The development of lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries is hindered by the disadvantages of shuttling of polysulfides and the sluggish redox kinetics of the conversion of sulfur species during discharge and ***,the crystalli...
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The development of lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries is hindered by the disadvantages of shuttling of polysulfides and the sluggish redox kinetics of the conversion of sulfur species during discharge and ***,the crystallinities of a titanium nitride(TiN)film on copper-embedded carbon nanofibers(Cu-CNFs)are regulated and the nanofibers are used as interlayers to resolve the aforementioned crucial issues.A low-crystalline TiN-coated Cu-CNF(L-TiN-Cu-CNF)interlayer is compared with its highly crystalline counterpart(H-TiN-Cu-CNFs).It is demonstrated that the L-TiN coating not only strengthens the chemical adsorption toward polysulfides but also greatly accelerates the electrochemical conversion of *** to robust carbon frameworks and enhanced kinetics,impressive highrate performance at 2 C(913 mAh g^(-1)based on sulfur)as well as remarkable cyclic stability up to 300 cycles(626 mAh g^(-1))with capacity retention of 46.5%is realized for L-TiN-Cu-CNF interlayer-configured Li-S *** under high loading(3.8 mg cm^(-2))of sulfur and relatively lean electrolyte(10μL electrolyte per milligram sulfur)conditions,the Li-S battery equipped with L-TiN-Cu-CNF interlayers delivers a high capacity of 1144 mAh g^(-1)with cathodic capacity of 4.25 mAh cm^(-2)at 0.1 C,providing a potential pathway toward the design of multifunctional interlayers for highly efficient Li-S batteries.
Hot deformation of sintered billets by powder metallurgy(PM)is an effective preparation technique for titanium alloys,which is more significant for high-alloying *** this study,Ti–6.5Al–2Zr–Mo–V(TA15)titanium allo...
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Hot deformation of sintered billets by powder metallurgy(PM)is an effective preparation technique for titanium alloys,which is more significant for high-alloying *** this study,Ti–6.5Al–2Zr–Mo–V(TA15)titanium alloy plates were prepared by cold press-ing sintering combined with high-temperature hot *** microstructure and mechanical properties under different process paramet-ers were *** microscope,electron backscatter diffraction,and others were applied to characterize the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties strengthening *** results showed that the chemical compositions were uniformly dif-fused without segregation during sintering,and the closing of the matrix craters was accelerated by increasing the sintering *** block was hot rolled at 1200℃ with an 80%reduction under only two passes without *** strength and elongation of the plate at 20–25℃ after solution and aging were 1247 MPa and 14.0%,respectively,which were increased by 24.5%and 40.0%,respect-ively,compared with the as-sintered alloy at 1300℃.The microstructure was significantly refined by continuous dynamic recrystalliza-tion,which was completed by the rotation and dislocation absorption of the substructure surrounded by low-angle grain *** hot rolling combined with heat treatment,the strength and plasticity of PM-TA15 were significantly improved,which resulted from the dense,uniform,and fine recrystallization structure and the synergistic effect of multiple slip systems.
Here we propose to employ wire-arc directed energy deposition(WA-DED) to tune the microstructure and the mechanical property of Mg-Al-Si alloys, on the basis of its sub-rapid solidification effect. According to finite...
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Here we propose to employ wire-arc directed energy deposition(WA-DED) to tune the microstructure and the mechanical property of Mg-Al-Si alloys, on the basis of its sub-rapid solidification effect. According to finite element analysis, WA-DED shows higher cooling rate than conventional casting, reaching 598.3 K/s for Mg-Al-Si alloy, and the lower heat input, the larger cooling rate of WA-DED. Significant microstructure refinement is thus achieved, with reduced grain size and Mg_(2)Si particle diameter. The transition from hypereutectic to fully eutectic microstructure is triggered by reducing the heat input. Compared with the as-cast alloy, WA-DED alloys demonstrate higher ultimate tensile strengths(UTS) at both room-and high-temperature(150℃) properties, increasing by 50.1% and 30.3%, respectively. The superior strength-ductility synergy for Mg-Al-Si alloys results from the microstructure tuning via sub-rapid solidification of WA-DED.
During flight, dragonfly wings can be thought of as an extreme light-weight airfoil. Many of the flight properties of tiny dragonfly wings are also shared by micro aerial vehicles (MAVs), which are nowadays finding wi...
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Tunability of optical performance is one of the key technologies for adaptive optoelectronic applications,such as camouflage clothing, displays, and infrared shielding. High-precision spectral tunability is of great i...
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Tunability of optical performance is one of the key technologies for adaptive optoelectronic applications,such as camouflage clothing, displays, and infrared shielding. High-precision spectral tunability is of great importance for some special applications with on-demand adaptability but remains challenging. Here we demonstrate a galvanostatic control strategy to achieve this goal, relying on the finding of the quantitative correlation between optical properties and electrochemical reactions within materials. An electrochromic electro-optical efficiency index is established to optically fingerprint and precisely identify electrochemical redox reactions in the electrochromic device. Consequently, the charge-transfer process during galvanostatic electrochemical reaction can be quantitatively regulated, permitting precise control over the final optical performance and on-demand adaptability of electrochromic devices as evidenced by an ultralow deviation of <3.0%. These findings not only provide opportunities for future adaptive optoelectronic applications with strict demand on precise spectral tunability but also will promote in situ quantitative research in a wide range of spectroelectrochemistry, electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, and material chemistry.
Electrolytic water splitting(EWS)is an attractive and promising technique for the production of hydrogen ***,the sluggish kinetic rate of hydrogen/oxygen evolution reactions leads to a high overpotential and low energ...
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Electrolytic water splitting(EWS)is an attractive and promising technique for the production of hydrogen ***,the sluggish kinetic rate of hydrogen/oxygen evolution reactions leads to a high overpotential and low energy *** to date,Pt/Ir-based nanocatalysts have become the state-of-the-art EWS catalysts,but disadvantages such as high cost and low earth abundance greatly limit their applications in EWS *** an attractive candidate for the Pt/Ir catalysts,series of Ru-based nanomaterials have aroused much attention for their low price,Pt-like hydrogen bond strength,and high EWS *** particular,Ru-doped functional porous materials have been becoming one of the most representative EWS catalysts,which can not only achieve the dispersion and adjustment for active Ru sites,but also simultaneously solve the problems of mass transfer and catalytic conversion in *** this review,the design and preparation strategies of Ru-doped functional porous materials toward EWS in recent years are summarized,including Ru-doped metal organic frameworks(MOFs),Ru-doped porous organic polymers(POPs),and their ***,detailed structure–activity relationships induced by the tuned geometric/electronic structures of Ru-doped functional porous materials are further depicted in this *** but not least,the challenges and perspectives of Ru-doped functional porous materials catalysts are reasonably proposed to provide fresh ideas for the design of Ru-based EWS catalysts.
InP quantum dots(QDs)are promising heavy-metal-free materials for next-generation solid-state lighting,covering from visible to near-infrared(NIR)*** with the rapid development of visible InP QDs,the synthesis of high...
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InP quantum dots(QDs)are promising heavy-metal-free materials for next-generation solid-state lighting,covering from visible to near-infrared(NIR)*** with the rapid development of visible InP QDs,the synthesis of high-performance NIR InP QDs remains to be *** this work,we report a simple one-pot synthesis of NIR InP QDs by controlling the Cu doping and designing a multishell *** replacing the conventional highly reactive phosphorus precursor with a slightly less reactive and low-cost ammonia phosphorus precursor,the nucleation process is effectively regulated for efficient Cu *** addition,the epitaxial growth of the ZnSe/ZnS shell further improves the stability and optical properties of InP ***,the synthesized Cu:InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs have a photoluminescence quantum yield of 70%centered at 833 *** NIR InP lightemitting diodes exhibit a maximum radiance of 3.1 W·sr^(-1)·m^(-2)and a peak external quantum efficiency of 2.71%centered at 864 nm.
Based on the principles of thermodynamics, we elucidate the fundamental reasons behind the hysteresis of spontaneous polarization in ferroelectric materials during heating and cooling processes. By utilizing the effec...
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Based on the principles of thermodynamics, we elucidate the fundamental reasons behind the hysteresis of spontaneous polarization in ferroelectric materials during heating and cooling processes. By utilizing the effective Hamiltonian method in conjuction with the phase-field model, we have successfully reproduced the thermal hysteresis observed in ferroelectric materials during phase transitions. The computational results regarding the electrocaloric effect from these two different computational scales closely align with experimental measurements. Furthermore, we analyze how the first-order ferroelectric phase transition gradually diminishes with an increasing applied electric field, exhibiting characteristics of second-order-like phase transition. By employing the characteristic parameters of thermal hysteresis, we have established a pathway for calculations across different computational scales, thereby providing theoretical support for further investigations into the properties of ferroelectric materials through concurrent multiscale simulations.
The influence of hard Al_(2)RE phases(Sc,Y,La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb,and Lu)on the overall and local deformation as well as damage mechanism of Mg alloys has been studied by using a crystal plasticity mod...
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The influence of hard Al_(2)RE phases(Sc,Y,La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb,and Lu)on the overall and local deformation as well as damage mechanism of Mg alloys has been studied by using a crystal plasticity model based on dislocation density with a brittle damage *** that lead to swift damage initiation and propagation throughout the matrix have been *** has been found that the hard Al_(2)RE with higher elastic modulus enhances the damage resistance of the Mg matrix,which was confirmed by fracture SEM/EDS characterizations and phase-field damage *** discovery provides valuable insights for designing Mg alloys with both high stiffness and enhanced damage resistance.
Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensors measure the local slopes of an incoming wavefront based on the displacement of focal spots created by a lenslet array,serving as key components for adaptive optics for astronomical an...
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Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensors measure the local slopes of an incoming wavefront based on the displacement of focal spots created by a lenslet array,serving as key components for adaptive optics for astronomical and biomedical ***,the challenges in increasing the density and the curvature of the lenslet have limited the use of such wavefront sensors in characterizing slowly varying wavefront ***,we develop a metasurfaceenhanced Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor(meta SHWFS)to break this limit,considering the interplay between the lenslet parameters and the performance of *** experimentally validate the meta SHWFS with a sampling density of 5963 permm2 and a maximum acceptance angle of 8°which outperforms the traditional SFWFS by an order of ***,to the best of our knowledge,we demonstrate the first use of a wavefront sensing scheme in single-shot phase imaging of highly complex patterns,including biological tissue *** proposed approach opens up new opportunities in incorporating exceptional light manipulation capabilities of the metasurface platform in complex wavefront characterization.
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