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In this work,a morphology transition mode is revealed in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)when stretching at 120℃:moving from the slightly deformed region to the necked region,the morphology transfers ...
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In this work,a morphology transition mode is revealed in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)when stretching at 120℃:moving from the slightly deformed region to the necked region,the morphology transfers from small spherulites to a mixture of transcrystalline and enlarged spherulites,and finally to pure transcrystalline;meanwhile,the lamellae making up the transcrystalline or spherulite were fragmented into smaller ones;spatial scan by wide-angle X-ray scattering(WAXS)and small angle X-ray scattering(SAXS)revealed that the crystallinity is increased from 25.3%to 30.1%and the crystal orientation was enhanced greatly,but the lamellae orientation was quite *** rise of enlarged spherulites or a mixture of transcrystalline and spherulites can also be found in UHMWPE stretched at 140 and 148℃,whereas absent in UHMWPE stretched at 30℃.In situ WAXS/SAXS measurements suggest that during stretching at 30℃,the crystallinity is reduced drastically,and a few voids are formed as the size increases from 50 nm to 210 nm;during stretching at 120℃,the crystallinity is reduced only slightly,and the kinking of lamellae occurs at large Hencky strain;during stretching at 140 and 148℃,an increase in crystallinity with stretching strain can be found,and the lamellae are also *** the microstructure and morphology transition into consideration,a mesoscale morphology transition mode is proposed,in the stretching-induced crystallization the fragmented lamellae can be rearranged into new supra-structures such as spherulite or transcrystalline during hot stretching.
Li-argyrodites are promising solid electrolytes (SEs) for solid-state Li-ion batteries (SSLBs),but their large-scale industrial application remains a *** synthesis methods for SEs suffer from long reaction times a...
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Li-argyrodites are promising solid electrolytes (SEs) for solid-state Li-ion batteries (SSLBs),but their large-scale industrial application remains a *** synthesis methods for SEs suffer from long reaction times and high energy *** this study,we present a wet process for the synthesis of halogen-rich argyrodite Li6-aPS5-aCl1+aprecursors (LPSCl1+a-P,a=0–0.7) via an energysaving microwave-assisted *** vibrational heating,we accelerate the formation of Liargyrodite precursor,even at excessive Cl-ion concentration,which significantly shortens the reaction time compared to traditional *** crystallization,we successfully synthesize the Liargyrodite,Li5.5PS4.5Cl1.5,which exhibits the superior ionic conductivity (7.8 mS cm-1) and low activation energy (0.23 eV) along with extremely low electric *** Li5.5PS4.5Cl1.5exhibits superior Li compatibility owing to its high reversible striping/plating ability (over 5000 h) and high current density acceptability (1.3 mA cm-2).It also exhibits excellent cycle reversibility and rate capability with NCM622 cathode (148.3 mA h g-1at 1 C for 100 cycles with capacity retention of 85.6%).This finding suggests a potentially simpler and more scalable synthetic route to produce high-performance SEs.
Adopting high-voltage Ni-rich cathodes in halide and sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium batteries(ASSLBs) holds great promise for breaking through the 400 Wh ***,both cell configurations are confronted with intri...
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Adopting high-voltage Ni-rich cathodes in halide and sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium batteries(ASSLBs) holds great promise for breaking through the 400 Wh ***,both cell configurations are confronted with intricate interfacial challenges in high-voltage regines(>4.5 V),resulting in inadequate cathode utilization and premature cell ***,contrary to previous studies,coupled with LiNi0.85Co0.1Mn0.05O2cathodes,typical halide(Li2ZrCl6)-based cells at 4.5 V feature unlimited interfacial degradation and poor long cycle stability,while typical sulfide(Li6PS5Cl)-based cells feature self-limited interfacial degradation and poor initial cycle ***,this work addresses the high-voltage limitations of Li2ZrCl6and Li6PS5Cl catholyte-based cells by manipulating electrode mass fraction and tailoring interfacial composition,thereby effectively improving interfacial charge-transfer kinetics and(electro)chemical stability within *** appropriate interface design,both optimized cells at 4.5 V demonstrate remarkably increased initial discharge capacities(>195 mA h g-1at0.1 C),improved cycle stabilities(>80% after 600 cycles at 0.5 C),and enhanced rate performances(>115 mA h g-1at 1.0 C).This work deepens our understanding of high-voltage applications for halide/sulfide electrolytes and provides generalized interfacial design strategies for advancing high-voltage ASSLBs.
There remains debate on whether Mn is beneficial or detrimental to hydrogen embrittlement in stainless *** this work,a series of stainless steels were designed to study the change of hydrogen embrit-tlement sensitivit...
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There remains debate on whether Mn is beneficial or detrimental to hydrogen embrittlement in stainless *** this work,a series of stainless steels were designed to study the change of hydrogen embrit-tlement sensitivity,crack propagation,and hydrogen trapping behaviors upon Mn *** results suggest that adding 4 wt.%Mn increased hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility,whereas adding 8 wt.%Mn decreased hydrogen embrittlement *** banded α'-martensite through austenitic grain is the main reason for the increased hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity when adding 4 wt.%Mn,by ad-sorbing hydrogen,promoting crack initiation,and accelerating crack propagation.
Cr2AlC,a representative MAX phase,gains increasing attention for the excellent oxidation tolerance and corrosion resistance used in harsh high temperature and strong radiation ***,the lack of the phase formation mecha...
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Cr2AlC,a representative MAX phase,gains increasing attention for the excellent oxidation tolerance and corrosion resistance used in harsh high temperature and strong radiation ***,the lack of the phase formation mechanism has become the key bottleneck to the practical applications for Cr2AlC synthesis with high purity at low *** this work,we fabricated the amorphous Cr-Al-C coating by a hybrid magnetron sputtering/cathodic arc deposition technique,in which the in-situ heating transmission electron microscopy(TEM)was conducted in a temperature range of 25-650 ℃ to address the real-time phase transformation for Cr2AlC *** results demonstrated that increas-ing the temperature from 25 to 370 ℃ led to the structural transformation from amorphous Cr-Al-C to the crystalline Cr2Al ***,the high-purity Cr2AlC MAX phase was distinctly formed at 500 ℃,accompanied by the diminished amorphous *** the further increase of temperature to 650 ℃,the decomposition of Cr2AlC to Cr7C3 impurities was *** phase evolution was also evidenced by the Ab-initio molecular dynamics calculations,where the bond energy of Cr-Cr,Cr-Al,and Cr-C played the key role in the formed crystalline stability during the heating *** observa-tions not only provide fundamental insight into the phase formation mechanism for high-purity Cr2AlC coatings but also offer a promising strategy to manipulate the advanced MAX phase materials with high tolerance to high-temperature oxidation and heavy ion radiations.
Energetic compounds bearing the trinitromethyl group are garnering broad attraction as potential candidates for a new generation of high energy dense *** this work,an effective dual modulation strategy involving both ...
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Energetic compounds bearing the trinitromethyl group are garnering broad attraction as potential candidates for a new generation of high energy dense *** this work,an effective dual modulation strategy involving both molecular isomerization and crystal morphology control was employed to design and optimize trinitromethyl-oxadiazole with improved comprehensive *** this dual strategy,3,5-bis(trinitromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole(3)was synthesized,resulting in the formation of two distinct crystal morphologies(needle and sheet)corresponding to two crystal forms(3-a and3-b).Encouragingly,while maintaining ultra-high oxygen balance(21.73%),3 achieves impressive densities(1.97-1.98 g/cm^(3)).To our knowledge,the density of 1.98 g/cm^(3)for 3-a sets a new record among that of nitrogen-rich monocyclic ***,practical crystal morphology prediction was creatively introduced to guide the experimental crystallization conditions of 3,increasing the impact sensitivity and friction sensitivity from 1 J to 80 N(3-a)to 10 J and 240 N(3-b),***,the crystal structural analyses and theoretical calculations were conducted to elucidate the reasons of differences between 3-a and 3-b in density and *** work provides an efficient strategy to enhance performance of trinitromethyl derivatives,broadening the path and expanding the toolbox for energetic materials.
The anodic electrochemical ozone production (EOP) and the cathodic three-electron oxygen reduction reaction (3e-ORR) are effective processes for generating active oxygen species (ROS).However,the activation of o...
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The anodic electrochemical ozone production (EOP) and the cathodic three-electron oxygen reduction reaction (3e-ORR) are effective processes for generating active oxygen species (ROS).However,the activation of ozone (O3) by hydroxyl radical (OH) to form ROS poses significant *** micelle balllike bimetallic La-Nb oxides (LNOx) have been developed as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for both the EOP and 3e-ORR *** LNO20 demonstrated a 9.8%of Faradaic efficiency (FE) in O3production and a transfer number of 2.8 electrons in the *** calculations support the notion that the five-membered ring mechanism in LNO20 facilitates ***,the incorporation of La provides active sites that enhance the activation of hydrogen peroxide (*H2O2) and the generation of *** innovative approach synergistically integrates EOP and 3e-ORR,enhancing the activation of O3to produce ROS,demonstrating exceptional efficacy in the degradation of organic pollutants and antimicrobial *** study paves the way for designing advanced electrocatalysts for EOP and 3e-ORR and offers insights into utilizing electrochemical method to support other antibacterial strategies.
In the past few decades,ion engines have been widely used in deep-space propulsion and satellite *** aim of extending the thruster lifetime is still one of the most important parts during the design stage of ion *** o...
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In the past few decades,ion engines have been widely used in deep-space propulsion and satellite *** aim of extending the thruster lifetime is still one of the most important parts during the design stage of ion *** one of the core components of ion engine,the grid assembly of ion optic systems may experience long-term ion sputtering in extreme electro-thermal environments,which will eventually lead to its structural and electron-backstreaming *** this paper,the current studies of the grid assembly erosion process are systematically analyzed from the aspects of sputtering damage process of grid materials,numerical simulations,and measurements of erosion characteristics of grid *** advantages and disadvantages of various erosion prediction models are highlighted,and the key factors and processes affecting the prediction accuracy of grid assembly erosion patterns are *** different types of experimental methods of grid assembly erosion patterns are *** analysis in this paper is of great importance for selecting the sputter-resistant grid materials,as well as establishing the erosion models and measurement methods to accurately determine the erosion rate and failure modes of grid ***,the working conditions and structure parameters of ion optic systems could be optimized based on erosion models to promote the ion engine lifetime.
Segregation resistance tests were conducted on concrete with electric arc furnace oxidizing slag fine aggregate (ES) or normal fine aggregate (NS) and, segregation index was evaluated. In addition, a method of estimat...
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