Materials, Volume 17, Issue 4 (February-2 2024) Table of Contents

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Cover Story Article: Convergence and Performance Analysis of a Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Optical Tuning of Gold Nanohole Arrays Margherita Angelini, Luca Zagaglia, Franco Marabelli and Francesco Floris Materials 2024, 17(4), 807; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040807 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 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: The Effect of Solution Treatment Duration on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of a Cold-Deformed-by-Rolling Ti-Nb-Zr-Ta-Sn-Fe Alloy Vasile Dănuț Cojocaru, Nicolae Șerban, Elisabeta Mirela Cojocaru, Nicoleta Zărnescu-Ivan and Bogdan Mihai Gălbinașu Materials 2024, 17(4), 864; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040864 Article: Effects of Laser Defocusing on Bead Geometry in Coaxial Titanium Wire-Based Laser Metal Deposition Remy Mathenia, Aaron Flood, Braden McLain, Todd Sparks and Frank Liou Materials 2024, 17(4), 889; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040889 Article: Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticle Coatings on Austenitic Alloy Steel Martin Ochmann, Libor Machala, Miroslav Mašláň, Vítězslav Heger and Tomáš Krátký Materials 2024, 17(4), 857; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040857 Article: Assessing the Impact of Sepiolite-Based Bio-Pigment Infused with Indigo Extract on Appearance and Durability of Water-Based White Primer Massimo Calovi and Stefano Rossi Materials 2024, 17(4), 941; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040941 Biomaterials Article: Autologous Tooth Granulometry and Specific Surface Area with Three Grinding Methods: An In Vitro Study Berta Lavarias Ribes, Ignacio Fernández-Baca, Javier Gil Mur, Joaquin López-Malla Matute and Juan Manuel Aragoneses Lamas Materials 2024, 17(4), 773; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040773 Article: Sliding and Fretting Wear Behavior of Biomedical Ultrafine-Grained TiNbZrTaFe/Si Alloys in Simulated Physiological Solution Yuhua Li, Qian Zhang, Yuxin He, Rong Zhao, Jinghui Chu, Libin Niu and Juxin Qu Materials 2024, 17(4), 787; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040787 Article: Deferiprone-Gallium-Protoporphyrin Chitogel Decreases Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infection without Impairing Wound Healing Tahlia L. Kennewell, Hanif Haidari, Suzanne Mashtoub, Gordon S. Howarth, Catherine Bennett, Clare M. Cooksley, Peter John Wormald, Allison J. Cowin, Sarah Vreugde and Zlatko Kopecki Materials 2024, 17(4), 793; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040793 Article: Study on Preparation of Regenerated Cellulose Fiber from Biomass Based on Mixed Solvents Junjiang Xiao, Pengcheng Li, Xiaotao Zhang and Ximing Wang Materials 2024, 17(4), 819; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040819 Article: Cyclic Fatigue of Different Reciprocating Endodontic Instruments Using Matching Artificial Root Canals at Body Temperature In Vitro Sebastian Bürklein, Paul Maßmann, Edgar Schäfer and David Donnermeyer Materials 2024, 17(4), 827; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040827 Article: Adenosine Triphosphate/Chitin Whisker/Phenylboronic Acid-Modified Wool Fabrics with Enhanced Dyeability Xuemei He, Ting Zhu, Zhengkang Zhang, Guangyun Deng, Lu Cai and Haiyan Mao Materials 2024, 17(4), 893; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040893 Article: Development of Antibacterial Resin Composites Incorporating Poly(METAC) Clusters Tomoki Kohno, Haruaki Kitagawa, Ririko Tsuboi, Fan Deng, Hirohiko Sakai, Tingyi Wu, Yo-Shiuan Fan, Linghao Xiao and Satoshi Imazato Materials 2024, 17(4), 896; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040896 Article: A Temporary Acrylic Soft Denture Lining Material Enriched with Silver-Releasing Filler-Cytotoxicity, Mechanical and Antifungal Properties Grzegorz Chladek, Igor Kalamarz, Wojciech Pakieła, Izabela Barszczewska-Rybarek, Zenon Czuba and Anna Mertas Materials 2024, 17(4), 902; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040902 Article: Characterization of hFOB 1.19 Cell Line for Studying Zn-Based Degradable Metallic Biomaterials Eva Jablonská, Lucie Mrázková, Jiří Kubásek, Dalibor Vojtěch, Irena Paulin, Tomáš Ruml and Jan Lipov Materials 2024, 17(4), 915; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040915 Article: Micro-Addition of Silver to Copper: One Small Step in Composition, a Change for a Giant Leap in Biocidal Activity Vitor G. Vital, Márcio R. Silva, Vinicius T. Santos, Flávia G. Lobo, Patrícia Xander, Rogéria C. Zauli, Carolina B. Moraes, Lucio H. Freitas-Junior, Cecíla G. Barbosa, Diogo S. Pellosi, Ricardo A. G. Silva, André Paganotti and Suzan P. Vasconcellos Materials 2024, 17(4), 917; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040917 Article: Investigation of the Structure-Forming Potential of Protein Components in the Reformulation of the Composition of Edible Films Monika Janowicz, Sabina Galus, Karolina Szulc, Agnieszka Ciurzyńska and Małgorzata Nowacka Materials 2024, 17(4), 937; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040937 Communication: bmp-2 Gene-Transferred Skeletal Muscles with Needle-Type Electrodes as Efficient and Reliable Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration Mariko Yamamoto Kawai, Takeshi Yoshida, Tomoki Kato, Takuma Watanabe, Marina Kashiwagi, Shigeki Yamanaka, Hiromitsu Yamamoto, Shigeki Nagahiro, Tsutomu Iwamoto, Khan Masud, Kazuhiro Aoki, Kiyoshi Ohura and Kazumasa Nakao Materials 2024, 17(4), 880; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040880 Systematic Review: Systematic Review of Zinc’s Benefits and Biological Effects on Oral Health Silvia Caruso, Chiara Valenti, Lorella Marinucci, Francesca Di Pasquale, Claudia Truppa, Giulia Di Benedetto, Sara Caruso and Stefano Pagano Materials 2024, 17(4), 800; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040800 Energy Materials Review: Advancements and Challenges in High-Capacity Ni-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Mehdi Ahangari, Benedek Szalai, Josue Lujan, Meng Zhou and Hongmei Luo Materials 2024, 17(4), 801; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040801 Article: Ion Implantation Combined with Heat Treatment Enables Excellent Conductivity and Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates for Hydrogen Fuel Cells Ruijuan Wang, Li Ding, Yong Pan, Xin Zhang, Meng Yang and Chengfei Zhu Materials 2024, 17(4), 779; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040779 Article: Preparation of GO/Diatomite/Polyacrylonitrile Functional Separator and Its Application in Li–S Batteries Jing Yang, Wenjie Xiao, Xiaoyu Wu, Yitao Zha and Sainan Liu Materials 2024, 17(4), 789; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040789 Article: Performance of Large Area n-TOPCon Solar Cells with Selective Poly-Si Based Passivating Contacts Prepared by PECVD Method Zhaobin Liu, Chunlin Guo, Ya Liu, Jianhua Wang, Xuping Su and Qinqin Wang Materials 2024, 17(4), 849; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040849 Article: New Scalable Sulfur Cathode Containing Specifically Designed Polysulfide Adsorbing Materials Artur M. Suzanowicz, Bianca Turner, Thulitha M. Abeywickrama, Hao Lin, Dana Alramahi, Carlo U. Segre and Braja K. Mandal Materials 2024, 17(4), 856; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040856 Article: Mo-Doped LSCF as a Novel Coke-Resistant Anode for Biofuel-Fed SOFC Kimia Y. Javan, Massimiliano Lo Faro, Sebastian Vecino-Mantilla and Vincenzo M. Sglavo Materials 2024, 17(4), 869; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040869 Article: Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots/MnCO3/ZnMn2O4 on Ni Foam Composites for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes Di Liu, Soeun Kim and Won Mook Choi Materials 2024, 17(4), 884; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040884 Article: Design and Simulation of Tunneling Diodes with 2D Insulators for Rectenna Switches Evelyn Li, Parameswari Raju and Erhai Zhao Materials 2024, 17(4), 953; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040953 Advanced Composites Article: Improvement of the Piezoresistive Behavior of Poly (vinylidene fluoride)/Carbon Nanotube Composites by the Addition of Inorganic Semiconductor Nanoparticles Müslüm Kaplan, Emre Alp, Beate Krause and Petra Pötschke Materials 2024, 17(4), 774; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040774 Article: Mechanics of Pure Bending and Eccentric Buckling in High-Strain Composite Structures Jimesh D. Bhagatji, Oleksandr G. Kravchenko and Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi Materials 2024, 17(4), 796; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040796 Article: Mechanical and Computational Fluid Dynamic Models for Magnesium-Based Implants Veronica Manescu (Paltanea), Gheorghe Paltanea, Aurora Antoniac, Lucian Gheorghe Gruionu, Alina Robu, Marius Vasilescu, Stefan Alexandru Laptoiu, Ana Iulia Bita, Georgiana Maria Popa, Andreea Liliana Cocosila, Vlad Silviu and Anca Porumb Materials 2024, 17(4), 830; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040830 Article: Quantitative Detection of Defects in Multi-Layer Lightweight Composite Structures Using THz-TDS Based on a U-Net-BiLSTM Network Dandan Zhang, Lulu Li, Jiyang Zhang, Jiaojiao Ren, Jian Gu, Lijuan Li, Baihong Jiang and Shida Zhang Materials 2024, 17(4), 839; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040839 Article: Fracture Performance Study of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Resin Matrix Composite Winding Layers under UV Aging Effect Zhen Liu, Feiyu Zhou, Chao Zou and Jianping Zhao Materials 2024, 17(4), 846; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040846 Article: Fine-Tuned Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite: Harnessing Copper(II)–Imidazole Complex for Enhanced Biological Responses and Balanced Photocatalytic Functionality Ganeshraja Ayyakannu Sundaram, Sowndarya Kumaravelu, Wei-Lung Tseng, Phuong V. Pham, Alagarsamy Santhana Krishna Kumar and Vairavel Parimelazhagan Materials 2024, 17(4), 892; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040892 Article: The Influence of Thermal Parameters on the Self-Nucleation Behavior of Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) during Secondary Thermoforming Yi Ren, Zhouyang Li, Xinguo Li, Jiayu Su, Yue Li, Yu Gao, Jianfeng Zhou, Chengchang Ji, Shu Zhu and Muhuo Yu Materials 2024, 17(4), 890; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040890 Article: Cellulose/Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Composites as a Sustainable Bio-Based Feedstock to 3D-Printing Applications Lucia D'Arienzo, Stefano Acierno, Antonella Patti and Luciano Di Maio Materials 2024, 17(4), 916; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040916 Article: Recovery of Cerium Salts from Sewage Sludge Resulting from the Coagulation of Brewery Wastewater with Recycled Cerium Coagulant Paweł Lejwoda, Barbara Białecka, Krzysztof Barbusiński and Maciej Thomas Materials 2024, 17(4), 938; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040938 Article: Research on the Formation Conditions and Preventive Measures of Uranium Precipitates during the Service Process of Medical Isotope Production Reactors Yanli Zhao, Yuan Gao, Xinyue Li, Yi Le, Yang Zhang, Jie Qiu and Yong Xin Materials 2024, 17(4), 945; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040945 Article: Investigation of the Mechanical Behaviors and Damage Mechanism of C/C Composites Impacted by High-Velocity Jets Yifan Yue, Bo Wang, Kefei Yan, Renxi Zhao, Chengyu Zhang and Yulong Li Materials 2024, 17(4), 963; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040963 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Investigating Hydrogen in Zirconium Alloys by Means of Neutron Imaging Sarah Weick and Mirco Grosse Materials 2024, 17(4), 781; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040781 Article: Morphology and Distribution of Primary Carbides in Forged Cr-Ni-Mo-V/Nb Steel Yang Li, Tingting Xu, Xin Cao, Zhipeng Wu, Jianwen Fan, Chundong Hu and Han Dong Materials 2024, 17(4), 867; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040867 Article: Structural Stability and Disorder Level of Moderately Reduced Paper-like Graphene Oxide Investigated with Micro-Raman Analysis Karol Adam Janulewicz, Tomasz Fok, Bartosz Bartosewicz, Andrzej Bartnik, Henryk Fiedorowicz and Przemysław Wachulak Materials 2024, 17(4), 877; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040877 Article: Investigating the Behavior of Thin-Film Formation over Time as a Function of Precursor Concentration and Gas Residence Time in Nitrogen Dielectric Barrier Discharge Faegheh Fotouhiardakani, Alex Destrieux, Jacopo Profili, Morgane Laurent, Sethumadhavan Ravichandran, Gowri Dorairaju and Gaetan Laroche Materials 2024, 17(4), 875; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040875 Article: Real-Time Observation of Nanoscale Kink Band Mediated Plasticity in Ion-Irradiated Graphite: An In Situ TEM Study Melonie P. Thomas, Ryan Schoell, Nahid Sultan Al-Mamun, Winson Kuo, John Watt, William Windes, Khalid Hattar and Aman Haque Materials 2024, 17(4), 895; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040895 Porous Materials Review: Piezoelectric Applications of Low-Dimensional Composites and Porous Materials Xiaoqiang Luo, Qingbin Li and Yichao Wang Materials 2024, 17(4), 844; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040844 Article: Dynamic Adsorption of a Cationic Dye onto Wool Fibers as Column-Filling Media: Response Surface Optimization and Fixed-Bed Adsorption Modeling Bogdan-Constantin Condurache, Corneliu Cojocaru, Alexandra Bargan, Petrisor Samoila and Valeria Harabagiu Materials 2024, 17(4), 790; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040790 Article: Nanocrystals Incorporated with Mordenite Zeolite Composites with Enhanced Upconversion Emission for Cu2+ Detection Peixuan Lin, Song Ye, Ling Pan, Ruihao Huang, Haoran Zhang and Deping Wang Materials 2024, 17(4), 854; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040854 Article: Fabrication of Two-Layer Aluminum Foam Consisting of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys Using Optical Heating Yoshihiko Hangai, Tatsuki Takagi, Yu Goto and Kenji Amagai Materials 2024, 17(4), 894; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040894 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Article: NASICON Membrane with High Ionic Conductivity Synthesized by High-Temperature Solid-State Reaction Mihaela Iordache, Anisoara Oubraham, Irina Petreanu, Claudia Sisu, Simona Borta, Catalin Capris, Amalia Soare and Adriana Marinoiu Materials 2024, 17(4), 823; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040823 Article: Machining Surface Improvement through Electric- and Flow-Field Adjustments in Flying Electrochemical Milling of AA 2219 Shukai Fan, Xiaoyun Hu, Junzhi Shen, Xin Ma and Hansong Li Materials 2024, 17(4), 829; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040829 Article: Ultrafast Process Characterization of Laser-Induced Damage in Fused Silica Using Pump-Probe Shadow Imaging Techniques Zhichao Liu, Jian Zhang, Shengfei Wang, Feng Geng, Qinghua Zhang, Jian Cheng, Mingjun Chen and Qiao Xu Materials 2024, 17(4), 837; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040837 Article: Preparation of Copper-Based Catalysts for Obtaining Methanol by the Chemical Impregnation Method Anisoara Oubraham, Mihaela Iordache, Elena Marin, Claudia Sisu, Simona Borta, Amalia Soare, Catalin Capris and Adriana Marinoiu Materials 2024, 17(4), 847; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040847 Article: Effect of Spatter Behavior on Mechanical Properties and Surface Roughness of Printed Parts during PBF-LM of 316L Xiaoxuan Chen, Jialei Song, Wei Zhang, Xin Shang, Yizhe Li, Shenggui Chen, Jiahao Lin and Zirong Zhou Materials 2024, 17(4), 860; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040860 Article: Investigation of Tool Degradation during Friction Stir Welding of Hybrid Aluminum–Steel Sheets in a Combined Butt and Overlap Joint Robin Göbel, Stefanie Schwertel, Stefan Weihe and Martin Werz Materials 2024, 17(4), 874; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040874 Article: Benefits of Femtosecond Laser 40 MHz Burst Mode for Li-Ion Battery Electrode Structuring Aurélien Sikora, Laura Gemini, Marc Faucon and Girolamo Mincuzzi Materials 2024, 17(4), 881; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040881 Article: Tomography of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Maraging Steel Pablo M. Cerezo, Jose A. Aguilera, Antonio Garcia-Gonzalez and Pablo Lopez-Crespo Materials 2024, 17(4), 891; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040891 Article: Analysis of the Uniformity of Mechanical Properties along the Length of Wire Rod Designed for Further Cold Plastic Working Processes for Selected Parameters of Thermoplastic Processing Konrad Błażej Laber Materials 2024, 17(4), 905; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040905 Article: Venturi Injector Optimization for Precise Powder Transport for Directed Energy Deposition Manufacturing Using the Discrete Element Method and Genetic Algorithms Joshua García-Montagut, Rubén Paz, Mario Monzón and Begoña González Materials 2024, 17(4), 911; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040911 Article: Microstructural Characterization and Corrosion Behavior of Similar and Dissimilar Welded Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) by Rotary Friction Welding Antonio Enrique Salas Reyes, Gabriel Ángel Lara Rodriguez, Jesús Rafael González Parra and Víctor Hugo Mercado Lemus Materials 2024, 17(4), 918; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040918 Article: Effect of Cooling Rate on Microstructure of In Situ TiC-Reinforced Composite Surface Layers Synthesized on Ductile Cast Iron by Laser Alloying Damian Janicki, Artur Czupryński, Jacek Górka and Krzysztof Matus Materials 2024, 17(4), 932; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040932 Article: Multi-Physics Modeling of Melting-Solidification Characteristics in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process of 316L Stainless Steel Xiuyang Shan, Zhenggao Pan, Mengdi Gao, Lu Han, Joon-Phil Choi and Haining Zhang Materials 2024, 17(4), 946; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040946 Article: On optimization of Spin-Forming Process Parameters for Magnesium Alloy Wheel Hub Based on Gray Relational Analysis Zheng Zhang, Yongting Lan, Haochuan Ding and Yuanhang Xie Materials 2024, 17(4), 959; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040959 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Review: Recent Advances in Molten Salt-Based Nanofluids as Thermal Energy Storage in Concentrated Solar Power: A Comprehensive Review Fahim Mahtab Abir, Qutaiba Altwarah, Md Tasnim Rana and Donghyun Shin Materials 2024, 17(4), 955; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040955 Article: Fluorinated TiO2 Hollow Spheres for Detecting Formaldehyde under UV Irradiation Jianwei Zhang, Baoyu Huang, Xinlei Li, Chao Yang, Wenzhuo Zhao, Xiuhua Xie, Nan Wang and Xiaogan Li Materials 2024, 17(4), 904; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040904 Article: Investigation of the Photocatalytic Performance, Mechanism, and Degradation Pathways of Rhodamine B with Bi2O3 Microrods under Visible-Light Irradiation Dechong Ma, Jiawei Tang, Guowen He and Sai Pan Materials 2024, 17(4), 957; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040957 Article: A Novel Sandwich-Structured Phase Change Composite with Efficient Photothermal Conversion and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Interface Jun Xu, Yuanyuan Li, Zhangxinyu Zhou and Xiaomin Cheng Materials 2024, 17(4), 961; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040961 Thin Films and Interfaces Article: Conductive Nanosheets Fabricated from Au Nanoparticles on Aqueous Metal Solutions under UV Irradiation Maho Tagawa, Hiroto Kaneki and Takeshi Kawai Materials 2024, 17(4), 842; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040842 Article: Influence of Electrolyte Choice on Zinc Electrodeposition Kranthi Kumar Maniam, Corentin Penot and Shiladitya Paul Materials 2024, 17(4), 851; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040851 Catalytic Materials Article: Associating Physical and Photocatalytic Properties of Recyclable and Reusable Blast Furnace Dust Waste Nayane O. Chaves, Lucas S. Lima, Michael D. S. Monteiro, Raimundo A. L. Sobrinho, Nilson S. Ferreira, Glenda Q. Ramos, Henrique D. da Fonseca Filho, Rosane M. P. B. Oliveira and Robert S. Matos Materials 2024, 17(4), 818; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040818 Article: Catalytic Oxidation of Chlorobenzene over HSiW/CeO2 as a Co-Benefit of NOx Reduction: Remarkable Inhibition of Chlorobenzene Oxidation by NH3 Leyuan Dong, Keyu Jiang, Qi Shen, Lijuan Xie, Jian Mei and Shijian Yang Materials 2024, 17(4), 828; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040828 Article: Iodine-Doped Hollow Carbon Nanocages without Templates Strategy for Boosting Zinc-Ion Storage by Nucleophilicity Ruiting Niu, Huailin Fan, Qingfu Ban, Dezhi Zhou, Lekang Zhao, Jiayuan Yu, Qifeng Chen and Xun Hu Materials 2024, 17(4), 838; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040838 Carbon Materials Article: Carbon-Based Functional Nanomaterials as Tools for Controlling the Kinetics of Tribochemical Reactions Dariusz Ozimina, Andrzej Kulczycki, Dawid Janas, Tomasz Desaniuk and Maciej Deliś Materials 2024, 17(4), 785; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040785 Article: Effects of Pyrolysis Temperature and Acid-Base Pre-Treatment on the Synthesis of Biochar-Based Slow-Release Selenium Fertilizer and Its Release in Soil Jun Chu, Suikai Wang, Jie Yu, Yuting Gao, Zhenya Tang and Qiliang Yang Materials 2024, 17(4), 879; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040879 Article: Bubble-Mediated Production of Few-Layer Graphene via Vapor–Liquid Reaction between Carbon Dioxide and Magnesium Melt Xuejian Li, Xiaojun Wang, Hailong Shi, Yuchao Jin, Xiaoshi Hu, Chao Xu, Lunyuan Tang, Min Ma and Liwei Lu Materials 2024, 17(4), 897; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040897 Article: Investigation into the Structure and Properties of Biochar Co-Activated by ZnCl2 and NaHCO3 under Low Temperature Conditions Hao Zhang, Zhaozhou Wei, Deyuan Xiong, Yao Wu, Menglong Tong, Huiping Su, Zuoyuan Zhang and Jian Liao Materials 2024, 17(4), 942; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040942 Materials Chemistry Review: 2D Materials Nanoarchitectonics for 3D Structures/Functions Katsuhiko Ariga Materials 2024, 17(4), 936; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040936 Article: Large-Scale Green Synthesis of Magnesium Whitlockite from Environmentally Benign Precursor Ruta Raiseliene, Greta Linkaite, Aleksej Zarkov, Aivaras Kareiva and Inga Grigoraviciute Materials 2024, 17(4), 788; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040788 Article: Fabrication and Characterization of an Electrochemical Platform for Formaldehyde Oxidation, Based on Glassy Carbon Modified with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Electrochemically Generated Palladium Nanoparticles Andrzej Leniart, Barbara Burnat, Mariola Brycht, Maryia-Mazhena Dzemidovich and Sławomira Skrzypek Materials 2024, 17(4), 841; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040841 Article: Exploring the Impact of Different Milling Parameters of Fe/SiO2 Composites on Their Structural and Magnetic Properties Tetiana Rudeichuk, Denisa Olekšáková, Robert Maciaszek, Waldemar Matysiak and Peter Kollár Materials 2024, 17(4), 862; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040862 Article: Synthesis of New Chiral β-Carbonyl Selenides with Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity Evaluation—Part I Anna Laskowska, Agata J. Pacuła-Miszewska, Magdalena Obieziurska-Fabisiak, Aneta Jastrzębska, Angelika Długosz-Pokorska, Katarzyna Gach-Janczak and Jacek Ścianowski Materials 2024, 17(4), 899; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040899 Article: Impact of High-Frequency Traveling-Wave Magnetic Fields on Low-Conductivity Liquids: Investigation and Potential Applications in the Chemical Industry Xinyu Cui, Xianzhao Na, Xiaodong Wang, Roland Ernst and Fautrelle Yves Materials 2024, 17(4), 944; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040944 Materials Physics Review: Towards Production of Cost-Effective Modification of SmCo5-Type Alloys Suitable for Permanent Magnets Margarit Gjoka, Charalampos Sarafidis and Stefanos Giaremis Materials 2024, 17(4), 808; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040808 Communication: Production of Mn-Ga Magnets Tetsuji Saito, Masahiro Tanaka and Daisuke Nishio-Hamane Materials 2024, 17(4), 882; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040882 Optical and Photonic Materials Article: Comparison of Measured and Calculated Porosity Parameters of Woven Fabrics to Results Obtained with Image Analysis Živa Zupin, Veronika Štampfl, Tanja Nuša Kočevar and Helena Gabrijelčič Tomc Materials 2024, 17(4), 783; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040783 Article: Fs Laser Patterning of Amorphous As2S3 Thin Films Claudia Mihai, Florin Jipa, Gabriel Socol, Adrian E. Kiss, Marian Zamfirescu and Alin Velea Materials 2024, 17(4), 798; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040798 Article: Low-Temperature Growth of InGaAs Quantum Wells Using Migration-Enhanced Epitaxy Linsheng Liu, Ruolin Chen, Chongtao Kong, Zhen Deng, Guipeng Liu, Jianfeng Yan, Le Qin, Hao Du, Shuxiang Song, Xinhui Zhang and Wenxin Wang Materials 2024, 17(4), 845; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040845 Article: A High-Efficiency Wideband Grating Coupler Based on Si3N4 and a Silicon-on-Insulator Heterogeneous Integration Platform Meng Liu, Xu Zheng, Xuan Zheng and Zisu Gong Materials 2024, 17(4), 947; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040947 Corrosion Review: Laser Shock Peening: Fundamentals and Mechanisms of Metallic Material Wear Resistance Improvement Xiaodie Cao, Jiali Wu, Guisheng Zhong, Jiajun Wu and Xinhui Chen Materials 2024, 17(4), 909; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040909 Review: Effects of Shot Peening and Electropolishing Treatment on the Properties of Additively and Conventionally Manufactured Ti6Al4V Alloy: A Review Wojciech Okuniewski, Mariusz Walczak and Mirosław Szala Materials 2024, 17(4), 934; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040934 Article: Formation of Corrugated Damage on Bearing Race under Different AC Shaft Voltages Zhihao Lou, Chenfei Song, Yulong Ren, Xianjuan Pang, Huanhuan Lu, Sanming Du and Yongzhen Zhang Materials 2024, 17(4), 859; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040859 Article: Characterization and Analysis of Corrosion Resistance of Rubber Materials for Downhole Tools in a High-Stress Environment with Coupled H2S-CO2 Leilei Gong, Yulin Chen, Meng Cai, Junliang Li, Qiuyu Lu and Duo Hou Materials 2024, 17(4), 863; DOI: 10.3390/ma17040863 Article: Microstructures and Corrosion Properties of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Copper–Nickel Alloys Jie Song, Xavier A. 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