We present a one-pot colloidal synthesis method for producing monodisperse multi-metal(Co,Mn,and Fe)spinel nanocrystals(NCs),including nanocubes,nano-octahedra,and concave *** study explores the mechanism of morpholog...
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We present a one-pot colloidal synthesis method for producing monodisperse multi-metal(Co,Mn,and Fe)spinel nanocrystals(NCs),including nanocubes,nano-octahedra,and concave *** study explores the mechanism of morphology control,showcasing the pivotal roles of metal precursors and capping ligands in determining the exposed crystal planes on the NC *** cubic spinel NCs,terminated with exclusive{100}-facets,demonstrate superior electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)in alkaline media compared to their octahedral and concave cubic ***,at 0.85 V,(CoMn)Fe_(2)O_(4) spinel oxide nanocubes achieve a high mass activity of 23.9 A/g and exhibit excellent stability,highlighting the promising ORR performance associated with{100}-facets of multi-metal spinel oxides over other low-index and high-index *** by exploring the correlation between ORR performance and surface atom arrangement(active sites),surface element composition,as well as other factors,this study introduces a prospective approach for shapecontrolled synthesis of advanced spinel oxide *** underscores the significance of catalyst shape control and suggests potential applications as nonprecious metal ORR electrocatalysts.
We study size- and charge-asymmetric oppositely charged colloids driven by an external electric field. The large particles are connected by harmonic springs, forming a hexagonal-lattice network, while the small partic...
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We study size- and charge-asymmetric oppositely charged colloids driven by an external electric field. The large particles are connected by harmonic springs, forming a hexagonal-lattice network, while the small particles are free of bonds and exhibit fluidlike motion. We show that this model exhibits a cluster formation pattern when the external driving force exceeds a critical value. The clustering is accompanied with stable wave packets in vibrational motions of the large particles.
Catalyst characteristics such as specific surface area, porosity and active site play an essential role in catalyst design. Understanding of the characteristic functions in controlling catalyst activity is necessary f...
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The future demand for high efficiency solar cell necessitates a breakthrough in development of multi-junction cells. Presently, single junction solar cells dominate the market due to the high production expenses assoc...
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The future demand for high efficiency solar cell necessitates a breakthrough in development of multi-junction cells. Presently, single junction solar cells dominate the market due to the high production expenses associated with multi-junction variants. This study demonstrates growth and characterization of a new ternary material system of CSiSn that holds promise for fabricating high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells on a Si substrate.
Carbon biphenylene network (C-BPN), which is an ultrathin material consisting of carbon atoms arranged in square-hexagonal-octagonal (4-6-8) periodic rings, has intriguing properties for nano-scale device design due t...
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Carbon biphenylene network (C-BPN), which is an ultrathin material consisting of carbon atoms arranged in square-hexagonal-octagonal (4-6-8) periodic rings, has intriguing properties for nano-scale device design due to its unique crystal structure. Here, using the Landauer formalism in combination with first-principles calculations, we show that C-BPN is a highly stable thermoelectric material at elevated temperatures under mechanical strain, where its thermoelectric efficiency can be anisotropically engineered. Transport calculations reveal that C-BPN's transmission spectrum has significant degrees of directional anisotropy and it undergoes a metal-insulator transition under strain, which leads to an increase in its Seebeck coefficient. C-BPN's lattice thermal conductance can be selectively tuned up to 35% bidirectionally at room temperature by strain engineering. Enhancement in its power factor and the suppression of its lattice thermal conductance improves the p-type figure of merit up to 0.31 and 0.46 at 300 and 500 K, respectively. Our findings reveal that C-BPN has high potency to be used in thermoelectric nanodevices with selective anisotropic properties at elevated temperatures.
We study the carbon dioxide reduction reaction(CO_(2)RR)activity and selectivity of Fe single-atom catalyst(Fe-SAC)and Fe dual-atom catalyst(Fe-DAC)active sites at the interior of graphene and the edges of graphitic n...
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We study the carbon dioxide reduction reaction(CO_(2)RR)activity and selectivity of Fe single-atom catalyst(Fe-SAC)and Fe dual-atom catalyst(Fe-DAC)active sites at the interior of graphene and the edges of graphitic nanopore by using a combination of DFT calculations and microkinetic *** trend of limiting potentials for CO_(2)RR to produce CO can be described by using either the adsorption energy of COOH,CO,or their ***_(2)RR process with reasonable reaction rates can be achieved only on the active site configurations with weak tendencies toward CO *** efficiency of CO_(2)RR on a catalyst depends on its ability to suppress the parasitic hydrogen evolution reaction(HER),which is directly related to the behavior of H adsorption on the catalyst’s active *** find that the edges of the graphitic nanopore can act as potential adsorption sites for an H atom,and in some cases,the edge site can bind the H atom much stronger than the main Fe *** linear scaling between CO and H adsorptions is broken if this condition is *** condition also allows some edge active site configurations to have their CO_(2)RR limiting potential lower than the HER process favoring CO production over H2 production.
Generation of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) is investigated with femtosecond laser pulses with 1030nm wavelength and its second and its harmonics. The second (λ2ω = 515nm) and third harmonics (λ...
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Wearable pressure sensors having versatile device structures have been extensively investigated to achieve high sensitivity under mechanical ***,we introduce piezoelectric pressure sensors based on fabrics woven using...
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Wearable pressure sensors having versatile device structures have been extensively investigated to achieve high sensitivity under mechanical ***,we introduce piezoelectric pressure sensors based on fabrics woven using polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)weft and polyethylene terephthalate(PET)warp yarns with different weave structures:1/1(plain),2/2,and 3/3 weft rib *** dependence of the pressure-sensing performance on the weave pattern is demonstrated with an actual large-scale fabric up to the~2 m *** optimized pressure sensor with a 2/2 weft rib pattern produced a high sensitivity of 83 mV N−1,which was 245%higher than that of the 1/1 *** detection performance of the optimal fabric was extensively evaluated with a variety of ambient input sources,such as pressing,bending,twisting,and crumpling,as well as various human ***,a large allfabric pressure sensor with arrayed touch pixel units demonstrated highly sensitive and stable sensing performance.
The development of advanced bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions(ORR and OER) is critical to the practical application of zinc-air batteries(ZABs). Herein, a silica-assiste...
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The development of advanced bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions(ORR and OER) is critical to the practical application of zinc-air batteries(ZABs). Herein, a silica-assisted method is reported to integrate numerous accessible edge Fe-Nx sites into porous graphitic carbon(named Fe-N-G) for achieving highly active and robust oxygen electrocatalysis. Silica facilitates the formation of edge Fe-Nx sites and dense graphitic domains in carbon by inhibiting iron *** purification process creates a well-developed mass transfer channel for Fe-N-G. Consequently,Fe-N-G delivers a half-wave potential of 0.859 V in ORR and an overpotential of 344 m V at10 m A cm^(-2)in OER. During long-term operation, the graphitic layers protect edge Fe-Nx sites from demetallation in ORR and synergize with Fe OOH species endowing Fe-N-G with enhanced OER *** functional theory calculations reveal that the edge Fe-Nx site is superior to the in-plane Fe-Nx site in terms of OH* dissociation in ORR and OOH* formation in OER. The constructed ZAB based on Fe-N-G cathode shows a higher peak power density of 133 m W cm^(-2)and more stable cycling performance than Pt/C + RuO2counterparts. This work provides a novel strategy to obtain high-efficiency bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts through space mediation.
Polymeric materials have a broad range of mechanical and physical *** have been widely used in material science,biomedical engineering,chemical engineering,and mechanical *** introduction of active elements into the s...
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Polymeric materials have a broad range of mechanical and physical *** have been widely used in material science,biomedical engineering,chemical engineering,and mechanical *** introduction of active elements into the soft matrix of polymers has enabled much more diversified functionalities of polymeric materials,such as self-healing,electroactive,magnetosensitive,pH-responsive,and many *** further enable applications of these multifunctional polymers,a mechanistic modeling method is required and of great significance,as it can provide links between materials’micro/nano-structures and their macroscopic mechanical *** this goal,molecular simulation plays an important role in understanding the deformation and evolution of polymer networks under external loads and *** molecular insights provide physical guidance in the formulation of mechanistic-based continuum models for multifunctional *** this perspective,we present a molecular simulation-guided and physics-informed modeling framework for polymeric ***,the physical theory for polymer chains and their networks is briefly *** serves as the foundation for mechanistic-models of polymers,linking their chemistry,physics,and mechanics ***,the deformation of the polymer network is used to derive the strain energy density ***,the corresponding continuum models can capture the intrinsic deformation mechanisms of polymer *** then highlight several representative examples across multiphysics coupling problems to describe in detail for this proposed *** but not least,we discuss potential challenges and opportunities in the modeling of multifunctional polymers for future research directions.
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