Xi'an Jiaotong University

Redox‐Pathway Reconstruction in Carbonate Electrolyte to Achieve Durable Na─S Battery

ABSTRACT The practical performance of room‐temperature sodium–sulfur (RT Na─S) batteries in low‐solubility carbonate electrolytes is fundamentally constrained by slow “solid‐solid” sulfur conversion, causing incomplete redox reactions and rapid capacity fading. Herein, we propose...

Electronic‐Geometric Pre‐Compensation Enables Intermetallic RhSb Bimetallenes for Efficient Nitrite Electroreduction

ABSTRACT Sustainable electrochemical synthesis aims to produce high‐value chemicals under mild conditions, but its advancement is hindered by electrocatalyst deactivation caused by the strong adsorption of poisoning intermediates. Strategies that mitigate deactivation by weakenin...

Factors affecting job choices among primary health workers in China: a discrete choice experiment study

Primary health workers (PHWs) are crucial for primary health care, yet shortages and maldistribution persist in China. The study aimed to quantify their job preferences and the importance of key job attributes to inform attraction and retention policies. A discrete choice experim...

Hybrid Interface Enables Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zn-Metal Battery

Abstract Aqueous zinc(Zn)-metal batteries (AZMBs) have attracted significant attention owing to their high safety, economy, and potential applications in stationary energy storage systems. However, AZMBs still suffer from low reversibility and short lifespan of the Zn anode, resu...

Sublattice engineering and crystal system design: microscopic pathways to enhanced performance in halide solid-state electrolytes

Abstract Halide solid-state electrolytes (HSSEs) hold great promise for all-solid-state batteries, but their ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability still remain key challenges in practical applications. This review systematically links the evolutionary trajectory of HSS...

Silica-Inspired Aerogel Thermal Metamaterials with Gradient Porosity: High-Temperature-Induced Pore Sintering Evolution via Nanoindentation

Localized densification of nanoporous silica under combined mechanical compression and elevated temperature involves coupled pore collapse, skeletal rearrangement, and thermally activated sintering. Clarifying how local pre-compression regulates these processes is important for u...

Electrodeposition-initiated, self-catalyzed growth of 2D amorphous Fe-group metal–boron alloy mesoporous films

Two-dimensional mesoporous amorphous metallic films, particularly those based on earth-abundant Fe-group metals (Ni, Co, Fe), are highly promising for various applications due to their high surface area, structural isotropy, and abundant undercoordinated sites. However, synthesiz...

Physics‐Informed Neural Networks for Flexoelectric Boundary Value Problems: A Reformulated Architecture for High‐ and Mixed‐Order Electromechanically Coupled Systems

ABSTRACT Flexoelectricity denotes a universal electromechanical coupling in dielectric materials, whereby strain gradients break local inversion symmetry and induce electric polarization. The resulting boundary value problem (BVP) is governed by a coupled multi‐physics system of...

Beyond Traditional Phenolics: Disulfide Bonds for Performance Enhancement of Aerospace Ablation‐Resistant Materials from Processing to Recycling

As a key material of solid rocket motor nozzles, phenolic resins (PR) possessing high char yield, good processability, and efficient repairable performance are strongly desired for advanced ablation materials. Achieving these requirements simultaneously is challenging for traditi...

Prompt Learning for Textual Heterogeneous Information Networks

Heterogeneous information networks (HINs) play an indispensable role in a wide range of domain-specific applications, from recommender systems to conversational platforms. Textual heterogeneous information networks (HINs) are graphs with abundant textual information. Currently, m...

Flood-induced displacement and resilience: the mediating role of coping strategies within the sustainable livelihood framework

Abstract Flood-induced displacement has become a critical challenge in disaster-prone areas particularly in low-income countries where communities depend entirely on the natural resources. This study examines how various forms of livelihood capital such as natural, physical, huma...

Institutional hiring strategies and research performance: alumni versus non-alumni faculty in business schools

Faculty recruitment strategies, particularly the debate over hiring alumni versus non-alumni candidates, represent a longstanding concern in higher education management. This study investigates whether alumni or non-alumni faculty achieve superior research performance, drawing on...