The higher strength shown by the AlSi12Ni1 alloy in comparison with the AlSi12 alloy was attributed to the larger volume fraction of rigid phases, the high interconnectivity of the aluminides and the high contiguity between aluminides and Si.
The high capacity of solid sulfur storage on the MWNT-based catalyst compared to that of macroscopic SiC grains was thus attributed to the large void volume outside the MWNTs available for the sulfur storage when compared to the void volume outside the SiC grains.
This could be attributed to the large surface-to-volume ratio exhibited by SiNWs.
The lower T of In2O3 NPs in the visible region is attributed to the large surface-to-volume ratio of the structure of the NPs compared to more compact nanostructured films.
The excellent capacity retention was largely attributed to the large free space between the shells which can effectively accommodate the volume variation.
A high efficiency of ~ 90% within 60 min with excellent rate constant (k = 0.0386 min−1) was observed in the presence of ZnO-NPs synthesized in 2 M KCl which is attributed to the larger specific surface area (27 m2 g−1), total pore volume and more defective structure.
They also found that the improved CO2 capture capacity of the graphene nanoplates is attributed to the larger interlayer spacing and higher interior void volume [17].
For example, FSI− intercalation voltage presented in this work is often found to be higher than PF6− intercalation voltage16,21,28, which can be attributed to the larger anion size of FSI− anion (van der Waal volume, 95 Å3), compared to PF6− anion (van der Waal volume, 69 Å3)55.
The experimental results indicated that the higher the MWNT contents, the lower the Tg, which attributes to the large free volume hole and the enhanced polymer mobility in PC/MWNT composites with higher MWNT contents.
