Investigation of relaxation behavior in highly rejuvenated bulk metallic glasses by in-situ synchrotron X-ray scattering
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Meng, Fanqiang↗
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Conserving asphalt resources: Rethinking rejuvenator performance evaluation through peptizing efficiency
Timely rejuvenation and restoration of asphalt are essential conservation practices that help preserve and extend the service life of roads, bridges, driveways, and parking lots. The performance of asphalt rejuvenators is often assessed based on their diffusion rates and softening power, yet these metrics alone fail to capture true rejuvenation potential. Here, this study integrates density functional theory (DFT) modeling with experimental analysis to show that rejuvenation effectiveness is primarily governed by molecular interactions with oxidized asphaltene nanoaggregates. DFT results revealed that amide- and unsaturated-chain compounds, such as hexadecanamide, oleic acid, and 9,17-octadecadienal, act cooperatively to disrupt π–π stacking and exfoliate asphaltene layers, reducing binding strength and enhancing dispersion. Unlike bulky, rigid molecules that remain trapped, these components remain mobile and repeatedly interact with multiple aggregation sites. Experimental validation using rheometry and FTIR confirmed that such molecularly compatible rejuvenators restore the binder flexibility and polydispersity, even when diffusion is relatively slow. Building on this mechanistic foundation, six rejuvenators (A2, A5, A7, A8, A9, and A10) were evaluated using a three-metric performance framework encompassing cracking resistance (Glover–Rowe parameter), UV stability, and surface hydrophobicity. Among the six rejuvenators evaluated, A9 exhibited the highest overall performance, reducing the Glover–Rowe cracking parameter by 85% (from 351 kPa to 53 kPa), demonstrating the greatest resistance to UV-induced aging with a stability index of 4.17 h·kPa⁻¹, and increasing surface hydrophobicity to a contact angle of 103.6°. Its superior performance is primarily attributed to its amide- and unsaturated-chain components, which act cooperatively to disrupt π–π stacking interactions and exfoliate asphaltene layers, thereby promoting molecular deagglomeration and enhancing long-term durability. These results shift the criteria for selecting rejuvenators: effective candidates must pair the electronic capability to unlock aged asphaltenes with sufficient structural stability to resist secondary aging and restore hydrophobicity. Restoring hydrophobicity is critical, as aging reduces the asphalt’s water repellency and increases water diffusion, which in turn accelerates moisture-related damage; consequently, a high-performing rejuvenator must effectively restore the binder’s hydrophobic characteristic. Collectively, these findings provide a framework for the rational design of next-generation of bio-based rejuvenators that enhance pavement longevity and promote long-term sustainability.
Aging↗
Effects of rejuvenation modes on the microstructures and mechanical properties of metallic glasses
This study systematically investigates the effects of three rejuvenation modes, namely biaxial loading, thermal pressure loading, and cryogenic thermal cycling, on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Cu 64 Zr 36 metallic glasses (MGs) using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The simulation results demonstrate that biaxial tension application during loading results in a rejuvenated glassy state with high strength. Specifically, we find that the yield stress, Young's modulus, and shear modulus of the rejuvenated glass obtained by biaxial tensile loading decreased by 2.8%, 2.1%, and 2.7%, respectively, compared to an as-cast MG reference. We also find that MGs achieve the greatest degree of rejuvenation, at the expense of strength, with the use of thermal pressure loading. Interestingly, the application of cryogenic thermal cycling results in a rejuvenated state with a lower strength drop compared to thermal pressure loading. Furthermore, analysis of the potential energy and medium-range-order (MRO) size indicates that the microstructures of MGs achieves a high-energy ordered glass state after thermal pressure loading, but a high-energy disordered glass state after biaxial tensile loading and cryogenic thermal cycling. Furthermore, these findings provide meaningful insights into the effect of rejuvenation modes on the microstructures and mechanical properties of MGs, as well as useful guidelines for designing MGs with high strength and superior plasticity for prospective applications in industry.
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
Rejuvenation as the origin of planar defects in the CrCoNi medium entropy alloy
Abstract High or medium- entropy alloys (HEAs/MEAs) are multi-principal element alloys with equal atomic elemental composition, some of which have shown record-breaking mechanical performance. However, the link between short-range order (SRO) and the exceptional mechanical properties of these alloys has remained elusive. The local destruction of SRO by dislocation glide has been predicted to lead to a rejuvenated state with increased entropy and free energy, creating softer zones within the matrix and planar fault boundaries that enhance the ductility, but this has not been verified. Here, we integrate in situ nanomechanical testing with energy-filtered four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM) and directly observe the rejuvenation during cyclic mechanical loading in single crystal CrCoNi at room temperature. Surprisingly, stacking faults (SFs) and twin boundaries (TBs) are reversible in initial cycles but become irreversible after a thousand cycles, indicating SF energy reduction and rejuvenation. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation further reveals that the local breakdown of SRO in the MEA triggers these SF reversibility changes. As a result, the deformation features in HEAs/MEAs remain planar and highly localized to the rejuvenated planes, leading to the superior damage tolerance characteristic in this class of alloys.
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
A stochastic covariance shrinkage approach to particle rejuvenation in the ensemble transform particle filter
Rejuvenation in particle filters is necessary to prevent the collapse of the weights when the number of particles is insufficient to properly sample the high-probability regions of the state space. Rejuvenation is often implemented in a heuristic manner by the addition of random noise that widens the support of the ensemble. This work aims at improving canonical rejuvenation methodology by the introduction of additional prior information obtained from climatological samples; the dynamical particles used for importance sampling are augmented with samples obtained from stochastic covariance shrinkage. A localized variant of the proposed method is developed. Numerical experiments with the Lorenz '63 model show that modified filters significantly improve the analyses for low dynamical ensemble sizes. Furthermore, localization experiments with the Lorenz '96 model show that the proposed methodology is extendable to larger systems.
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES↗
Structural dynamics and rejuvenation during cryogenic cycling in a Zr-based metallic glass
Subjecting metallic glasses repeatedly to liquid nitrogen temperature has become a popular method to homogeneously rejuvenate the material. Here in this paper we reveal the atomic-scale structural dynamics using in-situ x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) during and after cryogenic cycling of a Zr-based metallic glass in two structural states (plate and ribbon). Heterogeneous structural dynamics is observed at 300 K that changes to monotonic aging at 78 K. It is found that cryogenic cycling homogenizes the relaxation time distribution. This effect is much more pronounced in the ribbon, which is the only structural state that rejuvenates upon cycling. We furthermore reveal how fast atomic-scale dynamics is correlated with long-time structural relaxation times irrespective of the structural state, and that the ribbon exhibits unexpected additional fast atomic-scale relaxation in comparison to the plate material. A structural picture emerges that points towards heterogeneities in the fictive temperature as a requirement for cryogenic energy storage.
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗
Interplay between aging and rejuvenation in spin glasses
Aging in a single-crystal spin glass (Cu 0.92 Mn 0.08 ) has been measured using ac susceptibility techniques over a temperature range of 0.3–0.8𝑇 𝑔 . In these studies, traditional aging experiments (or “quench” aging protocols) are compared to aging curves constructed from finite-cooling-rate curves. By comparing the growth rates of spin glass order between the two types of aging curves, it is determined that quantitative comparisons between protocols that are taken by quenching and protocols using a finite cooling rate are not possible without a deeper understanding of the interplay between aging and rejuvenation. Finally, we then demonstrate that the data presented indicate that rejuvenation, rather than cumulative aging, is the cause of the discrepancies between the two growth rates.
dynamical phase transitions↗
Effect of heat treatment paths on the aging and rejuvenation of metallic glasses
Here, this study explores the influence of heat treatment paths on the structural relaxation of metallic glasses (MGs) in the regime of fast dynamics. We create MG samples using various quenching rates, from 10 9 to 10 11 K/s, and expose these samples to near-T g heat treatments with assorted combinations of heating/cooling rates, from 5×10 10 to 5×10 12 K/s, and annealing durations, from 10 ps to 10 ns. Results show that the effect of the heating rate is intricately tied to the initial structure of the MG, while a decrease in the cooling rate invariably intensifies the aging process. Extending the annealing duration may induce either aging or rejuvenation, subject to the specific thermal history. To interpret these findings, we hypothesize that the memory effect, governed by the activation and annihilation of reversible and irreversible flow units, underpins the rejuvenation-aging competition in MGs. Moreover, we suggest viewing the cooling stage as an annealing phase controlled by gradient temperature and fine-tuning its rate to achieve the targeted active flow unit distributions. This study illuminates the role of fast dynamics during the glass relaxation process and offers practical strategies for tailoring heat treatments to optimize MG structures and mechanical performance.
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
Memory and rejuvenation in glassy systems
Here, the memory effect in a single crystal spin glass (Cu 0.92 Mn 0.08 ) has been measured using 1 Hz ac susceptibility measurements over a reduced temperature range of 0.4 - 0.7 T g and a model of the memory effect has been developed. A double-waiting-time protocol is carried out where the spin glass is first allowed to age at a temperature below T g , T w$_{1}$ , followed by a second aging 4 K lower, T w$_{2}$ . The 4 K separation is sufficient to ensure rejuvenation has occurred. The model is based on calculating overlaps between the growth of the correlation lengths at the two temperatures. It accounts for the absolute magnitude of the memory effect as a function of both waiting times and temperatures. The data can be explained by the memory loss being a function of the relative change in the correlated volume at the first waiting temperature due to growth in the correlations at the second waiting temperature.
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
Two-step annealing induced structural rejuvenation: A cause for memory effect in metallic glasses
The structural origin of the memory effect is still elusive in glassy materials. Here, in this letter, the memory effect in a series of metallic glasses (MGs) is observed by two step annealing using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and molecular dynamics simulations. It demonstrates that the Kovacs peak can be reflected from not only the system potential energy but also the atomic dynamics, showing the memory effect could originate from the formation of more loose packing configurations around mobile atoms by structural rejuvenation in the second step of high temperature annealing. In contrast, the high-low temperature annealing protocol can only induce the monotonic relaxation. Therefore, our results pave a pathway to better understand the origin of memory effect in MGs and other glassy materials from their dynamics and local atomic structure.
Memory effect↗
Rejuvenating dead lithium supply in lithium metal anodes by iodine redox
Inactive lithium (more frequently called dead lithium) in the forms of solid-electrolyte interphase and electrically isolated metallic lithium is principally responsible for the performance decay commonly observed in lithium metal batteries. A fundamental solution of recovering dead lithium is urgently needed to stabilize lithium metal batteries. In this paper, we quantify the solid-electrolyte interphase components, and determine their relation with the formation of electrically isolated dead lithium metal. We present a lithium restoration method based on a series of iodine redox reactions mainly involving I 3 - /I - . Using a biochar capsule host for iodine, we show that the I 3 - /I - redox takes place spontaneously, effectively rejuvenating dead lithium to compensate the lithium loss. Through this design, a full-cell using a very limited lithium metal anode exhibits an excellent lifespan of 1,000 cycles with a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.9%. We also demonstrate the design with a commercial cathode in pouch cells. Cycling lithium batteries often results in inactive lithium that no longer participates in redox reactions, leading to performance deterioration. Here the authors use an iodic species to react with inactive lithium, bringing it back to life and thus making batteries last longer.
25 ENERGY STORAGE↗
Star-forming S0 Galaxies in SDSS-MaNGA: fading spirals or rejuvenated S0s?
ABSTRACT We investigate the origin of rare star formation in an otherwise red-and-dead population of S0 galaxies, using spatially resolved spectroscopy. Our sample consists of 120 low redshift (z < 0.1) star-forming S0 (SF-S0) galaxies from the SDSS-IV MaNGA DR15. We have selected this sample after a visual inspection of deep images from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys DR9 and the Subaru/HSC-SSP survey PDR3 to remove contamination from spiral galaxies. We also construct two control samples of star-forming spirals (SF-Sps) and quenched S0s (Q-S0s) to explore their evolutionary link with the star-forming S0s. To study star formation at resolved scales, we use dust-corrected H α luminosity and stellar density (Σ⋆) maps to construct radial profiles of star formation rate (SFR) surface density (ΣSFR) and specific SFR (sSFR). Examining these radial profiles, we find that star formation in SF-S0s is centrally dominated as opposed to disc-dominated star formation in spirals. We also compared various global (size–mass relation, bulge-to-total luminosity ratio) and local (central stellar velocity dispersion) properties of SF-S0s to those of the control sample galaxies. We find that SF-S0s are structurally similar to the quenched S0s and are different from star-forming spirals. We infer that SF-S0s are unlikely to be fading spirals. Inspecting stellar and gas velocity maps, we find that more than $50{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$ of the SF-S0 sample shows signs of recent galaxy interactions such as kinematic misalignment, counter-rotation, and unsettled kinematics. Based on these results, we conclude that in our sample of SF-S0s, star formation has been rejuvenated, with minor mergers likely to be a major driver.
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
Rejuvenating Star Formation Activity in an Early-type Dwarf Galaxy, LEDA 1915372, with Accreted H i Gas
We report a rare astrophysical phenomenon, in which an early-type dwarf galaxy (dE), LEDA 1915372, is accreting gas from a nearby star-forming dwarf galaxy, MRK 0689, and is rejuvenating star formation activity at the center. Both LEDA 1915372 and MRK 0689 have similar brightness of M r = -16.99 and -16.78 mag, respectively. They are located in a small group environment, separated by a sky-projected distance of 20.27 kpc (up to 70 kpc in three dimension), and have a relative line-of-sight radial velocity of 6 km s -1 . The observation of 21 cm emission with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope provides strong evidence of interaction between the pair of dwarf galaxies in terms of neutral hydrogen (Hi) morphology and kinematics. In particular, the Hi map reveals that the two galaxies are clearly connected by a gas bridge, and the gas components of both LEDA 1915372 and MRK 0689 share a common direction of rotation. We also find that the Hi emission peak deviates from LEDA 1915372 toward its optical blue plume, suggesting a tidal origin of ongoing central star formation. Our findings provide a new path to the formation of blue-cored dEs.
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS↗
Collateral benefits: River flow normalization for endangered fish enabled riparian rejuvenation
Abstract Like most rivers worldwide, the transboundary North American Kootenay/i River has experienced multiple impacts including watershed developments, river channelization, and floodplain clearing, draining, and diking. Construction of Libby Dam was authorized by the 1964 Columbia River Treaty (CRT) between the United States and Canada, and in 1975 began regulating downstream flows for flood risk management and hydropower generation. Following cumulative impacts, the endemic Kootenai River White Sturgeon population collapsed and was designated as endangered in 1994 (U.S. Endangered Species Act). Subsequent Biological Opinions from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prescribed Libby Dam operations to provide springtime flow pulses for sturgeon spawning. These provided the unanticipated benefit of substantial seedling recruitment of native and introduced riparian cottonwoods and willows. The regulated flow regime was further adaptively managed to provide a more normative (natural) regime, to balance ecological functions with flood risk management and hydropower generation. The broadened ecological considerations would be consistent with the proposed priorities for the modernization of the international CRT. The observed responses revealed that (1) diverse aquatic and riparian organisms are dependent on common river flow characteristics; (2) a normalized flow regime provided substantial ecological benefits; and (3) due to multiple influences, hybrid ecosystems develop along regulated rivers, with a blending of natural and altered processes and communities. For other regulated rivers, we recommend that (1) high springtime flows be allowed, as feasible; (2) followed by the gradual post‐peak recession; and (3) the maintenance of sufficient flows through the warm and dry interval of mid to late summer.
Rood, Stewart B.↗
Deformation-Assisted Rejuvenation of Irradiation-Induced Phase Instabilities in Cu-Ta Heterophase Nanocomposite
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Materials Science↗
Persistence of Structural Lubricity on Contaminated Graphite: Rejuvenation, Aging, and Friction Switches
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77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY↗
Tunable shear thickening, aging, and rejuvenation in suspensions of shape-memory-endowed liquid crystalline particles
The morphological features of particles, notably shape anisotropy, critically influence the rheological properties of dense suspensions, spanning both natural and engineered systems. This work explores the potential of using shape memory particles to dynamically regulate suspension fluid flow through controllable shape transformations. First, we synthesize shape-memory particles with programmable anisotropy from liquid crystal elastomers, such that the stiffness and shapes of the particles can be tuned by manipulating temperature. Our findings reveal that suspensions from such particles exhibit significant tunability in shear thickening behavior, transitioning from discontinuous shear thickening to a Newtonian-like response within a narrow temperature range of 60 ° C. This capability to modulate rheological responses in situ presents an approach for addressing processing challenges in many applications where control over flow behavior is paramount. Furthermore, we also show that suspensions composed of these anisotropic particles can undergo physical aging, and evolve into a glassy state. This state can be escaped upon activation of the shape memory effect. This reversibility underscores the potential for using such materials to engineer systems that can enter or come out of kinetic arrest by leveraging internal mechanical responses to external stimuli. The insights gained here not only broaden our understanding of the interplay between particle geometry and suspension dynamics but also pave the way for leveraging ensembles of stimuli-responsive objects to precisely control collective behaviors in many-body systems.
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