Recent progress of hydrophobic cement-based materials: Preparation, characterization and properties

In the context of increasing applications of various nanomaterials in construction, this work reviews the renewed knowledge of nanotechnology in cement-based materials, focusing on the relevant papers published over the last decade. The addition of nanomaterials in cement-based materials, associated with their dispersion in cement composites, is explored to evaluate their effects on the resistance of cement-based materials to physical deteriorations, chemical deteriorations, and rebar corrosion. This review also examines the proposed nanoscale modeling of interactions between admixed nanomaterials and cement hydration products. At last, the recent progress of advanced characterization that employs techniques to characterize the properties of cement-based materials at the nanoscale is summarized.

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Recent advances in soft functional materials: preparation, functions and applications

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/c9nr07035d ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1281-1306 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jun Li ◽

Wai-Yeung Wong ◽

Xiao-ming Tao

Keyword(s):

Recent Progress ◽

Functional Materials ◽

Soft Materials ◽

Flexible Sensors ◽

Materials Properties ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Soft Actuators ◽

And Storage ◽

Materials Preparation

This review discusses the recent progress of three kinds of soft materials, namely gels, foams and elastomers, with emphasis on materials, properties and applications in flexible sensors, soft actuators, energy convention and storage.

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Influence of the aerogel/expanded perlite composite as thermal insulation aggregate on the cement-based materials: Preparation, property, and microstructure

Construction and Building Materials ◽

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121728 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 121728

Author(s):

Guanhua Jia ◽

Zhu Li

Keyword(s):

Thermal Insulation ◽

Expanded Perlite ◽

Cement Based Materials ◽

Materials Preparation

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Electron-Mirror Microscopic Aspects of Ferroelectric Domains of BaTiO3 And Ca2Sr (C2H5CO2)6

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100069387 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 478-479

Author(s):

Teruo Someya ◽

Jinzo Kobayashi

Keyword(s):

Surface Layer ◽

Electric Fields ◽

Quantitative Study ◽

Recent Progress ◽

Ferroelectric Domain ◽

Resolving Power ◽

Surface Pattern ◽

Crystal Surfaces ◽

One Dimensional ◽

Ferroelectric Domains

Recent progress in the electron-mirror microscopy (EMM), e.g., an improvement of its resolving power together with an increase of the magnification makes it useful for investigating the ferroelectric domain physics. English has recently observed the domain texture in the surface layer of BaTiO3. The present authors ) have developed a theory by which one can evaluate small one-dimensional electric fields and/or topographic step heights in the crystal surfaces from their EMM pictures. This theory was applied to a quantitative study of the surface pattern of BaTiO3).

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The Nature of Oxide Surfaces: Topographic and Electronic Structure

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100150666 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 966-967

Author(s):

Dawn A. Bonnell ◽

Yong Liang

Keyword(s):

Transition Metal Oxides ◽

Electronic Structures ◽

Recent Progress ◽

Spatial Localization ◽

Level Of Detail ◽

Scanning Tunneling ◽

Oxide Surfaces ◽

Tunneling Microscopy ◽

Considerable Effort ◽

Complete Understanding

Recent progress in the application of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and tunneling spectroscopy (STS) to oxide surfaces has allowed issues of image formation mechanism and spatial resolution limitations to be addressed. As the STM analyses of oxide surfaces continues, it is becoming clear that the geometric and electronic structures of these surfaces are intrinsically complex. Since STM requires conductivity, the oxides in question are transition metal oxides that accommodate aliovalent dopants or nonstoichiometry to produce mobile carriers. To date, considerable effort has been directed toward probing the structures and reactivities of ZnO polar and nonpolar surfaces, TiO2 (110) and (001) surfaces and the SrTiO3 (001) surface, with a view towards integrating these results with the vast amount of previous surface analysis (LEED and photoemission) to build a more complete understanding of these surfaces. However, the spatial localization of the STM/STS provides a level of detail that leads to conclusions somewhat different from those made earlier.

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