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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Physical Origin of Temperature Induced Activation Energy Switching in Electrically Conductive Cement.

Jiacheng Zhang, Xinyuan Ke, Andrew Heath, Richard J Ball, Jiawei Xie, Jinchen Fan, Guisheng Li, Kevin Paine

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jiacheng ZhangSchool of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, P. R. China.
Xinyuan KeDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1239-6861
Andrew HeathDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
Richard J BallDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
Jiawei XieSchool of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, P. R. China.
Jinchen FanSchool of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, P. R. China.
Guisheng LiSchool of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, P. R. China.
Kevin PaineDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M762092National Natural Science Foundation of China 22476131Shanghai Magnolia Pujiang Program by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 24PJA091UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/W010828/1UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Resilient Materials for Life (RM4L) project EP/P02081X/1
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Abstract

Electrically conductive cement (CEMe), enabled by percolative networks of conductive fillers, presents a promising future for multifunctional cementitious composites in next-generation sustainable infrastructure. However, the mechanisms governing temperature-dependent charge transport, particularly the temperature-induced switching of Arrhenius activation energy, remain poorly understood. This study provides a rigorous investigation into the physical origin of variable activation energy behaviour in CEMe across different percolation regimes, a key factor for ensuring reliable multifunctional performance. It is demonstrated that activation energy switching arises from structural degradation within the biphasic conduction architecture: ionic transport through liquid-filled connected pore network and electronic conduction via conductive carbon fibre network. In contrast, the intrinsic non-Arrhenius behaviour of the pore solution and the Arrhenius behaviour of the carbon fibre have negligible influence on the overall activation energy switching behaviour. For the first time, Meyer-Neldel Rule (MNR) is observed in CEMe, attributed to the stable intrinsic conductivity (≈0.046 S m

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activation energy switchingelectrically conductive cement (CEMe)Meyer–Neldel rule (MNR)non‐Arrhenius behaviourtemperaturesthermodynamic modellingtunnelling transmission

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PMID41268713
PMCPMC13325511

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