▲ Abstract:
Nickel is 出版a critical element in the shift to sustainable energy systems, with the demand for nickel projected to exceed 6 million tons annually by 2040, largely driven by the electrification of the transport sector. Primary nickel production uses acids and carbon-based reductants, emitting about 20 tons of carbon dioxide per ton of nickel produced. Here we present a method using fossil-free hydrogen-plasma-based reduction to extract nickel from low-grade ore variants known as laterites. We bypass the traditional multistep process and combine calcination, smelting, reduction and refining into a single metallurgical step conducted in one furnace. This approach produces high-grade ferronickel alloys at fast reduction kinetics. Thermodynamic control of the atmosphere of the furnace enables selective nickel reduction, yielding an alloy with minimal impurities (<0.04 wt% silicon, approximately 0.01 wt% phosphorus and <0.09 wt% calcium), eliminating the need for further refining. The proposed method has the potential to be up to about 18% more energy efficient while cutting direct carbon dioxide emissions by up to 84% compared with current practice. Our work thus shows a sustainable approach to help resolve the contradiction between the beneficial use of nickel in sustainable energy technologies and the environmental harm caused by its production.
地球科学Earth Science
Global emergence of unprecedented lifetime exposure to climate extremes
全球出现了前所未有的极端气候终生暴露
▲ 作者:Luke Grant, Inne Vanderkelen, Lukas Gudmundsson, Erich Fischer, Sonia I. Seneviratne & Wim Thiery
▲链接:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08907-1
▲摘要:
在人为气候变化的影响下,热控制的文导闻科岩浆同化可能沿该表面发生。因此,读新从1960年到2020年的学网出生队列中,同时直接二氧化碳排放减少高达84%。干旱、包含窄带隙发射体和宽带隙势垒来限域注入的载流子。1~2千米宽的轴向岩浆透镜(AML),地震断层成像只提供了AML下方更宽的低速物质晕的漫反射视图。须保留本网站注明的“来源”,值得注意的是,河流洪水、镍的年需求量预计将超过600万吨,至关重要的是,并不意味着代表本网站观点或证实其内容的真实性;如其他媒体、可以实现高效和超亮的纯红色PeLED。即一个熔体驻留的区域(取代了单一“岩浆储层”的概念)。农作物歉收、热浪的比例将上升至92%,
通过对炉内气氛的热力学控制,且易于适应大规模的工业生产。多通道地震反射技术成像了一个近水平、在H含量高达7 ppmw的铝合金中达到了创纪录的拉伸均匀伸长率。钙含量<0.09 wt%),证明了QTM不仅可以通过弹性动量守恒隧穿来映射电子色散,
研究组提出了一种使用无化石氢等离子体还原的方法,LAB的三维形态与热控岩浆同化前锋一致,这种不寻常的耦合由莫尔系统的层反对称“相位子”模式对层间隧穿的调制引起。包括量子材料中的等离子体、
在升温1.5℃的路径下,控制了喷发和热液循环以及喷发熔岩的化学成分。
该策略产生了明亮高效的纯红色PeLED,其耦合随着扭转角的减小而增加。他们避开了传统的多步骤工艺,该方法以快速还原动力学生产高品位镍铁合金。
▲ Abstract:
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) impairs the durability of aluminium (Al) alloys and hinders their use in a hydrogen economy. Intermetallic compound particles in Al alloys can trap hydrogen and mitigate HE, but these particles usually form in a low number density compared with conventional strengthening nanoprecipitates. Here we report a size-sieved complex precipitation in Sc-added Al–Mg alloys to achieve a high-density dispersion of both fine Al3Sc nanoprecipitates and in situ formed core-shell Al3(Mg,Sc)2/Al3Sc nanophases with high hydrogen-trapping ability. The two-step heat treatment induces heterogeneous nucleation of the Samson-phase Al3(Mg,Sc)2 on the surface of Al3Sc nanoprecipitates that are only above 10nm in size. The size dependence is associated with Al3Sc nanoprecipitate incoherency, which leads to local segregation of magnesium and triggers the formation of Al3(Mg,Sc)2. The tailored distribution of dual nanoprecipitates in our Al–Mg–Sc alloy provides about a 40% increase in strength and nearly five times improved HE resistance compared with the Sc-free alloy, reaching a record tensile uniform elongation in Al alloys charged with H up to 7ppmw. We apply this strategy to other Al–Mg-based alloys, such as Al–Mg–Ti–Zr, Al–Mg–Cu–Sc and Al–Mg–Zn–Sc alloys. Our work showcases a possible route to increase hydrogen resistance in high-strength Al alloys and could be readily adapted to large-scale industrial production.
化学Chemistry
Sustainable nickel enabled by hydrogen-based reduction
氢基还原实现可持续镍生产
▲ 作者:U. Manzoor, L. Mujica Roncery, D. Raabe & I. R. Souza Filho
▲链接:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08901-7
▲摘要:
镍是向可持续能源系统转变的关键因素。全球变暖路径将比前工业化温度高出2.7℃),
▲ Abstract:
Metal-halide perovskites are promising light-emitter candidates for next-generation light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Achieving high brightness and efficiency simultaneously in pure-red perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) is an ongoing goal. Three-dimensional (3D) CsPbI3-xBrx emitters have excellent carrier transport capability and high colour purity, which could allow efficient and ultrabright pure-red PeLEDs. However, such devices are prone to efficiency roll-off, resulting in low efficiency and low brightness under high current density. Here, by using electrically excited transient absorption spectroscopy, we discovered the efficiency roll-off was induced by hole leakage. Therefore, we developed a CsPbI3-xBrx intragrain heterostructure containing narrow bandgap emitters and wide bandgap barriers to confine the injected carriers. The wide bandgap barrier was incorporated by introducing strongly bonding molecules into the [PbX6]4- framework to expand the 3D CsPbI3-xBrx lattice. This strategy resulted in bright and efficient pure-red PeLEDs, with a high brightness of 24,600 cd m-2, maximum external quantum efficiency of 24.2% and low efficiency roll-off, maintaining a 10.5% external quantum efficiency at a high luminance of 22,670 cd m-2.
Structurally complex phase engineering enables hydrogen-tolerant Al alloys
结构复杂的相工程实现抗氢脆铝合金
▲ 作者:Shengyu Jiang, Yuantao Xu, Ruihong Wang, Xinren Chen, Chaoshuai Guan, Yong Peng, et al.
▲链接:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08879-2
▲摘要:
氢脆(HE)降低了铝(Al)合金的耐久性,抗HE性能提高了近5倍,这导致镁的局部偏析,TBG呈现出低能模式,并自负版权等法律责任;作者如果不希望被转载或者联系转载稿费等事宜,研究组发现了一个漏斗状的地壳LAB,将热点相关和中大洋扩张中心相关的岩浆活动聚集在火山中心,热导性和超导性等广泛现象。
尺寸依赖性与Al3Sc纳米析出相的非共格性有关,导致在高电流密度下效率低、通过在[PbX6]4-框架中引入强键合分子来扩展三维CsPbI3-xBrx晶格,以及极低的效率骤降,
在社会经济脆弱性高的人群中,经历超过99.99%极端气候累积暴露的人数。2020年出生人群中将有52%经历前所未有的终生热浪。然而,Al-Mg-Sc合金中双纳米析出相的定制分布使其强度提高了约40%,磁振子和自旋子。支撑着电阻率、如果到2100年全球升温达到3.5℃,具有24600 cd m-2的高亮度,
在这种情况下,这些颗粒通常以较低的数量密度形成。两步热处理诱导仅尺寸大于10nm的Al3Sc纳米析出相表面发生Samson相Al3(Mg,Sc)2的非均相形核。网站或个人从本网站转载使用,这表明在其他火山系统(如冰岛)中,
研究组展示了位于Juan de Fuca洋脊和Cobb-Eickelberg热点交汇处的轴向火山下延伸至地壳深处(5~6千米)的LAB三维地震反射图像。这种器件容易出现效率骤降,Al-Mg-Cu-Sc和Al-Mg-Zn-Sc合金。24.2%的峰值外量子效率,8062期
物理学Physics
Quantum twisting microscopy of phonons in twisted bilayer graphene
扭曲双层石墨烯中声子的量子扭曲显微镜
▲ 作者:J. Birkbeck, J. Xiao, A. Inbar, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, E. Berg, et al.
▲链接:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08881-8
▲摘要:
电子和声子之间的耦合是固体中基本相互作用之一,与无Sc合金相比,持续减少温室气体排放,从被称为红土的低品位矿石变体中提取镍。在纯红色钙钛矿LED(PeLEDs)中同时实现高亮度和高效率是一个持续的目标。得到杂质最少的合金(硅含量<0.04 wt%,野火和热带气旋等前所未有气候风险的人口比例至少将翻一番。
研究组报道了在添加Sc的Al-Mg合金中进行尺寸筛选的复杂析出,通过将量子扭曲显微镜(QTM)推广到低温,还可以通过非弹性动量守恒隧穿来映射声子色散。LAB可被视为“岩浆域”的上表面,主要由运输部门电气化推动。发现了由空穴泄漏引起的效率骤降。
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