia, Marco Antonio Doñu-Ruiz, Armando Oropeza-Osornio and Christopher René Torres-SanMiguel Materials 2023, 16(19), 6545; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196545 Porous Materials Review: Metal–Organic Framework for the Immobilization of Oxidoreductase Enzymes: Scopes and Perspectives Pengyan Yang, Wenhui Yang, Haiyang Zhang and Rui Zhao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6572; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196572 Article: Modelling Selective CO2 Absorption and Validation via Photosynthetic Bacteria and Chemical Adsorbents for Methane Purification in Anaerobic Fermentation Bioreactors Yu-Chen Hsu, Shunnian Wu, Juei-Yu Chiu, Hashan N. Thenuwara, Hasanthi L. Senevirathna and Ping Wu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6533; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196533 Article: Optimization of Physical Activation Process by CO2 for Activated Carbon Preparation from Honduras Mahogany Pod Husk Chi-Hung Tsai and Wen-Tien Tsai Materials 2023, 16(19), 6558; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196558 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Review: Review of Cutting Temperature Measurement Methods Piotr Cichosz, Paweł Karolczak and Kamil Waszczuk Materials 2023, 16(19), 6365; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196365 Review: Advancements in Additive Manufacturing of Tantalum via the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M): A Comprehensive Review Aziz Ul Hassan Mohsan and Dongbin Wei Materials 2023, 16(19), 6419; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196419 Article: Micro-Injection Molding and Debinding Behavior of Hydroxyapatite/Zirconia Bi-Materials Fabricated by Two-Component Micro-Powder Injection Molding Process Al Basir, Norhamidi Muhamad, Abu Bakar Sulong, Muhammad bin Mohamed Amin, Nashrah Hani Jamadon and Nabilah Afiqah Mohd Radzuan Materials 2023, 16(19), 6375; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196375 Article: Complementary Methods for the Assessment of the Porosity of Laser Additive-Manufactured Titanium Alloy Silviu Mihai Petrișor, Adriana Savin, Mariana Domnica Stanciu, Zdenek Prevorovsky, Marian Soare, František Nový and Rozina Steigmann Materials 2023, 16(19), 6383; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196383 Article: Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-Nanostructured Particles Produced by Solar Ablation Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Mihai Oproescu, Vasile Gabriel Iana, Catalin Marian Ducu, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denisa Stefania Vîlcoci, Georgiana Cîrstea, Valentin Marian Calinescu and Omar Ahmed Materials 2023, 16(19), 6417; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196417 Article: The Synergistic Effect of Trace Ag and Hot Extruding on the Microstructure and Properties of a Biodegradable Mg-Zn-Sr-Ag Alloy Qifeng Shi, Huishu Wu, Zhixian Gao, Dongsheng Wang, Jingwen Wang, Youwen Yang and Runxia Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6423; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196423 Article: Microstructural and Tribological Characteristics of Composites Obtained by Detonation Spraying of Iron-Based Alloy—Carbide Powder Mixtures Fardad Azarmi and Xiangqing W. Tangpong Materials 2023, 16(19), 6422; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196422 Article: Effects of Zn, Mg, and Cu Content on the Properties and Microstructure of Extrusion-Welded Al–Zn–Mg–Cu Alloys Krzysztof Remsak, Sonia Boczkal, Kamila Limanówka, Bartłomiej Płonka, Konrad Żyłka, Mateusz Węgrzyn and Dariusz Leśniak Materials 2023, 16(19), 6429; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196429 Article: The Effect of the Surface Topography of High-Speed Steel Cutting Blades Made Using Various Methods on Their Technological and Functional Properties Maciej Jan Kupczyk, Jędrzej Komolka and Jerzy Józwik Materials 2023, 16(19), 6442; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196442 Article: Tribological Performance of Anti-Wear Coatings on Tools for Forming Aluminium Alloy Sheets Used for Producing Pull-Off Caps Kamil Czapla, Krzysztof Żaba, Marcin Kot, Ilona Nejman, Marcin Madej and Tomasz Trzepieciński Materials 2023, 16(19), 6465; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196465 Article: A Random Forest Classifier for Anomaly Detection in Laser-Powder Bed Fusion Using Optical Monitoring Imran Ali Khan, Hannes Birkhofer, Dominik Kunz, Drzewietzki Lukas and Vasily Ploshikhin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6470; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196470 Article: Modeling and Machine Learning of Vibration Amplitude and Surface Roughness after Waterjet Cutting Michał Leleń, Katarzyna Biruk-Urban, Jerzy Józwik and Paweł Tomiło Materials 2023, 16(19), 6474; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196474 Article: In Situ, Real-Time Temperature Mapping and Thermal FE Simulations of Large-Format 3D Printed PETG/CF Vertical Wall Felipe Robles Poblete, Matthew Ireland, Lucinda Slattery, William G. Davids and Roberto A. Lopez-Anido Materials 2023, 16(19), 6486; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196486 Article: Powder Bed Thermal Diffusivity Using Laser Flash Three Layer Analysis Ummay Habiba and Rainer J. Hebert Materials 2023, 16(19), 6494; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196494 Article: Investigating the Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Hardness of Aluminum-Lithium Alloys Lida Radan, Victor Songmene, Yasser Zedan and Fawzy H. Samuel Materials 2023, 16(19), 6502; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196502 Article: Selected Properties of the Surface Layer of C45 Steel Samples after Slide Burnishing Agnieszka Skoczylas and Mariusz Kłonica Materials 2023, 16(19), 6513; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196513 Article: Additive Manufacturing of SS316L/IN718 Bimetallic Structure via Laser Powder Bed Fusion Asif Mahmud, Nicolas Ayers, Thinh Huynh and Yongho Sohn Materials 2023, 16(19), 6527; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196527 Article: Effect of Multiple Reverse Transformation Treatments on Grain Refinement and Mechanical Properties of Biomedical Co–Cr–Mo–N Alloys Fabricated by Electron Beam Melting Hao Wang, Toshimi Miyagi and Akihiko Chiba Materials 2023, 16(19), 6528; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196528 Article: Identification of the Production of Small Holes and Threads Using Progressive Technologies in Austenite Stainless Steel 1.4301 Dana Stančeková, Filip Turian, Michal Šajgalík, Mário Drbúl, Nataša Náprstková, Anna Rudawská and Miroslav Špiriak Materials 2023, 16(19), 6538; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196538 Article: Evaluation of the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the Butt-Welded Joints of Spiral Pipes Made of L485ME (X70) Steel Lechosław Tuz Materials 2023, 16(19), 6557; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196557 Article: The Influence of Selected Laser Engraving Parameters on Surface Conditions of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites Michał Szymański, Damian Przestacki and Paweł Szymański Materials 2023, 16(19), 6575; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196575 Article: Contribution of Various Loads to the Convex Shape of Rock Wool Insulation Slabs during Production Jurij Hladnik and Boris Jerman Materials 2023, 16(19), 6596; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196596 Communication: Mechanisms of Serrated Flow and Microstructural Evolution in MarBN Steel Tongfei Zou, Quanyi Wang, Yubing Pei, Ting Mei and Hong Zhang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6411; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196411 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Review: From Triboelectric Nanogenerator to Hybrid Energy Harvesters: A Review on the Integration Strategy toward High Efficiency and Multifunctionality Yifei Wang, Ning Wang and Xia Cao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6405; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196405 Review: Recent Advances in Antibiofouling Materials for Seawater-Uranium Extraction: A Review Peng Liu, Minyan An, Teng He, Ping Li and Fuqiu Ma Materials 2023, 16(19), 6451; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196451 Review: Development of Essential Oil Delivery Systems by ‘Click Chemistry’ Methods: Possible Ways to Manage Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Greta Kaspute, Bharani Dharan Arunagiri, Rakshana Alexander, Arunas Ramanavicius and Urte Samukaite-Bubniene Materials 2023, 16(19), 6537; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196537 Article: A Buckling Analysis of Thermoelastic Micro/Nano-Beams Considering the Size-Dependent Effect and Non-Uniform Temperature Distribution Xin Ren and Shuanhu Shi Materials 2023, 16(19), 6390; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196390 Article: Polyurethane/n-Octadecane Phase-Change Microcapsules via Emulsion Interfacial Polymerization: The Effect of Paraffin Loading on Capsule Shell Formation and Latent Heat Storage Properties Denis V. Voronin, Eliza Sitmukhanova, Rais I. Mendgaziev, Maria I. Rubtsova, Dmitry Kopitsyn, Kirill A. Cherednichenko, Anton P. Semenov, Rawil Fakhrullin, Dmitry G. Shchukin and Vladimir Vinokurov Materials 2023, 16(19), 6460; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196460 Article: Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanoparticles Obtained by the Novel Aerosol-Based Technique for Theranostic Applications Piotr Pawlik, Barbara Błasiak, Marcin Pruba, Arkadiusz Miaskowski, Oskar Moraczyński, Justyna Miszczyk, Boguslaw Tomanek and Joanna Depciuch Materials 2023, 16(19), 6483; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196483 Article: 3D Composite U(VI) Adsorbents Based on Alginate Hydrogels and Oxidized Biochar Obtained from Luffa cylindrica Andreas Ayiotis, Efthalia Georgiou, Panagiotis S. Ioannou, Ioannis Pashalidis and Theodora Krasia-Christoforou Materials 2023, 16(19), 6577; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196577 Article: Development of a Novel High-Temperature Microemulsion for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Oil Reservoirs Lixiao Xiao, Jirui Hou, Weiju Wang and Infant Raj Materials 2023, 16(19), 6613; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196613 Communication: Acceleration of Near-IR Emission through Efficient Surface Passivation in Cd3P2 Quantum Dots Logan Smith, K. Elena Harbison, Benjamin T. Diroll and Igor Fedin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6346; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196346 Editorial: Nanoarchitectonics in Materials Science: Method for Everything in Materials Science Katsuhiko Ariga and Rawil Fakhrullin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6367; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196367 Smart Materials Review: Design and Optimization Strategies for Flexible Quasi-Solid-State Thermo-Electrochemical Cells Bingchen Huo, Fengxia Kuang and Cun-Yue Guo Materials 2023, 16(19), 6574; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196574 Communication: Advanced Self-Healing Ceramics with Controlled Degradation and Repair by Chemical Reaction Nobuhide Sekine and Wataru Nakao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6368; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196368 Thin Films and Interfaces Article: Effects of Post-Annealing on the Properties of ZnO:Ga Films with High Transparency (94%) and Low Sheet Resistance (29 Ω/square) Li-Wen Wang and Sheng-Yuan Chu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6463; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196463 Article: Preparation of a Wear-Resistant, Superhydrophobic SiO2/Polymethyl Methacrylate Composite Coating on Aluminum Surface Processed with Nanosecond Laser Jiyi Sun, Lin Zhu and Zhuang Liu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6485; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196485 Article: Strong Magneto-Optical Kerr Effects in Ni-Doped ZnO Nanolaminate Structures Obtained by Atomic Layer Deposition Armando Galluzzi, Krastyo Buchkov, Blagoy S. Blagoev, Albena Paskaleva, Ivalina Avramova, Vladimir Mehandhziev, Peter Tzvetkov, Penka Terziyska, Daniela Kovacheva and Massimiliano Polichetti Materials 2023, 16(19), 6547; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196547 Communication: Lone-Pair-Enabled Polymorphism and Photostructural Changes in Chalcogenide Glasses Alexander V. Kolobov, Vladimir G. Kuznetsov, Milos Krbal and Stanislav V. Zabotnov Materials 2023, 16(19), 6602; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196602 Catalytic Materials Review: Supported Gold Catalysts for Base-Free Furfural Oxidation: The State of the Art and Machine-Learning-Enabled Optimization Joëlle Thuriot-Roukos, Camila Palombo Ferraz, Hisham K. Al Rawas, Svetlana Heyte, Sébastien Paul, Ivaldo Itabaiana Jr, Mariusz Pietrowski, Michal Zieliński, Mohammed N. Ghazzal, Franck Dumeignil and Robert Wojcieszak Materials 2023, 16(19), 6357; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196357 Article: Highly Efficient SnIn4S8@ZnO Z-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Methylene Blue Photodegradation Qiang Luo, Changlin Sun, Juan Zhao, Qizhou Cai and Shanshan Yao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6380; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196380 Article: Pt-Coated Ni Layer Supported on Ni Foam for Enhanced Electro-Oxidation of Formic Acid Antanas Nacys, Dijana Simkunaitė, Aldona Balciunaite, Ausrine Zabielaite, Daina Upskuviene, Ramunas Levinas, Vitalija Jasulaitiene, Vitalij Kovalevskij, Birute Simkunaite-Stanyniene, Loreta Tamasauskaite-Tamasiunaite and Eugenijus Norkus Materials 2023, 16(19), 6427; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196427 Carbon Materials Article: Properties of Poultry-Manure-Derived Biochar for Peat Substitution in Growing Media Katarzyna Wystalska, Krystyna Malińska, Jolanta Sobik-Szołtysek, Danuta Dróżdż and Erik Meers Materials 2023, 16(19), 6392; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196392 Article: Rapid Pathogen Purge by Photosensitive Arginine–Riboflavin Carbon Dots without Toxicity Selin S. Suner, Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, Ramesh S. Ayyala and Nurettin Sahiner Materials 2023, 16(19), 6512; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196512 Materials Chemistry Article: Picosecond Pulsed Laser Deposition of Metals and Metal Oxides Anna Dikovska, Genoveva Atanasova, Tina Dilova, Aleksandra Baeva, Georgi Avdeev, Petar Atanasov and Nikolay Nedyalkov Materials 2023, 16(19), 6364; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196364 Article: Effect of B2O3 on the Structure, Properties and Antibacterial Abilities of Sol-Gel-Derived TiO2/TeO2/B2O3 Powders Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, Reni Iordanova, Angelina Stoyanova, Nelly Georgieva, Veronica Nemska and Tsvetelina Foteva Materials 2023, 16(19), 6400; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196400 Article: Formation of Oriented Nanowires from Mixed Metal Oxides Anna Dikovska, Genoveva Atanasova, Rumen Nikov, Georgi Avdeev, Zara Cherkezova-Zheleva, Daniela Paneva and Nikolay Nedyalkov Materials 2023, 16(19), 6446; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196446 Article: Influence of the Chemical Composition of Ceria Conversion Coatings, Sealed in Solution of NaH2PO4 and Ca(NO3)2, on the Corrosion Behavior of Aluminum Aleksandar Tsanev, Reni Andreeva and Dimitar Stoychev Materials 2023, 16(19), 6499; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196499 Article: Carbon-Based Composites with Mixed Phosphate-Pyrophosphates with Improved Electrochemical Performance at Elevated Temperature Sonya Harizanova, Trajche Tushev, Violeta Koleva and Radostina Stoyanova Materials 2023, 16(19), 6546; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196546 Materials Physics Review: Research and Application Progress of Resin-Based Composite Materials in the Electrical Insulation Field Bingyue Yan, Zhuo Zhang, Yin Li, Huize Cui, Chong Zhang and Jianfei He Materials 2023, 16(19), 6394; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196394 Review: Development of High-Performance Hot-Deformed Neodymium–Iron–Boron Magnets without Heavy Rare-Earth Elements Keiko Hioki Materials 2023, 16(19), 6581; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196581 Article: Tailoring of the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Characteristics of Sol-Gel-Derived Magnesium-Zinc-Oxide Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Thin Films via Gallium Doping Chien-Yie Tsay, Shih-Ting Chen and Hsuan-Meng Tsai Materials 2023, 16(19), 6389; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196389 Article: Upper Critical Field and Tunneling Spectroscopy of Underdoped Na(Fe,Co)As Single Crystals Leonid Morgun, Svetoslav Kuzmichev, Igor Morozov, Alena Degtyarenko, Andrey Sadakov, Andrey Shilov, Ilya Zhuvagin, Yevgeny Rakhmanov and Tatiana Kuzmicheva Materials 2023, 16(19), 6421; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196421 Article: Design and Test of Embedded Reconfigurable Mode Converter Based on Spontaneous Deformable Materials Shixiong Wang, Yilin Zhang and Jianjia Yi Materials 2023, 16(19), 6420; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196420 Article: Quantitative Study of the Weakening Effect of Drilling on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Coal–Rock Materials Lidong Yin, Yin Zhang, Lianpeng Dai, Jiping Zhang, Jiajun Li and Chenchen Yang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6424; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196424 Article: Luminescent Hybrid BPA.DA-NVP@Eu2L3 Materials: In Situ Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization Dmytro Vlasyuk, Renata Łyszczek, Beata Podkościelna, Andrzej Puszka, Zbigniew Hnatejko, Marek Stankevič and Halina Głuchowska Materials 2023, 16(19), 6509; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196509 Article: Development of Accelerated Test Method to Evaluate the Long-Term Thermal Performance of Fumed-Silica Vacuum Insulation Panels Using Accelerated Conditions Minjung Bae, Sunsook Kim and Jaesik Kang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6542; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196542 Article: An Analysis of the Vibration Transmission Properties of Assemblies Using Honeycomb Paperboard and Expanded Polyethylene Yueqing Xing, Deqiang Sun and Zelong Deng Materials 2023, 16(19), 6554; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196554 Article: Short-Loop Recycling of Nd-Fe-B Permanent Magnets: A Sustainable Solution for the RE2Fe14B Matrix Phase Recovery Amit Mishra, Sina Khoshsima, Tomaž Tomše, Benjamin Podmiljšak, Sašo Šturm, Carlo Burkhardt and Kristina Žužek Materials 2023, 16(19), 6565; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196565 Communication: The Stack Optimization of Magnetic Heterojunction Structures for Next-Generation Spintronic Logic Applications Jaehun Cho, Jinyong Jung, Seong Bok Kim, Woo Ri Ju, Da Hyeon Kim, Myunghwan Byun and June-Seo Kim Materials 2023, 16(19), 6418; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196418 Optical and Photonic Materials Review: Photonic Crystal Flip-Flops: Recent Developments in All Optical Memory Components Yonatan Pugachov, Moria Gulitski and Dror Malka Materials 2023, 16(19), 6467; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196467 Article: Optical Characteristics of MgAl2O4 Single Crystals Irradiated by 220 MeV Xe Ions Abdirash Akilbekov, Arseny Kiryakov, Guldar Baubekova, Gulnara Aralbayeva, Alma Dauletbekova, Aiman Akylbekova, Zhulduz Ospanova and Anatoli I. Popov Materials 2023, 16(19), 6414; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196414 Article: Neodymium-Doped Gadolinium Compounds as Infrared Emitters for Multimodal Imaging Maxime Delaey, Seppe Van Bogaert, Ewoud Cosaert, Wout Mommen and Dirk Poelman Materials 2023, 16(19), 6471; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196471 Corrosion Communication: Pioneering Enhanced Corrosion Resistance along the Normal Plane of an Ultra-Light Mg-Li Extruded Sheet Jiexi Liang, Binbin Deng, Chuanqiang Li, Yong Dong, Naiguang Wang, Zhengrong Zhang and Shidong Wang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6435; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196435 Construction and Building Materials Article: Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Pilotis Structures Supported by Drift-Hardening Concrete Columns Shiyu Yuan, Takashi Takeuchi and Yuping Sun Materials 2023, 16(19), 6345; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196345 Article: Effects of Curing Conditions on Splitting Tensile Behavior and Microstructure of Cemented Aeolian Sand Reinforced with Polypropylene Fiber Bo Ruan, Tianyao Zhou, Zhongzheng Yuan, Jenisha Singh, Jidong Teng, Shilong Zheng and Jiasen Zhang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6347; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196347 Article: Experimental Study on Bio-Reinforcement of Calcareous Sand through Hydrochloric Acid Solution Precipitation into Cementing Solution Zhao Jiang, Renjie Wei, Di Dai, Liangliang Li, Zhiyang Shang, Jiahui Tang, Jie Peng and Ping Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6348; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196348 Article: Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis of Chloride Ion Diffusion in Hydrotalcite Concrete in Chloride Salt Environment Lina Zhou, Ying Cai and Cailong Ma Materials 2023, 16(19), 6349; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196349 Article: Evaluation of the Superiority of Lightweight-Aggregate-Concrete Prestressed Box Girders in Terms of Durability and Prestress Loss How-Ji Chen, Cheng-Chang Kuo and Chao-Wei Tang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6360; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196360 Article: Crack Resistance of Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Beams with Wire Rope Reinforcement Saidgani Yusufkhojaev, Rakhimbay Yusupov, Xikmat Alimov, Jaloliddin Makhmudov and Eunsoo Choi Materials 2023, 16(19), 6359; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196359 Article: Experimental Study on the Impact of Using FRP Sheets on the Axial Compressive Performance of Short-Circular Composite Columns Jie Liu, Deliang Ma, Feifei Dong and Zhongxiang Liu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6373; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196373 Article: Verification of Composite Beam Theory with Finite Element Model for Pretensioned Concrete Members with Prestressing FRP Tendons Xin Sha and James S. Davidson Materials 2023, 16(19), 6376; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196376 Article: Low-CO2 Optimization Design of Quaternary Binder Containing Calcined Clay, Slag, and Limestone Run-Sheng Lin, Yongpang Liao, Yi Han, Seokhoon Oh, Ki-Bong Park, Hyun-Min Yang, Xiao-Yong Wang, Bo Yang and Li-Yi Meng Materials 2023, 16(19), 6385; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196385 Article: Hybrid Machine-Learning-Based Prediction Model for the Peak Dilation Angle of Rock Discontinuities Shijie Xie, Rubing Yao, Yatao Yan, Hang Lin, Peilei Zhang and Yifan Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6387; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196387 Article: Frost Durability of Self-Compacting Concrete Prepared with Aeolian Sand and Recycled Coarse Aggregate Hao Yan, Qing Liu, Fengxia Han, Shan Liu, Tong Han and Bowen He Materials 2023, 16(19), 6393; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196393 Article: Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of a Stabilized Subgrade Type Soil under a Sustainable Approach for Construction Pedro Gallego-Quintana, Omar Farid Ojeda-Farias, Alexander Alvarez-Rosario, Ervin Jesús Alvarez-Sánchez, Laura Landa-Ruiz, Bernardo T. Terán-Torres, José Manuel Mendoza-Rangel and Miguel Ángel Baltazar-Zamora Materials 2023, 16(19), 6395; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196395 Article: Investigating Mechanical Properties of Alkali-Activated Slag Cementitious Material for Load-Bearing Layer of Sandwich Panels Jing Zhu, Zijian Qu, Ying Huang, Lizhuo Song, Shaotong Liu, Hao Min and Zhiming Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6398; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196398 Article: Investigation of the Relationship between Permanent Deformation and Dynamic Modulus Performance for Bearing-Layer Asphalt Mixture Weidong Ji, Yunrui Meng, Yunlong Shang, Xiwei Zhou and Huining Xu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6409; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196409 Article: Motion of Air Bubbles in a Cement Slurry N'dri Arthur Konan, Eilis Rosenbaum and Mehrdad Massoudi Materials 2023, 16(19), 6433; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196433 Article: Multi-Criteria Optimization of Cost-Effective and Environmentally Friendly Reactive Powder Concrete Incorporating Waste Glass and Micro Calcium Carbonate Joaquín Abellán-García, Nemesio Daza, Marielena Molinares, Yassir M. Abbas and Mohammad Iqbal Khan Materials 2023, 16(19), 6434; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196434 Article: Recycled Fine and Coarse Aggregates’ Contributions to the Fracture Energy and Mechanical Properties of Concrete Madumita Sadagopan, Alexander Oliva Rivera, Katarina Malaga and Agnes Nagy Materials 2023, 16(19), 6437; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196437 Article: Flowability and Strength Characteristics of Binary Cementitious Systems Containing Silica Fume, Fly Ash, Metakaolin, and Glass Cullet Powder Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Yassir M. Abbas, Galal Fares and Fahad K. Alqahtani Materials 2023, 16(19), 6436; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196436 Article: Tensile Fatigue Properties of Ordinary Plain Concrete and Reinforced Concrete under Flexural Loading Huating Chen, Zhenyu Sun, Xianwei Zhang and Jinhong Fan Materials 2023, 16(19), 6447; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196447 Article: Advancing Concrete Mix Proportion through Hybrid Intelligence: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach Feixiang Chen, Wangyang Xu, Qing Wen, Guozhi Zhang, Liuliu Xu, Dingqiang Fan and Rui Yu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6448; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196448 Article: Evaluation of the Solidification of Radioactive Wastes Using Blast Furnace Slag as a Solidifying Agent Ji-Hun Jeon, Jong-Hwan Lee, Woo-Chun Lee, Sang-Woo Lee and Soon-Oh Kim Materials 2023, 16(19), 6462; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196462 Article: Development and Performance Evaluation of an Asphalt Regenerant Derived from Waste Engine Oil Residue Rukai Li, Zhansheng Pang, Tianqing Ling and Tengfei Wang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6488; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196488 Article: Characterization of Hot-Applied Joint Sealants and Their Components in Terms of Their Chemical Composition and Basic Performance Properties Justyna Stępień and Eva Remišová Materials 2023, 16(19), 6490; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196490 Article: The Impact of Milled Wood Waste Bottom Ash (WWBA) on the Properties of Conventional Concrete and Cement Hydration Marija Vaičienė, Jurgita Malaiškienė and Qaisar Maqbool Materials 2023, 16(19), 6498; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196498 Article: Strength Degradation of Foamed Lightweight Soil Due to Chemical Erosion and Wet-Dry Cycle and Its Empirical Model Zhen Zhang, Yonggang Zhang, Guanbao Ye, Shenyi Zhang, Honghui Shen and Yonggui Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6505; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196505 Article: Influence of Various Nanomaterials on the Rheology and Hydration Kinetics of Oil Well Cement Michael Boniface Baragwiha, Kenedy Geofrey Fikeni, Yukun Zhao, Guodong Cheng, Han Ge and Xueyu Pang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6514; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196514 Article: Nondestructive Detection and Early Warning of Pavement Surface Icing Based on Meteorological Information Jilu Li, Hua Ma, Wei Shi, Yiqiu Tan, Huining Xu, Bin Zheng and Jie Liu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6539; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196539 Article: Experimental Validation of the Cementation Mechanism of Wood Pellet Fly Ash Blended Binder in Weathered Granite Soil Jebie Balagosa, Min-Jy Lee, Yun-Wook Choo, Ha-Seog Kim and Jin-Man Kim Materials 2023, 16(19), 6543; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196543 Article: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Porous Asphalt Mixtures with Sustainable and Recycled Materials: A Cradle-to-Gate Approach Beatrice De Pascale, Piergiorgio Tataranni, Alessandra Bonoli and Claudio Lantieri Materials 2023, 16(19), 6540; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196540 Article: Elasticity and Characteristic Stress Thresholds of Shale under Deep In Situ Geological Conditions Xiaofang Nie, Zidong Fan, Qin Zhou, Zilong Yao, Zheming Zhu and Li Ren Materials 2023, 16(19), 6550; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196550 Article: Investigating on the Pavement Performance of Multi-Source Solid Wastes by Cement and Fly Ash Long Shan, Hongbo Li, Jing Zhao, Xuanshuo Zhang, Xinrui Kang, Xing Gao and Zhiyao Zhou Materials 2023, 16(19), 6556; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196556 Article: Probing the Effect of Linear and Crosslinked POE-g-GMA on the Properties of Asphalt Yujuan Zhang, Pei Qian, Peng Xiao, Aihong Kang, Chenguang Jiang, Changjiang Kou, Zhifeng Wang and Yuqing Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6564; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196564 Article: Effects of Three-Dimensional Graphene–Carbon Nanotube Hybrid on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Cement Paste Xin Zhao, Li Qiu, Deyu Kong, Yangfei Huang and Jintao Liu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6571; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196571 Article: Analysis of the Influence of External Wall Material Type on the Thermal Bridge at the Window-to-Wall Interface Janina Adamus and Marta Pomada Materials 2023, 16(19), 6585; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196585 Article: Study on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete under Triaxial Constraints Wei Zhang, Jize Mao, Xiao Yu, Bukui Zhou and Limei Wang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6591; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196591 Article: Numerical Analysis of the Freezing Behavior of Saturated Cementitious Materials with Different Amounts of Chloride Sekandar Zadran, Joško Ožbolt and Serena Gambarelli Materials 2023, 16(19), 6594; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196594 Article: An Orthogonal Test Study on the Preparation of Self-Compacting Underwater Non-Dispersible Concrete Haibin Geng, Huijuan Wang, Xiaoke Li, Lin Wang, Hao Zhong and Changyong Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6599; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196599 Article: Mesoscopic Analysis of Rounded and Hybrid Aggregates in Recycled Rubber Concrete Mahmoud M. A. Kamel, Yu Fu, Xiaowei Feng and Yijiang Peng Materials 2023, 16(19), 6600; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196600 Article: Eco-Friendly Sustainable Concrete and Mortar Using Coal Dust Waste Evgenii M. Shcherban', Sergey A. Stel'makh, Alexey N. Beskopylny, Levon R. Mailyan, Besarion Meskhi, Diana Elshaeva, Andrei Chernil'nik, Alexander L. Mailyan and Oxana Ananova Materials 2023, 16(19), 6604; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196604 Article: Insight into the Micro Evolution of Backfill Paste Prepared with Modified Gangue as Supplementary Cementitious Material: Dissolution and Hydration Mechanisms Binbin Huo, Jixiong Zhang, Meng Li and Qiang Guo Materials 2023, 16(19), 6609; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196609 Communication: Testing and Analysis of Ultra-High Toughness Cementitious Composite-Confined Recycled Aggregate Concrete under Axial Compression Loading Li He, Sheng Peng, Yong-Sheng Jia, Ying-Kang Yao and Xiao-Wu Huang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6573; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196573 Materials Simulation and Design Article: Predicting Low-Modulus Biocompatible Titanium Alloys Using Machine Learning Gordana Marković, Vaso Manojlović, Jovana Ružić and Miroslav Sokić Materials 2023, 16(19), 6355; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196355 Article: Observation of Weibull, Lognormal, and Gamma Distributions in Electrodeposited Cu and Cu-Ag Particles Yunkai Sun and Giovanni Zangari Materials 2023, 16(19), 6452; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196452 Article: A Microscale Analysis of Thermal Residual Stresses in Composites with Different Ply Orientations Yanfeng Wang and Qi Wu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6567; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196567 Article: Analysis of Crack Propagation Behaviors in RPV Dissimilar Metal Welded Joints Affected by Residual Stress Lingyan Zhao, Yuchun Sun, Zheren Shi and Bin Yang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6578; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196578 Article: A Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Mechanical Behavior of the Aluminum Beverage Can with Internal Varnish Layers during Axial Load Force Testing Przemysław Wędrychowicz, Piotr Kustra and Andrij Milenin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6603; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196603 Electronic Materials Article: Multifunctional Motion Sensing Enabled by Laser-Induced Graphene Bowen Deng, Zongyuan Wang, Weiguang Liu and Bin Hu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6363; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196363 Article: Self-Discharge Processes in Symmetrical Supercapacitors with Activated Carbon Electrodes Alexey Yu. Rychagov, Valentin E. Sosenkin, Marianna Yu. Izmailova, Evgeny N. Kabachkov, Yury M. Shulga, Yury M. Volfkovich and Gennady L. Gutsev Materials 2023, 16(19), 6415; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196415 Article: Large-Area Mapping of Voids and Dislocations in Basal-Faceted Sapphire Ribbons by Synchrotron Radiation Imaging Tatiana S. Argunova, Victor G. Kohn, Jae-Hong Lim, Vladimir M. Krymov and Mikhail Yu. Gutkin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6589; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196589 Communication: Superconducting In Situ/Post In Situ MgB2 Joints Bartlomiej Andrzej Glowacki Materials 2023, 16(19), 6588; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196588 Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Article: Thermal Shock Behavior of Si3N4/BN Fibrous Monolithic Ceramics Qingqing Chen, Yuan Zhang, Yu Zhou, Daxin Li and Guobing Ying Materials 2023, 16(19), 6377; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196377 Article: Sustainable Mining: Reuse of Clay from Abandoned Areas in the South of Brazil for Ceramic Production Based on a Simplex Design Emily Saviatto, Alexandre Zaccaron, Vitor de Souza Nandi, Juliana Acordi, Sabrina Arcaro, Fabiano Raupp-Pereira, Sergio Luciano Galatto and Manuel Joaquim Ribeiro Materials 2023, 16(19), 6466; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196466 Article: The Influence of Formation Speed in Centrifugal Slip-Casting Method on the Microstructure of Al2O3-Cu-Cr Gradient Composites Justyna Zygmuntowicz, Aneta Dwojak, Paulina Piotrkiewicz, Marcin Wachowski and Waldemar Kaszuwara Materials 2023, 16(19), 6501; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196501 Article: Synthesis and Investigation of Properties of Beryllium Ceramics Modified with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Alexandr Pavlov, Zhuldyz Sagdoldina, Almira Zhilkashinova, Nurtoleu Magazov, Zhangabay Turar and Sergey Gert Materials 2023, 16(19), 6507; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196507 Metals and Alloys Review: Magnetic States and Electronic Properties of Manganese-Based Intermetallic Compounds Mn2YAl and Mn3Z (Y = V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni; Z = Al, Ge, Sn, Si, Pt) Vyacheslav V. Marchenkov and Valentin Yu. Irkhin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6351; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196351 Review: A Review of Computational Approaches to the Microstructure-Informed Mechanical Modelling of Metals Produced by Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Olga Zinovieva, Varvara Romanova, Ekaterina Dymnich, Aleksandr Zinoviev and Ruslan Balokhonov Materials 2023, 16(19), 6459; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196459 Review: Perspectives on Developing Burn Resistant Titanium Based Coatings—An Opportunity for Cold Spraying Sihan Liang, Junlei Tang, Yingying Wang, Tigang Duan, Bernard Normand and Tongzhou Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6495; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196495 Article: Understanding the Effect of Electron Beam Melting Scanning Strategies on the Aluminum Content and Materials State of Single Ti-6Al-4V Feedstock Katie O'Donnell, Maria J. Quintana and Peter C. Collins Materials 2023, 16(19), 6366; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196366 Article: Comparative Study on Micro-Grinding Performance of 2.5D Cf/SiCs, 2.5D SiCf/SiCs, and SiC Ceramics Quan Wen, Yuanfeng Li and Yadong Gong Materials 2023, 16(19), 6369; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196369 Article: Metallographic Evaluation of Increased Susceptibility to Intermediate Embrittlement of Engine Valve Forgings Made of NCF 3015 High Nickel and Chromium Steel Marzena M. Lachowicz, Maciej Zwierzchowski, Marek Hawryluk, Zbigniew Gronostajski and Marta Janik Materials 2023, 16(19), 6370; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196370 Article: Achieving High Strength and Creep Resistance in Inconel 740H Superalloy through Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing and Thermodynamic-Guided Heat Treatment Soumya Sridar, Luis Fernando Ladinos Pizano, Michael A. 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Chinh Materials 2023, 16(19), 6593; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196593 Article: Comparison of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ultra-Narrow Gap Metal Active Gas Arc Welded and Narrow Gap Submerged Arc Welded Q235A Low Carbon Steel Shang Wu, Wenkai Xiao, Lingfei Gong and Fuju Zhang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6601; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196601 Article: Residual Stress Control Using Process Optimization in Directed Energy Deposition Manping Cheng, Xi Zou, Yang Pan, Yan Zhou, Wenyang Liu and Lijun Song Materials 2023, 16(19), 6610; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196610 Article: Study on Porosity of Thermal-Sprayed Commercially Pure Aluminum Coating Bo Li, Lei Fan, Jie Bai, Jinhang He, Jianfeng Su, Song Wang, Chao Deng, Shifeng Liu and Zhiqing Zhang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6612; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196612 Communication: Fabricating Inner Channels in Laser Additive Manufacturing Process via Thin-Plate-Preplacing Method Junke Jiao, Shengyuan Sun, Zifa Xu, Jiale Wang, Liyuan Sheng and Jicheng Gao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6406; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196406 Soft Matter Article: Fully Physically Crosslinked Conductive Hydrogel with Ultrastretchability, Transparency, and Self-Healing Properties for Strain Sensors Feng Ji, Pengbo Shang, Yingkai Lai, Jinmei Wang, Guangcai Zhang, Dengchao Lin, Jing Xu, Daniu Cai and Zhihui Qin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6491; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196491 Polymeric Materials Article: Crystallinity and Oscillatory Shear Rheology of Polyethylene Blends Dorottya Nagy and Zoltán Weltsch Materials 2023, 16(19), 6402; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196402 Article: Combined Effect of Poly(lactic acid)-Grafted Maleic Anhydride Compatibilizer and Halloysite Nanotubes on Morphology and Properties of Polylactide/Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) Blends Nawel Mokrane, Mustapha Kaci, José-Marie Lopez-Cuesta and Nadjet Dehouche Materials 2023, 16(19), 6438; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196438 Article: Whey Protein Isolate/Calcium Silicate Hydrogels for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications—Preliminary In Vitro Evaluation Tayla Ivory-Cousins, Aleksandra Nurzynska, Katarzyna Klimek, Daniel K. 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Alshoaibi and Yahya Ali Fageehi Materials 2023, 16(19), 6481; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196481 Article: Research on Fatigue–Healing Performance of Asphalt Mixture Based on the Semicircular Bending Test Lijun Wang, Peifeng Cheng and Qiang Zhao Materials 2023, 16(19), 6382; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196382 Article: Numerical Simulation of Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Failure Characteristics of Non-Uniform Water-Bearing Sandstone Mingwei Song, Wenzhi Zhang, Youfeng Zou and Junjie Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6396; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196396 Article: Modeling of Eyld2000-2d Anisotropic Yield Criterion Considering Strength Differential Effect and Analysis of Optimal Calibration Strategy Kai Du, Li Dong, Hao Zhang, Zhenkai Mu, Hongrui Dong, Haibo Wang, Yanqiang Ren, Liang Sun, Liang Zhang and Xiaoguang Yuan Materials 2023, 16(19), 6445; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196445 Article: Constitutive Modeling of Annealed OFHC with Wide Strain-Rate and Temperature Effects: Incorporating Dislocation Dynamics and Normalized Microstructural Size Evolution Mengwen Xu, Qiangqiang Xiao, Xudong Zu, Yaping Tan and Zhengxiang Huang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6517; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196517 Article: Delamination Behavior of CFRP Laminated Plates under the Combination of Tensile Preloading and Impact Loading Kaiwei Lan, Haodong Wang and Cunxian Wang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6595; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196595 Article: Crashworthiness of Foam-Filled Cylindrical Sandwich Shells with Corrugated Cores Pengbo Su, Bin Han, Yiming Wang, Hui Wang, Bo Gao and Tian Jian Lu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6605; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196605 Communication: Honeycomb Column Thin-Walled Structure Design and Mechanical Properties of Ti Alloy Fabricated through Selective Laser Melting Shenghua Zhang, Jingshuai Shi, Bin Liu and Zhonghua Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6552; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196552 Green Materials Review: Bisphenols—A Threat to the Natural Environment Magdalena Zaborowska, Jadwiga Wyszkowska, Agata Borowik and Jan Kucharski Materials 2023, 16(19), 6500; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196500 Article: Application of Composts’ Biochar as Potential Sorbent to Reduce VOCs Emission during Kitchen Waste Storage Joanna Rosik, Jacek Łyczko, Łukasz Marzec and Sylwia Stegenta-Dąbrowska Materials 2023, 16(19), 6413; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196413 Article: Sugar-Free, Vegan, Furcellaran Gummy Jellies with Plant-Based Triple-Layer Films Anna Stępień, Joanna Tkaczewska, Nikola Nowak, Wiktoria Grzebieniarz, Urszula Goik, Daniel Żmudziński and Ewelina Jamróz Materials 2023, 16(19), 6443; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196443 Article: Preparation of a High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor by Recycling Aluminum Paper and Filter Components of Heated Tobacco Ha-Yeong Kim, Suk Jekal, Chan-Gyo Kim, Jungchul Noh, Jiwon Kim, Yeon-Ryong Chu, Zambaga Otgonbayar, Won-Chun Oh, Sang Hun Lee and Chang-Min Yoon Materials 2023, 16(19), 6454; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196454 Article: Control of Fluoride Pollution in Cemented Phosphogypsum Backfill by Citric Acid Pretreatment Yanan Zhou, Ying Shi and Quanqi Zhu Materials 2023, 16(19), 6493; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196493 Article: The Recovery of Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5) from Spent Catalyst Utilized in a Sulfuric Acid Production Plant in Jordan Hiba H. Al Amayreh, Aya Khalaf, Majd I. Hawwari, Mohammed K. Hourani and Abeer Al Bawab Materials 2023, 16(19), 6503; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196503 Article: Exploring Hydrochars from Lignocellulosic Wastes as Secondary Carbon Fuels for Sustainable Steel Production Álvaro Amado-Fierro, Teresa A. Centeno and María A. Diez Materials 2023, 16(19), 6563; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196563 General Review: Resorcinol–Formaldehyde-Derived Carbon Xerogels: Preparation, Functionalization, and Application Aspects Grigory B. Veselov and Aleksey A. Vedyagin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6566; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196566 Review: Review of the Influence of Acrylate Lotion on the Properties of Cement-Based Materials Fuyun Su, Haiyan Wang, Xiaodong Ma, Tingshu He and Yike Lin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6597; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196597 Article: Influence of Design Parameters on Mechanical Behavior of Multi-Bolt, Countersunk C/SiC Composite Joint Structure Hongcui Wang, Lijia Guo, Weijie Li, Mengshan Zhang, Yiqiang Hong, Wei Yang and Zhongwei Zhang Materials 2023, 16(19), 6352; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196352 Article: Analysis of Novel Porosity–Water-to-Binder Index for Prediction of Strength, Stiffness and Durability for Cemented Soils Jair Arrieta Baldovino, Yamid E. Nuñez de la Rosa and Oriana Palma Calabokis Materials 2023, 16(19), 6354; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196354 Article: Interface Structure, Dielectric Behavior and Temperature Stability of Ba(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O3/PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 Thin Films Zhi Wu, Yifei Liu, Jing Zhou, Hong Zhao and Zhihui Qin Materials 2023, 16(19), 6358; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196358 Article: Study of the Relationship between Changes in the Structural, Optical, and Strength Properties of AlN Ceramics Subjected to Irradiation with Heavy Xe23+ Ions Yeugeniy V. Bikhert, Artem L. Kozlovskiy, Anatoli I. Popov and Maxim V. Zdorovets Materials 2023, 16(19), 6362; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196362 Article: Enhancing Tribo-Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of ADC 12 Alloy Composites through Marble Dust Reinforcement by Squeeze Casting Technique Palanivendhan Murugadoss and Chandradass Jeyaseelan Materials 2023, 16(19), 6374; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196374 Article: An Investigation into the Relationship between Density and Pulverization Ratio for Tannin-Furanic Foam Wenbin Yuan, Hisham Essawy, Qiaomei Ding, Xiaojian Zhou and Xinyi Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6384; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196384 Article: CoxCrFeNiTi High-Entropy Alloys Prepared via Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering for Magnetron Sputtering Coatings Ciprian Alexandru Manea, Laura Elena Geambazu, Dorinel Tălpeanu, Virgil Marinescu, Gabriela Beatrice Sbârcea, Delia Pătroi, Radu Mihail Udrea, Magdalena Valentina Lungu and Mariana Lucaci Materials 2023, 16(19), 6386; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196386 Article: Indoor Air Pollutant (Toluene) Reduction Based on Ultraviolet-A Irradiance and Changes in the Reactor Volume in a TiO2 Photocatalyst Reactor Yong-Woo Song, Seong-Eun Kim, Min-Sang Yoo and Jin-Chul Park Materials 2023, 16(19), 6399; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196399 Article: Enhanced Release of Calcium Ions from Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles with an Increase in Their Specific Surface Area Urszula Szałaj, Agnieszka Chodara, Stanisław Gierlotka, Jacek Wojnarowicz and Witold Łojkowski Materials 2023, 16(19), 6397; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196397 Article: A Study on the Materials Used in the Ancient Architectural Paintings from the Qing Dynasty Tibetan Buddhist Monastery of Puren, China Gele Teri, Kezhu Han, Dan Huang, Yanli Li, Yuxiao Tian, Xiaolian Chao, Zhihui Jia, Peng Fu and Yuhu Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6404; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196404 Article: Superficial Grain Refinement of 316L Stainless Steel by Rolling with Rough Rolls Yasmin Maril, Carlos Camurri, Oscar Zapata-Hernández, Claudia Carrasco and Marisol Maril Materials 2023, 16(19), 6416; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196416 Article: On the Structural, Thermal, Micromechanical and Tribological Characterizations of Cu-Filled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Micro-Composites Mabrouka Akrout, Basma Ben Difallah, Mohamed Kharrat, Maher Dammak, António Pereira, Filipe J. Oliveira and Isabel Duarte Materials 2023, 16(19), 6428; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196428 Article: Influence of Drying Technique on Physicochemical Properties of Synthetic Hydroxyapatite and Its Potential Use as a Drug Carrier Karina Niziołek, Dagmara Słota, Julia Sadlik, Emilia Łachut, Wioletta Florkiewicz and Agnieszka Sobczak-Kupiec Materials 2023, 16(19), 6431; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196431 Article: Similar Material Proportioning Tests and Mechanical Properties Based on Orthogonal Design Xinglong Yang, Jinyu Dong, Jihong Yang and Xiaodong Han Materials 2023, 16(19), 6439; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196439 Article: A New Composite Material with Environmental Implications for Sustainable Agriculture Viorica Ghisman, Puiu Lucian Georgescu, Georgiana Ghisman and Daniela Laura Buruiana Materials 2023, 16(19), 6440; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196440 Article: Tribological Properties Laser-Cladded Spherical WB-Reinforced Co-Based Coatings under Low-Temperature Friction Li Fan, Haiyan Chen, Guangkuo Zhu, Qizheng Cao and Lihua Dong Materials 2023, 16(19), 6444; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196444 Article: Mechanisms of Gravitational Influence on Weld Pool Behavior and Weld Bead Performance in Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding across Different Welding Position Jingbo Liu, Fan Jiang, Shujun Chen, Bin Xu, Guokai Zhang, Wei Cheng and Xinqiang Ma Materials 2023, 16(19), 6457; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196457 Article: Stress Relieving Heat Treatment of 316L Stainless Steel Made by Additive Manufacturing Process Matúš Gel'atko, Michal Hatala, František Botko, Radoslav Vandžura, Jiří Hajnyš, Michal Šajgalík and Jozef Török Materials 2023, 16(19), 6461; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196461 Article: Study on the Performance and Mechanism of Cold-Recycled Asphalt Based on Permeable Recycling Agent Peifeng Cheng, Pengcheng Qiao, Chunmeng Zheng, Ziyu Liu, Zhanming Zhang and Yiming Li Materials 2023, 16(19), 6464; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196464 Article: Study on Early Hydration Mechanism of Double-Liquid Grouting Material Modified by Composite Early Strength Agent Xinming Chen, Jie Wang, Huazhe Jiao, Zhi Yang, Diantao Zheng and Jinyu Sun Materials 2023, 16(19), 6475; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196475 Article: A Free-Standing Polymer Polypyrrole/Cellulose Composite Film via Spatial-Confined Interfacial Electrodeposition for Flexible Supercapacitors Sijie Wang, Wen Chen, Xinyue Huang, Xuezheng Chen, De Li, Feng Yu and Yong Chen Materials 2023, 16(19), 6476; DOI: 10.3390/ma16196476 Article: A Novel Polyester Varnish Nanocomposites for Electrical Machines with Improved Thermal and Dielectric Properties Using Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles Hanaa M. Ahmed, Nagat M. K. Abdel-Gawad, Waleed A. Afifi, Diaa-Eldin A. Mansour, Matti Lehtonen and Mohamed M. F. 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