Browsing by Author "Gucci, Francesco"

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  • Electrical and mechanical characterisation of poly(ethylene)oxide-polysulfone blend for composite structural lithium batteries 
    Gucci, Francesco; Grasso, Marzio; Russo, Stefano; Leighton, Glenn J. T.; Shaw, Christopher; Brighton, James (MDPI, 2023-06-05)
    In this work, a blend of PEO, polysulfone (PSF), and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSi) was prepared at different PEO–PSf weight ratios (70-30, 80-20, and 90-10) and ethylene oxide to lithium (EO/Li) ratios ...
  • Enhanced strength and thermal oxidation resistance of shaddock peel-polycarbosilane-derived C–SiC–SiO2 composites 
    Li, Guo-Qing; Yu, Min; Lin, Guo-Wei; Wang, Yun-Long; Yang, Li-Xia; Liu, Ji-Xuan; Gucci, Francesco; Zhang, Guo-Jun (Elsevier, 2022-06-13)
    Biomorphic ceramic materials have potential high-temperature applications, owing to their low density, good corrosion resistance and excellent shape capability, but achieving both high specific strength and excellent thermal ...
  • Hollow silica nano and micro spheres with polystyrene templating: a mini-review 
    Gurung, Siddharth; Gucci, Francesco; Cairns, Gareth; Chianella, Iva; Leighton, Glenn J. T. (MDPI, 2022-12-01)
    Synthesis of monodisperse hollow silica nanospheres, especially using a hard template route, has been shown to be successful, but a high yield is needed for this strategy to be used on an industrial scale. On the other ...
  • Hybrid Flash-SPS of TiNiCu0.05Sn with reduced thermal conductivity 
    Gucci, Francesco; Saunders, Theo Graves; Srinivasan, Bhuvanesh; Cheviré, François; Ferluccio, Daniella A.; Bos, Jan-Willem G.; Reece, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2020-04-06)
    TiNiCu0·05Sn was sintered using Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and a new derivative processing method, hybrid Flash-SPS (hFSPS). The high heating rate achieved (7700 °C/min) produced almost single-phase samples with high ...
  • Low-temperature thermally modified fir-derived biomorphic C–SiC composites prepared by sol-gel infiltration 
    Li, Guo-Qing; Yu, Min; Luo, Hang; Huang, Ze-Ya; Fu, Ren-Li; Gucci, Francesco; Saunders, Theo; Zhu, Kong-Jun; Zhang, Dou (Elsevier, 2023-02-10)
    In order to solve the problems (i.e. low infiltration efficiency, cracks, interface separation and poor mechanical properties) in the process of wood-derived C–SiC composites, the thermal modification of fir at low ...
  • Oxidation protective hybrid coating for thermoelectric materials 
    Gucci, Francesco; D’Isanto, Fabiana; Zhang, Ruizhi; Reece, Michael J.; Smeacetto, Federico; Salvo, Milena (MDPI, 2019-02-14)
    Two commercial hybrid coatings, cured at temperatures lower than 300 °C, were successfully used to protect magnesium silicide stannide and zinc-doped tetrahedrite thermoelectrics. The oxidation rate of magnesium silicide ...
  • PEO-based polymer blend electrolyte for composite structural battery 
    Gucci, Francesco; Grasso, Marzio; Shaw, Christopher; Leighton, Glenn; Marchante Rodriguez, Veronica (Taylor and Francis, 2023-02-22)
    High mechanical strength and ionic conductivity of solid-state electrolyte (SSE) are currently conflicting targets that are very difficult to achieve. Polyethylene oxide (PEO) is one of the most common polymers adopted for ...