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A series of LiV1–xMnxPO4F/C (x = 0, 0.03, 0.09) materials were synthesized via a sol–gel method and thoroughly characterized to understand the structural, electronic, and electrochemical modifications induced by manganese incorporation. Structural analysis confirms that Mn doping preserves the triclinic lattice of LiVPO4F. [...]

Non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (PDH) is a well-established large-scale route for on-purpose propene production. Cobalt-based catalysts have attracted increasing attention due to their attractive performance as environmentally friendly and cost-efficient alternatives to commercially used catalysts containing chromium or platinum. [...]

This study investigates the combined effects of salinity and microplastic contamination on the evaporation process and salt crystallization in porous media through complementary column- and pore-scale experiments. Laboratory soil columns were packed with either pure sand or sand mixed with 5% (w/w) poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) microplastics and subsequently saturated with freshwater or saline (NaCl) solution. [...]

Crown ether–amino acid hybrids represent a promising class of amphiphilic molecules combining ionrecognition with self-assembly capabilities. Despite extensive studies on their binding properties, theinfluence of inorganic salt complexation on their liquid crystalline behaviour remains underexplored.Here we synthesized amphiphilic [18]-crown-6 derivatives of L-dihydroxyphenylalanine and tetrahydroisoquinolineanalogues, systematically investigating the effects of alkyl chain length and salt type onmesophase formation. [...]

The present work focuses on the microstructure evolution of an aluminium 6082 alloy during the homogenization treatment. In-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction (HEXRD) measurements enable the time-resolved study of the evolution of primary phases like β-Mg2Si and silicon and the nucleation of new precipitates, such as α-Al15(Fe,Mn)3Si2 dispersoids and metastable B′-Al4Mg8Si7. [...]

Context. To date, three nuclear transients have been associated with high-energy neutrino events. [...]

Quantum chromodynamics admits a CP violating contribution to the action, the θ term, which is expected to give rise to a nonvanishing electric dipole moment of the neutron. Despite intensive search, no CP violations have been found in the strong interaction. [...]

Context. A unified explanation of the variety of long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) light curves (LCs) is essential for identifying the dissipation mechanism and possibly the nature of their central engines. [...]