Materials, Volume 16, Issue 21 (November-1 2023) Table of Contents

Valorization of Glycerol by Porous Metal-Organic Framework Materials Materials, Volume 16, Issue 21 (November-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 Article: MOF-808 as an Efficient Catalyst for Valorization of Biodiesel Waste Production: Glycerol Acetalization Fátima Mirante, Pedro Leo, Catarina N. Dias, Luís Cunha-Silva and Salete S. Balula Materials 2023, 16(21), 7023; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217023 Featured Sections Biomaterials Energy Materials Advanced Composites Advanced Materials Characterization Porous Materials Manufacturing Processes and Systems Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology 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 Quantum Materials Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Featured Papers Article: SnAg2O3-Coated Adhesive Tape as a Recyclable Catalyst for Efficient Reduction of Methyl Orange Kalsoom Akhtar, Asma A. Alhaj, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Sher Bahadar Khan and Taghreed M. Fagieh Materials 2023, 16(21), 6978; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216978 Article: Research on Fracture Behavior of Fiber–Asphalt Mixtures Using Digital Image Correlation Technology Bo Li, Yangyang Zhou, Aihong Kang, Keke Lou and Qianli Gu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6825; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216825 Biomaterials Review: Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Coatings for Stents in Veterinary Medicine—State of the Art and Perspectives Szymon Graczyk, Robert Pasławski, Arkadiusz Grzeczka, Urszula Pasławska, Beata Świeczko-Żurek, Klaudia Malisz, Ketul Popat, Alina Sionkowska, Patrycja Golińska and Mahendra Rai Materials 2023, 16(21), 6834; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216834 Review: Surface Engineering of Bioactive Coatings for Improved Stent Hemocompatibility: A Comprehensive Review Amisha S. Raikar, Sushma Priya, Shilpa P. Bhilegaonkar, Sandesh N. Somnache and Deepak M. Kalaskar Materials 2023, 16(21), 6940; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216940 Review: A Review: Design from Beta Titanium Alloys to Medium-Entropy Alloys for Biomedical Applications Ka-Kin Wong, Hsueh-Chuan Hsu, Shih-Ching Wu and Wen-Fu Ho Materials 2023, 16(21), 7046; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217046 Article: Activated Screen-Printed Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode for Rapid and Highly Sensitive Determination of Curcumin in Food Products Jędrzej Kozak, Katarzyna Tyszczuk-Rotko, Aleksy Keller, Magdalena Wójciak and Ireneusz Sowa Materials 2023, 16(21), 6826; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216826 Article: Comparison of Shear Bond Strength of Three Types of Adhesive Materials Used in the Restoration of Permanent Molars after Treatment with Silver Diamine Fluoride: An In Vitro Study Mannaa K. Aldowsari, Fatimah Alfawzan, Alanoud Alhaidari, Nada Alhogail, Reema Alshargi, Saad Bin Saleh, Ayman M. Sulimany and Mohammed Alturki Materials 2023, 16(21), 6831; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216831 Article: The Wear Behavior of Glass-Ceramic CAD/CAM Blocks against Bovine Enamel Tomoko Someya, Masaaki Kasahara, Shinji Takemoto and Masayuki Hattori Materials 2023, 16(21), 6839; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216839 Article: Clinical Study of 14 Cases of Bone Augmentation with Selective Laser Melting Titanium Mesh Plates Ayaka Takahashi, Kazuya Inoue, Naoko Imagawa-Fujimura, Keisuke Matsumoto, Kazuto Yamada, Yasuhisa Sawai, Yoichiro Nakajima, Takamitsu Mano, Nahoko Kato-Kogoe and Takaaki Ueno Materials 2023, 16(21), 6842; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216842 Article: The Impact of Al2O3 Particles from Grit-Blasted Ti6Al7Nb (Alloy) Implant Surfaces on Biocompatibility, Aseptic Loosening, and Infection Boštjan Kocjančič, Klemen Avsec, Barbara Šetina Batič, Darja Feizpour, Matjaž Godec, Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Rok Podlipec, Andrej Cör, Mojca Debeljak, John T. Grant, Monika Jenko and Drago Dolinar Materials 2023, 16(21), 6867; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216867 Article: Synthesis and Characterization of Bioactive Glass and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles with Enamel Remineralization and Antimicrobial Capabilities Ryota Nagasaki, Keiji Nagano, Takashi Nezu and Masahiro Iijima Materials 2023, 16(21), 6878; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216878 Article: In Vitro Comparison of Internal and Marginal Adaptation between Printed and Milled Onlays Oriol Cantó-Navés, Kyra Michels, Oscar Figueras-Alvarez, Sandra Fernández-Villar, Josep Cabratosa-Termes and Miguel Roig Materials 2023, 16(21), 6962; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216962 Article: Process Development of a Generative Method for Partial and Controlled Integration of Active Substances into Open-Porous Matrix Structures Lena Burger, Achim Conzelmann, Sven Ulrich and Hadi Mozaffari-Jovein Materials 2023, 16(21), 6985; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216985 Article: Collagen-Coated Hyperelastic Bone Promotes Osteoblast Adhesion and Proliferation Andrei Gresita, Iman Raja, Eugen Petcu and Michael Hadjiargyrou Materials 2023, 16(21), 6996; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216996 Communication: Higher Risk of Reoperation after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Young and Elderly Patients Albert T. Anastasio, Billy I. Kim, Niall H. Cochrane, Elshaday Belay, Michael P. Bolognesi, Grayson M. Talaski and Sean P. Ryan Materials 2023, 16(21), 7012; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217012 Energy Materials Review: Review of the Mechanical Properties and Numerical Simulation of Composite Solid Propellants Jianru Wang, Peng Cao and Xiaoxu Wang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6875; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216875 Review: Polymorphs of Nb2O5 Compound and Their Electrical Energy Storage Applications Rui Pang, Zhiqiang Wang, Jinkai Li and Kunfeng Chen Materials 2023, 16(21), 6956; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216956 Review: Review and New Perspectives on Non-Layered Manganese Compounds as Electrode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries Ricardo Alcántara, Carlos Pérez-Vicente, Pedro Lavela, José L. Tirado, Alejandro Medina and Radostina Stoyanova Materials 2023, 16(21), 6970; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216970 Article: Preparation of NaYF4:Tm, Yb, and Gd Luminescent Nanorods/SiO2 Nanospheres Composite Thin Film and Its Application in Perovskite Solar Cells Qi Luo, Jian Yu, Xueshuang Deng, Ming Cao, Shifang Ma, Qiongxin Hua, Dan Xue and Fenghui An Materials 2023, 16(21), 6917; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216917 Article: A Numerical Assessment of Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Local Oxygen and Proton Transport Resistances in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Pablo A. García-Salaberri Materials 2023, 16(21), 6935; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216935 Article: DFT Investigation of the Structural, Electronic, and Optical Properties of AsTi (Bi)-Phase ZnO under Pressure for Optoelectronic Applications Muhammad Adnan, Qingbo Wang, Najamuddin Sohu, Shiyu Du, Heming He, Zhenbo Peng, Zhen Liu, Xiaohong Zhang and Chengying Bai Materials 2023, 16(21), 6981; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216981 Article: Investigating the Phase Transition Kinetics of 1-Octadecanol/Sorbitol Derivative/Expanded Graphite Composite Phase Change Material with Isoconversional and Multivariate Non-Linear Regression Methods Jun Xu, Yuanyuan Li and Xiaomin Cheng Materials 2023, 16(21), 7024; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217024 Advanced Composites Review: Biocompatibility Testing for Implants: A Novel Tool for Selection and Characterization Walid Al-Zyoud, Dana Haddadin, Sameer Ahmad Hasan, Hussamaldeen Jaradat and Olfa Kanoun Materials 2023, 16(21), 6881; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216881 Review: Recovery of Phosphorus and Metals from the Ash of Sewage Sludge, Municipal Solid Waste, or Wood Biomass: A Review and Proposals for Further Use Sara Tominc, Vilma Ducman, Wolfgang Wisniewski, Tero Luukkonen, Gunvor M. Kirkelund and Lisbeth M. Ottosen Materials 2023, 16(21), 6948; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216948 Article: Buckling Analysis of Thin-Walled Composite Structures with Rectangular Cross-Sections under Compressive Load Patryk Rozylo, Michal Rogala and Jakub Pasnik Materials 2023, 16(21), 6835; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216835 Article: Study on the Biodegradation of Poly(Butylene Succinate)/Wheat Bran Biocomposites Emil Sasimowski, Łukasz Majewski and Marta Grochowicz Materials 2023, 16(21), 6843; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216843 Article: Puncture Resistance and UV aging of Nanoparticle-Loaded Waterborne Polyurethane-Coated Polyester Textiles Domenico Acierno, Lucia Graziosi and Antonella Patti Materials 2023, 16(21), 6844; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216844 Article: Analysis of Stress Concentration in Functionally Graded Plates with Linearly Increasing Young’s Modulus Hassan Mohamed Abdelalim Abdalla, Daniele Casagrande and Francesco De Bona Materials 2023, 16(21), 6882; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216882 Article: A Study on the Performance of Prestressed Concrete Containment with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Tendons under Internal Pressure Xiaolan Pan, Aonan Tian, Lianpeng Zhang and Zhi Zheng Materials 2023, 16(21), 6883; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216883 Article: Understanding the Impact of Active-to-Passive Area Ratio on Deformation in One-Dimensional Dielectric Elastomer Actuators with Uniaxial Strain State Hans Liebscher, Markus Koenigsdorff, Anett Endesfelder, Johannes Mersch, Martina Zimmermann and Gerald Gerlach Materials 2023, 16(21), 6897; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216897 Article: Recovery of Chlorosilane Residual Liquid to Prepare Nano-Silica via the Reverse Micro-Emulsion Process Jixiang Cai, Youwen Li, Lianghuan Wei, Jiangpeng Xue, Ning Lin, Xianghao Zha and Guodong Fang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6912; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216912 Article: Robotization of Three-Point Bending Mechanical Tests Using PLA/TPU Blends as an Example in the 0–100% Range Julia Głowacka, Łukasz Derpeński, Miłosz Frydrych, Bogna Sztorch, Błażej Bartoszewicz and Robert E. Przekop Materials 2023, 16(21), 6927; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216927 Article: Exploration of Methodologies for Developing Antimicrobial Fused Filament Fabrication Parts Sotirios Pemas, Eleftheria Xanthopoulou, Zoi Terzopoulou, Georgios Konstantopoulos, Dimitrios N. Bikiaris, Christine Kottaridi, Dimitrios Tzovaras and Eleftheria Maria Pechlivani Materials 2023, 16(21), 6937; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216937 Article: Biochar and Organic Fertilizer Co-Application Enhances Soil Carbon Priming, Increasing CO2 Fluxes in Two Contrasting Arable Soils Magdalena Bednik, Agnieszka Medyńska-Juraszek and Irmina Ćwieląg-Piasecka Materials 2023, 16(21), 6950; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216950 Article: A Simplified Method for the Preparation of Highly Conductive and Flexible Silk Nanofibrils/MXene Membrane Bohan Ding, Chao Teng, Yanxiang Wang, Yongbo Wang, Haotian Jiang, Yue Sun, Jinghe Guo and Shichao Dai Materials 2023, 16(21), 6960; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216960 Article: Effect of Adherend Thickness on Near-Field Ultrasonic Welding of Single-Lap CF/LMPAEK Thermoplastic Composite Joints Natalia Sofia Guevara-Sotelo and Irene Fernandez Villegas Materials 2023, 16(21), 6968; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216968 Article: Mesoscopic Simulation of Core–Shell Composite Powder Materials by Selective Laser Melting Tao Bao, Yuanqiang Tan and Yangli Xu Materials 2023, 16(21), 7005; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217005 Article: Influence Analysis of Polyvinyl Alcohol on the Degradation of Artificial Leather with Cellulose Nitrate Coating Originating from a Suitcase Stored in the Collection of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim, Poland Nel Jastrzębiowska, Anna Wawrzyk and Natalia Uroda Materials 2023, 16(21), 7033; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217033 Article: Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of 26CrMo7S Steel Used in Oil Exploration Hemiao Jiang, Hongying Li, Dianyuan Huang, Yinghui Zhao, Jiwen Liu, Qing Gao, Hang He and Ximao Liu Materials 2023, 16(21), 7056; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217056 Article: The Microstructures and Deformation Mechanism of Hetero-Structured Pure Ti under High Strain Rates Shuaizhuo Wang, Haotian Yan, Dongmei Zhang, Jiajun Hu and Yusheng Li Materials 2023, 16(21), 7059; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217059 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Study on the Effect of Hydrothermal Carbonization Parameters on Fuel Properties of Sewage Sludge Hydrochar Małgorzata Hejna, Kacper Świechowski and Andrzej Białowiec Materials 2023, 16(21), 6903; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216903 Article: Reliability Analysis of PAUT Based on the Round-Robin Test for Pipe Welds with Thermal Fatigue Cracks Dongchan Kang, Yu Min Choi, Dong Min Lee, Jung Bin Kim, Yong Kwon Kim, Tae Sung Park and Ik Keun Park Materials 2023, 16(21), 6908; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216908 Article: Simulation of, Optimization of, and Experimentation with Small Heat Pipes Produced Using Selective Laser Melting Technology Jianfeng Zhou, Lai Teng, Yinyi Shen and Zhonghe Jin Materials 2023, 16(21), 6946; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216946 Article: A Comparative Analysis of the Magnetization Methods Used in the Magnetic Nondestructive Testing of Reinforced Concrete Structures Paweł Karol Frankowski and Tomasz Chady Materials 2023, 16(21), 7020; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217020 Article: Investigating the Architecture and Characteristics of Asian Hornet Nests: A Biomimetics Examination of Structure and Materials Naim Sedira, Jorge Pinto, Mário Ginja, Ana P. Gomes, Miguel C. S. Nepomuceno and Sandra Pereira Materials 2023, 16(21), 7027; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217027 Article: AC Electromagnetic Field Controls the Biofilms on the Glass Surface by Escherichia coli & Staphylococcus epidermidis Inhibition Effect Natsu Aoyama, Hideyuki Kanematsu, Dana M. Barry, Hidekazu Miura, Akiko Ogawa, Takeshi Kogo, Risa Kawai, Takeshi Hagio, Nobumitsu Hirai, Takehito Kato, Michiko Yoshitake and Ryoichi Ichino Materials 2023, 16(21), 7051; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217051 Article: Microstructural Inhomogeneity in the Fusion Zone of Laser Welds Libo Wang, Xiuquan Ma, Gaoyang Mi, Lei Su and Zhengwu Zhu Materials 2023, 16(21), 7053; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217053 Porous Materials Article: Cu and Ni Co-Doped Porous Si Nanowire Networks as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Can Mi, Chang Luo, Zigang Wang, Yongguang Zhang, Shenbo Yang and Zhifeng Wang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6980; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216980 Article: A Novel Equivalent Method for Computing Mechanical Properties of Random and Ordered Hyperelastic Cellular Materials Jian Li, Jianfeng Zhao, Qianhua Kan, Yuyu Tian, Li Yu, Yunqiang Peng and Xicheng Huang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6990; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216990 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Review: Critical Review on Magnetically Impelled Arc Butt Welding: Challenges, Perspectives and Industrial Applications Mukti Chaturvedi, Arungalai Vendan Subbiah, George Simion, Carmen Catalina Rusu and Elena Scutelnicu Materials 2023, 16(21), 7054; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217054 Article: Influence of Pulsed Arc Parameters on the Tig Welding Process for the Stainless Steel Duplex UNS S31803 Vinicius Marques Alves Generoso, Lucas Menezes de Souza, Elaine Cristina Pereira, Sergio N. Monteiro and Afonso R. G. de Azevedo Materials 2023, 16(21), 6870; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216870 Article: Diffusion Nitride Coatings for Heat-Resistant Steels Khrystyna Berladir, Tetiana Hovorun, Vitalii Ivanov, Djordje Vukelic and Ivan Pavlenko Materials 2023, 16(21), 6877; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216877 Article: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Fracture Mechanics Behavior of Heterogeneous Zones in S690QL1 Grade High Strength Steel (HSS) Welded Joint Damir Tomerlin, Dražan Kozak, Luka Ferlič and Nenad Gubeljak Materials 2023, 16(21), 6929; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216929 Article: Development of Eco-Mortars with the Incorporation of Municipal Solid Wastes Incineration Ash Inês S. Vilarinho, Gonçalo Guimarães, João A. Labrincha and Maria P. Seabra Materials 2023, 16(21), 6933; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216933 Article: Effect of Welding Process Parameters on the Strength of Dissimilar Joints of S355 and Strenx 700 Steels Used in the Manufacture of Agricultural Machinery Jarosław Szusta, Łukasz Derpeński, Özler Karakaş, Nail Tüzün and Sławomir Dobrzański Materials 2023, 16(21), 6963; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216963 Article: Enhancing Mechanical Properties: Exploring the Effect of Annealing Temperature on Wire Arc Additively Manufactured High-Strength Steel Yi Chen, Zhizhuang Hao, Yang Li, Chao Liu, Yongkang Liu, Zhen Luo and Sansan Ao Materials 2023, 16(21), 6969; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216969 Article: Effect of the Rolling Process on the Properties of the Mg/Al Bimetallic Bars Obtained by the Explosive Welding Method Sebastian Mróz, Karina Jagielska-Wiaderek, Andrzej Stefanik, Piotr Szota, Marcin Wachowski, Robert Kosturek and Marta Lipińska Materials 2023, 16(21), 6971; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216971 Article: 3D Printing of Individualized Microfluidic Chips with DLP-Based Printer Jingjiang Qiu, Junfu Li, Zhongwei Guo, Yudong Zhang, Bangbang Nie, Guochen Qi, Xiang Zhang, Jiong Zhang and Ronghan Wei Materials 2023, 16(21), 6984; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216984 Article: Functionality and Mechanical Performance of Miniaturized Non-Assembly Pin-Joints Fabricated in Ti6Al4V by Laser Powder Bed Fusion Florian Gutmann, Klaus Hoschke, Georg Ganzenmüller and Stefan Hiermaier Materials 2023, 16(21), 6992; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216992 Article: Inspection of Spot Welded Joints with the Use of the Ultrasonic Surface Wave Dariusz Ulbrich, Grzegorz Psuj, Artur Wypych, Dariusz Bartkowski, Aneta Bartkowska, Arkadiusz Stachowiak and Jakub Kowalczyk Materials 2023, 16(21), 7029; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217029 Communication: Hard and Highly Adhesive AlMgB14 Coatings RF Sputtered on Tungsten Carbide and High-Speed Steel Alexander M. Grishin and Vadim V. Putrolaynen Materials 2023, 16(21), 6930; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216930 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Article: Influence of the Mesoporosity of Hierarchical ZSM-5 in Toluene Alkylation by Methanol Lucie Desmurs, Claudia Cammarano, Olinda Gimello, Anne Galarneau and Vasile Hulea Materials 2023, 16(21), 6872; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216872 Article: Nano-Needle Boron-Doped Diamond Film with High Electrochemical Performance of Detecting Lead Ions Xiaoxi Yuan, Mingchao Yang, Xu Wang, Yongfu Zhu and Feng Yang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6986; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216986 Thin Films and Interfaces Article: Effect of Defects and Oxidation on CNT–Copper Interface: First-Principles Calculation and Experiment Boyu Ju, Yubo Zhu, Wenshu Yang, Jinpeng Sun, Haozhe Li, Feng Yuan and Ziyang Xiu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6845; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216845 Article: Exploring RF Magnetron Sputtering Growth Composite Thin Film BiFeO3-Bi2Fe4O9 on C-Plane Al2O3 Substrate Suleiman Kallaev, Sadyk Sadykov, Anatoly Pavlenko, Mansur Ataev, Jiří Majzner, Farid Orudzhev, Kamal Giraev and Nariman Alikhanov Materials 2023, 16(21), 6987; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216987 Article: Surface Roughness-Induced Changes in Important Physical Features of CoFeSm Thin Films on Glass Substrates during Annealing Chi-Lon Fern, Wen-Jen Liu, Yung-Huang Chang, Chia-Chin Chiang, Yuan-Tsung Chen, Pei-Xin Lu, Xuan-Ming Su, Shih-Hung Lin and Ko-Wei Lin Materials 2023, 16(21), 6989; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216989 Catalytic Materials Article: Treatment of Mixture Pollutants with Combined Plasma Photocatalysis in Continuous Tubular Reactors with Atmospheric-Pressure Environment: Understanding Synergetic Effect Sources Lotfi Khezami and Aymen Amin Assadi Materials 2023, 16(21), 6857; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216857 Article: Achieving High Activity and Long-Term Stability towards Oxygen Evolution in Acid by Phase Coupling between CeO2-Ir Jianren Kuang, Zhi Li, Weiqiang Li, Changdong Chen, Ming La and Yajuan Hao Materials 2023, 16(21), 7000; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217000 Carbon Materials Article: Fabrication of Laser-Induced Graphene Based Flexible Sensors Using 355 nm Ultraviolet Laser and Their Application in Human–Computer Interaction System Binghua Sun, Qixun Zhang, Xin Liu, You Zhai, Chenchen Gao and Zhongyuan Zhang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6938; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216938 Article: Size Effect of Graphene Oxide on Graphene-Aerogel-Supported Au Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Shuling Shen, Xuecong Pan, Jin Wang, Tongyu Bao, Xinjuan Liu, Zhihong Tang, Huixin Xiu and Jing Li Materials 2023, 16(21), 7042; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217042 Article: Optical Properties of Amorphous Carbon Thin Films Fabricated Using a High-Energy-Impulse Magnetron-Sputtering Technique Lukasz Skowronski, Rafal Chodun, Marek Trzcinski and Krzysztof Zdunek Materials 2023, 16(21), 7049; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217049 Materials Chemistry Article: Fabrication of Europium-Doped CaF2 Films via Sol-Gel Synthesis as Down-Shifting Layers for Solar Cell Applications Anna Lucia Pellegrino, Emil Milan, Adolfo Speghini and Graziella Malandrino Materials 2023, 16(21), 6889; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216889 Article: Screening Ba0.9A0.1MnO3 and Ba0.9A0.1Mn0.7Cu0.3O3 (A = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ce, La) Sol-Gel Synthesised Perovskites as GPF Catalysts Nawel Ghezali, Álvaro Díaz Verde and María José Illán Gómez Materials 2023, 16(21), 6899; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216899 Article: Cyclic Voltammetry of C.I. Disperse Orange 62 in an Aqueous Electrolyte Thomas Bechtold, Noemí Aguiló-Aguayo and Tung Pham Materials 2023, 16(21), 6901; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216901 Article: Preparation, Characterization, and Antibacterial Properties of Cu-Fibreboards Lyubomir Aleksandrov, Nadezhda Rangelova, Nevena Lazarova-Zdravkova, Nelly Georgieva, Mirela Dragnevska and Sanchi Nenkova Materials 2023, 16(21), 6936; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216936 Article: Synergetic Effect and Phase Engineering by Formation of Ti3C2Tx Modified 2H/1T-MoSe2 Composites for Enhanced HER Lei Xiao, Qichao Yang, Xiangyang Zhu, Yang Wei and Jing Wang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6991; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216991 Article: Synthesis and Luminescent Properties of Barium Molybdate Nanoparticles Maria Gancheva, Reni Iordanova, Iovka Koseva, Georgi Avdeev, Gergana Burdina and Petar Ivanov Materials 2023, 16(21), 7025; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217025 Materials Physics Review: Recent Progress in Resonant Acoustic Metasurfaces Dongan Liu, Limei Hao, Weiren Zhu, Xiao Yang, Xiaole Yan, Chen Guan, You Xie, Shaofang Pang and Zhi Chen Materials 2023, 16(21), 7044; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217044 Article: Exploring the BiFeO3-PbTiO3-SrTiO3 Ternary System to Obtain Good Piezoelectrical Properties at Low and High Temperatures Anton Tuluk and Sybrand van der Zwaag Materials 2023, 16(21), 6840; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216840 Article: Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study of Electron Excitation Effects on UO2 and U3Si Ruoyan Jin, Siqin Zhao and Haiyan Xiao Materials 2023, 16(21), 6911; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216911 Article: Finite-Element-Analysis-Based Study of a Failure Phenomenon in HDPE Pipes Horatiu Teodorescu Draghicescu, Maria Luminita Scutaru and Sorin Vlase Materials 2023, 16(21), 6944; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216944 Article: Study on the Stability of Cu-Ni Cluster Components and the Effect of Strain on Its Structure Xiaochuan Zeng, Cuizhu He, Xuejun Li and Qiaodan Hu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6952; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216952 Article: Analysis of Geometric Surface Structure and Surface Layer Microhardness of Ti6Al4V Titanium Alloy after Vibratory Shot Peening Jakub Matuszak Materials 2023, 16(21), 6983; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216983 Article: Study of Elastic and Structural Properties of BaFe2As2 Ultrathin Film Using Picosecond Ultrasonics Di Cheng, Boqun Song, Jong-Hoon Kang, Chris Sundahl, Anthony L. Edgeton, Liang Luo, Joong-Mok Park, Yesusa G. Collantes, Eric E. Hellstrom, Martin Mootz, Ilias E. Perakis, Chang-Beom Eom and Jigang Wang Materials 2023, 16(21), 7031; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217031 Optical and Photonic Materials Article: Selective Laser Spectroscopy of the Bixbyite-Type Yttrium Scandate Doped by Rare-Earth Ions Elena Dobretsova, Olimkhon Alimov, Sergey Rusanov, Vitaly Kashin and Vladimir Tsvetkov Materials 2023, 16(21), 6829; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216829 Article: High-Energy Radiation Effects on Silicon NPN Bipolar Transistor Electrical Performance: A Study with 1 MeV Proton Irradiation Haddou EL Ghazi, Redouane En-nadir, Anouar Jorio and Mohamed A. Basyooni-M. Kabatas Materials 2023, 16(21), 6977; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216977 Article: Fano Resonances in Metal Gratings with Sub-Wavelength Slits on High Refractive Index Silicon Abdelhaq Belkacem, Hammou Oubeniz, Hicham Mangach, Muamer Kadic, Noureddine Cherkaoui Eddeqaqi, Abdenbi Bouzid and Younes Achaoui Materials 2023, 16(21), 6982; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216982 Article: Ultrahigh UV Responsivity Quasi-Two-Dimensional BixSn1−xO2 Films Achieved through Surface Reaction Zhihao Xu, Miao Xu, Fang Chen, Rui Zhai, You Wu, Zhuan Zhao and Shusheng Pan Materials 2023, 16(21), 6988; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216988 Communication: The Role of Carbon in Metal–Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition-Grown MoS2 Films Tianyu Hou, Di Li, Yan Qu, Yufeng Hao and Yun Lai Materials 2023, 16(21), 7030; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217030 Corrosion Article: Influence of Magnetron Sputtering-Deposited Niobium Nitride Coating and Its Thermal Oxidation on the Properties of AISI 316L Steel in Terms of Its Medical Applications Tomasz Borowski, Justyna Rospondek, Marek Betiuk, Bogusława Adamczyk-Cieślak and Maciej Spychalski Materials 2023, 16(21), 6890; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216890 Construction and Building Materials Review: A Review on Development of Industrial Solid Waste in Tunnel Grouting Materials: Feasibility, Performance, and Prospects Bolin Jiang, Mengjun Wu, Shanshan Wu, Aichen Zheng and Shiyong He Materials 2023, 16(21), 6848; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216848 Review: Research and Application Progress of Vegetation Porous Concrete Chang Liu, Yangyang Xia, Jianguo Chen, Kai Huang, Jing Wang, Chaojie Wang, Zhuojie Huang, Xunhuai Wang, Cong Rao and Mingsheng Shi Materials 2023, 16(21), 7039; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217039 Article: The Influence of Different Curing Environments on the Mechanical Properties and Reinforcement Mechanism of Dredger Fill Stabilized with Cement and Polypropylene Fibers Ying Wang, Chaojie Wang, Zhenhua Hu and Rong Sun Materials 2023, 16(21), 6827; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216827 Article: Study of the Pozzolanic Reactivity of Sugar Cane Straw Ashes (SCSA) Burned under Controlled Conditions Michelle S. Rodrigues, Jordi Payá, Lourdes Soriano, José Monzó, María Victoria Borrachero, Holmer Savastano and Antonio L. 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Davids Materials 2023, 16(21), 6919; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216919 Article: From Hive to Highway: Waste Honeycombs as a Sustainable Modifier for Asphalt Binder Formulations in South Korea Nader Nciri and Namho Kim Materials 2023, 16(21), 6934; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216934 Article: Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis of the Seismic Performance of Glass-Fiber Reinforced Plastic Tube Ultra-High Performance Concrete Composite Columns Xiaopeng Tan, Mingqiao Zhu and Wanli Liu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6941; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216941 Article: Torsional Behavior of Concrete-Filled Circular Steel Tubes Strengthened with CFRP Wang Qing-li, Zhang Hui-ying and Kuan Peng Materials 2023, 16(21), 6964; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216964 Article: Innovative Insights on the Thin Square Plate Large Deflection Problem Gilad Hakim and Haim Abramovich Materials 2023, 16(21), 6967; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216967 Article: The Effect of Curing Conditions on the Service Life of 3D Printed Concrete Formwork Michiel Bekaert, Kim Van Tittelboom and Geert De Schutter Materials 2023, 16(21), 6972; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216972 Article: Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Non-Circular Columns with FRP Yavuz Yardim, Salih Yilmaz, Marco Corradi and Waleed A. Thanoon Materials 2023, 16(21), 6973; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216973 Article: Study of the Effect of Retarder and Expander on the Strength and Cracking Performance of Rubber Concrete Based on Back Propagation Neural Network Chune Sui, Dan Qiao, Yalong Wu, Han Zhu, Haoyu Lan, Wenjun Yang and Qi Guo Materials 2023, 16(21), 6976; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216976 Article: Study on Frost Resistance and Interface Bonding Performance through the Integration of Recycled Brick Powder in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete for Structural Reinforcement Yike Zhang, Ali Raza, Muhammad Umar, Yang Chen and Chengfang Yuan Materials 2023, 16(21), 6999; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216999 Article: Physico-Mechanical and Durability Characterization of Eco-Ternary Cementitious Binder Containing Calcined Clay/Rice Husk Ash and Recycled Glass Powder Philbert Nshimiyimana, Ulrich Franck Tameghe, Christian Ramadji, Elodie Prud'homme, Zengfeng Zhao, Désiré Compaoré and Adamah Messan Materials 2023, 16(21), 7009; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217009 Article: Effect of Polyoxymethylene Fiber on the Mechanical Properties and Abrasion Resistance of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Lixin Tan, Jun Yang, Chuanxi Li, Gaozhan Zhang, Qingjun Ding, Daosheng Sun and Yongyuan Zhang Materials 2023, 16(21), 7014; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217014 Article: Evaluation of Self-Healing Properties of OPC-Slag Cement Immersed in Seawater Using UPV Measurements Choonghyun Kang, Yongmyung Park and Taewan Kim Materials 2023, 16(21), 7018; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217018 Article: Interaction Mechanism between Slags and Alkali Silicate Activators: An Approach Based on the Al Phases Yu Jin, Weipeng Feng, Dapeng Zheng and Zhijun Dong Materials 2023, 16(21), 7032; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217032 Article: Possibilities of Using Geopolymers in Welding Processes and Protection against High Temperatures Sławomir Parzych, Maja Paszkowska, Dawid Stanisz, Agnieszka Bąk and Michał Łach Materials 2023, 16(21), 7035; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217035 Article: Annual Transmittance Behavior of Light-Transmitting Concrete with Optical Fiber Bundles Adithya Shenoy, Gopinatha Nayak, Adithya Tantri, Kiran Kumar Shetty and Mangeshkumar R. Shendkar Materials 2023, 16(21), 7037; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217037 Article: The Influence of Acid Casein on the Selected Properties of Lime–Metakaolin Mortars Przemysław Brzyski and Renata Boris Materials 2023, 16(21), 7050; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217050 Editorial: Mechanical Research on Reinforced Concrete Materials Wei Wang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6892; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216892 Editorial: Special Issue: Emerging Approaches for the Performance Assessment and Prediction of Cement-Based Materials Nima Farzadnia and Amin Malek Materials 2023, 16(21), 6974; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216974 Materials Simulation and Design Article: Calculation of Temperature Fields in a Lithium Ceramic Pebble Bed during Reactor Irradiation in a Vacuum Yevgen Chikhray, Timur Kulsartov, Zhanna Zaurbekova, Inesh Kenzhina and Kuanysh Samarkhanov Materials 2023, 16(21), 6914; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216914 Article: Evaluation of Austenite–Ferrite Phase Transformation in Carbon Steel Using Bayesian Optimized Cellular Automaton Simulation Fei Sun, Yoshihisa Mino, Toshio Ogawa, Ta-Te Chen, Yukinobu Natsume and Yoshitaka Adachi Materials 2023, 16(21), 6922; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216922 Article: Achieving an Excellent Strength and Ductility Balance in Additive Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Alloy through Multi-Step High-to-Low-Temperature Heat Treatment Changshun Wang, Yan Lei and Chenglin Li Materials 2023, 16(21), 6947; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216947 Article: Electronic, Optical, and Vibrational Properties of an AgAlS2 Crystal in a High-Pressure Phase Myron Ya. 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Betts, Anton Mordvinkin and Ralph Gottschalg Materials 2023, 16(21), 6945; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216945 Editorial: Investigation of Optoelectronic Functional Crystals: Crystal Growth, Properties and Applications Lihong Shi and Wenbo Yan Materials 2023, 16(21), 6871; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216871 Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Article: Judd–Ofelt Analysis and Spectroscopy Study of Tellurite Glasses Doped with Rare-Earth (Nd3+, Sm3+, Dy3+, and Er3+) Naziha Boudchicha, Mostepha Iezid, Faycal Goumeidane, Messaoud Legouera, P. Syam Prasad and P. Venkateswara Rao Materials 2023, 16(21), 6832; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216832 Article: Nanostructure Effect on Magnetization Processes in FePt Polytwin Crystals Jingwei Yi, Xinyu Xu, Wenqin Yue, Feiyang Liu, Jingzhi Hu and Liwei D. Geng Materials 2023, 16(21), 6863; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216863 Article: Experimental Study of Amphibolite–Basalt (SiO2-AlO3-CaO-Fe2O3) Glasses for Glass-Ceramic Materials Production Malgorzata Lubas, Anna Zawada, Jaroslaw Jan Jasinski and Adrian Nowak Materials 2023, 16(21), 6887; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216887 Article: Preparation and Performance of Ferric-Rich Bauxite-Tailing-Based Thermal Storage Ceramics Qi Wang, Minghao Fang, Xin Min, Pengpeng Du, Zhaohui Huang, Yangai Liu, Xiaowen Wu, Yulin Liu, Changmiao Liu and Feihui Huang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6900; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216900 Article: Multifunctional Characteristics of BCTH:0.5% Sm3+ Ceramics Prepared via Hydrothermal Method and Powder Injection Molding Rong Zhuang, Qiushi Wang, Bijun Fang, Shuai Zhang, Xiaolong Lu and Jianning Ding Materials 2023, 16(21), 6910; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216910 Article: Study of β-Ga2O3 Ceramics Synthesized under Powerful Electron Beam Abay B. Usseinov, Zhakyp T. Karipbayev, Juris Purans, Askhat B. Kakimov, Aizat Bakytkyzy, Amangeldy M. Zhunusbekov, Temirgali A. Koketai, Artem L. Kozlovskyi, Yana Suchikova and Anatoli I. Popov Materials 2023, 16(21), 6997; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216997 Metals and Alloys Review: 3D Printing Technologies for Fabrication of Magnetic Materials Based on Metal–Polymer Composites: A Review Alina Mazeeva, Dmitriy Masaylo, Nikolay Razumov, Gleb Konov and Anatoliy Popovich Materials 2023, 16(21), 6928; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216928 Review: Mechanical Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses Additively Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A Review Haojie Luo and Yulei Du Materials 2023, 16(21), 7034; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217034 Article: Plastic Evolution Characterization for 304 Stainless Steel by CQN_Chen Model under the Proportional Loading Xiang Gao, Songchen Wang, Zhongming Xu, Jia Zhou, Xinming Wan, Hasib Md Abu Rayhan and Yanshan Lou Materials 2023, 16(21), 6828; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216828 Article: Investigation of the Combined Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Fatigue Crack Growth Rate in Al6082 Alloy in a Coastal Environment Ibrahim Alqahtani, Andrew Starr and Muhammad Khan Materials 2023, 16(21), 6833; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216833 Article: Significantly Improving the High-Temperature Tensile Properties of Al17Cr10Fe36Ni36Mo1 Alloys by Microalloying Hf Zhihua Chen, Jianbin Wang, Yuhao Jia, Qingfeng Wu, Xiaoming Liu, Linxiang Liu, Junjie Li, Feng He, Zhijun Wang and Jincheng Wang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6836; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216836 Article: Analysis of the Possibility of Using Selected Tools and Algorithms in the Classification and Recognition of Type of Microstructure Michał Szatkowski, Dorota Wilk-Kołodziejczyk, Krzysztof Jaśkowiec, Marcin Małysza, Adam Bitka and Mirosław Głowacki Materials 2023, 16(21), 6837; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216837 Article: Effects of Ultra-Low Temperatures on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Evolution of a Ni-Co-Based Superalloy Thin Sheet during Micro-Tensile Deformation Qiang Zhu, Min Wang, Yuying Sun, Linfu Zhang, Heyong Qin and Peng Zhang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6838; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216838 Article: Influence of Interface on Mechanical Behavior of Al-B4C/Al Laminated Composites under Quasi-Static and Impact Loading Runwei Zhang, Zhenlong Chao, Longtao Jiang, Huimin Han, Bingzhuo Han, Shanqi Du, Tian Luo, Guoqin Chen, Yong Mei and Gaohui Wu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6847; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216847 Article: Microstructure of the Advanced Titanium Alloy VT8M-1 Subjected to Rotary Swaging Grigory S. Dyakonov, Tatyana V. Yakovleva, Sergei Y. Mironov, Andrey G. Stotskiy, Iulia M. Modina and Irina P. Semenova Materials 2023, 16(21), 6851; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216851 Article: The Effect of Viscous Drag on the Maximum Residual Stresses Achievable in High-Yield-Strength Materials in Laser Shock Processing Ignacio Angulo, Wsewolod Warzanskyj, Francisco Cordovilla, Marcos Díaz, Juan Antonio Porro, Ángel García-Beltrán and José Luis Ocaña Materials 2023, 16(21), 6858; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216858 Article: Effect of Repetitive Bending and Straightening Process on Microstructure Properties and Deformation Mechanism of a Ti–Al–Cr–Mo Alloy Zhuoliang Li, Yan Xu, Jiang Qian and Linhong Song Materials 2023, 16(21), 6873; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216873 Article: The Evolution of a Microstructure during Tempering and Its Influence on the Mechanical Properties of AerMet 100 Steel Hongli Wang, Jian Zhang, Jingtao Huang, Chengchuan Wu, Xianguang Zhang, Zhonghong Lai, Yong Liu and Jingchuan Zhu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6907; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216907 Article: Numerical and Physical Modeling of Liquid Steel Asymmetric Behavior during Non-Isothermal Conditions in a Two-Strand Slab Tundish—“Butterfly Effect” Adam Cwudziński, Jacek Pieprzyca and Tomasz Merder Materials 2023, 16(21), 6920; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216920 Article: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Thermal Contact Conductance for Bundles of Round Steel Bars Rafał Wyczółkowski, Vazgen Bagdasaryan and Dominika Strycharska Materials 2023, 16(21), 6925; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216925 Article: Experimental Studies on Thermal Oxidation and Laser Ignition Properties of Al-Mg-Li Powders Yingying Lu, Kai Ma, Changchao Guo, Ming Jiang, Chengfeng Wu, Shipeng Li and Shaoqing Hu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6931; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216931 Article: Microbubble Oxidation for Fe2+ Removal from Hydrochloric Acid Laterite Ore Leachate Ziyang Xu, Yu Wang, Boyuan Zhu, Guangye Wei, Fei Ma, Zhihui Yu and Jingkui Qu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6951; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216951 Article: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Stainless Steel/6082 Aluminum Alloy Heterogeneous Laser Welded Joint Lei Kang, Xin Li, Jing Chen, Yu Zhang and Ting Wang Materials 2023, 16(21), 6958; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216958 Article: Frictional Wear and Thermal Fatigue Properties of Die Steel after Ultrasound-Assisted Alloying Chunhua Hu, Yihao Wei, Xinghao Ji and Yu Liu Materials 2023, 16(21), 6975; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216975 Article: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study of Cold and Hot Composite Forming of Sharp-Edged High-Strength Steel Sections Wenqiu Yao, Chunjing Wu and Jingtao Han Materials 2023, 16(21), 6993; DOI: 10.3390/ma16216993 Article: Unsupervised Deep Learning for Advanced Forming Limit Analysis in Sheet Metal: A Tensile Test-Based Approach Aleksandra Thamm, Florian Thamm, Annette Sawodny, Sally Zeitler, Marion Merklein and Andreas Maier Materials 2023, 16(21), 7001; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217001 Article: Influence of Surface Preparation on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cold-Sprayed Nickel Coatings on Al 7075 Alloy Wojciech Żórawski, Anna Góral, Medard Makrenek, Lidia Lityńska-Dobrzyńska and Paweł Czaja Materials 2023, 16(21), 7002; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217002 Article: Effect of Cobalt and Chromium Content on Microstructure and Properties of WC-Co-Cr Coatings Prepared by High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel Spraying Qun Wang, Yuan Zhong, Haifeng Li, Shaoyi Wang, Jianwu Liu, Yiwei Wang and Chidambaram Seshadri Ramachandran Materials 2023, 16(21), 7003; DOI: 10.3390/ma16217003 Article: Reuse and Mechanochemical Processing of Ore Dressing Tailings Used for Extracting Pb and Zn Vladimir I. Golik, Roman V. Klyuev, Nikita V. Martyushev, Viktor V. Kondratiev, Vadim S. Tynchenko, Vitaliy A. Gladkikh, Liudmila V. 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M. B. Rodrigues, Eduardo A. S. Marques, Ricardo J. C. Carbas, Michael Youngberg, Anne Dussaud, Reza Beygi and Lucas F. 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